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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1961
Page
5
US troops in Berlin stage a show of force with tanks to replace MAS. Khrushchev pledges to sign a German peace treaty this year and grant East German communists control of Western routes to Berlin. The United States argues Khrushchev cannot act unilaterally.
A sequence of city traffic mishaps left five people injured and one horse dead. Debris and emergency crews attended incidents on Municipal Drive near Quirt Avenue and other locations as drivers and pedestrians reported crashes and responders treated victims at West Texas Hospital.
New York AP reports a lavish wedding ends with a heated dispute over funds. Diana Culotte Leah gains a $38 million dowry and her father Shelby Cullom Davis provides income for life and a $100,000 cash gift after a family conference leads to an amicable settlement.
Fragmented OCR text listing many personal names, places, and odd phrases. Difficult to determine a clear event or news item from the readable content. Contains scattered references to people, locations, and measurements without coherent narrative or outcome.
Miriam Amanda Wallace Ferguson known as Ma Ferguson, first woman to govern Texas, dies after a heart attack. She faced impeachment battles, staged comebacks, and a career marked by campaign vigor and family image. Funeral set at her Austin home with burial in the State Cemetery. Capitol to fly flag at half staff.
Medical authorities conclude two Florida children died from poisoning after a burlap bag saturated with farm insect poison was involved. Officials said the toxin exposure linked to the deaths and the affected children were treated but the causes were confirmed after four days of bafflement.
A year-old bank vice president from Hemingway South Carolina received a $75,000 bond Sunday after admitting false entries linked to bank shortages possibly totaling $600,000. Frank Bill Rogers pleaded guilty Saturday night to one charge of making false entries in the Anderson State Bank books. He was arrested by FBI agents at a Myrtle Beach resort. Bond was posted by four prominent Horry County citizens, Acting US Commissioner James Harvey said.
Senator Smathers cites reports that Cuban exiles are training in Florida for another invasion. UPI dispatch says spy flights continue near Soviet territory with American U-2 planes monitoring. Officials deny U.S. involvement in any overthrow plot.
West German feature films failed to win government prizes at the Berlin festival. No best German feature, producer, or author awards were given. only documentaries and cultural works received Bonn honors. Interior Minister Schroeder announced the prizes would be distributed, while critics said German features lag world standards.
In South Bend Indiana Senator Tower warned of a rising socialism and central government power. He argued benevolent dictatorship could replace democratic rights and urged removal of wasted public funds to prevent domestic and international communism.
Washington AP report states NASA plans a satellite mission aboard a four stage rocket to study small particles in outer space and their hazard to future flights. The satellite from Watops Island Wa is to study micrometer sized particles between 50 and 120 miles above Earth to assess collision risks for space vehicles.
A sprawling federal investigation reveals corruption touching politicians, law enforcement, and public works in multiple states. Prosecutors allege bribery and tax evasion linked to highway and school projects, with arrests and indictments naming state and local officials, contractors, and union members.
Adlai E. Stevenson told AP in Washington that President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress could save Latin America and must succeed quickly. He urged reforms and modernization while opposing nonintervention, warning about subversion from communism and noting Cuba’s appeal.
Vienna reports a major government reshuffle in Czechoslovakia after party chief Antonin Novotny criticized agricultural officials. New minister of agriculture is Vratislav Krutina. Lubomir Strougal becomes interior minister. Rudolf Barak remains deputy premier. Ladislav Brabec moves to state material reserves. Jindrich Uher becomes domestic trade minister. Josef Krosnar takes food industries portfolio. Shortages of meat and milk cited. A separate item notes a passenger ferry sank on the Rhine near Koenigswinter with six believed drowned.
A fragmented reminiscence on Considine and Costello drawing criticism for TV panel roles and deportation debates. Commentary contrasts Moran and others with dramatized, fiery courtroom glare and references to historical figures like Klaus Fuchs, Luciano, and Adonis in a dated reminiscence on postwar politics and media.
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