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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
6
President Kennedy asserts a united Atlantic defense and seeks to reassure Europe of U.S. resolve. He outlines goals of peace freedom and abundance while noting uncertainty from Paris as De Gaulle attends a cabinet meeting. He emphasizes the indivisible defense of the West.
President Kennedy addresses 900 officials in Frankfurt urging Atlantic partnership to strengthen NATO and European defense. He stresses cohesion, European deterrence, and a united front against Soviet threat while acknowledging De Gaulle's stance on nuclear strategy. He praises Western alliance and vows US support.
Dist. Judge Harold R. Clayton dissolved a restraining order and allowed Harold Lindley to dispose of the Woodcrest Apartments in Port Neches. Clayton found Lindley held a note from Billie Sol Estes deemed a just debt totaling about 75000 with accrued interest. Melvin L. Tegge had sued to restrain sale. Estes was not represented at the trial.
Mr and Mrs William Burton AlbersAbernathy welcome a son weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces at 8 42 am Tuesday at West Texas Hospital The father is a farmer Mr and Mrs Rodney C Hall47 38th St announce a daughter 6 pounds 13 ounces born 4 46 pm Tuesday at West Texas Hospital The father works for Liberty Machine Shop Mr and Mrs John McCoy Strader1721 Grant Levelland welcome a son 4 pounds 14 ounces born 6 38 pm Tuesday at West Texas Hospital The father is a petroleum engineer for Texaco Oil Co at Sundown Mr and Mrs Darrell Vines2802 65th St report a son 8 pounds 10 ounces born 8 17 pm Monday at St Marys Hospital The father is a teacher at Texas Tech Mr and Mrs James Earl Thompson1324 Gist St Lubbock announce a son 7 pounds 4 ounces born 7 07 am Tuesday at West Texas Hospital The father is employed by John Halsey Drugs Mr and Mrs G K Reading5428 35th St announce a son 7 pounds 14 ounces born 8 22 am Saturday at Methodist Hospital The father is employed by the Texas Highway Dept Second St and Mrs Joseph Clifford i Giles announce a son 8 pounds 64 ounces born 4 01 am Tuesday at Methodist Hospital The father is stationed with the Air Force at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio Mr and Mrs Jerry R McAda3814 E Colgate announce a daughter 8 pounds born 6 pm Monday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital The father is employed at Farmers Co op.
Gov John Connally proclaimed July 17 as American GI Forum Week in Texas after a 30 minute Austin meeting with G I Forum leaders G E Coronado and Gregory Coronado Jr from Lubbock who represent over 2000 forum members. The event featured a copy of the book Among the Valiant and set the July 4-6 San Angelo convention with Raymond Tellez as guest speaker and state officer elections and a queen crowning on the agenda.
Flooding and cracked dikes isolate towns while hundreds of National Guardsmen aid in rescues. Emergency HQs, Red Cross aid, and multiple counties are mobilized as storms threaten more rain. Beatrice, Ashland, and Lincoln regions face high water, with crops damaged and roads impaired.
Judge Victor H Lindsey dismisses jurors until 9 a m for pleadings in a civil case Involving W P Crawford and F N Robinson from Lubbock County The 99th District Court under Judge Howard C Davison saw jurors return a verdict shortly before noon with motions anticipated for judgments notwithstanding the verdict A jury panel is to reconvene at 9 a m for continuing trials of civil actions
Attorney Arthur Lee Moore questions Orr about credibility while Orr admits being a liar and a thief. Orr and others describe $20 million in hot mortgages funded by Superior ownership, with $18 million to Billie Sol Estes and $2 million to Coleman McSpadden. McSpadden says $200,000 came from Clements as a personal loan to buy Superior Manufacturing.
ICC Examiner Eldon J. Miller adjourned the hearing on Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad plans to absorb Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe and Panhandle and Santa Fe into the parent company. The Galveston city opposes the merger fearing office closures and job transfers to Topeka, Fort Worth, Dallas and Amarillo.
Washington state faced a upheaval as petitions with about 83 000 signatures opposing the 1963 gambling law were stolen from the capitol vault. The bound volumes weighed 75 pounds and were discovered missing over the weekend, shocking both pro and anti gambling groups ahead of a potential referendum in November 1964.
The Swedish case centers on Wennerstrom a former air attache accused of espionage with two Soviet contacts including a major general. Sweden orders Russians to leave and protests to the Soviet Embassy while officials say details remain under investigation. The affair triggers political tension as government ministers condemn the scandal and watch for further details.
The murder trial of Clinton W. Delespine for strangling Christine Einkauf was postponed to September 9 due to his wife's psychiatric evaluation in Corpus Christi. A phone confession interrupted court arguments, with the caller claiming innocence for Delespine and saying he committed the crime before retracting that claim.
Western Allies have pulled back the ambulance on duty near Checkpoint Charlie that has operated since last August, removing the 1,000 on duty status from the scene.
The NASA report details Cosmos satellites launched from 1962 to 1963 with multiple fragments remaining in orbit or decaying shortly after launch. Cosmos 17, launched May 22, produced seven fragments still in orbit, while several other Cosmos craft showed rapid debris and varied lifespans. Germany plans to print new stamps.
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