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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1961
Page
7
Fragmented excerpts show U S Britain debate Algeria policy with tensions among lawmakers. Quotes reflect concern over military posture and potential political costs amid wartime rhetoric and international pressure.
Iotatieat Vitek stated he placed 35 men in the isolation ward as the strike weakened. The situation centers on confinement and the authorities' response to maintain order within the facility.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk called a Tuesday report inaccurate while addressing a Red China-UN linkage claim. A City man was charged in an attack case, with Asst. Dist. Atty. McCrea cited in the filing.
A fragmentary report references Hanes penetrating to a depth of seven and a half miles in Formons, with unclear surrounding context. The brief item hints at a measurement or survey finding amid damaged text.
The article notes four boys arrested in connection with an attack on a woman. It mentions a broader federal aid debate influencing private and parochial schools, with discussions on aid limits and policy conditions tied to the education act and school construction provisions.
Storms eased in Texas while Midwest and Northern Plains faced crop damage from rain and grasshopper plagues. Tornado cleanup in North Carolina and Cuba, Kansas wheat losses near Hays, and rare flood totals from Jones County noted as heat waves and storms sweep the region.
A garbled report alleges Pan Americanism is a relic of the past after a South and Central America tour. In Sweetwater, four men faced charges related to a juvenile indecency case involving a 19 year old woman. The woman claimed a man drove her to a location near Blackwell before releasing her. The incident occurred as she was en route to Connecticut with relatives.
The piece profiles Norman Cash, Detroit star, and his Justiceburg Post area roots. Neighbors recall his boyhood on the farm, family life, and his rise from local football to a major league baseball aspiration with the White Sox.
Washington reports that a House Senate conference committee failed to reach a compromise on a social security bill. After three hours of talks, members said only details remained and planned to continue negotiations today. The measure would affect 4.4 million beneficiaries and would allow early retirement at age 62.
A three member Taft Hartley panel led by David L. Cole opened in New York to seek a settlement of the daylong strike. The inquiry chairman called ending the strike the board’s top aim as it weighs injunctive action under the act.
A jumble of birth details and hospital references appears, noting Dr and Mrs TonaiA Moree in Georgia and Me and Mrs in Texas, with weights around 7 pounds 24 ounces and a Tuesday delivery. The text shifts to public hearings, maritime unions, and political discourse, mentioning the White House, Taft Hartley, and several unions amid unclear context.
Crosbyton publics schools completed a four night civil defense survival course with 39 students earning certificates and four teachers qualifying for teaching certificates. Clarke Titus supervised, with W R Bodine of the Division of Disaster Relief speaking on local funds and duties. County judge Cecil Berry and officials outlined the local plan and distribution to families.
Wayne Davis, 2614 21st St, was listed in serious condition at Methodist Hospital after falling from the third floor of Gordon Hall at Texas Tech. He was pushing a wheelbarrow of scrap onto an outside scaffold when he lost balance and fell onto a pickup truck at ground level. Davis claimed he worked for a tie company.
In San Antonio AP reports a woman used a scrub brush and soap flakes to bathe a mangy coyote that approached near her home. The incident highlights human interactions with wildlife in urban Texas.
Washington AP reports the U S government reached a total debt of about one trillion dollars, breaking years of growth from millions to billions. Officials note roughly 49 billion in state and local debts, 358 billion for corporations, 286 for individuals, with remaining amounts attributed to other sectors.
A man in Tehran received a sentence for intimidating police officers. The report notes authorities and legal actions taken, but the text is partially garbled with unrelated phrases from London and England.
UPI reports a one car accident on a downhill curve near Brownwood left two dead and four injured. Victims include Elsbeth Bullard, Davis Tinney, Jerry Wayne Wileigh, and Lewis Rathie all named in early identifications. The vehicle struck a road nose north of the city with Wileigh described as seriously injured.
The commission increased penalties for radar related traffic violations. First offenders face a doubled fine, second offenders gain a stronger penalty within a one month period, and third offenders incur higher fines. Some violations include speeding and non hazardous infractions with escalating charges.
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