29 Jun 1963
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1963
Page
1
A robber obtained 65 thousand dollars from a Midtown Dallas bank before fleeing. Police pursued the suspect, and the incident prompted a rapid response from officers and surrounding security personnel. No injuries were publicly reported in connection with the robbery.
A 72nd District civil case jury hears that investment firm AYKENDALL Investment Co did not independently verify fertilizer tanks before loans. KIC sues Pecos farmer Thomas H Bell for 47199 and Lubbock Machine and Supply Co. seeks verdict on a cross action. A former KIC employee says loans relied on financials and reputations with tanks assumed to exist.
A brief humor item notes a child is educated to always tell the truth but not necessarily in every moment. The joke relies on the tension between honesty and timing in everyday life.
Belgian defense ministry said a mortar shell from a British firing range near Guetersloh possibly hit a Belgian C-119 transport plane during NATO maneuvers, causing its crash in West Germany and killing 38 paratroopers and crewmen.
Two young women testified at a pretrial hearing for Dr Stephen Ward detailing affairs with former War Minister John Profumo and Lord Astor, plus a Soviet diplomat and others in London high society. Christine Keeler described encounters that led to Profumo’s resignation, while Marilyn Rice-Davies spoke of Lord Astor paying rent on an apartment they shared.
Friday night at the North Pony League park two teams Sackers and Rockets produced a rough game. Richard Sproles 13 drew the first hit and after a collision in center field Otis James Moore 14 and George Izzard 14 were injured. An ambulance returned to carry Sproles after a bat struck him on the forehead. Sproles and Moore were treated and released. Izzard was treated and released at local hospitals.
A short prayer asks for inspired leadership and growing achievements in health and aid worldwide. It expresses gratitude for milestones toward peace and asks blessings on efforts to achieve brotherhood.
The 19th century Kiowa leader Satanta, famed Orator of the Plains, was exhumed from Huntsville Texas by a legislative authorized squad. His remains were handed to grandson James Auchiah of Carnegie Oklahoma to be interred in Oklahoma. The Kiowa ritual followed with cedar dust and a fire ceremony.
Khrushchev arrives in East Berlin and joins a surprise summit with satellite leaders including Ulbricht Gomulka Novotny Kadar Zhivkov as Romania’s Dej absent amid tensions over Kremlin plans. The visit coincides with Ulbricht’s 70th birthday and aims to align policy with the West. Prime Minister Pearson’s cyst removal in Ottawa is postponed pending tests.
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The Texas Highway Commission approved 1.25 million dollars for farm to market road construction across 10 South Plains counties. The plan covers 80.3 miles with grading, structures, and paving in Castro Floyd Gaines Garza Hale Hockley Lamb Lubbock Swisher and Terry counties, detailing mileages and estimated costs for each segment.
A bold robber with a sawed off shotgun held up the National Bank of Commerce in downtown Dallas on Friday. He escaped with about $65 000 after a two minute holdup, launching a city and federal manhunt.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will make a private visit to his boyhood home in Abilene Kansas on Tuesday and Wednesday officials of the Eisenhower Foundation said Friday.
Severe weather struck eastern Texas with hail and high winds as Alvin and Longview faced flooded streets and power outages. A tornado touched down near Alvin damaging a barn and crops while lightning killed D W Portley at a construction site southeast of Longview. Fires started by lightning forced emergency responses across the area.
About 2 000 Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates attend a three day Texas VFW convention in Lubbock with an awards banquet and election of officers to close. Cmdr Carter Younts presides at the 10 30 a m business session in the Pioneer Hotel Ballroom. Former national commander Merton B Tice speaks at the 6 30 p m awards banquet in Fair Park Coliseum. Mayor Jack Strong welcomed visitors and Senator Ralph Yarborough addressed Friday events.
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