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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1960
Page
2
Senate payroll largely unaffected as senators and staff are paid on annual salaries. Filibuster raises printing costs and raises staff, with $80 per page for the Congressional Record and extra stenographers adding to expenses. Electricity use is expected to be modest compared to past sessions.
Freeport AP district profile highlights Brazosport formed from Freeport Velasco Lake Jackson Clute Jones Creek and Oyster Creek in 1945. Seven veterans give 217 years of service with top seven ranging 27 to 37 years. Enrollment 8307 with high starting pay among large state schools.
Congressional Quarterly reports a March 16 hearing by the U.S. Tariff Commission on a shrimp import quota proposal. The plan would set minimum quotas per exporting country, rising yearly over five years, with duties on excess imports. Observers note the measure could gain broader support if linked to price stability for U.S. consumers.
A 140th District Court jur y failed to reach a verdict after 344 hours of deliberation in the indecent exposure case against Fred Villegas Rangel, 31, of 1303 E Broadway. The panel was 11 to 1 when dismissed by Judge Robert H Bean at 10 15 p.m. with the charge unresolved.
Four persons were arrested Thursday for investigation of shoplifting at two city stores. Three Negro women were nabbed in the 1200 block Ave J about 8 p.m. after officers were tipped stolen merchandise was in their car. Patrol officers Kerbow and Moore recovered five house coats valued at 15 dollars, taken from Neisner Brothers 1117 Broadway St. A Latin American man was held for investigation of shoplifting about 2 dollars worth of food and cigars at Farr's Supermarket Broadway and Vanda Ave.
Postmaster John F. Heneghan won praise from his superiors for the smoothest Christmas mail handling job on record. Congratulations came by telegram.
Moroccan officials said 2,964 bodies were buried in Agadir within three days as rescue teams from France, the United States, and Morocco expanded searches. The city remained sealed despite fears of pestilence with hundreds more bodies believed buried under rubble.
A Wewoka woman repeatedly picked up her husband's salt from a local cleaners. The shop disclosed the salt belonged to a man who had been buried in error.
Four contestants compete in the 19th District Legion Oratorical Contest sponsored by Allan Bros Post 148 and Texas Tech at 3 p.m. in Room 164 of the Tech administration building. Diana Ball and Rudy Walker join two Lubbock students. Winners advance to a district meet next Friday for a chance at a national $4,000 college scholarship.
Detroit AP reports Governor G Mennen Williams, after a 12 year tenure, says on statewide radio and TV he will not run for a seventh term in November. The Democratic leader, age 49, mentions no national commitment but hints at a future public office to advance peace efforts.
Hollywood reports Horst Buchholz, 1933 Berlin native, rising German film star, could become Hollywood's next idol. He travels with wife Miriam Bru en route to The Magnificent Seven in Mexico and drew praise on Broadway for Cheri. His war escape and return to a ruined Berlin shaped a remarkable early career.
Dozens of U.S. tourists complain to the State Department about heavy fines for using autos in Mexico without valid permits. One case cited a $12,000 penalty, triple the car’s value. The change to a three month permit with possible renewal was aimed at curbing smuggling and high duties.
The subject began in a theater chorus earning about 70 cents a night to support an ailing mother and sister. He advanced in German theater, since 1954 worked in Germany France and England, while his parents stay in Germany and he now makes his home in Paris.
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