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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1960
Page
8
Castro rejected US responsibility for the Havana harbor disaster during a mass funeral. He warned that the Cuban revolution would not retreat from its radical aims and rejected recent proposals for negotiations. The remarks followed intense emotion in a crowd that attended the service for victims.
Nationwide winter blast dominates reports with record lows from Bemidji to Atlanta. Snowdrifts pile up to nine feet in New England while three ill people are aided by a National Guard helicopter in Maryland. American detained amid Havana blast coverage and Cuban response.
Brownfield merchants posted a 3000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a slayer in a December 26 1959 shooting of Lester A McPherson a 35 year old service station attendant. Police report clues remain slim as investigators pursue leads.
Fifteen people were injured in traffic crashes Saturday across the Lubbock area, with A. B. Landrum in Plainview in critical condition at Metho dist Hospital. A pickup collided with a car driven by Carolyn Brock in Plainview. In Crosbyton a two car crash injured six, none seriously, with Johnny Burgess and Joe Allen Mason among those treated and released. A three vehicle collision at Brownfield Hoyland Slide Ra at 4 12 pm injured three more, authorities said.
A wave of sitdown demonstrations against lunch counter segregation spread from South Carolina to six Southern states and beyond. In Columbia a drive-in incident injured a white girl as about 25 youths armed with clubs disrupted cars, four arrests followed, and similar actions occurred in Tampa and New York. Police noted no let up in the protests as 436 arrests occurred in the past month.
President Eisenhower, resting at Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico, postpones his return to Washington until Monday afternoon after a 10 day South American tour. He tours Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay, plays golf poorly, and plans a nationwide radio TV report on his trip. He spends time with family and continues routine White House work and nominations.
Senate leaders work on new tactics to break a stalemate over civil rights legislation as the House prepares to debate its own bill. Cloture looms as a drastic option, while a secret Republican poll and shifting compromises shape the week ahead. A 1792 cookbook note on meatless beer gravy closes the item.
A nostalgic look at pilot jokes from the early days of aviation. Legends include a DC-3 captain who concealed nuts and bolts in his pockets and a prankster who wore a Frankenstein mask to greet a stewardess.
Bonnie Boales recalls a masked man entering the Jupiter house at midnight. He moved about the living room, checked bedrooms, ate ice cream, and fled when Linda muttered in her sleep. Rope and blood supplies were found later. authorities summoned the sheriff.
A Lubbock election candidate vows to stop federal and state handouts, push lower taxes, reduce centralization, and curb government waste. The piece lists Finley and Bryant families, with Finley living at 2709 58th St and Bry ant at 2101 20th St, detailing years in Lubbock and church ties.
Felipe Venegas, 33, was charged with murder with malice in the early morning shooting death of David Martinez, 28, at 1502 Ave F in Lubbock. Venegas remained jailed without bond after witnesses, including Gloria Garcia and Gilberto Cantu Rodriguez, gave statements. Martinez, a Korean War veteran, died after three .38 caliber shots while bystanders said the incident stemmed from a dispute involving a jukebox and a visiting group of Latin American men.
Mrs. Selby is missing after failing to meet her husband in downtown Miami. A youth admitted entering her car and later shooting and beating her to death near Jupiter. Officers recovered a bloodless scene, a Hamlet unlabelled pint, and the husband reported the disappearance at 2 a.m. Police identify multiple hold ups in Miami with a total loot estimated at $500 and fatalities including Mezzarano and Keeler. Beecher remains in critical condition as investigators piece together the series of violent events.
The Rev. D. A. Ross, 82, of 2209 20th St., died about 11:20 p.m. Saturday in Methodist Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home. The Spaniard state under Gen. Franco was established in 1939.
At a state commission meeting held last Monday Ranger policy sparked disagreement as Banks resigned accusing lack of compliance with orders. Garrison claimed no policy split and said Banks was fired for failing to follow directives while McLaughlin defended confidential criminal-investigation files and pressed press access only after minutes are made public. Newsmen learned of the discharge only after the session had occurred.
A two story building housing Sweetwater power newspaper offices burned Friday night. Firemen and equipment rushed to the scene but were hampered by frigid temperatures creating ice on the structure and hindering access.
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