09 Mar 1961
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy urged Congress to discuss federal loans for private schools but warned against rushing aid before legislation. He named concerns over church and religious groups involved in education and urged the Senate to act as a director for export bank loans. The remarks reflect a push to limit nonpublic school funding while outlining fiscal considerations.
A fragmentary report notes the X15 rocket plane reaching high speeds and cites figures around 2905 mph. It mentions Radio Bucharest and a space agency context, plus political influences and a preliminary reading about a youth-run party. The text is garbled and several entities are unclear.
The Congo government presents the UN with five demands to permit the return of UN soldiers to Aneta port, pressing higher costs. It cites Moroccan troop withdrawal as weakening UN bargaining while insisting on replacing India’s Rajeshwar as Congo operation head and demanding displaced Congolese first at Banana and Matadi amid weapons attacks.
A reform proposal for co operatives stalls in the House as debate centers on year by year funding and state registration. Rep W T Oliver of Port Neches proposes a substitute resolution to adjourn and revisit the measure later amid exemptions for farm trailers and bracero related issues. The scene hints at domestic and agricultural labor tensions influencing the stalled bill.
A Lower Rio Grande Gulf Coast delegation told a House subcommittee that without extending the Mexican labor program farmers face bankruptcy. They argued agriculture in their region relies on Bracero labor, which they described as often undependable and unreliable when available.
A Texas House committee plans a second round probe after confirming renewed investigations. Rep. Dewitt Hale of Corpus Christi cites five members, with requests ongoing. The former committee held an inquiry in Beaumont in January.
The Minneapolis Tribune reports a Wednesday dispatch from New York indicating a plan to speed up the moon mission beyond earlier estimates. The article notes officials aiming to advance timelines, with references to dates beyond 1970.
A powerful storm slammed the region bringing heavy snow across Wisconsin and Michigan with up to an inch falling in hours. At least 10 deaths were reported nationwide, including three in Wisconsin. Tornadoes touched Jefferson and Jones counties causing widespread disruption and severe damage across the affected counties.
A brief page note outlines editorial and column coverage under the Air Force go ahead approval. It mentions sports scores across pages 1 to 3 and market quotations across pages 2 through 5, with radio and TV program listings on page 10. The text reflects a newspaper’s sectioning and budgeting for family plans and time management.
A freight train wreck near Roaring Springs killed Walter Lee Robinson, 33, and Gene Van about 25, Amarillo truckers. Five train crewmen were injured lightly, and two friends tracked the wreckage. The train hauled a four-unit carload and was described as sounding like a jet breaking the sound barrier before piling up.
Geraldine Johnson of Sundown asks Almighty God for guidance in love and life with Aimee and Tig, seeking compassion for all mankind. She ends with a Christian benediction naming Jesus as the authority for these favors.
Mrs. L. R. Putman, 60, a Snyder housewife, fled screaming to a neighbor for help when a negro man attacked her at her home. Officers and J. M. Kayser searched the extreme southwestern edge of the city with a plane and jeeps as a manhunt continued for the assailant wearing a hat, yellow shirt and trousers. Neighbors reported a car stopping at the residence shortly before the incident.
Grand jury returns 41 indictments including a murder charge against a suspect linked to a shooting of Jose Garcia at 1502 Avenue D. The document notes forgery and additional counts, with related actions by New Mexico officers and a reference to Indicted Page 19.
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