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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1962
Page
7
A large Texas storm triggered strong winds across several counties causing property damage. Reports noted power lines down and scattered debris. No injuries were immediately reported as crews assessed affected areas including Limefield and Mileshoe with wind gusts reaching high speeds.
A Beech Bonanza from San Diego to Prescott crashed north of Prescott killing four men, three Navy personnel among the dead. The wreckage lay near Lubbock, Texas as storms and high winds battered the Southwest, with widespread damage in Texas and heavy snow across Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.
A Coast Guard family led by Cmdr W A Doubt lost their $33,000 Croatan residence as a severe ocean surge swept away the dunes and wrecked the house. The Doubts and eight children fled to safety with neighbors after barricading sliding doors and moving to the second floor before the ground floor collapsed. The family learned the maximum tide around 8 am after contacting the Weather Bureau, then watched the cement patio tear away and the house be consumed by the sea.
The readable fragments describe multiple birth notices with details on fathers mothers weights hospital and locations but many names dates and specifics are garbled. The text mentions a son weighings around seven pounds and various family or employer identifiers.
High winds over Milehsoue day's drift send a parachute loose from a pole used as a sport booster. Police say five or six youngsters ages five to nine tied on and rode the apparatus against gusts, causing fear of electrocution as the device inflated and flapped.
Milwaucke UP I reports Barry Goldwater received 619 votes on the third ballot at a mock national convention of Marquette University Young Republican Club. George Romney 314 and Edwin Walker 220 while Rockefeller Nixon and Halleck were eliminated on the second ballot. about 200 delegates from Wisconsin colleges and nearby states attended.
Gusty dust laden winds up to 50 miles an hour Saturday drove a 5th foot metal building intact onto railroad tracks in east Saveler. The empty structure owned by Walter Hales caused $5.06 damage and another 6 foot unit from Walter Hales Lumber & Supply Co. was damaged. About 40 workers and two large winch trucks aided in removing the building from the Santa Fe main line. The building was cut into three sections for removal and utility lines were damaged. Winds measured 30 to 33 miles per hour with gusts to 50 mph. visibility dropped to 20 feet at times.
An early afternoon crash on the Slaton Highway and Loop 28 left one man dead and another injured. The driver of the striking vehicle Vera Hinisen of Chaniine Texas remained at the scene. a second vehicle owner Nelda Barbour of Slaton was injured and hospitalized. The collision also involved a food truck owned by FY Store with driver noted as Be was transported to a local hospital.
James F. Jackson editor of the Worker received six months in jail for contempt after refusing to answer grand jury questions about U S Communist party activities. The sentence followed a prior contempt citation in the same probe.
Khartoum will see the construction of a cancer hospital and a modern children’s hospital aided by World Health Organization support. The projects aim to expand vital medical services in the country.
Severe winter storm along the mid- Atlantic coastline causes 300 million dollars in damage with eleven missing. Federal and state aid will back a large coastal defense and rebuilding effort from North Carolina to New York, as looting concerns, shelter needs, and dune restoration dominate the view.
Washington hosts Gromyko with aides as Rusk seeks a broad outline on disarmament and nuclear tests. Khrushchev doubtful. Western unity frayed by France and Adenauer, with inspection terms and Berlin issues unresolved.
President Kennedy described the Kennedy space effort as expanding weather, navigation, and communications tools. He forecast Florida NASA funding rising over fivefold next year and Cape Canaveral employment quadrupling by year end. He warned the United States must shoulder heavy burdens in the fight against communism for 10 to 20 years.
Sunday talk on The Heart announced by Son of Herman Lab bock Lodge No 16 meeting at 2 30 pm at the Stide Road Club House with member attendance expected.
New York authorities announced all five passengers and crew members aboard the American Airlines jet died when it crashed near Idlewild Airport on March 1. The bodies were recovered from the wreckage on Saturday.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara plans a two week push to block a congressional effort to proceed with a 12,000 mph B-70 bomber on a no multibillion-dollar-production path. He argues the project is excessive and will marshal facts to defeat strong opposition.
In Crosbyton, Ralls FFA and 4-H clubs captured top honors at the Crosby County Livestock Show. Buddy Harrison led swine with grand champion barrow and Hampshire, while Fin Tries and John Cornwell won grand champion gilt and reserve champion gilt respectively. Showmanship went to J K Carter, Mike Moore, Dean Mitchell, and Billy Harkins. Other division winners included Jimmy Moore in Southdown lambs and Preston Givens in fine wool. Judges included Monty Griffin, Cecil Lewis, and Lea White.
Lubbock entrants at the Region I Interscholastic League event at Levelland High School earned sweepstakes for senior acappella choirs. Both Lubbock and Monterey High School groups took first division honors in concert and nightreading, with multiple soloists and ensembles cited among winners.
George Walton a 55 year old Charlotte resident and noted coin collector valued at about 250000 died in a head on collision on U S Highway 204. Walton was en route to Wilson to display his collection which included a Liberty Head nickel valued at 50000 to 65000. Walton worked as a freelance estate appraiser with ties to Jacksonville and Roanoke and was traveling alone.
Taiwan authorities plan special training for Chinese Nationalist Air Force pilots to fly the Russian built MIG15. The move aims to sharpen battle tactics against the Communists after Liu Cheng defected last week to Formosa.
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