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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1960
Page
4
The piece reviews President Eisenhower’s proposal to double annual immigration to about 300000 by setting a yearly intake of one sixth of one percent of the population and to admit thousands of refugees. It cautions slow, well considered changes to protect American rights and orderly population growth.
Dr Helmut Landsberg chief of the U S Weather Bureau Office of Climatology says the United States is warming over long periods. A two twenty five year study shows average annual temperature rising by eight tenths of a degree between 1906 1930 and 1931 1955.
A year after Alaska joined as the 49th state former Territorial Legislature members say Statehood brought mixed results. Problems multiplied even as some were solved, and they question when normal operations will begin. Hawaii's reaction remains awaited.
A psychiatrist treats a patient with a severe dissociated identity. One personality speaks to another while the second refuses to listen, creating a tense dynamic and challenging therapy.
A historical note contrasts grandparenting and parenting costs, claiming earlier generations raised a child on about half the expenditure common today. It reflects budgeting standards and changing family economics across generations.
The page shows the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal masthead with staff identifiers Parker Pruuty and Chas A. Guy as president and editor and publisher. It lists subscription rates for various editions and delivery options and affirms the paper’s pledge to the American flag. Page 6 Sec A Lubbock TX March 18 1960.
Special Correspondent Ray Tucker surveys Sen. Kennedy’s avoiding bully tactics with governors and state officials to win the Democratic nomination. The piece notes his primaries strategy may win friends, not enemies, and discusses social security coverage, veterans’ insurance, and Kefauver TVA politics as reflections of Kennedy’s popularity and political strategy.
The piece argues Irish Americans show limited engagement with Ireland compared to other ethnic groups, noting business expansion tends toward outside markets. It laments hypocrisy in celebrating Irish heritage while preferring investments abroad, and observes Ireland’s population remains static amid global growth pressures.
Inez Robb recalls Lily Langtry’s California memories with the Langtry era and Lake County ranches while remarks on Edward VII and a Middletown visit. The piece shifts to Ireland’s industrial push and Cyril McCormack’s remarks on tax exemptions and attracting foreign capital to grow European markets.
Old Sorehead says life sometimes resembles a gamble with cards stacked against you, reflecting a grim view of luck and fate. The remark captures a folkloric wisdom tone typical of street slang and old time narratives.
Forty four miners were feared dead after a noon blast at the Willow Grove coal mine near St Claresville three miles south of here. Two rescuers were killed. 113 others were saved as the men faced deadly black damp. Officials of Hanna Coal Co declined to estimate the fate of the entombed men.
Essayist Sokolsky discusses conformity as a moral and legal boundary while Stanley Kramer criticizes it on TV. The piece cites Emma Goldman Debs Haywood and suffragettes, notes Fifth Amendment use, and recalls Ward Bond’s blacklist in Hollywood.
General Electric announces a contract with North American Aviation to design and build nuclear instrumentation for the Atomic Energy Commission plant in Hallam Nebraska, with completion slated for next year.
Chemicals Inc announced it has purchased for 280000 full acre oil lease in Taylor County Kentucky. Hydro working interest in 12 producing wells on a newly developed 150 carbon Chemicals, Inc. announced it has purchased for $280,000 full acre lease in Taylor County, Ky.
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