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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1960
Page
3
A newspaper column argues that while prosperity exists some fear a downturn and warns against heavy government planning. It cites Adolph Berle’s national planning proposal but asserts free markets perform best with minimal interference and that officials should act mainly as referees.
Scientists split on future human condition postwar. One view warns of radiation deformities and physical mental decline from atomic fallout, while another foresees medical advances delivering a century of healthy, vigorous life. Either could come true depending on nuclear choices.
U S Weather Bureau statisticians label the recent winter moderate and about average despite signs to the contrary. The piece notes the public's doubt and questions what a truly cold winter would feel like under average temperature calculations.
The notice lists newspaper masthead data for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal including editions Morning and Sunday and Evening, staff roles President Editor Publisher Chas. W. Ratliff and subscription rates by carrier and mail for various regions. It closes with the pledge and page identification.
In a satirical tour of property prices a special correspondent reveals dream islands and a Brittany dukedom sold via Previews Real Estate Guide. Highlights include Hervey Islands copra groves off Tahiti and Samoa and Victor Borge's 310 acre Connecticut estate with a mink ranch.
Inez Robb laments modern life saturated with IDs and numbers. She jokes that citizens need a single permanent number, perhaps tattooed on the foot, to streamline passport and license processes while noting faster two day passport service and crowded New York office.
A faction of Democratic liberals shifts focus from Adlai E. Stevenson to Hubert H. Humphrey as their favored candidate. John F. Kennedy is a secondary choice, with Lyndon B. Johnson or Stuart Symington seen as too conservative to challenge Nixon. ADA officials warn Stevenson’s “passive candidacy” hurts Humphrey’s fundraising and appeal among workers and donors.
President Roosevelt on a global broadcast outlined international organization ideals needed for durable peace. Queen Wilhelmina joined the New York Christian foreign service convocation. the Hague voice hoped humanity would see through Christ’s eyes to bridge divides.
The milkman Lucien Joly in Hedouville France mourned his dog who visited his master's grave daily for seven years staying quietly on the site for long periods.
George E. Sokols ключ y discusses the spread of prophets and tipsters amid global tensions. He cites Baruch on market unpredictability, notes Castro in 1960, and warns of inflation and shifting investments from stocks to real estate as a sign of economic uncertainty.
San Antonio police are forming a hoodlum list to crack down on juvenile gangs. Police Chief George Bichsel says many juveniles are involved in violence, with 35 cases since January 1, often during party and dance crashes. He ordered arrests for any named juvenile who even slightly exceeds the speed limit.
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