19 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1963
Page
1
The final town hall meeting focused on the city development board, the city hospital and the dual electric system. City commissioners faced 161 questions from a crowd of 251 at Smylie Wilson Junior High School in a three hour session ending at 11 p.m.
Eight New York newspapers wall a 101 day printers strike as Local 6 members reject a $12.53 weekly settlement, risking loss of financial aid from the ITU. International president Elmer Brown warns of impact on 100,000 printers paying strike assessments while urging local settlement and noting ongoing contract efforts.
A Pacific cold front pushed across Texas bringing dust storms and violent thunderstorms with gusts up to 65 mph. The system roared into the Midwest and Ohio Valley, causing hail, flooding, and damage. Wichita Falls saw hail up to an inch and Sherman reported window and garage damage.
Major finance firms described their roles in multimillion dollar Estes tank mortgage purchases tied to Billie Sol Estes. Prosecutors say farmers were misled into signing mortgages on fictitious fertilizer tanks, with lenders buying discounted notes and mortgages. Three co defendants already pleaded guilty and were sentenced.
Exile commandos from Alpha 66 and the Second National Front of Escambray shell a Russian military camp and attack a Cuban ship near Isabela la Sagua in Las Villas province. A refugee broadcast says 20 mm shells struck the ship’s top where the hammer and sickle flag flew.
A prayer message from Mrs. Cc W Dean of Lubbock asks for guidance by the holy spirit and for the Bible to be held high so others may find Christ. The letter speaks to sharing faith with millions of Christians and seeking light for those in darkness.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare moves to license and distribute measles vaccines after final standards are published. Officials say immediate use may follow waiver of the usual waiting period, aiming to curb the disease as polio declined. German measles risks to pregnant women noted as vaccines edge closer.
Four long range Soviet reconnaissance Bear planes flew over the aircraft carrier USS Constellation 600 miles southwest of Midway Island as interceptors ran a routine aerial check. The incident marks the first bear overflight of a U S Navy carrier in the Pacific, with prior overflights by shorter range fighters noted near land. The Constellation was en route from Pearl Harbor to Subic Bay when spotted by radar.
A humorous column defines a pedestrian as safe when using the right of way but implies danger when attempting to exercise it. The piece uses a quip to illustrate caution in street crossings and public behavior.
Four teenagers were killed and six others injured when a car veered off an overpass and landed on the railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines in Berlin New Jersey. State police reported the one car accident occurred Monday night.
President Kennedy, in San Jose, vows fierce resistance to subversion as he opens a three nation Latin American summit with Costa Rica Panama Nicaragua El Salvador Honduras and Guatemala. He praises 200000 protesters and pledges continued aid for a Central American economic community and a 1966 regional market plan.
Cirilo Villa 29 of Lovis A was jailed in Curry County after confessing to a shooting that killed Guadalup Madrid 22 of Clovis. The incident occurred after a gang fight in Clovis and another fatal shooting of ENMU freshman Robert Guthrie 19 in Portales. Police said no link between the two slayings was found and murder charges were expected following Villa's statement.
Gaines County 4 H Club member Perry McGuire, 18, won the steer division crown at the 30th South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show after six years of feeding beef calves. The Seminole High School senior led 185 entries in the steer judging at Panhandle South Plains Fair grounds as judging continued with swine events beginning later today.
In Gaines County’s southeast region a 940-pound Angus bred by Essar Ranch, San Antonio, was named Dr. Judd after Dr. Judd Morrow. Reserve grand champion went to Jimmy Curry, 17, Hale Center 4-H, with an 800-pound Hereford, bred by Martin Shoemaker, Wattrus, N.M. About 1,000 people witnessed the judging at Fair Park Park Coliseum.
The Weather Map Page 9 A presents regional forecast details and temperature outlooks. It provides symbols for precipitation chances and wind patterns across local counties and major cities.
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