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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1962
Page
5
The election results showed Peronist and Communist forces sweeping gains while Frondizi's Radical Intransigents lost federal deputies but retained control of the Senate where no seats were contested. The victory, guided by exiled leader Peron from overseas, shocked Argentine conservatives.
Vitolo quit after defending Peronist election participation and keeping their seats. Health Minister Noblia and Public Works Minister Mazar Barnet also resigned along with other officials. Labor unions threaten indefinite strikes as Peronist factions rally against Frondizi and the Kennedy program. unofficial returns show Peronists leading with about 2.22 million votes. Frondizi holds secret talks at Casa Rosada and proclaims a bank holiday to pause exchanges.
A youth was jailed after an attempt to post bond led to miscommunication at the sheriff's office. Deputies detained him for hours, denied phone access, and later fingerprinted him before attorney James Walker intervened to secure his release. Sheriff Harrist expressed regret over the mishandling and said it was not standard procedure.
The Department of Justice filed suit against the U S Communist Party to protect a government task force claim for 81 58 percent. Attorney General Robert P Kennedy called the move a precautionary step at the IRS request. The filing was in U S District Court in New York City.
Police said Dorothy Ann Vogel 31 drowned her infant daughter Patricia in a bathtub Monday claiming she could not bear to see the child grow up deformed. Vogel, with two other children, was arraigned on a charge of murder and remanded to Bergen County Jail without bail awaiting a preliminary hearing after she telephoned police to report the drowning.
A House Veterans Affairs panel approves a bill to raise disability payments for service connected cases. The proposal uses a sliding scale by disability degree, affecting over two million veterans and costing about 140 million dollars annually. The plan includes reopening life insurance for veterans with lapses.
The Lubbock Community Concert Association launched a week long drive with 204 volunteers at Hillcrest Country Club to fund a 1962 63 season featuring Robert Merrill and other Columbia lineup artists. Memberships at 8 dollars adults 4 students grant admission to Monterey High School concerts with no reserved seats.
Tahoka High School and Lubbock County 4-H youths headline the judging night of the South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show. Winners include Eddie Moore and Larry Griffin with grand and reserve steers, Dwight Currie and Bobby Rush with top Angus and reserve entries, and Portales New Mexico and Texas panhandle youths earning grand and reserve lamb and sheep honors. Judges note strength in lamb and hog divisions with multiple breed champions across 2,097 head slated for current and upcoming shows.
In a 20 minute private session at the Soviet villa Secretary of State Rusk and Foreign Minister Gromyko urged resuming nuclear test ban discussions. Western sources said the US and Britain remain firm behind stalled talks and may accept international enforcement to secure a ban. The 17 nation disarmament conference approved a three member US Britain and Soviet subcommittee to work on a pact, while differences remain unreconciled. President Kennedy warned he may defer atmospheric tests if a pact is not reached.
Two Lubbock youths were injured in traffic incidents on Monday. One rider suffered a serious injury and was transferred from St Mary’s West to Methodist Hospital. the other received emergency treatment and was released. Police identified the drivers involved and noted hospital transfers.
Heavy fog shrouds Wausau Lone Rock and Mil kee while thundershowers roll from Emporia Kansas to Farmington Missouri. Temperatures dip into the 30s in Detroit Milwaukee Des Moines and Minneapolis as floods loom with Des Moines and Nishnabotna rivers likely to crest. Gov Nelson urges preparations statewide.
Officers of the Lutheran World Federation will meet in Geneva in March 2027 to discuss arrangements for the world assembly in Helsinki. Franklin Clark Fry of New York, the federation's president, will chair the meeting.
More than 3,000 Texas Tech students toured the new Student Union Annex after a Monday night ribbon cutting by Tech President Dr. R. C. Goodwin. The event followed an invitational banquet with city officials and educators. University leaders traced the Union’s long construction history from 1928 to the present facility.
McNamara announced a 66 percent housing allowance increase amid growing costs, with pay jumps from 51.3 to 85.2 dollars for housing. The plan also raises amounts for sergeants captains and privates with various dependents as part of the first rise in ten years.
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