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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1963
Page
6
President Kennedy bid farewell to Costa Rica after a welcoming crowd of around 200000. The six presidents, including Kennedy, departed for Andrews Air Force Base near Washington at 6 32 p.m. Kennedy cited Cuba as a warning example in his remarks.
President Kennedy speaks at Costa Rica alliance event stressing four rights for nations and individuals, lessons from New Deal, and vigilance against Soviet influence. He condemns past U S missteps while urging continued democratic reforms and economic progress across the hemisphere. A Chicago burglar shoots during courtroom wait. Morrison wounded as extortion case ties to 1959 burglary unfolds.
Lola May Welch of 906 Ave B, a 52 year old passenger, was hospitalized after a crash at the Panhandle South Plains Fairgrounds. Thelma Purdy, 62, 1701 E 2nd Pt, attempted a left turn on Avenue A at 10th Street and struck Roland Joe Lewis, 1805 E 27th St, before her car tore across a parking lot, leveled fence sections and ended against a chain link fence. Police cited a stuck accelerator as the cause.
Tex Martin thrills crowd in rough ride but misses time limit. Dennis Reiners from Clara City wins saddle bronc with 176 score despite a cast on his right arm. Guy Weeks and Elson Rose place behind. J T Johnson leads calf roping at 11.2 seconds with Roy Thompson close behind. Dusty Bogard still posts 15.8 after a 9.6 arena record two years ago. Ed Golemba tops steer wrestling at 4.8, Don Fedderson follows, Benny Reynolds third. Pampa Girl leads Miss Nancy Stockstill barrel event at 15.1 with tight bids from McNatt, Ramsey, Brewer, and White head. Special acts include Wharton dogs, Stoker’s Black Lite roping, and the Jumping Jets.
The annual Seminole youth show closed with top bids on a 98-pound lamb at five dollars a pound from Malone Farmers Gin’s H. G. Burkett, while the grand champion steer drew a single bid of two dollars per pound from Dale Elms. Pay weight prices and multiple breed winners followed as 4 H and FFA members earned honors and premiums. several births and rodeo events were also noted during the program.
Paula Rowlett and Russell Berry reconciled after a prank song titled Hey Paula became a national hit. Berry’s friend Ray Hilderbrand wrote the tune, a recording company released it, and Paula and Berry, both students at Howard Payne College, plan a Fort Worth wedding Saturday at First Baptist Church.
A Lubbock attorney asked the Texas Water Pollution Control Board to halt underground water pollution in Youkum County. George McCleskey for Youkum County Water Conservation Assn said oil pit seepage salts the water, harming cotton and grain sorghum potential. Midland hydrologist Fa Reed urged discontinuing pit use in the county.
Mrs Lola May Welch 52 of 906 Ave B was injured when a car driven by Mrs Thelma Purdy 62 of 1701 E 2nd St wrecked after leaving a traffic incident. The car ran 450 feet through a lot, tore down a fence, and stopped 150 feet into another fence. Purdy blamed a stuck accelerator, police said.
The last full day of one of the coldest winters brings snow flurries to northern Midwest and a mix of snow sleet and freezing rain to New England. Floodwaters force hundreds from homes in Metropolis Illinois and West Virginia while rivers rise across the region. An elderly farmer drowns in Buckhannon as waters crest then recede.
The bill's fate in southwestern Pennsylvania faces critique as portions of Monongahela towns confront population gaps and repeated flooding. Brownsville Fayette City Fredericktown West Brownsville and Charleroi are named as affected communities where residents sought higher ground again this winter.
The Hocking River overflowed its banks at Enterprise Ohio while flood conditions reappeared in the Wabash basin Indiana and light flooding touched the upper Potomac in Maryland. The Gennessee basin saw some overflow in New York. Eastern Dakotas to New England recorded freezing weather, with southerly areas enjoying springlike 60s and 70s.
Blanchard backs two new state mental retardation schools to serve the Gulf Coast and Corpus Christi, with Senate passage last week. The measure needs no current appropriation and would let the hospital board study the project further. An amendment removing an independent school district was accepted. Inzelwood’s Canyon West Texas State College bill to become West Texas State University also passed the committee to aid private grants.
Doctors race to treat suspected botulism in Detroit as 6%4-ounce A&P labeled tuna is recalled across New York and California. Washington officials question a link while Mrs. McCarthy laments tuna may be responsible only for jelly sandwiches. Tuna from Washington Packing Co. was packed under the A&P label and later recalled. officials stress public safety and firm cooperation with FDA.
Jakarta Indonesia AP reports President Sukarno who already holds multiple roles and honors now has been named Protector in addition to being Great Leader of the Revolution Savior of the Nation and Caretaker of the Message for the Suffering of the People.
The Associated Press reports Texas welcomes spring with clear skies mild temperatures and gentle zephyrs. Official arrival occurred at 2 30 a m with sunny conditions statewide apart from stray clouds near Brownsville. Afternoon highs ranged from 57 at Dalhart to 76 at Laredo. early lows from 29 to 63 at Corpus Christi. No rainfall statewide.
Mrs. Alice Thetford, 32, of Ropesville, remained in critical condition at West Texas Hospital after a gunshot wound above the right eye. Her husband Billy Dean, 33, was fatally wounded. the couple was found Tuesday morning on their home floor near Ropesville. Police reported thefts include tools worth 125 dollars from two residences, a gasoline card, and a 25 dollar radio from a car.
Police say the half sunk British liner Highland Chieftain now lies in the River Plate mud as a smuggling hideout. The freighter, sunk mysteriously last June, was once a passenger ship.
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