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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1960
Page
9
AUSTIN AP House investigators plan to seek a constitutional amendment to give the Legislature control over funds for state college building programs. The committee says taxpayer burden is unfair and cites hearings on construction for presidents of teachers colleges as a waste of educational funds.
The group discusses financing bases for a regional water project with Amarillo pushing for rate differentials between southern and dam nearby towns. Lubbock favors a variance up to one and a half cents per thousand gallons for Canadian water but rejects larger differentials as inequitable. A Wednesday conference could advance an agreement among South Plains cities.
Secretary of State John Herter stressed that a workable international inspection system is the real test of Soviet sincerity. He warned that regardless of disarmament progress the U S must keep massive military and economic aid to allies and cautioned that military assistance funds are dangerously low.
Universal-International plans to fly several tons of snow from Squaw Valley to Southern California for the premiere of The Snow Queen. The move aims to ensure genuine snow for the event.
A Tuesday letter to A B Davis of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce states Lubbock will be included in Dun and Bradstreets monthly reports of cities with building permits and business activity. John W Ridgeway confirms the new list will cover 200 cities by population from the 1950 census, replacing the prior arbitrary 217-city roster.
The article describes the newborn prince with his midwife Sister Helen nearby and the queen’s daily visiting hours from 9 to 10 in the morning and 5 to 6:30 in the evening. The infant’s cot is wired for sound, with a microphone amplifying every faint cry. Palace gifts flood in for the prince and other royal children, while a color ad in Debrett’s touts a powdered milk food praised by royal households.
Dr Clarice Wills from Texas Tech will speak on Pre Schoolers Are People at a YWCA program for homemakers 10 to 11 a m Thursday at the Y 910 Texas Ave. The series on Homemakers Tips continues Thursdays through April 21 and includes child care in a nursery. Admission is 150 and information is at 503-4200.
Police investigated three burglaries and two attempted robberies from Monday night. A Shamrock Service Station on Brownfield Highway had a smashed door glass and coins left near a pried cabinet, with a loss estimated at 35 dollars. A separate break-in at Emerine's Texaco Service Station on 19th Street involved a stolen .32 caliber revolver. Auto Parts on Clovis Road reported about 60 dollars worth of accessories taken. Two attempted holdups ended with the suspects fleeing after doors were slammed in the faces of armed men.
In Winooski Vermont restaurant votes raised beer price from 10 to 15 cents and expanded glass size from six to eight ounces. The move reflects price and portion adjustments by local owners.
Gilkerson stated a life sentence is mandatory if convicted. District attorney cited a 1937 five year murder with malice sentence as part of motive. The slaying of Ybarra occurred at the Twilight Club now Latin Center at Broadway and Ave E on a Sunday night with 500 present. witnesses were hard to locate as many claimed to be in the restroom during the shooting. Jurors chosen include Mrs. Carl Macon Royce Jackson W D Morgan W H Neves George O Guinn Don Brooks.
Twenty top agriculture students at Texas Tech joined Alpha Zeta, a national agricultural fraternity. Fred LeCrone of Oklahoma State presided at the initiation in the Agriculture Building, stressing scholarship and leadership in modern agriculture and outreach to public schools about opportunities in food processing and distribution. New members span Lubbock to Weatherford and include seniors, juniors, sophomores, and a graduate student from multiple towns.
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