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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1960

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Macmillan Urges United Front in Nuclear Test Talks

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrives for talks with President Eisenhower to press a joint Western approach at Geneva on Berlin tensions and initial disarmament steps. He favors a conditional acceptance of a Soviet plan for a limited treaty with a moratorium on small underground tests as a pathway to a test ban.

John M. Hightower Ashington Harold Macmillan Eisenhower Soviet Union Geneva Andrews Air Force Base Macmillan Camp David Berlin Herter Macmillan Christian A. Herter State Department Herter Lee Macmillan

San Antonio Sizzled by Downpour and Floods

A powerful two inch rain saturated San Antonio causing buses to flood and drivers to be rescued as seven feet of water covered an underpass. Police closed roads and crews worked amid widespread accidents and outages while temperatures lingered in the 50s and 60s.

Texas Oklahoma Gulf Panhandle San Antonio Joe Freeman Coliseum New England

New Probing In Amarillo Case Promised By Panel

Rep. H. J. L Blanchard chair of the House General Investigating Committee said the panel will issue one more report on the Amarillo crime situation and plans another hearing in an unidentified Texas city. He noted Mrs. Golda Davis passed the lie detector test and that the panel will issue a full statement while stressing polygraph limits.

Jerry Hall Avalanche-Journal Ubbock Rep Doc) Blanchard House Amarillo Blanchard Texas Golda Davis Davis Lubbock

Africa Suspends Passbooks Law After Nationwide Uproar

Pretoria reports that South Africa suspended the long standing passbooks law governing the native black population after weeks of unrest sparked by police killings during a peaceful protest last Monday.

Africa Pretoria South Africa UPD

Black Lamb and Barrette in Hull Magistrate Tale

In Hull magistrates court Clive Barrett 35 faced charges after his black lamb followed him from a neighbor hood saloon into the street causing a scene. Police witness Constable Gregor MacRae described Barrett’s stagger and insistence in crowd quarrel before detention.

Docs Mary Clive Hull Gregor MacRae Barrett Lamb

Defense shifts threaten US anti bomber program

United Press International reports Defense Department officials fear current emphasis on missiles may erode national air defenses. They cite Soviet plans including 150 Bison bombers and a 1300 mile per hour Bounder transport. Budget cuts over $300 million at BOMARC and $275 million at SAGE follow cancellation of the F 108 fighter.

United Press International Ashington Defense Department U.S Soviet Union Cial United States U. S America Air Force

Heavy turnout expected as area voters name trustees

South Plains residents face big election Saturday with more than 60 school districts voting trustees. In Lubbock two seats appear on the ballot with incumbents facing challengers. a Frenship Rural district integration vote adds to the turnout outlook.

Kenneth May Avalanche-Journal South Plains Area Wolfforth Slaton ThraadAave Astavn Thatmidoo Belen Serra Lubbock Mark Hailey Robert Allen Hill Jr Warren Poole Russell Wilkinson J. H

Irish Pilots End Two Week Aer Lingus Strike

In Dublin 120 Aer Lingus pilots canceled a two week strike after both sides accepted a peace formula from the Irish Labor Court. The dispute began over six pilots disciplined for alleged rowdy behavior and did not halt trans Atlantic flights.

Dublin Ireland Aer Lingus Irish Labor Court

Huge Dam Still Holds In Brazil

In Fortaleza and at the Jaguaripe River dam site in Oros, officials say the earth dam remains secure as floodwaters rise. The river nears the crest three feet from the top, threatening about 350000 people downstream.

Brazil Fortaleza Jaguaribe Oros

Baby: A crawling infant’s meals a mystery to mother

A humorous observation on a crawling infant whose next snack is unpredictable. The quip plays on parental vigilance and the toddler stage. The note appears within a playful social column of the newspaper.

Admission Of Guilt Denied By Stevens Resigns

Randall County Judge Roy Joe Stevens resigned amid corruption and misconduct charges from a Texas House investigation. He stated the move was in citizens' best interest and denied guilt. Bar grievance officials planned review as four sheriffs officers and a district attorney faced related charges.

Finis Mothershead Randall County Roy Joe Stevens Stevens Randall Country C. Y. Johnson Johnson Texas House General Investigating Committee Randall County Commissioners Court Bruce L. Miller Hereford House Miller Dallas David Witts Amarillo

Heart Attack Victim Returns From Near Death

A Fort Worth traveling salesman Allan F. Treuhart, 36, collapsed in a Chic Shoppe after a sudden heart attack. He described drifting in a grey void before an ambulance arrived and he wore an oxygen mask, believing he would be all right. Page 4.

Blair Justice Associated Press Allan F. Treuhart Fort Worth Dallas Treuhart Minnie Bernstein Minn

14yearold Truett Reeves Wins County Spelling Title

Truett Reeves an eighth grade student at J T Hutchinson Junior High School won the Lubbock County Spelling Bee after battling through sports and scouting. The 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Garnet Reeves progressed to second place in 1958 and 1959 city and county bees and aimed for the championship this year. He spends time studying thousands of words from the National Spelling Bee list the dictionary and books lent by friends. See SPELLING Page 14.

Sant Lubbock County Truett Reeves Truett J. T. Hutchinson Junior High School Garnet Reeves 21St St

Weather Map Lubbock Area Partly Cloudy Warm with Light Winds

Partly cloudy and warm in Lubbock and vicinity with a low this morning and a high this afternoon. Southerly winds up to 15 to 20 mph. Sunrise at 6 11 am sunset at 7 03 pm. Maximum humidity 98 percent, minimum 35. Precipitation data follow for the 24 hours ending midnight. City by city readings include Abilene 65 Amargo 75 Dallas 84, Houston 43 70, El Paso 1744, Roswell 76 30, Denver 1399.

Lubbock Paul Abilene el Paso Albug’aque Houston Amarillo Okla Dallas Roswell Denver W. Falls

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