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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1953
Page
1
A series of spring tornadoes battered the Southeast for a third day raising the death toll to 28 with hundreds injured and millions in property damage. The Weather Bureau warned storms could continue as conditions remained unstable. The latest twister struck Meigs County Tennessee in the early morning hours killing a man.
A string of tornadoes struck North Central Alabama and adjacent Georgia leaving seven dead and many injured. Families near Ashland faced most losses with victims including John and Becky Lovelady and Esther Stubbs. Gov Talmadge sought federal disaster aid for Warner Robins as others assessed damage in Calera and Trussville.
Five youths aged 13 to 16 from Lubbock admitted a spree of burglaries starting April 14. They targeted service stations and vending machines, causing about 1200 in damages and 500 to 700 in cash and merchandise stolen. They rode bicycles to and from sites and said they spent the money on ice cream candy and shows.
The government raises new loan rates to 4 percent for most government and FHA insured home loans. VA loans rise for new mortgages only with a higher carrying charge. veterans with GI benefits not yet used will face a 2.43 dollar monthly increase on a typical nine thousand dollar twenty year loan. The change aims to expand mortgage money amid anti inflation policy.
The South Plains enjoyed clear skies with no wind from sand on Saturday. Temperatures rose to 73, expected near 70 today, lifting moods as residents note the improvement after a tough week.
Howard Gordon administrator of the Production and Marketing Administration told 23 Texas cotton industry leaders at the Lubbock Country Club program that soybeans have grabbed the oil market and cotton linters sell high. He questioned the program’s soundness noting half production goes to the Commodity Credit Corporation and spoke before Roy B. Davis of Plains Co operative Oil Mill.
A Comet jet airliner carrying three Americans and a Malaya rubber tin party crashed in a storm minutes after takeoff from Calcutta. About 40 to 42 aboard, the plane en route to New Delhi disappeared after a reported mis hap with no immediate details. The three Americans were Jean S. Cohen Anita Whistler and Rev Paul Snead. The flight had stopped at Bangkok Rangoon and Calcutta before continuing toward New Delhi. The disaster would be India's worst aviation crash.
Matt Cvetic former undercover FBI agent spoke at the Senior High School auditorium urging vigilance against Communist infiltration. He warned that one Soviet agent can undermine war effort and framed Communism as a criminal movement opposed to the U.S. government. The talks were sponsored by the Lubbock American Legion with Charles Cobb introducing.
In Milledgeville Georgia on May 2 banker Marion W Stembridge 65 fatally shot Marion Ennis 45 a Baldwin County attorney and former legislator and later killed Stephen T Bivins 35 a Cornell graduate during a deadly outburst. Ennis died instantly and Stembridge then shot himself or was shot by Bivins as he died after walking among Saturday shoppers.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg faced a likely Monday ruling on a possible Supreme Court hearing that could spare them from execution. A rejection would clear the path to set a new Sing Sing execution date for the couple.
Area notes summarize the conclusion of the state American Association of University Women gathering with final results and remarks. Officers and committees are highlighted, with reflections on progress and upcoming events noted for readers.
Chinese Reds launch a battalion assault from 10 to 12 miles northeast of Panmunjom, attacking UN trenches between Hook and Little Gibraltar. Up to 750 attackers clash in brutal hand to hand fighting as Allied air power targets road and rail hubs along the Western Front.
The United States will rush military items to forces defending Laos from Viet Minh attack. Secretary Dulles called the act aggression and grave concern, with cargo planes likely being sent from Japan and possibly the Philippines to Indo China.
Mrs Len McClellan widow of a South Plains rancher presented her 10 room brick home at 2501 19th St to Texas Tech. Proceeds from its sale will fund a new infirmary building on the campus and a memorial for the late Mr McClellan. The gift awaits final board approval at a May meeting in Lubbock.
The chief psychiatrist in charge of 20 repatriated U S prisoners from Korea says some Communist thinking may have rubbed off during captivity but they show normal behavior. No evidence of mental breakdown or full Communist conversion. Guards report no clear signs of abuse or brain washing, while the men await home with family support and normal activities.
Giesecke, a North Dakota Agricultural College dean and native of Marble Falls Texas, was named vice president in charge of academic administration at Texas Tech. Dr. Jones announced the appointment after a year long search and Giesecke will handle academic affairs while Marshall Pennington runs college business.
The White House will brief 50 governors at an unprecedented conference on world and national problems. Eisenhower and top military and intelligence officials will show secret films and discuss federal state relations and Russia’s cold war intentions.
United States warnings in Washington pressed for quick action from the Chinese Reds as they refuse to return about 374 sick and wounded prisoners. Officials said the truce talks may be suspended if no positive evidence of sincerity is shown within two to three weeks. The impasse centers on where North Korean and Chinese POWs who refuse repatriation should be held and the overall exchange agreement.
Federal Judge dismissed one of Owen Lattimore's charges alleging he lied about Communist sympathies while keeping three lesser perjury counts for trial on October 6. Lattimore, Johns Hopkins lecturer and former State Department consultant, was indicted last December after 12 days of Senate Internal Security Committee testimony led by Sen. McCarran. The judge urged protection of freedom of belief while opposing Red infiltration.
Partly cloudy with little temperature change today. Warmer Monday. Early low around 40 and afternoon high near 70. Light to moderate northerly winds and no dust. City and regional readings include Abilene 80 48 Paso 70 47 Amarillo 69 37 Houston 87 67 Albuquerque 42 0 City 73 48 Dallas 82 36 Roswell 72 36 Denver 8 22 Falls 7 00.
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