03 May 1959
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1959
Page
1
James F Fulton describes space age concepts in a talk with the House Committee. He mentions exosphere hypersonic speeds ablation and vernier rockets while urging clearer understanding and warnings about jargon used in defense discussions. The discussion touches on missiles and exosphere terminology.
Frustrated Texas legislators confront a worsening fiscal crisis with the 56th regular session ending May 12. Gov. Price Daniel blames an arrogant lobby and interstate gas pipelines for stalling his program while pledges limit tax bill options. A looming special session could save travel costs, with details pending.
In Dumas Texas three men all from the town and employed by Phoenix Drilling Co died Saturday when a car pulled from a side road into their path. The victims were I. D. Deck 57 Leon Boydston 38 and Marvin Turner 38. The other five people in the other vehicle sustained only minor injuries.
Lubbock woman and hunter fisher Mrs. H. O. Wallace won a 17 foot travel trailer in the Avalanche Journal Home Show and Trade Exposition at Municipal Coliseum. She expressed disbelief and will collect the prize from S. E. Sherman of the Texas Mobile Homes Assn. attendance reached 8,675 on Saturday as the weeklong event drew 45,470 visitors, near the all time record. Five other winners received $100 gift certificates in daily drawings.
In Cherbourg France an American Boy Scout signaling with flags atop a cliff caused confusion as a small French trawler grounded near port. The captain, mistaking the scout for traffic controller after an accident, gave orders to proceed.
The body of an unidentified woman was carried over the American Falls in Niagara Falls New York as hundreds looked on Friday. It was unclear whether she had drowned or fallen.
Guatemala reinforces air, sea and ground forces on alert against a possible Caribbean invasion. Army notes a mercenary group and warns Guatemalans to stay calm while Panamanian and Cuban links surface in reports of a potential landing by 400 Cubans.
Air Force missile chief Bernard Schriever said the Atlas ICBM will be ready for troop use by early summer despite setbacks. He noted 23 tests in two years with two recent failures and referenced NASA and NSA plans affecting launch timing for Venus probes.
President Eisenhower will host Churchill in Washington for a three day visit. The leaders will discuss allied strategy and post war reconstruction plans.
An 18 month old girl, child of Gerald and Mrs. Abrams, drowned when their car was washed from a bridge near Palestine during a heavy Saturday night rainfall. State Highways 19 and 155 remained closed by high water as crews resumed search for the infant Sunday.
A quip notes handwriting expert who finds it easier to decipher what a woman writes than to interpret what she means. The joke plays on gender stereotypes and the skill of handwriting analysis.
The Lubbock area sees a record pace with about 1 million dollars in new construction weekly during the first 17 weeks of 1958. By April, 846 residential units were added, signaling a boom that could extend into the year. Local officials cite FHA loan funding as a potential constraint, but observers expect congressional action.
Four years after Andrea Phares disappeared from Hale Center on May 5, 1955, Texas Rangers and Hale County authorities continue to probe her vanishing. Her husband C W Phares reported her missing after leaving with $1400 in cash. the couple’s Lincoln was found abandoned, a torn floor mat and missing blanket noted as investigators pursue leads amid rumors of black magic and fortune tellers.
A fragment notes a festival in France with a bold performance by fans and a mention of a New York apartment. It references a girl with a color-changing sheets request and Costa Fortune quips about a costly call. Jean Pierre Leaud, 14, is listed as a prominent figure in the event.
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