Western outlook on Soviet shifts tests Cold War balance
A former US negotiator argues Moscow-China rift nudges Russia toward further nuclear testing. The piece cites internal Soviet turmoil and a military-leaning leadership under Khrushchev, warning the West to watch moves carefully and avoid weakening defenses even as overtures may ease tensions.
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Russia
United States
Arthur Dean
Moscow
China
Dean
Geneva
United States Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Trees Planted in Mexico City Destroyed at Rate
Mexico City officials report 386000 trees planted over nine years while the public has destroyed over 306000. The puzzling vandalism shows some people destroy despite ongoing tree planting for public benefit.
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Mexico City
The Disbeliever and Utopia in a Humorous vignette
A satirical piece contrasts a man touching a wet paint sign with Rip Van Winkle waking after 20 years, suggesting modern tensions. It mentions a hubcap theft racket as a nuisance in the imagined utopia where people are not bothered.
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Rip van Winkle
Utopia
Unusual Congressman Has No Relative on Payroll
An unusual congressman stands out for not having a single relative on any payroll. The absence of family ties in his staff draws attention amid typical political nepotism concerns.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal May 6 1963 Page 4
The page shows the Lubbock Avalanche Journal publication details for May 6 1963 including edition names morning and Sunday subscriptions and rates. It lists staff like Parker F Pruitt and Chas A Guy and includes the pledge of allegiance text and department notes.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journs
Avalanche Journal Publishing Company, Inc
8Th KL
Ave J Lubbock
Texans
Ves
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Texas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F Pruuty
Carner Outte
United States of America
Arizona's Scenery Living Magazine Cover by INEZ ROBB
Special Correspondent reflects on Arizona Highways and its celebrated desert scenes. She notes reports of land salting and scams but defends the magazine's authenticity while recounting a two day drive from Tucson to Alpine and Morenci. The piece blends praise for Arizona’s varied landscapes with musings on color photography and open-pit copper mining.
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Inez Robb
Henever
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Mountain
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Maud
Tucson
Arizona Highways
Ruth Reynolds
Paloverde
Nado
Salt River Canyon
Alpine
Coronado Trail
Coronado
New Mexico
Morenci
Spain Eyes Stronger Ties With United States
Special correspondent notes Spain seeks a more realistic renewal of the 1953 defense pact with the United States. Madrid voices readiness to join NATO or forge closer ties as Franco ages, while U S bases at Moron Terrazon and Rota sustain strategic value amid shifting Cold War dynamics.
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Adrid
Spain
U. S
Washington
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
NATO
United States
Terrajon
Moron
Saragossa
Rota
Coun
Wasteful foreign aid praised and parodied in Cold War piece
Andrew Tully critiques U S foreign aid as costly and misused in Indonesia Morocco and Nigeria. He cites Sukarno Hassan II and Nigerian spending, calls for auditing and reform while humorously urging Mohamed Amba for president of any aid recipient country.
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Andrew Tully
Wasine
Congress
Kennedy
Plain Citizen
Hamilton
Ohio
Southeast Asia
Africa
Uncle Sam
Washington
Indonesia
Morocco
Nigeria
U.S
Sukarno
Hassan II
Sam
Malaysia Federation
Hassan
Mayflower
New York
Aniba
Franklin 1
Roosevelt
Mohamed Amba
Unemployment Rise Prompts Youth Commentary on Prosperity
In a complex era of prosperity unemployment figures rise, with reflections on youth as a period of disruption. Observers note higher jobless rolls while pondering what it means for young people entering adulthood.
Lubbock Students Attend Austin Contests In 1913
Lubbock High sends 16 students and sponsors to Austin for Inter scholastic League state contests. Participants include Austin Rose, David Lawson, A L Graham, Bobby Martin in track debate and journalism sponsors J W Reid and Mrs Dick Corby. Grade school winners from the 14th District include Danny Strickland Wanda Curry and more with multiple firsts and seconds in poster contests.
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Lubbock
Burl Moore
Charles A. Guy Jr
E. J. Lowrey
Ellwood Taylor
Johnny Davis
Bill Cope
Texas Congress of Parents and Texas
Danny Strickland
Wanda Curry
Jerry Wheeler
Bobby Lockhart
Monison Lambright
James Boyd
Melvin Hayes
Martha Ann Hallmark
Mary Ann Nickell
James Vernon
Arlee Johnson
Fred Adams
J. C. Chambers
J. Q. Warnick
Gaile Alford
Christine Toles
Kara Sam Dunn
Barbara Kittell
Troy Edwards
Monastery Mystery Feeds Votive Skull Pile Cannon Tale
A remote sect at St. Catherine Monastery on Mt Sinai maintains a macabre ritual. Each new resident death adds the skull of the previous interred occupant to a pile, clothing members in hawk feathers, while a ritual cannon is rebuilt from the bones.
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Monastery of
St. Catherine
Mt. Sinai
Napoleon's Ambitions Costly A Lesson From Little Giant
Henry J. Taylor reflects on Napoleon Bonaparte dying on St Helena at 52 and the vanity of power. The piece contrasts his rise and fall, noting Rome avoidance, Elba exile, Egypt campaigns, Moscow disaster, Waterloo defeat, and final imprisonment. It offers a warning about the limits of power.
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St. Helena
Paris
Pere-Lachuse
Balzac
Moliere
Musset
Racine
Fontaine
Bonaparte
Chasseurs de la Garde
Marengo
Europe
Napoleon
Italy
Napoleon Bonaparte
Rome
Porto-Ferrajo
Elba
Gulf of Juan
Grasse
Grenoble
Russia
Moscow
Krelin
Smolensk
Alexander
Place Vendome
Even Oysters Get In On Culture Business
In Japan cultured pearls are produced by inserting an irritant into pearl oysters. Oysters are kept in wire baskets on rafts and moved with water temperature changes. During floods or typhoons the rafts are lowered to calmer bays for safety. Rats cause between 1 and 2 billion dollars in annual damage to U S farm products.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
United States
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Considine
McNaught Syndicate
Ine
Hate Osann
Tully
Mohamed Amiba
Washington Post
Hassen
Little Giant
Henry J. Taylor
Taylor
Egypt
Nile
Illington
Waeterloo
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