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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1963

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U.S. Evacuates Haiti Officials as Riots Worsen

Washington orders rapid airlift of American officials families from Haiti and urges private citizens to leave. Dominican President Bosch warns of grave Haiti crisis and calls for safe exit for 22 Haitian oppositionists. Street riots and tear gas in Port au Prince accompany a 20 000 worker walkout as authorities accuse Communists.

Washington U.S. Fl State Department U.S Haiti Latin America George W. Ball Juan Bosch Dominican Republic United States Bosch Francois Duvalier Port Au Prince Duvalier

Birmingham Protest Sparks Massive Civil Rights Demonstration

Riots police and National Guard redirected crowds as 2,400 jailed and 1,000 arrested over two days. Gov. Wallace sent 250 patrolmen led by Al Lingo while President Kennedy urged peaceful settlement. Demonstrations began with 500 school children marching from 16th Street Baptist Church and grew into large downtown marches. See NEGROES Page 12.

Associated Press Irmingham Ala George C. Wallace al Lingo Birmingham Kennedy Washington White House Andrew Hatcher Justice Department Martin Luther King Jr 16Th Street Baptist Church See

Two Admit Espionage In Soviet Spy Trial

British businessman Greville Wynne and Soviet official Oleg Penkovsky pleaded guilty in a Soviet court to espionage charges. Wynne admitted active espionage with reservations while Penkovsky confessed high treason after admitting smuggling about 5000 photographs of secret documents to Western intelligence.

OSCOW U.S Greville Wynne Soviet Union Oleg Penkovsky Soviet Committee For Coordinations of Scientific Research Wynne Sheila Penkovsky Gray

Telstar transmits seven minutes of TV to Europe

U S satellites Telstar 2 successfully relayed a clear seven minute television signal to England and France from its Delta rocket launch, with engineers noting a later stronger signal possible on subsequent orbits. In Hamlin a homemade outboard boat capsized on South Hamlin Lake killing three aboard, two men from Lubbock and a ten year old Hamlin boy, with two others escaping. Funeral arrangements are pending for the deceased.

Hamlin South Hamlin Lake Lubbock Alner Brackens L. D. Richardson Larry Davis Carrie Davis United Preas International United States Telstar England France Gordon Cooper Jr Andover Maine Britain Goonhilly Downs Pleumeut Bodou Delta Japan Frank Chapman Hanie Warren Jessie Davis J. C. Cauble Richardson Jamison Funeral Home Brackens Midland Funeral Home

Trustees study costs for expanding nursing program

Lubbock ISD trustees gave in principle approval to expand the vocational nursing department but will not set expenditures. The move followed a council report noting hospitals and convalescent homes need about 195 more licensed vocational nurses as beds rise.

Kenneth Rhodes Avalanche-Journal Rustees Lubbock Independent School District Advisory Council C. J. Holingsworth West Texas Hospital George Brewer Methodist Hospital Corine Lattimore Lucille Schulz Irene Wilson Lubbock Hollingsworth

Federal jury subpoenaed Estes linked trio testify this week

Three men tied to Billie Sol Estes fraud cases Coleman McSpadden of Lubbock Ruel Alexander Amarillo and Harold Orr Amarillo are subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury meeting in Amarillo this week Twenty two grand jurors were sworn Monday in U S District Court by Judge Joseph B Dooley A partial report on findings may be presented today and the session may continue Trials of related cases are pending and jurors expect to work through the week into next.

Billie Sol Estes Coleman McSpadden Lubbock Ruel Alexander Harold Orr Amarillo U.S. District Court Joseph B. Dooley Dooley McSpadden Superior Manufacturing Co Orr and Alexander R. E. Clements Dallas Potter County

Salinger in Germany Prepares for Kennedy West Germany Visit

Bonn reports Pierre Salinger arrived to ready the U S for President Kennedy's planned trip to West Germany next month.

House Kills Odessa Bill in Texas Legislature

The Texas House rejected a proposal to rename Odessa Junior College as Permian State College and join it to the senior college list by an 82 56 vote. San Angelo Junior College and Pan American College were recommended for senior status, Odessa not. A constitutional change on redistricting was approved for a voter referendum in 1964.

Garth Jones Astin House Odessa Junior College Odessa Io Permian State College San Angelo Edinburg Texas Senate Legislative and Congressional Districts Committee

Three Die In Flash Fire Aboard Sub Flasher

A flash fire on the atomic submarine Flasher in Groton Connecticut killed three sailors and injuring two others as the crew worked toward a June 22 launch deadline. Names of the dead were withheld pending notification. The Flasher is an attack submarine with a shark shaped hull of the same type as the ill fated Thresher which sank in the Atlantic on April 10 during a test voyage.

Groton

Cochran Family Named Lubbock 1963 Family of the Year

The James R. Cochran family of 3208 27th St. was chosen as Lubbock's 1963 Family of the Year from 29 nominations. The couple James and Woodie Cochran and their four children Jimmy Victoria Cornelia and Alice were praised by Hutchinson PTA and school leaders for unity discipline and Christian values.

James Cochrans 27Th St Lubbock Smylie Wilson Junior High School Cornelia Woodie Cochran Cochran Alice Jimmy Victoria Cochrans Family Service Assn Vaughn Hendrie Avalanche-Journal James R. Cochrans James R. Cochran Lubbock’s Family Service Association James Woodie Rice University Monterey High School J. T. Hutchinson Hutchinson Hutchinson Pta Roy Grimes James Cochran H. A. Anderson Hutchinson Nomination Committee

Superiority Complex Defined In The Comic Dictionary

The note explains the term superiority complex as the attitude that makes a person feel superior to others while avoiding genuine engagement. It contrasts talking about inferiors with the effort to address personal shortcomings, presented in a concise, editorial tone.

Prayer for Guidance and Compassion

A short anonymous prayer thanks heaven for life and seeks divine guidance to walk a loving path. It asks for help to direct actions in Thy name and to love all people.

IRS expense ruling hearings draw beef and union complaints

Public IRS hearings spotlighted proposed deductions for travel entertainment and gifts. Farmers and beef industry witnesses linked prime beef prices to restaurant demand while officials debated extent of deductions for spouses and salesmen amid a new congressionally enacted law. The IRS aims to publish final regulations early next month.

Associated Press Ashington Internal Revenue Service Morris Marvin Leffler National Council of Salesmen’s Organizations IRS

False lion scare in Epping Forest traced to dog

Police halt search for a lion loose in Epping Forest after a keeper’s golden Labrador, seen by a man, sparked the scare. The incident ends with no animal on the loose.

Epping England UPI Epping Forest

Partly cloudy and warmer in Lubbock area forecast

Weather summary for Lubbock and vicinity notes partly cloudy skies and a warmer trend with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and no precipitation. The report provides daily temperature readings, humidity, sunrise and sunset times, and regional highs and lows for several cities in the Southwest.

Lubbock Pek Pal Abilene Albuquerque Mouston Amarillo Okla Dallas Reaweh Denver

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