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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1963
Page
13
A fire at the Standard of Texas oil lease three miles east of Buckeye caused about 6000 dollars in damage Tuesday. Lovington volunteers fought the blaze with additional equipment as eight 1000-barrel tanks were threatened.
Professor F Alton Wade head of geosciences at Texas Tech led a joint meeting of civil and agricultural engineering student chapters in Antarctica. He spoke on rock formations and ice challenges from the 1962 63 summer. John Clough Van Horn was elected vice president, Mike Caldwell Amarillo treasurer, and Jerry Hobbs Corpus Christi secretary.
Command changes sweep the army air mobility program with the 11th Air Assault Division testing at Ft Benning. Westmoreland moves from West Point to lead the airborne corps as a lieutenant general, with Lampert replacing him at the academy.
A Russian veterinary surgeon touring farms in Britain was attacked by a bull. Details of injuries or location are not provided but the incident underscores farm safety risks for visiting veterinarians.
Sir Winston Churchill, 88, returned to the House of Commons for 36 minutes, greeted with cheers from Conservatives, Labour, and Liberals. He appeared frail but in good spirits, bowing to compliments as MPs saw his visit as a possible swan song after announcing he would not run again.
The House cleared a bill authorizing over 15.3 billion for military purchases and sent it to President Kennedy. Congress trimmed administration requests by 408 million, with RS-70 procurement cut and three RS-70 prototypes kept. The act allows later appropriations and possible further reductions.
Houston area Northeast School District fired 27 teachers for incompetence, cites district superintendent G C Scarborough. Some claim firings were for age or other reasons. board chair Roy McClough asserts firings were district sanctioned and not excessive in a 454 teacher district.
A 1200 member slate of Post L Travelers Protective Assn. of America was installed by Assistant Dist. Atty. Roy Johnston in special ceremonies Tuesday night. New officers include R. W. Workman Jr. as president J. B. Hance as first vice president J. L. Hooper as second vice president D. E. Bratcher as third vice president W. L. Renfro Jr. as secretary treasurer.
The Texas Retailers and Amusement Association discussed safety in school zones led by Bill Everheart and planned a national convention in Miami, with delegates including A. C. Bullard Hooper D. E. Blanchard Marshall Cothran Bob Renfro and others. TRAA is a fraternal group of businessmen and salesmen.
Blonde actress Joan O'Brien and husband actor Harvey Allen agreed on a trial separation after one month of marriage. He remains in Las Vegas while she stays in Hollywood with manager Dick Hecken camp and wife Kathy Nolan. Hecken camp said they will part briefly to reassess plans and no attorney has been seen yet.
Reports from Vienna say Czech youths beat African and Middle Eastern students in Prague last Saturday, lasting 15 minutes with no police intervention. A diplomat’s ear was reportedly slashed, tensions cited but motives unclear.
Reports from the Dominican capital describe rumors of a Duvalier revolt and armed Haitian exiles along the border. URF leader Casignol announced 2000 exiles on war footing, citing fear of foreign occupation and a phantom regime as dangers to national dignity. He did not name the foreign power, but suggested it was not the Dominican Republic.
Burleson now chairs the House Administration Committee and serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He would need to resign from both if tapped for the Rules Committee. Thornberry expected to be named a judge in the western federal judicial district replacing Judge Thomason of El Paso who retires June 1.
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