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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1960
Page
5
Inspector Glen Conner of the Department of Public Safety notes about 100,000 Texans hold licenses under suspension, with 1000 to 200,000 others having no license at all. Many motorists in accidents lack licenses, and police lack manpower for constant checks. Public help is urged to report violations to protect other drivers and property.
The Post Office Department studied views in India China Australia Africa South America and Europe to choose symbols for air mail stamps. Lincoln embodies America in Asia and Africa the Liberty Bell in South America and the Statue of Liberty in Europe. The piece urges Americans abroad to live up to their nation's reputation.
Cornell University scientists in Ithaca warn house flies will be hard to control this year. They say the insects have developed immunity to the latest insecticides, a pattern also seen in other pests. The note adds to a view that insects could eventually prevail in the long struggle with humans.
A physician notes that people with curved spines live longer than those with straighter spines. The remark adds a provocative angle on aging and may influence views on taxpayer burdens in the United States.
The quote examines the irony that people may praise a person for traits that could be seen as discriminatory in certain contexts while condemning the same person for discriminatory actions. It highlights perceived intent versus impact and social norms.
The page shows the Avalanche Journal publishing details in Lubbock Texas with masthead unions and circulation rates for morning and evening editions. It lists price schedules by carrier and mail and includes the pledge of allegiance as part of the page.
Special correspondent recalls Khrushchev at a Camp David session where he expressed favorable views toward Franklin D Roosevelt. Khrushchev answered a question from Dan Schorr in a packed Palais de Chaillot lobby, urging a resumed summit and casting his votes toward Roosevelt as a symbol of the capitalist system's legacy.
In a reflective column, Inez Robe contends the Paris summit failure forecasts harsher East-West tensions. She notes Khrushchev’s harsh performance at the press conference and Malinovsky’s demeanor while predicting stricter visa controls and deeper Soviet suspicion of cultural exchanges.
The article outlines a Democratic presidential contest in which Kennedy and Stevenson vie against a Truman-Symington-Johnson bloc. It notes Kennedy and Stevenson as potential top contenders, Stevenson eyeing Secretary of State, and Truman backing Symington. Aiming to avoid a stalemate, factions seek to influence second or third ballots and avert a repeat of past party clashes.
In Lamesa the Dawson County Old Timers gathered 500 members for their annual reunion in the city park. W K Crawley was re elected president in his absence. M C Lindsey led, with Nelson Cape as vice president and Mrs Dixie Kilgore as secretary treasurer.
The piece traces Rudolf Abel’s recruitment and the Abel case's key milestones. It details Reino Hayhanen’s voyage as Eugene Maki, the Brooklyn studio alias 252 Fulton Street, and the "Mark" figure tied to a Day tona Beach cover. It notes the FBI stakeouts, arrests, and Abel’s 1957 conviction and 1960 Supreme Court affirmation.
Mark admitted he was a Soviet citizen using the true name Rudolf Ivanovich Abel. He said he entered the United States in November 1948 with an American passport under the name Andrew Kayotis. FBI traced a Detroit resident issued a 1947 American passport for travel to Europe, Kayotis left the United States for Europe in September 1947 and has not returned.
El Paso AP Bruce Alger, Texas' only Republican congressman from Dallas, challenged claims that Texas is a one party state. In a prepared address at a $10-a-plate El Paso Republican dinner he said the one party contention is a myth or that Texas is a no party state.
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