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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1962
Page
5
Wide swathes of Haskell and nearby counties suffered extensive damage from tornadoes and accompanying storms. Initial surveys show losses may reach up to four million dollars with 15 homes and multiple facilities destroyed. Red Cross aid and emergency responders rushed to assist, while additional funnel activity near Anson and Stamford caused concern.
A C133 cargo plane from Dover Air Force Base is listed missing after departing Dover bound for Lajes in the Azores. The aircraft, piloted by 1st Lt James Higgins, vanished east of Denver after takeoff at 7:18 am CST Sunday, with no radio contact since. The number of crew aboard was not released.
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Report from Vientiane and surrounding areas describe ongoing tensions as government forces clash with opposing groups. The scene includes claims of reinforcements and weapon use amid attacks on rural properties and key figures. Authorities and observers cite conflicting accounts as investigations continue.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper described the Aurora 7 mission in a press briefing near Boulder and Denver. He noted the weightless state felt easier than bed rest and reported the launch and countdown as near perfect aside from a forest fire smoke delay. Carpenter discussed filming horizons, oven automated control issues, and plan to study data for future Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs while noting role in home-town celebration.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson received an honorary doctor of law degree at his alma mater Southwest Texas College in San Marcos. He was greeted by an ovation from about 2,900 attendees as Dr John Flowers, the college president, placed the hood on his head.
Cuernavaca Mexico UP I two farmers organizations urged the government to act fast against the killers of Rue Jaramillo and his family found shot to death near a dusty road last Wednesday. Jaramillo presumed to be a Mexican Robin Hood had seized thousands of acres from landholders over 20 years and only recently settled squatters on 25 000 hectares of government land. Authorities sought charges against Jaramillo on drug trafficking and other crimes as witnesses recalled armed assailants abducting the family from their home in Tlaquitenango and triggering a deadly gunfight at the ruins of Xochicalco.
International Control Commission chief Avtar Singh said Prince Souvanna Phouma demanded a June 15 deadline to form a neutral coalition government in Laos to end the civil war or return to France. Singh, an Indian, had just returned from talks.
In Pearl Harbor Hawaii the USS Arizona Memorial of the Pacific is finished after four years of fundraising. The modernist memorial straddles the sunken Arizona with over 1100 entombed crewmen named on a marble wall. The concrete bridge, built on steel foundations, will be dedicated Memorial Day in May.
Public hearings begin today at Estes case investigations as the Senate Investigations subcommittee plans to hear from Kennedy and Eisenhower era officials. Witnesses include Walter C. Berger and James McConnell of agriculture, with Carl J. Miller first on the stand. The hearings, set for next month, will prompt questions to several USDA staffers and may expand to public appearances later.
After a week of commencement events at Texas Tech, 439 Lubock High seniors heard baccalaureate remarks from Rev. Milton Poole at the Municipal Auditorium, as Army and Air Force cadets received commissions and two speakers outlined looming national challenges alongside campus celebrations and musical tributes.
The Reverend pursued graduate work resulting in a 1960 master’s degree in theology. He continued with graduate resident study in clinical pastoral counseling at the Institute of Religion in Houston Medical Center. He served as pastor of Christ Presbyterian. Two books by the Reverend Mars Artesland focus on the office of elder.
Franklin UPI report notes a grand jury will question John Denison Estes' lawyer and an Agriculture Department investigator to determine who first provided evidence. Joseph Jachumczyk, who performed an autopsy on Henry H. Marshall, 51, said he was almost sure Marshall was murdered. Marshall’s body was found with five bullet holes on a Franklin-area farm June 3, 1951. the original verdict was death by own action.
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