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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1963
Page
5
Duane Howell, farm editor for the Avalanche Journal, calls for strengthened planning and policy action to address recurring water flooding affecting plains agriculture. He outlines risks to crops, soil moisture, and regional livelihoods, urging coordinated efforts among farmers, local governments, and agencies.
The Texas Farm Bureau urged halting underground water use in oil recovery and backed legislation to prohibit it, provoking debate over property rights. At the state convention the group moved further right, endorsing impeachment of Chief Justice Earl Warren, while some delegates warned against radical action and questioned the leverage of such proposals.
About 15 000 Christmas seals were mailed to donors as Roy K. Farr announces the 1963 seal sale campaign of the Lubbock County Tuberculosis Association. Jeff Gibson, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Gibson, appears as Christmas Seal Boy 1963 on the envelope. Proceeds fund tuberculin testing, clinics for the medically indigent, health education, and counseling. 81 percent stays locally.
Progress reports at the tuberculosis association board meeting covered plans for a mobile detection unit costing 16480 dollars with x rays and testing equipment to be ordered in December for January delivery. The group discussed school film participation for the Anatomy of a Disease and bi county cooperation with Hale county.
Postmasters and supervisors of the 19th Congressional Post Office District meet at Farr's Cafeteria on 34th Street to discuss Christmas operations. Registration begins at 3, a general meeting follows, with dinner at 6. Speakers include Mel Benesch and Ver non Bell from Lubbock, plus Slingerland and Ferrell. Reverend Ortiz to give Thanksgiving program at dinner.
West erner Carnival at Lubbock High School runs from 7 to 11 p m with a Seattle World's Fair inspired theme. French Le Club Parisien hosts dinner and a floor show while gym booths display 14 foreign countries and games such as a teachers dunk and hat throw. Proceeds fund the senior class gift.
Major Robert M White 1949 Texas Tech graduate is slated to report to Reese Air Force Base next week as a Protestant chaplain. He majored in business management at Tech and earned a seminary degree after serving churches in Athens Louisiana and Bullhead City Arizona. White became an Air Force chaplain in 1953 and served at Hamilton AFB Oakland Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls with three years in the Far East and a stint in England. He was with the 2nd Fighter Wing of Air Defense Command Suffolk County AFB New York en route to Reese. He had been an en listed man in the Louisiana National Guard before seminary.
In retaliation, U S patrols halted two Soviet convoys near East Berlin checkpoints for minutes, delaying travel on the 110 mile autobahn across East Germany. A Soviet bus carrying eight soldiers was also stopped briefly near the West Berlin border as tension rose. Capt. Royce H McNeill commanded a Stratotanker refueling mission from Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, amid a stretch of border delays and reciprocal actions between U S and Soviet forces.
Members and guests gathered for the South Plains Genealogical Society monthly meeting at the Municipal Garden Arts Center on College Ave. Librarian Sandy of the Lubbock Public Library highlighted progress in a dedicated genealogical research library, while Lt. Donald Copeland and Lt. William Spears reported on NATO field training support and Operation Big Lift. The society announced future programs and a course on finding ancestors at the public library.
A 0th District Court civil jury in Lubbock found the City negligent and awarded Cement and Supply Co. $1,315.30 for damage to a cement mixer truck after a mishap on a street shoulder. The suit claimed the mixer truck driven by Gilbert Hudson slipped into loose gravel and was damaged when a trench incident occurred after a gravel spreader passed. Trial began Wednesday with jurors deliberating at 9 a.m. and reaching a verdict at 9:50 a.m. Judge Robert H. Bean presided.
Joe Douglas Carroll of Lubbock has been named executive officer of I Squadron in the Air Force ROTC unit at North Texas State University for the fall semester. Lt. Col. Nash F. Levine announced the appointment. Carroll will hold the rank of cadet first lieutenant and is a mathematics major, son of Travis D. Carroll.
Amarillo realtor Hugo H. Loewenstern spoke at a Pioneer Hotel luncheon to Lubbock County Bar Assn and local realtors about land investments and state tax problems. He urged amendments to allow full income from educational and Confederate pension funds, discussed depreciation in real estate valuations, and noted cattle property taxes vary widely from county to county. The next bar meeting will feature Charles Allen Wright on the Supreme Court and civil liberties.
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