08 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1961
Page
1
Industry researchers push a Texas Tech linked venture INRAD and FINRAD into national spotlight. Dr. Sylvan J. Kaplan leads plans for chimpanzee training for Holloman Missile Center and for audio visual teaching aids, plus broad research in physical science engineering and medical fields.
Alhambra and Monrovia high school rivals sparked a five block melee after Alhambra lost 33 9. Police from area departments rounded up 8% of youths between 14 and 18 with most under 18 turned over to parents. No serious injuries reported.
A Derby Aviation DC-3 carrying British government employees and a traveling courier crashed near Mt Canig in the Pyrenees during a flight from London to Perpignan. All 34 aboard were killed. Rescue teams found bodies scattered on the slope, with no survivors.
A Pacific Northwest cold front moved into the Texas Panhandle bringing much colder temperatures. The Weather Bureau warned of rain and thunderstorms Sunday night and an end to milder conditions since midweek. Record low readings were noted earlier in the period.
A clipped editorial fragment defines an office holder as a political appointee who holds a post or replaces someone else in the rate. The note appears amid a local newspaper index listing sections and pages.
A crowd of 38,500 at Jones Stadium watched Texas A&M defeat Texas Tech 7 to 3 in the 1961 SWC opener. The halftime show featured two Texas Tech bands and the Aggie Band impressed with precision as the home team failed to secure a victory.
Hobart Oklahoma welder Lee E Uptergrove, 37, plunged about 155 feet while installing a guy wire at a grain elevator in West Texas. He escaped with a broken leg after the cage swung into a concrete boot pit. co workers call the fall astonishing and say he will be X rayed and tested today.
Yankees move ahead in the World Series with a ninth inning home run by Maris breaking a tie and giving New York a 13 to 2 win over Cincinnati. The victory puts the Yankees up two games to one as Whitey Ford and Jim O’Toole were anticipated to start today’s game.
Today's Prayer asks for thanks for the new day and life and guidance. It urges reaffirmation that this is the Lord's day and prays for Thy kingdom to come on earth.
The Kennedy administration plans a new round of consultations with Britain France and West Germany to craft a unified Western position for East West negotiations A tense Berlin border sees four West Berliners taken into custody amid gunfire and a series of exploratory talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko yield no formal framework for talks Khrushchev favors continuing discussion rather than a military clash while Moscow hints at a town pact with East Germany if Westerners refuse a treaty.
United States and Canada plan Operation Sky Shield a 12 hour test to defend North America from mock bomber attack. About 250000 service members from U S Army Air Force Navy and Canada's air force join in a far reaching exercise spanning one million square miles with 6000 simulated sorties and grounding around 2100 commercial flights. No live ammunition used and emergency flight provisions noted by FAA.
Doctors at Sam Rayburn hospital consider experimental chemotherapy to slow the veteran congressman's widespread cancer. Rayburn, 79, gained strength with rest, transfusions, and cortisone, while his condition remains grave and doctors weigh new drug options. Meantime Indian Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon underwent brain surgery and rested after the procedure in New York.
The region will be clear to partly cloudy with mild temperatures and windy spells. Southerly to southwesterly winds reach 20 mph, Lubbock's high around 37 and low temperatures expected to be mild.
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