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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1962
Page
1
In San Francisco Richard Nixon campaigns for California governor with former President Dwight Eisenhower behind him. Eisenhower later endorses Nixon as George Christopher, mayor of San Francisco, runs for lieutenant governor.
The Senate passed a 3.9 billion foreign aid bill but fights with the House over a farm aid measure threaten adjournment this week. Sen. Mansfield signals possible indefinite session while Sen. Russell staunchly resists. Other hurdles include a 500 million catch-all appropriation and a public works bill. House Rules Committee to decide on riv ers and flood control authorizations.
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker will likely present for a psychiatric examination in Dallas on Friday or Thursday night before the deadline. The test, to be conducted by Dr. R. L. Stubblefield and a private psychiatrist, follows his release from a federal prison hospital in Springfield Missouri. Walker was arrested during rioting at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and charged with rebellion insurrection and seditious conspiracy.
Creditors including Frank R. Murray time the hearing on exemptions claimed by Coleman D. McSpadden in a Lubbock bankruptcy begin. Trustee Roy Bass says McSpadden may keep home furnishings one car a truck clothing a shotgun and farm implements valued around 330000 with creditors seeking to deny ownership of over 500000 in other possessions. The hearing resumes Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Post Office Building with testimony on the exceptions.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods in Dallas and surrounding areas on Monday. The city reported four hour rainfall totals near 4.92 inches with peak amounts up to 7 inches in nearby Glen Rose and Corsicana. Several roads closed and two people died elsewhere in traffic accidents blamed on slick highways. A rescue saved a woman trapped in her car near a street sign as waters rose, and a $35 000 home burned from lightning. Traffic was halted for hours as high water swamped north south routes.
In Humboldt County California a light plane carrying Rep Clem Miller and three others crashed 30 miles east of Eureka during a rain squall. Miller and the two others died, along with pilot George Head and his 12-year-old son Ronald.
Ward's Ward & Co signs lease for a nine acre Lubbock site at 50th Street and Boston Avenue to house a 110000 square foot full line retail store with 700 car parking. The current 36800 square foot downtown store will close when the new facility opens in 1964. Caprock Shopping Center officials note the project costs exceed one million dollars.
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on constitutionality of Bible reading and Lord's Prayer recitation in public schools. It will review Pennsylvania Bible reading law and Baltimore School Board prayers while declining other church state cases. Justice Goldberg did not participate in Monday rulings.
U S Commissioner Reginald H. Carter was found shot in his New Orleans office in the federal post office building. He was 69 and died after a self inflicted wound, with a pistol found nearby and an investigation under way.
The column notes breathing as a key to lasting health, tied to consistent practice. Experts describe how sustained deep breaths support circulation, reduce stress, and improve vitality, urging regular, mindful routines for lasting benefits.
An armed bandit wearing a stocking over his head and using a sawed off shotgun robbed Twin Oaks Pharmacy at closing time. He forced a worker to open the back safe and took about $1200 in cash and checks, overlooking $70 in a cigar box. Officers chased leads as two employees described the suspect and scene.
A reader submission invites prayers under 40 words for this column. The tone stresses humility and reconciliation, asking for removal of pride and withheld apologies to open hearts to others. Anonymous note accompanies.
A lone bandit entered Mills County State Bank around 11 50 am in blue jeans with a pack on his back. He demanded money from cashier Victor Williams at gunpoint and fled with a money sack later found to contain between 400 and 800 dollars in cash and checks. the exact total was undetermined. Local authorities pursued him through an alley as bank staff alerted deputies and an IRS agent.
Osvaldo Corticos addressed the United Nations amid heckling from anti Castro groups. Cuban security was tight as rival Cuban factions clashed outside the UN, with 33 taken into custody. Corticos warned against Kennedy’s embargo proposal while Adlai Stevenson pressed against aggression in the hemisphere.
Partly cloudy for Lubbock and vicinity with little temperature change turning cooler tonight. Maximum 88 minimum 34 today with humidity 38 percent at midnight. sun rises 6 47 a m sets 6 21 p m. Precipitation and high low temps for 24 hours ending last night shown for several cities.
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