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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1962

Page

4

Wrangling in Congress Delays Kennedy Aid Approval

The Senate boosted the total to 4 billion as leaders clash over funding. Russell and Smathers stall on a supplemental bill to defend Senate rights to amend appropriations. Cannon says the House can adjourn when leadership sets a date. Foreign aid funds face cuts and potential riders if Kennedy vetoes.

Senate William H. Harsha Robio Midwest Kennedy Congress Harsha Russell House Senate Eet Congress Rusell Agriculture Department Roussell Smathers Mansfield Georgia Dawson Clarence Cannon D-Mo George A. Smathers D'Fla Smathers Kennedy White House Peace Corps

Wayland Baptist Board Opens Two Day Session in Plainview

Wayland Baptist College trustees convened in Plainview for a two day meeting beginning at 9 a.m. with finance committee reports led by E. M. Osborne. J. D. McPhaul will present the handbook and constitution while Maurice J. Sharp and Dr. Robert G. Collmer deliver campus reports.

Plainview Wayland Baptist College Board of Trustees Finance Committee E. M. Osborne H. L. Mitchusson J. D. McPhaul Lubbock Maurice J. Sharp Robert G. Collmer A. Hope Ownes Wayland Ailese Parten Parents Day Tom Z. Parrish Harold Smith Amarillo Owens Spiritual Life Committee A. B. Reid Abernathy

Two Charged In Sex Cases Here

Two men face charges after weekend sex offenses. Timmy Lee Spain, 20, of 2430 27th St., is charged with indecent exposure to a child and released on $2,000 bond. A lineup identification and a police report of several admitted incidents are noted. A second man remains at large on sodomy and assault with intent to rape charges, while a separate Sunday incident involved a man who pretended a neighbor was needed on the telephone and fled after a window break and help call.

Timmy Lee Spain 27Th St Asst. Dist. Atty James Ivey Spain Justice of the Peace George H. McCleskey 40Th St Ivey 39Th St

Actress Released In Boyfriend Slaying Case In Los Angeles

Actress Saundra Edwards aged 24 was released from jail in Los Angeles pending a coroner inquest into the shotgun killing of her actor boyfriend Tom Gilson aged 28. Edwards was jailed on suspicion of murder after telling police she shot Gilson when he broke into her home and threatened their 9 month old son Tom Jr. The inquest is set for Wednesday.

Los Angeles Saundra Edwards Miss Edwards Tom Gilson Gilson Tom Jr

Local Births Reported Across City Clinics

Mr and Mrs Bobby Davis announce a daughter born at 8 50 am Monday at her Clinic Hospital weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. Juan Madrid and wife report a son born 8 64 pm Sunday at Latif Clinic weighing 7 pounds. Brijido Ramirez and wife welcome a daughter born 4 am Sunday at Latif Clinic weighing 7 pounds 5 1/2 ounces. Alfredo Cortinas and wife announce a daughter born 12 40 pm Sunday at Lauf Clinic weighing 7 pounds 10 1/2 ounces. Guadalupe Reyes and wife report a son born 4 05 pm Sunday at Lauf Clinic weighing 11 pounds 1 ounce. Dionicio Mindieta and wife announce a daughter born 11 51 pm Sunday at Lauf Clinic weighing 3 pounds. Elisio Joe Mascarenas and wife report a son born 10 30 am at Tahoka Rt 4. Terry Williams and wife welcome a son born 7 30 pm Monday at Methodist Hospital weighing 10 pounds 6 ounces.

Bobby Davis Mara Juan Madrid Main St. Post Latif Clinic la Paloma Post Brijido Ramirez Rt. 1 Lubbock Alfredo Cortinas Ave. J Lauf Clinic Guadalupe Reyes New Deal Dionicio Mindieta Galbraith Steel and Supply Co Elisio Joe Mascarenas Rt. 4 Tahoka Lauf Terry Williams Methodist Hospital K. W. Kirkpatrick Bobbie Sharp Levelland First Methodist Church Bobby Brown Southwestern Public Service Co David Warren Witcher 20Th St West Texas Hospital Iather Homer Robing Felix Morales Ave. L St. Mary's Hospital Adrain Lynn Sandefur 48Th St Taylor Hospital Caprock Investment Co Manuel Marin Paris Ave Porter Clinic Hospital Simon Retua Queens St McWhorter's Guy Hugh Rush Rt. 3 Winfred Self Ave. Oo Ernest Casanova Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital City of

Water hits lumberyard as seven foot wall floods Dallas

A seven foot wall of water swept a Dallas lumberyard causing heavy damage while workers restacked lumber at night. The city logged nearly five inches of rain by late afternoon, with AP wirephotos capturing the scene.

Dallas

Rock shatters window as Meredith enters cafeteria

Ole Miss students outside the University of Mississippi cafeteria throw a rock that shatters a window as James Meredith enters for his class. No injuries reported. Federal troops withdraw gradually while guardsman deployments shrink and discussions with students continue.

Ole Miss Meredith Oxford Miss University of Mississippi James H. Meredith Baxter Hall J. D. Williams Columbus Nicholas Katzenbach Army University

De Gaulle Plans Three General Ballots in Month Referendum

Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle ordered national polls three times in October and November to settle the fate of his Fifth Republic. The plan includes a nationwide referendum on electing successors by the nation and parliamentary elections on November 18 and 25.

Paris UPI Charles de Gaulle France de Gaulle James McVicars Fiesta Dance Studio National Assembly Georges Pompidou

Berlin Reds Kill Refugees Echoes of Berlin Crisis

West Berlin reports say East German border guards fired on refugees attempting to swim the Spree, killing two and injuring or drowning a third. Mayor Brandt warned Khrushchev of potential war and urged allied countermeasures as tensions rise over the Four Power Berlin status.

Avelanche-Journal Berlin Spree Willy Brandt Kennedy Washington United States Nikita Khrushchev West Berlin West Bank Brandt Moscow West Russia

Hold Up At Piggly Wiggly Described By Officers

Officers chased a teller who used a public phone near the Piggly Wiggly after a late evening hold up. A witness described a yellow shirted man with a bronze car and hose obscuring facial features. The store employee and son of a local family provided details about the suspect.

Vaughn Sten Tom B. Stenis 41St St Stenis Curry Russell

Robbery at Lubbock Store Ends Without Injury

Kay and Curry recount a hold up at a local store. The bandit instructed Curry to comply while the two teens escaped unharmed. Police searched the area with dogs and suspected a second accomplice with a car nearby.

Kennedy to skip news conference this week

The White House said President Kennedy will not hold a news conference this week. He last met with reporters on September 13.

Washington Kennedy White House

North Texas Floods Leave Dallas Area Under Water

Deluges drenched North Central Texas with heavy rains and flash flooding. Cars were washed away on Dallas area streets and the Central Expressway, with evacuations in at least 16 areas. Fatalities include Helen Miracle near Mount Vernon and Frank H. Moore near Kaufman. Weather radar showed broad rainfall bands moving east, with totals reaching over 4 inches in some locations. Temperatures ranged from 71 to 96 degrees across the region.

Richardson Dallas Mount Vernon Tex Helen Miracle Frank H. Moore Terrell Kaufman Jim Howe Fire Department Texas Weather Bureau Tyler Amon Carter Field Fort Worth Ft. Hood McGregor Moody Temple Killeen Abilene Mineral Wells Rockwall Crandall Grapevine Lavon Stephenville Richland Frost Alpine Beaumont Lufkin Greenville Paris Denison Weatherford Houston Dalhart Corpus Christi

Cuba Decries U S Plans Against Cuban Trade

Cuban delegates in the Inter American system condemn U S port closures and naval blockades aimed at Cuba. Dor ticos warn of unilateral pressure and seek UN condemnation while longshore leaders urge a cargo boycott of ships tied to Russia or Cuba. McCormack denounces Cubas UN demand and urges UN condemnation of Soviet actions.

Soviet Union Kennedy Dorticos Washington NATO Cuba United States United Nations Assembly Security Council New York UPI International Longshoremen’s Assn Russia Britain John McCormick Osvaldo Corticos U.S McCormack World Organization

McSpadden Faces Creditors Over Exemption Claims

Creditors object to McSpadden’s trustee report arguing fraud funds financed possessions. The judge noted Texas bankrupt exemptions allow home and tools. McSpadden, who pleaded guilty to federal fraud, faces a 10 year sentence due to testify in Estes cases. Creditors including Pioneer Finance Pacific Finance Heller Armour Diversified filed exceptions with local firms and individuals among them.

McSpadden G. H. Nelson Bass Nelson Texas Billie Sol Estes Pecos Pioneer Finance Co Pacific Finance Co Walter E. Heller Co CIT Corp Associates Investment Co Kuykendall Investment Co Armour and Co Amarillo Tom Morris Tavia Simmons E. W. Simmons John W. Simmons Panhandle Steel Buildings, Inc

Residents Start Rehabilitation Study in City

A group of Lubbock citizens began mapping plans Monday night to improve downtown areas through cleanup and rehabilitation. Alfred C. Smith of McWhorter Elementary was named committee chairman as fifty attendees joined PTA members school personnel and ministers to form a plan for the area bounded by Clovis Road 4th Street Indiana Avenue and College Avenue. The committee will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at R W Matthews Junior High to map a direction for the project.

Lubbock Harry Tower On Defense PTA Clovis Road 4Th Street Indiana Avenue College Avenue Alfred C. Smith McWhorter L. O. White R. W. Matthews Junior High School Tower

Supreme Court tackles religion in schools and race cases

The high court weighs religion in public schools along with major rulings on racial segregation and labor matters. It accepts two key racial appeals on school transfers and airline hiring while upholding bans on race based facility signs and barring certain discriminatory bus operations.

Hartford Conn Knoxville Davidson County Tenn U.S. Circuit Court Cincinnati Marlon D. Green Continental Air Lines Inc Denver Byron R. White Goldberg Louisiana Georgia Interstate Commerce Commission

Fire Crews Respond to West Texas Hospital Transformer Smoke

Lubbock firemen were called to West Texas Hospital at 11 05 p m Monday when a transformer in a fluorescent light shorted out creating smoke There was no damage firemen reported Earlier in the night firemen extinguished a small blaze in an unused theater at 17th St and Ave A Damage reportedly was light

Lubbock West Texas Hospital 17Th St Ave. A

U.S. Firms Eye Rover Gas Turbine for Small Planes

American light aircraft makers show interest in Rover’s gas turbine aimed at powering small aircraft, according to industrial sources. Rover is noted as a high quality auto maker with a jet car program.

London UPI Rover

Snyder Hosts WTNM Group Fall Meeting at Snyder Country Club

West Texas New Mexico Communications Association members gather in Snyder for the annual fall meet at the Snyder Country Club. Harold Lacik gives opening remarks, with Orville Steele and Sammie Webb presiding and sessions led by Frank Cox and C. O. Layne. George Killan and Leon Hull present afternoon talks. A noon luncheon, business meeting, and hospitality hour cap the agenda.

Snyder West Texas - New Mexico Communications Association Snyder Country Club Harold Lacik Snyder Chamber of Commerce Orville Steele Midland Department of Public Safety Sammie Webb Seminole Frank Cox Department of the Defense and Disaster Relief Expector C. O. Layne Austin Department of Public Safety George Killan Scurry County Leon Hull Big Spring

Texas cotton estimate rises to 4.775 million bales

The Agriculture Department raised its Texas cotton crop estimate to 4,775,000 bales, up 75,000 from the September 1 figure.

Washington Agriculture Department Texas

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Soviets Justice Department Pentagon Mississippi Sen John Stennis D-Miss Stennis Grant Richard B. Russell Senate Armed Services Committee Glenn Crews Ave. Q Inday Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Oscar James Alley Harvard Natividad Carrizales Lubbock Steel Warehouse Twin Cakes Pharmacy Mth St Charles Curry Charles Russell Au el Kay Dublin Carter Field Cisco Ranger High Court Jjames H. Meredith Hugo L. Black Supreme Court Black Ben F. Cameron iUniversity
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