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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1960

Page

20

Mystery Bomb Explodes Near New York Public Library

A bomb exploded outside the New York Public Library amid a wave of threats and earlier blast near Times Square. No injuries this time though windows shattered and shrubbery damaged. police sought a brown suited man seen fleeing.

New York New York Public Library Times Square National Republican Club Wendell L. Willkie James Nichols Metesky Manhattan United Nations General Assembly Library of Congress United States George M Cohan Times Squire Waterbury Khrushchev 40Th St Fifth Ave Times ‘Square Ubrary

Lumumba In New Move Shocks Congo Capital Crowd

Deposed Premier Patrice Lumumba roamed Kinshasa in a bar to bar stroll urging rally behind his plan to oust UN troops. Mobutu’s military police accompanied his cortege as Africans in sweltering heat hailed him as savior amid mixed local support for anti Lumumba factions.

Associated Press Leopoldville Patrice Lumumba Bar Congo Lumumba United Nations Emeri Joseph Mobutu anti-Lumumba Abako Party

Bank Bandit uses ambulance getaway in Michigan hold up

A masked man robbed a Michigan bank of about $10 000 locking two employees in a vault Then he fled in an ambulance driven by Francis Fox who claimed he thought the robber was shopping Trooper Johnson stopped the ambulance and questioned Fox who did not match the robber’s description An associate described as Fos matched little of the bank robber’s look or actions

The Annodated Press Tlanta, Mich Robert Johnson Francis Fox Mio Mich Johnson Fox Fos

Area Boy Is Killed In Wreck

A Snyder youth, Kenneth Edrd Christy age 16, was killed when his car overturned several times on a farm road near Lockney. Police say the vehicle flipped after leaving dirt, Christy was thrown from the car and found 5 feet away. Several others were injured in area crashes as patrol continues investigation.

Lecarty Sterley Community A Lockney Snyder Kenneth Edrd Christy Dunn Plainview Christy Lockney J Christty Charles Sherill Chris Ity

Political Slogan Sparks Reflection in Public Debate

A columnist notes the paradox of a candidate branded as harsher than reality yet polished in appearances. The piece suggests the public weigh labels against actual records, urging scrutiny of how rhetoric shapes perception.

Red Chief Vows Russia Never To Start War

The article reports Sidney Stamper, 23, from St. Paul Minnesota, admitting to Sheriff Norman Anderson that he shot his wife of three months after an argument and church departure. Stamper led hunters on a high speed auto chase before capture and described killing his wife in self defense, claiming he could not stand to see her suffer.

Red Chief Russia United Press Richmond St. Paul Minn Sidney Stamper Norman Anderson Stam Stamper Here Anderson Shealf

Cuba Claims Rebels Captured In Oriente Province Clash

Cuban authorities reported 15 counter revolutionaries captured in Oriente with two Americans among those seized. A larger force of rebels totaling about 150 was said to be supported by a Yankee aircraft and involved in clashes with government forces. The government announced the captures as Fidel Castro prepared to speak and labeled the Americans as mercenaries.

United Brest International United States Oriente AVANA United Sheen State Frida Orente Castro Sierra Maestra Santiago Cuba Tony Salvard Thompson Havana Fidel Castro Ministry of Defense Escambray Mountain I Government

British pastor plans scientific Edgehill ghost probe

In London the Reverend John Dening, a ghost hunter and longtime student of psychic phenomena, plans a memorial study of phantom armies said to reenact the 1642 Edgehill battle. He notes sounds and sighting claims may arise from emotions tied to the Civil War clash.

Associated Press ONDON Edgehill Crown Parliament John Denin Mr. Dening

Light Snow Briefs Rockies and Southeast Storms

A two inch light snowfall fell near Yellowstone Park Montana as a rain belt stretched from southern Montana into Utah Arizona and New Mexico and even reached Washington and Oregon. In Florida a water spout and strong thunderstorms hit central areas with gusts around three miles per hour as forecasts call for similar weather into Monday with cooler conditions and scattered thunderstorms in the Panhandle and South Plains.

Associated Prev Rockies Yellowstone Park Mont Montana Utah Arizona New Mexico Washington Oregon Cental Florida Miami St. Petersburg Tampa Vero Beach Pas-A-Grille Beach Gulf of Mexico Panhandle South Plains

Kennedy assails UN vote as US prestige fades

In northeast Ohio Kennedy accuses the United Nations of weakening United States leadership as he denounces Red China policy. Nixon, off campaign, tours Billings and attends church services while campaigning elsewhere.

Associated Press John F. Kennedy Cnt Ohio United Stans Ds Erste Heme United Nations Kennedy Richard Mi Nevon Camp Isguing Pulings Nixon Billings

Fire Devastates Narragansett Park Stables In Rhode Island

A blaze at Narragansett Park race track in East Providence destroyed two stables and damaged a third, killing twelve horses with one shot due to injuries. Property damage is estimated at $100,000.

East Providence Narragansett Park

Bus rollover injures workers en route to San Diego

In Barstow California a bus carrying workers from San Diego overturned after avoiding a swerving car on a slick highway. Investigators say the driver brake to avoid danger, the bus slid, rolled down a ravine and rested upside down near a bridge. several injured received treatment at nearby hospitals.

Barstow Caloaded Cs Upd San Dieza Las Vo Seren Sadie Southern Niortal Hospital Las Mt GO Niles Assay SF Othney Calih Ab Pour

Khrushchev Calls for Peace While Prodding Negotiations

In a New York rev ision interview Khrushchev rejected war and urged negotiation while defending Soviet positions. He accused the questioner of disrespect and floated arms shipments to allied countries. He signaled confidence in a new Big Four summit early next year and a potential broader peace.

Khrushchev David Susskind Soviet Union United Nations Kheushehey United States

Boy Admits Car Thefts

A youth admitted to stealing cars in a Saturday incident near Stound Quather Ave. He and an accomplice reportedly fled on foot after abandoning two vehicles. Police released details as investigators pursue charges and possible fines.

Te Boy Tools

Weather map snippet reports wind, temps near midnight

The fragment shows scattered light winds from the north around midnight with scattered readings near 80 and 149, plus a Southwest weather section noting precipitation and high and low temperatures for hours ending at midnig ht. Local names and places appear as garbled text.

Howden Okla Roewett

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