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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1963

Page

6

Russians End Fresh Blockade Near Berlin

A Soviet halted convoy briefly withdrew from a border checkpoint near Drei Linden as trucks and jeeps crossed into West Berlin. Within minutes a reinforced group moved toward East Germany, reaching Marion-Dorn, while the main convoy entered West Berlin without further trouble. Commanders included 1st Lt Raymond Fields of Pawnee Oklahoma and Maj Odel H Wells of India Call.

West Berlin Dreilinden Rabelsberg East Germany Est Germany Marion- Dorn Russi Raymond Fields Pawnee Okla Amony West Germany Odel H Wells India

Berlin convoy blockage reveals Cold War tension over access

US military convoy faced Soviet roadblocks at Marienborn and Babelsberg near Berlin with rifle parades and humor among troops while negotiations and outside orders allowed a pass to West Berlin. Washington blamed Soviet misunderstanding for the blockade amid broader East West thaw signals and cotton trade entanglements.

ADN U.S Fields Marienborn Babelsberg Berlin West Berlin Babelsburg Washington Mahon Europe Russi Poland Hungary Red China Russia Egypt Pakistan India Iraq Syria Greece Brazil United States

Freed Men Return From Prison Asks About Woes

Makinen appears frail and subdued upon release. Relatives and clergy express faith and relief as he reunites with his family, while others discuss his uncertain future and pending discussions with officials in Washington.

Youths Bizarre Death Stuns Swarthmore Family

James F. Robinson son of Curtis Publishing Co. executive was found dead Friday night in his Swarthmore home. Autopsy showed strangling with a web belt and bedpost. hands cuffed, body trussed with chain and clothesline, mouth taped. Police see no intruder motive. investigation ongoing. Dale Evans donation note appears unrelated.

Swarthmore Curtis Publishing Co James F. Robinson Marjory Robinson William G. Weidner Weidner

Secrecy Masks Space Tests Under Defense Policy

The Defense Department cites a March 1961 policy closing military space launches to news media to explain why space tests were shielded from detection and kept secret. Officials say masking aims to prevent disclosure of devices that could reach megaton yields across hundreds of millions of miles.

Defense Department

Birth announcements fill local pages with names and details

Messy OCR notes show multiple birth announcements. Parents include Mr and Mrs John Tense, Mr and Mrs Dewey Tucker, Mr and Mrs Sorrell Steel, Mr and Mrs Ray Crawford, and Mr and Mrs Daniel Masatiner. Details note hospital, times, weights, and places like 44th Street, Rok Mr, and Labrock Hospital.

Saturuay Metiat Hostal Dewey Tucker

CITY'S 12TH FATALITY OF YEAR IN LUBBOCK TRAFFIC CRASH

A San Angelo woman died in a crash along a North Lubbock highway after a car spun 200 feet into a field. The city police say 12th traffic fatality this year. Funeral arrangements are handled locally.

Xok North Lubbock San Angelo Coldren Love Allen Labbock Lubbock

Tech Raiders Clash With Bears Amid Rainbow of Cheers

The story recalls a past Athletic Consultant role for a Tech figure and notes a dramatic TCU crowd with a siren on the Frogs sidelines. It highlights a purple and white Frog mascot, a run of large crowds, and anticipates a next game when the Arkansas Baylor result lingers as a looming test.

Abe Martin Lea Robert Dutch) Meyer Meyer Tech TCU Arkansas

Six Killed In Headon Smashup Near Indianapolis

Six persons died in a headon two car collision on a U S highway near Indianapolis on Saturday. Five victims from Indianapolis rode in one car trying to pass a truck and collided with a car carrying a Muncie couple. A Muncie man survived and was hospitalized.

Indianapolis UPI U.S Muncie Ind

Rockefeller and Goldwater Call for intra party debate

Rockefeller urged debates within the Republican Party to sharpen public interest and unite behind candidates at the San Francisco convention. Goldwater defended the party principles and criticized the Kennedy administration while signaling possible runs in the California and Oregon primaries.

Republican Party Rockefeller San Francisco New York Rockeeller Goldwater Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower JFK University of Oregon Kennedy Ile Badwater Rockfeller Nixon Oregon Mark 10 Hatfield Sen Thruston Morton Kentucky Congress California Arizona

Dallas calm after wild Texas Oklahoma grid clash

Saturday into Sunday the Texas Oklahoma rivalry drew 16 000 students to downtown Dallas causing bottles and cans to fly from hotels and windows. Police battled crowds with 175 officers as arrests mounted amid chaos and some fans ended in hospitals or jail.

Dallas Red River Texa Commerce Street Memorial Auditorium Pacific Avenue Charles Batchelor

Burglars Hit In City Target New Deal and Lubbock Stores

Burglars hit a New Deal grocery store and two Lubbock businesses overnight Friday. About 13 million cartons of cigarettes were taken from Harold's Supermarket in New Deal. A screen was removed from a back window to gain entry. August's Pie Shop at 4820 Ave Q lost about $30 after a window pane and overhead door were forced open. Plains White Truck Co. at 2430 Ave H reported a break in with $10 taken from a soft drink machine. A beer bottle was tossed through a plate glass window at Trim Rite Barber Shop, 1706 19th St, with damage estimated at $200.

New Deal Lubbock Harold's Ave. Q Plains White Truck Co Ave. H Trim Rite 19Th St

Swisher Farm Bureau Convention Slated

Swisher County Farm Bureau plans its annual county convention at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the VFW Hall in Tulsa. A free barbecue will be served as members select directors and adopt resolutions for presentation at the Texas Farm Bureau Convention in Fort Worth on November 10. Swisher Farm Bureau president is J.P. Jones.

Tulsa Swisher County Farm Bureau VFW Texas Bureau Fort Worth Ctor Texas Farm Bureau Ngton J.P. Jones Swisher Farm Bureau

Ben Bella Claims Kabylie Revolt Ended As Forces Advance

President Ahmed Ben Bella announced that Kabylie towns were captured and that the revolt is finished. He dismissed reports of ongoing guerrilla warfare and urged militants to return to the party while warning of arrests for revolt leaders Hocine Ait Ahmed and Col. Mohand Ouelhadj.

Lgiers Ahmed Ben Bella Re- Kabylie Kabylie Hocine Aii Ahmed Col Mohand Ou el Hadj Ben Bella Algiers No. 3 Les Ouadhins Michelet Les Ouadhias Kabylie Range Mediterranean Bougie

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