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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1961

Page

16

Washington mischief over housing loan in Pike campaign

AP reports tension in Washington over a $1,990,000 housing loan to Sam Pike from Huntsville tied to Republican strategy. The loan funds an information kit for GOP allies and a suggested slogan targeting incumbent Nicholas Maydanis. Campaign operatives discuss changing names to Peter For a tactical edge in Superior Court proceedings.

Washington (Ap Pike Otis G. Pike RNY Sam Pike Houston State Teachers College Budst Huntsville Congress Nicholas Maydanis Peter Nicholas Maydanis

Grains Slide on Friday Wheat Futures Fall

In Chicago trading wheat futures weakened Friday with nearby contracts about one cent lower from Thursday's close. Soybeans held near prior levels as traders tried to balance weekend commitments while other grains mostly slipped.

Chicago Commission House Midwest

United Fund Nears Halfway to Sixty-One Target

An incomplete United Fund report notes employee awards and participation across eighteen firms totaling seventy-three percent of a month’s pay. The misspelled names and stray phrases reference various organizations and individuals connected to the drive, reflecting a fragmented OCR segment from a 1961 fundraising push.

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Abstract and fragmented text notes appear without coherent event or figures. The readable portions do not yield identifiable persons, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes to summarize into a concrete news item.

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Khrushchev’s boast risks farm wager during Austria visit

In Vienna 1960 Soviet Premier Khrushchev boasted that Soviet corn yields tenfold Australian claims, prompting Austrian Parliament President Dr. Leopold Figl, owner of the farm, to challenge him. The scene sparked a public wager on agricultural performance amid the visit details and unclear garbled text hints.

Vienna Austria Khrushchev Leopold Figl

Fewer Lancaster High Students Smoke Says ACS Survey

In Lancaster County 15 high schools surveyed by the American Cancer Society show a drop in smoking. Boys fell from 21 percent to 2 percent and girls from 17 percent to 7?6 percent, according to Vincent Wills who notes 778 boys and 70 girls were polled. A second local survey is planned as part of a teen health program.

Lancaster, Pa American Cancer Society Lancaster County Vincent Wills Pennsylvania The Society

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