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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1962
Page
4
West German Chancellor Adenauer and U.S. Secretary of State Rusk open discussions in Washington amid tightening Berlin tensions. Schroeder and Rusk report substantial agreement that Western powers can manage Berlin, with Kennedy to meet Schroeder and Adenauer to follow.
Acting GOP chairman Tad Smith outlined a 50 000 volunteer drive for Jack Cox to blunt John Connally's late campaign push while predicting Cox carries 25 of Texas 35 largest counties and about 1.2 million votes. The piece also covers Berlin Cold War dynamics as Kennedy and Gromyko meet, with Khrushchev visit chatter and Soviet moves in Cuba and Berlin.
Dr. Henley stresses community giving and civic responsibility in supporting United Fund drives. He warns delinquency rises if homes fail duties and cites state rights to avoid federal intervention. Lanotte introduces him and GM Detroit Diesel backs the event with door prizes and club leaders attending. The Lubbock Lions Club hosts a barbecue dinner as divisions outline campaign chairs.
An unnamed Angus steer from Fairview, Texas, owned by Karen Voorhees and her brother Don, won grand champion at the American Royal Livestock Show. The 900 pound animal earned top honors for the siblings, while reserve champ was Hereford Lubbock Special owned by 17 year old Lyle Lewter of Lubbock, Texas, who had also taken junior grand champion.
Reporters swarm postgame rooms for quotes as managers and players field tough questions. Ralph Houk Alvin Dark Mickey Mantle Casey Stengel and others recall confrontations with persistent press pack and sharp replies, including Wynn’s bold “So what” response.
The Los Angeles Dodgers planned an 10 am PDT announcement on whether manager Walter Alston and coach Leo Durocher will be rehired. Alston’s uncertain status followed a late four game lead loss and a postseason exit to the Giants amid reports Durocher faced trouble after a playoff game incident.
Philadelphia based federal prosecutor Drew J T O Keefe asked the Justice Department to probe Sonny Liston s past and associations. He made the request at a Washington meeting with Attorney General Robert Kennedy attended by U S attorneys from other cities. The probe would check reports the heavyweight champion may have criminal racket ties.
New York born Army sergeant James Joseph Morrison of the 25th Division at Schofield Barracks learns he is heir to a 50 000 dollar cash windfall and an Irish pub. Morrison, finishing a 20 year career next March, has not visited Ireland and has no trace of a brogue. His godmother, Mother Superior Julia Agnes, said church records show Morrison is heir to Morrison property near the Shannon river junction of Limerick Cork and Kerry counties.
The Weather Bureau warned of Ella's potential landfall while storm gusts hit 329 mph on Great Abaco and Eleuthera with Nassau reporting 40 mph. A Calypso Liner cruise ship halted near Miami due to mounting seas as radar and hurricane hunter aircraft monitor Ella through the night.
A Yemeni revolutionary court sentenced four top royalist army leaders and a royalist airman to death in a new purge of monarchist factions. The Radio Sanaa broadcast was monitored in Cairo.
A series of birth announcements lists families from West Texas communities. Daughters and sons arrive at Lauf and Latif clinics and hospitals in Lubbock, Taylor, and nearby towns. Each entry notes infant weight, time of birth, hospital, and parental occupation with local employers.
Four inmates escaped from the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, two from the main prison and two from the women's industrial farm. An officer’s car and a prison dump truck were used in the coordinated breakout. Escapees are Howard Holthusen, Bill Heckman, Dorothy Walsh, and Maureen Sharits. all were in blue or brown striped attire at the time.
Texas investigators asked the Travis County grand jury to cite two witnesses for contempt in the Southwest Conference point-shaving inquiry. M. C. Sonny Pearson of Austin and David Sig Dickson of Dallas refused to answer under direct order, claiming no immunity under federal law. Dickson answered 295 questions with no cooperation.
In Baltimore two softball players were removed from the starting lineup after admitting to setting fire to an empty wartime housing building. Judge Meyer Cardin sentenced George W. Terner 22 and William Ward Jr. 16 to one year each in the Maryland Institution for Males. The men explained the house sat across the outfield and balls would roll under or into it through wall holes.
The indictments charge Boykin and Johnson with conspiring to obstruct justice and receiving payments tied to Edlin and savings and loan operations. Edlin, Robinson, and others face related counts involving First Continental and First Colony Savings & Loan associations. Bail set at 10,000 each. penalties include up to five years and 10,000 fines per count.
Two Hutchinson Junior High and Alderson Junior High girls, Sue Johnson and Linda Adamson, both 12 and 13, remain suspended in their second week for failing to conform with physical education policies. Their parents missed a scheduled meeting. Rev. Fred Johnson says no compromise was reached and plans to consult an attorney to seek reinstatement. The board approved the 1962 tax roll showing valuation at 340,867,060 with taxes of 5,624,440 at 1.65 rate. Athletic funds were approved with receipts 75,225.90 and expenditures 120,124.15, net loss 44,089.25. The Post Office Dept pulled its option to buy Hunt School property at 17th St and Ave M, trustees studying sale for new construction needs. Hazel Harding was elected first grade teacher at Parsons School. A year-end physical fitness report showed 3,640 students in grades 7-12 scoring well above national average with gains in fall 1961.
The White House announced that Jacqueline Kennedy and her children will not have their arrivals and departures publicized when traveling together on private trips.
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