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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1960
Page
3
Santiago Chile AP reports Chile’s Beat Generation has sparked a national scandal with youth delinquents blamed for crime. Justice ministers vow a crusade to steer the younger generation while describing teens drinking late and dancing to rock n roll in half dark venues.
George S Berry Post and Auxiliary No 575 American Legion plan a fruit cake sale to raise funds for a post and auxiliary home. Captains for the sale were named and potential buyers are asked to contact via phone. Cakes weigh 3 pounds and sell for 3.2 dollars.
Forty men attended at the Lubboock church Tuesday night with Nolen Swain presiding. James C. Cade introduced main speaker George Dupree who addressed Christian Fellowship Through Kindness.
U S pressure leads West Germany to seal patent details on the gas centrifuge method for uranium enrichment. Bonn physicist Prof Theim Groth says commercial use may take one to two years, with installation costs around 10 000 marks. Heisenberg notes limited cost savings versus diffusion, and cites wartime material limits as a reason for not adopting centrifuge earlier.
The Constitution Party of Texas says its appeal for equal time on radio and television has been rejected. Troxell, its Texas campaign manager, sent letters to 23 executives asking for airtime for presidential candidate Charles L. Sullivan, arguing the debate excludes the party and favors liberals.
Texas Tech Tax Institute wraps up with talks and a panel discussion led by Godfrey W. Welsch, William B. Wood, and Frank A. Appleman. Registration reached 170, with sessions on oil and gas sharing, intangible deductions, and proposed regulations. The event is sponsored by Texas Tech accounting department and regional groups.
The West Texas Museum Association announces the 31st annual dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Student Union Ballroom on the Texas Tech campus. Reservations to attend are accepted until noon today, via Porter 5541 Ext.34. The event features Edwin Ferdon presenting a slide show on Easter Island with material from his 1956 Thor Heyerdahl expedition.
Washington reports Dr. Alan T. Waterman, head of the National Science Foundation, says genetics may soon let humans predetermine offspring sex and perhaps modify biological makeup to fight disease and aging. He cautions such advances bring social issues as research sharpens toward understanding genetic material.
A Lubbock woman reported a daytime entry to her home with $11 taken from a chest. Police investigated several burglaries including a car break in near Cannon AFB, a construction site theft, a wall clock from an apartment, and a purse with $120 cash and a $500 check stolen from a car after a lunch delivery at Wheelock school.
A Morals case proceeds in the Ninth District Court with Judge Howard C. Davison presiding. U S Bowers faces charges of enticing a minor for immoral purposes indecent exposure and fondling a minor involving a 1 year old girl. An all male jury is seated and two witnesses were called.
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