This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1962
Page
1
Pam White a Tech senior from Richardson was crowned Homecoming Queen Friday night. She will ride in the Homecoming parade today and take part in half time activities at the Tech SMU football game.
Texas Tech homecoming festivities begin with reunions bonfire pep rally and queen crowning as thousands flood Lubbock hotels for parade through downtown and a 2 pm football clash with SMU in Jones Stadium expected crowd around 30000 despite near capacity records. The Tech Ex-Students Assn elected Earl Fuson as president with officers and directors named in a routine session. The group discussed changing the Matador symbol to Red Raider and selecting a matching song. Exiles call the Cuban naval blockade Salvavidas meaning life preserver.
U S Representative George H Mahon warned at a Texas Tech Century Club banquet that Russian missiles in Cuba are ready to fire and that a U S Soviet war would be nuclear He argued Kennedy actions may have slowed the buildup and that the blockade could prevent a crippling strike while European allies back the move
Higher meat prices and seasonal factors pushed the living cost up six tenths of a percent in September, the largest monthly rise in over four years. Labor official Ewan Clague said wholesale meat prices may drop once farmers end their withholding.
The Tech Board of Directors on campus Friday declined to award contracts for two college building projects due to bids exceeding funds. The Psychology Speech Building bid was not rejected but will be reviewed before decision, while the Killgore Beef Cattle Center at PanTech Farms near Amarillo had all bids rejected and new bids will be sought. The beef center has a $500000 grant. low bids ran about $625000, $125000 above available funds.
Dr. R C Goodwin Texas Tech president chats with ex students at a Friday banquet for Tech Rotary Club members supporting the Loyalty Fund. Giles Dalby, club chairman, shakes hands with Earl Fuson as Dallas, new president of the Tech Ex Students Assn, looks on.
A Washington based diagnostic computer analyzes EKG tracings in under a minute. Demonstrations at the American Heart Association show the system sending EKG data by telephone to specialists for rapid interpretation. Doctors Arthur E. Rikli Cesar A. Caceras and Charles Steinberg presented the tech, which can distinguish normal from abnormal tracings and may be used in small hospitals or in doctors offices.
A powerful October snowstorm blankets the Northeast from Indiana to the Atlantic coast. Up to a foot of snow in parts of Ohio and up to 12 inches in West Virginia counties disrupt travel, close schools, and slow buses and planes as cold polar air shatters temperature records.
Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi, son in law of the Shah, unveiled a wax statue of the monarch at Madame Tussaud's in London this week.
The United States blockaded Cuba and boarded a Soviet chartered ship while warning of further military action against missile bases under rapid construction on the island. Khrushchev said Soviet ships would stay out of the blockade area temporarily as Kennedy urged removal of Cuban missiles.
A devotional fragment expresses surrender of personal burdens to God. The speaker asks for heartening the heart, sustaining the spirit, and guidance as light shines forth. Anonymous tone evokes humble prayer and reliance on divine support.
U S officials said the Soviet Union has been seeking landing rights for its aircraft in South America and several western African nations. Moscow reportedly began feelers months ago before the Cuban crisis. The aim appears to support Cuba relief routes if existing channels are blocked and to substitute a weapons airlift. Brazil was mentioned though no approval was noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.