Bible education debate ends with reinstated course in Lubbock
The Lubbock Independent School District Board reversed its plan to drop Bible as literature and history at Tom S. Lubbock and Monterey High Schools. Public opinion favored reinstatement after support from ministers and a donor-led fund with continued voluntary instruction. The board stressed separation of church and state while acknowledging Bible study as a major historical literary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock
Eet
Nat Williams
Williams
Tom S. Lubbock
Monterey High
Avalanche- Journal
Jasper C. Sanders
Don Megahan
Lubbock Ministers Association
Debate Over Recognizing Outer Mongolia Continues
The Avalanche-Journal reports in Washington that Americans split into two camps on recognizing Outer Mongolia. A possible third group may hold the majority by withholding judgment until identifying Outer Mongolia’s location.
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United States
Outer Mongolia
Avalanche-Journal
Washington
Les Carpenter
The Day Of The South Plains Starts In Lubbock
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports the Daily Edition continues publication from its building at Fifth Street and Avenue J in Lubbock Texas. The notice includes subscription terms with rates for various durations and mentions ethical standards and national affiliations. The text reflects a historical newspaper page dated September 1, 1961 with standard U.S. flag and Pledge of Allegiance wording.
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South Plains
Pernday
Lubbock
F. Prouty
Mary G Hee
Ata Honess
Ana
Sara Ee Rae
United States of America
Page &, Sec. B
Texas
Berlin tensions mix bravado and rumor in 1960s view
Special Correspondent Bob Considine describes West Berlin's appetite for US show of force led by figures like Brigadier General Frank Howley, amid East German tensions and Titov visit plans, while recounting a fireworks misfire and secretly trained youths rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considine
Erlin
Kennedy
East Berlin
Frank Howley
Berlin
Howley
Nehru Walks Tight Rope Between East and West
In a week of global crises and domestic turmoil Nehru’s stance on neutralism shifts with expediency. He wavered over West Berlin rights and now supports access by the West, leaving pundits to wonder what he will say at Belgrade. His dual posture reflects broader shifts in how nations seek leverage from both blocs for money and power.
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Howley
New York University
Kennedy
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Inez Robb
Brazil
Bizerte
Duke of Wellington
de Gaulle
U.S
Met
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Hannah
U. S
West
West Berlin
U.S.S.R
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Crass
Krishna Menon
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Surplus Hurts Wine Problem Bubbling Over
Washington probes agriculture surpluses as California grape gluts and questions on whether wine is agricultural or manufactured trigger a policy clash. Two thirds of growers signed a marketing agreement to curb supply to lift prices, with a challenge on referendum scope and product classification. Eastern vintners welcome the price impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tucker
Washington
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
California
Tucker
Supreme Court
Congress
National Association of Wine Bottlers
Muscatel
Eugene J. Malone Jr
Ain
Co operative guns rally and local Lions club plans
On Memory Lane from Sept 1 1941 notes a meeting of 51 South Plains cooperative gun directors at Hilton hotel to discuss harvest season and seed handling with C V Harmon chairing and Frank G Campbell as secretary. Sundown Lions plan fall winter programs and scout movement support. Austin child labor law tightens limits on under 15s with farm exemptions and judge issued permits. quip on retirement motel optimism and a foreign policy dig at duty free limits.
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Co-Operative
South Plains
Hilton Hotel
Cooperative of Mill
C. V. Harmon
Amherst
Frank G. Campbell
Lions Club of
Sundown
S. D. Glasscock
Ben L. Graham
Lions
T. Beard
T. H. Fox
Boy Scout Movement
Hockley County
Walter Stein
Austin
John D. Reed
Reed
Bombs and Big Three Talks Recalled at Potsdam
Recalled excerpts from George Sokolsky recount the Potsdam meeting with Truman informing Stalin of a new weapon after July 24, and Churchill’s memory of the exchange. The piece notes Stalin’s calm reaction, Japanese peace efforts, and the August 6 and 9 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with heavy casualties.
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George E. Sokolsky
Potsdam
Truman
Stalin
James Byrnes
White House
Japan
Attlee Churchill
Saito
Sam
United States
Marshal Stalin
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Asylum Granted to Czech Engineer in Canada
Ottawa reports Karol Otto Kocourek, a 28 year old Czechoslovakian engineer who defected during a Cuba assignment, has been granted political asylum. Immigration Minister Ellen Fairclouth said he may stay under a six month minister's permit renewable after expiry.
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Ottawa
UPID
Cuba
Ellen Fairclouth
Karol Otto Kocourek
Canada
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Considine
Soviet Union
Cosmonaut
Major Gherman Titov
Muggs
Considine Page
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
New York State
New Jersey
Finger Lakes
Hudson Valley
New York
Egg Harbor
Connecticut
Carolinas
Anon
Sawa
Hadhramayt
Arabia
Emiliano Zapata
Winston Churchill
Prince Konoe
Moscow
Sokolsky
By Galbraith
Freddie
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