02 Sep 1960
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1960
Page
1
The 86th Congress ends its post convention session with the Senate voting down a $150,000 budget for a radio TV watchdog subcommittee after a lengthy delay. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson delivers a closing windup highlighting Democratic achievements while Eisenhower holds the presidency.
Khrushchev plans to lead most Communist bloc chiefs to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 20. Eisenhower expected to deliver a Western reply to Khrushchev’s UN speech with no private talks planned.
Donna Welch, 18, of Levelland, won the 1960 District 2 Farm Bureau Queen title at the Municipal Garden and Arts Center with Yavonda Taylor of Muleshoe as alternate. Welch, a Levelland High School graduate, plans to attend Texas Tech as a business administration major and has worked in airline secretarial roles.
Paris reports the government will remove its remaining troops from Morocco by year end 1963 after months of negotiations with Moroccan officials. At independence in 1956 about 120000 French soldiers were stationed in Moroccan bases, and King Mohammed V has pressed for full evacuation.
Brazilian Ambassador Walther Moreira Salles said he will resign on Friday and depart Washington after announcing his decision on Thursday.
The City Planning and Zoning Commission approved the East Lubbock Coronado urban renewal land use plan and zoning pattern, endorsing the shopping center at Idalou Rd and Parkway Dr and rejecting a downgrade of 703 N Ash Ave to M-2. The approval enables final paperwork for rehabilitating the Negro section with the Urban Renewal Agency already initiating steps.
Reports from Leopoldville say Patrice Lumumba's army mutinied across several Congo regions with heavy fighting near Bakwanga. Conflicts involve Congolese troops and Kalongi's Mining State tribal forces amid unconfirmed claims of indiscriminate killings and a school incident.
A humorous entry defines a wife as a woman who takes more pleasure from spending money than her husband gains from it. The joke reflects old style gender roles and domestic finance with a playful tone.
Severe storms swept lower Michigan capsizing fishing boats and hurling debris. Five people perished including two men drowned on Lake Mitchell and Lake Ryerson, an 8 year old girl crushed by a falling tree on Belle Isle, and two golfers killed by lightning in Summerville, South Carolina. Cadillac suffered widespread outages and felled trees as the wall of water passed. Weather threatened Labor Day plans with heat easing to bring relief by Friday. Robert Groby of Cadillac and Fred Roads of Elkhart, Ind. were identified among the drowned.
NASA plans to launch a 400 pound lunar station from Cape Canaveral late this month using a three stage Atlas rocket. The craft will enter a polar orbit around the moon 3 000 to 4 000 miles high and include on board rockets to adjust speed and trajectory. Tenets include radiation, propulsion and communications research for future space travel.
Speaker Waggoner Carr announced Rep. Byron M. Tunnell of Tyler and Rep. Gale Ballman of Borger will serve on the state cost investigation committee, forming a bipartisan panel to scrutinize expenses.
Seoul Health Ministry reports 89 deaths from encephalitis since the first 1960 case. the outbreak has spanned three weeks since discovery.
Dr Francis E Townsend, founder of the Townsend Plan advocating a 200 dollar monthly pension at 60, died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Long Beach. The movement grew to 12 000 chartered clubs and thousands of members, but declined after Townsend stepped back from Washington. Roosevelt once granted him an unsolicited pardon.
U S senators from both parties warn Khrushchev’s planned United Nations visit in New York could sway the presidential race. Senator Church says the move may influence voters and urges caution, while Senator Javits supports caution against using Khrushchev as a foil. Other leaders question the impact, noting timing amid campaigns and past invitations.
The record lists forecast high and low temperatures for Paso Robles and Denver with hourly details ending at midnight. It notes conditions in the southwest region and mentions a fluctuating air mass. No rainfall figures or wind data are provided in the readable text.
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