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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1960

Page

4

Castro Tightens Ties With China Reds Amid Guantanamo Talk

The report notes Fidel Castro signaling a closer Cuba China alignment as the United States faces a disputed stance over Guantanamo. Castro denounces the hemispheric ministers declaration and warns of possible auto provocative actions while pledging not to attack the base.

Latin America Cuba United States Castro Havana San Jose Western Hemisphere Guantanamo State Department

Castro blasts San Jose talks as US plots Cuba action

Castro charged the San Jose conference would legalize a US assault on Cuba and accused officials of imperialist aims. He spoke under anti-aircraft guns as 19 hemisphere nations gathered to debate the crisis, while Congo unrest and Lumumba's crackdown deepen regional tensions.

Castro San Jose U.S Cuba United States Hemisphere Fidel OAS Havana Jose Marti Civic Square Oriente Manzillo Santiago Holguin

Khrushchev May Address UN. U S Plans Coordinated Response

White House and State Department officials noted Ike weighs a one shot address while Big Three diplomats rush to align strategy over Khrushchev joining the UN session. Officials expect possible announcements from Khrushchev and consider space achievement rumors as potential motives. A Johannesburg council launches a program delivering meals and home care to elderly residents.

White House James C. Hagerty Eisenhower Hagerty Macmillan Khrushchev Free World State Department U.S Sec Christian A. Herter Massachusetts Herter New York Soviet Union Red China United Nations

Birth announcements fill city roster with twins and single births

A string of birth notices from Methodist Porter and other area hospitals lists dozens of newborns. Parents include Betts McLaurin Hatchett Villarreal Harris Garcia Todd Cavazos Lambert Barboza Miller Brown and McClure with fathers occupations spanning farmer gin manager inspector construction and carpentry.

B. J. McLaurin

PCG Officers Re-Elected In Cotton Leaders Meeting

The Texas Panhandle Cotton Growers Association heard leaders warn against restrictive controls and urged dynamic policies favoring the efficient farmer. Sammy Jaso, 35, from Tahoka, remained in hospital after a stabbing at Tahoka. The group noted foreign inquiries about area cotton and installed new directors including W. T. Millen and G. K. McDonald.

Tahoka Sammy Jaso Methodist Hospital Smith Secretary of Agriculture PCG Chile Japan Holland France India Germany Belgium Great Britain Pakistan Nicaragua Spain Italy Portugal W. T. Millen Bailey County G. K. McDonald Dawson County

Dramatic Extortion Payoff Foiled Near Police HQ

Federal and local agents sealed a city block and halted a planned payoff as Draper was nabbed at his Ave K home. An FBI courier carried two white bags marked for a Sept 1 payoff while officers tracked a glow test with ultraviolet powder later found on Draper.

Draper Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Texas Rangers Sheriff's I Aves. K FBI 4Th St Ave. Q 10Th Street 10Th Jonty 8Th St Bill Cox Police Juvenile Division Ave. K J. T. Alley Capt Bill, Lamb Police Department 802 Ave. K Lamb Alley Texas Ranger Razz Renfrow Claude Keaton Keaton L. W Skeet) Forrester

Nixon aide tied to campaign payoff through loan firm seizure

Rep Cecil King charged that a White House conspiracy aimed to fund Nixon via a Long Beach savings and loan seizure. He alleged a law firm headed by Clock Waestman & Clock received nearly 4000 dollars monthly as a retainer for Nixon's campaign, a claim denied by John Clock. The Home Loan Bank Board seized the institution citing unsafe management.

Washington Cecil R. King Calif Richard Nixon Long Beach King White House David W. Kendall Eisenhower Congressional Record Weaeey Pene Weweeee Nixon Savings Association Homeoan Bank Sociation Home Loan Bank Board Federal Savings and Loan Association Federal Home Loan Bank Board Long Beach Savings & Loan Assn House John E. Moss Moss Kendall Bank Albert J. Robertson Robertson Associated Press U.S. Attorney’s Office Federal Home Loan Bank Clock Henry Glock

Pravda Attacks Kardelj Over Peaceful Coexistence Theory

Pravda fires a broadside at Yugoslav Vice President Edvard Kardelj for his book arguing that communist states may not be peaceful and could wage predatory wars. The attack accuses Kardelj of slandering Red China and whitewashing Americans who call Peiping aggressive, claiming China favors worldwide revolution by violence.

Moscow Pravda Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Edvard Kardelj Red Chinese Red China Khrushchev Kardelj Peiping Kardel

Echo Timetable For Today Listed

NASA calculated satellite sighting times for Texas cities including Fort Worth El Paso Houston and dates spread through the day The timetable shows local hours and times when the satellite will be visible above the horizon across the region.

Texas National Aeronauticsand Space Administration Fort Worth EL Paso Ouston

Flooded yacht limps to port in Hawaii Bay

The flood damaged motor yacht Wild Goose II with 18 aboard limped into Kealakekua Bay Hawaii Island after a two day battle with stormy seas. Two women and four children were to be flown to Honolulu for safety.

Honolulu Kealakekua Bay Hawaii Island

Melvin Miller Week Turns Kisses Into Hollywood Stir

Laguna Beach AP reports a prank called Melvin Miller Week explodes into nationwide laughter as Jayne Mansfield kisses Melvin Miller 12 times during a Hollywood studio tour. Capt. Joe Gestson, a friend, jokes that he gets nothing. Mansfield jokes about Melvin while Gestson’s misdialed call sparks the prank.

Laguna Beach Calif Jayne Mansfield Peoria Melvin Miller Mel Hollywood Jayne Joe Gestson Gestson Melvin Mes 20Th Century-Fox Miller Joe

Suspicious Courier Tagged By Detective

Law officers on a 13 block route for an extortion pay-off encountered a courier with two white suitcases. A on duty detective spotted the FBI agent and signaled officers to watch for a man with two white suitcases. Radio silence followed until after the pay-off.

FBI

Odessa Resident Minerva Acuff Dies in Andrews

Minerva Arlene Acuff 81, longtime Ranger area native, died at Permian General Hospital Andrews after a two year illness from a stroke. She lived with daughter Mrs J E Halifax in Odessa and is survived by four daughters and four sons, 24 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Burial planned in Ranger cemetery with arrangements pending.

Halifax Dick ‘Pruitt Frankel City Tex G. W. Warden Portland Ore J. W. Waits Fort Worth G. B. Acuff Big Spring A. C. Acuff Kermit Huel Acuff White Oaks Lawson Acuff Corpus Christi Lincoln, Ark

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