Judge George Bean Remembered As Lubbock Patriarch
Obituary honors George R. Bean as a patriarch in Lubbock, noting 9 years of residence and 68 years in retirement since a long legal career. He led a devout, active life in church and community, guiding peers and family from cattle town origins to a modern city.
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George R. Bean
Lubbock
Judge Bean
Webster
George Bean
Times
R. Bean
Lubbock County
Gengre R. Bean
Nutty theory N Automotives Wakefulness Plan Debunked
A reporter promotes a peanut brittle method to stay awake on long drives but the tale is discredited. The critic notes one nut depending on another and urges motorists to sleep enough at night as the safest approach.
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N Automotive
Chicago
Khrushchev Claims Missile Could Hit a Fly in Space
The remark provoked skepticism as observers noted the difficulty of hitting a fly in a kitchen, suggesting Khrushchev’s boast may be rhetorical or exaggerated. The debate highlights the challenge of translating space-age claims into tangible feats.
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Hrushchev
Khrushchev
Biarta The Dey On The South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche Journal extract dated Sept 3 1962 shows publishing details for the Morning Edition Evening Edition and Sunday issues. Includes circulation rates and rates for different durations. Also includes the Pledge of Allegiance text and page designation Page 6 Sec A Lubbock Texas.
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South Plains
Gay
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
velenche-Journs Publishing Company. Inc
de Blanc
J. Lubbock
Texas National
Texas Reilly Press League
Las
Associated Free End
United Press International Clees
Texas
Parker F Pruuly
Chas
Guy Tesident Eénor
Bubsukipi
Edrance
Ar Rer
Lubbucs
United States of America
Sec
Believed It Or Not: Scholar Served Three Southern Universities
An 18th century account notes an accused slayer ordered by King Charles II to fight in France as part of a controversial exchange involving the University of Virginia Tulane and the University of the Carolinas. The fragment references murder charges and royal intervention amid academic ties.
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Pcotratled
Great Southern
TNS University OF Virginia
Tulane
the Carolina
Diav
Parc
France
Charles II
Kennedy image worries Congress in campaign era turmoil
Democratic members question Kennedy's West Coast and East Coast campaigning as a test of his popularity pitch. They fear a strong White House image could dull congressional support while the president’s personal appeal clashes with a stubborn Capitol Hill majority and stalled legislative efforts.
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Ray Tucker
Corre Ashington
Kennedy
Congress
Far West
White House
East
Middle West
South Dakota
Colorado
California
FDR
Capitol Hill
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Considerine's On the Line How It Might Have Been
The 1982 Labor Day weekend saw no traffic deaths, puzzling historians. Writers speculate mass rule obedience or luck and discuss possible humane restraint, careful driving, and shared caution reducing fatalities for that three day period.
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Bob Considine
New York
A.D
U.S
National Safety Council
One Piece Bathing Suit Issue Dominates 1962 Campaign
The piece highlights a controversy sparked by Rev Willis J Ray about President Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy wearing conventional swimming attire. It frames the bathing suit debate as a defining campaign issue and pokes fun at politicians and past first ladies in a witty, satirical tone.
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Willis J. Ray
Colorado Baptist General Convention
Kennedy
Ray
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Caroline
Whistler
Martha Washington
Mrs. McKinley
Mrs. Harding
Abe
Teddy Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Conlidge
Morse
Impeach the President and First Lady for beachwear
The columnist argues the nation faces a choice between waiting for November elections or impeaching the President and First Lady over beach attire. It questions public morality, double standards, and whether attire is always immoral or specific to the Kennedys, and ponders Rev. Ray's view.
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Ray
WPB Orders All Cotton Linters Sold to CCC
War Production Board orders the nation to sell its entire cotton linters stock to the Commodity Credit Corporation. WPB cites linters as essential for explosives plastics and other vital war materials and cites price marketing and transport hurdles reducing supply.
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Lubbock
Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
War Production Board
WPB
Soblen case sparks Israel US tensions and calls for answers
Public statements from Israel's press officer rebut accusations over the Soblen affair. Lawmakers including Rep Farbstein criticize Israel's refusal to extradite the convicted Soviet spy, arguing missteps allowed Soblen to escape and urging accountability from Britain and allies. The piece frames the dispute as a test of friendship with the United States.
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Israel
United States
Robert Soblen
Soblen
London
Great Britain
NATO
Britain
Rep
Farbstein
Foreign Office
Dors
Ben Gurion
Brazil
Switzerland
Rescue Effort Turns Tragic at Lisbon Lake
Two men a woman and an 8 year old girl drowned when their boat capsized during a rescue attempt for a dog that fell overboard in a southeast Portugal lake. The dog swam ashore.
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Lisbon
Portugal
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Tizzy
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Soblem
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Sokolsky
Aniel Laor
Gokolsky
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Leonard Farbstein
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