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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1962
Page
1
In northwest Iran a devastating earthquake leaves thousands dead and many families homeless. The Red Lion and Sun reports tolls may exceed 10 000 with injuries beyond counting. Aid pours in while officials fear further quakes and the public braces for updates from Tehran.
Four persons die and four injured when a truck rear-ends two cars nine miles west of Panhandle on U S Highway 60 Monday night. Two Amarillo residents are named among the dead, with Melvin Grimes and his family injured in the same collision. Nationwide, Labor Day fatalities top 462 road deaths as total mishaps reach 605 across all causes.
The Mariner 2 Venus mission faces at least a 24 hour delay to confirm whether its yard wide antenna is aimed at Earth or the Moon. Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials stress the issue does not threaten long term success as the craft travels 180.2 million miles toward Venus.
A. C. Hamilton announced plans for an annual Labor Day fishing day in Mackenzie Park after about 6,000 fishermen fished in the usually off limits picnic water. He praised the event, noting no injuries and high participation. Park visitors during the holiday reached around 12,000 with roughly 7,000 fishing at times.
A Senate Space Committee staff report outlines that U S astronauts will land on land rather than sea during missions. Mercury flights will wrap with 18 Earth orbits per astronaut, Gemini will launch two-man capsules in 1963-64, and Apollo aims to circle the moon then land. Recovery is planned on land or water with landings likely in the southwestern United States.
Mayor Jack Strong told The Avalanche-Journal he has no knowledge of radio reports claiming City Hall would be picketed Tuesday or of bumper sticker distribution. He said neither he nor his close associates approve of such actions.
A brief note on the unresolved nature of the will of the people as a recurring theme in editorials and columns. The discussion appears across multiple sections including Women’s News and Sports Highlights, reflecting public interest in leadership and community decisions.
About 29,000 youngsters expected to respond as schools start today. Lub bock ISD predicts 27,840 students in roll call with half day first three weeks for kindergartners. Buses run, lunches served. private and parochial schools also start. St Peter’s Catholic School opens in a new building at 22nd St and Ford Ave.
Havana reports celebrate Moscow agreement to supply more military aid while warning the United States against invasion. Prensa Latina denounces Yankee war hysteria and says peace would be endangered if Washington acts, as Cuba readies its arms arsenal amid imperialist threats.
North Conway New Hampshire AP report says poet E E Cummings 67 suffered a stroke at his summer home on Silver Lake Madison and died at Memorial Hospital. He wrote a dozen poetry volumes a novel several plays and a ballet The Enormous Room was his noted World War I based novel. Funeral services will be private on an undisclosed date.
A National Guard unit from Hondo joined about 500 searchers in Garner State Park looking for 6 year-old John Wayne McCana less of Corpus Christi who wandered from a campsite Friday evening. Two helicopters aided the search in rugged hill country about 90 miles west of San Antonio.
A religious prayer blessing gratitude for life through The Father and Jesus. The Rev Dr C Melvin Ratheal prays for believers to share abundant life with others and recognize life as a divine gift. Lub bock.
Ricky the German shepherd under a death sentence for sheep killing is hiding in the West Virginia hills as owner Laing and attorney Lutis debate appealing to federal courts. Supporters include a Waco radio station seeking Texas Governor intervention and an Edgewater Florida carrier boy campaign to spare the dog. The Virginia Supreme Court upheld a lower court order for Ricky to be killed. Giles County officials say no action is planned.
A Arctic air mass lowers highs to 75 in Lubbock with a cold front moving through the Panhandle and spreading rain from the South Plains eastward. Forecasters expect the boundary to stall south of the city then move again tonight as scattered showers taper across parts of the state.
Partly cloudy and cooler today with a little warmer Wednesday. Highs in the 70s, with afternoon and nighttime showers possible. Southwest region precipitation shows varying highs and lows for 24 hours ending at midnight, including Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo and Dallas area readings.
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