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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1960
Page
4
The 78 hour holiday period from Friday evening to Monday midnight saw fatalities spike early then slow, with officials noting a high death rate at times. By Monday midday, deaths were only 13 ahead of the 1959 Labor Day pace as weather encouraged travel and drownings rose, though mass multi victim crashes were few.
Pittsburgh profile of Frank Armour Jr. who rose from a Heinz plant tour guide to company president in 30 years. He credits family lessons and early jobs from ice cream parlor dishwasher to display window work for his business philosophy and rapid ascent. He advised taking breaks as opportunities and prioritizing the company.
The Agricultural Marketing Service cautions cattle producers of a possible rise in marketings and softer prices, but expects gradual changes barring drought or major economic shifts. It notes 1961 may see increased slaughter and beef production, with record weights and on hand cattle, while past cycles suggest prices could eventually fall.
Janet Lin Miss China of 1960 shares views on education freedom and beauty at a luncheon with Yu Kien Wen consul general of the Republic of China in New York. She discusses gender roles and expected goals for Chinese women in marriage and career.
New York reports a safeguard aid for patients under anesthesia in dental clinics. An instrument that continuously broadcasts the patient’s heart condition is being used to monitor safety. Inventor William F. Veling aims to expand hospital operating room use and improve patient salve.
Benson and Dr Young urged internal influence over youth and a strong Christian education to avert national decline. The talk emphasized leadership, a community-funded campaign, and plans to finish buildings, a field house, dormitory for 139 men, and a three-year scholarship fund with volunteers reaching West Texas New Mexico and Colorado.
Havana reports Cuba’s Foreign Minister Raul Roa rejected protests from Argentina and Brazil about his personal attacks on their government leaders. The statement cites diplomatic tensions and affirms Havana’s stance amid regional criticism.
A long list of birth announcements from West Texas hospitals cites families and workers. Names include Mr. and Mrs. C Bo Stiefelde Brownfield and Mr. and Mrs. James Walker Wilson with infants ranging from three to seven pounds. Fathers’ occupations span construction, farming, grain and fertilizer firms, auto service, and production credit.
Halo Pilot captain Niels Dansing of Copenhagen immediately returned his SAS plane and began relaying calls for help to the weather patrol ship Alpha and the Keflavik tower. The SAS craft remained nearby until it was forced to land at Keflavik for fuel. Zeeck holds a UT engineering degree and is a second year medical student. Martin, who previously flew explosives to Venezuelan oil fields, plans to enter Tennessee Medical School this fall.
A misaddressed letter was corrected by placing the right address on it and delivered to the correct Levittown, New York recipient. An auto insurance company sent mail to Riverside Trust Co., Route 120, Levittown, N.Y. The post office crossed out the wrong state and marked Pa, but the letter still reached the intended addressee.
The Congo faces civil war as Kasavubu ousts Lumumba and seeks a loose federation. Soviet and Eastern bloc advisers flood in while Lumumba’s forces resist. The Kasai fighting claims an American reporter, Henry Noble Taylor, as casualties rise amid UN involvement.
A new easy-grip freezer tape dispenser features a built-in cutting bar to slice off strips to any length. The product allows writing on the tape for food identification.
Mrs Tracy Watson and daughter Luan visit in Houston relatives home at 5403 21st St Luan plans Texas Tech rush week activities YMOCA Young Single Guys and Gals Club meets at 7 30 pm at the YMCA 2402 14th St with contests Bradford Reeves returns to Southwestern Medical College as a junior after pre med at Rice and Tom S Lubbock High School Preston Reeves 26 underwent surgery at Methodist Hospital after a finger injury from a tractor flywheel Two accident victims remain in poor condition at Methodist Hospital Dennis Puryear 19 Brownfield hurt falling from a moving pickup Jimmy Todd 25 Denver City injured in water tank explosion Wayne Smith 98 219 Paris Ave hurt in a city traffic accident T C Lee brother of Mrs Rufus Raney died in Shreveport Funeral arrangements by Osborn Funeral Home Raney to travel to Shreveport today for service.
The body of Henry N. Taylor, 31, Scripps-Howard reporter and son of the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, will be flown to Washington for funeral services after being killed by machinegun fire while covering a clash near Tchelenge in Kasai province. An embassy airplane picked up the body in Leopoldville for embalming before dispatch to the United States.
Britain, operating Europe’s largest crop spraying fleet, expands use due to new fungicides and insecticides effective at low application rates and many cheap war surplus aircraft. A Farming Review survey shows sprayed acreage increasing from 35,000 acres in 1955 to over 150,000 in 1958.
Texas A&M College cotton expert B. G. Reeves says gins should revise first come basis and gin cotton by moisture content. He notes machine harvested cotton tends to have higher moisture than hand picked, affecting processing.
Mrs Wade Ople promotes a personal method to cut smoking by rolling her own cigarettes at home only. She claims she has reduced her smoking by half and says public rolling is avoided, implying self control helps decrease consumption.
Dr Harold Eidinoff, once ruled insane for the El Paso school board shooting, seeks a present sanity hearing to win release from Rusk State Hospital. Hospital officials dispute renewed sanity claims, saying he remains paranoid and unstable, while his wife says he is pressing lawyers statewide.
The superintendent urged junior high students who moved or did not register to enroll at their schools by 9 a.m. Classes begin Wednesday with lunchrooms opening. Public school bus riders start today with 7:30 a.m. pickups and return home by noon. Lub bock Christian School plans 275 enrollment with first buses Wednesday.
A Virginia stop with Benson at Chesterfield warned Kennedy flipped his farm voting record as he contemplates a presidential bid. Church labeled Nixon a come lately liberal at a Worcester rally while Truman warned of continued Republican rule bringing bad times and disaster.
Rose Bell and her husband Christopher lived 21 years in a three bedroom council house filled with bargains. When forced to clear surplus stock by eviction they now reside in a 14 foot square chicken coop. She recalls owning many shoes hats coats and fur items before losing their home.
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