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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1962
Page
5
A Beijing paper asserts U-2 missions against socialist states used Japan as a base and links a Nationalist flight to Gen Taylor's Formosa visit. It claims U-2 support from the U.S. and offers gold for a successful landing on the mainland, naming pilot Chen.
The map locates eastern China near Peiping where Peiping radio says a Nationalist China U 2 was shot down Sunday. Nationalist China headquarters on Formosa admits loss of a U 2 on a scouting mission over Red China. Sakhalin Island was scene of last week's Soviet protest of an U 2 overflight.
Senate subcommittee hearings on Estes move toward a close as McClellan notes Estes may refuse to answer questions citing self incrimination fears. Hales testimony depicts favoritism and access issues in the Agriculture Department while Dennison denies wrongdoing. In Ghana, a bomb at Flagstaff House kills several as U S allies discuss U 2 aircraft incidents and regional tensions.
A public health drive outlines two clinic entry points for pre registered and on site registrants. Make up dates for oral Sabin doses are set from September through December with free doses available for those unable to donate. The SOS advisory committee will oversee vaccine fund disbursement and coordinate with the county medical society.
Wayne Hardin and Dr. Bryce Campbell of the South Plains Sports Car Club finished second at Abilene Adios 200 rally driving a Triumph TR 3. They completed the 179 mile course in 3 hours 57 minutes 15 seconds. The club announced a drivers school at Midland Rattlesnake Raceway, with 9 am registration for a one day session.
Six people perish in two separate crashes on the South Plains near Mayda. A car slid 344 feet then struck a metal railing, traveled 71 feet in the air, and overturned four times on a four lane divided highway. Police described the sequence of events as investigators worked to determine cause and identity of victims.
Senators debated Cuba using a mix of caution and readiness. Aiken urged restraint while warning the President bears responsibility. Hartke warned against war and a blockade, fearing wider chaos. The article shifts to a fatal crash in Tulia with multiple victims, detailing identifications and funeral arrangements.
James Chancellor known as Texas Shorty won the Floyd County Fair Old Fiddler's Contest grand championship in Floydada. He also took first in the 18 to 35 bracket, with Garland Gainer second and multiple others named in that age division. Additional winners across 35 to 65 and 65 plus divisions included Denzil Boyter, Bee Riley, Shorty Wheeler, and Eck Robertson, as the 9th annual fair closed.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle closed a six day state visit to West Germany with a return flight from Stuttgart. He was greeted by an estimated 900000 cheering people and the trip is hailed as the most successful postwar state visit to Germany by a French leader.
Predawn temperatures dropped to record lows in the Becky Mountain states with West Yellowstone 16, Rawlins 19, and Big Piney 7 above zero. Apalachicola reported 2.06 inches of rain in six hours and 2.08 inches in 24. Weather Bureau issued hard freeze warnings for northwest Kansas and central Nebraska.
A Farmington New Mexico truck driver named Mike Norton, about 55, died when his sulphur tank truck brake failure sent it down a steep grade four miles south of Mexican Hat Utah. The vehicle crashed into a canyon wall and burned. nearby hillside and a trading post were briefly threatened. The truck was owned by Younger Brothers of Odessa Texas.
Visiting King Bhumibol of Thailand inspected the Woomera weapons research establishment about 300 miles north of Adelaide during a Sunday tour in Melbourne.
Sidney Raymond Oliver 59 of Pueblo Colorado died from injuries after an auto accident near Gail. Three others in his tow vehicle were seriously injured Maurice Leviton Clifford Ratliff Jr and George Smith were hospitalized and later released. The group was en route to Abilene when the towing arrangement caused the front car to overturn multiple times. Services for Oliver are pending.
UPI reports poet Robert Frost touring Russia concluded Khrushchev believes the United States will not fight to defend itself. Frost said Khrushchev worries about American liberals and that both governments appear to move toward a center ground.
Fenley, a Texas Tech graduate and former Avalanche-Journal staffer, served in West Germany from 1960 to 1962. He discusses German attitudes toward Americans, Nuremberg trials, and life in Berlin before the wall. He notes West Germany's prosperity and East Germany's bleak conditions and says American church work aims to promote peace.
Jackie Mayer, 115 pounds at five feet five, recalls weighing over 130 during her 1959 60 Austria exchange year. The former Pennsylvanians singer aims to be an actress, plans education first, and expects about 75 000 from personal appearances after winning a 10 000 scholarship.
Congratulations flow for Mro and Mrs Mencho Avalos on the birth of a son weighing pounds 6 ounces at 49 am Sunday in Laut Cline. The father works for Moss Gordon Co. Mro and Mrs Concepcion Mendez celebrate a son born at 4 23 am Saturday in Laut Chine weighing pounds 3 ounces. The father is employed by Walter Hendricks Mro and Mrs Floyd Price. 1707 FE 25th St reports a daughter born at 232 pm Sunday in Lauf Chine weighing K pounds IP ounces. Separately a Greek freighter Theoforos, 10 865 tons, ran aground in the Gulf of Finland near Helsinki with rescue craft rushing to aid.
London leaders of 16 Commonwealth nations open talks heated by Britain potentially joining Europe's Common Market. Prime Minister Macmillan will keynote the session as partners assess their global role and survival prospects.
Britain's new defense minister Peter Thorneycroft flies to Washington by air Sunday to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara for discussions on defense issues.
Jeannie Littler, nicknamed Smiley by nurses, was identified after a search spanning Chicago to Kentucky. Police say she was found safe with relatives in Indianapolis as authorities seek assurances for her welfare.
A B-57 jet bomber from Tinker Air Force Base crashed in a small open area of suburbia in Midwest City, two minutes after takeoff. Both crewmen were killed. no injuries on the ground. An investigator praised the pilot for steering to an open space.
Washington AP report cites Defense Department adviser Paul H. Nitze describing the Berlin crisis as very dangerous with new Communist pressure that could affect Western interests. He calls the East West confrontation more critical now than when the Berlin Wall was built last year.
Tokyo considers legislation to compel purchase of Japanese machinery and equipment by all national and local public enterprises. The plan aims to secure government owned assets for public use, with details pending and implications for industry and procurement policies under review.
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