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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1961
Page
12
GM faces a near total shutdown as talks with the United Auto Workers stall on local issues. The union ordered most workers back for settlements at about 45 of 129 plants where agreements exist, while GM’s chief negotiator presses for broader accord.
In Lubbock merchants confront hot checks with varied safeguards. A Credit Guide now lists 40 000 locals credit histories while Regiscope cameras identify passers. Penalties for check fraud range to 10 000 dollars and 10 day repayment notices precede prosecutions.
A city zoning dispute centers on strip zoning for 50th Street west of Indiana Avenue. Petitioners argue commercial use should be limited to designated shopping areas with spacing promised in 1954, urging residences be protected from semi commercial development. They claim certain officials and developers favor zoning that benefits business interests while the city already allows office and semi commercial uses east of Indiana Avenue.
More than 1,300 fans packed the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium as Pete Fountain and his New Orleans All-Stars kicked off the season. The show featured solid virtuoso clarinet work and stellar support from Godfrey Hirsch Sperling Cord and Wrightsman. The set included Avalon Star Dust Basin Street Moon Glow and St Louis Blues as Fountain mixed intimate tones with high energy climaxes to ignite the crowd.
Clayton Mallett of 2419 E Broadway is appointed manager of City of Lubbock Cemetery to replace the late Cliff Parker. He will begin duties Saturday. A Lubbock High School and Texas Tech graduate, Mallett has worked as a deputy in the county tax assessor office, farmed in Dora New Mexico, ran Mallett Farm Supply in Portales, and been tied to Franklin Mallet Funeral Home and Capitol Stamps Co.
After a prolonged questioning, propaganda workers acknowledge the harsh role they played in the cold war era and reflect on the ethical implications of their actions.
East German Interior Ministry reports two California youths a Briton and a Dutchman held for attempting to smuggle three East Berlin women into West Berlin via Friedrichstrasse checkpoint. The case sparks debate on movement limits in postwar Berlin. arrestees were Victor Searles Panky 20 Gilbert Page Ferrey 20 from California Bernhard Joseph Colett 30 Birmingham and Henri Johannes Marie Pierrot 33 Leyden.
United Nations actions dominate coverage as officials police and civil servants assist Antoine Gizenga's rebel regime in Stanleyville while Tshombe accuses UN deceit. Adoula cites safety under UN protection as Tshombe's location remains uncertain. Federation premier Welensky denounces UN takeover as law of the jungle amid fears of guerrilla moves. Two Tshombe lieutenants reportedly arrested and Mu nongo escapes. In another note, Dimmitt reports the first cotton bale ginned in the county from Ray Joe Riley’s Sunnyside farm, weighing 100 pounds with premium.
A compiled list names several women and couples with addresses across the area including Mrs Nelda Barbour Rt 6 Mrs Betty Massengale 215 Beach Mrs Barbara Hail 3411 Clovis Rd and others such as Miss Barbara Rodgers 2127 8 Emory Miss Patsy Graham 2122 B Emory Miss Bonnie Graves 1210 A 7th St Miss Lillie Mae Harris 2023 65th St Miss Bonnie Arnold 2721 2nd St Miss Saundra Seay 3004 22nd St and Miss Florene Lewis 1210 A 7th St.
A two way beeper system of communications has been devised for water skiers. It connects to the tow bar handle and to the boat instrument panel and can send simple Morse messages for starts stops and turns.
Singapore and Malaya passed death penalty laws for convicted kidnappers after a spike in kidnapings among Chinese millionaires. Previous penalties were seven years. the new laws also allow freezing of kidnapee bank accounts and punish accomplices. Public reaction split, with opposition from wealthy families wary of harsher outcomes. Early results are uncertain as incidents remain few.
In Charlottesville Virginia a Hague report advocates raising agricultural esteem and calls for culture to be treated as a science. The plan envisions about 30 percent increase in funding over the next five years and urges its inclusion in college curricula.
Japanese athletes train for the 1964 Tokyo Games with an electronic pace setter on a rail inside National Stadium. The radio equipped coach runs at a preset speed, uses electronic tape for control, and can be remotely operated with a loudspeaker issuing instructions to runners.
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