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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1962
Page
1
Walter M. Schirra caused a stir as John Glenn faced space program delays due to excessive public appearances. Space officials sought to calm the furor on Friday amid the political glare surrounding Mercury projects.
In Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett defies federal orders as U S District Judge Sidney Mize orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith next week. Barnett denounces interposition while officials meet to choose between jail and integration amid nationwide dispute.
A driverless car rolled into a Mansfield shoe factory on Friday after tumbling down a steep incline. It jumped a five foot wall and flew 43 feet inside, crashing into a table where additional female workers were present, injuring 19 women.
U S and Latin American diplomats prepared for an inter American foreign ministers meeting to coordinate action against Cuba as the Castro press attacked Kennedy. Panamanian and Nicaraguan foreign ministers joined discussions with Secretary of State Rusk amid hopes most Latin nations would join an informal meeting in New York or Washington in late September or early October. Officials said topics could include coordinated trade restrictions and surveillance against arms or subversive agents for the Castros regime.
NASA officials dismissed Schirra Glenn tensions as a tempest in a teapot and confirmed Glenn remains part of the space program. Schirra plans a six orbit flight end of month with Glenn as liaison. Carpenter blackout comments also disputed.
New York AP reports J Truman Bidwell former NYSE board chairman faces income tax evasion charges. Trial scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m. in U S District Court.
The U S Polio Advisory Committee meets to assess Canada's temporary Sabin vaccine withdrawal after four polio cases. The U S program will continue during the study, with communities split on delaying Sabin while officials evaluate safety and policy implications. In Mexico, a fireworks factory blast kills owner Patricio Saucedo's wife and five children. only a small child and the father survive.
A devotional prayer asks for God to bless the day’s many tasks and to preserve the morning freshness. It thanks God for the ability to work and for work that serves Jesus Christ, hoping humble tasks receive equal care.
A. B. Foster former Estes Enterprises general manager testified before Senate investigators that Estes withdrew cash and checks rapidly from March 14 to April 6. Estes was arrested March 29 and Foster described the operation as a raid on all his companies. Mrs. Estes told a bankruptcy examiner that her husband transferred no property or substantial funds to her in the past year.
A concise description defines a goldbricker as a person who survives by the labor of others. The term appears in a light editorial note within a broader discussion of strikes and economic strain reflected across sections on Brazil, women, sports, market reports, and media programming.
A 7 200 volt power line electrocuted Fidencio Serrato 35 of Harlingen when aluminum irrigation pipe touched the line while three workers held it near Lubbock. Armando Castillo 16 was severely burned and treated at Methodist Hospital. Stuart Key 16 son of Mr and Mrs John E Key aided Castillo with artificial respiration and later tried to revive Serrato.
A Texas protest hearing on nine school books drew criticism from citizens who accuse texts of misrepresenting Americanism and socialism. The State Textbook Committee will vote in October on a slate provided to the state commissioner of education, whose list guides local boards' selections.
Weather map notes clear to partly cloudy conditions over Lubbock and vicinity with a few widely scattered thundershowers. Highs near 90 degrees and variable winds under 20 mph.
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