16 Sep 1963
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1963
Page
1
Four girls and a boy born two months early at St Luke’s hospital begin glucose and water feedings through tubes. Doctors say the quintuplets show good activity and health, with no respiratory problems, as nurses aid in their care.
Avalanche Journal reports Guthrie receives 5.6 inches from severe storms with 3 to 6 inch totals across Dickens Kent and San Antonio counties. Heavy rains flood roads in Littlefield and surrounding areas while downstate regions see isolated downpours. Sheriff Fo Wcbube Hollar calls it the best rain in memory aiding water tanks, with 4 mile affected zones near Guthrie.
Tech orientation begins as more than 12 000 students arrive in Lubbock for registration. Attendance tops last year's 11 188 as doors open to 34 campus residences including a new women’s dormitory. Freshman and transfer orientations start at 8 a.m. today at the Municipal Auditorium.
A joking proverb about a generous man willing to exchange his name for money appears in the Comte Dictionary Fortune Hunter column. The item blends social observation with playful caution, noting how greed and generosity can intertwine in romantic matchmaking.
El Mundo reports a U S agent fatally shot after a plane downing in southeast Cuba. Benjamin Acosta Valdes named by the Defense Department as an ex agent, with American wife and two Nicari ms, alleged to have relayed information to a Miami espionage center. Police seized high potency communications gear and American made items. Picado Jr. linked to recent counterrevolutionary raids as arms supplier. his wife formerly Susan Moir of Glendale California.
Thousands of anti Castro Cuban exiles clashed with riot police in Times Square after a pro Cuba rally organized by students who reportedly made a controversial trip to Cuba. The pitched battle left many injured as officers in steel helmets broke up the crowd outside Pos Hall on Ward Street.
Oldtimers recall a legendary cyclone nicknamed storm chaser amid Caprock canyons. Cowboys on a cattle drive describe chasing a windblown illusion as they ride toward a hidden canyon and an old hackberry tree marking the entrance.
A middle aged woman, Lorna Slade, was rescued off the Florida coast after nine days adrift in a cabin cruiser. Her husband died of a fever infection during the ordeal. The SS Perryville docked with Slade and crew near Jacksonville. she described scarce water and food and delaying contact as boats passed nearby.
Today's prayer seeks gratitude and protection from fears and anxieties. It asks for the light of immortal love shown through Jesus Christ. The note invites readers to submit favorite prayers under sixty words for publication.
A garbled report mentions dogs and cash being stolen at a location referred to as VOGT Awe TT Maite cad Baeer apde, with scattered names and phrases about individuals, theft, and investigations. The text is fragmentary and includes numerous unreadable sections.
A violent attack injures and kills multiple people on a city street amid a chaotic scene. Police and emergency crews respond as crowds gather and officials begin investigations into the incident and its suspects.
The United Nations topic centers on disarmament as Soviet and United States positions clash. Gromyko asserts there is no stance change while Western officials push for a tough stance against the East amid ongoing exchanges and inquiries into arms limits.
Fragmentary text alludes to JFKs aid demands and political activity with numerous garbled names, dates, and places. The passage mentions government actions and election cues but lacks coherent details or verifiable entities. The record captures only obscured references from OCR noise.
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