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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1961

Page

6

Rush backs Mongi Slim for UN interim head

The United States backs Mongi Slim of Tunisia as assembly president for the interim post, while Burmese Ambassador U Thant also garners strong support. The plan to mix the secretary general and assembly president offices faces criticism as improper and possibly unconstitutional.

Mongi Slim Tunisia Assembly U Thant Rusk U.S Andrei Gromyko Hammarskjold United States United Nations Rusk Tld General Assembly Japse Zentaro Kosaka Troika

Homeowners oppose restaurant site in area fight looms

A homeowners group at 4600 48th St rejects a restaurant on nearby land. They hired attorney to block the project and plan fundraising, calling proposals a fear tactic. Cahill led the group and said relocation would not help. a four member committee will seek funds at a Cahill home meeting.

Byterian Church 48Th St John Cahill Citizen's Group Cahill Clifford Brown Dean Shuman Brown J. B. Parkinson M. W. Warren Lester C. Cooper Cahi Lubbock

Pioneer Ralls Resident Dies

Pioneer Ralls resident Mrs Lige xdney Anni King died at home after a heart attack suffered earlier. A year old, she had lived in Balls since 1902 and moved here from Callin Ciarity. Burial in Ralls Cemetery with grandsons as pallbearers. Survivors include three sons in the Houshend area, four brothers in Henrie and Farmersville, and five sisters in Lang, Wichita Falls, and other areas.

RALLS Lige Xdney Anni King Balls Ater Bill Baird Charles W. Bird Mest Houshend Elizabeth Allen Bartnd Bonnie Stahl Lubbock Dra Charles Coleman Henrie Sir Coleman Farmersville Coleman Lime Island Effie Akin Lang Banlyn Jones Wichita Falls

Racial Moderate Named New Atlanta Mayor

In Atlanta Georgia a racial moderate candidate Tyan Allen led with 63,522 votes, defeating Lester Maddox as mayoral race results neared completion. The 70 year old mayor William G. Hartsfield retires after 23 years in office.

Tyan Allen Otties Atlanta Pine Allen Tis Lester Maddox Allen William G. Hartsfield

Woman Hurt In Games Mishap Near Seagraves

A three year old woman was injured Friday near Seagraves when her sports car overturned three times on U S 62. She was saved by a seat belt. she is hospitalized in Seagraves Hospital with possible scratches and a concussion. An officer credited the belt and the accident was reported by engineer Robinson of a Santa Fe train.

Seagraves Segraves Hospital Hildabert W Hardcastle Lubbock County Alexandria Arbore Iin Odessa U.S. 62

Jesse T. Smith Rites Pending

Levelland Texas man Jesse T. Smith died at 7:45 p.m. after hospitalization a day at Levelland Clinic Hospital. Funeral arrangements were pending Friday night at George Price Funeral Home. He worked for Pan American Petroleum and moved from Rockdale eleven years ago. He was a member of College Ave Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge. Survived by ten sons Ronald and Greg of Lovelland, his mother Mrs Pearle Smith of Louise Mississippi, a brother Truman Smith of Mobile, and three sisters.

George Price Pan Amenean Petroleum Corp Rockdale Mississippi College Ave Stamper Lovin William

Lawsuit in 72nd District Court over hospital contract

Arguments in a civil suit by Lather's Smith against Albert Vaughn and others set for 9 a.m. today before Judge Victor H. Lindsey. Smith seeks 1958.40 for materials and labor in building Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Vaughn also files a cross claim for 1,243 dollars.

Lather’ S Smith Albert Vaughn Victor H. Lindsey Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Vaughn

Life Spanned Colorful Era Death Ends Fabled Career

Marion Davies rises from Ziegfeld follies showgirl to teen film star and longtime confidante of William Randolph Hearst. Hearst forms International Films and makes a star, shaping a luminous career that spanned decades until his death in 1951.

Marion Davies William Randolph Hearst International Films Hearst

Fresh U S Approach Seen On West Berlin Situation

The Air Force plans a single jet tanker force for SAC and TAC amid push for a unified Army TAC command including Navy assets. Gen Everest argued that success hinges on Navy and possibly Marines, as comments at the Air Force Association convention highlighted defense widening integration. Dornberger warned Soviets may target satellites, risking U S military capabilities soon.

Philadelphia Air Force SAC J TAC Tactical Air Frank IF. Everest Defense McNamara Everest Air Force J Air Force Association South Dakota Joseph J. Foss Walter R. Dornberger Bell’ Aerosystems Co Buffalo Dornberger U.S Curtis E. LeMay White de White Sac Davies Movieland

Berlin Talks Hint at German Treaty Peace Step

U S officials in Berlin signal East Germany will exist for years and that West Germany must share power over access to Berlin. Khrushchev’s press, Adenauer’s elections, and Gen Lucius D. Clay’s arrival frame cautious moves toward a possible German peace treaty linked to disarmament and a broader move to end war risks.

United Nations Secretariat Kosaka Hossein Ghods Nakhai Troika Afonso Arimos de Meio Franco Berlin General Assembly Assembly Trygve Lie Gladwyn Jebb Britain Valerian A. Zorin Security Council Gromyko Rusk West Berlin Khrushchev Moscow Carl Hartman Berlin U.S Adenlauer East Gered West Germany Konrad Adenauer Lucius D. Clay Presi

Schools To Be Tested For TB In October

Eight new members joined the County Tuberculosis Association board at the Volunteer Bureau as part of the quarterly meeting. Dr Morris S Wallace presided and Dr T H Holmes Jr reported that county schools will undergo tuberculin testing in October with city schools starting November 13, testing in six elementary schools and in first, sixth and ninth grades in other schools.

Lubbock Junior League County Tuberculosis Association Ausiliary TBA Dir Neon Pioneer Hotel Dectors J. T. Davis Frenship Eric Dell Adams Billy Houston Abernathy J. H. Harper State Air Force Base A. W. Akins Roosevelt Community Harold Carlin Anetin Center Cooper T. C. Martin Slaton Jack Brock Shallowater G. O. Smith Idalou Morris S. Wallace

Booster Tour Delivers Souvenirs Across West Texas Towns

A Lubbock boosters caravan visited Ralls Crosbyton Lorenzo Anton Abernathy Shallowater Slaton and other stops with receptions at schools downtown areas and pep rallies. Police escorts accompanied the tour and local officials embraced the event as bands and balloons greeted them. Speakers bureau plans and tuberculosis facts were presented by Dr S M Kennedy and Mrs Clifford Sharp noting new cases since January and treatment locations.

Page One Ralls Crosbyton Lorenzo Idalon Slaton Shallowater J. E.timms Lubbock Anton Abernathy Noel Johnson Boosters Petersburg Earl Blankins Ship Booster S. M. Kennedy Health Education Clifford Sharp Lubbock County McKnight State TB

Congress eyes Sunday session over Mexican labor policy

Congress altered the Saturday night estimate to Sunday morning to keep the Senate in session through tonight. The measure sought to extend the Mexican labor import program but McCarthy's wage rule was stripped by Senate House conferees. The plan aimed to limit workers to 90 percent of local or national farm wages and to bar braceros from operating heavy machinery. The goal was to delay action until next January while tightening seasonal use and ensuring domestic labor is unavailable. 315,846 Mexicans entered last year under the program begun in 1951, serving as harvest labor.

Senate Eugene J. McCarthy Dminn McCarthy Kenneth B. Keating Idalou Boost NY Ters Sen. Fair News William E. Proxmire D-Wis United States U.S Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Kennedy General Motors E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co Labout

Birth announcements from West Texas hospitals mix names and weights

A sequence of birth notices from West Texas hospitals lists numerous families including Mr and Mrs Gonzalo Martinez and Mr and Mrs Robert Burgess. Weights range from ounces to several pounds and dates fall in Friday or Wednesday windows. Several fathers are described as professionals such as a barber, teacher, or attorney.

Gonzalo Martinez State Fer Sciam Lal Taner Weishing Methodist Hospital Feyas Tech Robert Te Burgess Fia Taspota Mes Warden Tudgeng Yepen Tarmnee Charles Brewer Suin’st Endash West ‘Texas Hospital Monterey Harold Phelan Levettan Lye Am Britay West ‘Texas

Public relations firm cites birth details of notable figure

A public relations firm for her states she was born January 1, 1897, in Brooklyn New York. She is described as the daughter of Judge Bernard Douras and Rose C. Doura Maron. She is noted as slim with blue eyes and blonde hair and educated at parochial schools.

Brooklyn N.Y Bernard Douras Rose C. Doura Maron

Farm Machinery Tax Exemption Clarified by Ruling

Calvert notes the ruling extends farm production equipment to tax exemption for all farm machinery and equipment used in growing food or other agricultural products. Parts for such machinery remain exempt. examples include tractors plows windmills pumps irrigation engines cream separators milking machines and hay balers. Building materials and storage items are not exempt.

Calvert

Ruling Bars Discrimination on Interstate Buses

The Interstate Commerce Commission barred discrimination on interstate buses and terminals. Beginning Nov 1, operators must display race neutral signs and provide equal access to waiting rooms rest rooms lunch counters and other facilities. The ruling follows a May petition by Attorney General Ken Hoover in the wake of civil rights protests and the Freedom Rides in Alabama.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Robert F. Kenl South ICC Kennedy Anniston Ala

Football traffic flows as capacity crowd fills Cowrey Field

Police report smooth traffic flow for a capacity crowd of 8000 at the Monterey Plainsman Odessa Permian game with few jams after a busier Thursday night with 7000 fans at four junior high games and dedication ceremonies.

Monterey

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