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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1961
Page
3
Editorial notes that the United States is beefing up armed forces with draft increases and mobilization spreading from overseas to home front. It urges acceptance of the necessary changes as families face husbands going to duty and promises the crisis demands unity under current rules.
A Rochester bulletin urged parents to expect freshmen to feel homesick in the early weeks or months of college life. The note, aimed at easing parental concern, suggests that students recently away from home may experience nostalgia despite shorter absences than in high school.
The House of Episcopal Bishops in Detroit approved a plan to merge Protestant faiths in a swift and stunning vote. Now it awaits a majority approval from ran and file members including Episcopalians, a hurdle likely to be challenging despite the merit of unity.
Point Of Law notes two veteran attorneys, each defending himself, exchanged volleys of sharp words followed by fisticuffs in a small city court. The piece recalls the old saying that a lawyer who represents himself makes a foolish client and reflects on political promises of past eras.
The page lists subscription rates for Lubbock Morning and Sunday editions with prices for 1 month 3 months 6 months and 1 year. It includes locations Lubbock Texas and mentions the paper as an Independent Democratic publication with a pledge to the flag of the United States of America. The page is dated September 26, 1961 and notes distribution by Associated Press.
Special correspondent recalls Roger Maris's near record pace in Baltimore as 21,000 fans rise after his 59th two-run blast and Hoyt Wilhelm limits him with a knuckleball. Moose Skowron rallies as the Yankees inch toward their pennant amid a tough no-hit dream scenario.
A new Maritime Administration report shows American flag ships carried only 9.7 percent of U S ocean trade in 1959 with tankers at 4 percent and liners at 30 percent. The shift to foreign flags, notably Panama and Liberia, stems from harsh rules, union wage demands, and lax regulations abroad. Small nations woo ships with moderate fees, risking U S naval strength and a shadow fleet by the end of the era.
Dr. Robert Horton an obstetrician in St Paul and his wife found fussiness in infants could be soothed by a steady humming sound. He developed a compact speaker called the slumber tone using a transistorized mini speaker that emits a constant B flat tone. Tests show about 9 percent of babies sleep within seconds to five minutes. The device may echo prenatal womb sounds and is used in major hospitals. 25 to 30 percent of newborns need such help and the tone fades in about six months.
Memory Lane notes from 1911 list Lubbock surpassing 365 days without a traffic casualty, with the 1941 record as the city’s best in Texas for population over 25,000. The last death occurred November 27, 1940, and Jaycors push safety efforts including a large Main Street thermometer and Deathless Day placards.
Editor D. Matthews, chief correspondent in Cuba for The New York Times, writes an apologia about attacks from Sokolsky and others over the Cuban fiasco. He defends briefing Earl E. Smith by Matthews, argues for full publication of Senate testimony, and claims the full truth about Cuba remains unpublished.
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