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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1960
Page
3
Actress Stella Stevens discusses the challenge of portraying a deaf mute on a TV show. She explains the difficulty of conveying emotion without speech and the need to rely on facial expressions and body language while avoiding reacting to other actors.
Amarillo jurist Judge Jerry M. Kolander urged Texas county judges and commissioners to fund juvenile delinquency programs. He lauded organization among courts, police, churches, and schools noting Potter County cases dropped from 350 to 24 in four years due to the Central Youth Advisers Council of Amarillo.
Hale County deputies believe inmate Sonny Rando who previously escaped from jail intended another breakout. Officers found sawed blades during the transfer episode and suspect Rando’s renewed escape attempt while at Plainview and Stv der facilities.
Turbulent morning in Rome as American actor Cornell Wilde quarrels with an Italian man outside a night club over Wilde's wife dancing with the Italian. A photographer captured the exchange and a second incident at another venue reportedly involved French director Vadim and actress Anette Stroyberg. Police were not summoned in the first clash.
City officials and local leaders travel to the capital to push for an airline hearing. The delegation includes regional representatives seeking improved air service links among Texas and neighboring states. A final decision is expected after multiple meetings spanning several months.
An official in Ankara reports former Turkish Prime Minister Celal Bayar attempted to take his own life in custody on Sunday. Bayar and other members of the government were jailed following a military coup on May first and remain in custody.
Austin report says J Frank Dobie lambasted Richard Nixon as a blackguard on Nixon’s 72nd birthday. He also criticized Dan Moody for supporting Nixon and accused Moody of electioneering for Moody’s opponent. Dobie, author of vaquero and Southwest life works, urged voters to seek shared values and wisdom.
Bridget McBrien, 37, celebrated a fourth set of twins with her husband Harry, 38, in San Jose. The newborn twin boy and girl arrived at a San Jose hospital as the couple marked their fourth twin birth, following earlier twins in 1948, two in 1950, and a 1954 pair, with one girl surviving from earlier sets.
A public preview event hosted by Southwestern Bell Telephone invites visitors to hear a live long distance call demonstration. The tour includes telephone equipment displays and calls announced over a loud speaker so onlookers can judge call speed after operator placement. Each 100th visitor receives a free demonstration call.
A Pakistan army motor transport corps unit was dispatched on Monday to join UN forces in the Congo. The move follows renewed calls for international stability and highlights Pakistan’s role in multinational peacekeeping operations.
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