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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1963
Page
5
Officials indicate a decision on a U S Soviet wheat sale will come shortly. The talks involve government buyers and export terms, with analysts noting potential impact on market prices and international grain supply.
Readable text shows scattered notes on a football game with Texas Red Raiders and Texas Tech details, plus a broad discussion of Wheat trade policy and Soviet aid. The garbled source mixes sports, politics, and overseas finance with few coherent events.
Police report multiple incidents including burglaries at homes and stores with combined losses around 641 dollars. A theater search found an empty cigarette pack and coins. thefts also occurred at a supermarket parking lot and at Playland Manor Golf Course.
A confused dialogue recounts the loss of a dummy named George after a trunk and sweaters episode. Scott promises a reward and jokes about a padded cell, while noting a prior incident a year ago. Stu plans to use the dummy Barney Bullfrog for a deminute show until George is found.
United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, and British Foreign Secretary Douglas Home prepared a week of gatherings including a Monday breakfast and a Tuesday luncheon. Adlai Stevenson urged cautious optimism as Stevenson and Home held talks after Gromyko's departure while diplomats warned major Cold War issues would not be solved soon.
At the closing event in Lubbock Levelland girls won twirling honors while local competitors faced auditions and junior corps contests. Senior contestants and sponsors from West Texas towns attended, with awards announced for individual and group categories across age brackets.
The United States plans to inspect Soviet scientific bases in Antarctica this southern summer to check for military activity. Moscow signals no objection to Americans visiting but prefers the term visit over inspection and questions the need to inspect U.S. bases as well.
The fair drew families and students, with many parents noting rides were too rough for youngest children while others planned return visits. Officials praised safety, reporting no serious injuries amid daily routine incidents and rising attendance across the six days.
Prairie Dog Town in Lubbock thrives as a civic symbol with shipments to other cities, sustaining a controlled population. The town explains housing, feeding, and enclosure needs while noting dogs’ behavior, lifespans, and burrowing life as visitors tour the site and a few private adoptions occur for special cases.
Fourteen people were hurt in three area traffic accidents Saturday near Slaton Plainview and Floydada. One three car crash near Skiton sent six to Mercy Hospital with two in serious condition. A second crash on FM 10 injured eleven and a third collision near Plainview involved multiple family members hospitalized with various injuries.
President Kennedy urged strong focus on education calling it our most important job. He spoke in Las Vegas and Palm Springs during a West Coast visit with Governor Pat Brown. He warned about dropouts, noted long work hours, and suggested the nation faces a shift toward shorter weeks and evolving labor needs.
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