Riots and Detentions as City Tightens Security
Police arrested 327 juveniles and 94 adults in a mass demonstration. Mayor Thompson announced plans to issue bonds up to 1 million for expanded detention facilities. Demonstrators faced transport to compounds at the fairgrounds with one reported clash and multiple convictions for parading without a permit and related charges.
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Evers
Iety
Fairgrounds
Thompson
James Spencer
Bennie Oliver
Jackson
Plane Missing From Albuquerque Flight Sparks Memorial Day Search
A Cessna 180 with four aboard disappeared en route from Albuquerque to Lubbock. Civil Air Patrol planes from Albuquerque Santa Fe and Roswell joined an aerial search hampered by poor visibility over the Estancia Valley. Passenger list includes Mrs Miles Al Lindsey and Harry Ingman with Ingman from Lubbock.
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Albuquerque
UPS
Civil Air Patrol
Santa Fe
Roswell
Lubbock
Tex Gerald Miles
Wilson Flying Service
Obituary notices from Booker Texas and Perryton Oklahoma
Obituary notices list Ben H. Davis 74 Booker Texas brother of Jonn W. M. and Zoley with services at 2 pm Sunday at Booker Chris tia Church and burial in South Flat Cemetery Beaver County Oklahoma Kenneth Allen Payne Tucson Arizona son of Mr and Mrs J W Payne brother of Donald John Jerry and Gary with services at 2 pm Monday at First Christian Church Perryton burial Ochiltree Cemetery James N. Smith 48 Booker Texas son of Mr and Mrs Mirt Smith father of Mrs Marvin Roote James C Terry Vance Darlene and Tony brother of Mrs Flov Lee Mounitcastie Mrs Carl Holdeman and Mrs Melvin Slo vocek with services 4 am Sunday at Booker First Baptist Church burial Heart Cemetery Booker Texas
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Booker
Texas
Jonn
W. M
Zoley
Booker Christia Church
South Flat
Beaver County
Oklahoma
Kenneth Allen Payne
Tucson
Arizona
J. W. Payne
Donald
John
Jerry
Gary
Eugene Eagle
M. K. Cowthron
Royee McClure
First Christian Church
Perryton
Ochiltree
Smith
James N. Smith
Booker Texas
Mirt Smith
Marvin Roote
James C Terry Vance
Darlene
Tony
Flov Lee Mounitcastie
Carl Holdeman
Melvin Slovocek
Booker First Baptist Church
Burial Heart Cemetery
Hard Rains Sweep Plains Area With Flood Damage
Severe storms drenched the South Plains from Carlsbad to Dalhart with hail and damaging winds. Clovis logged 0.30 inches as showers lingered. Lubbock endured a third major flood in 11 days, with 500 affected by water in low areas. Boats ferried people from cars and a patrol car was swamped. A cloudburst dumped 5.12 inches in parts of the city, with hail up to 3.50 inches further south.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Dalhart
Clovis
Lubbock
South Plains
Red Cross
Atlas Missile Fire Not Explosive in Silo Incident
Authorities report an Atlas F missile caught fire but did not explode. The crew evacuated safely to an underground control room protected by concrete as alarms functioned properly. Firefighters continued investigations into the cause.
Silo Explosion and Storms Hit Texas Panhandle and New Mexico
Fire crews described debris flying from silos during a massive explosion near Roswell with authorities sealing the area due to risk of another blast. The blast, seen from the Walker control tower, disrupted traffic and prompted a large emergency response. Across the region, counties in Crosby, Lubbock and Terry suffered extensive cotton losses from floods and storms, while rainfall, wind damage and rising floods affected towns from Silverton to Paducah. Forecasters warned of continued unsettled weather with cloudy skies and more thunderstorms expected through Monday.
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Roswell
Walker Control Tower
Vith Stragetic Missile Squadron
Site One
U.S. 70Th
Car Hits Water Near Wildorado Injures Two
A late Saturday crash on U S 66 a mile west of Wildorado left Loretta Moore 38 Railsburg Ohio and her 15 year old daughter Wilda injured. Moore suffered a fractured jaw as investigators learned the full extent of injuries by early Sunday morning. The car was driven by William O Moore husband of Loretta.
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U.S. 66
Wildorado
Northwest Texas Hospital
Loretta Moore
Railsberg
Ohio
Wilda
Hilton to rise in Brussels with 808 rooms
A 28 story Hilton hotel is planned in Brussels. The hotel will have 808 rooms and is to be completed in 194. The Conrad Hilton Hotel group announced the project in the Belgian capital.
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Brussels
Belgium
International
Conrad Hilton Hotel Group
Pope Reawakens After Period of Decline
A pontiff regained consciousness for five hours during the night after reports of his fading life and then revived again in the afternoon, with prayers cited by attendants as he hovered between life and death.
Pope John XXIII Receives Last Rites Amid Waning Hope
In Saint Peter's Square crowds thin under drizzle as Pope John XXIII lies gravely ill. He revived briefly to bless a bishop and greet nieces and brothers, while Vatican officials warn the Pope's condition is hopeless and the Vatican reports increasing fever.
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Giuseppe Piazzi
Vatican
Vatican Radio
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Vatican Secretariat
Christian Unity
Pope John
Saint Peter's Square
Dowdy Calls For Total Offense Against Communism
Rep John Dowdy of Texas urged a total offensive against communism during the Athens Old Fiddlers Reunion and Homecoming. He argued an alien philosophy seeks to permeate the land as 3,000 spectators watched 44 entrants, aged 8 to 68, compete in the courthouse square fiddling contest. Bryant Houston of Cisco won the 65 and under 65 division. JW. Junnell of Dallas won senior honors.
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Athens. Tex
UPN
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Courthouse Square
Financial Wizard Visits Amarillo
A Financial Wizard appears in Amarillo for a talk on banking and advisory work. The visit highlighted federal report oversight with ties to the Washington D C. era and leadership roles at the New York Clearing House Committee on Taxation and as a vice president.
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Tee
Charles A Agemian a Senior Bank Official and Director
Charles A. Agemian holds multiple high level roles including Savings Division head at the American Bankers Association and a member of its Bank Management Committee He directs Chase Manhattan Realty Hackensack Trust Company and sits on Hackensack Hospital Governing Board He also leads Overseas Realty Corporation and serves as treasurer for several Chase affiliated entities proving his status as a key finance figure.
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American Banker's Association
Chase Manhattan Realty Corporation
Hackensack Trust Company
Hackensack N.J
The
Hackensack Hospital
Overseas Realty Corporation
Ment Corporation
Chase Manhattan Overseas Banking Corporation
Chas Manhattan Capital Corporation
Charles A. Agemian
Panhandle Market Show Opens June 9 in Amarillo
The Panhandle Market Show opens June 9 at the Herring Hotel Amarillo with four floors of fall and winter merchandise from Wholesale houses. Buyers across the Golden Spread have received the guide and a social hour for Amarillo and High Plains retailers is scheduled Sunday at 7 p.m. The event runs through Monday.
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Panhandle
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Golden Spread
High Plains
Yemeni President Arrives in Cairo for Talks With Nasser
Yemeni President Abdullah Al Sallal arrives in Cairo for a two week official visit and his first meeting with United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Nasser has supported Sallal in his struggle against royalists.
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UPI
Abdullah Al-Sallal
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Sallal
Tucumcari Teen Dies After Red River Crash
Robert L. Ditto 16, Tucumcari High School junior, died after a Friday night pickup rollover near Red River. Survived by mother Bettie Ditto and father John T. Ditto, Decatur, Ill. Funeral set at St. Anne's with burial in Tucumcari Memorial Park.
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N.M
Red River
Robert L
Bob) Ditto
Bettie Ditto
E. Gavnell
Holy Cross Hospital
Taos
Ditto
Tucumcari High School
Doughty
Raymond P. Quinn
Tequim
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Father Quinn
Tucumcari Memorial Park
John T. Ditto
Decatur
Ill
Susan Hardage
Denver
Colo
Tim Lins
Agnes Lins
Chicago, Ill
Motorist Hijacked Near Dalhart Steals Vehicle
Norbert J. George of Tucson was awakened at a roadside park 32 miles southwest of Dalhart on U.S. 54 when two youths tied him up with rope and forced him from his car. They fled with his vehicle and $167. George was unharmed and planned to return to Tucson by bus after spending the night in Dalhart. A passing motorist notified authorities.
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Dalhart
Arizona
Norbert J. George
Tucson
Wichita
Kaw
Texas
Martin Exum
George
U.S. Highway 54
Early Earth Atmosphere May Have Been Methane Rich
Scientists suggest that two to three billion years ago Earth's atmosphere could have been dominated by methane ammonia and hydrogen rather than oxygen and nitrogen, indicating a very different early air composition.
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Earth
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