Canyon Champs Return Home After State Basketball Victory
Canyon High welcomes back the state Class AA champions the Eagles who beat Lancaster 52 51 in overtime in Austin. Mayor Delbert Lowes praises their seven day run through Lubbock and Austin as the town lines up a standing ovation and reception for coach Allen Simpson and players. Simpson credits teamwork and a tire fix in Tulsa for helping bring the team home.
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Canyon High School
Austin
Eagles
Allen Simpson
Downing Lancaster
Lubbock
Canyon
Lowes
Simpson
Canyon High
James Miller
Tulsa
Jim Whinnery
Whinnery
Lancaster
Secret 2000 MPH jet test fuels Cold War buzz
Washington report cites Aviation Week saying a secretly developed interceptor has flown long range missions over Communist territory. The aircraft allegedly reaches Mach 9.5 about 2400 mph and can operate near Russia air defenses, with Pentagon silent on official confirmation.
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Washington
Johnson
Tenmeht
Aviation Week
Space Technology
Russia
Pentagon Tsouirces
Miter Cla
Francis Gary Powers
Daring Heist Of Six Americans At Nassau Paradise Island
Six Americans robbed near Nassau's Paradise Island after a night at the Bahamian Club. Four couples were targeted as a taxicab was rammed. jewelry valued by police at under 1000 dollars. Police expect arrests but gave no details on leads.
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Huntington Hartford
Paradise Island
Bay
Nassaus Only
Garfield Kass
Washington, D. C
Howard Gould
Cincinnati
Irwin Berger
Kass
Nigel Morris
Clariece Cunningham
Heavy Storm Lashes West Texas From Eastland to Abilene
Severe thunderstorms swept parts of West Texas from Eastland to near Abilene with lightning hail and heavy rain. No damage reports yet but Weather Bureau warned Eastland Stephens and Palo Pinto counties for locally severe storms as activity moved eastward.
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West Teas
Eastland
Abilene
Weather Bureau
Stephens
Palo Pinto
Cisco
Mineral Wells
Jacksboro
Olney
Freak Ammunition Blast Kills Three Marines at Twentynine Palms
A long buried cache of desert artillery ordnance exploded during Exercise Winter Night at Twentynine Palms, killing three Marines and wounding two. The dead are Pvt. Jack W Cowsert 17, Pvt. David P Barnes 20, and Cpl. Peter S Lopez 22. The two injured, Lance Cpl. Roger D. Rusnak 20 and PFC. Gary P Betters 20, were hospitalized in San Diego with head, jaw, and arm injuries and were reported in satisfactory condition. An investigation is underway with no signs of neglect, as duds have long been buried and uncovered by sand. The 20,000 Marines involved trained at the Mojave Desert range used since World War I by the 1st Marine Division and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
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Twentynine Palms
Calif
Twentynine Palms Marine Base
Jack W Cowsert
Gloria L. Cowsert
Oakland
David P Barnes
Earl J. Barnes
St. Louis
Peter S. Lopez
Faye
Lance
Roger D. Rusnak
Jacob A. Rusnak
Chicago
Gary P Betters
Mervin Betters
Rusnak
Betters
Pase
Mojave
George S. Patton
Africa
1St Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
3Rd Marine Aircraft Wing
el Toro
New Hampshire Primary Results Delayed As Ballots Count
News from Concord reports NH voters face a long night as 101 Republican delegate candidates and five presidential hopefuls appear on the GOP ballot. Democratic write-ins are allowed with 52 convention candidates listed. Kennedy write-ins for VP are sought by some supporters. The race features Rockefeller Stassen Smith Barry Lepage and Nixon Lodge factions, with a separate lottery proposal tied to education funding.
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Concord
Richard M Nivon
Henry Cabot Lote
South
Viet Nam
Nixon
Wesles Powell
Granite State Lodge
Robert R. Mullen
Georgia lawmakers back corporal punishment in schools
Georgia lawmakers approved a bill legalizing paddling as a local option to discipline misbehaving students. The measure grants immunity to properly administered paddlings and awaits Gov. Sanders signature, amid previous parental damage suits against principals and teachers.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Carl Esanders
TV Schedule Announces New Hampshire Campaign Coverage
KGNC TV will carry campaign news today from 205 to S40 pom and Tuesday from 7:35 to 7:45 pom 6:35 to 8:45 pom and 10:35 to 10545 pan, outlining broadcast windows for the political update.
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Kgnc TV
New Hampshire
Two Teens Die as Train Strikes Auto near Muleshoe
Two teenagers, Ceono Chavez 17 and Ester Anguiano 19, died after a Santa Fe work train struck their car three miles east of Muleshoe. Chavez was killed instantly, Anguiano died later at West Plains Hospital from severe head injuries. Chavez was thrown from the car and dragged about 100 yards before the train stopped. Highway patrolman James Freeman investigated. Bodies taken to Singleton Funeral. Services pending.
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Mareh
Santa Fe
Here
Ceono Chaved
Ave
Ester Anguiano
West Plains Hospital
Two Hurt In Canyon Residence Blaze On James Canyon Street
A butane tank vented gas and an open flame heater ignited a fire at the Larry Berry home and garage at 707 1st Street Canyon. Larry and E C Berry were burned while working on a tractor in the attached garage. volunteers fought the blaze for two hours. Firefighters removed the spewing tank to prevent an explosion. Both men were treated at Neblett Hospital for burns.
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Canyon
Larry Berry
1St Street
E. C. Berry
Neblett Hospital
Joe Rice
Arthur Plain
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Thampshire
Tribute Press Service
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Hiteself
Manchester
John W King
Robert F. Kenneds
Lodge
Sen. Goldwater
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State Superintendent of Education
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