Beulah Brewing Up to Hurricane Strength East of Puerto Rico
Tropical storm Beulah intensified to hurricane strength with 75 mph winds over the Atlantic east of Puerto Rico. A Navy hurricane hunter pinpointed the center near 18.4 N 57.7 W at 11 a.m. CST, about 50 miles east of San Juan, moving WNW to NW at 12 mph. Gale winds extend 200 miles north and 75 miles south of the center as forecasters expect gradual growth.
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Miami
UPI
Beulah
Atlantic Ocean
Puer
Navy
Hurricane Hunter
San Juan
P.R
Florida
Tuition Free Higher Education Proposal in Texas
Gifford Johnson of Dallas urged tuition free higher education to fill 90,000 new jobs by 1973. His four level plan would tax 15 percent into full universities with free tuition, top 35 percent into senior colleges, and others into junior colleges or vocational schools, with private schools to be included in a master plan. The proposal targets University of Texas and other universities, graduate schools, and expanded access across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Gifford Johnsson
Dallas
Gav
John Connally
Johnson
Texas
Connally
University of Texas
Abyssmal
No Funeral For Pepe Le Pew After Local Incident
The skunk nicknamed Pepe Le Pew reportedly died after a Wednesday morning incident on the 100 block of East Northwest, with unconfirmed causes and no autopsy performed. The report notes the area smelled better afterward.
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Pepe le Pew
Index
Gasa
Band Boosters Meet August 29
The first fall meeting for Band Boosters will be held at 7 30 p m August 29 in Rotary Bowl. President John B Martin announced the event inviting parents of new high school band members. Attendees should bring a basket supper. boosters provide drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Bowl
John B. Martin
Norman Hemphill
Miners Rescue Attempt Fails Again in Hazleton
A second try to drill a 12 inch escape hole to two of three miners entombed 331 feet below ground for 10 days failed. Rescuers sought radioactive material for a new attempt while planning a third shaft to reach the survival chamber where David Fellin and Henry Throne wait. Louis Bova, separated by rock, remained hopeful but life signs faded with time.
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Hazleton
UPI
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
Fellin
Throne
Bova
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Divides Opinions In Senate Hearings
Former atomic energy officials split on the pact. Willard Libby said he favored limits but worried about no tests of a super-bomb and Russia's lead in high yield development. Lewis Strauss labeled the treaty a security risk and urged ongoing underground testing for readiness.
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Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy
Willard F. Libby
Senate
United States
Lewis L. .Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Libby
Russia
Foreign Relations, Armed Services
Joint Atomic
University of California At
Los Angeles
U.S
Edward Teller
Sheppard Named In Slanthole Oil Trial
In a Wood County court Wednesday former Texas Atty. Gen. John Ben Sheppard was linked to aiding W R Henderson of Longview obtain a drilling permit for a well claimed to be slanted 2000 feet. Henderson faces felony theft charges. Berwick testified Sheppard held an interest in the well while in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitman, Tex
UPI
Texas Atty
John Ben Sheppard
W. R. Henderson
Longview
W. L. Berwick
Henderson
Sheppard
Dist
Looney Lindsey
Berwick
Wood County
Fred Erisman
Congress Takes Rail Rules Dispute After Talks Collapse
The rail rules dispute moved to Congress as peace talks failed. The Senate Commerce Committee eyed a plan giving ICC power to approve new work rules for two years to avert a midnight strike. Kennedy backs the proposal. unions oppose it, while AFL CIO supports a congressional supervised halt on rule changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Willard Wirtz
Senate Commerce Committee
CST
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Wirtz
Magnus
Congress
Senate
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congressional
Scotland Yard Closing in On Train Robbers
Scotland Yard presses the chase for the mail train gang responsible for the $7.3 million theft two weeks earlier. A blonde woman was seized and charged. a wanted man was picked up for questioning, with descriptions released of two others. The suspect appeared in Linslade Court near Aylesbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Scotland Yard
Bodkie
Linslade Court
Aylesbury
CofC Manager Heads to West Texas Chamber Meet
CofC manager Jeff Henderson left for Plainview to attend a West Texas Chamber of Commerce session that begins Friday and runs through Saturday.
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Cofc
Jeff Henderson
Plainview
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Woods couple killed in U S 281 crash near Mineral Wells
J A Jim Woods 74 and wife 56 of Childress died in a semi trailer truck collision on U S 281 about 13 miles south of Mineral Wells. Mrs Woods died instantly, he died about 2 a m. Bodies to be brought for arrangements. Car pushed 100 feet by the impact. no details on other vehicle or driver available. Relatives said the Woods were unknown at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A
Jim) Woods
Childress
U. S. 281
Mineral Wells
Woods
UPI
Diplomacy and politics in brief from Washington Jerusalem and Moscow
Final House Ways & Means action on the tax cut bill may be delayed until after Labor Day. Syria approves a UN peace plan for simultaneous border inspections with Israel. Pravda accuses Chinese leaders of risking half of humanity for a new civilization while the Soviet state defends its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Ways & Means Committee
Jerusalem
Israel
Syria
United Nations
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Pravda
Peking
Tanya Lawson Heads to Perryton for Miss Wheat Heart Contest
Miss Tanya Lawson 17 of Chil will travel to Perryton with her parents for the Miss Wheat Heart contest. A senior at Childress High, she is among the area’s top twirlers and will compete Saturday in Perryton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanya Lawson
Childress
Perryton
H. E
Jake) Lawson
Childress High
Miss Lawson
Demonstrations Continue Amid Court Ruling in Plaquemine
In Plaquemine Louisiana a federal judge blocked a demonstrators' halt order but 104 protesters were arrested as they marched on city hall and county courthouse led by CORE and SCLC members. The day’s total reached 187 with many juveniles released later. troopers and police faced task force groups and civil defense wardens.
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United Press International
Plaquemine
Mississippi River
City Hall
County Court House
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Macon Weaver
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Washington
Wagner
Athens
Albert Boutwell
Farmville
Prince Edward County
Baton Rouge
Semi-Pro Football Team Under Formation In Childress
A group of young men in Childress organizes a semi pro football team. The first workout is at 6 p m today at Fair Park baseball field. Don Gage named general manager Ray Naron elected president and Claude Lane to coach temporarily. More players are welcome from surrounding towns including Hollis with contact via Panhandle Motor Company.
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Childress Area
Fair Park
Don Gage
Ray Naron
Claude Lane
Norman
Lane
Hollis
Naron
Panhandle Motor Company
Connally Withdraws As Speaker For AFL-CIO
Gov. John Connally cancelled a scheduled appearance at the Texas AFL-CIO convention amid a civil rights and working conditions dispute with labor leaders. The convention runs August 26 to 29 with speakers including Lyndon Johnson Ralph Yarborough Albert Thomas Henry Gonzalez and Waggoney Carr.
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Connally
Johnson
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Albert Thomas
Henry Gonzalez
Waggoney Carr
Labor
Afl-Cio
Roy Evans
Texas
County Court Jury List Is Announced
A new petit jury will report at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 27, at the courthouse for County Court session. Eight cases are filed on the docket. Jury members include M. K. Wilcoxson, Mrs. J. B. Collins, Johnny Glover, Claude Andrews, M. A. Barron, Fred Clark, M. D. Martin, Lottie Foreline, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Wilcoxson
J. B. Collins
Johnny Glover
Claude Andrews
M. A. Barron
Fred Clark
M. D. Martin
Lottie Foreline
Dalton Sarrells
Louise Bowers
L. H. Felton
Fred Bobo
Gene
Youth Sets Himself Afire in Amarillo
In Amarillo Robert Drennen, despondent after a marital quarrel, poured gasoline on himself in a hospital restroom and ignited, leaving him in critical condition with burns over 68 percent of his body. His wife Brenda Sue, 16, had been injured when she jumped from his car after being pulled away from their Pampa home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
UPI
Robert Drennen
Drennen
Brenda Sue
Pampa
Gulf Coast storms lash Texas with heat and damage
Violent rain and winds battered the upper Texas Gulf Coast with gusts to 50 mph. A West Texas tornado struck El Dorado. Mrs. Ira F. Nash, 66, died of sunstroke while helping load a trailer. Temperatures climbed to 106 in Laredo and 88 in Galveston with scattered thundershowers statewide.
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United Press International
Texas Gulf Coast
el Dorado
Tex
West Texas
Dallas
Ira FE
Nash
Texas
Gulf Coast
Alvin
Houston
John Waling
Pearland
Pecos Valley
South Plains
Laredo
Galveston
Bond Sales Fall in July Across Counties
July bond sales lagged in Case County with 51.4 percent of its quota, while Castro County exceeded its target at 137.4 percent. Other district counties reported lower results: Briscoe 81.9 Hall 62.4 Swisher 60.4 Floyd 58.9 Cottle 58.4 Hale 57 Lamb 55.8 Motley 55.6 Bailey 48.7 and Palmer 34.6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Castro County
Briscoe
Hall
Swisher
Floyd
Cottle
Hale
Lamb
Motley
Bailey
Parmer
Water Project Before Texas Board Today
Dr. Shell Townsend president of Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority leads a delegation to Austin for a Texas Water Development Board hearing. State Senator Andy Rogers and John Snedegar travel to seek Board approval to participate in a loan for the dam and water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Townsend
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Andy Rogers
John Snedegar
Austin
Texas Water Development Board
Greenbelt Authority
Homer Compaton
Snedegar
Townsend
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Hank Brown
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