Storm Rains Freeze Midwest Flood Areas Straining Aid
A spring storm dumped rain and heavy snow across flood struck Midwest states, swelling the homeless toll to about 15 000. Snow depths reached a foot in parts of South Dakota and hindered air lifts and ground relief to farmers and livestock while disaster centers raced to deploy two C 119 aircraft for hay drops.
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Winner
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North Dakota
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Olathe
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AREA CITY TO NAME TRUSTEES
Wolforth and Slaton districts lead South Plains school elections as trustees are named in Lubbock and more than 70 districts. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Voters cast ballots at designated precincts across the area.
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Mark Hailey
Wilkinson
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Pat) Wallace
Hailey
Warren Poole
Robert Allan Hill Jr
Louisiana teacher dies as student protests rock Southern University
A Louisiana biology professor died during a Southern University demonstration in Baton Rouge as 3000 students faced mass withdrawal protests. Police ringed the campus auditorium while officials urged calm after 19 students were expelled or suspended and nine remained jailed.
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Avslanche Journal
Southern University
Baton Rouge
East Texas
Ann W.L
Wiarsnell
Louisiana
J. W. Lee
State Capitol
Marshall
Eek Wars
North Wind Brings Spring Chill to South Plains
A brief cool snap touched the South Plains with a north breeze and mild chill after near spring warmth. The Weather Bureau in Lubbock forecast a rebound to the 70s with a high around 65 on Friday and a partly cloudy, warmer day with 10 to 20 mph southerly winds. Meanwhile central and eastern areas faced thunderstorms, light hail and blowing dust.
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South Plains
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Census Starts Its Decade Count With Dot Brain
President Eisenhower is reduced to dots on paper as the census begins. An electronic brain will later provide total population figures and detailed living and work statistics. About 170000 enumerators start door to door work, with delays in flooded Midwest and East areas.
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Ashington
Eisenhower
United States
Midwest
East
Census Bureau
Robert H. Burgess
Louis Alexis
White House
Natives Storm Jail in South African Riots
Several hundred Black residents armed with clubs and improvised weapons converged on a Johannesburg jail demanding leaders’ release. Police opened fire killing three marchers and wounding others as armored units moved in. The protests stem from apartheid policies and referenced prior violence in Cato Manor.
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Associated Press
South Africa
Cato Manor
Indian Ocean
Asian-African group to study French atom tests at UN
The Asian African group of 29 U.N. delegations will meet Monday at Morocco's request to consider actions on French nuclear tests in the Sahara. At 22 nations' urging, Secretary General Dag Hammarskold polls U.N. members on a possible special General Assembly session. Replies are slow and a session requires a 42 vote majority by April.
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U.N
Morocco
Sahara
Dag Hammarskold
General Assembly
Three Arrested In Dope Smuggling Case
UPI reports U S Customs agents detained a man, his wife, and his sister in law as suspects in a bid to smuggle 205 pounds of refined marijuana worth about 200000 into the United States from Mexico. No charges filed yet. The sister in law was a juvenile.
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EL Paso
UPI
U. S.customs Office
United States
Mexico
Sisew
Balloon Echo Test Fires 200 Miles High Over Atlantic
A 10 story balloon was launched from NASA Wallops Island Virginia and fired to 200 miles altitude as part of the Echo radio mirror project. The experiment, fourth of its kind, was declared completely successful with signals to relay between distant stations.
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Avalanche Journal
Jashington
Atlantic Ocean
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Wallops Island
Marriage and Divorce Theme in Editorials and Sports
A compact note from the Civil Rights section catalogs editorials and sports scores. It hints at social tensions within unions, suggesting strains from suspicion in marriage and occasional breakdowns due to distrust. The piece reflects periodical commentary rather than a single event.
Miss Lubbock pageant winner crowned in Municipal Auditorium
Odessa 21 year old slim tennis champion won Miss Lubbock, earning the right to compete in Miss Texas. Flo Marvin, a blue eyed brunette 5 feet 7, named top by judges for personality charm appearance in swimwear and gown and talent. Second place went to Sarah Pickett 19 of Midland. Third went to Shirley Stephens 21 of Denton, over Sharon Losak 19 of Waco and Gayle Williams 22 of Putnam.
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Odessalass
Midland
Shirley Stephens
Denton
Sharon Losak
Waco
Gayle Williams
Putnam
Weather Map Preview for Lubbock Area and Plains
Partly cloudy and warmer today with a low around 34 and high near 75. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. City temperatures show 65 high 34 low, humidity around 20 percent at midnight and 62 percent in the afternoon. Precipitation figures listed for Abilene, El Paso, Albuquerque, Dallas and surrounding areas.
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Albuquerque
Houston
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