Wisconsin voters face Humphrey Kennedy primary showdown
Humphrey and Kennedy fought a final campaign duel on eve of Wisconsin Democratic primary. Kennedy defended religion as not influencing the race while Humphrey argued religious differences not a factor. Both candidates appealed to Milwaukee voters as polls opened today.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ilwaukee
Hubert Humphrey
John Kennedy
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Humphrey
Milwaukee
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Voters in 54 Cities Set Ballots in Biennial Elections
In Lubbock and 54 South Plains cities voters go to the polls for city elections. Lubbock officials set polling places and hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Three mayoral hopefuls and several commissioner candidates compete amid campaign activity and accusations of a selected slate by a citizens group.
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Ubbock
Lubbock
South Plains
Old Central Fire Station
10Th and
Ave. J
Carroll Thompson
J. T. Hutchinson
O. L. Slaton
Chris Ha
Casey Charness
W. C. O'Mara
Paul L. Payne Jr
Frank Chappell Jr
Robert S. Bryant
Finley
Payne
Charness
Citizens Group
Casey
O’mara
Chappell
Lubbock Hotel
Schedule Shifts Loom New Junior High Is Set in Southwest Lubbock
Trustees of Lubbock ISD authorize a new southwest junior high to relieve overcrowding. The school at 58th St and Nashville targets a Sept 1 1961 opening serving area south of 42nd Street and west of Elgin Avenue. A staggered 8:20 to 4:20 schedule may be studied for Wilson Atkins and Monte Lee.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Independent School
Lubbock
Smylie C. Wilson
W. B. Atkins
58Th St
Nashville
42Nd, Street
Elgin Avenue
Nat Williams
Wilson and
Atkins
Williams
Monte- Lee Junior High
Movie Star: A Woman Married to Work Yet Divorced from Husbands
A concise definitional quip notes that a movie star is often bound to her career while separated from her husbands. The line wittily captures the divide between professional commitment and personal partnerships in show business.
Amarillo Lie Detector Tests Stir Bribe Probe
In Amarillo Rep Blanchard said a new lie detector test did not prove Mrs Davis truthful while a polygraph showed ex sheriff captain Tommy Petropoulos told the truth. Petropoulos testified Dick Bufkin accepted payoffs and offered him money to ease focus on The Steak House. Bufkin denied bribery and refused to discuss a test.
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United Press International
Marillo
H. J
Doc
Blanchard
Lester Davis
Amarillo
Tommy Petropoulos
Petropoulos
Potter County
Sher
Communist Skies Eyed By Tiros I
The Tiros I weather satellite photographed cloud tops over eastern Russia and northern China and sent images to ground stations. Its 51st orbit began at 5 15 pm and later at 6 30 pm relayed Mongolia Manchuria eastern Russia Hokkaido and Pacific images to Keana Point Hawaii.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Red China
United States
Pacific Ocean
Central America
Mongolia
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Hokkaido
Keana Point
Hawaii
Keana
Pacific
Gulf of Alaska
Woman Dies In Odessa Collision
A California woman Audria Luella Royer, 57, of Twentynine Palms, died at dusk in a two car crash on U S 80 near Odessa. Her traveling companion Matty G. Akin, 79, of Greenville Mississippi, was seriously injured. Odessa residents Al G. Pool, 55, and his son Damon Pool were hospitalized with less serious injuries.
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Odessa
UPID
California
Audria Luella ‘Royer
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Matty G. Akin
Greenville
Miss
al G. Pool
Damon
U.S
Heston Wins Best Actor as Ben Hur Sets Oscar Record
Charlton Heston captures the best actor Oscar for Ben Hur, setting a record with 11 wins for the film. Simone Signoret wins best actress for Room At The Top, becoming the first to win for a British-made movie after visa controversy. Shelley Winters and Hugh Griffith take supporting honors in a strike hit 32nd ceremony.
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Simone Signoret
Yves Montand
Charlton Heston
United Press International
Ollywood
France
Ben-Hur
Visa
Shelley Winters
Anne Frank
Hugh Griffith
Miss Signoret
South Africa unrest as police clash with mobs
Police and troops charged crowds in Cape Town area using clubs and bullwhips. One native killed and at least 37 injured in the capital district. Nyanga and Durban saw gunfire and baton charges injuring dozens. Emergency aid crews ferried bandages to the scene amid a broader campaign of intimidation.
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United Press International
Ape Town
Nyanga
C. K. Madikiza
Cape Town
Durban
Claremont
Langa Negro
Sitele Zulu
South Africa
Man Killed On Oil Rig Southwest Of Andrews
John S. Brown age 39 formerly of O'Donnell died on an oil rig five miles west and one and a half south of Andrews. He was a roughneck on the rig floor when a spinning line caused fatal injuries as the crew prepared casing. The justice of the peace declared him dead at the scene.
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Justice of the Peace
Shirley Spurill
Brown
Andrews
Mississippi Two Dikes Crumble On Biggest Rampage In 13 Years
The Mississippi River burst through levees in two places on Monday causing widespread flooding across central Illinois and Missouri. An estimated 2,000 people fled homes along the river’s bottomlands as the flood crested and then receded in places, with officials warning the danger could return after a brief lull.
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Avalanche-Journal
Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois
Keokuk
Iowa
Louisiana
William G. Stratton
Meyer
Mil
Gregory Landing
Canton
Midwest
Explosion Kills Man in Austin Chemical Plant Blaze
An explosion at the Quality Chemical plant in Austin killed Buck Bradley and injured no one else. Kenneth E. Harwell escaped. the owners reportedly operated the facility while experimenting on plastic compounds. Roof fragments flew as far as ten blocks, with two nearby buildings damaged before crews contained the fire.
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Austin
UPI
Buck Bradley
Kenneth E. Harwell
Quality Chemical Plant
Weather report for Lubbock and vicinity
Partly cloudy and warm with moderate southerly winds. Early morning low around 38. Noon high near 78.
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Lubbock
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