East Coast storm leaves six dead and widespread damage
A windstorm with near hurricane force ripped the East, killing at least six and injuring several as floods and fires swept across multiple states. Winds peaked near 99 mph at Mount Washington NH and 76 mph near New York City. heavy rains drenched Texas easing farmer woes as downpours reached four inches.
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Texas
Lena
Aix
Westchester County
New York City
Boxton
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Maine
New England
Georgia
Canada
Concord
N.H
Rosemary Leonard
J. Anthony Cappuccili
Canyillus
Noy
Syracuse
Greenwich Village
Joseph DD
Carabeo
Brooklyn
Passat
Jesus Rojas
Ernest C. Martiey
Carthage
N.Y
New York State
Homer Carroll
Finijjay
Weather Bureau
Ohie Valley
Nova Scotia
Rain Floods Texas Dry Areas Boosts Stock and Crops
Rain swept across Texas ending a severe drought with the first general rain in years. The system revived pastures and weakened water shortages while lingering clouds moved east toward the Caprock. Rains ranged up to 4.7 inches in parts of Johnson County with multiple locales reporting one to three inches. Clouds and drizzle were expected to end today as clearing skies and warmth return for the weekend in the South Plains and Caprock region.
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Asano Tated
Teona
Texas
Johnson Cty
West Cen
South Plains
Pridsy
Atere
Lubbock
Ill-Fated Raiders Seen as Harmful to Castro Control
Federal steps to clamp down on anti-C Castro raids from U S territory expand in the Florida Straits. Coast Guard strengthens patrols with six airplanes and twelve boats in the 7th District. The surrender of exiles in the Bahamas follows their detention at Key West as U S neutrality laws target arms shipments and explosives.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
United States
Florida Straits
Key West
Bahamas
Coast Guard
Washington
Florida- Puerto Rico
Florida
U.S
Cuba
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Castro
Oppenheimer Named AEC Fermi Award Recipient
The Atomic Energy Commission awards J. Robert Oppenheimer the 50 000 dollar tax free Fermi Award nine years after his security ban. The move sparks speculation about a return to government work while a clearance decision remains up to Oppenheimer himself. The ceremony is expected to proceed as in prior years.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Fermi
Oppenheimer
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N.J
Commission
AEC
Special Security Board
Remarriage: A Matrimonial Repeat With New Mother-in-law
A brief humorous note on remarriage describing it as a matrimonial repeat where the main disadvantage is dealing with a new mother-in-law. The item reflects a light editorial tone typical of a comic dictionary entry.
70 Districts Vote For School Trustees Today
Voters in 70 Plains area districts choose two or three trustees each. In Lubbock and Odessa trustees are elected every second year. Polls open 7 or 8 a.m. close at 7 p.m. Bond issues appear in Morton Crosbyton Wnet and Gnade. Hale Center sees a turnout and a contest over coach Dick Stafford. Orval Boyd seeks re election while Troy Brown and Davis Cannon are backed by protest supporters.
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Kenni Avalanche-Journal
Plains Region
Lubbock
Odessa
Morton
Crosbyton
Wnet
Gnade
Dick Stafford
Hale Center
Orval Boyd
Hale Center American
N. L. Douglas
Troy Brown
Davis Cannon
Don Cannon
West Texas Square Dance Festival couples pictured
Photo caption profiles two couples at the Municipal Coliseum event. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ryan attend as festival general chairmen, while T/Sgt. and Mrs. W. C. Scott, now at Reese AFB, danced in Tokyo and perform in the United States for the first time.
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Municipal Coliseum
Alvin Ryan
40Th St
W. C. Scott
73Rd St
Ryan
Scott
Reese Afb
Tokyo
Avalanche-Journal
Hundreds flock to West Texas Square Dance Festival
The fourth annual West Texas Square Dance Festival at the Municipal Coliseum drew about 800 dancers and 300 spectators on opening night with 1 200 expected today. George and Mary McNett, visiting from Dhahran Saudi Arabia, traveled far for the event while on leave. The Saturday schedule includes noon registration, 1 to 3 pm Round Dance Workshop by Ann and Pete Peterman, 3 to 5 pm by Harper Smith, and an evening Round Dance Program conducted by Peterman.
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West Texas
George
Mary McNett
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Ann
Pete Peterman
Fort Worth
Harper Smith
Celina
Texas
Peterman
Weary Wandering to End Today: Miami Youth Wins Merit Award
A Miami High School student John Pearson, 18, who ran away two weeks ago, learned Friday in Lubbock that he had won a National Merits Scholarship. He headed home after the Texas Employment Commission staff recognized him from a recent Avalanche Journal wire photo and story. His mother, Mrs. Marion Pearson, cried upon hearing the news.
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Miami
Fra
Lubbock
John Pearson
Texas Employment Commission
Associated Press
Avalanche Journal
Marion Pearson
Avalanche-Journal
John
Pearson
TEC
TEC Labor Office
CarolynFeagan
Josephine Wright
Prayer text invocation for protection and faith
A devotional invocation asking God the Almighty to look upon infirmity and extend protection through Jesus Christ. An anonymous prayer fragment notes plea for divine shielding and mercy.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Russians Approve Direct U S Soviet Safety Hotline
The Soviet Union backs a direct Kennedy Khrushchev hotline as a safety device to prevent accidental war. Soviet spokesman Semyon Tsurapk says the line could be negotiated immediately without conditions, while US ambassador Charles Stelle supports informal talks. Page 8.
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Asnemind Presa Veneva
Krein
Washington
Semyon K. Tsurapk
Kennedy
Khrushchev
United States
Charles C. ‘Stelle
Weather and political note from Lubbock region
Partly cloudy morning clearing to sunshine with light winds and a high near 73. Western officials referenced Tsaraplan in discussions about a proposed plan, while Tsarapkin previously refused a Denver proposal last month amid unclear conditions.
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Lubbock
Tsaraplan
Jouw Wiperemeres
Tsarapkin
Denver
Falls
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Comic Dictionary
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Hassan
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Hassan I
Morocco
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