Roswell Fire Damages Daily Record Offices
The Roswell Daily Record offices suffered major fire damage with losses estimated around 100000 dollars. Firefighters battled flames for over five hours, with the fire halted by tarred machinery and roof drippings. Some equipment, including presses and linotypes, may be salvageable, and the paper will print in Hobbs, over 100 miles away, then trucked in. The cause remained undetermined, with a possibility of a defective electrical switch noted by Fire Chief Daniels.
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Avalanche-Journal
Oswell
Roswell Daily Record
Scalical
al Stubbs
George Daniels
Bill Reid
Fire Department
Associated Press
Stubbs
Daily Record
Hobbs
Roswell
Three Die In Night Crash In Construction Zone
Ride near the Lubbock Hockley line explodes into tragedy as a car and pickup collide in a U.S. 84 work zone leaving three dead and at least three injured. Identified victims include 19 year old Phillip Griggs and 17 year old Marvin Perry both of Anton and 35 year old Tea Gareta a Sudan native. Bodies moved to Lubbock and Littlefield funeral homes as investigators determine next steps.
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Jerry McCarty
Leon Fleming
Avalanche-Journal
Rive
Lubbock-Hockley County
Lubbock
Littlefield
Phillip Griggs
Anton
Marvin Perry
16Th St
Tea Gareta
South Plains
Floydada
Paul Kuykendall
James Johns
Anton and
Shallowater
Kuykendall
Sudan
Orval Bailey
Alte
Perry
Bailey
Laevelland
Canadians Vote Today in National Election Clash
Reports from Roundup area include a fatal highway crash near Roundup with five dead and multiple injured as Canadians vote in a pivotal national election. Polls forecast high turnout and a Liberal lead, amid debates over defense and U S policy. A construction zone crash caution and local ambulance response are noted.
Johnson Defends Moon Program and Vietnam Policy
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson rejects claims the moon mission sacrifices other national programs. He affirms military aims remain intact while supporting a $5.7 billion space program and defends Kennedy era space policy amid criticism from Eisenhower. Johnson also comments on Vietnam, Cuba and foreign policy, emphasizing unity in facing external threats.
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Vee Nam
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Capitol Hill
Ashington
Kennedy
Space Advisory Council
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Security Council
Equal Employment Opportunities Committee
Malaya
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Viet Nam
Buffalo Lakes go kart endurance event draws large crowd
About 8 000 to 9 000 spectators watched 208 karts race 4 6 mile courses at Buffalo Lakes. Californian James Hartman won Class A, Sonny Jordan of Fort Worth took overall honors in B C. Local Plains drivers claimed top places as eastern New Mexico entrants also fared well. Two races held Sunday morning and afternoon under IKF sanction. Lubbock mayor Jack Strong and other officials attended a parade.
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Buffalo Lakes
Gary Hartman
Lancaster
Calif
Sonny Jordan
Fort Worth
Plains
Wilson
South Plains
Lubbock
Jack Strong
Balcony Collapse Kills Five in Spanish Theater
A theater balcony collapsed during a Sunday night show of King Solomon's Mines in Balaguer Spain. The incident killed five people and injured between 60 and 100 as four rows of seats gave way, dumping debris onto those seated below.
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Balaguer
Spain
UPI
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Prayer Note Expresses Gratitude and Hope for Worth
Anonymous message thanks God for life health and hope and expresses gratitude for family neighbors and friendships. The writer prays for ability to be of greater worth and to contribute more meaningfully during earthly life.
Student seriously burned by 7200 volt power equipment
Monterey High School student Bill Martin, 16, son of Mr and Mrs W R Martin Jr, was seriously burned when shocked by 7200 volt power gear while three friends played on a transformer platform. He remained in satisfactory condition with second and third degree burns at Methodist Hospital Sunday night.
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Vernon St
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
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Monterey
W. R
Bob) Martin Jr
Vernon Sr
Methodist Hospital
Burns
52Nd St
51St St. Martin
Baseball Team Moves City to Build New Roster
The piece notes a baseball team that, unable to recruit fresh players to strengthen its lineup, opts to relocate to a new city for better prospects. This strategic move aims to revitalize performance and fan support amid roster challenges.
Operations dealt blow Cuba Exiles bitter over raider curbs
Cuban rebel sources say raids against Castro's Cuba suffered a crippling setback as outside support dwindled. About 170 men in areas near British and American patrols face capture, signaling possible collapse of external harassment. Exile groups in Miami estimate only five to six outfits with a few hundred men involved. An airstrip on a tiny British island used by INRA planes was lost, hindering supply drops to anti Castro guerrillas.
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William L. Ryan Sams
Cuba
Florida
Miami
Castro
Agrarian Reform Institute
Matanzas
INRA
Andros Island
Plainview Youth Shot At Drive In
A Latin American youth was killed in a gun battle near midnight Sunday at the Twin-Vue Drive-In Theatre on the Olton Highway. Police searched early today for a suspect who may be injured as patrons fled. Lubbock K-9 units were en route to assist in the investigation.
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Plainview
Floods Kill Dozens in Santa Teresa Town
Heavy rains caused a river to surge through Santa Teresa interior town, washing away 30 people and destroying more than 25 homes. Authorities reported the casualties on Sunday.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Go Kart Accident Claims Kress Teen Victim
Virgil Dwain Pittman 14 or 34 as per OCR died after a go kart being towed by a motor scooter overturned on a driveway near Kress. He was a Kress High School freshman and member of the band 4H Club and Kress Baptist Church. Burial in Plainview Memorial Park.
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Kress
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Virgil Dwain Pittiman
A. Emmett Pittman
Pittman
Kress High School
Larry
Plainview Hospital
Clinic
Rand Pittman
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemon Funeral Home
J. T. Campbell
T. L. Pond
Sedan
N.M
Mr Penn
Odessa
Students Die In Wall Collapse At Michigan Campus
Three Central Michigan University students were killed when a burning building wall collapsed during a crowded scene near the campus. Police named the victims as Robert Powers 20 Marshall Michigan Cheerie Anderson 19 Cheboygan Michigan and Matthew Paycharchaiyawongae 22 Thailand.
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Mount Pleasant
Mich
UPL
Central Michigan University
Robert A. Powers
Marahall
Cheerie Lau Anderson
Cheboygan
Matthew Paycharchaiyawongae
Thailand
Elderly Haskell Farm Woman Missing After Saturday Return Search
About 150 searchers including a Texas ranger and county officers scoured West Texas Sunday for 70-year-old Mrs Horace Hilliard who disappeared from her Has k ell area home Saturday while trying to get help for her bedridden husband. No trace found as volunteers and relatives aided the effort. The sheriff noted a prior disappearance and local residents were alerted by phone.
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Askell
West Texas
Horace Hilliard
Haskell
Texas
Homer Melton
Benjamin
Stoot
Walter Conn
Rochester
Garth Garrett
Haskell County
Lake Stamford
Garrett
Weather Map Page 20 Lubbock and Vicinity Notice
Partly cloudy and mild in Lubbock with a high near 3 for the day and a low around 52. Southwesterly winds of 15 to 30 mph persist across the region.
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Lubbock
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