Verwoerd Shot At South Africa Trade Fair Attack Shocks Nation
A white man fired three shots at Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd during a Johannesburg trade and farm fair marking the Union’s 50th anniversary. Verwoerd, struck in the head, remained conscious and was hospitalized as authorities planned martial law and curfews amid nationwide unrest.
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Associated Press
Channesburg
South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Johannesburg
General Hospital
Charles Swart
Die Vaderland
South African Broadcasting Corp
Paul Sauer
United States
Denmark
Netherlands
Union of South Africa
Spaceman Shot By Reds Seen
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union may launch a manned spaceflight within months. NASA plans to take the first preliminary step toward a satellite trip for an astronaut this summer, likely August. American scientists acknowledge the race and expect a Soviet manned space attempt at any time.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S.S.R
Woman 110 Dies in Columbus Hospital
Mary Dishome, who claimed she was 110, died Saturday in Columbus Hospital after falling ill at home. Hospital records list her birth date as October 12, 1849. She lived in Buffalo, New York, and her death was reported by UPI.
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Buffalo
N. Y
UPI
Mary Dishome
Columbus Hospital
Defense white paper claims bomber superiority for US forces
A Defense Department white paper, circulated to 600 business leaders, asserts US land and sea based bombers provide overwhelming military strength despite Soviet missile gains. It notes potential to produce many more missiles but describes early Atlas ICBM bases as soft targets and defends restraint as strategic choice.
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United Press International
Ashington
Defense Department
America
United States
Russia
Herter Hits Pact To Halt Arms Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter denounced a recess agreement by Geneva disarmament negotiator Frederick Eaton but said he would let it stand. He called the long five week pause until after the Paris summit a general understanding among all ten delegations and indicated no one party bore sole initiative. Western officials focus on topics to discuss in the remaining three weeks before the recess.
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John M. Hightower Tashington
Christian A. Herter
Geneva
State Department
Herter
Eaton
Soviet Union
Auto Dealers Set Drive On Spring Sales
Lubbock dealers, with high inventories, launch a two week push under the theme It s new car time Buy now April 11. Aggressive merchandising sparks keen competition among makers and dealers as they urge the public to buy a new car and enjoy it now. See special auto section for details.
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Lubbock
Spelling Bee Champion Bob Ross Wins For Littlefield
13 year old Bob Ross of Littlefield wins The Lubbock Avalanche Journal Spelling Bee after spelling through 219 rounds. Truett Reeves of Lubbock places second after a long duel, with both spellers advancing through more than 50 rounds in the final.
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Bob Ross
Littlefield
Avalanche-Journal
Smiles
Truett Reeves
Lubbock
Jim Argo
Opal Dixon
O. L. Station
Truett
Delbert Ross
Lubbock Avalanche
Journal Bee
Texas Tech board approves provisional 1960-61 budget
Provisional budget totaling 9,715,409.95 will exceed 10 million with athletic, textile research and student activities budgets approved. Education and operational expenses total 6,084,947.80, about 250,000 more than the current year while auxiliary enterprises total 3,595,292.15. Teachers salaries are set at 3,079,868.50 for 15 new faculty positions and merit increases.
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W. Ratliff
valanche-Journal
Texas Tech
College Board of Directors
Toreador
General College Administration
Plains Farm News Briefs Highlight Local Harvest Notes
In this week’s Plains Farm News brief, growers report steady corn yields across irrigation districts and discuss fertilizer timing. Extension agents advise careful pruning for orchards and note upcoming county fair demonstrations from 4-H clubs.
Spring Storms Hit East Texas Record
Violent spring weather dropped hailstones a quarter inch in diameter in Dallas as flood threats eased elsewhere. Dallas saw .50 of an inch moisture. East Texas experienced brief flurries while West Texas warmed to 74 in Lubbock and 80 elsewhere with fair skies and light southeasterly winds. Mississippi and Missouri rivers remained above flood stage. high levees held rivers in channels.
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Associated Press
Jhailstones
Dallas
Texas
Lubbock
Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois-central
Drys Win At Justiceburg In South Plains Alcohol Vote
Precinct 3 in Garza County approves on-premises alcohol sales by 133 to 123 in what locals call an upset as dry forces gain ground near Post. Precinct 4 in Justiceburg backs wets 52 to 28, with canvass due by the April county commissioners court.
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Precinct 3
Drys
Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Ost
Garza County
Post
South Plains
Justiceburg
Supreme Court
Slaton
Dickens
Castro County
Lubbock
Garza
Postoe
J. E. Parker
Commissioners Court
Flats
Postex Cotton Mills
C. B. Hogue
Dry Forces
Eighth-grader ties music to bean growth at fair
Mark Keyserling of Beaufort led an Eastern South Carolina Science Fair project testing noise impact on lima bean growth. Four groups received different audio: silence, Sugar Chile Robinson jazz, classical music, and car engine sounds. The car-noise beans grew tallest, while silent beans barely sprouted.
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Associated Press
Iharleston
S.C
Bell
Beethoven
Beaufort
Mark Keyserling
South Carolina
Memminger Auditorium
Elvis Presley
Keyserling
Sebring
Fla
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak
New World Symphony
Rejected Suitor Shoots Self in Beverly Radland’s Home
Beverly Radland, 17, says a rejected suitor forced her to play Russian roulette, held her captive for ninety minutes, and aided by a public safety item before shooting himself. Actor William Stanciu, 20, in critical condition after the self-inflicted head wound, was hospitalized after a longer than four hour operation. The incident followed a claim that a mutual friend was fatally harmed.
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Joseph Finnigan
United Press International
Ollywood
Errol Flynn
Beverly Radland
Beverly
William Stanciu
General Hospital
Stanciu
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