Cuban Exiles Dream of Return After Bay of Pigs Invasion
In Miami three exiles recall the Bay of Pigs invasion and their captivity while plotting potential comeback. Edged by memories, they voice resolve to resume the fight for Cuba as they face long years in exile and pressure on U.S. policy toward Castro.
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Enitgrs Note
Cuba
Plas
Issac M. Flores
MIAMI
Juan Jose Peruyero
Nixon
CSA
Bay of Pigs
Death Toll Rises in South Plains Traffic Tragedies
The head on collision east of Morton on Texas 116 killed Tommy Dean Jackson 19 of Morton and Guy William Jones 47 of Crockett. A second wreck near Dimmitt claimed Alcario Reyna 29 of Muleshoe and left Refugia DeLaGarza 62 of Earth dead as Everett 34 of Lubbock survived. The crashes push South Plains road deaths to 36 for the year, with Jackson and Jones among the latest victims. Services for Jackson were set for Morton First United Methodist Church. Jones services are pending in Jacksonville.
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Cochran County
Tommy Dean Jackson
Morton
Guy William Jones
Crockett
Refugia DeLaGarza
Earth
Dimmitt DeLaGarza
John Everett
Larhaddie
Alcario Reyna
Muleshoe
Everett
DeLaGarza
Laidback’s Methodist Hospital
Muleshoe Hospital
Reyna
Dimmitt
Plains Memorial Hospital
Jackson
Texas 116
Jones
Justice of the Peace
Joe Gibson
South Plains
United Methodist
Rex ‘Mauldin
Morton Memorial
Singleton Funeral Home
Jacksonville
Renfro Ellett
Clash in North Jordan Draws Regional Attention Amid GCC Talks
Heavy fighting erupts as Jordanian forces clash with Palestinian guerrillas in north Jordan. Arafat accuses CIA of engineering the crisis while Arab delegates meet in Cairo to discuss Jordan. Syrian-based fighters attack Ramtha area villages. no casualty figures released. See MIDEAST Page 10.
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Hussein
Jordan
Cairo
Yasser Arafat
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Jerusalem
Egypt
Suez Canal
Moshe Dayan
Amman
Ramtha
Torra
Beirut
Mideast
High School Seniors Visit Texas Tech Saturday
The paper notes that seniors from local high schools will visit Texas Tech on Saturday for an introductory look at the university. The story highlights campus programs and potential opportunities for prospective students.
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Lubbock
Plainview
Texas Tech
Swimmer Killed by Sharks in Buffels Bay
In Buffels Bay South Africa two sharks fatally attacked 50 year old Theo Klein of Hamburg Germany during a holiday visit. Two surfers attempted to rescue him by pulling him onto a surfboard before a rescue launch recovered the body.
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Buffels Bay
South Africa
Theo Klein
Hamburg
West Germany
Prayer exhortation for living life in faith
A reader invokes a blessing to stay truly alive throughout life in Jesus' name. The short prayer emphasizes continued vitality and devotion within Christian faith.
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Heavenly
Jesus
Like Claude Towns Named In Odd Ways In Panhandle
West Texas towns sprang up quickly and naming often came later. Claude in Armstrong County earned its name from Claude Ayres, first engineer to run a train there, after a humorous exchange about naming. The tale notes Ayres asked the town’s name as Fort Worth and Denver loco crew entered.
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West
Texas
Claude
Armstrong County
the Panhandle
Claude Ayres
Ayres
Fort Worth
Denver
Cavanaugh
Loquacious Depot Loafer
Armstrong
Traditions Upheld Worship Sun Fun Share Easter Roles
Easter celebrations across regions varied from an open-air Oklahoma pageant with 300 actors to a Kentucky couple marking their 75th wedding anniversary. In New York, the Fifth Avenue Easter Parade highlighted bright pants over bonnets as Texas South Padre Island drew 40 000 youths for the Gulf Coast surfing contest amid 35 arrests.
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Oklahoma
Breeding
David J. Reece
Reeces
New York
Fifth ‘Avenue
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Texas
South Padre
Lubbock Woman Dies After White River Motorcycle Crash
Mrs Wendell Carnes 26 of 2303 35th St died on arrival at West Texas Hospital after a motorcycle crash near White River Lake. Teen rider Billy Stovall 14 of 7007 Ave S had a broken leg and was listed in satisfactory condition. Investigators report a single motorcycle overturn on a dirt private road near the lake.
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Lubbock
Wendell Carnes
35Th, St
West Texas Hospital
Crosby County
White River Lake
Billy Stovall
Ave. S
Department of Public Safety
Caning Returns as Antique Craft in Lubbock
Victor Alvarado, 25, part of Goodwill Industries in Lubbock, revives cane weaving to restore antique chairs. Once a farmhand in Anton who lost sight and much hearing, he now crafts chair backs and bottoms, choosing caning over costly machine methods as a life turning from past injuries.
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Lubbock
Goodwill Industries
Victor Alvarado
Anton
Alvarado
Fire Base 6 Resupplied After siege and ambush losses
U S helicopters broke through enemy fire to resupply Fire Base 6 near Pleiku after a 12 day siege. Ten Americans killed in a mercy mission ambush. 19 killed and six wounded in another helicopter rescue crash. Air strikes hit North Vietnamese sites. a gun running trawler sunk off South Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Navy A1
Laotian Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Red
U.S. Coast Guard
South Vietnam
Chap
Cambodia
Laos
Cambdia
Neal Ulevich
Pleiku
Five Sought as Honolulu Jail Break Five Prisoners Flee
Heavily armed police hunted five jailbreakers on Oahu after a Halawa Jail exit. William Medeiros 25 allegedly killed his former girlfriend and two men in a chain reaction attempt to silence witnesses. Roadblocks dogs and a helicopter were used as lawmen warned the men are extremely dangerous. One inmate recaptured. others including Edward Silva Daniel Cuevas Wendell Kealoha and Eddie Hose III remained at large.
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Utasted Preas International
Honolulu
William K. Medeiros
Medeiros
Oahu
Dan Lee
Halawa
Wiliam C. Brown Jr
Eddie Hose III
Millionaire Klotz Keeps Working After Lottery Win
Detroit AP Charles Klotz 61 an office equipment repairman says he will retire in June and likely move to Southern California after winning 1 million in the New York State Lottery on January 28. He plans tax payments and investment, noting taxes amount to about half, with the prize paid as 50 000 yearly for 20 years.
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Detroit
Charles Klotz
Charlie
Joe Barton
South
Smith-Corona Marchant Inc
Isehock
Barton
Klotz
California
San Diego
Child Survives Nine-Story Bronx Fall
Mark Brown, 2, fell nine stories from a Bronx apartment window but sustained only minor injuries. A Montefiore Hospital spokesman said he is in satisfactory condition and being held for observation. He cried briefly but is in good shape according to police.
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New York
UPI
Mark Brown
Bronx
Montefiore Hospital
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United Press International
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Comic Dictionary
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Avalanche-Journal Staff
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