Dallas Area Hit By Heavy Rain And Hail Storms
Storms moved northeast through North Central and Northeast Texas with hail as large as golf balls. A possible tornado funnel was spotted near Garland and Rowlett but did not touch ground. Rain totals varied with Sherman receiving over three inches and Mesquite reporting large hail.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Dallas
Mesquite
Zipp City
Balch Springs
Garland
Rowlett
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Panhandle
Weather Bureau
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Sherman
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Oklahoma - Arkansas
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Thailand Plane Crashes Killing 18 Officials
In Formosa a transport plane used by Thailand’s royal family crashed into Mt Wu minutes after takeoff from a Pacific meeting. Air Chief Marshal Chalermkiat Watanangara, his wife, and 16 other officials died when the aircraft burst into flames. fragments were found up to two miles away.
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Taipei
Formosa
Thailand
Chalermkiat Watanangara
Pacific
Bangkok
Mt. Wu
Tse-Five-Finger Mountain
Son of rich Frenchman releases unhurt child after ransom paid
Little Eric Peugeot, son of Roland Peugeot, was found safe near the Seine across from the Eiffel Tower after his kidnappers accepted an undisclosed ransom. The father said he paid money but would not reveal the amount, keeping the deal secret as investigators continued.
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Avalanche-Journal
Aris
Eric Peugeot
Roland Peugeot
Automobile and Steel
Seine River
Eiffel Tower
Blur
Eric
Splash Saint Cloud Country Club
Paris
France
Selecting Easter Hats in South Plains Stores
Shoppers flocked to Lubbock area stores for Easter headwear as children and families tried on hats. Martha Pace, 8, of Idalou models a straw sailor while Angela and Debbie Rape, ages 4 and 5, of Afton, glimpse in a mirror. Randy Joe Barnett, 5, of Dimmitt admires an Easter outfit.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Martha Pace
M. J. Pace
Idalou
Angela
Debbie
Nelson Rape
Afton
Randy Joe Barnett
Billy Barnett
Dimmitt
Space Agency funding kept for Saturn project in 1960 budget
The House Appropriations Committee approved NASA's rocket program funding for the new fiscal year, preserving 277 608 000 for rocket development including the Saturn project. NASA's total request of 876 015 000 was trimmed by 38 985 000 with 373 positions cut. The panel also urged cost discipline on contractors. Separate item notes a planned northwest Lubbock sewage treatment plant costing about 100 000 with odor control and possible use of effluent on nearby farm land.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Sandefied Westa Cea
Ashington
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Saturn
United States
Russia
Polaris boosts NATO arming with U S missiles from subs
The State Department says talks began in Paris on arming NATO with Polaris missiles, a plan linked to Britain's shift to US missiles. Navy tests report Transit 1 B is “perking away like mad” as 1 B, 2nd, and 3rd satellites aim for a full navigation system by 1962 providing quarter mile定位.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
United States
Navy
San Clemente Island
Calif
NATO
State Department
Lincoln White
Britain
U. S
White
High Command
Alliance
Polaris
United Press International
Washington
Adm
C. B. Martell
Naval Operations
Newfoundland
England
Martell
New Mexico Governor Speaks at Lovington Chamber Banquet
Gov John Burroughs told Lovington's Chamber banquet that New Mexico is shifting from rural to urban pockets and urged industry to provide jobs. More than 500 attended as Winford Carlile was named Lovington Man of the Year. Burroughs noted the state’s heritage and the need for space, air, and sunshine, urging drive and vision to attract industry.
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Burroughs
Lovington
Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
1Ovington
New Mexico
John Burroughs
Chamber of Commerce
Winford Carlile
Woodrow Allen
Lovington D.C
Directors View Plans For Texas Tech Student Union Additions
Officials at Texas Tech plan to present final plans for Student Union Building additions and alterations to the board of directors on May 30. A $910 000 federal loan was approved to cover part of the cost, with total project cost set at 1 160 000 including furniture and fixtures. The expansion would triple the size to provide dining facilities meeting space and ballroom capacity, funded partly by existing college funds.
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Odessa
Northwest
Texas Tech
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ralph Yarborough
George Mahon
D. M. McElroy
Tech
McElroy
Mother and Son Slain in Florida Woods
Bodies of a white mother and her 3-year-old son were found after an all-night search near Chattahoochee in a family station wagon headed into the woods. A 4-year-old boy survived after a head injury. A 50-year-old man identified as Sie Dawson helped in the search and was held for investigation.
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Chattahoochee
Florida
Sie Dawson
Women's News and Market Quotations Summary
Classified index lists sections for Women’s News on pages 2 and 3 and 6, Market Quotations on page 89, Radio and TV Programs on page 12, section C, indicating the paper’s layout and feature areas. No article details provided.
Space Flight Aids Point to Miraculous Chemical
An Air Force test in Ayton shows a seven day sealed capsule mission powered by a “miraculous chemical” oxygen source. The system also reuses water from exhaled breath and urine, marking the first complete self contained life support test for indefinite space habitation under zero gravity principles.
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Frank Carey Ayton
Ohio
Air Force
Earth
Two Texas Bandits Caught In Roadblock
Two bandits robbed a Pecos grocery of 500 dollars and locked the owner in a freezer before stealing two vehicles and beating a rancher. They were identified as Richard Wayne Jacobsen of Houston and John Newton Huddleson of Liberty and captured at a roadblock. They face assault to murder and robbery by assault charges.
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Pearsall, Tex
UPI
Richard Wayne Jacobsen
Houston
John Newton Huddleston
Liberty
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Bragg
Weather map notes for Lubbock region today
Clear to partly cloudy and warm with 55 to 85 degrees. Winds southwest to west at 20 to 35 mph. Widely scattered thundershowers possible late this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures around 42 to 68 through the day with high humidity.
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Amarillo
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Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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