Easter scenes brighten South Plains day at Mackenzie Park
In Lubbock on Easter Sunday families enjoyed church services picnics and egg hunts under ideal weather. The Mackenzie Park scene captures Leezonya Holmes and Nicki Hale with their Easter treasures while police officer H L Harendt gives rides in a park buggy.
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Mackenzie Park
Lubbock
Leezonya Dale Holmes
Mignon Holmes
E. Fordham
Nicki James Hale
Jim
5Th St
H. L. Harendt
Lynn Laws
Second Steel Firms Raise Prices Amid Profit Pressures
Lukens raises prices 3 percent effective today as Wheeling announces increases of 4.50 to 10 per ton on six products. Mullestien cites new equipment and rising costs, noting profits fell from 7.8 percent of sales in 1958 to 2.6 percent in the first 12 weeks of 1963. Industry leaders debate broader price action while labor talks loom.
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Wheeling
Lukens
Coatesville
Mullestien
U.S. Steel
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
American Iron and Steel Institute
Showers Possible Across South Plains as Warm Easter Weather Returns
Weather summary notes a chance of widely scattered thundershowers on the South Plains later today with no general shower activity expected for two to three days. Easter Sunday brought calm, sunny skies and highs near 85 in Lubbock, with today’s highs near 90.
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South Plains
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Panhandle
Roswell
Clovis
Carlsbad
Wink
Midland
Pacific Northwest
Great Falls
Helena
Mont
Albuquerque
Greenville
Bleaching Wood Finishes and Home Methods
A guide to blond wood finishes describes bleaching only on raw wood after removing old finishes. It warns removing hardware, outlines peroxide and homemade bleach mixtures with oxalic acid and borax, and notes safety. It also covers aging effects with potassium permanganate and a method to score gypsum board for clean breaks.
Two Injured In Auto Accidents In Lubbock
Two Lubbock men were treated for injuries after separate Sunday traffic crashes. Joe Dan Gosden, 18, was hurt when his car hit a utility pole on 35th Street near Gary Avenue and taken to West Texas Hospital. Albert Hauskins, 57, was hospitalized at Methodist after a crash at 13th Street and Avenue S. John V. Shropshire, 21, is identified as the other vehicle’s driver.
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Lubbock
Joe Dan Gosden
31St St
35Th Street
Gary Avenue
West Texas Hospital
Methodist Hospital
13Th St
Ave
Albert Hauskins
28Th St
Odd Shaped Beds Rise as New Status Symbols
The Spring Air Company reports custom beds in circle, heart, and horseshoe shapes drawing interest in Houston. Prices top $500 for mattress and box spring, plus special frame and bedding. A Springfield family orders a 9 foot by 7 foot rectangular bed for seven to watch TV together.
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Chicago
UPS
Spring Air Company
Houston
Cincinnati
Springfield
Ill
Submarine Sam Houston Arrives in Izmir for Courtesy Visit
The U S Polaris submarine Sam Houston reached Izmir in the Aegean on Sunday for a two day courtesy visit. It is the first of three Polaris subs to be stationed in the Mediterranean and sparked festive mood in the port.
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Turkey
Izmir
Sam Houston
Aegean
Mediterranean
Man Fatally Struck By Stray Shot? Left Arm Injury Incident
A man was struck in the left arm by a stray shot and died on the scene or shortly after. Police called the incident an accident. He received emergency treatment at Methodist Hospital and was released.
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Methodist Hospital
Easter Joy Across Faiths as World Celebrates
Jubilant Christians from many denominations share Easter joy, while a separate report notes Eula Mae Harris named as a suspect in a residence incident in Dallas. In Jerusalem, pope and clergy lead Holy Week rites at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as border tensions echo outside.
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Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Swedish rally ace Carlsson knocked out in Africa safari crash
Erik Carlsson the East African Safari leader from Sweden was toppled Sunday after his Saab struck an ant eater near Dar es Salaam Tanganyika. The animal caused front suspension damage ending his bid in the Safari race.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Erik Carlsson
Sweden
Dar-Es-Salaam
Tanganyika
Home Show Attracts Large Crowd With Giveaways
The exposition draws many visitors to the Coliseum with a color boating film and numerous booths for home needs and travel items. Merchants sponsor giveaways including a $2,000 in diamonds prize. Displayed are cleaning systems appliances camping gear travel trailers kitchens furniture air conditioning and radio gear. Thousands from South Plains and Eastern New Mexico expected to attend during the week. Officials welcome all and urge attendance.
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South Plains
New Mexico
Russia appoints Krylov as new rocket forces chief
Marshal Niko lai I. Krylov, head of the Moscow military district since 1960, is named chief of Soviet rocket forces. He succeeds Marshal Sergei S. Biryuzov, now chief of staff of Soviet armed forces. Krylov is a veteran of the Russian Civil War and World War II.
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Moscow
Nikolai I. Krylov
Krylov
Sergei S. Biryuzov
Local births listed from area clinics and hospitals
A sequence of birth announcements from Lauf Clinic, Latif Clinic, St. Marys Hospital, Methodist Hospital and West Texas Hospital notes babies born to multiple families. Entries include weights from 4 pounds 12 ounces to 9 pounds 14.5 ounces and times ranging from 12:44 a.m. to 5:44 a.m. Sunday, with fathers’ occupations and hometowns in Texas and New Mexico.
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Erasmo Rodriguez
Texico
N.ml
Lauf Clinic
Harlan Harvey
E. 2Nd St
Lubbock Cotton Compress
Jose Carrisales
7Th St
Latif Clinic
John William
Ave. E
Gray Trucking Co
A. L. Smith
E. 26Th St
Kimble Auto
Rodolfo Vargas
510 Ave. N
Laut Clinic
Nick Castillo
Rt. 3
Lubbock
Clement Leler
Ave.' R
St. Mary's Hospital
Federal
Avitation Agency
Olan Finley
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech
Dennis Belew
Meadow
Lowell
Johnson
48Th St
Raymond G. Lopez
Emory St
West Texas Hospital
Santa Fe Railway Co
Kennedy Enjoys Sailboat Ride In Palm Beach Visit
President Kennedy rode a 27 foot Pattycat with six youths on Lake Worth near the Honey Fitz. Commander Paul Fay helmed the sloop as Kennedy praised the 15 minute trip and the high speed turns at about 20 knots. West Palm Beach residents Paul Lindenberg Charles Graves Dr Ivan Schmidt joined the president aboard the Pattycat with Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy hosting three guest students Chris Greer Rita Tedder and Tony Briant aboard the Honey Fitz.
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Kennedy
Pattycat
Honey Fitz
Navy
Paul Fay
Lake Worth
Fay
Paul Lindenberg
Charles Graves
Palm Beach Junior College
Ivan Schmidt
West Palm Beach
Jacqueline Kennedy
Chris Greer
Rita Tedder
Tony Briant
Sergeant York In Critical Condition At Nashville Hospital
Sergeant Alvin C. York, aged 75, remained in critical condition at St Thomas Hospital in Nashville on Sunday. Doctors cited a heart condition possible pneumonia and circulatory disturbance as factors. York, famed for World War I heroics, is conscious and able to talk to doctors and family members, with limited visitors.
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Nashville
Alvin C. York
York
St. Thomas Hospital
Easter Day Observances Show Busy City Parks
Easter crowds filled Buffalo Lakes and Meadowbrook while visitors boosted church attendance. Officials report 14 000 to 15 000 at Buffalo Lakes and 9 400 at the Avalanche Journal Home Show. Tax forms and vehicle safety sticker deadlines loom as late night deadlines approach.
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Buffalo Lakes
James L. Segrest
Avalanche Journal
Municipal Coliseum
Enterprising Thieves Dismantle Scottish Bridge
In Killearn Scotland a scrap metal gang began removing the old Glasgow to Aberfoyle rail bridge. Villagers saw it demolished in two days and a second crew later confirmed the bridge was gone. Foreman doubted the claim while Constable Ferguson suspected genuine demolition experts. Scrap metal dealers expect about 40 pounds in loot.
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Killearn
Scotland
UPI
Glasgow
Aberfoyle
Jimmy Ferguson
Livingston Churches Looted During Easter Services
Thieves entered the choir dressing rooms at the First Presbyterian and First Methodist Churches in Livingston during Easter services and stole about $100 in cash as well as several credit cards and drivers licenses. Polk County Sheriff Watson Walker reported the simultaneous break ins.
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Livingston (Ap
Livingston
Polk County
Watson Walker
First Presbyterian
First Methodist
Ewing to Receive Carter Medal from National Academy
Dr. Maurice Ewing director of Columbia University Lamont Geological Observatory will be awarded the Carter Medal by the National Academy of Sciences for noteworthy and distinguished accomplishment. Ewing, 56, a native of Lockney Texas, is a leading interpreter of the earth’s structure and the Pleistocene epoch.
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Ewing
Washington
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Eula Mae Harris
Juniper St
San Antonio
Jessie Cortes
Yolanda Inostrosa
Diana Hernandez
Linda Ramirez
Germany
Maria Herrera
Christ
Christ’s Tomb
Ant Eater Victor
Destin
Fla
Gulf
D. E. Shotwell
Gulfarium
Fort Walton Beach
Shotwell
Bruce Marler
Russia
Raymond Massie
Amherst St
Laut
Frontier Savings Stamps, Inc
Kennedy Burns
Palm Beach, Fla
Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course
Lubbock County
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