Fires Ravage Eastern Seaboard Leaving Dozens Homeless
Dozens of fires across the Eastern Seaboard devastate brush and timber areas from Maine to Virginia. Two people are dead, three New Jersey family members are missing, and 75 families are homeless as large lumber yards and blocks burn in Biddeford and Staten Island. Fire crews respond to a record 1000 alarms in New York City as fires rage Saturday and Sunday.
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27 To Leave Cuba On Airliner Today
Attorney James B. Donovan said he will return to the United States with 27 Americans held by the Castro regime. The American Surveyor will carry about 1,000 additional refugees later this week as negotiations continue in Havana.
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Jordan dissolves Parliament after anti government protests
Troops loyal to King Hussein fired over the heads of students in Amman to break up demonstrations following Premier Samir Rifai's resignation. Parliament voted no confidence 32 to 28, a transitional government was named, and elections set amid martial law and roadblocks across the capital. Gunfire was reported in Jenin and the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem.
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U S to Admit Russian Old Believers Group
The United States grants asylum to 200 to 250 members of the Old Believers sect from Turkey. Atty Gen. Kennedy says the group, descendants of Russians who left over 300 years ago, seeks safety from pressure to return to the Soviet Union. The group includes 78 children and 91 adults, with men described as farmers and fishermen.
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Lubbock High School Class Of 1923 Reunion Reflections
Exes recall life in 1923 as the graduating class gathers at a reunion. The era features a Texas House vote on primaries, car prices, theater ads, and early 20th century culture. The piece frames the world these graduates faced and the economic realities of the time.
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Winter Storm Hits Western States With Snow and Winds
A broad storm dropped up to 18 inches of snow across parched western ranchlands from the Sierras to the Rockies and driven cold into Southern California. High winds snapping lines shut down service in Colorado and several states posted heavy snow warnings as pole to pole travel grew hazardous.
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Education: What a mother gets when she listens in on a group of teenagers discussing their parents
A humorous observation on how a mother gains insight into parenting by overhearing a lively talk among teens. The piece uses a light tone to reflect the generational gap and parental curiosity.
Canadian Authorities Seeks Terrorists in Montreal Bomb Case
Police and army investigators in Montreal hunt an anti American, anti British underground terrorist group suspected of placing a bomb that killed a depot watchman. Six year old William V. O'Neil died after allegedly removing the bomb from a garbage can.
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Premier Hopeful Laos Leader Seeks Cease Fire at Legion Meet
Neutralist Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma says Pathet Lao forces agreed to halt their advance on Plaine des Jarres pending his return after talks at Pathet Lao HQ. Britain and the Soviet Union join the envoy effort to preserve Laos coalition.
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Lubbock Man Elected 19th District American Legion Commander
A Lubbock man, Hank Narmour, was elected to lead the 19th District of the American Legion at the state convention in Fort Worth August 9 through 11. He succeeds Wilfred Stuerner of Plainview. About 125 Legionnaires and spouses attended the meeting in Lubbock, with 11 of the district's 34 posts represented.
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Fi teen Benito Garza shot at parents farm in Swisher County
Benito Garza a 15 year old from Kress was hospitalized in Plainview after an abdominal gunshot wound from a Sunday night shooting at his parents farm home in Swisher County. Swisher County sheriff's deputies in Tulsa said they are investigating but had no details. The youth was listed in fair condition at Plainview Medical Center Sunday night.
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Prayer Text from The Book of Common Prayer
A reverent prayer invoking Almighty God to behold this family and recalling Jesus Christ’s betrayal, suffering, and death on the cross. The prayer affirms Christ’s present reign with the Father and the Holy Ghost forever. Amen.
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Khrushchev interview signals tensions over nuclear inspections
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev tells an Italian editor that Western insistence on inspections could force Moscow to withdraw readiness for any inspections. He blames the United States and France for stoking forceful policy and cites Cuban crisis tensions. He praises Pope John XXIII and says German questions must be settled for European peace. the interview spans 10,000 words and is published by Giorno.
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Apollo Leader Glenn Sees Man On Moon Worthwhile
Col John H Glenn Jr says the U S will land a man on the moon and argues that the mission requires human presence for unknown discoveries. He cites $20 to $40 billion cost and notes NASA’s Apollo team faces extensive engineering work and unknowns in the space race.
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Weather Map Page Notes Fair with Temperature Shifts
The map page for Lubbock and vicinity shows a fair forecast with notable temperature changes. Highs around 56 degrees with easterly winds of 3 to mph and a low near 56.
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