Plainview Man Killed in Hit and Run on U S 70
A 46 year old Plainview man repairing a flat tire on his pickup was killed when struck by a hit and run driver on U S 70 near Plainview at 5 30 p m. The driver admitted passing the scene but denied striking the victim. Joe Woodfin Rob Sr died at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock from a severe head wound. License numbers were recorded by passerby Glen Brotherton as investigators sought witnesses. Blood and hair on a truck clearance light were noted as evidence. Lab tests will determine if samples match the victim.
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Lubbock’s Methodist Hospital
Carl Mullins
Ceena Ofainview
U.S. 70
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Department of Public Safety
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Castro and Khrushchev greet as Castro visits Soviet Union
Fidel Castro arrived unexpectedly in Moscow for a first post crisis meeting with Premier Khrushchev. The Cuban leader will attend the May Day parade and assess Soviet missile withdrawal as Tass notes his warm 1960 UN ties with Khrushchev.
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Havana Raid Report Confirmed By Radio Broadcast
A Havana radio broadcast verified a New York photographer's claim that he and three companions carried out a futile air raid on an oil refinery near Havana. Photographer Alexander Rorke Jr said he filmed the event while the others spoke at Ashington. The AP monitored the Havana report in Key West noting a twin engine plane attacked the refinery around 9 p.m. EST.
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Ashington
Associated Press
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Bee
Cuba
Clovis Couple Found Slain In Home
A man and his wife, parents of ten, were found shot to death in their bedroom Friday morning in Clovis. Police said Pauline Luna was beaten with a hammer and shot twice, while her husband Mike Luna suffered a single head wound. A hammer and 32 caliber pistol lay nearby. The couple’s son woke to the scene and alerted authorities about 10:30 am. All ten children are cared for by relatives. four or five still live at home as the family awaits funeral arrangements.
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Khrushchev Pledges Soviet Support for Geneva Pact
In a Moscow three hour conference with W Averell Harriman Premier Khrushchev pledged renewed Soviet backing for the Geneva agreements on Laos peace and neutrality. A communique noted mutual understanding reached between the United States and the Soviet Union and referenced Kennedy’s letter delivered by Harriman. Reports from Laos said fighting continued between pro Communist Pathet troops and right wing forces with neutralists in Plaine des Jarres threatening civil war.
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Plaine Des Jtarres
West Virginia mine blast Buries 22 workers
Rescue teams located all 22 miners, most burned, in a methane gas and coal dust explosion at a northern West Virginia mine near Clarkeburg. The last body was found at 7:40 p.m. CST, as officials planned a federal and state investigation into the disaster.
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Clinchfield Coal Co
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Tornadoes Strike Scurry Decatur and North Texas
Severe thunderstorms tore through West and North Central Texas on Friday ripping up trees and homes and knocking out power and phones. Tornadoes felled poles near Hermleigh and damaged Scurry and Decatur areas with hail up to marbles and heavy rains. multiple towns including Snyder Hamila Hellview Crowell and Union reported damage and outages.
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Lubbock
Scurry County
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Scurry
Wise ‘County Civil Defense Office
Hamila
Saggerton
Hall
Hellview
Wichita Falls
Crowell
Union
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Rutan
Comte Dicionary Middle Age Satire Note
A brief humorous line notes the paradox of middle age, describing the era as when the middle grows faster than the age. The item mimics a newspaper section teaser style with a playful twist.
Prayer text from Coleman Cowan in Lubbock
Fragmentary prayer note from Coleman Cowan of Lubbock asking for divine guidance and blessing in daily thoughts and deeds. The handwritten lines show devotional phrasing and personal supplication.
Vast Space Project Sparks Ethical Debate On Moon Landing
A leading scientist criticizes the moon program as a vast spending spree linking science to a new kind of public works. Dr Phil Abelson questions cost, ethics, and the push for manned spaceflight, urging unmanned exploration first to reduce risk and cost.
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Associated
Freee
Ashington
Philp Ho Abelson
University of Maryland
College Park
Abelson
Geophysics Laboratory
Carnegie Institution
Science
Public Works Administration
City Meters Enforcement Set As Ordinance Turns Law
City police will enforce a long standing parking curb ordinance in downtown Lubbock by limiting time on meters to twice the legal limit. Police Chief J T Alley spoke at Friday luncheon at the Pioneer Hotel and said tickets will start May 1. A special warning sticker for meters is being prepared by the city attorney.
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J. T Alley
Lubbock
Pioneer Hotel
Alley
Metera
Weather Map Page Forecast for Lubbock Area
Partly sunny with widely scattered afternoon clouds and variable winds. Highs near the upper 80s and low 90s are expected along with mild humidity and scattered late day showers unlikely in most areas.
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