Fort Worth Bears Brunt Of Savage Texas Storms
The Fort Worth region faced severe weather with tornadoes and heavy hail causing property damage across the city and surrounding areas. Homes, businesses, and churches suffered structural damage while crews responded to hundreds of calls and evacuations as rivers rose and power lines failed.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Johnson
Pecede
Kansas
Auburn
Neb
Fred Shilling
Vandalia
Diane
Daring Escapee Vows No More
John Paul Scott, 35, who swam 14 miles from Alcatraz to shore last December, survived the escape to become the only convict to do so. He received a two year sentence for the escape, to run concurrently with a 30 year term. The case drew letters from a Texan stranger who once saved Scott and from his father in Kentucky begging mercy.
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San Francisco
John Paul Scott
Scott
Alcatraz Island
U.S
George B. Harris
W. A Scott
Springfield
Burglars Loot Sossamon Motor Co in Plainview
Police seek burglars who looted Sossamon Motor Co of 1000 to 1500 in rebuilt irrigation well engine parts. Also missing 44 pairs of olive drab Army fatigue trousers and Air Force uniforms from a surplus warehouse in Plainview. Entry gained by forcing a window. location near downtown.
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Plainview (Special
Sossamon Motor Co
Air Force
Kenneth Hourland
Pliunyview
Cuban Criminals Die Before Firing Squads
In Havana three men were executed at dawn for posing as state security police to commit house robberies and holdups. Rolando Diaz Morejon 32 Juan Nusa Moreno 29 and Andres Rodriguez Manso 23 were killed under a new law allowing the death penalty for common criminals.
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Havana
UPI
Gray Cabana
Bay
Rolando Diax Morejon
Juan Nusa Moreno
and¢Andres Rodriguez Manso
Lightning Fire Ravages Greenhill School in Dallas
Flames engulf Greenhill School in Dallas as a bolt of lightning strikes during a severe thunderstorm. Fire chief Ray Pool of Blue Mound surveys the debris as high winds blow off the fire hall roof and walls. In Fort Worth, E M Watson age 29 is shown trapped in his car in the third panel.
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Eana
Fort Worth
DPS
Western Hills Baptist Church
Greenhill
Dallas
Center
Ray Pool
Blue Mound
E. M. Watson
Bank Death Mystery in 1940 Oklahoma Bank Heist
The Lorenzo State Bank robbery left Bownds dead from throat slashes and a head wound. A pistol fragment and $14.87 in cash vanish during a seven minute window on April 29 1940 as investigators seek the killer or killers.
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Justice of the Peace
J. R. Huckaby
Lorenzo State Bank
Diary Clue Ties Simpson to Murder Case in Alabama
Sheriff cites ballistics tests on a .22 rifle and two bullets from the victim. FBI lab results withheld. Colvard says Moore diary mentions two men who questioned his beliefs. one likely involved. Moore, a pacifist postman, eulogized in Binghamton after funeral.
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Simpson
FBI
Washington
Colvard
Moore
Binghamton
N.Y
Baltimore
Robert A. Drewry
Radar sites to close under Pentagon realignment in Texas
The Pentagon announced a defense realignment that will shut four direction centers and over twenty radar sites, including five in Texas. Closing Texas locations include Rockport 813th Py ote, Ozona 697th, Eagle Pass 733rd, and Duncanville 745th squadrons, plus unmanned gap filler sites at McCamey Comstock Gambizi Springs Laredo Riviera Delmita and El Puso.
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Washington
Pentagon
Texas
Texis
Rockport
Pyote
Ozona
Eagle Pass
Duncanville
McCamey
Comstock
Gambizi Springs
Laredo
Riviera
Delmita
el Puso
Italian parliamentary vote tests leftist bid in Rome
Premier Amin opposed Fanfani's left leaning government tied to the West as turnout surged across Italy in Sunday elections. Bombings by extremists in the north added tension to the voting.
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Millons
Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Two City Students Lead In VIC Meet Honors
Lubbock and Monterey high school students swept state awards at the VIC competition in Fort Worth. Mickey Taylor won outstanding student in office machine servicing. Bonner Bennett was outstanding student in auto parts. Judith Chapman and Linda Ward earned seconds in labs and dental, with multiple Montery and Lubbock entries placing across events. Participants faced violent weather on the return trip but all from Lubbock schools reached home safely.
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Lubbock
Fort Worth
Mickey Taylor
G. Ochis Taylor
Monterey
Bonner Bennett
Jim Bennett
Lubbock High School
Lubbock High
Judith Chapman
Leon Chapman
Linda, Ward
G. C. Ward
E. Tulane
Nancy Lewis
Monterey Industrial - Cooperative Training
Becky Box
Jack Berry
Tim Simmonds
Omer Bantz
ICT
Kimble Cox
Linda Dunlap
Patricia Shambeck
Patsy Dillard
Linda Ward
Teresa Esites
Carollyn Hillin
O. O. Williams
Carolyn Griffin
Jim Hendrix
Ben Ybanez
Connie Ward
Frances Filenberger
Edith Kendall
Paulette Phillips
James Whisenhunt
Darrell Call
Lubbock High School General Metal Trades Center
Danny Fletcher
Ralph Thorne
James Tolsaon
Auto Mechanics Chapter
Clifton Graves
Jerry Vinson
Ricky Richardson
Jim Underwood
James Burnett
Store Burns an Ms with Fire Forces Six Man Teams
Fire destroyed a farm supply building three blocks northeast of the square owned by Kim Bell Wholesale Grocery of Fort Worth. About nine box cars on a rear siding were damaged. the blaze began around 6 30 p.m. and a sprinkler system failed. Firemen suffered from smoke as they fought the flames, breaking windows and prying open doors to reach the fire.
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Kimbell Wholesale Grocery of
Fort Worth
Ellyson
Drouth Grips South Texas Farms Across Counties
In South Central Texas drought leaves crops wilting and pastures bare as agents from McMullen Karnes Bee Goliad Live Oak counties warn of deteriorating conditions. Only 1.7 inches of rain since year start, with calls for immediate rain to save cotton corn and flax.
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McNally
Jack Ferguson
Bee County
Goliad
Harvey Hoermann
L. L. Bennett
Live Oak County
Castro Fetes Moscow May Day Crowd in Red Square Display
In Red Square Castro praises Soviet support for Cuba and greets envoys of the Americas while Khrushchev reassures backing against U.S. imperialism. Castro notes Soviet aid but credits Cubans with victory in 1961 Bay of Pigs. Crowd claps intermittently as Castro salutes the Soviet Union.
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Fidel
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Murmansk
Castro
Khrushchev
United Nations
New York
Novosti
Red Square
Lenin
Soviet Union
Cuba
U.S
United States
Guantanamo Naval Base
Bay of iPigs
Crisis Flows as Haiti and Dominican Republic Face Tensions
Haitian and Dominican forces and diplomats clash over border tensions with OAS mediation under way. Haiti denies charges while Dominican officials accuse Haiti of aggression and plot. Military mobilization reports surface as Diederich is expelled from Port au Prince.
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Haiti
Duvalier
Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
OAS
OAS Council
Santo Domingo
Victor Elvis Vinas Roman
Armed Forces
U.S
U. S
Arturo Calventi
Juan Bosch
Rafael Trujillo
Trujilo
Bosch
Fern D. Baguidy
Domincan Reguar
Port Au Prince
Calventi
Washington
Trujillo
Luis
Rafael
Kingston
Jamaica
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Czechoslovakia
Caribbean
Costa Rica
Bernard Diederich
Associated Press
New York Times
Diederich
Farrest
Haiti Sun
San Juan
P. R
Wall collapse at supermarket leaves Watson unharmed
After a supermarket wall collapsed Watson escaped serious injury as winds reached up to 98 miles per hour in the Fort Worth area. AP Wirephotos.
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Watson
Fort Worth
Lords argue over stately home tours in Britain
Considine recaps a lively palace cornice of figures with the Marquess of Bath and Lord Montagu clashing over tourist draws Beaulieu Longleat and Bedford sites. The Duke of Marlborough dodges autograph demands while others debate fame and pricing.
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Marquess of Bath
Duke of Bedford
Bedford
Daily Sketch
America
Lord Montague
Beaulieu
Bedfords
Lord Bath
Teague
Montague
Lord Montagu
Duke of Marlborough
Sunday Times
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J. H. Habby
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Fred Wiese
Alabama
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