UN Chief Cancels Katanga Troop Move Amid New War Threat
Dag Hammarskjold scrapped plans to deploy a UN force into Katanga after talks with Ralph Bunche. A UN advance party was denied takeoff at Elisabethville as the Security Council prepared an emergency session. The UN faced a bloodshed risk and debated limits of a police action in Congo while Belgium troops drew calls for withdrawal by the Soviet Union.
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X-15 Speed Mark Reaches 2196 MPH At Edwards
Officials reported the X-15 set an unofficial world speed record of 2196 miles per hour at Edwards Air Force Base California after an all out flight on Thursday. Earlier snap checks had shown 2150 mph, surpassing the previous 2005 mph record set in 1996 by the XZ research plane which crashed.
Liquor Vote Set In Area Faces Local Elections
Special to The Avalanche Journal reports polls open from 8 am to 6 pm as South Plains area voters decide on off premises liquor sales. Brownfield petitions were stolen prompting new filings by Dorman Dumas seeking 600 signatures within 30 days to place the issue on the ballot.
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Khrushchev calls for summit after US election
Premier Khrushchev urged a new East West summit in a 15 page letter to Prime Minister Macmillan outlining disarmament and Berlin issues as key talks. He said a heads of government meeting may occur after the American presidential election, signaling no early breakthrough.
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Chamber backs Canadian River Dam project in city council meeting
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce directors voted to fully back the Canadian River Dam project and the water rates election after a briefing by Irving L. Jones and J. Ray Dickey. An election is expected within 60 to 90 days. The board also approved separating from the Better Business Bureau.
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Cuban Brothers Seek Political Asylum in Miami Defection
Two Cuban brothers landed separately in Miami on Friday and asked for political asylum. Hector Vilamar Rodriguez 23 and Jose Villamar Rodriguez 29, pilots with Aeropostal, arrived on Flight SOL and Flight 305 at 8 35 a m and 10 10 a m respectively. They requested asylum and parole in the United States, with district immigration director Edward P. Ahrens stating parole is expected if no unusual issues arise.
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Gossip: A Woman Who Never Trusts Keeps a Secret
A witty adage notes that a woman who never trusts the one who ran can still guard a secret. The quip appears amid a miscellany of features in the paper sections, reflecting light gossip and editorial tone.
Coed Accuses Priest of Attempted Rape in Edinburg Parish
United Press International reports a 20 year old Pan American College student identified priest John B. Fell as her attacker in Sacred Heart Church on March 23. The charge of assault with intent to commit rape was filed in justice court. the clergyman was questioned about another rape case involving a South Texas beauty queen.
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Johnson Law suit dismissed in race challenge
Dallas student Michael F. Schwille, 24, whose bid challenged Lyndon B. Johnson's eligibility to run for two offices, had his federal suit ended by U S District Judge Ben Ho Rice Jr. on grounds of lack of jurisdiction, with plans to press the issue in the Supreme Court.
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Farm income hit by marketing charges in 1959
Ameri can families spent 58.7 billion dollars on farm grown foods last year with only about 19.7 billion returned to farmers as receipts. Marketing charges dominated the 1959 farm food expenditure as the largest share since 1935, with labor transportation and packing driving up costs amid price declines.
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Pair Lacked Access To Secret Data In Defection Case
The Defense Department said two NSA mathematic analysts from Fort Meade vanished in June and likely defected behind the Iron Curtain. They were Bernon Mitchell, 31, and William H. Martin, 29, both bachelors and friends, traced to Mexico City and then Cuba. The agency stressed they had no access to classified weapons or defense plans. Mitchell had psychiatric treatment in June. the men had made unauthorized trips to Mexico and Cuba in December. Authorities did not specify the destination beyond noting possible defection.
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Bomarc A Intercepts Stratojet In Gulf Test Flight
The Bomarc A ground to air missile intercepted a pilotless Stratojet bomber over the Gulf of Mexico near Florida during a simulated sneak attack. Proximity fuses were triggered as it passed at 172 miles distance and seven miles up, validating target-seeking system modifications.
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Mercury Rises With Heat Across Texas
The sun beat down over Texas on Friday with temperatures from 104 at Wichita Falls to 88 at Alpine. Readings included Presidio 103 and Laredo 102, Cotulla 101, Mineral Wells 101, and El Paso 100. A brief thunderstorm sparked a lightning strike that destroyed a cotton warehouse at Pyote, with no other measurable rainfall reported.
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Raul Castro hypes Fidel punch in TV address
Raul Castro pledged that enemies of the revolution will feel the punch of Fidel as he remains around to lead Cuba. He warned during a Friday night TV appearance that Fidel’s strength will be evident when he speaks at the Latin American Youth Congress closing session. Raul also depicted two expelled U.S. officials as Nazi agents tied to Hitler, while Washington disclosed trophies linked to World War I diplomats were seized from Cuban authorities.
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Weather Map Page 3 A Lubbock Vicinity Forecast
Continu ed generally fair and hot with a chance of isolated thundershowers late in the afternoon or early night. Low near 68 high around 97 winds mostly northeast and southerly.
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