Bus Crash Kills Eight Americans in Swiss Lake Tragedy
In Hergiswil Switzerland a blue bus carrying Americans plunged into Lake Lucerne during a mountain road crash. Rescue crews recovered seven bodies from the bus and one from the lake, with 15 passengers dead overall and 16 others saved. Authorities halted the search for the weekend, resuming Monday as salvage teams retrieved the wreckage and a morgue prepared for victims.
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Hergiswil
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Lucernelwater
Southern Senators Weigh New Filibuster Change Plan
A secret meeting of Southern senators is set for Monday to map strategy for civil rights filibuster battles. Senator Richard B. Russell leads the Dixie opposition with Republicans invited to join as Majority Leader Mansfield paces hearings on a three fifths vote to halt filibusters.
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Washington
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Sions
Senate
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Texas
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
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Mike Mans
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D-Mont
Mansfield
Senate Rules Committee
Smith Honored By Texans At Austin Banquet
State Sen Preston Smith of Lubbock was saluted in Austin as Governor for a Day at a banquet honoring his leadership. About 900 Texas attendees and 400 South Plains visitors filled the event with gifts to Smith and his family and remarks on his role in the Senate.
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GUY
Avalanche Journal
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Smith
Senate
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Ben Ramsey
Chill Wills
M.county
Eleven Injured In Freak Accident Near Bledsoe
Reported as a serious mishap near Bledsoe left eleven people injured as a vehicle overturned after traveling about a quarter mile. Guards and officials described occupants thrown clear with cuts bruises and lacerations while the car skidded and rolled onto its side. Investigators continued to pursue details as they reviewed debris and roadway conditions.
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Dan
Six Flags Over Texas Opens in Arlington
The third largest amusement park after Disneyland and Freedomland opens near Fort Worth and Dallas in a wooded area between the two cities. It cost about 10 million dollars and is led by Dallas financier Angus Wynne Jr. A missing man named Frank Welch from San Antonio is reported in the same note.
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California
Freedomland
New York
Texas
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Spain
Mexico
Confederacy
United States
Republic of Texas
Fort Worth
Dallas
Angus Wynne Jr
Heatwave Bees and Car Glass Breakage Reported
A hot afternoon in August brings a swarm of bees to 3715 43rd St. The desk sergeant notes the incident and Ralph Mitchell expresses disinterest. A 4100 block 16th St. resident reports vandalism and a back glass on a car cracked, blamed on sun heat.
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Ralph Mitchell
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16Th St
J C Chancellor Dies In Seminole
J C Chancellor 59 and a Phillips Petroleum plant operator died in his Seminole home about 2 15 am Saturday He had lived in Seminole 13 years and died in his sleep cause undetermined He was born in Mullin and had worked 19 years for Phillips Services are pending arrival of his son Robert in Germany with the Air Force Survivors include his wife Ruth two sons his mother three sisters two brothers and three grandchildren
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Mullin
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Robert
Germany
Air Force
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Robert Chancellor
Gary Chancellor
J. L. Chancellor
Jacksonville
W. H. Hodges
J. SH. Alison
Redding
Calif
W. P. Chancellor
Odessa
G. W. Chancellor
Virgil M Ward Services Set
Virgil Mac Ward 41 died at Medical Arts Hospital after a high fever. Funeral services are at Highway 51 Church of Christ in Littlefield with Minister Jack McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Littlefield Cemetery. Ward, born in Lockney, lived in Littlefield 27 years, was a construction worker and World War I veteran.
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Church of Christ
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Littlefield Cemetery
Hammons
Texas Woman Killed In Louisiana Wreck
Mrs. Sadie Barnes 81 of Lubbock died Friday at a West Texas hospital. Funeral set for 10 a.m. Monday at Good Shepherd Church. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. The accident on U.S. 190 near Mandeville killed Lorence P. Thomas 49 of Grove Tex., whose car hit by a son of Price Neil.
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George W.bock
Thomas Jr
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Longtime Area Resident Dies At Seminole
Mrs. A S Scldies 80 of Seminole died at 1 30 am Saturday in Seminole Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 2 at the cemetery under direction of Singleton Funeral Home She suffered a stroke at home last Wednesday and was hospitalized Born February 18 1881 in McKinney Texas she married A C Coon Giddings February 18 1903 in McKinney and had lived here 30 years She was a Baptist Church member Survivors include her husband a daughter Edith Stanley Seminole two sisters Mrs John Witt Delaware Ark and Mrs V B O Neal Dallas a brother Dick Moore McKinney and one grandchild Pallbearers named Reeves Clothes Charles George Carl O Davis Jameil Aryain Finley Moore and Chester Robertson
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Seminole
Seminole Memorial Hospital
Singleton Funeral Home
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McKinney
Tex
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The
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Edith Stanley
John Witt
Delaware
Ark
V. B. O'Neal
Dallas
Dick Moore
Kelly Stewart Rites Slated At Andrews
Rites for 57 year old Kelly Stewart of Sundown are set for 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church Andrews. Rev Gaston Green of Sundown Baptist Church will officiate with burial in Andrews under George Price Funeral Home Levelland direction. Stewart died Friday at South Plains Hospital. He moved to Sundown five years ago.
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Sundown
First Baptist Church
Andrews
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Sundown Baptist Church
All Andrews
George Price
Levelland
Stewart
South Plains Hospital
Snyder Funeral Set For Jack L. Lewellen
Funeral services for 44 year old local mechanic Jack L. Lewellen will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with Rev. vali Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Snyder Cemetery, under Bolger Funeral Home direction. Lewellen, active in the Masons, died about 3 30 am Friday after arriving dead at Cowper Clinic in Big Spring.
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Vali Mitchell
Snyder Cemetery
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Big Spring
Lea Rites Slated For Mrs Heidel
Lovington mourns Mrs. Finis L Heidel born November 28 1887 in Mills County Texas died Friday at 1 p m in Lovington after pneumonia burial in Lovington Cemetery Funeral services are at 3 p m today in Smith-Yarbro Funeral Chapel led by Rev J Harold Cates Survivors include three sons a daughter two brothers three sisters and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Bula Frances Baies
Lovington
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Heidel
Smith-Yarbro
J. Harold Cates
First Methodist Church
Mills County
Tex
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Dallas
Cleo Fuchs
Ale
Judge O. L. Parish
A L Honeycutt Funeral Pending
A L Honeycutt 68 of Levelland died 8 20 p m Friday at Dallas Veterans Hospital where he had been hospitalized since July 8 Funeral arrangements by George Price Funeral Home Levelland He lived in Levelland 23 years moving from Chili North Carolina He was born in Gainesville and was a World War I veteran Survivors include three daughters Mary M Winters Calif Vada McCurry Leona Aldridge and Pearl Gibbons Florida and one grandson Boyd Williams Woodland Calif
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A. L. Honeycutt
Cherry St
Veteran's Hospital
Dallas
George Price
Honeycutt
Chili Ncothe
Gainesville
Mary M
Winters
Calif
Vada McCurry
Leona Aldridge
Pearl Gibbons
Florida
Boyd Williams
Woodland
Rites Set For Gaines Pioneer
SEMINOLE Special Henry Price Black 96 Gaines County resident died Saturday in Lamesa. Funeral 4:30 p.m. today Singleton Funeral Home Chapel of Chimes with Rev John Gillespie officiating burial in Seminole Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Bess James Monroe La three sons Henry Detroit Tex John W Seminole and W L Globe Ariz five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Price Black
Gaines County
Ranch
Seimine
Lamesa
Singleton Funeral Home
John Gillespie
South Seminole
Jackson
Miss
Bess James
Monroe
Detroit
Tex
John W
Seminole
W. L
Globe, Ariz
Lee Greebon
Roy Greebon
Ira Bracken
Ben Isaacs
H. L. Strickland
Burl Ancell
Gas Plant Fire Kills Area Man near Winkler Texas
A fire at a petroleum company gasoline plant near Winkler Texas burned one man to death and seriously burned another E E Purnell of Odessa an racking foreman was seriously burned and sent to a Kermit hospital The blaze lasted about an hour with no determination of its cause or damage. Chinese students qualify for advanced study abroad in Nationalist China education ministry reports 1604 of 16000 examined.
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Winkler, Tex
Taipei
Chi-na
Parents Of Sea Woman Killed
Lovington special report on the death of Mr. and Mrs. J A Robinson in a NC auto crash near Bryson City. Their daughter Idell Hawks and two granddaughters were hospitalized, while Floyd Robinson suffered a broken arm. Floyd’s sister formerly lived in Lovington.
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Ottis Wilson
Joe
Gastonia
N.C
Foster Rites Set for Levelland Man F J Foster
Services for F. J. Foster 79 Rt 4 Levelland are set for 3 p m today at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev J R Burnett officiating. Burial will be in Levelland City Cemetery under Price Funeral Home direction. Foster died Thursday in South Plains Hospital after 20 years in Hockley County.
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F. J. Foster
Rt 4
Fairview Baptist Church
J. R. Burnett
Lavers Rite
First Baptist Church
Spur
City of Levelland Cemetery
Price Funeral Home
Foster
South Plains Hospital
Hockley County
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