Atomic age memories echo on 22nd anniversary
Terry County farmer H L Hubbing recalls the Hiroshima blast as he imagines peacetime uses for atomic energy. He served with the 509th Composite Group and helped assemble The Thing, the device later called the atomic bomb, and notes wartime secrecy surrounded the weapon. King reflects on the mission as the anniversary nears.
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H. L. iHubbing
Terry County
U.S. Air Force
508Th
King
Tech Budget Delayed by Texas Tech Board
The Texas Tech board delayed approval of a about 30 million dollar operations budget to August 26 after saying members needed more time to study the proposal. The panel rescinded a rule allowing students over 21 to live off campus and heard plans for a textile chemical research center described as a major opportunity.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Board of Directors
Retha Martin
Lubbock
Roy Farr
Grover E Murray
Farr
Murray
Top Yields Likely For Sorghums
The Avalanche-Journal reports on South Plains crops with cotton prospects down to 1 173 500 bales, grain sorghum seen as near record due to favorable rains. Elbert Harp Abernathy of the Grain Sorghum Producers Assn. predicts a bumper sorghum crop to offset cotton losses. Cotton values expect over 227 million dollars despite a varied outlook across counties.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Elbert Harp
Abernathy
Grain Sorghum Producers Assn
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
H. A .Bob? Poteet
The
Cotton Exchange
Dawson
Howard
Areka Outlook
South Plains group to inspect European farms
A South Plains group plans a two day inspection tour of farms in Europe. The delegation aims to study agricultural methods and market practices while assessing potential partnerships. The trip reflects ongoing international interest in modern farming techniques.
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South Plains Group
Europe
Today’s Prayer Our Heavenly Father
A devotional line from a reader expressing gratitude for the day. It preserves simple religious sentiment and first person thanks.
Tragic triple shooting shocks Georgetown family
In Georgetown near Austin a professor, his wife, and daughter were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a single-story home. The 15-year-old son told a judge he would receive juvenile proceedings as investigators probe motive and timeline. The family were well regarded, with no prior signs of domestic trouble.
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Associated Press
Georgetown
Austin
Gordon Wolcott
Southwestern University
Elizabeth
Wolcotts
James
Sam Stmne
Frank Masur
Masur
Sam Stone
Texas
Wolcott
Giant earth digger cuts through Wagner Park for sewer line
A large earth digging machine plowed through Wagner Park to lay a new storm sewer line drawing crowds of visitors of all ages. The scene was captured by staff photographer Pauline Warner.
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Wagner Park
Pauline Warner
City Big Inch Drain Nears Completion Ahead of Schedule
Lubbock’s giant 96inch storm sewer cuts across over two miles from Wagner Park toward Tech Terrace Park. Contractors say only 600 feet remains for the 96inch line, with the 54inch segment to follow, targeting mid September completion, well ahead of the January deadline.
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Joe Brown
Journal
Lubbock
Wagner Park
Tech Terrace Park
26Th Street
Flint Ave
Wayne Hemphill
Hemphill Contracting Co
28Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Hemphill
Sam Wahl
Wagner) Park
Luubbock
Congress survey shows strife hurts antipoverty plans
A nationwide survey indicates a sharp drop in support for President Johnsons antipoverty program amid racially tense city outbreaks. Curfews in Wichita Elgin Providence and Milwaukee followed riots with arson and clashes while Weaver warned cities risk disintegration if riots persist.
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Avalanche-Journal Wire Services
Congress
Johnson
Wichita
Kan
Elgin
Providence
Milwaukee
Washington
Weaver
House
Eisenhower Hospitalized After Minor Gastrointestinal Upset
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower entered Walter Reed Army Medical Center with a minor gastrointestinal upset after being stricken at his Gettysburg farm Friday night. He was flown to Washington for observation and rested comfortably as physicians evaluated him.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Harold,Johnson
Inferno on Capri as fire ravages island during heat wave
A major forest fire trapped Capri's beaches and villas as flames raced through dry brush and pines. Hundreds fled by ferry while soldiers and locals fought the blaze aided by Naples labor, U S Navy helicopters, and relief from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization base in Naples. Four soldiers were burned and the island faced mounting smoke across its Naples-facing half.
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Naples
Capri
Trefity Organizattion
Imen
U.S. Navy
Women Answer Final Say on Manliness Across the Nation
Joy Miller surveys reveal many American women see men as still lusty and masculine with Texas voices praising beards and vitality. Couples discuss emancipation and gender roles while critics warn of emasculation as younger women and working mothers weigh in on men’s changing status.
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Texas
Dallas
Chicago
Soth
Los Angeles
Aden extremist group admits mortar attack fatal to British soldier
The National Liberation Front claims responsibility for a mortar strike in Aden that killed one British soldier and wounded another on Friday.
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Aden
API
National Liberation Front
NLF
Unity Of Asian Allies Stressed By AP Report
Presidential envoys Clark Clifford and Gen Maxwell D Taylor said Vietnam allies favor stronger pressure on North Vietnam and a second Asian summit to review war progress. Allies reportedly back continued bombing and weighing more ground troops, while not proposing specific contingents.
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Washington
Clark Clifford
Maxwell D. Taylor
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Clifford
Taylor
South Vietnam
Johnson
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Saigon
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Public opinions split over Johnson tax hike and Vietnam
Citizens voice their views on President Johnsons tax hike proposal and the Vietnam issue. Turn to Page 6, Sec. A to see what neighbors think about the tax plan and the war.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Weather Map Page 6 A Lubbock and Vicinity
Mostly fair today and tonight with a little warmer temperatures in the mid highs. Tonight's low expected in the upper 60s and light southeasterly winds. The report includes hourly readings and humidity levels for the region along with 24 hour precipitation and city temperatures across locales such as Abilene Denver and Dallas.
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Lubbock
Cesar
Abilene
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