Coal Oil Lamp and Cowboy Tale From Caprock Frontiers
Rural electric lines nearly erased the coal oil lamp from memory in a Matador era tale. Joe Wasson, while cowboying for Uncle Dave Stokes, carried a coal oil lamp between ranch buildings as his deaf employer relied on a horn-shaped hearing aid to catch conversation. The piece recalls cattle ranching on the Caprock edge.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
John Hamilton
Caprock
Hamilton
Joe Wasson
Dave Stokes
Matador
Dave
Joe
CIA linked exiles claim assassination plot against Castro
Six Cuban exile detainees displayed in Havana news conference said they were recruited and trained by the CIA in Florida. Two claimed the mission included killing Fidel Castro with bullets tipped by potassium cyanide. Details of the plan were not released, but admissions followed hours of questioning by Cuban army officers.
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Fenton Wheeler
Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Florida
Castro
United States
Organization of Solidarity
Caracas
Communist Party
Granma
Cuba
CIA
Placeo Hernandez
Miami
Second Front of
Escambray
Andres Nazario
Second Front
Nazario
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Armando Fleites
Tampa
Naples
Key West
Fla
Fleites
Kee Castro
Pro-Castro Guerrillas Blame Blamed for Cuban Hijack
Pro-Castro Colombian guerrillas hijacked a Colombian DC4 airliner over the Caribbean and diverted it to Havana. The four Colombians and one Ecuadorian forced the pilot to land, with 78 aboard including four Americans. The crew and passengers were treated well and the hijackers sought asylum in Cuba pending a Latin solidarity conference in Havana.
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Havana
Caribbean Sea
Aerocondor
Cuba
Castro
Colombia
Colombian Civil Aeronautics Board
Barramquilla
San Andres
Rafael Madero
Bombers Hit DMZ Truck Park In Vietnam Raid
Waves of U S fighter bombers blasted a Communist truck park just north of the DMZ causing fires and explosions. One F4 Phantom was downed and listed missing. A U S light observation plane was shot down but both crew were rescued.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Tost Ee
South Vietnam
Con Thien
North
Quang Ngai City
da Nang
Israel Jordan arrive at settlement of refugee quest ion
Israel and Jordan move toward a settlement on the refugee issue with talks centered on rights, relocation, and aid. Officials from both sides express cautious optimism as negotiators seek a durable agreement addressing displaced persons and border security.
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Israel
Jordan
Prayer for Love Opens Doors Against Hate
A brief prayer asks Almighty God to close doors of hate and open wide portals of love in the world, expressing concern for harmony and compassion.
80 Year Old Oklahoma Trail Triplets Celebrate Birthday
Pauline Warner notes three individuals born Aug 5 1887 in McKinney and living in Ardmore Okla mark the nation’s presumed oldest living triplets. They joined by family at a Broadway Church of Christ luncheon as their 80th birthday honor is celebrated, part of a lineage from a 1892 land rush wagon journey to the lunar era.
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Pauline Warner
Avalanche-Journal
Oklahoma
Broadway Church of Christ
Tom Clay
43Rd St
Cora Comer
Plainview
G. C. Adams
Ardmore
Okla
R. L. Adams
McKinney
Indian Territory
Lunar Orbiter 5 Begins Moon Photo Mission
The Lunar Orbiter 5 spacecraft nicknamed Mr Five by Five started photographing the moon from orbit to map landing sites and study crater origins. Engineers report smooth operation as it enters a 60 by 125 mile orbit after a 122 by 3740 mile pass, with signals to Madrid and Goldstone stations.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Moon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Camera Laboratory
U.S. Space Agency
Madrid
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Lamar
Eisenhower Improves in Hospital After Digestive Ailment
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, admitted to Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington for a digestive ailment, showed continued improvement Sunday. Doctors reported reassuring test results after his arrival by helicopter from Gettysburg and did not anticipate a long stay.
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Washington (Ap
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
AMA cites high school students marijuana use spreading
The American Medical Association says marijuana use may be spreading among high school students with notable involvement in drug traffic in urban areas and college towns. It notes no proven physical dependence or lasting brain changes, but flags medicolegal and psychiatric concerns and urges medical understanding and treatment.
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Associated Fresc
Chicago
The
American Medical Assn
AMA
United States
Silence Falls Over Hiroshima On 22nd Anniversary Remembrance
In Hiroshima a moment of silence marked the 22nd anniversary of the atomic bombing. Mayor Setsuo Yamada urged the world to ban nuclear weapons and war, as 30,000 gathered in Peace Park for remembrance ceremonies.
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Hiroshima
UPI
Hiroshima Peace Park
Peace Park
iSetsuo Yamada
Hiroshiima
Multiple shootings injure seven in Lubbock area
Sunday gun violence left three men shot in separate incidents in Lubbock, another two hurt in Brownfield area, and one damaged night injury from a club. Thomas Finch 27 was wounded at 2403 Weber Dr. in an altercation. Reyes Rodriguez 48 was shot at his home on 1612 9th St. and Vance De Mars 24 was shot on 40th St. A 60-year-old Brownfield resident Morton William was treated after an incident near Carlisle. Police recovered a 22 caliber pistol and arrested two suspects.
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Lubbock
Brownfield
Weber Dr
Thomas Finch
Finch
Reyes Rodriguez
9Th St
Methodist Hospital
Vance de Mars
40Th St
de Mars
Rt. 1
Carlisle
Weather map page notes for Lubbock and vicinity
Mostly fair today and tonight with high temperatures in the mid 90s and a low in the upper 60s. Southeasterly winds under 20 mph.
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Lubbock
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Barranquilla
U.S. Army
Harris Wheeler
Helga
Modesto
Victor Estrada
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Dmz
M. Kipplinger
Lubbock, Area
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Raiders
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Olton
Morton and
Slaton
Watts
Everett Dirksen
Robert Kennedy
Mississippi
Vietnam
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Nature
Carlin
Lunar Orbiter
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Ihe
Lubbock, Terry
Aaron
Reece
Bam
Midacan
Paso
Abilene
Houston
City
Amarillo
Dallas
Denver
Falls
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