Bunch Receives 20 Years In Slaying Verdict
Glynn Hollis Bunch 33, ex Marine and former teacher, was found guilty of murder with malice in the shotgun killing of his brother in law Wayne Bearden. He received a 20 year sentence. The jury deliberated 3 hours 11 minutes. Bunch showed no emotion. The defense did not immediately appeal. The case drew Bearden family members to the courtroom. The verdict was read by Judge Victor H. Lindsey. The trial opened Monday and jurors filled the courtroom during closing arguments. The defense said an appeal may be announced Monday after a conference with the defendant and his wife.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Glynn Hollis Bunch
Silverton
State Penitentiary
Bunch
Victor H. Lindsey
Travis Shelton
Lubbock
Wayne Bearden
Lindsey
Linsey
72nd _ District Court
L. D. Ratliff
Spur
110Th District
Flying Objects Reported Sighted Over Alamogordo
Nine witnesses reported unidentified flying objects hovering like stars for over an hour near Alamogordo on Friday night before they broke apart and disappeared. No jets or balloons were active nearby during 10 to 11 30 p m, according to the aerial research phenomena center. An Alamogordo school employee named Izaac Car said he saw them and would not have believed it without firsthand sighting.
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Alamogordo
UPS
Satur Ye
Aerial Research Phenomena Organization
Filter Center
U. S. Weather Bureau
L. J. Lorenzen
Izaac
South Plains cotton crop and Farm Bureau queen Carnetta Burgett
The caption highlights the large cotton harvest on the South Plains and features Miss Carnetta Burgett, 16, Lubbock County Farm Bureau queen, preparing for a district contest to be held here.
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South Plains
Carnetta Burgett
Lubbock County
Farm Bureau
Carnetta
Nike Hercules batteries planned for Roswell defense site
The Army will install two Nike Hercules firing batteries and a headquarters battery at Roswell New Mexico within 20 months. Maj Luther B Anderson says crews will man the batteries in 16 to 20 months and a survey will select the site with an estimated cost near 1.5 million dollars per battery.
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United Press International
I. Paso
Roswell
N. M
Luther B. Anderson
U. S. Air Defense Center
Fort Bliss
Anderson
Fourth U. S. Army
Army District Engineer
Albuquerque
Fourth Region Army Defense Command
Army Defense Command
Amerca
UAW defers strike action on Big Three councils
United Auto Workers International Executive Board votes to defer strike action requests from Chrysler Ford and General Motors councils. President Walter Reuther says 1959 production not in full swing and a definitive strike date will be set by late September if progress stalls. Membership has continued work for 10 weeks without a contract.
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington
U. S
United Nations
Middle East
Eisenhower
James Hagerty
White House
Sec. of State
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
United States
Dulles
Assembly
United Press Interna
Bational
United Auto Workers International
UAW
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
International Councils
Congress Aims for Hasty Adjournment Amid Busy Week
The 85th Congress moves toward final adjournment with many senators and representatives planning a quick dash to the finish. A heavy week lies ahead as lawmakers weigh whether the session can end on Saturday.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Jay Cauuag Gress
Recovery in West Germany Fuelled by Miracle Economy
Dr. G E Giesecke Texas Tech academic vice president returned from a month in West Germany noting a rapid postwar rebound. He witnessed cities scarred by war and monuments to war dead, yet audiences showed little hostility to Americans as the country rebuilt.
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Gim Holleman
Avalanche-Journal
West Germany
G. E. Giesecke
Texas Tech
Giesecke
Germany
Reichstag
Hitler
Camping: A Frugal Family Vacation Misadventure
A humorous note on camping as an affordable retreat from household necessities. The piece hints at a family attempting simple outdoor living and contrasts it with urban comforts, prompting reflection on budgeting and leisure.
Woman struck by arrow injures shoulder in accidental act
Mrs Myrtle Earnest of 1706 A Ave R said she was hit by an arrow fired by a masked neighbor in a Saturday incident. The arrow pierced her blouse and caused a small shoulder abrasion. The shooter claimed the act was strictly accidental after a brief inquiry.
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Myrtle Earnest
Ave. R
Earnest
Poe
U S Warns Dependents to Leave Jordan Amid Unrest
The U S Embassy urged about 150 American dependents to depart Jordan due to unstable conditions in the area. The advisory, described as precautionary, stops short of a formal evacuation and notes no special transport will be provided.
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Dulles
U.S
National Security Council
UN Commission
Middle East
Mideast
Avalanche-Journal
MMAN
Jordan
U. S
Washington
State Department
Hussein
UN Security Council
United Arab Republic
Amman
Council
US State Department
Lebanon
Iraq
Beirut
Five Die In Car Truck Crash Near San Angelo
A semi trailer jackknifed into an auto on U S 67 about eight miles north of San Angelo. Five people died including Frank Del Rio his wife and daughter Ester 5 Lorenzo Del Rio and Guillermo Almanza. The truck driver Manuel Perez of Brownfield said he lost control on a rain slick road. Perez was unharmed.
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San Angelo
Frank del Rio
Ester
Lorenzo del Rio
Frank
Guillermo F. Almanza
Monahans
Cecil Turner
Manuel Perez
Brownfield
Grape Creek
Perez
Bear mauls child during Jasper Park tug of war
In Jasper National Park Alberta a 7-year-old girl Barbara Coates died after a black bear attacked her during a family vacation. Her mother Mrs. Jack Coates battled to free her daughter but the bear dragged the child down a trail before being shot by a camp owner. The girl died en route to hospital from shock internal bleeding and a fractured spine.
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United Press International
Dmonton
Alta
Jasper National Park
Jack Coates
Allison
Allson
Barbara
Airliner Crash Kills 34 Near Benghazi Libya
A Central African Airways Viscount airliner with 54 aboard crashed in flames in the Libyan desert hills six miles from Benghazi airport. Early reports say 34 killed, including four of seven crew members. survivors listed as seriously injured.
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Benghazi
Libya
API
Central African Airways
Libyan Desert Hills
Baby Swap Ends In Tulsa Jail
A Pennsylvania couple hitchhiking to California admitted swapping their 20 week old son for a 1957 pickup in Tulsa. Richard Readdy and Helene Margaret Readdy are in protective custody facing possible child abandonment charges. truck owner Jesse Lester Burger and family also in custody after a bill of sale allegedly made the trade appear legal.
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Associated Press
Ttulsa
Pennsylvania
California
Tulsa
Richard Readdy
Helene Margaret
Shamokin
Margaret Ethridge
Jesse Lester
Burger
el Dorado Springs
Barbara Jean
Joplin
Readdys
Paul Andrew
Miss Ethridge
Readdy
Gladys Prather
Houston supermarket robbery eludes police chase
A lone gunman forced the manager to surrender an estimated $5,000 at a Houston supers market on Saturday and fled in a car, police said.
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Houston
Weather forecast for Lubbock area
Partly cloudy in Lubbock and vicinity with isolated afternoon and nighttime thunder showers. Warm conditions continue with low around 65 and high near 95.
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Lubbock
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