House Leaders Hope for Break in Civil Rights Logjam
House leaders in Washington work to break an impasse over voting rights legislation. Rep Keating moves to send the Senate amended bill to conference while Democrats seek a direct floor compromise to bypass lengthy talks. Johnson Celler confer to craft a voting rights only jury trial compromise.
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Courts of Appeals
Supreme Court
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Martin
Massachusetts
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Alcorn
Republican
Rayburn
D-Tex
Public cancer education judged mostly helpful in 1950s survey
A Wisconsin survey of cancer patients and families found 94 percent felt current cancer education was adequate or not enough, and 547 respondents said public education helps save lives while only 9 doubted it. The piece notes benefits of spotlighting cancer despite fears of cancerophobia.
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University of Wisconsin
Bedford's Benefitige Prescription Pharmacy Window-Free Delivery
Bedford's Benefitige Prescription Pharmacy in Lubbock Texas advertises free delivery by phone POS-5591. Bedford Bob Maynard operates the service offering prescription pickup and home delivery options.
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Lubbock, Texas
Bedford
Bob Maynard
Three Boys and Airman Questioned in Separate Police Cases
Police questioned three juvenile suspects aged 10, 12, and 14 in a pilfering case after Harold Neves reported items stolen from a garage. Reese AFB airman, 27, was arrested on a window peeping complaint on 18th Street with investigators citing matching shoe prints at the scene.
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Reese Afb
Harold Neves
18Th St
Accra Airport Upgrades Improve Ghanaian Travel Access
Improved facilities at Accra’s airport in Ghana enhance passenger experience with new lounges lighting and signage. Officials say upgrades boost capacity safety and efficiency while supporting tourism and commerce in the capital.
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Accra
Ghana
Woman Receives Second Eyesight with Contact Lenses
In Greenville Mrs. D. D. Robinson, near blind after years of poor vision, reports dramatic improvement after being fitted with contact lenses at Lee Optical in Dallas. She now enjoys nearly 20-20 vision and urges others with bad vision to consider lens options.
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D. D. Robinson
Ted Escott
Lee Optical
Main
Dallas
Services Set Today For Morton Family Killed In Crash
Funeral services were set for 9 Arthur Ward 320 Delores Ward 93 Nanette Ward 2 and Kathy Ward 1 in Seminole First Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. Sunday with ministers Burke Kerr and H JD Christian officiating. A graveside service would follow at Merton Cemetery at 5 30 p.m. The four died Thursday night when their light plane crashed into a farm house near Northfield Minnesota. The Wards were en route to visit Mrs Ward's mother in Hudson Wisconsin. Ward son of A C Ward longtime South Plains rancher and manager of a Morton area feed store. survivors include the family from Seminole Glenrie Lamesa and others. Mrs Ward's survivors include several sisters and brothers in Minnesota Wisconsin and Arizona.
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Arthur Ward
Delores
Nanette
Kathy
Seminole First Presbyterian Church
Burke Kerr
H. JD. Christian
First Baptist Church
Merton Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
South Plains
Northfield
Minn
Hutchinson Flying Service
Plainview
Morton
Minneapolis
Wards
Ward
Hudson
Wisc
A. C. Ward
Jeanette Terry
Glenrie
Betty Crow
Lamesa
Sandra Ward
Bill
Don Ward
John M. Sanders Sr
M. A. Preston
Lubbock
Martin Simpson
Wis
Victoria Jackson
St. Paul
Dorothy Werstler
Tucson
Ariz
Loraine McCarty
Lee Cody
James Cody
Wyoming
Norman Cody
Rites Set At Idalou For Mrs. Turner
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Turner 79 of Idalou will be at First Baptist Church Idalou at 3 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Joe Motsenbocker officiating. Burial will be in Idalou Cemetery. Mrs. Turner died Friday night after a three month illness. She moved to Idalou 38 years ago from Eastland County and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, one son Lloyd Turner, five daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Tdalou
J. W. Turner
Rt. 1
Idalou
First Baptist Church
Joe Motsenbocker
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Eastland County
Lloyd Turner
E. W. Reddell
Harlan Holt
Bob Hedlund
W. F. Pruitt Jr
Orlan Cannon
Joe
Mews Briefs: Cordell Boy in Poor Condition at Hospital
Franklin Cordell, Year old son of Mr and Mrs B E F Cordell 4118 30th St, remained in poor condition Saturday at Methodist Hospital after a head injury from a fall on the driveway Friday His family resides in Lubbock Funeral services for Terran Ann Chapa infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Tony Chapa 1208 E 13th St set for 4 pm at St Josephs Catholic Church Burial in City of Lubbock Catholic Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home Survivors include parents and one brother Al The baby died Friday at Methodist Hospital after a brief illness Joe H McGowen 3102 Erskine medical patient in critical condition at West Texas Hospital since last week reported slightly improved Saturday His sister Mrs J C Hollingsworth notes McGowen a 25 year State Highway employee has lived in Lubbock since 1926
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BE. F. Cordell
30Th St
Methodist Hospital
Terran Ann Chapa
Tony Chapa
E. 13Th St
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
City of Lubbock Catholic Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Joe H. McGowen
Erskine
West Texas Hospital
Ako
J. C. Hollingsworth
McGowan
State Highway Department
Lubbock
Post Junior Rodeo Closes With 2 500 Cheering Winners
A crowd of 2 500 cheered the 10th Southwestern Championship Junior Rodeo final night. Robbie Robinson won bull riding and Ronnie Flenniken took kid pony title. Calf roping leader Rex Loftis posted 30.05 seconds. Becky Summerlin won cow girl barrel race in 39.87 seconds. One injury reported: Bill Hataway of Snyder suffered facial injuries and was taken to Garza Memorial Hospital. India’s Finance Minister T T Krishnamachari pledged to lower food prices.
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Bill Hataway
Snyder
Garza Memorial Hospital
Rex Loftis
Spring Lake
Tommy Flenniken
Floydada
Becky Summerlin
Roby
Borden Gray Jr
Gail
Gal
Charlie Strickland
Corona
N.M
Ronnie Flenniken
Crosbyton
Leroy Bollinger
Walter Arnold
Silverton
Jerry Harlan
Slaton
Darrell Rhodes
John T. Brown
Post
Tommy Filenniken
Rigor Mardis
Muteshoe
Daniel Pantoja
Billy Robertson
Dulles Says Foreign Aid Aims Are Self-Interest Not Friends
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told Congress the State Department should not be measured by friend making. He stated the department’s purpose is U S interests, not to win friends, a stance that drew mixed reactions as it contrasted with Eisenhower era claims that foreign aid builds goodwill.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Congress
State Department
United States
U. S
House
Eisenhower
America
Levelland Summer School closes with six graduates
About 60 high school students completed summer classes in Levelland on Friday with six seniors earning diplomas. Graduates are Spencer Ellis Herman Gueter sloh Sally Harmon Betty Tilgh man Billy Beadles and Wayne Herrington. Teachers included Nina Birtciel Deanne Burns and Jo Ann Scruzzi. Shoppers from overseas have spent 3700009000 in British stores in the last year.
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Levelland
Spencer Ellis
Herman Guetersloh
Sally Harmon
Betty Tilghman
Billy Beadles
Wayne Herrington
Nina Birtciel
Deanne Burns
Jo Ann Scruzzi
Marilyn Monroe Leaves Hospital After Emergency Surgery
Actress Marilyn Monroe left Doctor's Hospital in New York on August 10 after an emergency operation on August 1 for a miscarriage. She traveled in a wheelchair then walked to a car with Arthur Miller supporting her, while reporters and about 200 onlookers awaited the Mills.
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New York
Marilyn Monroe
Doctor's Hospital
Arthur Miller
Miss Monroe
Texas E mployment Office Closed Through Aug 16
The local Texas Employment Commission office will be closed through Aug 16 and resume activities on Aug 19 says manager Aubrey Jones.
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Brownfield
Texas Employment Commission
Aubrey Jones
Two Lubbock Men Injured in Andrews Car Crash
Two Lubbock men were injured in a crash near Andrews at 12:20 a.m. Robert Daniel Bishop, 32, suffered multiple leg fractures and severe head lacerations. in shock for hours and transfused. James Carpenter, 26, listed in good condition, expected to be released Sunday. Bishop to transfer to Veterans Repl ter in Big Spring Tuesday.
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Big Spring
Tuesay
James Carpenter
Ira J. Carpenter
10Th St
Lubbock
Car Crash Near Andrews Injures Two. One Not Hurt
The hospital treated a man for lacerations to arms and face and bruises after a collision one mile south of Andrews on Highway 51. Carpenter and Bishop were traveling from Odessa in a car that rear-ended a moving Halliburton outfit driven by A. O. Walker of Odessa, who was uninjured. Both vehicles were northbound.
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Carpenter
Bishop
Odessa
Lubbock
Halliburton Ot! Co
A. O. Walker
Andrews
Milky Way’s Vast Wheel Takes Light Centuries to Cross
In a description of the galaxy, scientists note the Milky Way’s wheellike shape is so immense that light would need about one hundred thousand years to traverse from one rim to the other.
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