West Germany to sign with U S on test ban treaty
West Germany agrees to join the United States in backing a partial test ban. Rusk signals confidence hearings will address all questions. Adenauer worries East Germany gains status and recognition, while Kennedy says signature does not imply recognition. Moscow sources foresee extended talks before any broader accords emerge.
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Tl Am
Rusk
Adenauer
Kennedy
Senate
East Germany
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Congress
Paris
France
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Central Europe
West Berlin
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Armed Services
Joint
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Stennis
U.S
Edward Teller
Ellender
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Louisiana
Ribicoff
Soviet Union
Bonn
Dean Rusk
Nikita Khrushchev
Wahn
Gerhard Schroeder
Kefauver Remembered as Senate Mourns Tennessee Leader
Senate gathers to honor Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee with brief session and later funeral in Madisonville. Reflections on Kefauver’s career note his anti crime drive, coonskin cap campaign image, and key roles in antitrust and drug regulation. Funeral service set for Tuesday. successor arrangements discussed by Tennessee governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Kefauver
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Madisonville
Tenn
Husky
Nancy Patterson Piggott
University of Tennessee
Yale Law School
Edward H. Crump
Memphis
Chattanooga
Crump
Mr. Crump
Stevenson
Dwight LD. Eisenhower
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Democratic
Congress
South
Lynda
David
Diane
Gail
Nora Kefauver
George Leroy Fooshee
Knoxville
Charlotte K. Johns
Madisonfille
Southern governors push for regional electors movement
Wallace urged a broad Southern effort to elect electors who will not back the major party nominees in 1964. He and Mississippi Governor Barnett have begun steps to name electors who will refuse to support any candidate, aiming to throw the vote to the House and block a majority. He warned of rising military dictatorship and a slide toward slavery under atheistic communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Gov
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Alabama
United States
Letter Dictated by Dying Man Reveals Silent Hope for Gratitude
Grim, a 43 year old patient, dictated a thank you letter via blinking as his wife held up alphabet letters. He expresses deep gratitude for the support from Captain Oscar Bean and fellow sailors, recalls memories, and laments his failing body while clinging to small acts of communication through his eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grim
United
Oscar Bean
Oscar
Edith
Fellows
Bill Grim
Edith Grim
Births in Lubbock and Taylor Hospitals Highlight Local Families
A series of birth notices record numerous families from Lubbock and Taylor hospitals. Names include Guadalupe Fisquivei and David Gare with a son. James Laldon Williams Littlefield and others welcome daughters and sons with weights from 4 pounds 6 ounces to 16 pounds. Fathers’ occupations range from farm labourer to pipeliner to Texas Tech student, and hospitals include Methodist and St. Mary's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Fisquivei
Lubbock
James Laldon Willams
Littlefield
Taylor Hospital
Mobilant To
Max Butler
Wits Ounees
Texas Tech
Arlene Drift Northeast Amid Expected Strength Loss
The Weather Bureau reported Arlene drifting northeast and forecast it will lose tropical force in the next 12 hours. Advisories said Arlene is not expected to threaten land areas in the next 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Weather Bureau
Arlene
Weather spreads chill and scattered showers across South Plains
A cool Canadian air mass lowers temperatures into the 40s in the midwest and Texas Panhandle while South Plains regions report up to 0.92 inch rain near Petersburg and lighter showers elsewhere. Lubbock highs near 91 with overnight 66, drought-threatened conditions persist in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Mich
Ohio Valley
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Petersburg
Plainview
Floydada
Briscoe County
Silverton
Roaring Springs
Crosbyton
Lubbock
Tahoka
Brownfield
Slaton
Spur
Weather Bureau!s
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Dalhart
Alpine
Amarillo
Dallas
Cleburne
Panhandle
High Plains
U. S
Deep South
Rocky Mountains
Ern Plateau
Pacific Northwest
Upper Michigan
Northern Lakes
New England
Great Plains
Estes Home In Texas Shooting Linked to Billie Sol Estes
Details describe a shooting at the Estes residence tied to Billie Sol Estes. Witnesses say Stephens and Lawrence Brewer were present and a gun fired as a spotlight shone through a dim living room. Investigators note dim lighting may have hindered the shooter’s aim while Estes contends with multiple legal battles.
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Stephens
Pam
Estes Brothers
North Carolina
Lawrence Brewer
Texas
Bobby Frank
Billie Sol
Eputy
Gary Ingram
City Victim's Rites Planned for Mrs. Garcia
Funeral services for Mrs. Ramona Lee Garcia of Littlefield will be held in Thedford Nebraska with burial in White River South Dakota. Rix Funeral Home managed local arrangements Watts Funeral Home Thedford handles services there. She was killed Friday night when struck by a car driven by Billy Dan Abell of Ralls on U S Highway 62 near Lubbock. She left a husband five sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Lee Garcia
Littlefield
Lubbock
U.S. Hwy. 62
Thedford
Neb
White River
S.D
Billy Dan Abell
Ralls
Abell
McAdoo Resident George Allen Dies at 95
George Washington Allen 95 longtime McAdoo resident died at 8 55 p m Saturday in a Lubbock convalescent home Services are pending at King Funeral Home in Crosbyton He moved to the McAdoo community in 1910 Survivors include four daughters Mrs John P D Anderson Stamford Mrs Lloyd Hickman McAdoo Mrs T E Hutchens Lubbock and Mrs George S McCombs Carlsbad N M six sons IR Y Cumby John A Charlie G G and D E all of McAdoo and W W Lubbock and a sister Mrs Mary Cook Troup
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcadoo
George Washington Allen
King Funeral
Crosbyton
Allen
Lubbock
John PD. Anderson
Carlsbad
N. M
IR. Y
Cumby
John A
Charlie
G. G
D. E
W. W
Rs. Mary Cook
Troup
Suspects Sought in Lubbock Service Station Holdup
Police pursue two suspects in an armed robbery at a Lubbock service station on July 31. Preston Crabtree identified a gunman from mug photos, while Napoleon Booker was arrested after the attendant picked him from a lineup. Both face robbery by firearms charges with Booker held on $5,000 bond.
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Lubbock
Preston Crabtree
25Th St
Crabtree
Napoleon Booker
Ave. C
Booker
Silverton VFW Rodeo Fiddlers and Queen Winners Named
Richard Stotts of Memphis won first in the fiddlers contest and Martina Williams of Zeta Lambda sorority was crowned rodeo queen. Joe David of Clarendon and Vernon Riddle of Lubbock were runners up in fiddling, with Marcalyn Lee and Jeleta Eddleman finishing second and third in the queen competition. City Cafe won the parade float first place. San Jacinto club and VFW floats won second and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverton
Memphis
Richard Stotts
Martina Williams
Zeta Lambda
Joe David
Clarendon
Vernon Riddle
Lubbock
Hoover observes quiet 89th birthday at Waldorf Towers
Herbert Hoover, the 31st president, spent his 89th birthday in a quiet observance at his Waldorf Towers apartment. He remains ill but has shown improvement, with doctors stating he can work briefly at his desk daily and that visitors should remain limited to avoid public obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Herbert
Clark Hoover
Waldorf Towers
Hoover
H A Parris Dies in Lubbock at 76
H A Parris 76 of 2516 47th St died at 6 15 p m Saturday at Colonial Manor Convalescent Home in Lubbock after moving there from New Home where he lived 29 years. He was a retired Lynn County farmer and a member of New Home Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge of Tohoka. Survivors include his wife three sons Craig W Fort Worth Cly Tus L Liontown Ohio Olin W Hereford a daughter Mrs W W George San Antonio a brother Floyd Ovale and three sisters Mrs Loda Dodgen Sea Side Calif Mrs E H Ellinghausen Houston and Mrs Doyle Wigginton Big Sandy and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Parris
47Th St
Lynn County
Colonial Manor
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Parris
Lubbock
New Home
Fort Worth
Clytus L
Liontown
Ohio
Olin W
Hereford
W. W. George
San Antonio
Floyd
Ovale
Loda Dodgen
Seaside
Calif
E. H. Ellinghausen
Houston
Doyle Wigginton
Big Sandy
Post rodeo caps Southwest Junior Championship finale
The Post Stampede drew over 2,000 as Red Whatley of Aspermont won the senior saddle in the final performance of the rodeo’s Southwest Championship. Final night results include Jay Hart Tahoka and Cecil Richardson Abilene topping events, with multiple riders from Abilene Tahoka Muleshoe and Post among the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POST
Red Whatley
Aspermont
David Evans
Meadow
Jay Hart
Tohoka
Billy Morrow
Peacock
Cecil Richardson
Abilene
Jan Purselley
Alto
Pareback
Tony Hayerer
Muleshoe
Steve Mitchell
Brock Davis
Lubbock
Red Doyle
Happy
Eddie Puckett
Sidney Hart
Tahoka
Saddle Dronc
Ron Conatser
Jimmy Moore
Jo Poarch
Hereford
Bettie Furgeson
Petersburg
Raid Seizes Barbiturate Ring Near Texas Tech Campus
Det. Bob Johnson headed a sting at a 17th Street residence where barbiturates and narcotics were allegedly sold. A 56-year-old man drew a .45 at Johnson during the takedown. a 67-year-old man was found unconscious and jailed for possession after 28 redbirds and a white bennie were found. A witness who testified to the sale was released. Police planned lab tests to confirm pill identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Bob Johnson
Johnson
U ‘Ts
Bennie
Department of Public Safety Laboratories
Slaton Crash Victims Include Spur Cheerleader Nancy Thatcher
Eleven people died in freeway crashes across the South Plains. Three victims perished near Slaton including Nancy Lee Thatcher 18 Spur High School cheerleader visiting Lubbock with her sister Gaylyn Atkinson 22 and friend Alice Buck 31. Reed an oilfield worker drove home after work in the area. Other victims included Mrs Ramona Garcia 24 Littlefield who stepped from a car on Highway 82 near Lubbock. Services set for Mrs Atkinson and Miss Thatcher in Spur Monday. The crash toll for the year reached 86 in the region with similar counts last year and 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Slaton
Nancy Lee Thatcher
Spur
Lubbock
Gaylyn Atkinson
36Th St
Alice Buck
Atkinson
Thatcher
Buck
Garza County
Portales
N.M
New Mexico
Fred Webb
Garcia
John Freeland Rites Monday
Morton special dispatch reports 87 year old John Freeland died Saturday at Medical Arts Hospital Littlefield after six days hospitalization. A retired farmer native of Hallsville he lived in Morton since 1942 moved from Haskell and will be buried at Morton Memorial Cemetery after funeral at Morton Methodist Church led by Rev H F Dunn. Survived by wife three sons two daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
John Freeland
Medical Arts Hospital
Littlefield
Hallsville
Haskell
Morton Methodist Church
H. F. Dunn
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Eight Die in Typhoon Bess Hits Tokyo Again
Typhoon Bess tore through Japan with eight confirmed deaths and many others missing as it moved back to sea. The storm marks the second typhoon to strike Japan this year, leaving authorities to assess damage and locate missing residents. Niger joins the International Fund, expanding global participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Patrick Kennedy Baptized After Funeral Mass at Holyhood Chapel
Francis Cardinal Spellman presided a special Mass for Children in white vestments as Patrick Kennedy was baptized soon after birth. President Kennedy, his brothers and sisters, Attorney General, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy attended. Peter Lawford and Joseph P. Kennedy were present at the Kennedy compound. Patrick rests in the family plot at Holyhood Cemetery with the Kennedy name. The First Lady recovered and spent a quiet day at Otis and Squaw Island after the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Patrick
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sargent Shriver
Peter Lawford
Stephen Smith
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Joseph P. Kennedy
Holyhood Cemetery
Otis
Squaw Island
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David Gare
44Th St
Weighing & Ponds
Laut Dime
Seven-Up Bottling Co
Meo O
Danny
Wilson
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Baldridge Hakery
Jerry Ince
Ave
Welghing
Methodist Hospital
Ince i Ca
Billy Wayne Henson
N. Temple
Hemphill Contracting Co
Jim Reagan
42Nd St
Gulf Coast Box and Baxging Co
William Ho Warkman
46Th St
DeWitt and Spencer
Doyle Johnson
33Rd St
Wolfe Nursery
Frank Rodriguez
J. Lorenzo
St. Mary's Hospital
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Weatha Bureau
Estes Home
Estes
Ted Struble
Michigan State University
Keith Cossey
Lansing, Mich
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mile Post
Alaska Highway
Nelson
Niamey
Niger
The
International Fund
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