Russian Naps Eats as Orbit Mark Nears
The Soviet Union launched its third astronaut Maj. Andrian G. Nikolayev into orbit on a space mission that could last several days. By early Sunday CST he had completed over 12 earth orbits and traveled more than 310000 miles, with Tass reporting meals and movement aboard the spacecraft.
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Avalanche-Journal
OSCOW
CST
Tass
Andrian G. Nikolayev
Moscow
Nikolayev
Earth
Moscow Radio
Khrushchev
Air Force
Washington
Russians Consider New Space Spectacular Today
Rumors say Russia may launch another man into orbit today while Nikolayev circles the Earth. A two man space effort had been reported before the Nikolayev launch was announced, with a second crewed flight anticipated as early as today.
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Nikolayev
South Plains first bale signals bumper crop year
C R Buddy Foster produced the first bale weighing 520 pounds at Lamesa Gin, farmed on 650 acres for J H Foster and Carson Echols in Higginbotham community near Patricia. The Aug 10 ginning date marks an early record, with a expected harvest near two million bales. Foster delivered 1900 pounds of seed cotton. bale graded well amid a broader regional crop effort.
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Buddy) Foster
Dawson County
Foster
Lamesa Gin
Mp Asa
Thursa
Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
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Patricia
J. H. Foster
Carson Echols
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Eidinoff to Seek Freedom at August Hearing
Dr Harold Eidinoff central figure in a El Paso shooting seeks release from the hospital for the criminally insane and a new sanity trial after a 1959 finding of unsound mind. The shooting occurred Jan 28 1959, with Andress later winning an $80000 libel suit.
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Associated Frees
Harold Eidinoff
el Paso
Eidinoff
Andress
Lubbock
Hidinoff
Eidin
Bourbon Street Cracking Down on Vice Amid Fatal Club Fight
In New Orleans, a five day drive against vice hits Bourbon Street nightspots. Police arrested 28 in three bars on loitering charges as a deadly brawl at the Gaslight Lounge left Perry Tetenburn dead and William Livesay jailed for murder.
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Ben Thomas E. Orleans
Bourbon Street
French Quarter
Bourbon
Drive
Wags
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Perry Tetenburn
St. Petersburg
Fla
Earthquake Rocks Taipei with No Casualties Reported
An AP brief notes a Formosa tremor on Saturday shaking Taipei. No casualties or damage were reported.
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Taipei
Formosa
Heat Wave Persists Across Texas With Record Temps
The Associated Press reports a scorching Texas day with highs from 111 in Wichita Falls to 90 in Dalhart. A weak cool front barely touched the Panhandle, while grass fires near Fort Worth were contained. One heat death was recorded in Beaumont and Dallas saw its fourth heat prostration.
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Panhandle Plains
Wichita Falls
Dalhart
Upper
Panhandle
Southwest
Fort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Lubbock
South Plains
Mass Rites Held For Orton Teens In Car Train Crash
A grieving Olton community buried five teens from Orton after a car train collision near Shallowater. Funeral rites were held in the high school auditorium and at the cemetery as a three mile procession returned home at sunset. Everett Baldwin funeral services were held in Springlake.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Lton
Shallowater
Olton
Orton
Everett Baldwin
Springlake
Bsite
Prayer for mercy and daily guidance
Short anonymous prayer expressing gratitude for health children friends comfort and kind words. It seeks mercy from God and guidance in daily life and walks of faith.
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God
Politician A man who spends half his time making promises
A concise studio line defines a politician as one who splits effort between promising action and crafting excuses. The quip reflects electoral cynicism and the perpetual blame game in public discourse.
Six Perish In Flash Floods Across Regions
At least six people died in the upper Midwest as heavy rains hit the area and the East faced a chill while the South endured a hot spell. A light plane crashed in fog and rain near Duluth Minnesota killing four aboard. Velva North Dakota saw drownings as floodwaters ran through gullies after the storm. Authorities investigated by car, by car, pole by pole.
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Boone
Owens
United Press International
Upper Midwest
East
Duluth
Minn
Vel- Va
N.D
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