Soviet 72 Hour Flight Hints At Moon Step Ahead
Tass and Moscow Radio report Nikolayev completed five orbits in Vostok III with distance over 125000 miles, showed no weightlessness issues and good appetite. Officials noted Titov's earlier 17 orbit flight and suggested a longer mission may be planned, while Khrushchev and Moscow Radio urged the US not to risk cosmonaut safety.
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Moscow
Tass
Nikolayev
Moscow Radio
Maj
Gherman Titov
Titov
Yuri Gagarin
Espec
Gagarin
Khrushchev
United States
U.S
Britain
Bernard Lovell
Jodrell Bank
Titov Titov
Space
Space Tass
Africa
Latin America
Red Square
Soviet Union
Earth
Eidinoff Trial: Split Verdict in Murder Case Outcome
The Eidinoff murder trial ended with a split jury after state psychiatrists disagreed on his mental state. District Attorney William Clayton labeled the crime brutal while defense counsel argued paranoia as the plausible cause. Eidinoff’s sanity hearing had been held in December at the Rusk hospital for the criminally insane.
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Eidinoff
Percy Foreman
Ted Andress
William Clayton
el Paso
Lubbock
Eddie Berliner
Travis Shelton
Rusk Hospital
Five Injured In Highway Mishap At Sandhill
Five persons were hospitalized after an automobile station wagon collision at the intersection of Farm to Market 378 and 384 in Sandhill Floyd County. Robert E. Lee and his daughter Susie 12 received care at Hi Plains Hospital Hale Center. Juan Brisenes and son Victor 11 were treated at Lockney General Hospital. Juan Ramon Brisenes was listed in critical condition at Lubbock Methodist Hospital.
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Plainview
Sandhill
Floyd County
Robert E. Lee
Cotton Center Co-Op
Susie
Hi-Plains Hospital
Hale Center
Juan Brisenes
Rt. 3
Floydada
Victor
Juan Bamon
Brisenes
Lockney General Hospital
Juan Ramon
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Troy Porterfield
Lee
Reionas
Bus Plunges Into Ravine Killing Belgian Tourists
A bus carrying 50 Belgian tourists plunged into a ravine near Grasse in the Riviera region on Saturday. Authorities reported one death and 12 seriously injured, with details still emerging.
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Grasse
France
Riviera
Defense stockpile costs rise by over sixteen million
The defense stockpile cost in Washington jumped by more than 16 million dollars, according to AP reporting. No further details on the items or timing are provided in the fragment.
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Washington
First Cotton Bale Sets Dawson County Harvest Record
Foster notes planting of Western Storm Proof cotton begun April 9 after a good rain on April 5. Bob Crawley, agriculture committee chair, presents the display bale on the courthouse lawn. The prior first bale record belonged to R. L. Holder of Dawson County on August 11, 1956, one day before Foster’s new mark. Harvesting will take several more weeks.
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Foster
Bob Crawley
Agriculture Committee
R. L. Holder
Dawson County
McKee Tops In Morton Rodeo Close Winners Named
The 12th annual Last Frontier Rodeo in Morton ends with Pete McKee winning 196 dollars in bull riding and multiple riders earning prizes in bareback riding barrel racing calf roping and team roping. Notable names include Pete Wishert Elton Pose and Danny Jackson as top money winners.
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Morton
Last Frontier
Pete McKee
Pete Wishert
Elton Pose
Danny Jackson
Melvin McGarrough
Earl Brascum
Tommy Carr
Ethel Martin
Cladys Pinkett
Sadie Cox
Patty Mitchell
Dillard Knuckles
Billy Burleson
R. E. Josey
Bo Stephens
Jerry Dean
Wendell Armstrong
David Evans
Knuckles
Josey
Five Olton Teens Remembered In Mass Funeral
Five teen victims of a railroad tragedy were honored in a mass funeral at Olton High School auditorium attended by about 1 700 residents and classmates. The service featured pictures on caskets, a hidden organ, and prayers by three ministers before a graveside ceremony at the local cemetery.
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Orion
Olton
Parsons Funeral Home
Olten
G. B. Stanley
Grand Junction
Colo
Lubbock
Mackenzie Park
Lewis
Estes Subpoenaed for Odessa Hearing in Ballot Suit
Billie Sol Estes was subpoenaed to testify at a Wednesday hearing on a suit by defeated candidate Robert Frias to remove J. T. Rutherford from the November ballot in the 16th District. Rutherford and publisher Preston Hawks were also subpoenaed. Frias accuses Rutherford of accepting a $1,500 campaign contribution from Estes.
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Rutherford
Estes
Births Reported in Local Hospitals This Week
Mr and Mrs Charles Overstreet Rt 1 Safford Ariz welcome a son weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces at 5 45 am Friday in Methodist Hospital The father works for Chevrolet Mr and Mrs Troy F E Howard 440 43th St announce a daughter weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces at 2 11 am Saturday in Methodist Hospital The father is a general contractor Mr and Mrs L B Dukes 4100 Southeast Drive announce a daughter weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces at 3 54 pm Friday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital The father works for Joy Wrecking Co Mr and Mrs Eugene Breece 2603 43rd St announce a daughter weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces at 9 07 pm Saturday at St Marys Hospital The father employed at Bennett Office Supply
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Charles Overstreet
Rt. 1
Safford
Ariz
Methodist Hospital
Chevrolet
Troy FE. Howard
43Th St
L. B. Dukes
Southeast Drive
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Joy Wrecking Co
Eugene Breece
43Rd St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Bennett Office Supply
Heat Wave Hits Texas With 100Plus Degree Heat
A Dallas Weather Bureau observer warns the heat will persist as a high pressure system drives temperatures above 100 across Texas. Houston records a sixth straight day of 100, with many spots like Abilene, Dallas, and Midland in the 90s to 106. Pastures suffer in south and southwest Texas while Western states report better grazing. A fatality occurs when a wind gust uproots a tree limb striking a girl in Houston.
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Weather Bureau
Texas
Fort Worth
Midland
Lewis Croom
Dallas
Houston
Abilene
Amarillo
Austin
Beaumont
College Station
Corpus Christi
Childress
el Paso
Galveston
Junction
Laredo
Lubbock
Lufkin
Mineral Wells
San Angelo
San Antonio
Victoria
Waco
Presidio
Wink
Brownwood
Port Arthur
U.S
United States
Agriculture Department
Southwest
Northwest
Ike
Eisenhower
Joan Keneey
Three Wrecks Claim 20 Lives Over Six Days in Texas
Reports from the South Plains detail three highway crashes resulting in 20 deaths, with victims including the Boone and Owens families. Investigators worked under spotlights at Hale Center scene until late, while the McMaster family man faced questions after identifying the bodies. Fatalities push the year’s toll toward a regional peak, as other accidents claim multiple teens and adults across nearby towns.
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Highway Patrol
Boone
Owens
Hale Center Civil Defense
Hale Center Funeral Home
Chambers Funeral Home
Abernathy
Funeral arrangements for Rocky R Rivers
Services pending for Rocky R Rivers 80 who died Friday night at McMurray's Convalescent Home. He is survived by two nieces Mrs C A Dublin Carlsbad NM and Mrs Earl Elkins Roswell NM.
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Rocky R. Rivers
McMurray
Rix Funeral Home
Rivers
C. A. Dublin
Carlsbad
N.M
Earl Elkins
Roswell
N. M
Reformatory Riot Flares In Kansas
About 100 inmates at the Kansas Reformatory rioted for an hour Saturday night before being calmed and returned to cells. Two guards were injured as Captain Howard Ayers was roughed up and Charles Starks suffered a head cut. Guards and Hutchinson police faced smashed windows, torn bedding, and scattered furniture on the third floor west cellblock.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas Reformatory
Howard Ayers
Charles G. Starks
New Wrangle On Soblen Looms
Britain ordered the deportation of Dr. Robert Soblen from London after a failed bid to lecture Israel’s El Al to fly him to the United States. Soblen’s attorneys pledged to challenge the order in the British High Court, signaling a new legal battle over his deportation and presence in Britain. The government will not deport Soblen until a court tests the order.
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London
Britain
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Soblen
Israel
el al
Mine Blast Kills Four Miners in Yugoslavia
A gas explosion in a Yugoslav coal mine at Velenje Slovenia killed four miners Friday night, according to Tanjug news agency.
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Belgrade
Velenje
Slovenia
Tanjug
Shah funds Crown Prince from personal pocket
Tehran hopes to cut state expenses as Shah John II removes Crown Prince Reza from the government payroll. The monarch announces future support will come from his own funds, signaling a shift in royal budgeting and potential political implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran, Iran
Reza
Compromise In Argentina Ends Four Day Military Crisis
President Jose Maria Guido swore in Brig. Gen. Jose Cornejo Saravia as war minister after army chiefs accepted a compromise. Rebels backed away, flights resumed, and troops returned to barracks amid hopes of restoring constitutional rule.
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Buenos. Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
Jose Cornejo Saravia
Saravia
Juan D. Peron
Arturo Ossorio Arana
Federico Toranzo Montero
Guido
Power Engineers Install Officers
Lubbock Chapter No 6 of the National Association of Power Engineers Inc formed after a dinner and officer ceremony at the Pioneer Hotel Coachman Room. Curtis Hodge became president, with Tom Dickson as vice president and Roy Whiting as finance secretary among others. The group traces its charter to New York 82 years ago, with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison as original members.
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Lubbock
National Association of Power Engineers Inc
Coachman
Pioneer Hotel
Curtis Hodge
New York
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Walter Lamb
Fort Worth
Lamb
Tom Dickson
Roy Whiting
Howard Galloway
C. W. Hunt
Albert Bourque
Alfred Griffin
Bernard Fewell
Tomas Madrid Rosary Today
Hale Center notices say Tomas C Madrid 65 will have a rosary at 8 p m today at St Theresa s Church services follow at 10 a m Monday with burial in Hale Center Cemetery under Hale Center Funeral Home. He died Friday night in Hi Plains Hospital Survivors include two sons Segundo and Frank a daughter Ramona Madrid a sister and two brothers and 13 grandchildren.
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Hale Center
Tomas C. Madrid
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
Hale Center Funeral Home
Madrid
Hi-Plains
Segundo
Frank
Fort Sumner
N. M
Ramona Madrid
Pelar
Auden
N.M
Besenta Madrid
Grocers Conclave Hopes to Attract 3000 Members in Houston
About 3,000 persons are expected to register Sunday for the three day Texas Retail Grocers Association convention in Houston.
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Houston
Texas Retail Grocers Association
Marilyn Monroe Festival Week Set in Cairo Cinema
Seven Marilyn Monroe films will screen next week in Cairo at a luxury cinema in a Marilyn Monroe festival week. The program highlights Monroe's iconic roles and draws local audiences to the premiere venue.
Student Wields Foam Gun In Dallas Shaving Cream Incident
Police wounded Norman Fojtasek a 21 year old North Texas State University student after tenants at an east side Dallas apartment reported he sprayed residents with shaving cream guns. Officers Hall and Wagner pursued the suspect after he resisted arrest and attacked with handcuffs damaged.
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Dallas
UPI
Norman Fojtasek
North Texas State University
East Side
William E. Hall
Robert C. Wagner
Hall
Wagner
Fojtasek
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United States of America
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McKee
Jimmy Lawson
Orton
Mr. Lewis
Jesus
Odessa
A Eee
Frio
Jim Wells
Kenedy
Maverick
Webb
Zapata
Ben Browning
Butane
Abernathy McMaster
Avalanche-Journal
Ater
McMaster
W. W. Hicks
Rt. 4
Tahoka
Fay Williams
Jean
Wesley
Virgie Boone
Baptist Church
South Plains
Wilson
Shallowater
Levelland
Snyder
Andrews
Reformatory
Kansas
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