East West Test Ban Pact Moves Forward Amid Debate
W Averell Harriman and Dean Rusk led negotiations with Khrushchev and Gromyko, with Germany’s Bonn wary of implied recognition. Rockefeller urged ratification but warned of Soviet duplicity as Senate hearings open. Harriman argued the treaty aims to avoid nuclear war and isolate Red China.
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W. Averell Marriman
Harriman
Britain
Lord Hailsham
Moscow
Khrushchev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rusk
Adenauer
Bonn
Senate
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Bloc
Bush
New York
Nelson A
Rockefeller
Soviet Union
Khrush
Kremlin
Sen. Harrison
A. Wiliams Jr
D-Nj
Devil Atomic Energy Committee
William C. Foster
Secretary of
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Uniformed Chiefs of the
Armed Services
Hugh Scott
R-Pal
Clifford P. Chase
D-Tenn
Albert Gore
State Department
Harringan
United States
Red China
Retired minister loses life savings in San Francisco
The Rev. David Bickham, 75, a retired Negro minister, lost his life savings of 13 600 dollars after cashing cashier’s checks into 100 509 and 1 000 dollar bills. He suspects the money vanished en route home on a bus and laments that such sums vanish without return. Bickham moved from Louisiana to California seeking warmer weather for arthritis relief and now plans to remain in San Francisco with his wife Pearl.
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San Francisco
Pearl
Hammond
Bickham
Louisiana
Taxpayer urged to seek Pentagon waste audit
The article cites multiple reports by Comptroller General Joseph Campbell showing wasteful Pentagon spending. It highlights unnecessary storage contracts, inflated costs for ballistic computers, and poor readiness of the 3rd Armored Cavalry during the Berlin crisis. It notes overall defense spending and calls for congressional accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Comptroller General
United States
Pentagon
Joseph Campbell
Comproller
Department of ‘National Defense
Campbell
Department of the Air Force
3Rd ‘Armored Cavalry Regiment
Strategic Army Corps
Berlin
3Rd Armored
Hanks
National Defense
Rockefeller backs pact amid caution on Soviet duplicity
Governor Nelson Rockefeller, while urging Senate ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty, warns the nation must keep military guard up and study Soviet duplicity. He calls for transparency on further negotiations and questions on a West pact with the Soviet bloc. He notes dangers of the Moscow focus and urges Senate oversight.
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Albany
Nly
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
Rockefeller
Soviet Union
United States
Kennedy
Seal Warber
Maine
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Rochecler
Moscow
East Germany
Red China
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Holdup at Reed’s station tied to two men
Napoleon Booker and an associate, linked to a Reed’s station robbery, confessed to partial loot and described taking about $17 to $20 split with a companion. Attendant L. H. Harrington was slugged as $60 cash vanished. Authorities also pursue ties to Godwin hijacking and firefarms charges. Mexico to build an $11.2 million war college in Chalco, Defense Ministry says.
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Slaton Road
Booker
L. H. Harrington
Napoleon Booker
Godwin
Plan War College
Mexico City
Mexico
Chalco
Defense Ministry
Accident Near Highway 8 and 7 Leaves Woman Injured
Mrs. Roberts was thrown from a car driven by her husband Dr. Jim J. Roberts 64 southern bound on Highway 8 7 after he allegedly attempted to pass another vehicle. The crash into a plowed field occurred as the other driver veered left. Mrs. Roberts was taken to St Marys Hospital by Lubbock Ambulance Service with injuries not yet known.
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Jim J. Roberts
Roberts
South Plains Youth to Attend Texas Attorney General Conference
Nearly 100 South Plains youths join about 1,000 Texas teens for the two day Attorney General's Youth Conference in Austin led by Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr. Delegates from Lubbock and nearby communities will participate in seminars and workshops focusing on reducing juvenile crime through school dropout reduction and expanded after school activities.
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South Plains
Attorney General's
Austin
Waggoner Carr
Lone Star State
J. Davis Armistead
55Th St
Lubbock
Texas
Ito
Attorney General of
Armistead
Lubbock and Vicinity
Dele- Talos
Jay Stanley Ualed
Plst
Rotary Chih
Cheryl Mespadden
Itnats Br
Sam Henry
Hubback Pith
Mike Matrix
St Monteres Figh
Michael Menefee
Birch Tunbar
John Smith
Pidod St Yma
Heat, floods, and scattered rain across the Southwest
The region faced extreme heat with Lubbock and Wichita Falls hitting peak temperatures while many areas saw limited rainfall. Corpus Christi reported 2.69 inches, New Mexico endured flash floods near Albuquerque, and Long Island observed rain dances as Broadway heat persisted.
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South Plains
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Victoria
Amarillo
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Hillsgrove
Lebanon
N.H
Portland
Peterborough
Clayton
N.M
National Guard
Long Island
N. Y
Jones Beach
Yuma
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
CRMWA Directors Hear Progress Report on Sanford Dam
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority officials meet at 10 am in Plainview at the Hilton Hotel with nine agenda items. The directors will approve the regular monthly financial report discuss a March audit and review the 1963-44 budget and a Sanford dam progress report.
South Plains clubs and Legion posts hold meetings today
Monthly meeting of South Plains iCoin Club at 7 30 p m in Municipal Garden and Arts Center includes a trade show and swap. Municipal Orchestra and Choir join a 7 30 p m party at K N Clapp Party House Allen Bros American Legion Post 148 meets at 8 p m in Legion Hall. Jehovahs Witnesses minister Harry Fetzik to discuss preparations for eight day Rose Bowl convention in Pasadena Sept 1 8. Fetzik oversees 180 congregations in Texas and SW Oklahoma including two in Lubbock. Pete Perez, 26, of 0532nd St, breaks a leg playing baseball near North Ave school grounds. stable at Methodist Hospital. He was taken by Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home ambulance.
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Ann Armistead
Richard Knox
40Th St
First Methodist Church
Gloria Jimenez
Ave
LULAC
Leticia Ramirez
John Rapier
4Th St
Southern Kiwanis Club
Molly Abbott
YMCA
Jon Henty
IMG
Neal Sinvidson
Abernathy
Lions Club of Abernaths
Byenie Bass
Sith St. Southweat
Sharon Abernathy
47Th
St. Ywca
Carol Kuykendall
Worth St. Virst
Mary Sue Netgear Sas
Keele Tunnes
Bonnie Sum Seve
Unni
National Security Committee
Rb&atw
Imme Crenshaw
First Presbyterian Church
Ale Ann Powers
Donna Fyshaw
Jane Dilard
Presbyterian Church
Lisa Gray
Stephen Boyd
Hale Center
John Fowkles
Hereford
Jack Edwin Wood
Tihoka
Tahoka Rotary
Allen Paul Cox
Tahoka
James Tom Wells
Caehran Crashy
Dawson, Lynn
Terry
Yoakum Lamb
Hale
Lardhork
Revo
Cat Andersen
Martin Cannon
South Plains iCoin Club
Icenter
Harry Fetzik
Jehovah's Witnesses
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
Calif
Fetzik
Texas
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Pete Perez
North Ave
Methodist Hospital
Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home
Bank of Canada Raises Bank Rate Amid Uncertainty
The Bank of Canada lifted its central bank rate from 3.2 to 4 percent citing increased uncertainty and upward pressure on rates. Governor Rasminsky framed the move as a technical adjustment, not a fundamental change in monetary policy, amidst market strains tied to potential US action on Canadian securities.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Louis Rasminsky
Kennedy
Jasminsky
Siamese Twins Separated After Three Hour Surgery
In Los Angeles surgeons at Children’s Hospital separated Siamese twin boys born to a 16 year old couple. The operation took about three hours and the infants were placed in incubators in satisfactory condition. Survival hinges on a ten day post operative period.
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Los Angeles
APD
Toe Ao
Oat Children’s Hospital
Dwight Galloway
Galloway
Dickens County Mystery Stone Heals Rabid Bite
Emma Buchanan Russell recalls using a so called mad stone to draw poison from a rabid skunk bite. The ebony 12 by 2 inch stone was boiled in milk and applied to the wound as her husband rushed to fetch help across Dickens County. Despite questions, Emma survived and continues to believe in the stone’s cure.
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Avalanche-Journal
Don Johnson
L. YT
Yom
Cochran
Nouthwest
Texas
Emma
Cochran's
Mother
Daught
Buchanan
Emma Buchanan Russell
Washington, D.C
Lubbock
Echo II missions explain Echo I long life
Echo I shows an orbit that fluctuates with an apogee around 1150 miles and a perigee near 664 miles. Scientists attribute the movement to solar wind and the spacecraft’s large surface area. Echo II is planned for launch later this year with a 580 pound mass and a 135 foot diameter, in a polar orbit.
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Echo I
Echo T
Richard Kaiser
Collins
Space Communications Research
Oat Richardson
Polar
Hood tied to University misconduct charges after rally speech
Hood faces possible expulsion proceedings at the University of Alabama after allegedly attacking officials during a rally. The board of trustees, with Wallace as ex officio member, cites sufficient evidence to expel him, while Hood may return after a hearing.
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University of Alabama
Hood
Vivian Malone
George C. Wallace
Shores
Wallace
Montgomery
University
Bennett
Necra
Miss Malone
Aban- Japan
Tokyo
Japan
International Trade and Industry Ministry
United States
Wapan
Births and Family Notices Parade Through West Texas Hospitals
The notices report births and family details across various West Texas locations. Parents include Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gerald Theibrek, Mr. and Mrs. Dominga France, and Mr. and Mrs. Reynaldo Morales. Children include daughters and a son, with weights and times at Laut Clinic and other local facilities.
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Mroonad
Bobby Gerald Theibrek
Berth
Noosen Wenchin
Pan Pom
Sandas St
Texas
Denver, Cement and Supply Co
Dominga
France Poly
ML Charra Restaurant No
Reynaldo Moralés
Shallowater
Weishing
Laut Clinic
Considine on FBI actions and federal power debate
The piece defends Hoover and FBI for pursuing investigations into arson and civil rights without overstepping legal authority. It argues that not pursuing probes would breach pledges and Congress mandates, while noting potential implications for religious and educational settings and even references to Emancipation Proclamation enforcement. The column also quips about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's fame and wealth from parental views.
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Hoover
United States Congress
United States
Congress
FBI
Deep South
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David Bickham
U.S
Lyle CL Wilson
United Press International
National Defense Department
Scott
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Navy
Navy Fuel Department
Point Molate
Richmond
Sen
Joseph
Clark
D-Pa
Gore
Barlin
Weetny
Storm Thurmond
D-Sc
Thurmond
Cas
Right Hart
County
Tohoka
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wichita Falls
CRMWA
K.N. Clapp
Allen” Bros. American Legion
All Legion Hall
Dickens
Havana
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Curacao
Netherland Antilles
Toudin Leyva
New Pealan
Laut Cline
Cut Frond Western
Hreamel Godinez
Aris
Lubbock Independent School
Considine
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
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