US to return patrol boat in Cuba airliner hijack deal
The State Department said Cuba will hand over a 40 foot patrol craft the SV8 to Key West on Tuesday in exchange for the return of Eastern Air Lines Electra hijacked to Havana on July 24. The agreement was described as not a swap though both sides treated it as a trade with the United States gaining a valuable four engine aircraft worth about 3.2 million dollars.
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Ashington
State Department
Cuba
Eastern Air Lines
Electra
United States
Joseph W. Reap
United ‘States
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Havana
Fidel Castro
iCuba
Miami
Tampa
New Orleans
Dallas
Castro
U.S
Washington
FBI
Wilfredo
Roman Oquendo
U.S. Coast Guard
Deadlock Ends Oklahoma Runoff Bill Session Shuts Down
Crossfire between the Senate and House over a runoff elections bill halted action in Oklahoma’s second special session. Both houses adjourned until Monday after the state’s top three officials died, leaving legislators to cool off amid confusion and anger.
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Garth Jones
APS
Senate
House
Fiery Crash Injures Four in Ardmore Flight From Dayton
A burning twin engine airplane from Dayton Ohio crashed near Ardmore Oklahoma on Saturday night. Four aboard were injured including a Dayton doctor believed to be the pilot. Police said identities were not yet confirmed. Witnesses described flames 10 to 15 feet long as the craft went down near Ardmore Air Force Base. The May Day distress call was transmitted by the pilot. The other three passengers suffered cuts bruises and burns but were not seriously hurt.
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United Press Internat
Ardmore
Okla
Dayton
Ohio
Boyd Morgan
Ain
The
Arch
Border clamp tightens as East Germans bar West Berlin access
East German authorities barred travel to West Berlin and ordered about 52 000 workers in the Communist zone to quit their West Berlin jobs. Traffic through the Brandenburg Gate was halted then limited to 13 border points with only East Germans and East Berliners holding passes allowed to cross. Tanks and police positioned near the frontier as the Soviet bloc asserts control amid protests over a breach of four power accords.
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Brandenburg Gate
F Bloc of Nations
East Germany
People's Poice
Brandensburg
Natchway
Lnterfere
Berlin
Rade
Soviet Union
Berlin Border Closure Triggers Western Protest
Diplomatic circles foresee a swift protest by the United States Britain and France against East German border closing actions. Western powers argue Berlin should be treated as a unit under WWI agreements and will seek revocation of the order amid rising East–West tensions.
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Sy Jobn M. Rightover
Ashington
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
State Department
Berlin
Union
East
Albuquerque Storms and Floods Hit Wide Area
Storms and heavy rain drenched the South Plains and Albuquerque area causing street flooding and vehicle damage. Reports note scattered showers with pea size hail in Lockney and over half an inch in Matador Spur and Morton. Albuquerque saw more than four inches of rain with arroyos overflowing and halted trains.
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South Plains
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Morton
Muleshoe
Lamesa
Deep South
Albuquerque
Montana
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Sleeping Child
Bitterroot
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New Mexico
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Albuquerque Iy
Kennedy plan eyed to move wheat to strategic areas
Missouri farm leader says the Kennedy Administration plans a new program to deploy surplus wheat to prime strategic targets. The report cites a UPI dispatch describing a grain deployment scheme and notes ongoing work by officials to finalize the plan.
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United Press Internationsys
Lumbia
Missouri
Berlin Problem on Freedom and Self Determination
Washington AP reports Chester Bowles saying Asian and African nations view the Berlin issue as essential to freedom and self determination. He notes U S must uphold these principles lest trust be lost globally. He also mentions a planned food reserve stockpile for defense and cites Heinkel near administration.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
U.S
Berlin
United States
Lone
Editorials and Farm News In Plains
A catalog entry lists sections and pages across topics: anti rider bill editorials plains farm news church news radio TV programs and fine arts news. It outlines where each item appears in the newspaper and notes section letters and page numbers.
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Plains Farm
Church
Ex-Athlete Charged in Wichita Falls Slaying
Patricia Peaster is killed in a small car near downtown Wichita Falls. Ex-boxer Don Wood, 24, denied knowledge of her death and faced murder with malice aforethought charges after being arrested at his workplace. A July examining trial was set for 9 am Monday.
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Chita Falls
Patricia Peaster
Pe Don Wood
Idvorcee
Justice of the Peace
H. M. Newman
Wood
Baker Lawrence
Miss Peaster
de Lawrence
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Lawrence
Jets Land Safely After Pacific Refueling Collision
A B 52 bomber and a jet tanker collided during a refueling over the Pacific off Northern California. Both aircraft landed safely at Mather Air Force Base. No details were given on possible injuries or fatalities to aircrew.
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Sacramento
Calif
Air Force
Pacific
Ocean
California
Strategic Air Command
Mather Air Force Base
BAC
Avi Beth
Vostok II May Have Scouted U S Nine Times Over North America
NASA reported the Soviet Vostok II spacecraft completed about half of its 17 orbits over U S and Canadian territory totaling roughly nine passes. Major Titov reportedly manually controlled the craft during launches and on orbit seven, indicating advanced tracking and reconnaissance potential.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
Maj
Gherman Titov
Aeronautics and ‘Space Administration
U.S
Canadian
Sr Goverment Baceloft
Houston Seeks Funds For Fallout Shelter
Harris County backs funding to finance a fallout shelter project. Officials aim to secure an $8.7 million package to cover construction and related costs. City leaders and emergency planners say the shelter would expand regional readiness and provide protected space for residents in case of disaster.
Weather sketch for Lubbock and vicinity
Partly cloudy today with a scattered mix of showers possible after noon and evening. Temperatures rise to mild highs and moderate southerly winds are noted with unsettled conditions into Monday.
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