Citizens National Bank names four new directors
Citizens National Bank expanded its board to 22 and elected four new directors at a special stockholders meeting Tuesday. New directors are W D Hord and Edwin E Merriman of Lubbock, J L Irish of Abernathy, and Herbert Wilcox of Albuquerque. G H Nelson resigned.
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Citizens National Bank
W. D. Hord
Edwin E. Merriman
Lubbock
J. L. Irish
Abernathy
Herbert Wilcox
Albuquerque
G. H. Nelson
Bank Building
Hord
Western Oxygen, Inc
American Cryogenics Co
Levelland Vegetable Oil Co
Great Plains Life Insurance Co
Red Raider Club
Abernathy Lions Club
Four Gunmen Rob U.S. Mail Truck Near Plymouth
Four gunmen armed with submachine guns hijacked a U.S. mail truck on a highway between Cape Cod and Boston. They boxed in the vehicle with four sedans, forced the driver and guards to drive for about an hour, and could not estimate the stolen amount. A second item notes a Tul fire burning near Bastrop consuming 2,100 acres and ongoing since Friday with other fires controlled.
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Boston
U.S
Plymouth
Cape Cod
Bastrop
Spaceflight duo mark milestone with 61 and 41 orbits
Russian cosmonauts Pavel Popovich and Gherman Titov Adrian Nikolayev circle Earth at speeds over 17 500 mph. Moscow Radio reports nightly greetings to Europe and Asia as the Voskhod spacecraft function perfectly. Popovich in fourth day, Nikolayev in fifth, both in high spirits and sending peace messages.
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Avalanche-Journal
OSCOW
Russia
Pavel Popovich
Earth
Andrian Nikolayev
Moscow Radio
Nikolayev
Popovich
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Europe
China
Korea
Australia
Scandinavia
Vostoks
Space
Khrushchev
Kazakhstan
Kanysh Satpayev
Moon
Mars
Venus
Texas murder case tied to Carlsbad girls slaying
In Carlsbad New Mexico officers said a man named Franklin Parsons witnessed the August 1961 murders of Patty Sue Pritz and Mattie Restine and then gave statements in Monahans. Parsons underwent lie detector tests and is held on a $5,000 bond while authorities seek another suspect in the case.
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Avalanche-Journal
Arlsbad
N.M
Carlsbad
Monahans
Patty Sue Pritz
Mattie iRestine
Here
Guadalupe Mountains
Fach
Franklin Parsons
Parsons
Asst. Dist
C. N. Morris
Morris
South Texas
New Mexico
Hobbs
Thre Carlsbad
Dorothy Gibson
Barbara Lee
Vandalism and theft probe report
Police investigated vandalism at a residence with $200+ damage after a window smash and broken shutters. A separate incident at McLain Oil Co. station saw $50 stolen from a cash register. Other reports included a knocked out windshield and a cut water hose.
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G. Wayne Thrush
22Nd St
13Th St
J. H. Manning
Erskine St
McLain Oil Co
Clovis Rd
R. L. Seawright
44Th St
Richard Rodgers
26Th St
Hair-do: The proof that what's on a woman's head is changeable
Editorially framed joke on women's style trends appears in the columns. The piece notes the shifting nature of hair fashions and implies a humorous contrast with thoughts. No names or events are listed.
Six Flags Helicopter Makes Forced Landing
A Six Flags amusement park helicopter forced landing occurred one mile from the usual area in Dallas Tuesday night. Four passengers were shaken and the pilot was slightly injured. officials reported minor damage to the helicopter.
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Six Flags
Dallas
UPS
Six Flags Amusement Park
Tolling death toll on South Plains roads rises
Avalanche-Journal reports a deadly nine day span from Aug 6 to 14 with 26 traffic fatalities, 27 in two weeks, pushing area totals toward a record. Rural Lubbock County accounts for 21 deaths, while Lub bock city fatalities total six as buses return to routes.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Area
Lubbock
Lubbock County
Department of Public Safety
Set. O. C. Guthrie
Guthrie
Senate uses cloture to end filibuster on space bill
The Senate voted to curb debate and limit the Senate filibuster for the first time in 35 years, with a minority of Democrats opposing the Administration's space communications bill. The action ends a prolonged standoff that had stalled the measure.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Washington
Senate
Senate Cloture Passes On Communications Satellite Bill
The Senate voted 63 to 27 to adopt cloture, three votes beyond a two third requirement. Sen. Lausche cried out that the Soviet is orbiting, signaling an end to a filibuster on the administration's communications satellite bill stalled since July. The measure, already passed by the House 354 to 9, would authorize a private government regulated corporation to own and operate the United States portion of a global network of orbiting relay stations.
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Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
House
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bureau of Customs and Prohibittion
Paul H. Douglas
D-01
Douglas
FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
X-15 Flight Tests End With Manual Recovery After Brain Glitch
NASA test pilot Joseph A. Walker landed the X-15 after the aircraft's electronic control system failed at 100000 feet. He manually stabilized the craft from 3748 mph and 197000 feet, later quipping that he is still alive. Senate debate over space communications bill advances toward cloture amid amendments on civil rights.
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Associated Press
Dwards Afb
Calif
Joseph A. Walker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walker
Tax Plans Okayed by ITV Officials and District Trustees
ITV commissioners and school district trustees approved two tax board recommendations in a joint meeting. They directed annual revaluation of shopping centers and elimination of a corner influence factor in residential property valuations. A third proposal to reappraise downtown and warehouse areas was tabled for study.
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Kenneth Rhodes
Avalanche-Journal
ITV
Tax Board of Equalization
FHA
Board of Equalization
Powers Seeks Divorce From Barbara Powers
Former U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers files for divorce in Georgia on grounds of habitual intoxication and cruelty by his wife. The couple, married in 1955 in Newnan, have been separated since May 27 after Powers’ release from a Russian prison.
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U-2
Francis Gary Powers
Barbara
Rome
Milledgeville
Powers
Russia
The
Reds
Rudolph Abel
United Fresh International
Inledgeville
Central Intelligence Agency
Pound
Newnan
Georgetown University Hospital
Baie
Readers invited to submit prayers for public use
A brief note invites readers to share favorite prayers for publication in the column. The piece ends with a call for prayers that reflect personal reflection and societal improvement aligned with divine will.
Senate hearing probes Humphrey mining venture records
Government auditor Walter Henson testified that former Sec. of Treasury George M. Humphrey's mining firm overstated costs and destroyed records before Senate investigators could review them. Hanna Co. profits and tax understatement were cited as evidence of wrongdoing, with missing 1952–54 documents prompting calls to Humphrey and his son.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Ashington
Mer Sec
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
Walter H. Henson
General Accounting Office
Stuart Symington
Ting Tee
M. A. Hanna Co
Cleveland
Henson
Gilbert W. Humphrey
Hanna
Hanna Co
Alaska Holds Wide Primary Across Time Zones
Alaska conducted a sprawling primary election selecting nominees for 54 offices across four time zones and 586,400 square miles. Early voting was light despite fair weather with turnout projected around 40,000, far below the 1960 general election level of 62,177, reflecting steady but modest interest in governor, Senate, and congressional races.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Senate
House
Congress
Sec
Hugh J. Wade
Richard M. Nixon
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