Three Die As Explosion Hits Houston Factory
An explosion at a Houston factory Monday at 1 p m killed three workers and injured several others. Witnesses described a loud blast, shattered windows, and water pouring from ruptured pipes as the south end of the shop was torn away. The seriously injured included Phillip Comardo with 90 percent third degree burns, and Fred A Edwards Aubrey Freeman Claude Goodwin Nachan Jeu Kenneth Suter Frank Tom chesson and Virgie Lee Washington sustained various injuries and shock.
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Phillip Comardo
Ashe
Dedeo
Dedee
Bert Gilliam
Root
Comardo
Fred A. Edwards
Aubrey L. Freeman
Claude B. Goodwin
Nachan
Buch) Jeu
Kenneth E. Suter
Frank Tom
Chesson
Virgie Lee Washington
Storms Sweep Central Texas and Austin Area
Storms batter roads and homes as floods close routes from Kerrville to Bandera and Camp Wood. In San Antonio heavy rain causes 49 flooded intersections and rescues a woman and child. Governors and meteorologists warn of ongoing moisture and possible flooding across East Texas and along the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers.
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Kerrville
Hunt
Guadalupe River
Medina
Bandera
Camp Verde
Center Point
Highway Department
Weather Bureau
Texas
Florida
Austin
San Antonio
Junction
Victoria
Waco
Abilene
Guadalupe
Lavaca
Navidad
Ganado
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Groves
Nederland
del Rio
Rocksprings
la Pryor
Ranch 337
Camp Wood
Gulf
West Texas
Laredo
35 Million U.S. Moves Made A Year
New York UPS seven five million Americans every year, nearly half the peak levels in August, September and October. Local moves priced hourly while long distance moves priced by total weight and distance. Rates fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rechargeable Battery Could Replace The Cord
New York report notes a nickel cadmium rechargeable battery evolving from a shaver use to power portable devices. The invention promises cord-free operation and broader applications as science advances.
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New York
America
Transplant tricks restore hand grip in Montreal patient
Dr Martin A. Enan of Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal reports toe joint transplants salvaged from amputated fingers can restore grasping function. The patient, who lost several joints years ago, now has functioning joints and improved hand use.
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Montreal
Martin A .Enan
Royal Victoria Hospital ,Montreal
White Flesh in Chickens Seen as Sales Disadvantage
STARKVILLE Mississippi State University researchers note consumers prefer yellow meat in chickens but white flesh can be produced. Poultry student Robert Ratcliff led a study feeding pigment free diets to 400 birds for five weeks then planned tests with yellow corn and alfalfa to boost yellow coloration. He notes producer choice and varying demand influence outcomes.
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Starkville
Mississippi State University Poultry Laboratories
Robert G. Ratcliff
Spain
Parents Can Help Make Childs Start At School Easier
In St Paul Minnesota Charles Martin University of Minnesota extension family life education specialist says parents can ease a child’s first days of school by giving factual information about school and helping establish habits that make routines easier and happier for the child.
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ST. Paul, Minn
CPI
Charles Martin
University of Minnesota
Powers Family Seeks Clemency Plea in Moscow Trial
The Powers family, in Moscow for Parker’s trial, will attend as spectators on the same day but separately. Barbara Powers aims to meet Premier Khrushchev for a personal clemency plea, hoping for an audience arranged through Intourist, though it seems unlikely. The Virginia Bar Association reported friction may exist yet noted no public quarrel among the group.
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Moscow
Parker
Virginia Bar Assn
Imen
Intourist
Barbara
Nikita Khrushchev
Local youths questioned in theft from car in Broad Way area
A 17 year old from Lubbock questioned Monday as part of an investigation into the theft of a phonograph from a car owned by Mrs James Gregory Route 1 Olten. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Broadway as South Plains Sports Car Club members planned a meeting and film viewing at 7 29 p m Thursday in the Southwestern Public Service Building Monterey Shopping Center. Meanwhile a school guidance effort urged parents to explain school life and safety to children. Gregory Harden 17, son of Mrs Maria Alsup 4911 17th Place, remained in fair condition Monday night at Methodist Hospital for a head injury from a fall before noon Monday.
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Lubbock
Earth
Doug. Parsh Offers
Jim Gregory
Rt 1
Olten
Broadway
South Plamsa Sports Car Club, Inc
Southwestern Public Service
Monterey
50Th St
Elgin Ave
Gregory Harden
Maria Alsup
Methodist Hospital
Aden Moves To Curb Walkouts In Middle East and Powers case
The report outlines Soviet handling of Powers espionage case with Khrushchev promising to help the family while not intervening. Grimov and the Juridical Council in Moscow shield details as Powers faces trial expected over three days. Aden approves labor strike restrictions amid port and airport closures, and a U S Health Service note reports 611 500 dog bites raising medical costs.
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Griniov
Kharkov
Moscow
Parker
Grimov
Slence
Soviet Union
Howeve
Aden
Legislative Council of
Britain
Unitcoal
Red States
India
Far East
Ney
Persian Gulf
London
Towsh
New York
U.S .Public Health Service
Navarro County Hopeful Backs McAllen Group for Speaker
AP reports Navarro County state representative candidate Paul Curington endorses Rep Wade Spilman of McAllen for House speaker in January. Spilman and Rep James Turman of Gober compete for the speakership as other contenders withdraw.
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McAllen
Solon
Navarro Corsicana
Paul Curington
Navarro County
Wade Spilman
Januney Spilman
James Turman
Gober
Secretary Gates summons chiefs for readiness briefing
Washington AP reports Secretary of Defense Gates summoned major military commanders at home and abroad for a Wednesday conference. The Pentagon said the meeting will update the secretary and the Joint Chiefs on the readiness state of American forces.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Thomas 8. Gates Jr
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs
Powers family seeks access as pilot awaits trial
Telegraphy husband powers parents and wife request permission to visit the imprisoned pilot. They grow increasingly convinced they may not see him until the trial. Barbara Powers sends a telegram to her husband amid reports of family strains and separate travel.
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Powers
Barbara
Barbara Powers
Mixed reception for Powers family outside Moscow meeting
A crowd of Russians outside the Lawyer's Institute in Moscow jeered and some fought with Western reporters as Barbara Powers and the parents of U.S. pilot Francis Powers arrived to visit before his espionage trial. Powers' father spoke with defense attorney Mikhail Grinev seeking a direct channel with Khru shchev, while the family faced health worries and hotel rest.
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Powers
Mikhail Kich Grimov
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Henry Shapiro
UPI
Francis G. Powers
Sverdlovsk
Barbara Powers
Oliver Powers
Lawyers’ Institute
Mikhail Grinev
Nomination of Kim Do yun as South Korea premier nominee
President Yun Po sun nominates Kim Do yun former finance minister and Democratic party supporter as premier designate in Seoul. House expected to act Wednesday amid factional splits with Chang and Yun allies. Kim’s past include independence activism and multiple imprisonments.
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Seoul
South Korea
Yun Po-sun
Democratic Party
Kim Do-yun
Vevetutionary Republic
House of Representatives
Kim
Democrats
John M. Chang
Syngman Rhee
Yun
Chang
Rhee
Japan
Katanga Crisis Escalates With UN Airlift Ongoing
UN airlift brings Swedish and Moroccan troops into Katanga amid rising violence as followers of Tshombe clash with Lumumba supporters in Jadotville near Elisabethville. Western demands call for immediate withdrawal of white troops from the secessionist province.
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Katanga
United Nations
Sweden
Elisabethville
Morocco
Tunisia
Sudan
Mali
Ghana
Guinea
Ethiopia
Katangi
Jadotville
Moise ‘Tshombe
Lumumba
Lumumba Flae
Showers Expected Across South Plains Area Today
Weather bulletin notes scattered afternoon and night storms likely after light showers on Monday across the South Plains. Lamesa reports a light shower in Dawson County with no measurable rainfall. Tohoka records light rain but no runoff. In Jadotville, UN concerns rise as Europeans evacuate amid Congo unrest and limited staffing remains at key facilities.
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South Plains
Lamesa
Dawson County
Tohoka
Norvell Redwine
Rannet
Student Dies at 4819 5th Street Home Funeral Plans
A student living with Ron Thompson at 4819 5th Street died and his parents traveled to Lubbock to arrange funeral services at Sanders Funeral Home. Dr Mattox sid Robbins, praised as one of our best athletes, played on track and basketball teams. Robbins was transported to the hospital by Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home ambulance. The Tower of London is a group of buildings on the Thames River.
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Page One
Ron Thompson
5Th St
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Mattox
Sid Robbins
Robbins
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Ambusia
Farm policy debate amid political tension and reform calls
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Harold Cooley pushes for higher price supports, looser farm credits, and Food for Peace changes while farm economists warn against politicizing farming. The piece argues technology has boosted productivity, creating overproduction and rural decline, urging economic planning, retraining, and rural development to prevent further farm area declines.
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House Agriculture Committee
Harold Cooley
D-N.c
U. S
America
Department of Agriculture
Currier and Ives
jPanaceas
Tooday
American Agriculture
Premature Infants Heartbeats Studied At New York Center
Researchers at New York Medical Center record electrocardiograms of premature infants to establish standards for treating heart failure and evaluating congenital heart defects. The study aims to use heartbeat data to aid medical care for the smallest patients.
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New York
UPI
New York Medical Center
Soviets Leave In Droves Amid China Rift Rumors
Western officials began examining reports of a widening Soviet Chinese split after Yugoslav dispatches claimed Soviet technicians were departing Peiping by trainloads. The Tanjug report questioned Chinese explanations that contracts expired, hinting at a possible total Soviet withdrawal and a growing ideological rift between Moscow and Peiping over Leninist doctrine and peaceful coexistence. Khrushchev faces diverging views with Chinese leadership on nuclear war and strategy, while diplomats awaited confirmation from allied missions.
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Enpnea
Avalanche Journalizes London
West
Soviet Union
Red China
Yugoslavia
Peiping
Tanjug
Ing
Tito
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
London
Khrushchev
Pyongyang
Birth Notices Collage From Local Hospitals
Fragmented OCR lists multiple birth notices with unreadable lines. It mentions fathers and mothers, workplaces, and hospitals including Maine Mont and Supply Co, Saint Hospital, Reese Air Force Base Hospital, and Central American addresses. Several entries reference newborns with weights and times, but details are garbled.
Lack Of Telephones Stops Call For Aid In NY Lake Escape
Joseph Lavria, 53, drifted at night in a boat on Lake Freshwater near North Tonawanda after running out of gas. Mounties in Fort Erie, Ontario, called his home the next day seeking why he did not seek help sooner. Lavria replied that there were no telephone lines available at the time.
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Tonawanda
N.Y
UPI
Joseph Lavria
Lake
Nf Mounted Police
Fort Erie
Ontario
Mounties
Lavria
Lovria
Heavy Rain Deluge Impacts Midland Seminole Area
The report notes a 13 p.m. burst of rain with a steady downpour. By around 8 p.m. hard rain flooded many Midland streets and left water curb deep in some spots. Some cars stalled while Seminole reports a good grass shower with no official rainfall estimate. Heavier rains were noted between Seminole and Andrews but no measurements were available.
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Vurney
Midland
Seminole
Andrews
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Gromyko
Juridical Council
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