Bandit Band Hits $1.5 Million Haul Near Wall
A highway gang hijacked a Smail truck near Wall and fled with about $1.5 million in cash from several Cape Cod banks. Officials say it is the largest cash theft in U.S. history, potentially eclipsing the Brinks Boston robbery. Boston Federal Reserve notes the loss as about $1.5 million.
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Lymouth
Brinks Inc
Boston
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Federal Reserve
Cape Cod
Federal Institution
Michael J. Cullinane
Revere
Berlin clash ends with East German border guard killed
In Berlin a gun battle near a Communist watchtower left two Red Guards wounded and an East German border guard, Capt. Rudi Arnstadt, killed. Police fire tear gas on both sides amid escalating clashes at the Red Wall. Eyewitnesses describe gunfire from a man believed to be from East Germany attempting to flee westward.
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West Berlin
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High Winds and Rain Lash Dry Texas
A weather front brought heavy winds and thunderstorms across South Texas. Reports from San Antonio, Mission, and surrounding areas describe tornado-like damage, knocked poles, shattered windows, and two fatalities from lightning. Temperatures plunged from the 90s to the 70s as rain totals rose with strong gusts up to 60 mph.
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Mission Wednesday
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Balthazar ‘Mendoza
Camargo
Mexico
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Edinburg
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
Alamo City
South Texas
Cotulla
Grand Jury Indicts 48 in Local Shootings cases
Forty eight true bills of felony indictment issued by the 72nd District Court grand jury include two murder with malice charges. Juan Barrientez, 41, Shallowater, and Willie Thomas, 39, Negro resident, were named in murder indictments. Barrientez allegedly shot Frank Romo five times in his yard July 12. Romo died later. Thomas allegedly shot Samuel Myrtledove four times July 25 after a dispute over wine. Myrtledove died at Methodist Hospital.
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Alton R. Griffin
Juan Martinez Barrientez
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Shallowater
Willie Thomas
Negro
Lth
Barrientez
Frank Romo
Magnolia
Romo
Methodist Hospital
Thomas
Sanuel Aomas Myrtledove
18Th Street
Myrtledove
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Rutherford Ballot Placement
District Judge John Sutton dismissed Robert Frias's lawsuit seeking to remove U S Rep J T Rutherford from the November ballot ruling the challenged law unconstitutional. Frias argued Rutherford violated election code with a belated contribution report listing a Billie Sol Estes check. Rutherford defeated Frias in the Democratic primary for the 16th District seat.
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United Press International
DESSA
U.S
J. T. Rutherford
Dist
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Rutherford
Robert Frias
Billie Sol Estes
Sutton
Frias
West
Texas
Estes
Washington
Mahon warned of Estes operations in 1961 says House document
Rep. George Mahon of Lubbock told an Agriculture Department officer in Dallas on December 27, 1961, of rumors about Billie Sol Estes grain storage operations in West Texas and urged an investigation. The department reportedly found no wrongdoing after the tip, while Morris testified about Estes in a separate account.
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Washington
Ashington
George Mahon
Lubbock
U. S. Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
House
Mahon
Estes
Moseley
Agriculture Department
Denison
Morris
William E. Morris
Solon Plea To Quiet About Estes Revealed
A fired Agriculture Department aide testified that Rep. H Carl Andersen asked him not to disclose dealings with Billie Sol Estes. William Morris detailed the Estes connection and named about 10 other congressmen acquainted with Estes as he testified before a House subcommittee. Andersen defended selling $41 000 in coal mine stock to Estes as an innocent business deal and was distressed when Morris reported the meeting.
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Beagle Brains And Wild Ungulates Draw Senate Ire
Sen. Stephen M. Young questions NIH grants including a project on the social role of wild ungulates and a stereotactic atlas of the beagle brain. He cites other listed studies as wasteful make work while Sen. Douglas defends scrutinizing the program.
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Stephen M. Young
Ohio
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National Institutes of Health
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Webster's Dictionary
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Southampton Island Eskimos
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Douglas
Finois
Statesman Defines Admiration By Enemies It Creates
In a witty quotation the Statesman notes a man admired for the enemies he has made but not when he is counted among them. The remark reflects on public perception and loyalty across political and social lines.
Space twins end voyage as world hails Soviet lead
Western leaders praised the Soviet space twins Maj Nikolayev and Popovich after their eight ton ships landed. Britain and other nations weighed the gap with the United States while Eisenhower urged patience and Moon plans persisted.
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Palestine Church and Two Houses Hit By Flames
A large Palestine church and two houses were destroyed by fire in Palestine Texas on Wednesday. The blaze began in an unoccupied frame house next to the Antioch Baptist Church and spread when the frame house collapsed against the church. Firemen contained the flames two hours after ignition, threatening nearby homes in the area.
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UPI
Palestine
Antioch Baptist Church
Spaceflight map marks Karaganda area landing site
A map shows the Kazakh town Karaganda in the area where cosmonauts Nikolayev and Popovich landed their ships on Wednesday. The launch zone near Karsakpay is identified as the takeoff point.
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Russia
Karaganda
Nikolayev
Popovich
Karsakpay
Soviet Space Success Joyfully Celebrated In Moscow
Reds celebrate twin astronauts Maj. Andrian Nikolayev and Lt. Col. Pavel Popovich after landing south of Karaganda, as Kremlin hails the flight as a major victory and looks toward moon and planets by 1980. Crowd cheers with portraits and chants Cosmos Cosmos as workers tidy Red Square. Tass notes landings at 9:55 and 10:01 Moscow time.
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Mars
Venus
Red Square
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
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Popovich
Karaganda
Kazakhstan
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Tass
Vanishing Act Police Seek Trailer Here
Police search for a four wheel trailer valued at 150 dollars after it disappeared from behind the car pulling it Wednesday afternoon near N Ave Q and Erskine Rd. H A Chisholm of Littlefield reported he left the service station and returned to find the trailer gone. Officers and Chisholm conducted a area search but found nothing. A motor fell from a truck in the area earlier, Sgt Willard Barnett noted, and the trailer vanished when the owner looked away briefly.
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H. A. Chisholm
Littlefield
N. Ave. Q
Erskine Rd
Chisholm
Willard Barnett
Today's Prayer Blessing for Speech and Heart
A CCD teacher invokes a prayer asking God to guard lips and heart and to make the speaker a channel of grace. The brief reflection emphasizes piety and mindful communication in daily life.
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Dorm Project At Tech Ahead Of Schedule
Work on the 8.4 million women’s dormitory on the South Texas Tech campus runs 75 days ahead of schedule. If kept, the 808‑woman facility may open next summer, well ahead of the original fall deadline. About 125 workers on site, H. H. May supervising for H. A. Lott Construction Co. The masonry phase should finish in January with six million pounds of masonry used. An unusual feature is a black waterproof coat applied between the clay tile and exterior brick, a practice uncommon in the area.
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Avalanche-Journal
Inal
South Texas Tech
H. H. May
H. A.lott Construction Co
Houston
Itselud
South Plains
Weather Map Forecasts For Southwest Cities
Precipitation and temperature readings for four hours ending at midnight across multiple Southwest cities. Data includes Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amatto Roswell Da a variety of high and low temperatures with partial numeric values and unclear city labels due to OCR errors.
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Albuquerque
Houston
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