Powers Faces Russian Military Tribunal Today
Oliver Powers, on his 31st birthday, seeks mercy for his son as he faces a Russian military tribunal. Russians say he confessed to flying a U 2 into Siberia on orders of Eisenhower to photograph military sites. Khrushchev revealed threats of a poison needle but Powers chose to live.
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An- Powers
Rae Relaps
Siberia
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Khrushchev
Greying
Oliver Powers
Khrushchey
Soviet Committee of State Security
Nikita Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Urals
Powers
Washington
Zoning Approvals Meet Shopping Center and Recreation Site
City Planning and Zoning Commission approved site plans for a 50th Street Ave H shopping center and a College Avenue Loop 289 recreational center. Five subdivisions were also approved with conditions including signage limits and a screening fence. Meanwhile Powers spying trial in Moscow faces a three person military court with Soviet prosecutors and a public defender.
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50Th St
Ave
College Ave
Loop 289
City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Alamo Plaza
Ave. H and
Sith St
50Th St-Ave. H
48Th St
Jury Deliberates in Unregistered Securities Case Near Plainview
In Plainview the jury in the trial of Norris W. Boatman and H C Littlefield, both of Lubbock, remained deliberating over charges of selling unregistered securities for Investors Security Life. Testimony covered company operations, capital, and alleged registration issues under a 1957 law, with defense arguing mistaken registration.
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Plainview
Lubbock
Norris W. Boatman
H.C. Littlefield
Ralls
Hoth
Hale County
John T Coples
Copeland
Boatman
Defens
Violet Sennacher
Petersburg
Dorothy Houcin
X Life
R. C. Hewitt
E B. Fulingim
Wayne T. Barnes
Tom Bowman
Hewitt
Sam Rule
Bovina
Tral
Joe Ro Lonz
Austin
State Securities Board
Kittinger Extends High Altitude Jump Record
Captain Joseph Kittinger completed a high altitude parachute jump from a balloon gondola reaching 103,300 feet as measured by air force spokesmen and ground radar. He suffered a swollen hand from a pressure glove at 50,000 feet but otherwise remained in good condition after the descent.
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Air Force
Kittinger
Tularosa
Powers and Barbara Face Imminent Trial On Franks Case
The report recalls Fran ks and Barbara Powers once unknown locals from a small town now linked to a high profile case. On Tuesday the imprisoned husband sat a short distance from his wife as the trial nears, with Barbara pondering pills and daily routines while reflecting on Gary.
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Barbara Powers
Moscow
James Baugh
Powers
Franks
America
Multiple Grounded Crashes And a High Altitude Jump
A truck carrying over 38,000 pounds of grain collided with a car on Farm Road 378 near Graham injuring occupants including the Holt girls. In a separate report, Major research records describe Joseph Kittinger’s 84 000 foot high altitude jump with a stabilizing parachute and the balloon gondola recovery after the mission. The article also notes a court scene involving Lola Holt and Crimean and the delay of a murder reprieve for Peter Poole in London.
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Olen Leon Williams
Graham
Holt Girls
Wallace
Woman killed in Waskom area crash
Mrs. Horace Baker Sturgeon of Sulphur Springs died and two others were critically injured in a two car head on crash three miles west of Waskom Texas Monday. Mrs Sturgeon husband and Mrs Mildred Schultz of Oklahoma escaped injury.
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Waskom, Tex
Weber Dies After Wife Found Dead in Chicago Home
Chicago police report Charlie Weber, longtime 45th ward leader and garbage union ally, and his wife Dorothy were found dead. They apparently died from carbon monoxide as fumes from Dorothy’s Cadillac in an adjacent garage filled the home. Weber, 66, renowned for machine politics and a Christmas party for garbagemen, left a controversial legacy.
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Chicago
UPL
Charlie Weber
45Th Ward
Weber
Dorothy
Schedule of births and hospital notes across Texas cities
A sprawling clipping lists birth announcements and hospital reports from Lubbock Dallas and Houston with weights times and parental occupations. It records newborns weighing from about 2 pounds 2 ounces to 9 pounds with times from early morning to night and notes fathers employed by various firms. It also includes a transportation timetable reference for Echo seven and local hospital details.
Local Aches and Fires Highlight Tuesday in Lubbock
Robert Kay Kelly six, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Kelly of 1709 Ave 15, remained in good condition at Methodist Hospital after an auto accident Saturday. George N Atkinson former Lub bock school faculty member was reported in fair condition at Taylor Hospital after a home collapse. Lubbock firemen answered two alarms with damage to a bedroom closet at 2720 39th St and a couch fire at 2703 Amherst. Police questioned a 13 year old Negro boy after a woman on E 4th St reported a home entry and assault. he was captured by three patrolmen.
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Wallace
Holt
Seagraves
J. C. Ixer
Moscow
Ingram
Thaw Funeral Home
Ysleta
Jagent_at
Silverton
Lola Holt
Ackerly
Alice
Texies
Fim Holt
Silverto
Othererton
Ralph Glen Stewart
Lina Tmikoran
West Texas
I'S
Lubbock
Kenneth Lam
West Nhs
Nem Dioye
Mor Frehto
Robert Smith
Brown
Iy Nunes
Hostital
Robert Kay Kelly
Robert Kelly
Ave
Methodist Hospital
George N. Atkinson
Taylor Hospital
Atkins
Lubbock Public Schools
IMS
Lloyd Henderson
39Th St
Amherst
E. 4Th St
Soviet Delegate Disagrees on Congo Acts Backing
A Congolese delegation faces friction as a Soviet delegate balks at backing proposed Congo acts during a council session likely Thursday. Continued from page one, the debate centers on how to address Congo events and the role of international action.
Littlefield license case sparks clinic investigation
Curtis Wilkinson, the Lamb County attorney, outlining charges against Simmons for a medical clinic case in Littlefield. The investigation, led by Gwen Durrenberger and Tom Watson, targets alleged fraud linked to asthma treatments and a booklet of deceptive remedies. Arrest followed a raid on Simmons Clinic with a bond set at $1,000.
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Lamb County
Atty
Curtis Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Simmons’ Clinic
Simmons
Gwen S. Durrenberger
Houston
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Tom V. Watson
Watson
Mary Lennox
Simons
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Durrenberger
Watson Wilkinson
Homer McLaury
Bill Ford
E. D. McNeese
Avalanche- Journal
James ‘A
Gowdy
Pat Boone Jr
Castro Cracks Navy Forces in Cuba Raids
Premier Castro ordered a crackdown as raids targeted naval bases across Cuba. A dawn operation near Havana led to arrests and seizure of a major arsenal with Army units, while a parallel strike hit Cienfuegos Naval Base and near uniform surveillance across island installations.
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Havana
Bidetro
Navy
Esqaid
Cienfuegos Naval Base
Cuba
Army
Texas Rain Floods Heighten Flood Warnings Across State
A heavy rain event swept across Texas with the Panhandle and South Texas hardest hit. Reported rainfall varied from 0.5 to 5 inches with hail in scattered areas. Four deaths in Arkansas tied to slick highways near Texarkana followed by multiple road closures and flooded creeks prompting state highway closures and a warming trend to follow.
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Dimmitt
Lubbock Childress
Panhandle
Texas
Arkansas
S. H. Curtis
Benton, Ark
Sammy Curtis
Mickey
Texarkana
Curtis
Orvist Curtis
Highway Department
South Texas
Austin
San Angelo
San Antonio
del Rio
Childress
Amarillo
Dalis
Alpine
Fort Worth
Junction
Laredo
Waco
Mineral Wells
Wink
Lufkin
Odor Fight Proposal Tied to Fevre Chemical Co
Lewter reports a plan with Fevre Chemical Co to test Big 1 odor control. If ineffective, it costs Lewter nothing. he invites complainants to visit the sites and report odor changes in writing with signatures. He notes many calls but few names, and estimates annual costs around 12 000 dollars once equipment is installed.
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Page One
Fevre Chemical Co
Okhoma City
Lewter
Nany Lanter
Kidnapped Boy Found Dead in Sydney Suburb
Graeme Thorne eight year old son of a lottery winner was found dead in a Sydney suburb bound and gagged. Police said he probably died within 24 hours of the kidnapping. Rewards totaling thirty two thousand dollars were offered.
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Gordon A. Tait
Sydney
Australia
Graeme Thorne
Basil Thorne
Thorne
Indonesia cuts ties with the Netherlands over New Guinea
In Jakarta on Independence Day President Sukarno declares Indonesia severs all diplomatic relations with the Netherlands over the Dutch New Guinea dispute. The announcement follows a national address at the Merdeka palace.
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Indonesia
Netherlands
Djakarta
UPI
Dutch New Guinea
Sukarno
Merdeka Palace
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Virginia
Supreme Court
Mikhail Mich Grimov
Roman Andreyevich Rudenko
Ida Powers
Carl McAfee
Alexander W. Parker
Frank W. Rogers
Virginia Bar Assn
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Roy Hillin
Crosby County
Littlefield
J T. Alley
Harold McInroe
Investors Security Life
Barnes and Bowman
Chuust
Earth
Barbara
Gary
London
Iain Macleod
Awe
Weriwaday
Peter Poole
Benhangad
New Seagraves Gin
Waskom
Parn
Cautin
van Pieper
Des Moines
Iowa
Jeff
Elmer Pattillo
Lewis
Pat Pieper
Piepers
Chicago Politico
Ste
David Reuters
Ith Ee Tnrth
Wyatt Weehing
Taees
Turing
Tarnes
Snutmesiean Bed
Mr and
Mey James Elward Allman
Eaghing S Jwunde
Luvbock
Western
Ank A Steel Ua
Mrund Mes
Damacio Marines
Weushins
Montay Pe Laibbock
Tontenpathie” Hospital
Vernal
Tiehartson
Labor Osteopathic
Alma Hardware
Waliam Kocenley
Skim
Peane
Sanemghe
Mustietoe Thane
Abercrombie Lumber Sr
Juan Rodriguez
Broadway
Gary O) Sanders
Mtr
Jack Rober
Echo
Dallas
Willan Hieston
Nitayior Hospital
Lewis Rodrianes
Sirst
Ko Kean Fruit Co
Thursiday
Low
Clare Ive
Jesus Vangie
IN Chief
Snag
Congo
Yumumba
Katanga
Hamm Vnarskjold
Lumumba
Romanga
Hammarskjold
Trops
Ion
Umumba
Joseph Kasavubu
Meaures
Castro
Weldon
Bay
Larbudjie
Larbuddie
Muleshoe
Gil Lamb
A.W. Black
Pleasant Valley
Sudan
Son
Blackie Hollingsworth
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Odor
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