Million Dollar Rain Covers Plains and Midwest Regions
Wet conditions spread across Northwest Texas to the Panhandle with highs around 94 in Wichita Falls and 72 in Amarillo. A cool front reduced temperatures and widespread rain, while a tornado touched down near Burkburnett Oklahoma, toppling a barn. Amity Arkansas saw over nine inches of rain and nearby areas reported heavy downpours across Michigan and Indiana.
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Amarillo
Texas
Gulf Coast
East Texas
Lufkin
Panhandle
Dalhart
Red River
Burkburnett
Tex
Oklahoma
South
Victoria
Beaumont
Midwest
Arkansas
Amity
Ark
Fulton Lewis Jr. Dies After Second Heart Attack
Fulton Lewis Jr. veteran radio commentator and syndicated columnist died after a second heart attack in four days. Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. David's Episcopal Church, with private interment. Born 1903, Lewis began at the Washington Herald, later rising to national commentator for Mutual and writer for King Features. He is survived by wife Alice and two children.
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UPI
Fulton Lewis Jr
St. David's Episcopal Church
Lewis
Mutual
King Features
Doctor's Hospital
Old Washington Herald
Universal Service
International News Service
United States
House
Senate
Alice
Alice Elizabeth
Fulton HI
LBJ Speech at Lunch Highlights Peace vs Force Debate
President Johnson told a lunch audience that the United States prefers peace in Southeast Asia but will resist aggression. He cited real dangers in a world where some favor force and recalled Roosevelt era challenges. Prime Minister Pearson praised bilateral ties and unchanged common goals. Cunard denies merger talks with Holland America.
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Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
New England
United States
Southeast Asia
Roosevelt
Pearson
MacKenzie King
Lubbock Couple Die in New Mexico Car Crash
A head on collision near Mountair New Mexico killed Elmer and Jeffie Newton of Lubbock and Merl Basye and Janice Basye of Albuquerque, with their 10 year old son Charlie among the dead. Two other teens Ed Marquez and Iva Basye were critically injured.
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Mountainair
N.M
Lubbock
Albuquerque
Here
Elmer H. Newton
Jeffie Newton
Ed Marquez
Iva Basye
Merl Basye
James W. Perry
Avalanche Journal
Perry
L. E. Hanlon Funeral Home
Newton
City Water Department
Five Die In Weekend crash spree and injuries
Five people died before 4 a.m. when vehicles overturned on a curve on U S 87 near 79th Street. The driver’s wife Martha G. Jones 19 of 3708 Paris was treated and released. Others injured include David Acebedo 22, David Lee English 19, Lorene Land Williamson 37, Marie Mason 38 and Lavelle Bain 41.
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David Lee English
39Th St
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
29Th Dt
34Th St
Lorene Land Williamson
82Nd St
Broadway
Ave
Marie Mason
62Nd St
Lavelle Bain
Dallas
Globe Shopping Center
Tyler Man and Houston Woman Die In Wreck
A head on collision in driving rain about 1.5 miles north of Muleshoe on U. S. 84 killed Julian Lester Cook a 69 year old Tyler rancher and Carrie May Murph 68 of Houston. Also injured were J L Cook 68 of Tyler H C Murph 69 of Houston and Daniel Reyes Segina of Bovina. Segina gave first aid and was released. others were treated at West Plains Hospital and slated for transfer to Tyler.
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Muleshoe
Tyler
Here
U.S
West Plains Hospital
Julian Lester Cook
Carrie May Murph
Houston
J. L. Cook
H. C. Murph
Daniel Reyes Segina
Bovina
Murph
Cook
Tyler Hospital
Segina
Freddie Jack
Singleton Funeral Home
Tyler Funeral Home
Quilter Mrs Langdon Describes Patterns and Traditions
Mrs Langdon details quilt patterns from the Flower Garden to Nine Patch and Lone Star of Texas. She explains appliqued designs like Little Dutch Boy and Girl Butterfly and Airplane, then describes the frame quilting method and the sewing bee tradition.
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Langdon
Lone Star of Texas
Air Force F102 crashes near Granfield Oklahoma
A F102 fighter plane crashed near Granfield Oklahoma on Sunday after the pilot parachuted to safety. Maj. Jack M. Burden of the 147th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the Air National Guard is identified by Sheppard Air Force Base. The aircraft, based at Ellington AFB Houston, was on a training mission.
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Grandfield
Okla
Here
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Jack M. Burden
147Th
Air National Guard
Sheppard
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Dallas Air Force spraying incident exposes crew to malathion
In Dallas County a hose leak on a plane spraying malathion for encephalitis led to exposure of crew members. Sgt. Ressler received emergency treatment and two others returned to duty within hours. Health officials noted rapid dilution in water and a presumptive safe outcome, while reporting minimal fish kills at Bachman Lake.
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Dallas
Air Force
Donald Ressiler
Langley
Hal J. Dewlett
Love Field
Bachman Lake
Dewlett
Ressler
Claude T. Adams
Adams
Quotation on public reaction to strong leadership
A historian notes the value of provoking strong reactions over indifference. The idea is that stirring controversy can be more effective in engaging audiences than quiet acceptance.
One Alive Found In Plane Wreckage In Connecticut
Police and private searchers located John Emanuel 39 alive beside the body of his companion Richard Grimaldi 32 in a single engine plane crash wedged against a cliff in Middlefield six days after takeoff from Block Island. Emanuel, uninjured but in shock and exposed, was airlifted to Meriden Hospital.
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Middlefield, Conn
UPI
Hartford, Conn
John Emanuel
Richard Grimaldi
Newington
Emanuel
Leftover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Meriden Hospital
Block Island
R.I
Grimaldi
Coast Guard
Rhode _ Island
Terrible Turk Defeats Slim in Stage Wrestling Bout
In a rough arena scene a much larger Terrible Turk taunted Slim the cowhand who challenged him. A curtain stunt hid a sledgehammer blow by the curtain assistant as Slim stunned the Turk with a decisive fall for a hundred dollar payout. Audience reactions and the defeated Turk linger as the crowd disperses.
Riots and marches erupt as King leads Chicago protests
Police break up carloads of demonstrators including King supporters and KKK groups in Marquette Park and Chicago suburbs. Ringleaders arrested. clashes injure several and lead to mass detentions as officers deploy amid rain and hostile crowds.
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National States Rights Party
Marquette Park
Connie Lynch
Bakersfield
Calif
Lynch
Evans Lewis
Akron
Ohio
KKK
Chicago
Chicago Heights
King
Liberty Baptist Church
Egypt names seven Brotherhood leaders for death
The State Supreme Security Council in Egypt on Sunday condemned seven leaders of the banned Moslem Brotherhood to death for conspiring to assassinate President Gamal Abdel Nasser and other Egyptian leaders.
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State Supreme Security Council
Egypt
Brotherhood
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Moon Photographs From Lunar Orbiter Aboard Spacecraft
Moon photos from Lunar Orbiter after deboost to adjust orbit. Space Agency says orbit is near target path with perilune 36 miles and apolune 1148 miles. Three hour twenty minute orbits planned with camera activity at 4 15 am and 7 40 am targeting Mare Fecundita tis and Mare Tranquillita tis regions.
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Earth
Federal Space Agency
Moon
Mare Fecunditatis
Lubbock Craters
Oribter
Mare Tranquillitatis
Censorinus and
Brezhnev to Visit Yugoslavia in Private Talks
Diplomatic sources in Belgrade say Leonid Brezhnev will visit Yugoslavia in late September as Tito hosts the Soviet leader. They expect talks on the international Communist movement and party relations, with other top leaders from Norway, Algeria, East Germany and France also slated to visit. Tito also plans trips to India and other Asian nations.
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Yugoslavia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Belgrade
Brezhnev
Tito
Communist Movement
Norway
Algeria
East Germany
France
India
Pet East
West
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