Nevada and California hit by massive forest fire blackout
A vast 63,000 acre fire across High Sierra regions cut power to 90,000 people in a 15,000 square mile area. Reno restored 60,000 volt service after 23 hours, with crews urging caution to avoid overloads. Power returned to 14 northern California towns after 28 hours as 120,000 volt lines were repaired. marilyn monroe noted in Tahoe area during outage, while Emigrant Gap and Blue Canyon faced evacuation risk from advancing fires.
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U.S. Highway 40
Marilyn Monroe
Hollywood Studio
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Soviet unmanned ship lands after orbital flight claim
Article reports Pravda claims the 1960 Soviet space ship with two dogs Belka and Strelka landed safely after an unmanned flight. It describes automatic landing systems, the dogs in space suits, and the broader aim of returning a crewed mission safely. A separate incident notes carpenter Golightly injured at Texas Tech by a ricochet nail during construction. Brigitte Bardot’s convertible car theft in Paris is also mentioned.
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Iscow (Ap
Soviet Union
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Pravda
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F. Golightly
Texas Tech
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Methodist Hospital
Tech
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Gorge W. Wortman Co
Wortman
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Stid Golightly
Earth
Academy of Sciences
Belka
Strelka
Moscow
Oleg Gazenko
Medical Aid Debate Sets Ballot for Aged Care Plan
The Senate approved a timetable after a day of debate as GOP senators backed a Nixon plan while Democrats sparred over rival options. Javits would lead the first vote on the Nixon-backed substitute, followed by Anderson’s plan tying medical care to Social Security, and then a limited federal aid to states proposal from Byrd’s Finance Committee. The action aims to address medical care for the nation’s elderly with party-led alternatives.
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Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
John F. Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
P.m
Javits
Congo Crisis Eases As Lumumba Drops UN Demands
Premier Patrice Lumumba's government backs down from pressing UN operations in the Congo. Serge Michel, Lumumba's press aide, says the government is satisfied that Belgian troops will be withdrawn and the atmosphere is good.
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Mikhail D. Yakovlev
Serge Michel
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Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
Security Council
Bond Issue Possible County Highway Program Studied
Kenneth Irish reports that commissioners will study bond financing for right of way needs as an alternative to a failed highway tax. Four projects are stalled for lack of funds while two are reactivated, with an advisory committee split between tax and bond options. A follow up meeting after Sept 12 will refine term lengths and financing costs.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Bill Davis
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Oscar Crain
Hale County
Lynn Line
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Lynn County
Slaton Bye Pass
Bee County
Fireman Hurries to House Fire in Lubbock Garage
Fireman John Stennett rushed to a Sunday night alarm at his home 308 F Quinn Street around 9 30 p m. A blaze of unknown origin heavily damaged his garage and destroyed a 1957 Chevrolet station wagon. Flames surged from west windows and scorched lawn areas near the residence.
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Dick Tracy Adventures Add Color To Avalanche Journal
The famous detective Dick Tracy and his associates move into The Avalanche-Journal comic pages, joining the morning reads in color. The new feature promises fast paced crime fighting in a big city setting as Tracy starts another street encounter.
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Avalanche-Journal
Judge An Official Who Ad Ministers Justice In Few Words
This feature defines a judge as an official who administers justice in few words but many sentences. It reflects on the shorthand style sometimes used in courtroom proceedings and contrasts it with the breadth of legal reasoning implied by a single phrase.
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Three Doctor Hikes to Get Help After Crash
Dr Shuts a Missouri psychologist limped into Tom Currier Ranch near Eagle, Colorado after hiking 24 hours through the White River Plateau to reach help for his wife and two other crash survivors. The group of four passengers left St. Joseph for San Francisco on a Piper troover, crashed on a mesa 30 miles northwest of Eagle. Rescue teams located them after dark Monday with the aircraft wreckage and weather warnings of high winds and snow threatening evacuation by daylight. The injured include Dr A W Blue, pilot from St Joseph, and T J Pursley of Nevada, both with broken legs. Shuts suffered shock and possible token back.
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Navy reveals nuclear depth charge Lulu on ships and planes
The Navy said fleet aircraft are equipped with the Lulu nuclear depth charge, a secret weapon lighter than the earlier airborne atomic-depth charge. The weapon was kept secret long after its larger sibling was announced, and the label was removed after Secretary Gates referenced Lulu in a Veterans event.
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Navy
Secretary of Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity
Partly cloudy with continued warmth and widely scattered thundershowers possible late afternoon or evening. Overnight low around 68 and daytime high about 79. Light to moderate southerly winds.
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