Mutiny Claimed In Katanga Strike Violence Erupts
In Albertville Katanga heavy fighting breaks out amid reports Mali Federation soldiers mutinied against local authorities. Katanga government blames Mali troops while Belgian forces and Balubakat tribesmen oppose Premier Moise Tshombe. UN Command silent while roadblocks disrupt workers commuting amid transport confusion and calls for reinforcements.
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Adrian Porter
U.N
Katanga
Mali
Sudan
Senegal
Oe Mta
Street Railway and Motor
A. Pute
Messa
Altion
Oldbertville
Lone Thug Flees With $175 In Station Hold Up
A SIX-FOOT Negro with a mustache robbed a service station at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, grabbing about $175 from a cash register while threatening attendant Lynde Cooper. The robber fled through a rear window, leaving most of the silver, as Cooper recounted the tense confrontation before police. A second, unrelated item notes the Senate passing a medical aid bill for the aged with changes to Social Security and financing, despite Kennedy’s opposition to broader coverage.
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Senate
Bob Horton
Avalanche
Journal
Lynde Cooper
Cooper
Godwin's
Slaton Hwy
Associated Press
Ashington
House
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Storm Thurmond
DSC
Harry Goldwater
R-Ariz
White House
Anderson
Congress
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Senate Finance Committee
Powers Hopes To Be Model Prisoner In Soviet Return
U S U2 pilot Francis Powers told his wife Barbara he would be a model prisoner and try to learn Russian during confinement after a tearful farewell. He spoke of possible release timing as he faces a ten year espionage sentence and awaited repatriation to the United States. His parents expressed cautious optimism while noting they would be separated by distance but relieved he remains alive and well.
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Avalanche-Journal
Francis Powers Promoltced
Barbara
Aucea
Frank Rogers
Powers
United States
Moscow
Oliver IV. Powers
Pound
New Front Is Due In Area
A cool front is expected to move into the South Plains early today bringing cooler temperatures and likely fairly general late afternoon thunderstorms. Tuesday saw light showers in parts of west Lubbock with trace amounts on the Texas Tech farms. no significant rainfall reported elsewhere by late hour.
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South Plains
West Lubbock
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Dalhart
Albuquerque
Colorado
Lam
Salman Aian
Vogay TS. P
Sinaia
Atlas
Denver
Oansa Incomesoum Ininse
Marriage War of Words Ends in Equal Break
A witty observation appears in the editorial pages noting that a man cannot win an argument with his wife, likening marriage to a war of words that sometimes ends even. The remark reflects the paper's light tone in the Society and Women’s sections.
Littlefield Oldtimers Recall Days at Pioneers Meeting
Lamb County Pioneers met in Littlefield for the 12th annual pioneers day with about 30 members present. Elected president B. Holt of Olton and officers including Sam Dearly vice president Mrs. Lester LaGrange treasurer Mrs. Blanche Dodgen secretary and new directors Mrs. G. M. Shaw Mrs. Lyle Brandon George Bohner A C Barton Earth and Harry Woody. Prizes went to Norfleet’s wife for the coldest male and to Mrs Norfleet for oldest woman. Mrs Tina Smith Lund and Hershell Stephens were cited for farthest travel. Mrs Arthur Duggan Sr attended for the first time, recounting the townsite’s land deeded by Maj. George W. Littlefield.
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Sam Dearly
Earth
Lester LaGrange
Amherst
Blanche Dodgen
Littlefield
W. T. Clayton
Springlake
G. M. Shaw
Lyle Brandon
George’ Bohner
Olton
A. C. Barton
Harry Woody
Spade
von Oldster
Prise Norfleet
Norfleet
Tina Smith Lund
Minneapolis
Minn
Hershell Stephens
Pleasant Hill
Calif
Arthur Duggan Sr
Maj
George W. Littlefield
LAMB
Cantor Checks Into Hospital For Tests
Hollywood AP reports 68 year old entertainer Cantor admitted to Cedars of Lebanon for several days of rest and heart ailment tests after not feeling well. Doctors expect tests to determine the ailment over the coming days while Cantor remains in good condition.
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Hollywood
Baddie Cantor
Cedars of Lebanon
Cantor
Montana Gets Snow as Fires Rage in West and South
Hot winds whip resort country fires from the California Nevada high Sierras to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Rains aid firefighters near Rifle Colorado and Nebraska fires. Reno power restored. Montana sees snow and 40 degree drops as a cold front pushes east.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
Dakotas
Kansas
Montana
Plains
Rifle
Colo
Nebraska
Nevada
Women in space predicted as flights become common
Geraldyn M. Cobb, first woman to pass Lovelace space tests, said men and women will fly in space together. She noted women could handle stress, described the program as a step toward broader space travel, and recalled the tough neurological exams.
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Ted Crony
NEW York
Geraldyn M
Jerrie) Cobb
Ponca City
Oklo
Lovelace Foundation
Albuquerque
Miss Cobb
Space
Lovelace
Cobb
Action Picks Up WHE TEMPO in Big City Crime Arc
The Avalanche Journal promotes the daily and Sunday Dick Tracy comic strip with a call to turn to page 5 for the latest developments in a continuing city crime narrative featuring Tempo's rising action.
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Dick ‘Tracy
Avalanche Journal
Barber Plans New Life After Half Century On Wall Street
Joseph Chiarella a 70 year old former barber who served wealthy clients for 50 years in New York is retiring to Italy with his wife Rose to stretch their dollars and pursue writing a book about his Wall Street years. He will sail aboard the Leonardo di Vinci on September 10 and hopes his journey marks a fresh start and new literary venture.
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Georg J. Cornell
EW York
Joseph Chiarella
Italy
U.S
Rose
Ndo
Chiarella
Bow Tie
Wall Street
Leonardo di Vinci
New York
Barber
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