Weather whips Texas towns with 104 mph winds
A cold front brought severe weather across the South Plains with 104 mph gusts at Childress and 101 mph at Spur. Damaging winds downed sheds and plate glass, caused power and phone outages, and dropped up to 3.9 inches of rain in an hour. No injuries reported as districts assessed damage.
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Childress
Spur
Texas
San Antonio
Wichita
Kans
Montana
Mercury
Lubbock
South Plains
S. Highway 287
U.S. Weather Bureau
Herman Bostick
Bostick
Texas Experimental Station
Gaylon Smith
Dickens
Jayton
Auto Dealer Victim Slaying Suspect Held In Clovis
A 22 year old Negro man was arrested in Clovis on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the slaying of A B Marchman Sr a 56 year old used car dealer. He will be charged with first degree murder and additional arrests are possible. Assistant District Attorney Reuben Nieves did not release details of a written statement obtained Tuesday.
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Ava Lovis
Clovis
Asst. Dist. Atty
Reuben Nieves
A. B. Marchman Sr
Nieves
Fragmented Crime Report From New Mexico and Clovis Incident
A garbled wire story links a first degree murder charge in New Mexico with a separate burglary case in Clovis. It mentions Nieves and Marchman, a severely beaten victim on a porch, and grain theft reaching tens of thousands of pounds since January. Police connect Johnson to grain theft from Ray C. Ayers & Son Inc. and Lewter Feed Pens, with prints found near a doorway and grain disappearance estimated around 40,000 to 50,000 pounds.
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Nieves
Marchman
Clovis
Kvearold Slaton Negro
Bernice Harris
Ice March
Mesa
Gene Martin
Skuton
Johnson
St. Ton
Ford Rinnie
Ray C. Ayers & Son, Inc
Lewter
Lut- Ayers
Lewter Feed Fee Feed
Paratroopers hurt as winds whip mock war drill scene
Amid a desert wind storm 37 paratroopers were injured during a major mock war exercise at Fort Bragg. Police traced a blood trail from a vacant lot to a porch where a man lay dead after a beating. Jewelry and a watch were found that police said belonged to Marchman. The report also notes Congo tensions with Lumumba pressing for Congo unity and Belgian troops in Katanga.
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Clovis
FT. Bragg
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House
Appine Woods
Canadian River
George H. Mahon
Lubbock
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Lynn Heinzerlang
Mahon
Eopoldville
Congo
Walter Rogers
Amarillo Kasai
CRD
Patrice Lumumba
Kasai
Leopoldville
Katanga
Albertville
Lake Tanganyika
Mall UN
Snob: The Woman Who Won't Know Anyone
A satirical column in the newspaper’s sports and opinion section pokes fun at social snobbery. The piece, attributed to an anonymous contributor, critiques social circles that shun new acquaintance and community chatter.
New York Trip Planned By Texas Cyclist Bob Silvey
20 year old Lubbock Christian College student Bob Silvey set to bicycle from Lubbock to New York City. He will sleep outdoors and dine along the route carrying a sleeping bag and small kit. Silvey aims to exceed 100 miles daily with a ten gear American made racing bicycle. His parents Lt Col and Mrs Robert Silvey travel from Rome to Idlewild Airport to meet him around Sept. 16.
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Lubbock
New York
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Italy
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
New York City
Bob. Silvey
Lubbock Christian College
Robert Silvey
FL W. Mattox
Lubbock Christian Colle
Silvey
Extensi Jy
Maly
Amarillo
Ivey
Senate approves large foreign aid fund amid Senate debate
The Senate passed a 3.989 billion foreign aid bill with 67 votes to 26, restoring many House cuts and granting the President authority to cut off aid to nations arming Cuba or the Dominican Republic. The measure includes 100 million for a presidential contingency fund and leaves 200 million for military aid未. In the House, floor action stalled on wage bills and conference decisions set for today as Kennedy faces potential delays.
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Jashington
Senate
Eisenhower
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Mont Funds
House
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Fifty-One Students Die In Brazil Bus Crash
AP reports fifty one students aged fifteen to twenty were killed when a bus plunged from a bridge into the Turvo River, about 350 miles west of Sao Paulo. The driver and two students escaped through bus windows. official figures unavailable. Witnesses said loss of control on the bridge led to the collision.
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Brazil
Turvo River
Sao Paulo
Herter Sees Island As Red Beachhead
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter warned at a Havana hosted OAS meeting that Cuba is communism s beachhead in the Americas and the goal is to overthrow governments by force. He urged steps against Communist intervention while Fidel Castro proclaimed defiance toward the United States and the OAS. Eisenhower voiced cautious hope of ending the crisis, hinting at a possible summit if productive. Cuba criticized Herter s remarks and hinted at a tough reply.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Herter
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Havana
Fidel Castro
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Soviet Union
People's Republic of “Redina
Eisenhower
Washington
U.S
Roa
Communist Party
Popular Socialist Party
IMS
Man Killed In Plunge At Grain Elevator Site
A 21 year old Denver City man W Lee Benningfield died about 10 30 am Wednesday after falling 33 feet from a scaffold at a grain elevator under construction near Wellman Sheriff James Fulford said a plank slipped causing him to lose balance and fall He served in the Navy until 1959 and was taken to Terry County Memorial Hospital Brownfield Funeral arrangements were pending Survivors include his parents two brothers and three sisters from Denver City Dorchester and Dor Roberson in New Jersey and other relatives.
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W. Lee Benningfield
Wellman
Benningfield
Terry County Memorial Hospital
Brownfield
Scattolis
Terry County
James Fulford
Fulford
Levelland
Nningfield
Brownfield Funeral Home
Singleton Funeral Home
Herman Benningfield
Eugene
U. S
Nav
Gerald Deen
Billy Hamilton
Dorchester
N. J
Dor Roberson
Peggy Alice
Terror Reigns TARK TERROR on two racing cars
A dramatic life and death scene unfolds on two racing cars as criminal exchanges and a Dick Tracy ad venture begin. The Avalanche Journal and Sundays promises daily follow along Page 3 with references to See 6.
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Avalanche Journal
Undersea Pioneer Marks Northwest Passage Route
The Seadragon submarine charted a polar route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canadian channels and ice. It became the first submersible to dive beneath an iceberg at 108 feet and to cruise under a 1470 foot berg at over 300 feet depth. The voyage signals potential wartime use for polar subs and accents expanding Arctic knowledge.
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Atliante
Pacific
Pana Canal
Navy
Canada
George Washington
SN A GewerRe
Storms Threaten Tokyo As Typhoons Uproar In Asia
Storms ranging from gales to typhoons threaten Far Eastern nations. Two have caused heavy damage in Formosa and South Korea with at least eight people reported killed since Tuesday and five more reported missing.
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Formosa
South Kore
South Korea
Missin
Weather Map Page 7-4 Lubbock Vieinity Forecast
The weather map section shows clear to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thunder showers possible tonight panhandle area. Overnight low around 85 and high near 93 expected. Timing and hour-by-hour details appear with station-specific entries for the region and city codes.
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New Eshuinate
Mint Manna
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