Plunge Kills Millionaire at Manhattan Hotel
Herbert Segal head of a trading stamp firm plunged from the 14th floor of the Summit Hotel in New York City. Police weighed suicide against possible homicide as investigators described a disordered room and a note to his daughter found there.
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John L. Kinsella
Leonard di Re
Dorothy Casper
Miami
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Soviet Arms Buildup In Cuba Reported By U.S. Officials
U.S. officials say 3000 to 5000 Soviet personnel and technicians are being sent to Cuba with modern equipment including radar and surface to air missiles. The shipments began late July and aim to bolster Castro's defenses as Raul Castro visited Moscow amid Cuba's economic crisis. Cuban claims accuse U.S. vessels from Guantanamo Bay of violations.
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Ashington
Russia
Cuba
U.S
Soviet Union
Castro
Havana
Raul Castro
Armed Forces
Moscow
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Driverless Tank Truck Causes Fatal Electra Fire Tragedy
A driverless tank truck crashed into Hillcrest Haven rest home in Electra Texas setting a blaze that killed three elderly residents and injured one. Firefighters battled flames for over two hours as a roof collapsed. Damages exceed 100000 dollars. driver Dan Craighead escaped with burns.
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Hillcrest Haven Rest Home
Lectra
Dan Craighead
Jerry McHugh
Wichita Falls
Texas
Mary Lee Sorrells
Maud Barker
Dallas
Myrtle Hunt
W. T.blevins
Frances Givens
Mrs. Givens
Mary Jo Moore
Cannon Jet Pilot Killed in F 100 Crash at Cannon AFB
Special to The Avalanche Journal reports First Lt. Leroy H. Hellman 25 of Wichita Falls a Texas Tech 1958 graduate died when his F 100 crashed at the Melrose Gunnery Range six miles west of Clovis during an air ground rocket firing mission. He leaves a wife Eveline and daughter Cynthia and is survived by his mother Mrs E F Hellman. A separate midair collision Monday at Cannon AFB killed Capt. Joseph M. Briggs 28. Services for Hellman were pending and a board of officers was appointed to investigate.
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Cannon Air Force
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Leroy H. Hellman
Wichita Falls
Texas Tech
Melrose
Clovis
Melrose Range Tower
Lt. Hellman
Wichita Falls Senior High School
E. F. Hellman
Eveline
Cynthia
Main St
Hellman
Eveline Gutmeir
Itasca St
Lubbock
428 Tactical
Cannon Afb
Joseph M. Briggs
Roberts Funeral Home
U S Firm in Berlin
An editorial item notes a Berlin business presence of a U.S. firm and discusses its market implications. A radio and TV program listing appears in later pages, with a brief aside from a comic dictionary defining a confidence man as a jobless schemer.
Tech To Graduate 443 In Summer Ceremonies Tonight
Texas Tech prepares to confer degrees on 443 graduates at summer commencement in Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. Dr. John D. Moseley of Sherman will give the principal address at 7 15 p.m. The ceremony includes 76 master’s degrees and two PhD recipients Odie B Faulk and Vincent P Luchsinger.
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John D. Moseley
Austin College At
Sherman
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Odie B. Faulk
Vincent P. Luchsinger
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Luchsinger
Tech
Lubbock
Tech Board of Directors
Army Rotc
Union Building
Floyd Boze
Air Force
Union
Coronado Room
Col
Leonard R. Hall
Air Force Plant
General Dynamics
Fort Worth
Eskimos Win Ban On Arctic Nuclear Blast Project
The Atomic Energy Commission shelved plans to blast a new harbor near Cape Thompson Alaska. The Eskimos celebrate as the decision defers recommendations to the President and a nearby campsite at Ogotoruk Creek is put on caretaker duty. The U S government spent about 3.9 million dollars on preparations and data gathering since 1958.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Atomic Energy Commission
Arctic Circle
Cape Thompson
Alaska
AEC
Ogotoruk Creek
Area School Head Hurt In Mishap
Otis Spears, superintendent of Tohoka Public Schools, underwent surgery for a fractured pelvis after his horse fell on him at Buffalo Lake near the family lakehouse. He and his son Tommy were riding near the stables at 7 p.m. Mrs Spears said the horse started pitching and toppled him. He was in surgery more than an hour after 10 p.m. and remained in poor condition immediately after surgery.
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Otis Spears
Tohoka Public
Methodist Hospital
Buffalo Lake
Spears
Tommy
Probe Testimony Conflicts Over Estes Whitewash Order
A dismissed Agriculture Department official testified that former subordinate Miller panicked and lied about being ordered to file a whitewash report on Billie Sol Estes. Jacobs denied telling Miller to favor Estes in the 1961 Texas cotton acreage inquiry, while Senate officials noted one of them is lying. The exchange centered on possible perjury and orders from Undersecretary Charles Murphy regarding Estes.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
Wash
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Emery E. Jacobs
Thomas H. Miller
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Department
Miller
Jacobs
Texas
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Undersec. of Agriculture
Charles S. Murphy
Murphy
Lubbock Woman Hopes Rare Medical Book Is Valuable
A Lubbock couple discuss a discovery of Gunn's Domestic Medicine found in an attic. Mrs. Ray Whitmire owns a 1835 four edition priced book thought worth over five thousand dollars per wire reports.
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Lubbock
Gunn
Chambles
Itasca St
Ray Whitmire
Charles Chambles
Sweeny
Chamae
Charlene
Carolyn
Oto
Vote On Integration Slated At Brownfield
A Sept. 4 election in Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District will decide school integration after a petition signed by at least 20 percent of eligible voters. Voting at Terry County courthouse office from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Officials are A. J. Geron, A. Earl Jones, and Leonard Ellington.
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Brownfield
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District
Terry County
A. J. Geron
A. Earl Jones
Leonard Ellington
Today s Prayer Reflects Gratitude for Christ’s Sacrifice
Anonymous prayer honors Jesus death on the cross to redeem humanity. It asks that the sacrifice remain in sinners’ minds guiding them toward a better life with God.
Weather Map Page 3A Lubbock Region Forecast
Clear to partly cloudy conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with a high near 85 degrees. Northeasterly winds at 10 to 15 mph.
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