Bandits Hold Up Lubbock Station In Diaper Masks
Diaper-masked bandits robbed a Lubbock service station early Saturday, taking about 100 dollars. A passing motorist helped drive them off as they fled in the darkness, while clerk Jack Guthrie reported the brief attack at King’s Service Station on Clovis Road.
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James T. Wilbanks
Lubbock
Sen
Jack Guthrie
King's Service Station
Clovis Road
Guthrie
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Ancient Man Zinjanthropus Teeth Shine In Africa Find
Read of Zinjanthropus remains found near Olduvai Gorge in Tanganyika dating about 600,000 years, with immense teeth hailed as sensational by the National Geographic Society. The article notes the specimen’s age, possible life, and earlier hominid comparisons to Peking and Java man.
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Norman Walker
Ashington
Zinjanthropus
East Africa
National Geographic Society
Java
Tanganyika
Olduval Gorge
UN Office Raid and Airmen Beaten in Stanleyville
Congolese troops raided a United Nations office injuring eight U S airmen in Stanleyville. Three Americans were initially listed missing but later reported released and hospitalized. Two Canadians and a Swede were beaten. no shooting occurred. A strong protest was filed with Congo authorities and UN actions discussed by ambassadors.
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Edpoldville
the Congo
United Nations
Stanleyville
Congo
U. S
U.S
Clare Timberlake
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
Justin Bomboko
Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Coun- See
Integration Vote Set Tuesday in Shallowater School
Shallowater voters will decide Tuesday on integrating Shallowater High Erhans. Balloting at the Community Clubhouse runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. A. E. Todd is election judge. The district cites financial factors, noting transfer and transport costs and state funds under consideration. about 100 signatories support the election while 500 qualified voters exist in the district.
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Shallowater
E. Todd
Lubbock
George W. McCleskey
McCleskey
Long Winner For Congress In Louisiana Runoff
Former Governor Earl Long overwhelmed incumbent Harold McSween land in a Democratic runoff in Louisiana eighth district. With eight precincts left, Long led 139 309 to 34 182, despite health and financial troubles and a sedative induced sleep during post election remarks.
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Alexandria
UPD
Earl K. Long
Politcal Salvation
Long
U. S
Harold McSweenland
Louisiana
McSween
Glutton: A crude eater always in the mood for more
A brief glossary entry defines Glutton as a man with crude eating habits who is always in the mood for more. The note appears in a comic dictionary section and reflects humorous wordplay from the era.
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Comic Dictionary
Home Team Helps Mom Earn Degree At Tech
J R Nixon of Cotton Center returned to housework after four years away to drive 70 miles daily to Texas Tech in Lubbock to earn a degree. The degree was awarded at Tech's summer commencement. Her husband, principal of Cotton Center High, and their six children formed a home team to support her, with the children pitching in and the father guiding the effort.
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J. R. Nixon
Cotton Center
Texas Tech
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-journal Star
Lubbock
Nixon
Sherry
Dwain
Gerald
Lester
Benny
Berna
Mother
MOM
Three in Family Burned in Home Explosion
Lee Palmer 29 of Snyder suffered second and third degree burns on 40 percent of his body when butane used to clean a couch exploded Saturday. his wife Vanessa and daughter Diane sustained minor burns as fire damaged the home and shattered most windows. Palmer, driver for Western Service and Supply Co., had brought the butane hose indoors after arriving home. Authorities cite a kitchen stove pilot light as the blast source.
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Palmer
Florida Guards Alerted as Riots Erupt in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida clashes between white and Negro groups erupted Saturday night amid downtown disorder. Police reported 48 Negroes and 14 whites injured in incidents including a stabbing and shootings. Wayne Heidler 42 sustained facial burns after bottles and potash events. National Guard stood by as NAACP called a mass meeting for peaceful demonstrations against segregation.
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Acksonville
Fla
Florida National Guard
Jacksonville
Wayne Heidler
LeRoy Collins
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Water project election slated at Sept meeting
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority directors voted to call an election at the next board meeting on September 12 to authorize a contract with the federal government for financing a dam aqueduct system. The measure includes funding 93 million dollars for the reservoir and conveys 500 000 acre feet of storage. The plan aims to deliver water to 11 member cities and requires strong civil rights legislation from Congress. The vote followed a tense session amid racial tension and ongoing patrols in Jacksonville streets.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Ilainview
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
United States
I A Negro Church
Robert Saunders
Canadian River
Florida
NAACP
Tampa
Congress
Jacks
Jaca
Vance
Breas
Jacksonville
Imposter Dies While Guarding Motel Night Post
Stanley Weyman, 67, famed for decades of faked identities from a foreign diplomat to a White House host, was shot and killed by robbers as he worked a night motel job. Real name Stephen Weinberg, his life featured escapes, fake royal presentations, a $5,000 bank loan fraud, and a WWI draft dodger school.
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Francis Stilley
White House
Weyman
Stephen Weinberg
Brooklyn
Pola Negri
Rudolph Valentino
United Nations
Iso
State Department
Fatima
Afghanistan
Warren G. Harding
Lieutenant Arrives Learns Wife Is Dead
Lieutenant Thomas Rhodes, arriving at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring from Moore Base Mission Texas, learned his wife had died a few hours earlier. Authorities said she died at 9 am in the base hospital and the body was sent to Odessa for autopsy.
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Big Spring
Thomas Rhodes
Webb Air Forces Base
Moore Air Force Base
Mission
Tex
Rhodes
Odessa
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated thunderstorms across the South Plains. Overnight low near 69 high around 93. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Humidity rising into the evening. Localized showers possible but no significant precipitation expected.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Mariana
Roidria
Paso
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