University Head Calls for Hard Work in Space Age
Amarillo reports quoted University of Texas Chancellor Harry Ransom urging hard work and mental discipline as essential for education in the nuclear space age. He warns against regimentation and stresses the need for skilled technicians and specialized schools to support national space effort.
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Amarillo
University of Texas
Harry Ransom
Ran
Ducming
Ransom
Paul Purser
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Paul Mullins
U.S. Bureau of Mines
United States
Martin Byrnes Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Brynes
Army chief backs Ben Bella in bid for Algiers control
Col. Houari Boumedienne announced that Algeria's 45,000 man regular army would fully support Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella's campaign to regain control of Algiers from guerrilla forces. The insurgents denied the plot and vowed to resist. Boumedienne spoke at Setif, with Wilaya commanders present, noting the Political Bureau would decide if force is used to end the insurrection in Wilaya No. 4.
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Algiers
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Houari Boumedienne
Setif
Rainshowers Hit Parts Of Texas
Rainshowers fell in southeast Texas with Galveston recording 1.14 inches in six hours and Beaumont 0.58. Palacios 0.10 and Houston 0.07. Morning lows ranged from 39 at Dalhart to 79 at Corpus Christi as a Pacific cool front neared.
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United Press International
Texas
Weather Bureau
South Texas
Galveston
Beaumont
Palacios
Houston
Dalhar
Corpus Christi
Wichita Falls
Lufkin
Presidio
Greece Earthquake Triggers Widespread Panic and Damage
A severe quake struck Greece sending tremors across the region to Malta and southern Italy. One death, about two dozen injured, and toppled homes reported. center near Nafplion 65 miles southwest of Athens.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Italy
Sicily
Crete
Malta
Seismological Institute
University of Upp
Agadir
Morocco
Athens Seismological Service
Nafplion
Two Believed Dead As Fighter Crashes
A U S Air Force T-28 fighter crashed Tuesday into the Mekong River delta about 17 miles south of Soc Trang during a strafing run in support of Vietnamese forces. The pilot and a Vietnamese officer are presumed dead. cause and identity pending notification.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPS
Mekong River Delta
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Soc Trang
Plane crash kills crop dusting pilot near Midland
Midland AP reports 27 year old Robert Choate died from burns after his crop dusting plane struck a power line and crashed on a farm about 16 miles northeast of Midland on Monday. He died Tuesday from injuries.
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Midland
Robert Choate
Here
Polio patients at Methodist Hospital and civic notes
Orila Torres six and David Torres eight months, children of Esther Torres of 1622 3rd St, are in poor condition at Methodist Hospital with polio. neither has vaccination. Wallace E Garets elected president of ASJSA during a joint meeting at Chapel Hill. he previously served as vice president. George R Bean, 88, remains in serious condition after a stroke. Lions Club rostrum honored him in 1962-63. Sgt and Mrs W R Stovall visit Lubbock from Alaska. next assignment at Kelly Field. Alfred Pellman 23 of 2606 Cedar in poor condition after foot injury at McSpadden Grain Co. Horston sustains first degree burns in butane tractor fire near Milwaukee Ave. Mr and Mrs J W Montgomery return from Tulsa after funeral of nephew Jerry Morris, 19, killed in a car train collision near Roaring Springs.
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Orila Torres
David Torres
Esther Torres
Methodist Hospital
Wallace E. Garets
Texas Tech
American Society of Journalism
Garets
ASJSA
Association For Education In Journalism
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Alfred Pellman
McSpadden Grain Co
Slaton Highway
J. W. Montgomery
Ursuline
Tulsa
Jerry Morris
Roaring Springs
Dutton Services Set At Amherst
Hue D. Dutton 70 a longtime Amherst resident will be honored at 3 p m today at First Methodist Church with Rev E R McGregor officiating assisted by Rev R D Heard Burial will follow in Amherst Cemetery under Payne Funeral Home direction Dutton died Monday at South Plains Hospital after a six week illness He was born in Arkansas and raised at Knox City moving to Amherst in 1933 to farm until retirement in 1959
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Amherst
Hue D. Dutton
First Methodist Church
E. R. McGregor
R. D. Heard
Rocky Ford Baptist Church
Amherst Cemetery
Payne Funeral Home
Dutton
South Plains Hospital
Arkansas
Knox City
Idalou Woman Dies. Rix Funeral Plans Impending
Mrs Ollie Watson of Idalou died at 7 20 p m Tuesday in West Texas Hospital Funeral arrangements will be announced by Rix Funeral Home She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Earline Burton three sisters Mrs L A Miller Graham Mrs J B White Glendale California Mrs Pauline Banta Hurst and a grandson Jimmy Burton 3404 E 3rd Pi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Watson
Idalou
West Texas Hospital
Rix
Graveside Rites Set For Hawkins Infant
Graveside services for Wena Len Hawkins infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Mack J Hawkins will be at 10 00 am today at City of Lubbock Cemetery Arrangements are directed by Rix Funeral Home The child died at birth early Tuesday at Methodist Hospital Survivors include sister Linda Ann and grandparents Mr and Mrs J A Malone and Mr and Mrs Ewald Lamprecht
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Wena Len Hawkins
Mack J. Hawkins
22Nd St
City of Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
Methodist Hospital
Linda Ann
J. A. Malone
37Th St
Ewald Lamprecht
Highland Dr
Graveside Services Set For Watson Baby
Graveside rites for the day old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Watson will be at 3 30 p m today in Causey Cemetery with Elmo Burkett of the Causey Church of Christ officiating Wheeler Mortuary of Portales directs arrangements The infant died Tuesday morning in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after birth surgery and transfer
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Portales
C. V. Watson
Rogers
Causey Cemetery
Elmo Burkett
Causey
Clovis Infant Johnson to be buried Friday
Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. Friday in Vin Mission Garden of Memories for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford C. Johnson. Rev. Fred L. Landers will officiate, with Roberts Funeral Home handling arrangements. The baby died Monday at Cannon Air Force Base Hospital.
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Clovis
Wilford C. Johnson
Mission Garden of Memories
Fred L. Landers
Westbrook Baptist Church
Roberts Funeral Home Wall
Cannon Air Force Biase Hospital
Rites for Norma Huseman Held in Nazareth Church
Mrs Norma Huseman 23 of Nazareth dies in Amarillo hospital after seven weeks illness. Last rites set for 9 am Thursday at Holy Family Church with Rev Peter Marsh officiating. Burial in Holy Family Cemetery. Survived by husband Elmer Anthony Huseman two sons Ronald and James, parents Albert and Mrs Venhaus of Happy three sisters Irene Bernice Joyce Ann Venhaus and others and four brothers Cecil Lloyd Vincent Clyde Venhaus.
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Happy
Ronald
James
Albert Venhaus
Bernice Holting
Irene Venhaus
Nazareth
Joyce Ann Venhaus
Cecil Venhaus
Dumas
Lloyd
Vincent
Clyde Venhaus
Rogers Services Set At Plainview
Frederick Norman Rogers 50 a carpenter died Monday at his Plainview home after seven months illness. Born Quitaque he moved to Plainview in 1919 from Tucumcari New Mexico. Survived by wife two daughters Laura Jean and Mrs Donnie Lambert two sons Ennis Emmitt a brother Ray a sister Fineta Copeland his mother Mrs Edna Jones and one grandchild. Burial at Plainview Memorial Park under Wood-Dunning Funeral Home.
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Plainview
Frederick Norman
Fred) Rogers
Bethel Baptist Church
Rogers
Quitaque
Tucumcari
N.M
Masonic Lodge
Laura Jean Rogers
Donnie Lambert
Happy Union
Ennis
Dayton
Ohio
Emmitt,Slaton
Ray
Flneta Copeland
Dallas
Edna Jones
San Angelo
C. O. Haile
Plainview Memorial Park
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Bradbury Rites Scheduled Today
Services for Justin David Bradbury 48 Artesia school teacher will be at 2 pm today at First Methodist Church with Dr Joe Emanuel officiating Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park under Paulin Mortuary Bradbury was found dead of gunshot wounds early Sunday in his car near Artesia A .22 rifle was found beside the body His wife said he left Saturday afternoon to gather firewood for an outside barbecue A coroner ruled accidental death Bradbury had directed the Artesia High School band for eight years He was a native of Oakland City Indiana and had lived in Artesia since 1952 He belonged to the First Methodist Church Survivors include his wife a daughter a brother a sister and two grandchildren.
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Roswell
Justin David Bradbury
Artesia
First Methodist Church
Joe Emanuel
Restlawn Memorial Park
Paulin Mortuary
Bradbury
Artesia High School
Oakland City
Ind
Virginia
C. L. Brown
C. M
Verona
N.J
William Bruner
Evansville
Former Crosby Resident Dies in New Mexico
Ches ter Leslie Heffley age 80, a former Crosbyton resident since 1914, died at 11 55 a.m. Tuesday at his Artesia New Mexico home. Services are pending with King Funeral Home. Heffley moved to Crosbyton in 1914 and to Artesia in 1938. He was a native of Stephens County. He is survived by his wife Emma four sons Milton Crosbyton J C Artesia Roy Fort Worth and Elbert Long Beach California a half brother Frank Bargsley Ranger a half sister Mrs Will Caraway Hereford nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Crosbyton
Chester Leslie Heffley
Artesia
N.M
King Funeral Home
Heffley
Stephens County
Emma
Milton
J. C
Roy
Fort Worth
Elbert
Long Beach
Calif
Frank Bargsley
Ranger
Will Caraway
Hereford
Rites Today for Mrs. Elizabeth Topper
Services for Elizabeth Topper 61 will be held at 10 a.m. at Mason Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Lawrence Menefee officiating. A second service follows at 3 p.m. at First Methodist Church in House. Burial is in House Cemetery. Mrs. Topper died Sunday in a Roswell hospital after nine years’ residence here.
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Roswell
Elizabeth Topper
Mason Funeral Home
Lawrence Menefee
First Methodist Church
House
Topper
Rites Today For John Dyer In Lakeview
Services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Vega First Baptist Church for John Dyer 35 formerly of Lubbock who died after electrocution while working on a utility pole. He lived in Lubbock 11 years and worked for Southwestern Public Service Co and West Texas Utilities Co as a contractor. He leaves wife Helen and two daughters Beverly and Patricia.
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Lakeview
Vega First Baptist Church
Lubbock
John Dyer
Southwestern Public Service Co
West Texas Utililes Co
Dyer
Pioneer Memorial Methodist Church
Helen
Beverly
Patricia
La Fon Services Slated At Clovis
Harold La Fon, 41, died from head injuries after a fall from a horse near Clovis. Funeral at 2 p.m. at C. V. Steed Memorial chapel with burial in Mission Garden of Memories. Survivors include two sons Lonnie and Donnie, a daughter Sharon Ann La Fon, and four brothers and three sisters plus his mother Mrs. Laura La Fon. He was a World War II veteran and longtime Clovis resident employed in a local auto parts dept.
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Clovis
Harold la Fon
C. V. Steed
Mission Garden of Memories
Steed
la Fon
I. Calder
Calder
Lonnie
Donnie
Sharon Ann la Fon
el Paso
D. T
Batesville
Ark
A. T
Plainview
Bill
Merced
Calif
Bennie
Redondo Beach
Calvin Davis
Rites For Former City Man Slated
Services for John Young 74 a former Lubbock resident and retired San Antonio tailor will be today in San Antonio. Young died Monday night in a San Antonio hospital after suffering a stroke 11 months ago. He left Lubbock in 1918 for Crosbyton then moved to San Antonio. He was a cowboy on ranch spreads. He was married to Hattie Sanders a pioneer West Texas family member who survives him. His parents were the late Mr and Mrs J B Young. He is survived by a son Maj Milton E Young of Aberdeen Proving Ground Md two sisters Mrs E B Green Lubbock and Mrs J L Tubbs Monticello Ark and four grandchildren. Another son Jay W Young directed the Optimist Boys Club of Lubbock until his death May 8
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John Young
Lubbock
San Antonio
Young
Crosbyton
Hattie Sanders
West Texas
J. B. Young
Maj
Milton E. Young
Aberdeen Proving Ground
E. B. Green
J. L. Tubbs
Monticello
Ark
Jay W. Young
Optimist Boys’ Club
Roswell Man Fatally Injured in Oil Rig Accident
A 27-year-old Roswell man, Henry Ernest Sigle, died early Tuesday after a drill collar struck him at the Roberts No. 1 rig near Lovington. He had worked 12 days for Canyon Trucking Co. of Midland. Survived by a daughter in McAllen and two sisters.
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Denver City
Roswell
Henry Ernest Sigle
Fred Naud
Yoakum County Hospital
Lovington
Tri-Service Drilling Co
Keefer Services Slated Thursday
Funeral rites for James Parker Keefer 82 former Levelland resident will be at 10 am Thursday at McDonald Funeral Chapel Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery Keefer a retired teacher and traveling salesman died Monday at Poplar Grove Convalescent Home He was a native of McConnelsburg Pa and had lived in Hockley County since 1935 He was a member of the First Baptist Church Mineral Wells He is survived by a son C Marvin K Anton a daughter Esther Wolford Philadelphia five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren
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James Parker Keefer
Levelland
McDonald Funeral Chapel
City of Lubbock
Keefer
Poplar Grove
McConnelsburg
Hockley County
First Baptist Church
Mineral Wells
C. Marvin K
Anton
Esther Wolford
Philadelphia
Mrs Bennett Dies in Fort Worth
Mrs. George B. Bennett 52 wife of the former Fort Worth city council member and mayor pro tem died in a local hospital Tuesday.
House of Prayer theme in Julien C. Hyer sermon
The piece foregrounds a biblical prompt from Matthew 21 13 asking if a home reflects a godly atmosphere. It urges readers to consider whether their dwelling radiates culture serenity and divine presence or barters cold distrust and strife.
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House of Prayer
Julien C. Hyer
Wylie Rites Set At Meadow
Services for Robert Tom Wylie 78 will be at 10 a m Thursday at Predestiarian Baptist Church Meadow officiated by Elder H C Simpson of Los Lunas N M Burial in Meadow Cemetery under direction of Rix Funeral Home He is survived by his wife three sons Truman Meadow Roe Brazil Ind and Owen Princeton a daughter Mrs Irman Webb Colorado Springs twenty two grandchildren eight great grandchildren and a half brother Charlie Robbins Olney
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Meadow
Robert
Tom) Wylie
Predestiarian Baptist Church
H. C. Simpson
Los Lunas
N. M
Meadow Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Truman
Roe
Brazil
Ind
Owen
Princeton
Irman Webb
Colorado Springs
Charlie Robbins
Olney
Walter R. Stokes 85 dies. rites set in Sundown
Walter Robert Stokes 85 of Littlefield dies Monday night in Medical Arts Hospital Littlefield. Funeral service at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Sundown with Rev. Gaston Green officiating. Burial in Tohoka Cemetery. Survived by wife Mollie two brothers Herbert Abilene and Frank Arch N M sister Annie Bandy Amarillo. Pallbearers named by nephews.
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Levelland
Walter Robert Stokes
Littlefield
First Baptist Church
Sundown
Gaston Green
Tohoka Cemetery
George Price
Stokes
Medical Arts Hospital
The
Baptist Church
Mollie
Herbert Abilene
Frank
Arch
N. M
Annie Bandy
Amarillo
Graham's Father Dies at 74 in Charlotte
W Frank Graham father of evangelist Billy Graham died in Charlotte after a second stroke at age 74. He had retired from dairy farming in 12 years and leaves widow, son Melvin, and daughters Mrs S T McElroy and Mrs Leighton Ford. Funeral at Calvary Presbyterian Church with burial in a local cemetery.
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Charlotte
N.C
W. Frank Graham
Billy Graham
Graham
Melvin
Is. T. McElroy
Leighton Ford
Calvary Presbytterian Church
Crash Victim Travis Jacobs Services Pending
Midland special report on Travis Leo Jacobs 18 victim of a one car crash Monday night near here. Arrangements are pending at Elis Funeral Home. Jacobs died 25 minutes after the crash at 10 55 p.m. Three passengers were hospitalized. He is survived by his mother Mrs John T Atchison Midland father Leo A Jacobs Jasper a brother Billy stationed with the Air Force in Germany and two sisters Carolyn Jean and Charlotte at home.
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Midland
Travis Leo Jacobs
Germany
Elis Funeral
Jacobs
John T. Atchison
Leo A. Jacobs
Jasper
Billy
Air Force
Carolyn Jean
Charlotte
Hartley County Sheriff E S Collins Dies at 62
Hartley County Sheriff E S Collins, 62, died in Dalhart Monday night after a heart attack suffered Sunday. He had served as sheriff for 18 years and was a former president and, at his death, secretary of the United Peace Officers of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Channing
E. S. Collins
Dalhart
United Peace Officers of America
Man Attacked By Thugs Dies in Texas
In Big Spring Texas Stanley Williams 90 died Tuesday from injuries after a Sunday robbery and assault that left his wife Aggie 84 shocked. Police report Mrs Williams said a tall Negro with a rifle demanded money at their home and returned with a pistol after she locked the door. He struck her then beat Williams and took $40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BIG Spring
Stanley Williams
Aggie
Memory Techniques Promised In New Book Adventures in Memory
A Chinese publisher claims a simple memory method can boost business and social standing by recalling everything seen heard or read. The ad offers a free mail request for the book Adventures in Memory from Memory Studies Dept 1 0C Chicago Ill. A postcard suffices.
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China
Diversey Parkway
Dept
Chicago
Ill
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George R. Bean
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Lions Club
W. R. Stovall
L. D. Horston
50Th St
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Watson Baby
Johnson Infant
Crosby
John
Sigle
Canyon Trucking Company
Singleton Funeral Home
Virgil Wilson
Selfservice
Ady
South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc
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