Westminster curfew as whites and Negroes clash
Amid a weekend of window smashing in Westminster South Carolina, a 11 pm curfew was ordered after whites and Negroes fought on Main Street leaving two injured. In New York City Molotov cocktails were hurled at a Lower East Side tenement housing Puerto Ricans and Negroes. police fired, two Puerto Ricans were arrested for arson as unrest spread with 22 arrests citywide by Sunday night. Philadelphia reported lootings and windowbreaks as a 1500-man police presence patrolled, a 24 hour curfew continued in a Negro district amid escalating violence.
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Westminster
S.C
Clyde Sandifer
New York
Lower East Side
10Th St
Lower Manhattan
Philadelphia
Weekend traffic crashes claim multiple lives on South Plains
One fatality near Snyder when a car left State Hwy 350 overturning after veering from control. Evelyn Rebecca Coy 34 died. husband H D Coy survived. Survivors include daughter Linda Gail and two sons. Another crash near Hereford on U S Highway 60 killed Roberto Gomez Torres, 33, and injured four others.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche- Journal
Texas
New Mexico
South Plains
Snyder
Evelyn Rebecca Coy
H. D. Coy
Goy
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Coy
Morningside Baptist Church
Royce ‘Sanders
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Glenn Ray
David Coy
Ferriday
Dorothy Watson
Baton Rouge
A. B. Creswell
Chandler
Charlie Brown
Houston
I. B. Spears
Athens
Jerry Cowart
H. B. Riggs
Pat Walker
Post
And
I. D
Boots Walker
Roberto Gomez Torres
Muleshoe
Torres
U.S. Hwy. 60
Woman identified in deadly gasoline fire case
A boy told police that his mother, Katherine Martin, poured gasoline on the children and herself before a fire late Saturday night. One child died at the scene and two more died early Sunday. Mrs Martin’s husband had left the house earlier. Authorities say the couple were having marital difficulties.
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Stan Yearold
Luce Withdraws From Senate Run In Move For Unity
Claire Boothe Luce announces withdrawal from the U.S. Senate race as Conservative leaders prep to nominate a history professor to face Republican Sen. Kenneth B. Keating. Rockefeller Republicans threaten to pull support from the national GOP ticket unless she bows out.
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The
Associated Press
TOGA
Springs
N.Y
Boothe
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Repube
GOP
Keating
Robert *. Kennedy
Deboccenie
Sedon
Charles
Rice
Paolucci
Rockefeller
New York State
Senate
Claire Luce
Russia warns of schismatic meeting amid world Communist ties
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party rejects a Soviet unity plan and signals a split. The letter prompts a confrontation as US Navy bombings in Vietnam escalate, while US politics stir over nominations and cross-party endorsements in New York.
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Soviet ‘Union
Viet Nam
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
Fathom the Depth of Ignorance in a Son
A concise editorial examines the stubborn limits of a boy’s knowledge and the parental challenge to nurture critical thinking. The piece argues for patient guidance, exposes common misunderstandings, and emphasizes education as the path to wiser judgment.
Start of School Year Sets Pace for 32000 Lubbock Pupils
The 48 schools of the Lubbock Independent School District open on schedule with 32000 students. About 31000 in city schools and 1000 in parochial and several hundred in private schools will attend. Buses run, lunches served in most cafeterias, and crossers assist students. Nearby private and parochial campuses also begin classes with new enrollments.
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Suzie Holt
Suzie
Bob
Roscoe Wilson
Lisa
St. Peter's Parochial School
Lubbock Independent
Nat Williams
Elem St
Memphis
Bowie Elementary
29Th St
Chicago
Lubbock Christian School
Lubbock Christian College
C. A. Farley
Chat the King
Prayer request for divine guidance and love
A brief prayer asks God to be their mind and eyes to solve problems and hear His call. The requester seeks heart filling with tender love in Jesus name. Anonymity is noted.
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Father
Jesus
Unclear fragment on L H Simp until 1919 note
Fragmentary text mentions L H Simp and a date around 1919 but lacks clear event, location, or complete context to determine a specific news item.
Opie Twitty’s Booster Panel Truck Pioneers City Fire Response
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Opie Twitty as forerunner of a sleek booster panel truck that aided Lubbock fire crews. The open pb describes his role in early firefighting, with a colorful obsession over cigars and a lasting impact on city blaze response.
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Opie
Lubbock
Twitty
Kgm
Ra Mo Ona Park
LBJ Ranch Tour With Humphrey At Johnson City
President Johnson and running mate Hubert Humphrey toured the LBJ Ranch in Johnson City with wives and reporters along. They viewed the birthplace home and family cemetery and inspected prize livestock as they rode about on the weekend visit before Humphrey returned to Washington.
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Johnson City
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
LBJ
Humphrey
Washington
Congress
Minnesota Enantio
Douglas Humphrey
Katharine Graham
Washington ‘Post Co
Severe Sunday Storms Drench South Plains With High Winds
Thunderclouds moved across the South Plains Sunday afternoon bringing strong winds up to 50 mph and blowing sand in towns including Snyder Dickens Guthrie and Reese AFB. Rain totals reached .82 inches at Dickens and 1.1 inches nearby while some areas reported light showers. Temperatures ranged from the mid 90s to the high 100s with widespread warmth and partial cloudiness.
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South Plains
Jayton
Dickens
Post
J.A
Merritt Farm
Snyder
Guthrie
Woodrow
Tahoka
Crosbyton
Floydada
Lubbock
Come
Reese Afb
Trace
Wichita
Falls
Abilene
Texas
Presidio
Midland
Wink
Laredo
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Castro County
Summerfield
A. Smashup
Albany
Russia
Tenn
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38Th ‘St
Louise
Alli‘son
L. H. Simpef
LBJ Ranch
Humphrey Given
Spargere
Seawe
Sane
Hee
Ares
Vetewave
el Paso
el Paso Alburaue Amarillo
Denver
Vaile
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