Swiss Slideto bury Allalin Glacier hydro project
A massive snowslide from the Allalin Glacier struck the Mattmark hydroelectric site in southern Switzerland. About 1,000 workers were on site. up to 100 were feared dead, with only five bodies recovered by nightfall amid disrupted rescue efforts and darkness. Some engineers were buried as helicopters ferried the injured to Brig and Sion.
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Itanhans
Mattmark
Brig. Sierte
Sion
Allalin
Hermann Geiger
Alpine
Nowks
Alois Hauser
Zurich
Britannia Mountain
Allalin Glacier
Strike Date Moved Up To Sept. 8
President Johnson mediated a postponement of the nationwide steel strike to September 8 at midnight. Negotiators from United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel return to talks at the White House shadow, aiming to avert a walkout that could halt 50 percent of the steel industry. India claimed victory in Kashmir amid growing tensions.
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Rom Avalanche-Journal News Services
Ashington
Johnson
U. S
J. W. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
Bo Conrad Coopero
U.S. Steel Carp
Ohe
Econtribcunen
White House
P.m. CS
U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh
STEEL
India
New Delhi
Kashmir
Descriptions From a Dated Page of Local News
A collage of headlines lists architectural models at St Marys Hospital in Lamb County, a Shrine Circus turnout, a study plan by a legislative council, desegregation in South East schools, districting suit dismissal requests, bombers daily use, Yves Saint Laurent changes, and a disarmament conference recess.
Planes Spot Missing U S Craft
Search planes sighted what could be the wreckage of a U S Air Force C 47 transport plane missing since Saturday on a flight from Howard Air Force Base in the Canal Zone to Cali Colombia with 14 American servicemen aboard. The wreckage was seen in a mountain area near Cali by Air Force observers.
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Canal Zone
Cali
Columbia
Air Force
Howard Air Force Base
Connally veto clash over riders heads for collision course
Governor Connally and legislative leaders move toward a clash over line item and rider vetoes in the general appropriations bill. The Legislative Budget Board sought an Attorney General ruling on whether vetoed riders can be ignored, as Speaker Ben Barnes and others consider legal options.
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USTIN
John Connally
Connally
Legislative Budget Board
Atty. Gen
Waggoner Carr
Barnes
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Department of Public Safety
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Budget Board
Ben Barnes
Eisenhower Johnson Talk On Viet Nam Crisis at White House
President Eisenhower and Johnson discussed the Viet Nam situation during a brief White House meeting. Moyers reported the exchange touched on US policy and a possible briefing for Goldwater and other topics under consideration.
Space twins return from space odyssey at Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy Fla Americas new space heroes Cooper and Conrad Jr returned safely from a voyage hailed by free and Communist nations. They were greeted by officials and presented with plaques as their aircraft landed after a slow reentry and touchdown near Pad 19 following a Titan 2 rocket launch.
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Care Kennedy
Fla
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Space
Setronaus P. Gorden Cooper R
Charles Conrad Jr
Quauf
Champlain
Tex Crette
Cooper
Cape Kennedy
Plerida
Great Hay
Burns
Prayer and Space Milestones Mixed in Press Notes
A faithful note seeks divine forgiveness while reporting a dramatic space countdown. The article mentions a manned space program, a dramatic eight day journey, and a second rocket on the pad for Americas next venture. It references Walter M. Schirra Jr and Thomas P. Stafford with plans to link with an orbiting satellite and notes an experienced space veteran.
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America
Geman Hooo
Setromaute Walter Mo Sehirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Cooper
Weather Bureau eyes seeds to weaken Betsy storm
Miami report says Project Storms Puerto Rico Mon final plans aim to seed Betsy with silver iodide to disrupt its structure. Officials indicate preparations may start Tuesday though details remain undisclosed.
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Miami
Puerto Rico
U.S. Weather Bureau
Johnson With Beagle Him at White House Conference
Former President Johnson steadies his beagle Him with a stretched leash for former President Eisenhower during a conference on the north lawn of the White House in Washington. The two leaders discussed about 45 minutes during Eisenhower’s visit for a Republican meeting.
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Heang
Pisenhower
CLA
Willam F.lahorn
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Goldwater
Seaton MN
Moyers
Cottee
Umne
Viet Nam
Eisenhower
Him
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Who - House
Washington
W. House
Hockley Farm Worker Dies in Storm Near Levelland
A lightning strike killed Cecil Lee Thomas 39 a Levelland farm worker near Levelland about 3 45 p m Two sons were injured and listed in satisfactory condition Tommy 12 and David 9 were hurt but recovering The article notes heavy rain hail and flooding across the Panhandle South Plains with multiple counties reporting damaging weather and high water roads turning to rivers in Smyer and surrounding areas
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Temple Pouncey Avalanche-Journal
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South Plains
Amarillo
Smver
Carlisle
Cecil Lee Thomas
Levelland
Thomas
Tommy
Tus
iDavid
Levellind
NH Swsophias
Lubbock
Palisades
Weather Bureau
Texas Plans Cotton Ban to Stop Mexican Cotton Imports
Texas announces a September start to a tight embargo on importing Mexican cotton through South Texas border points to protest Mexican printing practices and the plantings of a fall crop. State officials cite a 12 year cooperative program to curb bollworm and warn legality remains unclear. Officials expect talks with Mexican agriculture leaders in Mexico City later this week.
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USTIN
Texas
John C. White
Mexico
Charlie Chapman
Artizantine
Chapman
Texas Agriculrre
Mexico City
White
31 561 Enroll Here Opening Day Sets Attendance Record
Opening day enrollments at Lubbock Independent School District topped 31 561 students surpassing last year's 30 868 by 693 The district expects more come next week as pupils return from late vacations After 4 PM enrollment advised Elementary attendance 18 292 Secondary 12 630 Total ungraded 591 and 48 in trainable classes Monterey High School had 2 164 students Coronado High 1 061 of 1 083 expected Dunbar 567 Coronado portable classrooms used Principal Howard Price said they will manage with unfinished facilities See SCHOOL DAYS Page 6
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Monterey Monterey High School
Lubbock High
Coronado High School
34Th St
Vicksburg Ave
Dunbar High
Coronado
Howard Price
Weather map notes for Lubbock area on Page 5B
Partly to mostly cloudy with a cooler today and tonight. Scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms expected. Highs in the mid 80s and overnight lows in the low 60s.
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