Damaging Storms Sweep Wide State Area and Floods Rise
Severe storms swept a broad region from Abilene to Lufkin and north toward Durant Oklahoma with hail rainfall and damaging winds. Rain totals included 7 inches near Rochester and 5 inches in Knox and Haskell counties while Rio Grande floods affected Presidio and nearby areas.
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Abilene
Waco
Lufkin
Corsicana
Sulphur Springs
Durant
Oklo
Athens
Weather Bureau
Parker
Palo Pinto
Stephens
Mrath
Hastland
Hood
Tarrant
Wise
Lubbock
Louisiana
Rio Grande
Presidio
International Bridge
Border Commission
Ojinaga
Mexico
Presi
Rule
Haskell
Texas
South Plains
Minteola
Clifton
Canton
Aledo
Mdom
Valley Mills
Concho
San Pedro
Florida
Ambulance service debates amid city franchise talks
Henderson Funeral Directors vow to keep operating three emergency ambulances as the city probes independent firm bids for a franchise without subsidy. Police and civil defense officials discuss using non city resources during disasters while Mayor Rogers weighs options and staff proposals.
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Henderson
Henderson Funeral Directors
Frank Henderson
Funeral Home
W. G. Henderson
Frank
J.T. Alley
Hendersons
Eigit
War and Hour Division
Department of Labdor
Lubbork
Fire Department
Red Cross
Alley
Harry Towel
South Plains Maid of Cotton Crowned in Lubbock
Miss Trayden, chosen as South Plains Maid of Cotton, expresses pride and plans to finish college while preparing to represent the cotton industry as goodwill ambassador. She details a busy afterglow of judging, interviews, and a televised finals buildup, with aims toward Memphis finals in December.
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South Plains
Maid of Cotton
Municipal Auditorium
Judy Stewart
Lubbock
Dee Ann Walker
Post
Kay Ludeman Cotulla
Kay Hayden
Midland Beauty
Jim Coker
SMU
Tophin
Doplin
Nancy Cerio
Renonsal Triads
Bernard
Memphis
Hayden
Trecedge Stoo
Beas
Mae Taut
Luubhok
Chamber of Commerce
Trayden
Texas
Tenn
Missing plane search spans three states for three men
Three Church of Christ members from Lubbock vanished after leaving Lubbock Municipal Airport in a Piper Aztec. FAA spokesmen reported the craft possibly landed in Springfield Illinois to refuel before heading toward Detroit. Airport-to-airport searches across Michigan Illinois and Indiana found no trace of the plane or its occupants.
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Springfield
Detroit
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Lubbock
Ill
Midwest
FAA
Aquinedie Dotril
Um Artee Hisne
Texas
CAP
Church of Christ
Goodman
Gooodmins
Sunset School
Preachine
O4thy
Norway
Alan Goodm
Birth of a son weighs nine pounds at hospital
Rhodes announces the birth of a son at Weat Tex hospital. The father, partner at thedea Safety Center, reports the birth as 9 pounds 4.5 ounces. Algevia invites China to open a trade center in the city.
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Mroo
Mie
Joe Kath Hondiaan
Stan
West Yeans Hospital
scoggin-Dickey Buick Co
Jamce Bowman
Lonaville Ase
Methodiot
Mro
Meg Edward Ramirez
Vernon Ave
Laut Clinte
Ishook the Co
Roger Rolugsan
Hawkory Ave
Tipam
Laut Choe
Reese Au Pore
Chan Hero! Commerce and Cotton Inustry
David
Midland Lee High School
Booth
Fir
Rhodes
Stoopan
Pam ‘Suesday
Weat ‘Texas
Thedea Safety Center
Alavers Algevia
China
L. S. Ilardacge
Tex
Jack D. Williamson
Ave. H
West Texas Hospital
Non Picture Signals From Luna Tracked By British Station
Britain's space tracking station at Jodrell Bank reported non pictorial signals from the Soviet Luna satellite after it rose, starting at Ts pom and indicating an orbital termination character. Monday night Luna 1 sent picture signals recorded on tape, but scientists could not yet reproduce them.
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Jodrell
Wanin
Roghlund
Britain
Space
Soviet Union
Tspom
Dodrell Bank
Tana 1
Sweet Briar to Admit First Negro Student in 61 Years
Sweet Briar College will admit the first Black student in its 61 year history next month despite racially restrictive provisions in founder’s will. A college spokesman said parents were mailed a leaflet outlining that the board of directors voted to admit Negro students to the socially prestigious girls school.
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Sweet Briar
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briae
Fourswear Girls ‘School
Jovial Gus Leaves Rail Line After 42 Years of Service
In Lubbock a long time Santa Fe conductor Gus bids goodbye from the last car to friends gathered at the depot. Born 1901 in Higgins Texas, he began as a brakeman in 1924 and rose to conductor in 1926. He retires after 42 years on the Sweetwater Clovis run, plans Sunrise Beach retirement with family, and vows to visit often.
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Lubbock
Gus
H. F. Whitson
15Th Street
Santa Fe
Whitson
No. TG
J. P., Spears
Slaton ‘Division
Sweetwater
Clovis
U.S
Los Angeles
Houston
Spring Byington
Myre
CG. L. Montgomery
C. S. Moore
Sweetswater
L. Ottinger
Dallas
Goettsche
Sunrise Beach
Lbj Lake
Granite Shoals
Gus Goettsche
Clovis-Sweetwater
J. P. Spears
Slaton
Saigon Police Shoot Pledge Breaker Before Viet Election
A man described as acting on a Communist pledge to disrupt South Vietnam's upcoming nationwide elections was shot and killed by Saigon police after he opened fire or attempted violence near Saigon streets. The incident occurred as authorities tightened security ahead of the vote.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
Cholon
Thanh Hoa
Tho Trang
Vinh
Dong Hoi
U.S
Dinh Tuong
Plane Spraying in Corpus Christi Concludes Diminished Threat
Corpus Christi completes a mosquito spray mission using three Cl-23 aircraft from Langley AFB. Health officials report about 10 percent effectiveness with disease caseloads possibly fluctuating briefly. Planes were returned to base. prior Dallas operation involved six aircraft.
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Corpus Christi
UPI
Texas
W. R. Metzger
Langley Air Force Base
Dallas
Hale Center
Amarillo
State Health Department
Fort Worth
John Kilpatrick
U.S. Health Department
Ss Communicable Disease Laboratory
Atlanta
Reserve Police and Fire Departments
Secret session here bared over faculty ousters at Tech
The July 13 1957 meeting abolished Dr Per Stenshind head of Adult Education and sparked charges of political motivation as three liberal dismissed faculty members faced a lack of hearing. AAUP and Tech board dispute unresolved with Washington talks noted.
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Per Stenshind
Abernethy
Pearce
Grover I. Murray
Tech
Murray
Avalanche- Journal
AAUP
Washington, D. C
Tech Board
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Vera Roberts
KZEE
Vernon McGee
Legislative Budget Board
House
Ben Barnes
McGee
Rogers
Hall
Cathedral High School
Schumacher
Max
Baldwin Hills
Marine Reserve
KPC
Navy
Franklin
Glendale
Max Jer
Otho Lee Langston
Dabbock
Im Doo
Mody
West Texas
Mos
al Pam
Laut Cline
Rebellee Court
Odessa Field
Loch Union
Marketing Association
Kappa Alpha Theta
Techs
San
Armed Forces
Ing
Corbell
Jack T
Cody
Harold V. McInkow
Luna
Saigon Street
Corpus Area
Solons
Wallace Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
George C. Wallace
No. 76
Washington
Aaup Shokesmaan
Robert VanWies
van Wines
Avalanche - Journal
Dion Lawrence Grives
Jocal
Nart
Kidd Melaughlin
Ralls
McLaughlin
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