Denver City Youth dies in pickup wreck
Charles E. Freeman a Denver City High School student aged 16 died from injuries after a pickup overturned on a curve. Two companions were injured while other area youths suffered nonfatal injuries. Freeman who lettered in track and played football was a member of the Spanish Club. Funeral is Sunday at First Baptist Church with burial at Denver City Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include his parents a sister and a brother.
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Yoakum County Hospital
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South Plains
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Norman A. Cooper
Primitive Baptist Church
Gonzales
Loren White
Denver City Memorial Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Brownfield
Peggy
Randell
Odella Freeman
Minnie Rowden
Brownifeld
IRS Man Arrested In Lubbock Bet Tax Case
IRS agents arrested 65 year old Delbert D. Smith in Southwest Lubbock for accepting wagers without paying the federal occupational tax. He posted 1500 dollar bond and was found with cash, an adding machine, football line sheets, a .38 pistol and tax returns. Evidence links gambling activity to state playoff bets and bowl games.
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Lubbock
Delbert D. Smith
55Th St
Smith
IRS
U. S
Frank Murray
Texas
Murray
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Campbell
24 Survive In Fiery Tragedy At Idlewild Crash
An Eastern Air Lines DC-7B crashed and burned on a fogbound Idlewild runway injuring many. Of 51 aboard 24 survived, five officials said. two were unaccounted for. Debris covered a wide area as rescue teams battled the flames.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
York
Eastern Air Lines
Idlewild
Department
Charlotte
N.C
Edward Thompson
Free Prisoners Release From Bomdila Report
Fifty three Indian prisoners held by Chinese Communist forces in border fighting will be released at Bomdila on Saturday. The repatriation follows clashes along the frontier and involves detainees from Indian territories.
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Tokyo
Bomdila
Russians Crating Up Bombers in Cuba Reported
The Associated Press reports Soviet steps toward removing offensive weaponry in Cuba continue with bombers being crated for shipment back to Russia. After two days of talks with Anastas Mikoyan, no final settlement was reached, despite Mikoyan stating some progress is expected.
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Prensa Ashington
Anastas I. Mikoyan
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Russia
United States
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Mikoyan
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Dean Rusk
Mild weather brings showers over South Plains region
Light to moderate rain and drizzle spread across the South Plains from Dalhart to the Big Bend area beginning Friday night. Lubbock reports .04 inch by 11 p.m. with similar conditions expected through Sunday as rain and snow affect New Mexico and Arizona.
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Big Bend
Lubbock
Municipal
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Arizona
Tech Opens Sports Menu NE AREA Playoff Night Results
Five games Friday night. Matador beat Knox City 19 14 while Brownfield lost to Brownwood 38 6 in Class AAA. Today several prep games follow with matchups in Dalhart Jones Stadium Dunbar Lowrey Field Plainview Seminole Dumas Sunray Petersburg Happy Dell City. Tech hosts Nebraska in college basketball at Municipal Coliseum 8 p.m.
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Brownwood
Denver City
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Dunbar
Greenville Carver
Lowrey Field
Plainview
Seminole
Dumas
Canyon Sunray
Petersburg
Tulsa
Happy
Dell City
Tech
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Sec. D
Judge withholds final ruling on county funds signature
In Lubbock County a temporary court order lets Treasurer Jane Rieger sign payroll checks for December while District Judge Victor H Lindsey delays ruling on whether she may legally disburse all county funds. A new hearing is set for December 29 as attorneys brief the law.
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Avalanche-Journal
Jane Rieger
Lubbock County
Vic
Lindsey
Rieger
Lubbock National Bank
City seeks school district share of crossing guard costs
City Commission asked the Lubbock Independent School District to help cover part of the cost for additional crossing guards after a Citizens Traffic Council report with 25 recommendations. The plan proposes four full time guards and two part time, with existing guards at 11 now and total annual cost about $16,000.
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Avalanche Journal
JHE City Commission
Lubbock Independent
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Clovis Rd
Ave
Bill McDaniel
McDaniel
H. P. Clifton
Vote Fraud Probe Editorial and Market Notes
A compilation page from the newspaper aggregates opinion on a vote fraud probe along with market reports and a brief miscellany. It includes an editorial stance on the probe, sports scores, and a lighthearted comic dictionary entry defining an egotist.
Brazilian Chamber approves Hermes Lima as prime minister
After ten sessions the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies mustered a quorum and approved Hermes Lima as prime minister. He has held the post provisionally since September with a 164 to 37 vote.
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Brasilia
Chamber of Deputies
Hermes Lima
Mechem Resigns to Appoint Senate Successor in New Mexico
Governor Edwin L. Mechem resigns and, as his last act, designates Lt. Gov. Tom Bolack as U S senator to fill the late Dennis Chavez seat. Mechem will serve the remainder of Chavez term unless a special election is required next year under state law. Campbell, the incoming governor, may sign a bill for the election.
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New Mexico
Edwin L. Mechem
U. S
Senate
Mechem
Tom Bolack
Dennis Chavez
Chavez
Bolack
Ibeing
Jack M. Campbell
Campbell
House
Cheir
Idlewild Crash Hints at Return to Propeller Era
Amid heavy fog and soft sand at Idlewild, rescue efforts slow as officials guide ambulances on foot. Eastern Flight 512, from Charlotte, crashed near the airport after 8:45 p.m. CST, with 95 aboard killed in a disaster linked to jet travel’s past. Survivor Irving Strom of New Rochelle reports no warning before the impact.
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N. C
United States
West Africa
France
Brazil
Peru
Idlewild
American Airlines
Jamaica Bay
Eastern
Irving Strom
New Rochelle
N.Y
Prayerful Message From Mrs Patte of Littlefield
A short devotional prayer asks for God's guidance in turbulent times. Signed by Mrs. Amos Patte of Littlefield in a concise, solemn benediction style.
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Jesus
Amos Patte
Littlefield
California congressman urges debate on news control
Rep. John E. Moss of California criticizes President Kennedy for united news management in peacetime and calls for broad public discussion to ensure the people learn government facts. He cites restrictions on underground tests and Cuban crisis guidelines as troubling signs and urges press leadership in the debate.
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Gan Francisco
Kennedy
John E. Moss
California
House
Moss
National Security Council
Weather Summary for Southwestern Cities
Weather data shows temperature highs and lows for 24 hours ending at midnight. Abilene and Amarillo recorded low values around minus numbers, while El Paso and Albuquerque posted light precipitation. Dallas and Houston experienced around sixty degree highs with cooler nights.
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Houston
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