Day Of Infamy Site Stirs Emotions Of Area Women
Two Swisher County women visited Pearl Harbor while in Hawaii for the National Extension Home makers Council meeting. They recalled the attack's toll, viewed the USS Arizona memorial, and found the name of Melton McGehee’s brother on a Punchbowl slab.
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Marie Harris
Tulia
Sarea
Melton McGehee
Wayside
Odella Jennings
Hawaii
National Extension Homemakers Council
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Nevada
Arizona
Jennings
Washington, D.C
Navy Department
Navy
McGehee
Huband
Lyman MccGhehee
Punchbowl
International Cemetery
Lyman
Tokyo Bay
Army Air Corps
49Th
McGehees
Swisher County
Plains
Baker's Best for Dandruff Itchy Scalp Ad
An advert promotes Baker's Hair Tonic as a simple effective solution for dandruff and itchy scalp. It claims daily shampooing is unnecessary and offers a money back guarantee with the slogan Baker's Best beats all the rest.
Bus Crash Kills Driver 51 and Wounds 17 Students
A fuel oil truck veered into a rural highway and crashed into a Taylor Township school bus carrying 40 students from Taylor Center High School. Driver Cecil Smith, 51, died at the scene. Student John Krajewski, 16, was hospitalized in critical condition while Cathy Boles, Eugene May, and Nancy Dietrich, all 16 to 18, suffered serious injuries. A station wagon driver, Robert Overstreet, 48, was seriously hurt. truck driver Charles Huber, from Ohio, said he swerved to avoid the collision.
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Taylor
U.S. 24
Cecil Smith
Taylor Township
Wayne County
General Hospital
John Krajewski
Cathy Boles
Eugene May
Nancy Dietrich, IV
Robert C. Overstreet
Dearborn Heights
Charles F. Huber
Tiffin
Ohio
Soviet Luxury Liner Promises Classless Comfort
The Soviet Union builds a 19,860 ton luxury liner anchored in London describing cabins as classless with varying prices and comforts. Captain Mikhail Grigorov notes some cabins are more classless than others, signaling a capitalist flavor in a socialist ship.
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Soviet Union
London
Mikhail
Grigorov
Neighbors Help Harvest Cotton for Ill Farmer’s Child
Near Lubbock neighbors aided the Anthony family by operating harvest machinery in a 700 acre cotton field to keep the crop moving while Joe Anthony’s daughter Vickie, 5, recovered from two major operations at Dallas Children’s Medical Center. Over 100 bales were ginned by Tuesday as workers and employees pitched in.
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Joe. Anthony
Lubbock
Anthonys
Anthony
Vickie
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas
Hereford Giant Carrots Stun County Farm Grower
In Hereford area Raymond Bean grows 44 pound carrots on his organic hillside plot south of Hereford. County Agent Juston Mc Bride notes soil and water conservation techniques as key to productivity and future farming. Bean began with manure and burrs to create a rich soil, turning his field into a carrot giant.
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United States
Raymond Bean
Hereford
Juston McBride
Bean
Deaf Smith County
Texas Visitors Stir Welcome Echoes in LBJ State
The Texas visitors were warmly welcomed as natives learned they were from LBJ's state, the delegate noted. The rallies drew attention to cross state political ties and highlighted LBJ's regional influence.
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Iastic
Texas
LBJ
Tech Professor Addresses Austin Interns on Legislature
Dr. William E. Oden of the Texas Tech government faculty spoke in Austin to interns of the State Legislative Council about the Texas Legislature’s characteristics, tenure, and turnover. The seven interns, graduate students in law history sociology and government, will spend six months researching for the legislature. The council comprises 17 members with ten House appointees and five Senate appointees. Speaker Byron Tunnell and Lt. Gov. Preston Smith serve as ex-officio members and council chairman. The interns are sponsored by the National Center for Education in Politics.
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William E. Oden
Texas Tech
Austin
State Legislative Council
Oden
Texas Legislature
The
Council
Byron Tunnell
Preston Smith
Tunnell
National Center For Education In Politics
Vehicle Cut In Front Triggered Predawn Truck Crash
A driver swerved into an oncoming lane in near darkness before dawn, causing a truck to cross the median and crash. Authorities reported the incident occurred before first light with no immediate details on injuries or causes.
FTC urged to drop charge against Furr's Inc
A federal hearing examiner recommended dismissing the charge that Furr's Inc. of Lubbock Texas took illegal promotional payments from three dairies. Examiner Walter Johnson said payments from Borden Foremost and Meadow Gold were illegal due to unequal treatment but found the case unusual because Furr's followed legal advice. The FTC now requires consent when a supplier offers promotions to others, but the rule wasn't in effect at the time. Furr's operates stores in Texas New Mexico and Colorado and the commission will review the ruling.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Furr's Inc
Lubbock
Tex
Walter Johnson
Borden, Foremost
Meadow Gold Dairies
Farr’s, Inc
Johnson
FTC
Ing
Farr's
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Commission
Minor quake rattles Tokyo area near Oshima
A minor earthquake struck Tokyo and surrounding regions at 2 49 am shattering no damage or casualties. The epicenter was near Oshima island south of Tokyo and about 12 miles under the ocean according to the Central Meteorological Agency.
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Tokyo
Japan
Central Meteorological Agency
Oshima
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