Five Die In Roswell Jet Tanker Crash Triggers Massive Fire
A fuel laden KC135 jet tanker failed on takeoff at Walker Air Force Base Roswell New Mexico smashing into two parked tankers and cars igniting a hangar into a blazing inferno Five crewmen died and more than 15 million dollars in damage occurred The burning fuel and magnesium flares delayed rescuers as one body was recovered and several airmen were injured Maj William Burke was identified among the dead identity of other crew members withheld pending kin notification
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Avalanche Journal
Oswell
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Air Force
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Flint
Mich
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Walker Air Force Base
Forrest Demays
Walker
Strategic Air Command
Chariton Price
San Antonio
Tex
City Bonds Sold on Bid for 10 Lub bock Projects
Lub bock City Commission sold bonds totaling 4 250 000 to finance 10 capital improvement projects. A syndicate led by Republic National Bank of Dallas and Harris Trust of Chicago won with an effective rate of 3 657059 percent. About 100 bankers submitted bids ranging from 3 657059 to 3 7855 percent amid favorable market comparison.
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Lubbock
Weather Beaten Texas and Nation Face Cold Windy Day
The report notes a cold and windy day across Texas and the nation. A Denver boy, Glenn Howard Jr., wears a woolen hood knitted by his mother to keep warm and shield him from snowballs. Night winds slam a building into a sturdier structure in San Antonio.
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Texas
Glenn Howard Jr
Denver
San Antonio
New High Voting Rolls for County Hit Record
Lubbock County reports a 1960 voting strength of 40,556 qualified voters, a county record. Tax assessor Russell Hardin says the figure, while not final, already surpasses the 1956 record of 33,555 and reflects presidential election turnout and population growth.
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Ubbock County
Russell Hardin
Hardin
Lubbock County
Eisenhower backs informal move to loosen nuclear arms rule
President Eisenhower urged Congress to consider loosening the ban on arming allies with nuclear weapons. He also defended his politics amid a spat with General Power over bomber and missile alert strategies. In Virginia a school bus accident involving a dump truck injured two students.
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Douglas B. Cornell W. Asengton
Eisenhower
America
Congress
CTC NAMES OFFICERS Businessmen Urged To Help Curb Traffic Toll
The Citizens Traffic Council urges Lubbock businessmen to aid traffic safety after a record toll. A folder features a photo of the business district and urges saving lives and property, citing motorists pedestrians and taxpayers among those with a stake. Don Hill of the National Safety Council calls for greater leadership and resources from local business leaders to address worsening traffic conditions.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Aking
Citizens’ Traffic Council
Lubbock
Lem
CTC
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First Choice Hits Snag Two Alternate Stadium Sites
C W Ratliff presents two alternate sites for a public school stadium near 66th Street and Tahoka Highway to Lubbock ISD trustees. Murfee Jr representing the Doshin Brown estate objects to the board’s chosen site, favors land south of Loop 289 or the northwest corner of the Brown tract, and rejects the 2,500 per acre offer as insufficient for the 40 acre area. The meeting also sets an election date and trustee districts for April 2.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Roposals
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Tahoka Highway
Lubbock Independent School District
Plainsman Hotel
J. Louis Murfee Jr
Doshin Brown
Murfee
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Brown Land
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Tohoka Highway
Adenauer Plans Washington Stopover Before Japan Visit
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will visit Washington in mid March on his way to Tokyo. He is scheduled to arrive March 15 and depart March 17 for the West Coast, as part of a trip tied to Japan’s prime minister Nobusuke Kishi visiting West Germany.
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Konrad Adenauer
Tokyo
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
West Germany
West Coast
Beck Conviction for Larceny Upheld
The State Supreme Court in Olympia Washington affirmed former Teamsters leader Dave Beck's grand larceny conviction. Beck was convicted in King County Superior Court of embezzling $1900 from the sale of a Cadillac owned by the union.
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Wash
State Supreme Court
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
King County Superior Court
Beck
Wintry blast coats South Plains with snow sleet and ice
Midweek storm dumps snow sleet and rain across the South Plains with freezing temperatures and icing risks. Thirteen people are injured in three city crashes, four critically, as law enforcement warns of slick highways and dangerous driving conditions from Lubbock to Hobbs and Clovis.
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Andrews
Clovis
N. M
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Lovington
Tatum
Santa Fe
Slaton
Texico
Canyon
AKEA
Philanthropist: A Person Who Helps Others
Brief note explains the term philanthropist as someone who aids others to empower themselves. The column reflects on charitable behavior and potential examples from public figures.
Twister Dips In Louisiana and Elsewhere Weather Toll
A turbulent cold front swept Texas with heavy rain and winds while Louisiana faced a rural tornado injuring six and leaving homes destroyed. A deadly bus crash followed a fuel truck collision near Thibodaux. Snow fell across Nova Scotia and Halifax. Texas saw ongoing high winds, rain, and snow from El Paso to Beaumont with drifts and 77 mph gusts. MacArthur continued gradual recovery at Lenox Hill Hospital.
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Avatand Journal
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Mexico
Monterrey
Thibodaux
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Dartmouth
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Beaumont
Dalhart
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Amarillo
iChildress
New Mexico
Brownsville
Panjhandie
Midland
San Antonio
Doctor Finch Rejects Murder Claim in Accidental Shooting Defense
Dr. R Bernard Finch testified he did not murder his wife Barbara Jean Finch in a defense claiming the couple argued over a gun that discharged accidentally. Prosecutors allege a plot with mistress Carole Tregoff to kill Barbara to secure a larger divorce settlement.
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OS Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Jack Cody
Carole Tregoff
Asir
Cooper
Three Die In Bus Truck Crash In Rainstorm
A school bus driver Nina Revere and two Covington children Sylvia Jenkins and Joe Kupp were killed when their bus collided with an empty butane gas truck five miles north of Ovington during a rainstorm. About 24 other children and the truck driver were injured with ten in critical condition at St. Tammany Hospital.
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Avalanche Journal
Ovington
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Here
St. Tammany Hospital
Nina Revere
Sylvia Jean Jenkins
Joe Kupp
Covington
Benjamin Revere
J. L. Shirley
Mobile
Ala
Shirley
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