Snow Storm Douses Panhandle Then Sneaks Across Texas
A surprise winter storm dumped up to four inches of snow in the Texas Panhandle then moved eastward over North Texas with light snow, rain and sleet. Snowplows cleared Panhandle roads while Amarillo had about an inch on the ground at nightfall and Wichita Falls reported two inches. Fort Worth saw heavy snow. Donley Wheeler Hall and Briscoe counties reported two to four inches. Cold drenched much of the East with subfreezing temps. several cities set records.
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Texas Panhandle
North Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
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Waco
Brownwood
Gainesville
Fort Worth
Electra
Canyon
Highway Department
Donley
Wheeler
Hall
Briscoe
Muleshoe
Plainview
Alpine
Dalhart
el Paso
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Arkansas
Williams Bay
Wis
Chambersburg
Pecos Doctor Denied Injunction to Return to Hospital Staff
District judge refused to reinstate Dr. John Paul Dunn to Reeves County Hospital staff, restricting him to treat only current inpatients and barring new admissions. The decision, based on board powers, ends his bid after eight years of service and sparks community division as his appeal proceeds.
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Associated Press
ECOS
John Paul Dunnan
Reeves County Hospital
West
Texas
Dist
W. E. Ward
Dunn
Monahans
Ward
County Atty
Darrell Glover
NASA Faces Tougher Scrutiny Over Space Funding
NASA faces a tighter review as the House Space Committee plans hearings on funds provided last year. President Kennedy asked 5.7 billion for space, the largest request, drawing questions on cost projections and potential cuts. Rep Albert Thomas, Texas, signals open dissension over budget size and aims to curb spending to outpace the Russians.
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Space Committee
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NASA
Government raids kill rebels in Burma clashes
Government forces killed 21 Karen rebels and captured 10 in two raids on Friday in Rangoon Burma, according to AP reports.
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Rangoon
Burma
Prayer Of Thanks To Our Redeemer Pilot Guidance
A devotional message thanks Jesus as guide and pilot for the day and asks for continued strength and direction. Anonymous composer expresses faith in divine leadership.
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Redeemer
Reneges On Death by Own Action
Ronald Thornton a 22 year old in London hid three weeks in a boarded house with no food or water weighing 79 pounds He locked himself in to die but a renewed will to live saved him He was found by a passerby and rescued by police later taken to National Temperance Hospital in poor condition but not dead.
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United Press International
Ondon
Ronald Thornton
Thornton
Mgm
Edgar Allen Poe
London
National Temperance Hospital
Titan 2 Test Goes Away At Vandenberg
A Titan 2 missile launched from an underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base exploded within a minute after liftoff. The 103 foot, 150 ton rocket reached 18,000 feet and was airborne 56 seconds before disintegration. Debris fell on the beach. no injuries reported. An apparent malfunction triggered the self destruct mechanism as telemetry data is reviewed.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
UPI
Pacific
Air Force
Dog Keeps Vigil Over Dead Friend Near Andrews
A heartbroken mongrel dog near Andrews endures seven days beside a dead cocker spaniel on a caliche road four miles southeast of town. Rain and snow fall as neighbors Billy Grimes and John Graham witness the vigil, and the dog accepts aid only at the end before returning to his companion.
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Caliche Road
Andrews
Magnolia Pipeline
Billy Grimes
John Graham
Leo Lambert
Father kills three children then dies in Texas divorce dispute
Vernon Musick 27 killed his three children Vernon Jr 2 Sharon 5 and John 9 months after taking them for a drive. He then shot himself between the eyes with a 7.65 mm pistol. A note to his wife spoke of giving lives so she could live.
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Associated Press
Mithville
Vernon Musick
Vernon Jr
Sharon Lee
John
Musick
McMahan
Lockhart
Grover Shades
Texas
Desmond Reed
Lockhart Funeral Home
Dieting Laughs In A Trying Time
A lighthearted quip notes dieting as a challenge where weight loss is hard yet tempers flare easily. The joke frames dieting as a common struggle across daily life.
Venezuelan Freighter Hijack Faces Brazilian Asylum Decision
Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui, hijacked by pro Communist captors, sailed south at 15 knots along the South American coast while U S Navy planes and Venezuelan bombers shadowed it. Brazilian vessels were ordered to seize if it neared a port, but a high Brazilian source said asylum would be granted and the ship returned to Venezuela.
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Associated Press
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Trinidad
Anzoategui
U.S
Puerto Rico
South American
Haven
Brazil
Venezuela
Belem
Caracas
Clarin
Amazon River
French Guiana
Washington
State Department
Navy
Puertoco
United States
U.S. Navy
Horst Buchholz
Defense Department
U. S
Fort Worth Robbers Use Iron Threat In Home Invasion
Two gunmen posing as postal messengers forced entry into 70 year old Lee Crawford home and tortured him with a hot iron to locate 1300 dollars in cash and 5000 dollars in jewelry. Crawford wife and a guest were bound and blindfolded as the robbers fled. Police have no suspects and note area jewel burglaries.
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United Press International
Fort Worth
Lee Crawford
O. R. Brown
Brown
Crawford
White House: no April May meeting with Kennedy and Macmillan
The White House said there has been no discussion of a meeting in April or May between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Harold Macmillion
U S to Offer Cubans Armed Forces Training
The Defense Department announced a program offering Spanish language military training and possible U.S. refuge to 2500 Cuban refugees from the Bay of Pigs era. Volunteers from the brigade, to be recruited in Miami, face a 22 week basic course at Ft Benning Ft Jackson and San Diego with English instruction as needed.
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Ashington
Defense
Department
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Defense Department
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Ft. Jackson
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Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Navy
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