Multiple Vehicle Crashes Hurt 12 In Lubbock Area
A Sunday spate of traffic incidents near Lubbock left 12 people injured, two critically. In Morton a head on collision on State Hwy 214 near Morton hospitalized Patsy Earls and John Salis in serious condition, while others sustained various injuries. Additional minor injuries occurred at three other crashes including near 33rd Street and Boston Avenue and at 40th Street and Ave A. Texas Tech student Phyllis Jo Crow suffered a minor injury in a College Ave collision, and Ayester Houston was treated after his SUV overturned north of Slaton on FM 400.
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Political Payoff Feared By Case
Washington Sen. Case calls for public spotlight on multimillion dollar defense and space contracts to curb political payoffs. He cites last fall’s elections showing pressure to influence awards and says the President was involved in several cases. Case mentions Kennedy's pre election remarks about Mayor Richardson Dilworth aiding Pennsylvania.
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Light Rains Douse Parts of Texas
Light to scattered rain fell across Texas with heavy fog in Lubbock and a brief shower spread from the Panhandle to the Gulf. Rain totals included San Antonio 0.54 inches and Laredo 0.27, with temperatures rising from the 20s to the 50s and 60s in most areas.
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Officials To Seek Views Of Citizens In Lubbock Town Meeting Series
Lubbock officials launch a nine part town meeting series starting at 7 p m in the R W Matthews Junior High auditorium to gather public views on city governance City Manager H P Clifton Mayor Jack Strong and four city commissioners will attend along with administrative staff Residents will receive questionnaires by mail and at the meetings to suggest improvements and critique zoning and city services The next sessions run February 25 March 4 11 18 25 and April 1 8 15 at various junior high venues
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New England States
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W. B. Atkins
William E. Evans
J. T. Hutchinson
O. L. Slaton
Carroll Thompson
Smylie Wilson
California Birchers In GOP Grab
John Birch Society aligned candidate Robert Gaston won the California Young Republicans chair as party conservatives gained control while an avowed Bircher, Ronald Davis, stepped aside. The vote, 189 to 170, sparked claims of a Bircher power grab and spurred warnings of a fracture within California Republicans.
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Police Seek Hobbs Man In $3100 Spaniel Ford Burglary
Lawmen in two states warn for a 30-year-old Hobbs man suspected of Saturday night burglary at Spaniel Ford Motor Co. A rock shattered a rear window then the thief unlocked it. Electronics taken include two electric typewriters valued at 450 each a 150 manual typewriter and four electric calculators 270 to 895. Suspect may be headed for Oklahoma driving a 1962 Ford Galaxie with New Mexico license 6 26696.
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Gossip: A Woman With a Mouthful Earful Eager to Share
A lighthearted item notes a woman with much to say seeks to dish opinions and gossip to others. The playful quip frames her as talkative and eager to share stories across social circles.
Russians Quitting Iraq Amid Anti Red Crackdown
Sources say Soviet technicians began a mass recall from Iraq after the new Iraqi revolutionary regime cracked down on Communists. About 1,500 personnel reportedly left for Moscow as Baghdad denies the report. Iraqi officials insist existing international treaties will be honored.
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Dulles casts doubt on Cuban uprising and CIA plans
Former CIA Director Allen W. Dulles says no uprising was counted on during the Bay of Pigs planning and warns that spontaneous revolts by unarmed people are ineffective. He cites Hungary and World War II undergrounds to support cautious views on revolutions.
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Cuba policy clash shifts to Cuban subversion risk
The debate over Cuba moved to the danger of Cuban based subversion in Latin America with Sen Keating and Sen Humphrey urging action. They downplayed Soviet military threat in Cuba while warning of hemispheric subversion and urging steps beyond invasion. Stevenson and Fulbright offered contrasting views on Cuba security and political importance. See CUBA Page 8.
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Youthful glue addict seeks second chance in court
Bill Johnson, 19, tall blond and blue eyed, addicted to inhaling glue, asks for help after a police encounter. Detective Leonard Alter arranged withdrawal treatment at the county hospital and awaits Superior Court decision on Bill's fate. He hopes to be placed in a treatment program rather than released or confined.
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Prayer for Wisdom and Guidance Across the Day
An anonymous prayer asks for daily wisdom to seek divine guidance from God the Father through Jesus Christ. The note invites readers to share favorite prayers and reminds that pleas should be brief.
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Burglary and Car Theft Reported at Lubbock Auto Lot
Burglars pried a window screen and broke glass at Lubbock Auto Company on 4th Street. They stole a $150 adding machine and then some 1962 car from the lot, driving through a west exit barrier. Two Latin American men aged 21 and 29 were jailed for burglary investigation after police found saddles bridles and blankets linked to prior thefts.
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John Roberson
Abilene
Snyder
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Birch
Hear
End of Anzoategui Hijacking Declared by FALN Spokesman
A FALN spokesman announced the hijacking of the Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui ended with 100 percent success and urged Betancourt to take back his ship. U S Navy and patrol planes tracked two small boats near the vessel about 30 miles north of Maraca offshore from Amapa Brazil as surveillance continued.
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Belem
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Josiah Willard Gibbs
FASN
Laos Neutralists Warn of Impending Clashes Near Vientiane
In Bangkok reports a neutralist commander Gen Kong Le cautioned that fighting with the Pathet Lao could erupt anytime. Both sides have troops on alert amid tensions since Kong Le's 1960 coup, with warnings of renewed hostilities. Nine killed and twenty injured in an earth truck collision near Bangkok.
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