Senator Kerr Remembered As Nation Mourns Loss
Sen Kerr a 6 foot 3 Oklahoma figure who rose from log cabin birth to multimillionaire oil operator died. A former governor he keynoted the 1944 Democratic National Convention and sought the presidential nomination in 1952. As senator he defended Truman's Korea decision and led space program efforts through the Senate Space Committee.
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Oklahoma
Korea
Kerr
Truman
Congress
Kerr- McGee Oil Enterprises
Senate Space Committee
Robert S. Kerr
John M. Bailey
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Bailey
Democratic National Committee
Jennings Randolph
Dwva
Kerry
Johnson City
Tex
Lyndon 3B
Johnson
America
Texas
John G. Tower
Wichita Falls
Southwest
Bob Kerr
Obituary and Notices Run Across Lubbock Readers
Funeral services awaited for Mrs Harold Ammons sister in law while Jack Denney Ammons and family mourned. Friona rancher Fred Carson and Edgar Bailey of Rayne were also reported dead with services pending. A New Year open house hosted by C B Martin drew 600 guests as public figures recall Sen Robert Kerr as a towering Democratic leader and family man. Kerr's death drew tributes from Byrd Mansfield Anderson and Johnson with praise of his legislative skill and integrity.
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Ted Barnett
Rt. 1
Lubbock
Alton Ammons
Greenville
Harold Ammons
Ammons
Jack Denney Ammons
21St St
Bayless Elementary
Rayne
Edgar Bailey
Ben Bailey
E. Main St
Bailey
Bank Stock Links Questioned in major probe
Patman cites links between Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland banks and large New York institutions through nominees and stockholdings. He notes 1,242 loans secured by bank stock totaling 191.9 million and warns such links may evade branch banking laws and stifle competition. Pallman expected to chair Banking Committee upon reconvening.
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Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Patman
New York
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Federal Reserve
Tragic avalanche buries 14 skiers near Yoho Park
In Twin Valley Yoho National Park, a sudden avalanche buried 14 University of British Columbia students while skiing Sunday. One girl died, others escaped or were freed and revived. Jean Sharp, daughter of Vancouver schools superintendent, died.
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Jean Sharp
Vancouver
Woman Refugee Sparks Gun Duel at Berlin Border
A 28 year old woman fleeing East Germany swam the Spree into the U S sector. East Berlin reports an East German policeman was wounded in a gun duel with West Berlin officers as the river patrol exchanged fire. The refugee reached safety while a West Berlin bullet grazed an East Berlin officer.
Dock Strike Talks To Resume Today
NEW YORK UPI reports talks will resume today in the $25 million a day longshore strike after a New Year holiday recess. About 75,000 dockworkers walked off their piers along Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports on December 23, restarting a four day strike halted by an 80 day cooling off period under Taft Hartley.
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New York
UPI
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Taft - Hartley
Strong earthquake rattles Aleutian area near Alaska coast
An earthquake of notable strength occurred south of the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. The observatory reported the temblor at 6 48 28 p m EST at its station, with sub stations in Mile and Caribou Maine noting arrival times shortly earlier.
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UPI
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Weston Observatory
Mile
Maine
Caribou
Dallas Banks Listed In New House Probe
The House Small Business Committee reports two Minneapolis banks are the most active in making loans secured by 10 percent or more of stock in other banks. A chain banking study lists 11 banks as most active and links them to 937 banks through stock loans.
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Patman
Pallman
Banking Committee
House
Congress
Small
Washington
House Small Business Committee
Minneapolis
Northwestern National Bank
First National Bank
Republic National Bank of
Dallas
Tex
New Cotton Maid Makes First Official Dallas Appearance
Shelby Smith of Albuquerque the 1963 Maid of Cotton presided at half time ceremonies in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl. She presented the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship award to Baylor University watched by 75,000 fans as Marines and university bands accompanied her on a floral float.
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Shelby Smith
Dallas
Albuquerque
Memphis
UPI
N.M
Maid of Cotton
U.S
University of Texas
Louisiana State University
Miss Smith
Baylor Student Association
University of New Mexico
Texas
LSU
Kilgore
Tex
God Bless America
Births in West Texas and Mars Hospital reported
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Rufus C. Nichols on a son born at 6:20 a.m. weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces at West Texas Hospital. The Nichols are linked to Lubbock Electric Department. Also listed are births at Methodist Hospital and St. Marys Hospital with parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. S Abercrombie.
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Rufus C. Nichols
Ave G
West Texas Hospital
Electric Department
City of Lubbock
Lee R. Jordan
29Th St. Oon
Methodist Hospital
Texas Concrete Block Co
Mrs. S
Abercrombie
14Th St
St. Mars's Hospital
Seven Men at Maen Involved in Door Kicking Incident
Seventeen men plus five others were named in a household cluster near the Arredondo residence. Manuel Moreno, one of the seven charged, allegedly kicked a door early Tuesday triggering an argument. The son said his father crossed the street with a stick to assist him. Moreno had just been released from Hale County jail after posting bond for destruction of property in a car window damage case. Funeral services for the victim were pending at Wood Dunning Funeral Home Tuesday night.
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Pelphrey
Manuel Moreno
Moreno
Hale County
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Tunisian President Bourguiba Fatigued by Facial Infection
Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, targeted by an assassination plot last week, has been critically ill with facial phlebitis causing carbuncles. Doctors say the condition menaced his life but is now under control and he is out of danger.
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Tunis
UPI
Habib Bourguiba
Kennedy Grants Equal Time Handshakes At Orange Bowl
President Kennedy visited the Orange Bowl in Miami to greet Oklahoma and Alabama cheerleaders giving equal time access. Martha Campbell of Scottsboro Alabama wept when escorted to the president’s box and recalled she could not remember her name. Betty Bard of Tulsa watched and asked for similar access. Kennedy coin tossed for opening kickoff then met Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson before taking a seat and arriving by helicopter from Palm Beach.
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Miami
Fla
Kennedy
Oklahoma
Alabama
Martha Campbell
Scottsboro
Ala
Miss Campbell
Florida
Betty Bard
Tulsa
Bud Wilkinson
Sooners
Wilkinson
White House
Palm Beach
Municipal Justice Building
Fatal shooting in Randall County involves Damron family
A man shot by a visitor at the Damron home in Randall County, after a threat-laden confrontation with Damron and his son Damion. The elder Damron allegedly urged the son to kill the visitor. the assailant fired a .44 carbine, striking the son in the chest and the father in the abdomen. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Damron
Hicks
Damion
Randall County
Damrons
Philadelphia Fire Destroys Warehouse and Surrounding Homes
A nine story Philadelphia warehouse and nearby homes were destroyed in a large Tuesday night blaze. The inferno left hundreds homeless as flames swept through a vast urban area and threatened a nine block district.
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Philadelphia
Major Philadelphia Fire Destroys Block Near Temple University
A three-alarm blaze ripped through two blocks near Susquehanna Ave and Diamond St, leveling at least two thirds of a block and destroying 25 homes plus three three story buildings. Fire Chief Hink said it was the worst Philadelphia fire. Evacuees were housed at Elverson Elementary, utilities restored, and Reading Railroad service halted pending safety checks. Flames threatened 100,000 gallons of underground fuel oil at nearby firms as firefighters battled the flames for hours amid icy conditions.
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University
Susquehanna Ave
Diamond
Temple University
Elverson
Reading Railroad
Center City
Philadelphia
George F. Hink
Hink
Blacksquare Fretz
10Th St
Diamond St
United Fuel Co
Master Fuel Oil Co
Security Storage Co
South Jersey
Delaware River
Holiday closures ease back into routine for city
City residents return to normal after New Year break as public and private schools resume with an extra day for students. Out of town students head back to two college campuses while teachers plan March 8 meetings to end the school holiday period. Police report several drunkenness and DUI arrests. Fire crews address hydrants opened by pranksters as businesses reopen today.
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Nat Williams
U S and Soviet Space Pact Reported by Paris Presse
Paris Presse reports a claimed secret US USSR space cooperation pact to pool resources for joint research and a mixed American Russian crew on the moon by 1970. The dispatch names Hugh Dryden and Anatoli Blagonarov as signatories and mentions planting the UN flag on the Moon.
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Paris
UPI
Paris- Presse
United States
Soviet Union
Paris‘Presse
Lucien Barnier
Astronautic
Hugh Dryden
Anatoli Blagonravov
The
Ussr
Martinez Baby First Form 63
A 6 pound 6 ounce boy, Jose Armando Martinez, born at 12 24 Tuesday at Lauf Clinic, is the citys first newborn of the year. His father is a City of Lubbock employee. A second boy, 6 pounds 14 ounces, was born at 12 44 a m at West Texas Hospital to Mr and Mrs Ernst Kiesling.
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Jose Armando Martinez
Armando Martinez
Lauf Clinic
Theather
Lubbock
Ernst W. Kiesling
30Th St
West Texas Hospital
Room Brightened by Yellow Paint Idea
A room flooded with natural light can be enhanced by applying a coat of yellow paint. The suggestion emphasizes how color can influence mood and space perception.
Red China Sees 1963 Improvement After 1962 Good Year
The Pe king People s Daily broadcast editorial said 1962 was good in Red China and forecast better days in 1963. The report notes optimism despite tensions with foreign powers.
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Red China
Edwin Q. White
Tokyo
China
Peking People’s Daily
United States
Moscow
People’s Daily
Taipei
Formosa
Peking
No Letup Seen As More Blizzards Hit Britain and Europe
AP report details continued heavy snow across Britain and much of Europe with 15 foot drifts in southern England. Troops police and air force delivered emergency supplies while sea swells hit the Irish coast. Two climbers die in Scotland and trains buried by drifts. livestock losses reported across Scotland and southwest England.
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London
Britain
Europe
England
Air Ministry
Irish
Dublin- Wicklow
County Wicklow
Scotland
Cuillin
Isle of Skye
Edinburgh
Devon
Princetown Village
Hexworthy
Jack Bridges
Thugs Raid Area Targeting Vehicles and Property
Deputies reported a vehicle abandoned near New Deal area mid Monday night. A radio remained on at a used car lot office and a box of automobile keys disappeared. A camera was stolen from Mays Studio after boxes were moved, with estimated loss of 100 dollars. Other thefts included kitchen items from Cap Rock Hotel and a pistol from a car. Property damage occurred in two racial incidents with broken windows and totals of 11 and 125 dollars respectively.
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New Deal
David Mays
47Th St
Mays
34Th St
Selmus Price
20Th St
Caprock
Bill Bannister
24Th St
A. FE. Johnson
Quirt Ave
R. A. Bracey
Odessa
Walnut St
Thelma Harcom
Rt. 5
Lubbock
Fiskine Rd
Fire Destroys Mail At Hempstead Post Office
A blaze in the Hempstead New York parcel post station destroyed over 100 bags of incoming mail and caused about 10000 dollars in damage. Authorities say the fire started in the boiler room of the station.
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Hempstead, N.Y
Hempstead
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Harry S. Truman
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Palmer County
Claborn Funeral Home
Carson
C. B. Martin
13Th St
Senate Public Works
Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-- Va
Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
Ada
Okla
Poteau
Senator
McGeel
Aides
New York City
William McC. Martin Jr
Red
New House
New Cotton Maid
Canada
Arredondo Jr
Bourguiba
By Frank Cormier
Joe
Martinez
George E. Hink
By Colin Frost
West
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