Man Holds Up Cable Grocery In West Texas
A young gunman robbed Cable Grocery at 3602 Ave A around 8:20 p.m. taking about 208 dollars in cash after ordering a clerk to bag the money. He tossed away five candy bars and left $1 bills in a bag near Sulky East Roth Street while fleeing in a car with two teens and others. Clerk Woody McGhee chased him and described the suspect as about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 140 pounds seeking several candy bars to take home to his children.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Weiler
Ave. A
Roth Street
Vee Wets
Ken Coble
Wolfforth
Woody McGhee
Gayland (Turnbow
E.arth St
McGhee
Four Month Ordeal Ends for Ecuadorian Mother
Adriana Garcia, a 25 year old Ecuadorian mother, endured four months of burns from a kerosene refrigerator at Long Island Jewish Hospital. She underwent nearly two weeks of daily surgeries without anesthesia and was discharged after the ordeal in New Hyde Park, New York.
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Adriana Garcia
Long Island Jewish Hospital
New Hyde Park
Bahia
Ecuador
Pablo
New Hyde. Park
N.Y
Ali
Terrorists Seize Arms In Montreal Armory Raid
A 15 member masked squad attacked a government arms depot near Montreal taking bazookas rocket launchers machine guns and ammunition. Officials fear a possible plan to attack the La Macaza missile site with uncertain ties to the FLQ.
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Montreal
UPD
Royal Canadiah Air Force
la Macaza
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
U S Rockets May Carry Larger Warheads Against Defenses
An official AEC report hints at improved means to defeat antimissile defenses. It notes higher warhead yields for Polaris, Minuteman, and Titan missiles with no weight increase, and mentions decoys and electronics as defense penetration advances.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Polaris
Titan
Defense Department
AEC
Plainview Woman Dies In Collision On US 70
In Birmingham Alabama a two car and truck crash on US 70 near Plainview killed 22 year old Miss Ann Linnette Cole and injured 23 year old Miss Betty Eakin who was in satisfactory condition at Plainview Hospital. The driver of the death car and driver of the Haley vehicle were in the same car but not yet identified. The incident occurred as the death car attempted a pass and struck the Haley vehicle throwing both occupants from the car. The wreck also involved a truck driven by Alton Roy Clift 23 of Mule Shoe. Miss Cole died en route to the hospital and bodies remained at Wood Dunning Funeral Home.
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Plainview
Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Hwy
Ann Linnette J Cole
Plainie Hospital
Betty Eakin
Mississippi
Jesse Anderson
Diana Gayle Haley
Haley
Alton Roy Clift
Miss Cole
Bill Barrett
Barrett's
Wood ‘Dunning Funeral Home
Plot Alleged by Chinese and Castro Agents Charged
Washington reports Honduras cites a plot by Communist Chinese and Castro agents to seize an industrial center in the American republic. Ambassador Hernan Corrales says the Honduran government relayed the accusation by cablegram.
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Washington
UPI
Thembassador
Honduras
Hernan Corrales
Organization of American States
United States
Ranger 6 Nears Moon as Midcourse Fix Could Jet to Target
The Ranger 6 spacecraft speeds toward the moon and may need a midcourse correction of up to 600 miles to place it on the desired collision course. NASA says the miss distance is within the craft’s maneuver capability as scientists stay optimistic about snapping close up lunar photos.
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Kennedy
Moon
Ranger
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lunar
H.m.schurmeier
Midland Men Die in Goldthwaite Plane Crash
The Twin-engine plane crashed 14 miles northwest of Goldthwaite shortly after noon Thursday killing James E. Litt and Joseph F. Mueller. Litt, manager of W. R. Grace nitrogen operations, chartered the flight. Mueller, coowner of Southwest Air Rangers, was a veteran pilot. Litt’s body was sent to Memphis for burial. Mueller’s services set for St. Ann’s Church.
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West Texas
Little
W. R. Grace and Co
Nitrogen Products
Western Operations
Mueller
Flying Brothers
New Mexico
Memphis
Tenn
Midland
Coup leader Khanh rises in South Viet Nam power shift
The bloodless Saigon coup elevates Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh to head of state with backing of the army, replacing Duong Van Minh. The United States, wary of upheaval, reviews recognition implications and war effort impact while reporting no American injuries. Saigon radio confirms the junta maintains control as Khanh seeks to keep Minh as figurehead.
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Avalmache Journal News
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
United States
Saigon
Khanh
Duong van Minh
Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Middle Age: The Time In Life When 8 Man Reflects On Fashion
A humorous editorial observes how men over a certain age view women’s fashions as more eroded over time. It notes shifting styles and social expectations with a light satirical tone.
Hunger march and sit-in at Chicago state building
Mothers and children on relief staged a hunger march and four hour sit-in at the State of Illinois building in Chicago. They demanded surplus foods and higher relief, chanting for food and jobs while state police watched and leaders argued over Communist influence. Mitchell and other ministers met with officials to arrange a future meeting. most protesters planned to remain until promises were made.
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United Press International
Shicago
State of Mines
Loop
Claude Lightfoot
Communist Party
Ilinois
United States
Henry Mitchell
Statewide rains lift hopes for farmers in Texas
Heavy rainfall drenched much of Texas causing localized flooding north of Del Rio and road accidents. Five people died in crashes as slick roads haunted the state while Lubbock and the South Plains saw the first broad moisture of the year. Rain totals varied across counties and cities with several inches reported in West and North Central Texas before clearing began.
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Texas
San Antonio
del Rio
Valverde County
Kilgore
West Texas
Albany
South Plains
Lubbock
Lubbock Municipal
Texas Tech
Lamesa
Plainview
Crosbyton
Matador
Muleshoe
Brownfield
Tahoka
del H Rio
Rio Grande
Gainesville
Red River
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Yuma
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Colorado
Linda
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Set Chou
Ethiopia
Bogota
Colombia
Asmara
Chou En-lai
Redi
China
Charles de Gaulle
France
Halle Selassie
Chou
Somala
el Espectador
KFY
AT_GOLDTHWAITE
State Department
Richard I. Phillips
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Jesus
Emer
Mayer
Chicago
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