Thunderstorms Sweep Parts Of South Plains
Thunderstorms and a lingering front swept the South Plains with watches issued in Archer, Clay, Wilbarger and Wichita counties. Rain fell mainly north of the Red River, though Childress reported .19 inches. Strong winds, snow in Montana, and snow at Beartooth Pass disrupted travel as tourists faced late June winter conditions. summer was expected to return by Monday.
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Archer
Clay
Wilbarger
Wichita
Red River
Childress
Kansas
West Yellowstone
Mont
Beartooth Pass
Yellowstone National Park
National Park Service
Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
Colorado
Palo Duro
Victoria Warner Tappan
Kerrick Warner
Greeley Warner
Police seek gun-wielding suspect after Fair Street shooting
Lubbock police hunt a gunman who wounded Benito Gonzales Saldana 28 in a Sunday shooting. Saldana was in fair condition at West Texas Hospital after being found near Lupe Gonzales residence. Police could not confirm the shooting location or identify the attacker.
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Lubbock
Benito Gonzales Saldana
Saldana
West Texas
Lupe Gonzales
214 Ave. K
Gas Truck Hits 19YearOld Girl in Pleasanton
Gloria S. Perez, 19, of Hereford, died after a gasoline transport truck struck her while she crossed U S 81 in Pleasanton about 4 a m Sunday. She died in a San Antonio hospital around 7 a m Sunday. Survivors include her parents and two sisters, all of Hereford. Services pending at Clabhorn Funeral Home in Friona.
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Pleasanton
Gloria S. Perez
Hereford
San Antonio
Joe Saunders
U.S
Miss Perez
Santa Rosa Hospital
Bombs Found Across 20 Miles In Central Arkansas Expose Hazard
About 140 softball sized bombs containing five ounces of TNT were found across Pope and Johnson Counties in Arkansas. No injuries reported. police believe they were stolen and used in drilling operations. Widespread area search continued to recover all bombs.
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Russellville
Ark
UPI
Arkansas
Pope County
Otto Brinkman
Wild Cat Gas I Drilling
Brinkman
Ausburg
Pope
Johnson County
Houston
Clarksville
Meridian raid foils racist plot. 1 dead in shootout
Police said a staged attack on Meyer Davidson's home targeting a Jewish merchant led to a fatal shooting of 26 year old Kathy Ainsworth of Jackson and injuries to Patrolman Mike Hatcher and others. Suspect Thomas Tarrants III, with dynamite and a timer, was wounded and captured after a running gun battle. Authorities linked the plot to Ku Klux Klan elements and white supremacist groups.
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Meridian
Miss
UPI
Kathy Ainsworth
Jackison
Ku Klux Klan
The
Americans For the Preservation of
White Citizens Council
Roy Gunn
Thomas Albert Tarrants Ini
Mobile
Ala
FBI
Sam Bowers
White Knights
Gunn
Tarrants
Mike ‘Hatcher
Hatcher
Meyer Davidson
Southern Pipe and Supply Co
Alton Allen
Robert Burton
Burton
McNamara Travels Into East Berlin on Visit
World Bank President Robert S. McNamara made a brief trip into East Berlin from West Berlin on a sight seeing foray. Police reported he passed Checkpoint Charlie at 9:50 a.m. and returned by 11:40 a.m during his private weekend visit amid talks with West German economic leaders.
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Berlin
World Bank
Robert S. McNamara
East Berlin
U.S
Cotton Links Area's Two Big Empires in Ranching Era
In Lubbock and Estacado a frontier balance formed as cattle ranching shifts fed by cottonseed. Farmers and cowmen intermix through seed byproducts, with cottonseed meal and hulls fueling cattle finishing and feed blocks. Quaker settlers of Estacado mingle with range families, leading to marriages and the colony moving on.
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Don Johnson
Lubbock
Crump
Quaker Colony of Friends
Estacado
Stanton Boy Drowns in Wisconsin River Rescue
Dennis A. Brantley, 18, an employee of Great Plains Construction Co., drowned when a rubber raft overturned over a dam on the Crawfish River near Stanton Wisconsin. His body was recovered Sunday after swift currents hampered search efforts. He leaves parents Hearald and and a brother Roger. Larry Lloyd was rescued. both youths worked on the pipeline project. Services pending at Gilbreath Funeral Home.
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Danville
Wis
Lubbock, Tex
Here
Dodge County
Dennis A. Brantley
Dodge County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Brantley
Great Plains Construction Co
Wisconsin
Stanton High School
Larry Lloyd
Holiday
Tex
Hillard Lloyd
Lloyds
Seven injured in two car crash at 42nd Street and Quaker Avenue
Seven people received treatment at Methodist Hospital after a late Sunday two car collision at 42nd St and Quaker Ave. Most injuries were minor. Minor fire damage reported at 2702 Sard St from attic wiring. An 11 month old boy from 5705 B 30th St in fair condition after near drowning at home wading pool. In Sardinia bandits and Carabinieri clashed in a gun battle with no extortionists killed.
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Methodist Hospital
42Nd St
Quaker Ave
Eva M. Wigley
Sard St
Christopher Keim
William Keim
30Th St
Cagliari
Sardinia
Palo Duro Pageant Opens Third Season With Connally Visit
Gov John Connally and Mrs Nellie Connally attended the Palo Duro Canyon production Texas the musical romance of Panhandle history opening its third season before 1500 attendees. The show features 70 local performers, includes a dedication map for Panhandle pioneers, and runs nightly through Labor Day with weather adding gusty wind and dust.
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James Boyett
Avalanche-Journal
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Palo Duro Canyon
John Connally
Lone Prairie
The
W. A. Warner
Warner
Nellie Connally
Gov. Connally
Connally
Victoria Warner Tappan
Panhandle Heritage Foundation
De Gaulle wins sweeping victory in French elections
Charles de Gaulle and his Gaullist party claim at least 2355 seats in the 487 member National Assembly, a landslide majority that dwarfs the pre election tally. Pierre Mendes France loses his Grenoble seat as Gaullists gain power with Pompidou ready to form a new cabinet before July 11.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
Interior Ministry
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Federation
Georges Pompidou
Roger Frey
Pierre Mendes-France
Grenoble
Jean- Merce
Jeanneney
Charles Henry
Cuban hijack puts American pilot on trial in Havana
A hijacker forced Southeast Airlines Flight 101 from Marathon to Havana with 15 passengers aboard. Pilot George Prellezo, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was held in a Cuban jail awaiting possible trial as a deserter from Aeropostal. The Swiss Embassy said Cuba might try him despite U.S. citizenship as authorities consider him Cuban.
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Miami
Miami-Key West
Havana
Southeast Airlines
Cuba
Key West
Ioff
Marathon
Florida Keys
Dave Martin
Associated Press
Martin
George Prellezo
Radio Havana
Prellezo
United States
Aeropostal
State Department
Olga
U.S
Preilezo
Puerto Rico
Luis Fuentes
Prellezos
Preslezon
Nine Hurt After Lubbock Vehicle Crashes Sunday
In Lubbock Sunday nine people were treated for injuries in three single-vehicle crashes. Stella Mendolle 17 of Ralls is in fair condition after a one car rollover on East Broadway. Mary Lou Martinez 25 of Ralls and Ramona Hernandez 50 of S16 Ave are listed in serious and serious condition respectively at Methodist Hospital. Others treated and released include Esmeralda Mendolle 22 Mike Mendolle 14 Joe Mendolle 21 Israel Martinez 22 Roberta Dutton 21 Freddie Acosta 16 and Jackie Dale Bass 16 in separate incidents Sunday morning and early afternoon. A second wreck on University Avenue involved Roberta Dutton. A third incident at 47th Street and Akion Avenue involved Jackie Dale Bass in a one car motorcycle crash.
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Lubbock
Stella Mendelle
Ralls
Methodist Hospital
East Broadway
Oak Ave
Mary Lou Martinez
Methodist
Esmeralda Mendolle
Mike Mendolle
Joe Mendeile
Israel Martinez
Roberta Dutton
Coleman St
University Ave
Serth St
Ramona Hernandez
S16
Ave. R
Freddie Acosta
N. Ave. R
Jackie Dale Bass
St. Apt. A
47Th St
Akion Ave
New Conference Duties Proposed by Texas Senator
A UPI report notes Sen. John Brower proposes expanding the Administration Conference of the United States to include continuous oversight of government dealings affecting individuals and state or territorial units. The conference dates to 1964.
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Washington
UPI
Texas
Administration Conference of
United States
John Brower
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Estelle Chance
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Jessica Ward
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West Texas State University
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