Sleeping illness shocks Japan with unexplained deaths
A Tokyo coroner links a mysterious nighttime illness, dubbed pokkuri, to 130 deaths among men ages 25 to 45 over 18 months. Autopsies show no disease, with rice overconsumption as a leading but unproven theory. Similar cases have appeared in Hawaii, Manila, and Guam.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hawaii
Manila
Guam
Rive
Saburo Yoshimura
Yoshimura
Nils Paul Larsen
Honolulu
Larsen
Burma
Honoishu
Deposits Rise At Lubbock Banks In Mid-Year Figures
Mid year statements show Lubbock banks holding deposits of 163.39 million dollars as of June 30. Citizens National Bank reports 55.06 million in deposits while First National holds 54.11 million and Lubbock National 30.45 million. Loans total 102.6 million with Citizens 19.64 million and First National 18.90 million.
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Lithbock
U. S. Comptroller of Currency
Lubbock
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank
Lubbock National Bank
American State Bank
Plains National Bank
Truhbock National Bank
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Lubbock Savings and Loan Association
Slaten State Bank
Lubbock County
Services Set Today For Wreck Victim
Brownfield July 3 Special funeral services are planned for Mrs. Robert B. Helms 50 Plains who died Monday after her car left U S Highway 380 near Plains. The Rev Bob Robins from Levelland will officiate at 2 p m Wednesday at First Baptist Church Brownfield. Burial will be in Brownfield Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction Mrs Helms once lived in Plains Odessa Tokio and had recently resided in Plains and Odessa Her death followed a two car single vehicle mishap with the car leaving the road and stopping 170 feet off pavement in a pasture near Denver City Hospital.
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Brownfield
Robert B. Helms
Plains
U.S. Hwy
First Baptist Church of
Bob Robins
Levelland
Brownfield Cemetery
Death sentence of soldier commuted by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower commuted Pvt. Richard A. Hagelberger of Buffalo New York from death to 55 years at hard labor for the murder of an elderly German couple. The move followed a recommendation by special counsel Gerald Morgan. Pvt. John F. Vigneault's death sentence had been commuted earlier. Both men are at Fort Leavenworth.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard A. Hagelberger
Buffalo, Noy
Gettyshure Farm
John F. Vigneault
White House
James C. Hagerty
Gerald Morgan
Hageberger
Vigneault
Army
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Longtime Santa Fe Worker Michael Roney Dies at 71
Michael Robert Roney 71 of Amarillo died at his son Dr Robert C Roney's home 33508 44th St. he had lived in Amarillo 54 years and worked for Santa Fe Railroad 30 years before retiring. He died Tuesday while visiting his son. Survivors include two sons and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements through Sanders and Grigg Funeral Homes in Amarillo.
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Michael Robert Roney
Amarillo
Aoson
Robert C. Roney
44Th St
Roney
Sanders Funeral Home
Grigg Funeral Home
Santa Fe Railroad
Tr. Roney
Jack C. Roney
Lawrence
Kan
Swimming Course Begins Thursday At Boys Club Pool
Beginning Thursday and through July 20 a beginner swimming course will be held at the Boys Club pool ABC branch on M23 Ave K. Free instruction is offered to ABC and Optimist Boys Club members or any boy who wishes to join. Jim McNalle, swimming director, reports 31 boys enrolled. Those completing the course will earn Boys Club of America beginner pins and Red Cross beginner pins. Names listed include Gar Albertson John Black Bobby Boit Dennis Birrows John Carpenter Nav Davis Donald Dadson Ronnie Field Mike Ginn Harold Ginn Tim Graves Butch Slaney Howard Hays Billy Herr Jimmy Herr Jal Johe Randy Leake Gerald Leions Dele McCrim Steve McFarland Donny Medley Mike O’Neal Junior Payne Kenneth Payne Roger Payne Michael Pettit Jackie Sells Tommy Smith Henry Silvia Mike Storch Tommy Tullos Ronald Webster.
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ABC
Ab M23
Ave
Jim McNalle
Bovs Chibs of America
American Red Cross
Gar Albertson
John Black
Bobby Boit
Dennis Birrows
John Carpenter
Nav Davis
Donald Dadson
Ronnie Field
Mike Ginn
Harold Ginn
Tim Graves
Butch Slaney
Howard Hays
Billy Uerr
Jimmy Herr
Jal Johe
Randy Leake
Gerald Leions
Dele McCrim
Steve McFarland
Donny Medley
Mike O'Neal
Junior Payne
Kenneth Payne
Roger Payne
Michasl Petfit
Jackie Sells
Tommy Smith
Henry Silvia
Mike Storch
Tommy Tullos
Ronald Webster
Traffic Officer Zurick Shaping Downtown Traffic
In Pittsburgh, Pa, Traffic Officer John Zurick draws crowds with dramatic, balletlike gestures as he guides downtown intersection flow. A nine year veteran who once played baseball basketball and boxed, his motions resemble a baseball umpire and boxing referee, earning him a sports angle on traffic direction.
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P&ttsburgh
John Zurick
Zurick
Explosion at Camdeneton home injures three from lightning
Three people, Gilbert Hill 57 Christine Hill 59 and son Gerald 33, were injured when a lightning sparked explosion leveled their Camdeneton central Missouri home. Mrs Hill was hurled to the yard, Hi was trapped under a bathtub, and Gerald freed him. All were taken to Wallace Hospital in Lebanon, condition described as satisfactory.
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Camdenton
Missouri
Gilbert Hill
Christine
Gerald
Hill
Wallace Hospital
Lebanon
Brownfield Rites Set For Mrs. Sage
Special funeral services for Mrs. H F B Sage 41 died Monday at a daughter’s home in Brownfield after an eight month illness. Services set for 10 a m Thursday at First Methodist Church Brownfield with Rev Alfon Polk and Rev James Tidwell officiating. Burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survived by husband of Midland a son Billy Midland two daughters Mrs Green and Miss Jackie Sage Hobbs parents Mr and Mrs S F Walker Wann Okla four brothers Harold Welker Wynona Okla Robert G Walker Austin Sigel F Walker Jr Hutchinson Kan Garland R Walker Wann Okla and two sisters Mrs Isabelle Carter Redding Cal and Mrs Roy Hester Tulsa.
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Sage
Doug Green
Hobbs
Midland
Billy
Mrs. Green
Jackie Sape
S. F. Walker
Wann
Okla
Harold Welker
Hutchinson
Kan
Amd
Garland R. Walker
Isabelle Carter
Redding
Cali
Roy Hester
Tulsa
Poznan Riot Highlights Polish Resentment and Kremlin Tactics
A Poznan demonstration shows Polish anti communist sentiment and anger at Russian and German legacies. Rioters target radio broadcast systems while authorities struggle with unclear power limits under a changing Soviet policy seen in Eastern Europe. The piece contrasts calls for bread and wages with the Kremlin push toward a softer line or renewed repression.
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Poznan
Posen
Moscow
Baltic States
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Georgia
Stalin
Kremlin
Lubbock Candidate Denounces Lobbyists
John Lee Smith a Lubbock attorney and former lieutenant governor says voters are aroused by government corruption and lobby influence. He advocates a strong anti lobbying law as he campaigns in Austin and heads to a July 4 picnic at Terrell.
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Austin
John Lee Smith
Lubbock
Veterans Land
Smith
Terrell
Lockney Resident Dies in Eagle Pass
Lockney resident Jack Tatter died today in Eagle Pass of a heart attack at 15 am. Funeral services are set for 10 am Thursday at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Ceorins and Rev. N. B. Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home guidance. Survivors include his wife two sons James and Ide a daughter Charlotte his mother and a sister.
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Lockney
Jack Tatter
Eagle Pass
First Methodist Church
Ceorins
Daniels
Andrews
Lackney
Carter Finneral
James
Ide
Charlotte
Denver Air Force sergeant surrenders in wine and song funds theft
S. Sgt. Rodney Barak of Lowery Air Force Base in Denver turned himself in to military authorities in New Orleans after allegedly misusing 2478 in government payroll funds for a spree of wine and women. He left six cents in cash and a suicide note to a Denver girlfriend, then was held on 5000 bond awaiting return to Colorado to face robbery charges.
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New Orleans
Denver
Colo
Air Force
Colorado
Rodney Barak
Lowery Air Force Base
Lowery
Barak
Rites For Accident Victim Slated Today
Funeral services for Bryan Gordon Anderson 52 of Lorenzo are set for 3 p m at First Methodist Church Robertson Community. Anderson was killed when a 300 gallon gasoline tank fell on him on a Robertson County farm. Ministers from nearby churches will officiate and burial follows at Tech Memorial Park with Sanders Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers named from Lorenzo Idalou and Lubbock will attend.
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Bryan Gordon Anderson
Lorenzo
First Methodist
Robertson
Anderson
Carlisle
Jease Young
First Methodist Church
Big Spring
H. C. Abbott
Robertson Motz
Donnie Alien
Lubbock
New York Services Slated For Sergeant Gillette
The body of M. Set. John I. Gillette 47 of Reese Village is sent to Youngstown New York today for funeral and burial after a verdict of death by gunshot wound personal safety related. Gillette was found dead at his home and a coroners inquest found a single .45 caliber gunshot wound to the temple. He was born in Canada and stationed at Reese for years. Survivors include his wife four step children a brother Arthur and a sister Kathleen in Windsor Canada.
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M. Set
John I. Gillette
McGuire St
Reese Village
Youngstown
New York
Franklin Mallett
Justice of the Peace
George H. McCleskey
Gillette
Canada
Reese
Arthur
Kathleen
Windsor
Grave Markers To Be Allowed For Unsound Service Dead
President Eisenhower signed a law authorizing grave markers in national cemeteries for armed forces members who were killed or died on active duty and whose bodies were not recovered. Previously markers were limited to those reported missing in action.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russell Craft faces long recovery after El Paso wreck
Russell Craft formerly Guadalupe Elementary principal and now El Paso area principal sustained serious injuries in a car crash last Wednesday. He has a punctured lung and a broken leg, and friends report his condition as improving.
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Russell Craft
Guadalupe
el Paso
Craft
Youth Arrest In Theft Case In Lubbock
A 16 year old Lubbock youth was arrested with stolen electrical gear after confessing to thefts from L&H Gin Company and his mother’s purse. He admitted stealing a portable airscraft radio receiver and three microphones and said he took about 16 dollars from the gin and 320 dollars from his mother. He was released to his mother to report to juvenile probation authorities.
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Lubbock
L&h Gin Company
Here Last Bevemper
Kate McMullen
Tom
Lubbock High School
Main
Ave. S
EM Mayse
Elmtreak
Homer Maxey Co
4Th St
London Doctor Links Worry to Hair Loss in Men
London physician Dr J Van Pelt reports in the British Journal of Scientific Hypnotism that men who fret show more hair loss than tears. He says heavy worrying correlates with baldness, while women may shed tears for relief. A telephone post in Jo hannesburg logged 225 calls in 15 nights to a South Africa couple.
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London
J. van Pelt
British Journal of Scientific
Johannesbur
South Africa
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Neatherlands
Hague
Beain
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Poland
J. M. Roberts
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Russia
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Hygeia Water CO
Mackenzie Park Amusement Center
Mackenzie State Park
New York Services
Felder Brothers
Christian
Robin
Pelham
Ft. Hancock
N.J
Sandy Hook Harbor
New York Area
C. W. Fewell
Bates St
Colorado Springs
Don Gaither
Mrs. Gaither
Fewells
Jackie Harder
Ave. L
Houston
University of Houston
Yubbock Lions Club
Wilbur Hunt
Adlibs
Capreck Hotel
Montague County
Mackenzee State Park
Rolla Dean DeCordova
Hugh Goodlett
Plainview
Methodist Hospital
Frankie Carl Cordell
E. F. Cordell
30Th St
Orarian
Olarion of
Broome Optical
Texas
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