Lubbock Prepares Giant July 4th Blowout Parade
Thousands join an Independence Day celebration in Lubbock with a 9 30 a m downtown parade featuring 68 units from Broadway and Ave F to Municipal Auditorium. Dr James H Jauncey of El Paso speaks at 11 a m. A $2500 fireworks display lights Lowrey Field at 8 p m. Businesses close and parking meter holiday observed.
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Saskatchewan doctors reject mediation over medical plan
Saskatchewan physicians announce the province wide strike will continue against Premier Woodrow Lloyd's compulsory medical care plan. Two deaths occur after air transport to Regina General Hospital while doctors file suit to strike down the plan. A nine month old died as families sought care. Dr H D Dalgleish rejects mediation and calls for withdrawal of the plan.
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Saskatchewan
Woodrow Lloyd
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United Front
Solon Cites Safeguards on Aged Health Plan
Sen Clinton P. Anderson says the bipartisan health care for the aged plan has strong safeguards against federal control of medical practices as Senate debate opens. The measure spans Kennedy proposals to fund elderly health benefits via higher Social Security payroll taxes and extends coverage.
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Child Run Over In Driveway Tragedy
Eleven month old Brenda Briggs was run over by a car backing from a driveway at her grandmother's home near Lubbock. She remained in critical condition at West Texas Hospital as investigators described a misstep by 16 year old Janis Jenkins who was driving the vehicle. Wayne Gee, 16, a passenger, said they mistook the object for a rock and did not realize the impact until reaching the driveway edge.
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Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Mahon Says Sugar Act Boosts Panhandle Beet Mills
Rep. George Mahon of Lubbock says the new sugar act could spur construction of five to six sugar beet mills across the Panhandle South Plains in four and a half years. He notes the act provides a 60 000 ton yearly quota for new beet growers, with private capital funding mills and site selection by sugar companies.
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Lubbock
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Mr. U. S. A. Celebrates Eighth Birthday in Lubbock
Ulysses Sidney Allen born July 4 1954 in Lubbock Memorial Hospital celebrates his eighth birthday at home in the 1513 26th St. area. He attends George R Bean Elementary, has siblings Nicky Nella Mae Neva Kay and Patricia, and plans a party with a red white and blue cake and lemonade. He speaks of the pledge and pride in being American.
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26Th St
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
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Patricia
Convicts Surrender After Denver Prison Van Escape
Two robbers fled a Denver area prison van after beating a deputy sheriff and threatening a woman and her seven children. They hid in Gwin Rutledge’s home in Aurora, fired at officers, and later surrendered as police surrounded the house with submachine guns and tear gas. The incident left one deputy wounded and involved car thefts before the suspects gave themselves up. The baby slept through the siege as the family faced a tense standoff in Englewood.
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Prayer for righteousness and freedom in nations history
The Rev. C. Melvin Ratheal of Lubbock offers a prayer invoking righteousness exalting a nation and warning that sin is a reproach to any people. He asks for strength through Thy Spirit and a study of Thy word to uphold truth and freedom.
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Lubbock
Drowning at Lake Thomas Ends Snyder Family Outing
Mitchell Dean Loper, 19 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Loper, drowned at the lake edge as the family readied to leave. The infant was left in the car during loading and disappeared within minutes. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday in Ira Church of God with burial in Snyder Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters and three brothers, both sets of grandparents noted.
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William Joel
W. R. Lopez
Ira
Bill McCloud
Granbury
Shrew Dictates Husband's Choices A Light Moment
In a witty civic note, a Shrew is described as a wife who saves her husband time by deciding for him. The remark reflects a playful gender humor tone in the column.
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Mexicans Press Centennial Claim on El Chamizal Land
Mexico moves to reclaim about 600 acres inside El Paso Texas valued at $500 million. The drive follows President Kennedy and Lopez Mateos talks and centers on the El Chamizal border area with a long dispute over arbitration and potential cash compensation.
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United Press International
Exico City
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Kennedy
el Chamizal
Rio Grande
Washington
White House
Pierre Salinger
U. S
Salinger
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
la Prensa
Light showers dot South Plains as Independence Day picnics go unfazed
A weather summary reports scattered showers across the South Plains with most areas receiving light rain. Lamesa Seagraves saw up to nearly an inch, Reese AFB recorded 0.2 inch, and Lubbock airport reported no rain. Downtown Lubbock had brief showers, while Seagraves had the heaviest fall at 0.90 inch. Temperatures range from Presidio 102 to Houston 88.
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Andrews Child First Fatality Of Holiday
A two car crash on U S Highway 385 twelve miles north of Odessa Tuesday night killed seven year old Dely Galvan of Andrews. She rode with her father Bartowel Galvan in a car that collided with a vehicle driven by 37 year old Al Kreutzer of Odessa who was injured. Susie Galvan eight, Delys sister, was hospitalized with severe head injuries.
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Deluge Hits Kyushu Leaving Deaths and Flood Disruption
A heavy storm in Kyushu southwestern Japan Tuesday triggered landslides and floods disrupting trains. Police report at least five deaths from the deluge.
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