Toll Starts Millions Due On Highways
The Independence Day holiday drew millions to roads for four days of leisure at resorts, parks, and celebrations. The National Safety Council warned that carelessness could cost 550 to 650 lives over 102 hours from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. By Wednesday midnight, 12 deaths were reported, including six from a western Pennsylvania family in the first major crash of the holiday.
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Associated Press
Ummer
National Safety Council
Pennsylvania
Birth of a Nation Declaration of Independence remembered
United States celebrates Independence Day with parades fireworks and plays. Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence to sever ties with Britain as John Adams wrote to his wife about the soon coming declaration. A somber National Safety Council note accompanies the holiday reflections.
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George W. Cornell
YORK
John Hancock
John Bull
United States
John Adams
Major Zoning Case Argued For Board
The city planning director warned against expanding commercial zoning on 50th Street unless it serves the public, as the Planning and Zoning Commission heard 10 cases. Proponents sought a 1 1/2 acre add on 50th Street between Gary and Indiana avenues with tenants lined up, while opponents argued the area already has ample zoning and that public need fails to justify a change. The commission approved a shopping center at 50th St and Indiana Ave 4 to 1, with setbacks and provisions, before sending the case to the City Commission.
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Avalanche-Journal
50Th Street
City Planning and Zoning
A.M. Jr
50Th St
Indiana Ave
City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Commission
Raymond Billingsley
Leftwich
34Th Street
Billingsley
Parade Will Highlight City Events
July Fourth celebrations in Lubbock and area cities mark the nation’s 187th birthday with parades fireworks and bell ringing. A 9 30 a m parade will include 7 bands 41 units and T38 Talon jets from Reese Air Base. The 11 a m program at Municipal Auditorium features Sen Bruce Reagan and Lt Gov Preston Smith with music by the Singing Plainsmen.
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Carolene English
Avalanche-Journal
RK Rom
Lubbock
South Plains
Avenue G
Reese Air Base
Broadway
College
Sixth Street
Municipal Auditorium
Senator Reagan
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
Preston Smith
Singing Plainsmen
Prayer for Sabbath and healing
A devotional prayer seeks divine guidance to keep the Sabbath, cleanse hearts, and deliver from sin. It asks for blessings on the sick so they may join the congregation again, ending in Jesus' name.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus
Kirby regains control of Alleghany in high-stakes power play
Allan P. Kirby, once ousted by the Murchison brothers, again controls Alleghany Corp after Bertin Gamble agrees to sell 1.6 million shares. The move grants Kirby about 59 percent stake in the holding company behind New York Central Railroad and Investors Diversified Services. The formal close is expected by early September, ending a decades-long proxy battle.
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New York
UPD
Allan P. Kirby
Alleghany Corp. A
Murchison Brothers
Dallas
Kirby
Minneapolis
Bertin C. Gamble
Alleghany
Murchisons
Kirby Forces
New York Central Railroad
Diversified Serv
Stanton City Council Resigns Over Referendum Petition
The five member Stanton city council resigned after a petition demanded a referendum on an urban renewal project. The council accepted the petition and ordered a referendum, with resignations to take effect on the election date. The 1958 project had passed 96 to 51.
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Stanton
73 Indictments Returned by Lubbock Grand Jury
The 99th District Court grand jury returned 73 felony true bills Wednesday including five murder indictments from shootings on June 7 and June 20 and a number of robbery cases. Named in the murder indictments are Donnie Tew of Lubbock for James Louis Shobert’s death and Rudolph Duncan of Lubbock for Don M. Harrison’s death outside the Lasso Club. Tew previously posted bond. Duncan’s case involves a shooting outside a club on the Tecopa Highway. Page 6 continuation referenced.
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Avalanche-dourmu
Lubbock
99Th District Court
Howard C. Davison
Alton R.evee
Hilh Bam
James Louis Shobert
F. 2Nd St
Donnie Tew
Shobert
West Texas
Clifton Lee Shirley
37Th St
Shirley
Tew
Lubbock County
Rudolph Sinclair Duncan
Cedar St
Don M. Harrison
View
Lasso Club
Tohoka Highway
Harrison
Grand Jury
Kennedy denies rights bill would hamstring business
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy rejected claims that the civil rights bill granting Negroes access to public accommodations would curb business or widen federal power. The denial followed several racial incidents nationwide including a construction site clash and NAACP picketing of the American Medical Association in Chicago.
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Wyaseengton
API
Robert F. Kennedy
The
American Medical Association
Chicago
NAACP
Hospital
Radio and TV Programs: Dictionary Computer
A feature on a new electronic device called the Comte Dictionary Computer. It is praised as capable of solving many problems while noted for not addressing unemployment. The piece frames the invention in the context of market reports and media sections.
Package Deal On Tests Hit by Khrushchev
United States officials said Washington would likely view Khrushchev’s package proposal for a limited nuclear test ban and a NATO Warsaw nonaggression pact as unacceptable. Kennedy held two White House strategy meetings with top advisers as Harriman prepares to head to Moscow for further talks. No definite U.S. position was reached, but top priority was given to the Kremlin offer and broader test ban goals.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
United States
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy
State Department
Britain
France
West Germany
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Kremlin
White House
William C. Foster
Robert S. McNamara
Wolverell T Harri Tan
George W. Ball
Dean Rusk
Piers Satinger
Rail Talks Collapse Amid Labor Dispute Wirtz Says Hope Dims
Secretary Wirtz signaled unlikely success for collective bargaining as railroad work rules deadline nears. With Congress backing, the administration may act to avert a nationwide strike, though no steps were announced. Union leaders warn against featherbedding while railroads push new rules.
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Jerry T. Ballou
GN Gron
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Jonesi
Kenneys
J.B Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
Rairoads
Bend
Kennedy
Littlefield Golden Anniversary Sparks Town Reunion
Vaughn Hendree reports Littlefield's 50th anniversary festivities drawing oldtimers to share tales. Streets glow with flags, beard styles, and frilly dresses as residents celebrate with a giant cake at the peak event. A Queen and local families recall arrivals on the old pioneer train to town.
Parade of decorated floats through Littlefield festival
A parade of decorated floats and antique cars moved through downtown Littlefield in the afternoon. The first of four pageants began at 8 30 pm at Wildcat Stadium. Lions Club luncheon featured Paul Parker, assistant director of the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. Early settlers were highlighted at a Pioneer Natural Gas reception, including Mrs. Mary.
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Littlefield
Paul Parser
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Lions Club
Pioneer Natural Gas
Mrs
Mary
Weather Map Page 4-A Lubbock and Vicinity Update
Partly cool conditions with scattered clouds reported across Lubbock area. Winds light to moderate from the south with speeds around ten to fifteen miles per hour. A few pockets of warmer readings expected in southern counties.
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Lubbock
Souther
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