Kennedy Likely To Reject Soviet Test Ban Proposal
President Kennedy faces a choice on a Soviet test ban proposal and is expected to consult with top advisers and Western allies before directing State Department officials. The question ties into broader issues of NATO, NATO-like alliances, and potential nonaggression pact pathways as the decision looms.
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NATO
Warsaw
State Department
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Kremlin
East Germany
de Ned
Littlefield Memories of Growth and Old Timers
Residents recount early Littlefield days from a town of under 300 to a bustling community. J W Emfinger recalls 1924 crop years while others recall mule hauling cotton to Lubbock and the Whitehouse Ranch buffalo herd. Family tales span arrivals in 1924, Model T trips, and local civic notes.
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Davis
Littlefield
Buffalo
Whitehouse Ranch
David
Tom Matthews
10Th Street
Elis Foust
Lubbock
Foust
J. W. Binfinger
Litte
Emfinger
Galuing Graduates Yet Muleshoe Seeks 50th Honors
Muleshoe marks its 50th anniversary with a five day Independence Day celebration climaxing in a gala dinner and fireworks. Two local high school graduates, Grerio Coronado Jr. and Anita Carmona, win $250 scholarships at an event featuring Bell of Freedom and a regional talent contest with $500 prizes. The ceremony includes tributes to pioneers, a fireworks display, and zoning discussions impacting local industry and property use.
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Muleshoe
Greerio Coronado Jr
Commerc v High Graduate
Anita
iCarmona
Lubbock High Grad
Dele Bryant
NAACP
Chicago
Carmona
Flora Chavez
Lubbock
Holiday traffic toll, liberty, and space age hints intermix
A wide column blends a traffic fatality forecast for 102 holiday hours with reflections on American founding principles. It mentions Jefferson drafting notes in Philadelphia, the 1976 Declaration echoes, and a space program discussion about cosmonauts and capsule pilots.
Local Court Records and Divorces Reported
A sprawling docket from Lubbock area courts lists marriage licenses, suits for personal injury and workers compensation appeals, anti torture. Cases include Evelyn Norman vs Robby Dorman, Manuel Galea vs Puemens Punt, and Walter Cub vs Royce Welton Perser. Divorces granted and actions noted across county courts with multiple plaintiffs and defendants.
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Tn Industrial
Evelyn Norman
Robby Dorman
Uit
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Manuel Galea
Puemens Punt Smututice Co
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Royce Welton Perser
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Rai Joh Key Cobb
W. C. Wilkins
W. C.wilking
Vernon Walace
Oes
Wallace Stoore
Corre
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BSE Helland
Deposits rise in Hockley and Cochran counties
Levelland area banks report higher deposits and loans compared with a year earlier. Hockley County totals reach 16.64 million with Sundown and Anton banks contributing, up from 12.06 million. Morton in Cochran County shows deposits at 4.66 million, rising from 3.82 million as loans across the two counties climb to 8.81 million from 7.82 million.
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Hockley
Cochran
Sundown
Anton
Morton
Cochran County
Births and notes from area hospitals clutter town pages
A jumble of birth announcements lists numerous families in Brownfield, Taylor, Lubbock, and surrounding areas. Names include Keith Elkins, James Cooper, Jackie Payne, Charles Hall, Tommy McDole, Ben Natit, and many others with weights, times, and hospitals such as West Texas and St. Jude. The report also notes savings and loan deposits rising to 5 922 610 and 5 952 23, and mentions political shifts with Roman Zambrowski stepping down in Poland and Iran press censorship reports.
Plainview Men Injured In Crash Near Plainview
Plainview men Clune F. Birkenfield and E A Payne were injured when a car overturned one mile south of here on U S Highway 87 at 9 40 p m Wednesday. Birkenfield, 34, was taken to Swisher County Hospital then transferred to Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo in critical condition. Payne, a passenger, was in fair condition.
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Plainview
Here
U. Hwy. 87
Swisher County Hospital
Clune F. Birkenfield
E. A. Payne
Birkenfield
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Payne
Zoning debate over street strip zoning and industrial shift
City officials and residents argued over commercial zoning on 50th Street and a planned one mile spacing rule. Billingsley urged limiting zoning to 52nd Street while others pressed for broader access. Leftwich opponents noted prior site changes and promised buyers learned of future zoning plans. A separate case sought industrial zoning crossing Loop 289 and plans for a farm implement operation west of College Avenue along the Loop.
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52Nd Street
Bert A. Nelson
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Ile
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Gary Avenue
Indiana Avenue
G. St. Nelson
Planning Commission
Loop
Lubbock
W. 5. Bryant Jr
College Avenue
LULAC honors scholars and teachers at language class event
The LULAC scholarship committee chaired by Andrew Rice named students on grades and need for awards. Oscar Velasco and Anna Bradshaw, Tech students, were praised for teaching Spanish language classes funded by the council. Jorge Moreno directed the conversational classes, and profits finance the Latin American scholarships awarded since 1956. Alfred Garibay presides.
Five Hurt in City Traffic Crashes
Five persons were injured in two separate crashes Wednesday in West Texas. Geneva Eagle, 1409 A 17th St, and John Gary Cook, 4120 Chicago Ave, were treated at West Texas Hospital and released. A panel truck driven by Cook collided with James Jeffery Hobgood’s car. Eagle was a passenger. A second crash at 26th St and Flint Ave injured John F. Stine, 1912 25th St, and Cynthia Lee Herman, 15, and her sister Terry, 10. Stine remained at Methodist Hospital in satisfactory condition. the Hermans received emergency treatment and were released.
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17Th St
Ave. T
John Gary Cook
Chicago Ave
Cook
James Jeffery Hobgood
Anton
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Old Sudan
YWCA
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Qualls Rites Set At Lamesa Today
Services for Noel Dudley Qualls 74 will be at 2 p.m. today at the Church of Christ in Lamesa with WW T Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in Lamesa Memorial Park Cemetery. Qualls died Tuesday at his home on Star Route 4 in Lamesa after farming in the area since 1938. He is survived by his wife Vonnie two daughters three sons a stepson and stepdaughter, three sisters and three brothers eleven grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Jack
Torrance
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Big Spring
Clyde
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Mic
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Marlow
Ethel Wharton
Lakewood
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Roland
Mangum
Amesa
Walter
Post Lavaca
Dallas High State Bank Deposits In New Jump
Texas bank deposits rose across the state with Dallas city and county deposits totaling 3.207 billion, a new high. Harris County Houston deposits reached 3.017 billion, up about 350 million from a year ago, reflecting industrial diversification and Space Age growth. Other counties and cities including Denton and Fort Worth posted similar gains.
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Texas
Dallas
Denton
Harris County
Houston
Tthe First City National Bank
J. A. Elkins Jr
Dallas City
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
Grand Jury Here Returns 73 Bills In Busy Session
A quiet night turn brought a busy grand jury session with 73 bills returned. Indictments include Earl M. Washington for the fatal May 17 shooting at Washington's Barbecue and Mauricio Lopez in a felony robbery case. Indictments also name David Soto in a June 14 New Deal murder and Pedro Vasquez Pedroza in a Nov. 21 double shooting that left a victim dead.
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Ave. A
Washington
19Th St
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George H. Nelson
Williams
Mauricio Lopez
Nelson
Itas
State Training School For Boys
Gatesville
David Soto
New Deal
Augustine Romero
Iman
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Ave
B. Pedroza
Ave. D
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Galveston
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Area Fourth Os and $160,274,908. Bell rings across region
A sprawling Fourth of July observance spreads through Lubbock Hale Center and nearby towns with bell ringing, fireworks, parades, and community events. The schedule includes displays at Buffalo Springs Lake, a Miss West Texas contest in Odessa, and reunions in Morton Stamford, plus safety patrols and traffic projections. Police anticipate dozens of injuries and hundreds of traffic violations over the holiday period.
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Mackenzie Park Diamonds
Ous
Buffalo S Lakes
Buffalo
Lakes Canyon
Lubbock County
Rites Set Today For Area Pioneer O'Donnell
Funeral service for Anna May Arnold 97 longtime O'Donnell resident will be at 3 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Lamesa with Jack Hackworth officiating Burial follows at O'Donnell Cemetery under Higginbotham Funeral Home supervision Mrs Arnold known as Aunt May died Tuesday in a Lamesa nursing home She had lived in O'Donnell since 1916 and is survived by several nieces and nephews.
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W. T. Hamilton
Lamesa
Jack Hackworth
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Arnold
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