Missing on daring Colorado rapids run reported safe
Sixteen travelers feared lost on the Colorado River near Cataract Canyon were reported safe late Monday with some survivors reaching Hanksville and others en route. Pilot Don Landells rescued Mr and Mrs Phillip Seeley by helicopter after SOS signals in the canyon.
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Areen River
Utah
Colorado River
Here
Phillip Seeley
Bakersfield
Calif
Cataract Canyon
Hite
Seelers
Hanksville
Holmes O. Miller
Federal Aeronautics Agency
Manksville
FFA
Bryce Canyon
Jeff Green
Filot
Green River
James Hurst
Mrs. Seeley
Hurst
Don. Landells
Helicopter Corp. of America
Santa Monica
Seeleys
Landells
Prisoners In Escape At Reformatory Escalates Hostage Standoff
Four rebellious inmates held 38 hostages including women and children at the Washington State Reformatory threatening to kill or mutilate to force escape. Sheriff Twitchell and emergency plans were outlined as guards from multiple agencies ringed the building. a woman hostage was released, but a child remained.
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Associated Press
Onrce
Wash
Washington State Reformatory
Bruce Oxford
Ernest C. Timpani
Ernest Timpani
Twitchell
Gus Timpani
Reformatory
Sheriff's Reserve
Space Explorer Killed In Mishap
Space explorer M. Lee Lewis, a balloonist who reached 80 000 feet, was killed in St. Paul Minnesota Monday during tests in a gondola three feet above the ground. The 47 year old was struck by a 15 pound steel pulley used to suspend the gondola. He planned autumn flights with Naval Cmdr Malcolm Ross to study space mysteries.
Isolated storms lash eastern South Plains with hail damage
Rain and hail battered crops near Silverton with 3 to 4 inches of rain and hail across a 1 by 4 mile area. A Dallas 7 11 roof was blown off by gusty winds around 12 15 pm. Other Texas rainfall readings included Wink 1.70 and Sherman 1.72 inches.
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South Plains
Silverton
Dallas
Matador
Briscoe
Massive Red Buildup For Air Strike Seen By UPI
Nationalist China says 2300 Communist aircraft cluster at 47 bases along the Chinese coast within about 90 minutes of Formosa. They claim a new offensive could begin around the Geneva talks on July 13, with clashes over the Formosa Strait.
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United Press International
ASPEI
Formosa
China
Formasa
LVR
Formosa ‘Strait
Geneva
Military Information Service
Soviet Space Dogs and Rabbit Fail to Impress U.S. Officials
Washington doubted the Soviet claim of a successful space flight noting earlier American success with two monkeys and a longer flight. Moscow said a single stage rocket carried a two ton payload to the upper atmosphere with animals brought back safely, but details like altitude were not specified.
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Avalanche Journal
USSIA
Moscow
U. S
Moscow Radio Comr
Plans Approved for Northeast Lubbock Junior High
Preliminary plans for a new junior high on 4th Street and Walnut Avenue in northeast Lubbock were approved by Lubbock ISD trustees at a Plainsman Hotel luncheon. The 87,000 to 88,000 square foot building would house about 800 students with 33 teaching stations and facilities including science rooms library gym auditorium and cafeteria. No cost estimate was given. final plans will determine the price and insulation for air conditioning.
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W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
4Th Street
Walnut Avenue
Lubbock
Lubbock Independent School District
Plainsman Hotel
Atcheson, Atkinson & Cartwright
Supt
Nat. Williams
Royal H. Banner
Tom
Lubbock High School
Zona, Banner
Parsons School
Carol Sue Bertram
Ralph A. George
Atkins Junior
Carl B. Knight
Q. L. Slaton
Kay” Yates
Posey School
Patricia “Ann Ikard
Sara Herrington
Maedgen
Betty
B. McGee
Tom. S. Lubbock High
Tom Murphey
Mark Hailey
James Whiteside
John Christmann
Russell
Wilkinson
Raab Seeks Resignation Move Within Austrian Party
Vienna reports Julius Raab the Conservative chancellor since 1953 asks his party to permit his resignation. He will formally request the party executive to resign on Tuesday.
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Vienna
Julius Raab
Austria
Raab
Kozlov Boasts Soviet Atom Smashers in California
Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov said the USSR has bigger atom smashing research machines than the United States during a San Francisco Bay area visit. He praised American scientific output and toured UC Berkeley Radiation Laboratory before flying to Detroit to inspect auto plants.
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Berkeley
Calif
Frol Kozlov
Soviet Union
United States
Kozlov
San Francisco Bay Area
University of California
Radiation
Detroit
House approves five year extension for health training programs
The House on Monday passed legislation to continue training professional health service personnel and nurses, first started in 1956 and expired last June. The five year extension is estimated to cost the government 46 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wasp Sting Fatal to Man in San Antonio
A man identified as Joseph A. Rasor died after being stung on the neck by a wasp in his yard in San Antonio. Patrolman W. E. Howe reported the incident occurred within about 15 minutes before a physician could reach him.
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Wasp Sting
Fatal
San Antonio
Monay
W.E. Howe
Joseph A. Rasor
Tax bill talks stall after failed conference committee
Optimism faded as House and Senate tax conferees failed to reach a compromise on a 192 million dollar tax bill. The panel, short by about 16 million, adjourned with no clear timeline for reporting, keeping negotiations secret and aiming to reconvene Tuesday.
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House
Senate
Waggoner Carr
Carr
J&member
R. A. Weinert
Seguin
Joe Ed Winfree
John Allen
Mentor Murray
Frates Seeligson
Wesley Roberts
Weinert
Bore: The Man Who Makes Short Stories Long
A comic dictionary gag notes a reliable figure who turns brief tales into lengthy narratives. The quip plays on verbosity as a humorous character trait in editorial humor.
Twin sisters wed fiancé then one dies by own hand
Air Force lieutenant Sheila Marsh Housand and her sister Sandra Marsh were born in Nebraska and served in Charleston. Sandra, 22, shot herself with a .32 caliber pistol in the off base home after a rushed marriage between Sandra and John Housand and Sheila's surprise wedding. A farewell note and a spattered room followed. Sandra, initially reported as in satisfactory condition, died after the incident.
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Associated Press
Harleston
S.C
Air Force
Sheila
Marsh Housand
Boner Hospital
Sandra Marsh
John Housand
Sandra
Shelia
John
Housands
Marsh
Charleston
Charles L. Marsh
Dr. Marsh
Valley, Neb
Queen Elizabeth Dazzles Chicago in 2.2 Million Welcome
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip drew massive crowds of about 2.2 million as they toured Chicago from morning to night. Police counted long through crowds at events, visiting the International Trade Fair, two museums, and three hotels. The queen delivered two speeches praising the St. Lawrence Seaway and thanking well-wishers.
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Francis Lewine
Chicago
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Lake Michigan
Bapple
Timothy J. O'Connor
O'Conner
St. Lawrence Seaway
Arid
House approves 227 new Defense Department positions
Washington AP reports the House voted to authorize 227 higher paid professional and scientific posts at the Defense Department, bowing to a Pentagon request. The measure moves to the Senate by voice vote and could add about 181 thousand dollars annually to the payroll.
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Washington
Pentagon
House
Defense Department
Senate
Weather map page Lubbock vicinity forecast summary
Partly cloudy and warm with southerly winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Widely scattered thundershowers likely late afternoon and evening. Low around 66, high near 93. Southeast winds, no significant precipitation expected beyond isolated storms. Humidity moderate, sunsets visible across listed cities.
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Lubbock
Satos
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