Marillo Continental turboprop crash lands in wheat field
A Continental Airlines turboprop carrying 16 people crash landed and burned in a muddy wheat field early Sunday after an engine fire on takeoff. All aboard survived. one woman hospitalized briefly, ten others treated for minor injuries. Flight 20 had been en route to Houston via Lubbock Odessa and San Angelo. A stewardess helped calm passengers as the plane came down.
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Plane Falls In Cotton Field
West Texas and eastern New Mexico area sees another fatal plane crash as a World War II Stearman training plane crashes in a Bailey County cotton field killing Joe Milsap 21 and Walter McMahan 40. Both men were in the open cockpit after borrowed flights from Friona and from the Allison farm near Jeshoe.
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Jim Freeman
India Crash Site Probed After Jet Plunges From Sky
Rescue teams battled rain and jungle to recover 46 bodies from Nimgiri Hill east of Bombay after an Italian DC-8 off course during an instrument approach amid a monsoon. The Sydney to Rome flight carried 85 aboard including Asians Britons Irish and Australians.
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Nimgiri Hill
Sydney
Rome
Singapore
Bangkok
Karachi
Tehran
Two Syrian Workers Killed in Aleppo Disturbance
Damascus reports two laborers were killed during clashes in Aleppo on Saturday. The incident highlighted ongoing unrest amid labor disputes and regional tensions.
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Syria
Aleppo
Prayer Request for Readers Favorite Prayers
Prayer excerpt invites readers to send favorite prayers under sixty words for publication. Mrs. Amos Pal Littlefield signs a reflective devotional note urging trust in God and living a life that points others to faith.
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Littlefield
Soviet progress may match U S Polaris submarines
Sen Henry M Jackson cites Soviet gains in nuclear submarine tech that could rival the U S Polaris fleet. He estimated the United States plans 41 Polaris subs each with 16 missiles, and warned the Soviets may soon reach the underwater firing capability.
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D-Wash
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Mishaps Leave Dozens Injured In Busy Day
A string of accidents across the county leaves 12 injured as responders rush to the scene. Witnesses describe chaotic moments and responders work to stabilize victims amid ongoing investigations.
Byrd doubts Chamber tax cut stance and motives
Sen. Harry F. Byrd accuses the U S Chamber of Commerce of proposing an untimely tax cut that would spur inflation and harm the economy. He said he would seek input from state chambers on the plan and warned the move could worsen a recession. AFL CIO chief Ruttenberg urged Kennedy to back an immediate tax cut despite opposition from labor and others. Senate leaders from both parties debate tax cut benefits and revenue impact.
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Heat Wave Drowns 401 as Beachgoers Seek Relief
Across the nation crowds flocked to beaches lakes and pools to escape a blistering weekend. The heat wave caused at least 401 drownings with 12 in Indiana and seven in Wisconsin. A parent and child died when a nine person boat overturned near Madison. Cooler air from central Canada dropped temps across the plains and Appalachians with storms and frigid readings in several states.
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Burglary and thefts reported across city Sunday
Police and sheriff's deputies reported offenses including a burglary at the ABC Boy's Club on Ave Kk, a loot of cash at Dr E E McClure's College Ave office, and a Dallas man claiming theft of cash cuff links and a razor at the Country Inn Motel. A woman thwarted a choking and attempted robbery near 2 a.m. on 10th Street. Three youths were arrested as burglary suspects on Clovis Road.
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19Th St
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Ambush Claims 27 in Cu Chi Strategic Hamlet Area
Viet Cong troops ambushed a government patrol near Cu Chi district’s new strategic hamlet. A government report says 13 soldiers were killed and 14 Viet Cong attackers died in the clash. The attack occurred 20 miles northwest of Saigon on Saturday.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Cu Chi
Flood Devastation in Japan Kills Dozens and Destroys Homes
Massive floods and landslides sweep southern Japan triggered by storms. About 42 000 homes destroyed or damaged, 46 dead, 19 missing or in a coma, and 80 000 acres of rice under water. Self defense troops assist as Kyushu and Ishihaya face widespread wreckage and flood warnings persist.
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Sewell
Joan
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Isahaya
Honmei
Kashima
Tara
Atomic Tests Reset Today In Nevada And Pacific
Atomic tests resume with two shots in two days and three more planned nearby as weather delays lift. In Nevada desert and Johnston Island Pacific, military and civilian research proceeds under tight security with tests including an underground 650 feet blast of 100000 tons TNT and a shallow crater 1300 feet wide.
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Tragic Dallas boy Ray Tracey dies after stepping into traffic
Four year old Ray Tracey from Lubbock died in Dallas when he stepped off a traffic island into a car coming from a bus ride with his widowed mother Frances Jackson. Police said residents collected money among themselves to buy him a powder blue suit. Funeral arrangements are pending at Oneal Funeral Home in Dallas.
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Little Ray
Tracey Jackson
Dallas County
Dallas
Ray Tracey
Lubbock
Frances Jackson
Marines Complete 1000-Strong Udon Pullout to Okinawa
A company of U.S. Marines left Udon, Thailand, on Saturday night for Okinawa, marking the end of a 1000-troop withdrawal. The move closes the base transfer as part of the U.S. redeployment.
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Thailand
Okinawa
Weather outlook for Lubbock area scattered thundershowers
The Weather Bureau warns of widely scattered thundershowers in the Lubbock vicinity with variable winds 10 to 20 mph, briefly stronger near storms. High temperatures expected in the mid 90s, low around the mid 60s.
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