Thunderstorms and tornadoes strike West Texas towns
Severe storms lashed Borger Crane and Big Spring with two ground twisters and hurricane force winds up to 95 mph. Borger reported $75,000 in damages including planes and a demolished Civil Air Patrol building. Lubbock saw 98 degree heat drop to 71 as rain flooded terminals and caused a traffic accident.
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Crane
Big Spring
Lubbock
Littlefield
Slide Road
Jay Aircraft Co
Civil Air Patrol
M. E. Griffin
Texas farm aides ignored Estes transfers in cotton deals
Senate subcommittee heard that past and present Texas farm aid officials failed to challenge or halt Estes cotton acreage transfer deals. Davenport and Price testified their committee relied on staff and had little knowledge of the transfers, while McClellan pressed for accountability in the handling of warnings and memos about possible violations.
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
Washington (Ap
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Baldwin P. Davenport
Stamford
Tex
Ralph T. Price
Bryan
Davenport
Texas State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Sec. of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Price
Estes
Washington
McClellan
Texas Farm
Drinking: An Easy Swear Off Yet Hard to Leave
A concise column examines alcoholism as an ingrained habit that resists quick dismissal. It contrasts willpower with medical insight, noting cultural attitudes and the social pressures surrounding drinking. The piece urges compassionate understanding and accessible support.
Stock Market Recovers From Dip In Wednesday Session
New York stocks closed higher for the third straight session after an early drop. Trading was active but slower than Tuesday, with about $1.8 billion added to the NYSE quoted value. oil, aerospace, savings and loan and motor stocks rose while steels drugs tobaccos airlines and chemicals showed mixed results.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Senate Panel Kills JFK Withholding Tax Plan
United Press International reports the Senate Finance Committee voted 10 to 5 to strike the administration’s proposal to withhold taxes on dividends and interest. The move halts the plan for now though a floor fight is anticipated to restore it in the tax revision bill. The panel approved tighter reporting rules requiring notices of dividends and interest over 10 dollars, with penalties to be added.
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United Press International
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Harrys
Byrd
D-Va
Associated Press
Jashington
Sec. of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Treasury
Power use record shocks Lubbock as temps soar
Lubbock residents set an all time 24 hour power use record as temperatures reached 97 degrees. Exceeding one million kilowatts, city and utility totals topped previous highs with 2 203 800 kWh and 1 003 800 kWh respectively. Water use also peaked with 37 446 000 gallons Monday and 33 332 000 Tuesday.
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Lubbock
Sam Hunter
Southwestern Public Service Co
N. B. McCullough
Municipal Power and Light Co
Municipal Power
Licht
McCullough
Art Theft Stuns London as 35 Paintings Vanish
Scotland Yard sought international help after burglars stole 35 Impressionist works from Jacques O'Hana's private gallery. The haul, valued at least 700000 dollars and up to 1120 million on open markets, included Picasso Renoir Cezanne Utrillo and Toulouse Lautrec paintings. An insurance broker cited 560000 in coverage. A Rembrandt was briefly targeted at another London gallery.
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London
Scotland Yard
Jacques O’hana
Picasso
Renoir
Cezanne
Utrilo
Toulouse Lautrec
Fourth of July unicycle joy for Christy and Ellen
Christy Brown and Ellen McLarty, both 10, rode unicycles in a 20 block parade at Sea Horse pool. Christy earned 25 dollars for a Floyd County Fair talent contest and used Santa money plus family funds to buy her unicycle. The girls rode, rested, and swapped turns as a band approached.
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Marvin Mclarty
Ly Brown
Christy
McLarty
Ellen
Christy Brown
Floydada
Ellen McLarty
Seahorse
Marvin McLarty Jr
Temporary Doctors Sought by Saskatchewan Government
Saskatchewan’s Socialist government called for 200 British physicians to temporary practice amid a strike by province doctors against a compulsory medical care plan. London agents for the Saskatchewan Medical Care Commission initially sought 100, later 300 applicants. 60 have been recruited. British doctors receive 900 to 1800 dollars a month, about twice their home earnings.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
London
Saskatchewan Medical Care Commission
Enterpalige
Fire guts drugstore district in Spur causing major damage
A spectacular mid afternoon fire swept a Spur drugstore and nearby shops in the downtown business block. The City Drug Store was a total loss with merchandise and fixtures destroyed. Two minor burns were reported as unidentified spectators vanished into the crowd. Firefighters from Cropsyton Post and Dickens aided Spur’s volunteers, bringing the blaze under control in under an hour and dousing it within two hours. The block includes Dunlap’s Gabriel’s Red Front Drug and more. losses estimated at 125000 to 150000 dollars.
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Avalanche Journal
QPUR
South Plains
Crospyton
Post and Dickens
Spur’s
Wacker’s Variety
Lester’s Variety Store
Dunlap’s
Gabriel's
Gruben’s
Campbell’s Furniture
Bill Gregory
Gregory
SPUR
Prayer text requests prayers for sick and nation
Anonymous reader offers a brief daily prayer asking for strength for the sick crippled and blind and for love among people. It pleads for Jesus to look with pity and for guidance to keep the nation and youth safe amid an uncertain tomorrow.
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Father
Jesus
Slayton Replaced On Second Orbital Flight Plan
NASA announces Deke Slayton will not fly the second orbital mission due to heart condition. He will continue ground duty at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston as two and three man crews are developed. Webb avoids ruling out a future solo flight. Gilruth says Slayton remains integral to programs including Mercury Gemini and Apollo. Slayton proceeds with health treatment in Wisconsin.
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Ashington
U.S
Donald K
Deke) Slayton
Slayton
Robert R. Gilruth
National Aeronautics Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Air Force
Marin-Space
James FE. Webb
NASA
Webb
Wisconsin
Gilruth
Stayton
Houston
Mercury
Nee
Nations In Space Duel Marks First Live Transatlantic Telecast
France and Britain raced to be first to televise live programs across the Atlantic via Telstar. France aired a Paris nightlife segment on its 15th orbit while Britain’s GPO at Goonhilly Downs interrupted CBS with a live panel discussion on the mechanics of international television.
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Bryce B. Miller
NG York
UPI
France
Telstar
Hontes’ of America
Britain
U.S
America
British General Post Office
General Post Office
Goonhilly Downs
Cornwall
CBS
Titan Test Success Near Orbit Target Two Years
A test of the Titan system advances toward an orbital milestone within about two years. Officials note progress and outline milestones for draft timelines and integration with broader propulsion efforts.
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Titan
Ako
Weather Map for Lubbock and Vicinity Partly Cloudy
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies over Lubbock and surrounding area with scattered showers expected late afternoon into night. Highs near 98 degrees. precipitation expected to be light and variable.
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Lubbock
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