Damaging Winds and Rain Follow Texas Searcher
A weather update from the Plains and surrounding areas notes heavy rains and gusty winds. Measurements span multiple towns from Lubbock to Clovis with totals from .10 to 1.50 inches and temperatures topping 100 degrees in several locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Searcher
Idaiou
Bruce Isom
Idalou
Ralls
Crosbyton
Matador
Floydada
Silverton
Tahoka
Snyder
Lamesa
Seagraves
Brownfield
New Mexico
Texas
Presidio
Sweetwater
Seymour
San Angelo
Junction
Wichita Falls
Childress
Mineral Wells
Wink
Laredo
Cotulla
Abilene
Fort Worth
San Antonio
South Plains
Lubbock
Local traffic crash injures two on Auburn Street
Mrs Pat Owens 38 and her son Leslie Owens Jr 7 were treated and released at Methodist Hospital after a collision with a parked car owned by C N Cover in the 2300 block Auburn. Army Pfc Frank A McCook and Mrs McCook welcome a 7 pound son at Mercy Hospital Slaton. The 1964 Texas Association of Firefighters state convention will be in Lubbock with about 300 attendees. Mrs W A Stokes scheduled for surgery at Taylor Hospital. Burglars stole two rifles and $23 from M T Bullock. Margaretta Zambane reports a purse theft of $19. John Harvey Cothren improves in Snyder Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a one car crash en route home from California naval base.
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Pat Owens
Leslie Owens Jr
Dartmouth Ave
Methodist Hospital
Auburn St
Army Pfc
Frank A. McCook
Slaton
Mercy Hospital
McCook
Elise Biggs
Germany
Texas Association of Firefighters
Lubbock
M. T. Bullock
39Th St
Margaretta Zambrane
Ave. C
John Harvey Cothren
Cogdel Memorial Hospital
Snyder
Mit
Cothren
Wake Vilage
California
Christy Brown Learns to Ride Unicycle After Illness
After rheumatic fever left her bedridden for months Christy Brown, a determined girl, learns to ride a unicycle with support from her family and instructor Melarty. She practices daily, conquers pool laps, and eyes participation in a Fourth of July parade, while her siblings continue riding.
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Flarly
Christy
Seine
Tech Birt
Brown
Texas Tech
Randy Lou
The
Seahorse
Wel Bo
William Edward Brown
Cary
Mearty
MeéLarty
Ben
McLarty
Mrs. McLarty
Christ
A&M Accepts $650,000 Welch Grant for Chemistry Chair
The Robert A Welch foundation provides a $650,000 endowment to the Texas A&M College System. The grant funds a named chair at Texas A&M College, with Earl Rudder announcing that income will establish the Robert A Welch chair of chemistry.
Five Pacifists Sentenced for Navy Test Zone Protest
Federal judge in San Francisco sentenced five pacifists to six months in jail for attempting to sail into the U S nuclear test zone. Three were jailed for contempt of a federal court order banning the voyage. two others aided the trip. Individuals named include Walter Chaffee Barton Stone Robert Robbins Samuel R Tyson and Roger Moss.
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San Francisco
U.S
ULS. Dist
William T. Sweigert
Walter Chaffee
California Polytech
San Luis Obispo
Barton Stone
Carpenter
Robert Robbins
Samuel R. Tyson
Roger Moss
Armored Cars Guard East Berlin Border Evictions
East German Communists moved armored cars to the Berlin border as West police evacuated families from apartment houses along the wall. Workers hauled furniture from evicted homes on Wieler Strasse while border waterway traffic, used by refugees to swim to West Berlin, continued.
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Berlin Wall
Ex Utah Governor Seeks Senate Seat in GOP Primary
Salt Lake City Utah ex governor J Bracken Lee announces candidacy for the U S Senate as a Republican. He will face Sen Wallace F Bennett in the GOP primary, a conservative incumbent with two Senate terms.
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Salt Lake City
UPS
Salt
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
U.S. Senate
Lee
Wallace F. Bennett
Senate
Ban On Patients Ends At County Hospital
Dimmit County Memorial Hospital in Carrizo Springs ends an eight day ban on new admissions after a staff dispute prompted trustees to close July 2. An investigation continues as a new doctor is added to the staff without initial staff approval. only one patient remained when the hospital reopened.
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Carrizo Springs
Fire Destroys City Drug Store In Spur Blaze
Firefighters battled a dramatic blaze that gutted Spur City Drug and nearby stores after a combustive liquid was dropped in the prescription department. The cost was estimated at 125000 dollars with water mains and street hose lines strained by extreme heat.
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Muleshoe
Gregory
Avalanche-Journal
Neal Chastain
Joe Long
City Drug
Jerry Ensey
Old Spur Inn
Duck Creek
JFK Proposes 1.5 Billion Tax Break to Spur Modernization
President John F Kennedy outlines a 1.5 billion tax break for businesses aimed at accelerating depreciation. Reform could lift modernization outlays by up to 6 billion and boost job opportunities while making American products more cost competitive.
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JFK
Telstar broadcasts spark cross Atlantic links and policy shifts
The Telstar transmissions mark Britain and France staging live and recorded broadcasts to the United States, with Britain joining France in a rapid, mutual exchange of program signals while U.S. officials push accelerated depreciation to aid business.
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France
Telstar
Britain
United States
Atlantic
U.S
Kennedy to host business leaders at White House lunch
President Kennedy will invite prominent business figures to lunch at the White House in a show of cordiality with the business community. In Dallas three men were named to the state advisory council of the Small Business Administration James K Wilson J Hubb Hill and Frank C Carter were appointed in the announcement.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Dallas
UPD
Mallas
State Advisory Council of the
Small Business Administration
James K. Wilson
J. Hubb Hill
Frank C. Carter
James R. Yore
Subcommittee
Marshall
Yore
State Committee
Leonard Willams
Williams
East Germans Escape to Danish Shore in Small Boat
Two young East German defectors reached Falster island on Wednesday after crossing the Baltic Sea in a small motorboat.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Danish
Falster
Baltic
Five Injured In Weather Linked Traffic Incidents
A series of traffic mishaps Wednesday left five people injured during heavy rain. Charles Saverance 24 of Auburn Street sustained minor injuries when his pickup failed in high water on Slide Road and struck a parked car. Jack Barr 24 of Reese Air Force Base damaged three parked vehicles on 4th Street after his car hit another. Joe Dishman 42 of Clovis was treated after a car driven by John Wilburn Stanley 40 of Clovis spun out after hitting a center island. Six year old Toby Cunningham was struck by a car on 48rd Street and is in satisfactory condition. Pedro Moreno 35 of Avenue Li sustained minor injuries when his panel truck overturned after a collision with another vehicle.
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Charles J. Saverance
Auburn St
Slide Road
John Mullins
16Th St
16Th Street
Severance
West Texas Hospital
4Th Street
Detroit Ave
Jack L. Barr
Reese Air Force Base
Barr
John Perkins
18Th St
Harold Hurst
Rt. 3
Glenn Mitchell
Duke St
Joe Dishman
Clovis
Terry County Memorial Hospital
John Wilburn Stanley
Brownfield
Bicyele Auto
Toby Lewis Cunningham
43Rd St
Salem Avenue
Lumeta Wolfe
Pedro Enriques Moreno
Manuel Castile Reyes
Ave. Li
Ave. Hand
Serenade Helps Woman Get Temporary Driver Permit
A Lubbock woman received a birthday serenade from a highway patrolman while checking her driver license application. The officer learned her birthday is July 11 and, in a light moment, sang Happy Birthday and issued a temporary permit until the official license arrives.
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Lubbock
Mrs. Martha Lundell Rites Pending
Funeral arrangements are pending for Mrs. Martha Lundell 76 of Rt 1 Lubbock who died Wednesday night at Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Angelo after a two year illness. She leaves two daughters two stepdaughters nine grandchildren and is to be buried in Taylor under Condra Funeral Home direction. Born in Sweden she moved to the United States in 1909 and to Lubbock in 1916.
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Martha Lundell
Rt. 1
Lubbock
Mrs. Lundell
Sweden
United States
Williamson County
Services Pending For Jack Keller
Services were pending Wednesday night at Bell Funeral Home for Jack Keller of 2911 Avenue M who died at his home at 7 15 p m He is survived by his wife a brother John of Snyder and a son Raymond.
X-15 Flight Delayed by Hydrogen Peroxide Leak
Edwards AFB report shows an X-15 flight postponed for a second time due to a hydrogen peroxide system leak. The mission to exceed 50 miles was also delayed previously by a B 52 landing gear issue.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
API
Texas Farm Officials Admit Ignoring Top Directives
Texas farm officials testified they spent only a few days monthly on duties and relied on subordinates, failing to review key memoranda about Estes cotton allotment deals. The Estes transfers were investigated, 1961 allotments canceled, Estes fined $554,000, with questions about authority and Washington directives and whether political influence affected the case.
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Estes
Price
Henry Marshall
Sen
Carl Curtis
Rneb
Washington
Curtis
Marshall
McClellan
Davenport
Gaylord F. Osborn
West Texas
State Committee
Births in Lubbock area span multiple families
A long list reports numerous births in West Texas hospitals, detailing newborn weights from 2 pounds 7 ounces to 9 pounds 8 ounces and times of birth on various Wednesdays and Tuesdays. Each entry notes the parents names and parental occupations, from farmers and pilots to hotel staff and contractors, with residences in Lubbock Levelland Tahoka and surrounding areas.
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Plains
Meadow
Landbock
Municipal
L. J. Curtis
Littlefield
Anton
Shallowater
Alison Palmer
U. S
Leopardville
Miss Palmer
Amityville
Long Island
Noy
W. A. Stokes
40Th St
Taylor Hospital
Robert Welch
A&m
Reds
General Post Office
United Kingdom
Jacques Marette
Britanny
Europe
Paris
Yves Montand
la Chansonnette
Acfilm
Montand
Hertee
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
Virginian
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hale Boges
Lousiana
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Dillon
Darlene Stewart
Terry Hutcherson
Backyard
Sidewalk Culture Society
Jack Keller
Claudia Fow
Coral Gables
Fla
Gloria
Donald O 'Donnell
Senator
Don I. Montgomery
Hasea
Hancock Miz. C
Marcus Vanqueg
Steen
Thesday
Lau Chate
Leroy Boyd Contractors
Ragoberto Fivera
Pol Ave
Levelland
Weeshing
Barry Mil Packing Co
Madvis
Amos
Aim
Mark's Cafe
Mio
Melvin Gene Powell
West ‘Tessas Hospital
Maco
Thomas
Howell Lewis
St Apt
Mroo
Phillips
West Tesas Hospital
Lyndett Wood
Lyntevar Electric Co-ip
Miro
William A. Furst
Fith
Giry D. Grant
Auburn
Rocks Mountain Dedding Co
Mors. Einer
Robertson
Seni
Methodist
Civil Service
James Sheppard
Filh
Ernest Lacy
Meo
Vernon Beacham
Sth
St. Levelland
Pam
al J. Davis Grocery
James Alexander Pillips HL
Stan
Jim Phillips Texaco Station
Dayle Ray Fowler Jr
Maple
Ray Jerry Chana
N. Ave
Bo& BR Distributing. Co
Charlie G. Reys
West ‘Texas Hospital
Frandon Construction Co
Jess
Giguin
Rt. 2
Barton Reid Long
Pegam
Minneapolis-Honeywag Regulator Co
Frank Washington
Kbith Bt
Nan Weithing
Porter Clinic
Famhe Day Laborer
Ner Ee
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