Heavy rain and high temperatures sweep West Texas
A weekend storm brought heavy rain 12 miles west of Lubbock with a northeastward march near midnight. Rain totals included Andrews 1.50, Abernathy 1.30, Hale Center 1.01, Morton 1.50, Ropesville 1.56, Seagraves up to 1.75, and Lamesa area 1.25. Lubbock measured 0.26 inches, temps fell to 62, Hub City max 87, statewide highs 85 to 103. Forecasts followed the rainfall.
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Lubbock
Andrews
Abernathy
Hale Center
Lamesa
Littlefield
Morton
Ropesville
Seagraves
Amarillo
Presidio
Levelland
Matador
Motley
Iefield
Brownfield
Loop
Shallowater
South Texas
Texas
Edwards Plateau
San Angelo
Corsicana
Dallas
Lavon Reservoir
Fort Worth
Longview
Waxahachie
Papalote
Tarpley
Utopia
Robstown
George West
Wesley Seale Dam
Corpus Christi Weather Bureau
Sabinal
Nueces River
Unusual Vietnam Romance Ends with Hong Kong Honeymoon
A U.S. nurse and a flyer married in Vietnam during a rest leave after six weeks of approvals up to General Adams. The couple built a home overlooking the South China Sea and plan a Hong Kong honeymoon as Pat, Sewell, and their detachment prepare for another six months in Vietnam.
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Satin
Hong Kong
South China Sea
U.S
Vietnam
Sewell
54Th Detachment
Chu Lai
Pat
Creighton Adams
Ald Rice
CWO
Norman Shanahan
Jacksonville
Fla
Shanahan
Multiple Traffic Crashes Injure Seven At City Intersections
A series of Saturday accidents on city streets left seven people injured. At 212 Sherman Ave a vehicle backing from a driveway struck Marie Elizabeth Contreras who was treated at Methodist Hospital. On University Avenue and 66th Street Rhonda Odom and her mother Shirley were released after minor injuries. Daphene Edwards was taken to West Texas Hospital with minor injuries. Fidel Gomez Jr and siblings Elizabeth and Anita were treated for minor injuries at Methodist after a crash on 19th Street and Avenue A. Margaret Sanders was briefly hospitalized after a three car collision at Avenue P and 58th Street. Delbert McCleskey sustained minor injuries when his car hit a fire hydrant at Avenue S and 20th. All patients were treated and released or admitted as directed.
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Gan
Sherman Ave
Marie Elizabeth Contreras
Manuel Contreras
Methodist Hospital
Mary Garcia “Gonzales
Stanford St
University Avenue
66Th Street
Rhonda Odom
Shirley M. Odom
Daphene J. Edwards
9Th St
West Texas Hospital
Fidel Gomez Jr
Elizabeth
Anita
Fidel Gomez
E. 35Th St
19Th Street
Avenue A
Margaret Sanders
Ave
Avenue P
58Th Street
Edwin William Wiles
Weynoka Yarbrough
Slow Cook Draws Fire From Diner
An impatient customer at a Houston diner shot the cook in the chin with a .22 revolver when the ham burger wasn’t fixed quickly enough. Police say the man fired two shots, one lodging in the chef Tom Kampos’s jaw at Beekman’s Restaurant.
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Houston
UPI
Tom Kampos
Beekman’s
Floyd Teen Longs On Talent Despite Body Brace
Christy Brown a Floydada High School junior with near straight A grade endures a full body brace from pelvis to neck to keep a spine straight. The device limits movement yet she gains height and relief from backache while pursuing harp lessons painting sculpture and unicycle riding during the one hour daily freedom.
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Christy
Mrs. Brown
Brown
Randy
Associated Press
Kosygin Calls for Political Solutions in Vietnam and Middle East
Soviet Premier Kosygin urged a political solution to Vietnam’s conflict and the Arab-Israeli war. He stated Moscow seeks a halt to bombing, support for U.N. resolutions, and aid to Egypt and other Arab states while condemning Israel as an aggressor. He noted no Johnson visit to Moscow had been arranged.
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North Vietnam
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Moscow
Johnson
Kosygin
Middle East
Israel
U.N. Security Council
United Arab Republic
Egypt
U.N
U S Bombers Hit Saigon Vicinity In Major Supply Raids
In Saigon area American B52s reportedly dropped 1 000 tons of explosives in 40 to 50 sorties. Allied ground forces found 105 enemy bodies on an infiltration route 125 miles from Saigon. Communiques say bombs hit supply areas base camps and fortifications as U S troops found new weapons caches near the capital.
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Saigon
U.S
Neuyen Huethe
National Treasury
Viciity
Treasury Building
South Vietnam
Clifford
Robert S. McNamara
Sally Rand Returns to Fort Worth Stage in Forum
Sally Rand, 64, returns to the Casa Manana stage in Fort Worth for a six minute fan dance in the new musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The show stars Jack Harrold, Coley Worth and Mary Ann Long and features songs by Debussy and Chopin.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Sally Rand
Miss Rand
Will Apear
Debussy
Chopin
Jack Harrold
Coley Worth
Mary Ann Long
Plautus
Hoax Victims All In Same Holy Redeemer Church
In Portland Oregon 19 families received hoax calls claiming a relative was killed The caller urged them to identify the body at a hospital Seventy percent of the victims were parishioners of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church or had children who were members Reverend Lyle Konen suggested the parish directory may have been misused.
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Portland
Ore
The
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Lyle Konen
Local Birth Announcements from Lubbock and Nearby Clinics
A series of birth notices records newborns from several families including Baker, Aguirre, Cadena, Ramirez, Longoria, McGee, Pritchard, Corbin, Breshers, and Barbara. Each item lists the baby’s sex and weight, birth time, hospital or clinic, and the father’s employer, spanning Lubbock area facilities and local employers.
Rusk Warns of Escalation Risks in Southeast Asia
Rusk argues that North Vietnam can expand in Laos Cambodia and Thailand without triggering claims of escalation while US moves into the DMZ would spark worldwide accusations. He cites 30,000 to 40,000 North Vietnamese troops in Laos and guerrilla activity near Thailand and Burma as domino fears. He notes eliminating foreign aid would trim the fiscal year to about $500 million.
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United States
Cambodia
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Haiphong
Laos
Rusik
Thailand
Burma
Rusk
Rites for J J Barham Monday in Sanders Chapel
Services for J J Barham set for 10 a.m. Monday in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev Grantland Groves officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under Saunders Funeral Home direction. Barham, a retired Lubbock grocer, died Friday in Highland. Survivors include his wife, a daughter and two grandchildren.
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J. J. Barham
23Rd St
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Grantland Groves
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Saunders Funeral Home
Barham
Lubbock
Highland Hospital
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Christy Brown
International Theater
HemisFair
Pauline Warner
South Plains
New Mexico
Andrews Tod
Ross Lon
Farwell
Loydada
Lavelland
Laveneld
Lorenzo Ot
Wea
Buffalo Lakes
Spur Gees Ul ‘ Tahoka
Floyd Teen
Floydada
Mexico
Pan-Ku
Children’s Zoo
Boston
Franklin Park
Carl Lynn Baker
Red Lion Char-Grill
Juan Augirre
Lorenzo
Laut
Lorenzo Flying Service
Siefredo Cadena
Erskine
Lauf
Valentio Vallejo
Edwardo Ramirez
Vernon
Laut Clinic
Shook the Co
Jose Longoria
Tohoka
Lauf Clinic
Tohoka Country Club
Clarence Henry McGee
Cherry
H. A. Lott Construction Co
Sterling Larry Pritchard
36Th St
Tontine Window Co
Larry Wayne Corbin
71St St
Corbin G Broad- Chaling Co
David Breshers
Ave, J
Marvin Breshers
Min
Ruben Barbara
Trumball Asphalt Co
Ruidoso
Lyn Branson
Hobbs
J.J. Barham
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