Astro City playground stalls rockets in safety test
Violent storms affect the Astro City space age playground at J. B. Maxey Park. Sputnik and a rocket spiral slide, popular with children, are back in operation after injuries from a DIY ferris wheel and slide mishap. Park officials hope for safer use after the repairs.
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Sputnik
Astro City
J. B. Maxey Park
30Th St
Oxford Ave
Tion
Thas
Lubbock
Rob Blackmore
Blackmore
Astro Park
10 000 Expected Baptists Air Plans For Session Here
The Avalanche-Journal reports Lubbock will host the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual session with about 10,000 attendees. Rev Rufus Spraberry outlines theme The Bible Speaks to Our Need and lists speakers including Dr H Franklin Paschall. Budget of 12.8 million dollars, largest ever, will be examined.
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Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
Baptist General Convention of
The
Southern Baptist Convention
H. Franklin Paschall
Nashville, Tenn
R. A. Springer
Dallas
Lubbock
J. Carroll Chadwick
First Baptist Church At
Center
Texas
Trains Back In Service As Mediation Boosts Rail Talks
President Johnson named a special mediation board led by Senator Morse to seek a voluntary settlement in the year-old rail wage dispute. The panel, with Meany Kappel Kheel and Saltonstall, aims for a 90 day mediation period, after which terms become binding. By midday Tuesday most major carriers were operating again though picketing continued in some Southern and Southwestern yards.
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Merriman Smith Ashington
UPI
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Theodore W. Kheel
New York
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
White House
Justice Department
Southern Railway System
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Iaternesional Assn. of Machinsts
Lubbock
Statton Santa Fe
P. M. Wheatley
Slaton
Firemen & Oilers Shop Laborers Union
Faithful Prayer Devotional Passages From A Reader
A reader offers a hopeful daily prayer invoking God’s steadfast love and guidance. The piece emphasizes worship in understanding faith benevolence and trust as life presents vicissitudes.
U S Partners City Aids Peru Mission From Lubbock
Lubbock volunteers join Texas Partners of the Alliance with Peru in a people to people program. Mrs. Migon Sanford reports six months in Peru and describes grassroots efforts to reduce social cultural and economic inequities.
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Peru
Ica
Lubbock
Latin America
Ancon
Lima
Texas
Alliance With Peru
Migon Sanford
City to Challenge Gas Rate Increase in Lubbock
City officials ask Ioneer Natural Gas Co to submit more data supporting an 11 percent average rate rise affecting Lubbock and 54 West Texas towns. Council members Diekemper Medlock urge scrutiny. company says they will cooperate and may appeal to the Railroad Commission if denied.
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Ioneer Natural Gas Co
Ray J. Diekemer Jr
W. R. Bill Blackwell
Diekemper
Lubbock
West Texans
W. E. Medlock
Railroad Commission
Blackwell
College Students Exempt From Draft Under New Rules
The state Selective Service director announced a new draft regulation making class rankings and test scores immaterial. Fulltime college students under 24 performing satisfactorily toward a degree are to be deferred, with registrars and local boards advised that class rank data is no longer needed. Students must still request deferment and boards should reclassify students accordingly.
Idalou Hit by Monster Hailstorm and Flooding Blitz
A ferocious hailstorm cut a 10 to 12 mile wide swath near Idalou damaging crops and dozens of structures. Reports describe widespread window breakage, fallen trees, and 50 mph winds with localized flooding in Lockney and Slaton as storms moved across the South Plains.
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Idalou
South Plains
Lockney
Slaton
Woodrow-Wilson
Lubbock
Idalon
Lockney Lockney
Sundan-Plainview
Silverton
Texas Tech
Woodrow
Weather Bureau
Department of Public Safety
Tech
Acuff
U S Trains 27 Arab Officers Despite Broken Ties
The Pentagon discloses 27 Arab officers from Sudan Iraq Lebanon and Syria are in U S military training using American manuals at bases nationwide. Most have severed diplomatic relations yet many remain under UN credentials as training for 167 others from Jordan Libya and Saudi Arabia continues. Future training for Sudan Iraq Lebanon and Syria may be canceled amid political tensions.
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Bob Horton
Yux
Washington
United States
Middle East
Pentagon
U.S
Syria
Damascus
United Nations
Jordan
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Weather Highlights for Lubbock and Vicinity Today
Partly cloudy today and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. High near 90, low around 60s. Light to moderate winds. Sunrise 6:30 a.m., sunset 8:57 p.m. Humidity ranges and a 24 hour precipitation summary across nearby cities are included.
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Lubbock
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Marillo
Olle
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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Kremlin
Israel
Comic Dictionary
Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
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