Quake in Turkey Kills and Injures Hundreds Across Regions
A powerful tremor in Turkey and a companion quake in Tashkent caused widespread damage. In Istanbul a 16 year old girl died and several were injured as buildings collapsed. Izmir reported injuries and cracked walls while hospitals filled in Adapazari.
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Sea of Marmara
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Samsun
Kayseri
Ankara
Bolu
Balikesir
Bandirma
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Tashkent
Aegean
Miss Texas Reflects On Year Of Travel And Broadway Dreams
Miss Texas discusses a hectic year filled with packing and packed schedules. She cites Atlantic City as a highlight of the Miss America Pageant and her legislative address as a favorite moment. The former crown holder plans to study acting in New York, pursuing Broadway after leaving Texas Tech.
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Texas
Scott Theater
Sandy Dennis
Susan
Joy Garrett
Academy
Texas Tech
Racial Tensions Rise Across Several U.S. Cities
In Wadesboro James William Moore, 25, died after a disturbance linked to a fatal shooting. officials say the cause may be a gun wound or vehicle run down. In Bogalusa plans circulate for a 21 mile march for civil rights with police protection sought from Gov. Keithen. Newark hosts a Black Power conference urging UN scrutiny of U.S. treatment of Negroes and endorsing rights to revolt if needed.
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A.Z. Young
Bogalusa
Franklinton
Young
John MacKeithen
Englewood
N.J
Asbury Park
New Jersey Conference of Mayors
James W. Kelly Jr
East Orange
Newark
Kelly
Cairo
United Nations
United States
Wilford L. Snipes Dies Rites Slated
Wilford Leon Snipes 47 of Buena Park California brother of a Ralls woman dies. Rites set for 3 p m today at Oaks West Church of Christ with Silas Howell officiating. Burial in Post Mountain Cemetery under Clements Funeral Home direction. Survivors include Lola Richey of Ralls and a son and three daughters all of Buena Park plus his parents and three brothers. The 1917 Modane France railroad wreck is noted as historical context with 543 killed.
Eisenhower position on Vietnam war powers sparks debate
Senators Cooper and McCarthy voiced disagreement with the Eisenhower plan and warn a formal declaration of war would force full commitment. Cooper urged retracting bombing to pressure lines along the 17th parallel to test North Vietnam's willingness to negotiate. McCarthy doubted Johnson would seek war declaration and warned it would complicate negotiations.
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First Believed Hoax New Hallucinogenic Drug STP Warned
Officials say a new hallucinogenic drug STP is circulating in underground markets. The FDA has tested capsules and tablets and found methyl dimethoxy methylphenethylamine, with costs higher than LSD and potential dangerous side effects. Two San Francisco doctors warned about widespread dispersion and dangerous interactions with chlorpromazine.
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Bologna
STP
Madison Avenue
West Coast
San Francisco
Frederick H. Meyers
University of California Medical Center
David Smith
Meyers
Finlater
Neighborhood updates from Lubbock and surrounding areas
Reports detail Alton Barron recovering from a July 13 manhole explosion and fire as his wife welcomes a baby. Other items note a Texas World War I Veterans convention in Hodges, a Lub bock ABC boys swim class, Water Inc executive meeting in Dimmitt, a 3 year old struck by a car in Lubbock, and a radar repairman in Italy in critical condition. Additional notes include STP drug study remarks, Kieran Holland joining the Merchant Marine Academy, a Guam veteran visiting relatives, and twenty three Upward Bound students arriving at Texas Tech to begin campus tours.
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George Downey Jr
Lubbock
MacDonough
6Th Fleet
Naples
Italy
United States
Monterey High School
Naval Service
31St St
1804
Ave. X
Funeral services for Mrs Myra Belle Mathis in Matador
Mrs Myra Belle Mathis 82 died Friday in Pleasantview Guest Home Silver City New Mexico. Services set for 2 30 p m at Matador Methodist Church with burial at Eastmound Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Allen Bryan Phoenix E R Bryan Silver City and A B Bryan California a daughter Mrs O E Woodside Ontario California a sister Mrs T D Kimbell Odessa eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Matador
Myra Belle Mathis
Eastmound
Siegler Funeral Home
Child Drowns In Bathtub Near Brownsville
A 13 month old boy named Rene Quiroga died Friday night after drowning in less than six inches of water in his family bathtub. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Quiroga of Brownsville Texas.
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Antonio Quiroga
Fifth Time Bombers Strike A Shau Valley
UPI reports giant B52 bombers returned for the fifth day to hit Communist depots and storage areas in the A Shau valley and nearby zones north of Saigon. In ground fighting, 462 enemy soldiers were killed as Americans and allies faced multiple ambushes and assaults near the DMZ. 36 Americans were killed and 161 wounded.
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UPI
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Mekong Delta
U. S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
49th Armored Division Commander Promoted to Major General
Brig. Gen. James Scott, commander of the 49th Armored Division of the Texas National Guard, is promoted to major general. Scott also serves as assistant adjutant general for Texas.
North America area spans 9.3 million square miles
The continent of North America including islands covers about 9.3 million square miles in total, according to geographic measurements.
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Islands
Carl Sandburg, prairie poet, dies at 86 in North Carolina
The obituary notes Carl Sandburg died after illness at 86 at his Connemara ranch in Flat Rock North Carolina. He left behind wife and three daughters and was famed for Lincoln biographies and Free Verse poetry. He received two Pulitzers and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. He interacted with Kennedy and Johnson and remained a fixture in literary and social circles.
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Janet Sandburg
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New York City
Eligibility Rules for U.S. House Members
A person must be a United States citizen for at least seven years and a resident of the state from which he is chosen to be eligible for the House of Representatives.
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United States
House of Representatives
Local Births Reported From Area Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Billy Fisher 5004 14th St welcomed a son weighing pounds 614 ounces at 10 10 p m Friday Methodist Hospital The father works for B and M Trim and Glass Co Mr and Mrs Will Sinclair 415 Auburn St Place No 70 welcomed a daughter weighing 5 pounds 24 ounces at 8 08 p m Friday Methodist Hospital The father is a Texas Tech student Mr and Mrs Hilario Jalamo welcomed a daughter weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces at 5 25 p m Friday in Latif Chinic The father is a farm laborer Mr and Mrs Dwain Coffey 3002 41th BL welcomed a son weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces at 9 16 a m Saturday Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital The fathers employed by Caprock Rooting Co
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Eddie W. Tivis
Richard Tivis
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Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
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Aberdeen
West Texas Hospital
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14Th St
Methodist Hospital
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Will Sinclair
Auburn St
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Yexan Tech
Hilario Jalamo
Latif Chinic
Dwain Coffey
Caprock Rooting Co
Howard Wayne Taylor
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Beferea
Ambulance Crash Near Parma Triggers 13-Vehicle Pileup
An ambulance rushing a badly burned boy to the hospital collided with a truck on the Superhighway of the Sun near Parma. The crash caused a 13-vehicle pileup, killing two and injuring 14. The burned boy, 32-year-old Marcella Priori, was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Italy
UPI
Marcella Priori
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