Flooded blocks and heavy rains hit South Plains towns
Water flooded the 300 block of W and St near the center of town with the Muleshoe chamber and two offices submerged. Rain totals across the region reached up to 3.50 inches in Cochran and Morton counties, aiding crops while causing some road and canyon closures. Local officials reported injuries minimal with one woman and two children rescued from floodwater in a park.
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Magam Lamb
Dent
W. and
Muleshoe
Telowe
Olton
Plainview
Levelland
Lubbock
Tehoka
Lamesa
Snyder
Crosbyton
Matador
Floydada
Eat
Mit Department of Public Safety
Palo Duro Park
Buddy Hoskins
Eartier Falls
Cochran County
Morton
C. W. Elliott
Brownfield
Abernathy
Seagraves
Shallowater
Slaton
Lynn County
Whiteface
Plains
Margaret Coward
Gaines County
Loop
Tohoka
Frank Hill
47Th St
E. Tulane
Ave. T
32Nd St
4Th St
Rain relief spreads across drought battered East Coast
Rains eased long drought in the Middle Atlantic and Northeast as Oklahoma and Northwest Texas also received heavy downpours. New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents hoped for more rain while farmers weighed crop relief. Reservoirs stayed low, and storms sparked fires in Oregon as heat persisted in the Southeast.
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United Press International
Plains
Middle Atlantic
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas Childress
Hanna
Eufaula
Drouth
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York State
Phillipsburg
Erie County
Cattaraugus
Allegany
Genesee
Chautaqua
Niagara
Weather Bureau
Albany
N. Y
St. Lawrence Valley
Cullman
Decatur
Ala
Birmingham
Fayette
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Pendleton
Ore
Tornado Chased Across South Plains Region
Deputy Bilbrey watched a funnel move northeast of Lockney across Highway 207 toward the South Plains area and near Silverton. The tornado touched ground near a pond and stirred dust as it crossed terrain, prompting police alerts and road chasing toward Sterley and nearby towns.
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Bilbrey
Lockney
Hwy. 207
South Plains
Silverton
Ry Cummings
Sterley
Bil- Seiten
Quitaque
Army Bids 49th Final Farewell at Fort Polk
The active Army bids farewell to Texas National Guard’s 14,000-man 49th Armored Division at Fort Polk Louisiana. The unit reverts to National Guard status at midnight August 9 after a Berlin crisis mobilization last fall. Undersecretary Stephen Ailes spoke as officials and 2,000 visitors watched.
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FT. Polk
Texas National Guard
49Th Armored Division
Berlin
Stephen Ailes
Texas
Pleasant Prairie
Wis
Charies P. P
Construction Soars Albany Across New York State
Construction activity in New York state rose 43.8 percent in the first five months of 1962, compared with the prior year, according to the State Department of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
UPS
Iran
New York State
State Department of Commerce
Prefix disaster in seven digit numbers debate
Experts criticize seven numeral systems as memorization heavy and error prone. ADDL claims prefixes map areas poorly but could keep prefixes with vast new numbers. company resists. Activist chapters form across Washington DC, Carson City, Phoenix, Bloomington and Yakima urging serious reform.
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ADDL
S. I. Hayakawa
ADL
Leo J. Postman
University of California
Bay Area
Sutter
Garfield
Prospect
San Francisco
Davenport
Peninsula
Thornwall
Berkeley
Glenwood
Marin County
Hayakawa
Mr. Average
Washington, D.C
Carson City
Nev
Phoenix
Ariz
Bloomington
Ind
Yakima
Wash
Eisenhower Autographs Greet Danish Crowd During Denmark Visit
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower Mamie and grandchildren Dwight David 2nd and Barbara Anne arrive in Koracer Denmark for a four day visit. Ike stops at the train window to sign autographs for eager youngsters at the railway station.
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Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Koracer
Denmark
Mamie
Dwight David 2Nd
Barbara Anne
Television Networks Get Crack At Telstar
U S television networks broadcast live and filmed European events via Telstar for the first time. Programs included a view of the Berlin Wall and a Geneva Disarmament Conference session with an interview of U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Geneva. NBC noted it was the first time networks could use the satellite separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPD
U.S
Telstar Communications
Berlin Wall
Geneva
Secret Instruments Rocketed Into Space
A payload of secret instruments was launched Tuesday from Point Arguello using a Blue Scout Junior solid fuel rocket. The Air Force gave no details, noting only that the space probe was intended to travel into space rather than land or orbit specifics.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Air Force
New Inquiry Set To Probe Estes Operations In Amarillo
McSpadden and others are called to testify at the Ama Yillo court of inquiry into Estes operations. The probe, the eighth in Wilsons series, targets monopoly claims, fertilizer tanks, and Estes financing tied to South Plains and Pecos area farmers.
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Estes
McSpadden
Ama
Pecos
Wilson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Superior
Potter County
Frank Baughman
Orr
Alexander
Baughman
Jack Price
Bill Pool
Amarillo
George McCarthy
G. H
Bert A. Nelson
Lubbock
el Paso
Grand Jury
McCarthy
W. M. Adams
Dallas
Plainview
U. S. Senate
House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Internal Revenue Service
South Plains
Foreign Aid Compromise Allows Aid to Communist Countries
The package lets aid reach Communist nations if the President determines they are not dominated by international communism. It sets 2025 ceilings for development grants 300 million, international organizations 148.9 million, special military aid 415 million, and a 300 million President's contingency fund. The Senate has already authorized a 100 million UN loan. House Senate conferees faced criticism for yielding to administration pressure.
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House
Senate
United Nations
House Senate
Births Report in Local Hospitals
Congratulations to families including Floyd A Richardson and J D Saddler on newborns at Methodist Hospital and to others such as Clifford Hopping, Wesley Cray, Bobby Hughey, James Berry, Raymond Bost, Andres Gonzales, James Shivers, and Robert Lee Washington. Weights range from 4 to 9 pounds with times noted across Tuesday and Monday births. Fathers hold roles from lab technician to brick mason and city administrator.
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Floyd A. Richardson
K. Baylor &J
Methodist Hospital
Horton Afro Ser
J. 2D. Saddler
Duke Bt
Radio Lab
Jim Moore
32Nd St
Clifford Hopping
Springlake
Wesley Woodrow Cray
St. Mary's Hospital
Bobby Hughey
26Th St
Lubbock
James Berry
E. Baylor
Cassel & Co
Raymond Stanley Bost
49Th &T
Taylor Hospital
Shallowater Gin
Texan Plane Crash Body Found In Montana Mountains
Amarillo Abilene Pampa Borger Hereford and Livingston area crews search for three missing Air Force B-47 crewmen after a crash in Montana. The body of one crew member was found as a forest fire spread over five acres. Direct distance dialing debates and costs complicate communications changes in Lubbock and nearby cities.
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Bell Telephone Co
Southwestern Bell
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Amarillo
Abilene
Pampa
Borger
Hereford
Mid
Livingston
Mont
Land
Odessa
Tex
Bell
Montana
Air Force
Seat
Texas Tech Geology Department Renamed to Geosciences
The geology department at Texas Tech expands into geosciences with curricula in geo chemistry geophysics paleontology and groundwater geology alongside BA and BS programs. Dr F Alton Wade notes rising interest in earth science techniques and says the change, approved by the Texas Commission on Higher Education, reflects broader training.
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Texas Tech
F. Alton Wade
Hood
Department of Geosciences
Wade
The
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Controversy Over Estes Case And Department Audit
The article details accusations of improper judgment in the Estes inquiry and a rushed department audit. Russell defends actions and cites delays, while Langen blames a new administration tone. It also notes related criminal probes and ongoing local incidents and police reports across multiple cases.
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Russell
Estes
Dallas
Langen
Agriculture Department
Washington
Justice Department
Kerr to Seek Law Curb on Oil Imports
Senator Kerr stated he will push to strengthen trade law provisions controlling oil and key metals imports. He aims to secure more domestic oil share amid rising U S consumption and would prefer broad language to cover similar commodities, with measures usable if passage becomes possible.
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Washington
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
U.S
Kerr
Kennedy
Stewart L. Udall
Tom Steed
Dokla
House
Ways and Means Committee
Oklahoma
Tech Speech Workshop Attracts Twenty Eight Students
Twenty eight Texas high school students attend Texas Tech's two week speech workshop. The course covers voice diction personality and body action with separate forensic and dramatic groups. Dr. P Melville Larson heads the department and oversees faculty led lessons. A demonstration of plays and speeches will climax the activity.
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Texas High School
Texas Tech
P. Melville Larson
Tech
Eech
Mbers
Vic
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Bill Gunter
Texas Agriculture Extension Service
Gunter
Lubbock County
Don McGinty
McGinty
Anton Brownfield
Chovig
Hale Center Rape Een
Littlefield
28Th & Ave Q
South
O'Donnell
Spur
Ees
Sudan
Wolfforth
Floyd
Army
Telstar
Secret Instruments
Maelas
Andres Gonzales
Ave. H
Latif Clinic
Clary Poultry and Eye. Inc
James Shivers
Beer
Robert Lee Washington
Vaus Clinic
Tech Geology
Ince of Co
Ave
John Ratliff
Louise Moore
Cedar Ave
18Th Street
Moore
Troy William Payne
West Texas Hospital
Payne
J. E. Culpepper
Jin
Theodore Marshall
48Th St
iPolice
31St Street
Roy Bass
First Presbyterian Church
Claude Denham
Nolan Swain
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