Severe South Plains Storm Dumps Hail and Tornadoes Over Lubbock
Emergency Operations Center activated as South Plains storm battering Lubbock produced hail up to marble size, 84 mph gusts, and multiple tornado sightings from Hereford to Plainview. Police reported debris, downed power lines, and damaged trailers while Reese AFB and Buffalo Springs Lake area sustained harm.
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Lubbock
Brownfield
South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hereford
Kress
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Tulsa
Edmonson
Orton
Plainview
Weather Bureau
Reese Afb
Smyer
Post
Bank
Lubebock
Broadway
New Jersey Floods Prompt Disaster Request and Caseload
A severe flood in northeastern New Jersey caused five deaths and forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 residents as Passaic River crested six feet above its banks. Gov. Hughes asked President Johnson to declare a major disaster area amid widespread property damage and health hazards from backed sewers and overflowing septic systems.
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Unitedress International
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Johnson
Passaic
Weather Bureau
Tampa
Fla
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Wabash River
New York
Telegraphers Halt Plans For Strike In Texas
A planned strike by about 1500 Western Union workers in Texas was averted when a settlement over contract negotiations arrived at 10:40 p.m. The CTU aims for a seven percent wage increase and will seek ratification by members, extending the old contract until votes on the new terms. Some offices, like San Angelo, reportedly closed despite the settlement.
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Western Union
Texas
West Texas
San Angelo
CTU
R. L. Hageman
Paris Strikes Ease as De Gaulle Reshapes Cabinet
Paris sees easing labor unrest as strikes narrow after a fracture in the mass movement. De Gaulle reshuffles the cabinet to back the Gaullist effort, naming Maurice Couve de Murville finance minister as Debre shifts to foreign affairs.
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Communist Party
Paris
Sorbonne
Peugeot Automobile Company
France
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Nice
Pan American World Airways
Orly
de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Quai d'Orsay
Michel Debre
Couve de Murville
Christian Fouchet
Editor’s Honor Tag Highlights Tech Degree Conferral
An alumnus with deep ties to Tech since its 1925 opening receives today’s degree awards. The 1967 Chas. A. Guy Journalism Scholarship honors his journalism impact, while Texas lawmakers named him Man of the Year for Sigma Delta Chi contributions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Tech
Texas
Chas. A. Guy
Texas House
Senate
West Texas
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalistic Society
University of Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Austin
Washington
Department of Journalism
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Guy
U. S
Army
Air Force
Tech Union Ballroom
Dudley E. Faver
First Grad's Kin To Get Tech Degree
Texas Tech marks a historical first as Mary Dale Buckner of Lubbock receives Tech’s inaugural degree chosen by a draw from graduates. Clifford B. Jones presides. The ceremony includes ROTC commissions, college receptions, and a 40th anniversary for the Class of 1928.
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Texas Tech
Kay Buckner
Dale Ellis Buckner
Lubbock
Ellis Kay
Mary
Dale Buckner Schubach
Clifford B. Jones
Schubach
Tech
Dr. Jones
Elata Ely
Mary ‘Dale Buckner
Lab‘pock
Spur
E. W. Horn
Lot
Tech Union
Tech. Union
Rosemary Pledger
Miss Pledger
Harding College
University of Arkansas
Ellea Bains Caimcross
Luther Bryan Clegg
Bruce Max
Evans
Snyder
Paul
Edward Thompson
New Braunfels
R. C. Whitmill
Tyler
Alan Kent Jones
Sterling City
Joseph Clayborne Nunnally
Albany, Ga
Jeri Tanner
Texarkana
Phillip Warren Grayson
Baytown
Eugene Lynn Simmons
Dora
N. M
Bob Charles Holcomb
San Angelo
William Henry McCulloch
Lamesa
Fernando Vidaurri Jr
Borger
Dunbar and Monterey graduates urged to pursue lofty ideals
Dunbar High School seniors receive diplomas as speakers urge courage against discrimination and devotion to duty. Barbara Anh McGinnis tops honors with Thelma McNabb second. Larry Frank Hulsey is top male student. Monterey speakers stress reason and truth in the battle for individuality.
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Thelma Lucille McNabb
Larry Frank Hulsey
Olan Rice
Estacado
Dunbar
Gloria Jean Skief
Linda Marie Lusk
Sammye Carolyn Long
Linda Faye Wheeler
Miss Lusk
Gloria Skies
Miss Long
Miss Wheeler
Studets
George Scott Jr
Monterey
Peggy Beesinger
Mark Huckabee
Jerry Jones
Peggy Sheffield
Beesinger
Jones
Birth notices from Lubbock and nearby areas list multiple deliveries
A montage of birth announcements from Crosbys, Lubbock, Wolfforth and nearby hospitals records infants born on various Fridays and Thursdays. Details include weights from 3 pounds 5% ounces to 9 pounds 6 ounces, times, hospitals, and fathers’ occupations ranging from farm laborer to salesman.
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Saragosa Molina
Crosbyton
Lauf Clinic
Francisco Garza
Wolfforth
Laut Clinic
Texas runoffs shape up with vote shifts and bold contrasts
In a runoff battle between liberal Democrat Ralph Yarborough and conservative Republican-leaning incumbent Bill Smith, voters in West and Southwest Texas may swing as many counties backed Dolph Briscoe and Waggoner Carr. Yarborough touts a broad appeal while Smith slams him as ultra liberal, leaving the race to labor unions, conservatives, and evolving campaign positions.
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Smith
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Yarborough
Briscoe
Waggoner Carr
Houston
Dozen Injured as Glass Shatters at Air Force Academy
About a dozen people were cut by flying glass when a formation of four F105 Thunderbirds cracked the sound barrier and shattered over 200 windows at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. None were seriously hurt, though one person required stitches for a gash. officers and cadets avoided hospitalization.
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Air,force . Academy
Colo
Air Force. Academy
McConnell Air Force Base
Auto Mishaps Cause Multiple Injuries From Friday Storms
High winds and rain led to three wrecks injuring four. Alton R. Hobbs, 32, of Idalou, suffered a severe arm cut and was hospitalized after his car rolled on Loop 289. A three car crash at 34th and University left one teen with a broken tooth and minor damage. Patricia Lee Langley, 20, of 2313 48th St, and her mother Mrs Helen Langley were hurt when Langley’s car collided with William Rychener near Paris Street.
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Ca 15
Wandering Wave Travel Court
Quirt Avenue
Loop 289
A. Ay Baack
Oklahoma
LH. Dean
Ny University
Avenue
Clovis Road
Amarillo Highway
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Municipal
Avenue J
Barrow Ditch
Spur 331
Alton R. Hobbs
Idalou
Hobbs
Highland
University
Janice Lemora
Mankins
45Th ‘St
Coronado
40Th St
Ruth Keith Latimer
44Th St
Paris
Lubbock
Paris ‘St
Patricia iLee Langley
William Carl Rychener
Ave. H
Miss. Langley
Helen Lee Langley
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Salt
16Th Street
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W.D. (Duby Rogers Jr
Lubbock Jaycees
BOC
Dimmitt
Avalanche- Journal
Hart
Happy
Dickens
Cotton Center
Hale Center
Littlefield
Lorenzo
Ralls
Idalau
Olton
Panhandle
Roy Williams
Ave
6Th St
Ati Ec
Buckner
Alpha Lambda Delta
Phi Kappa Phi
Student Education Association
Association For Childhood Education
Martha Ellis Dale
Geataaton
ACU A
Roberto Gonzales
St. Apt C
Lanf
Caprock Paint Co
Danny Joe
Sammons
Kemper
Clnic
Harris and Thrush Mfg.’ Co
Charles Fred Miller
Rt. 1
Birh
Texas Hospital
Aarmer
James Underwood
Ith Sr
Methodist Hospital
Hicks-Ragland Engineers
Gregory Smith
Srd Place
Apt
E-9
Methodist ‘Hospital
Sears
Walter
Dove
Hall
University Hospital
Taylor Construction Company
Jimmy
Wayne WeMilon
30Th St
Highland Hospital
T.G.&¥. Stores
Matilde D. Urrutia Jr
Grinnel St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Waples-Platter, Inc
Mike Kelley
56Th ‘St
Nubro Corp
Huckabee
Sheffield
Brent Nall
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