Johnson Kennedy gain momentum as Dems rally support
The Associated Press reports Kennedy wins Michigan governor backing for a 51 vote delegation while Johnson gains overt encouragement from House Speaker Rayburn. Senators Humphrey Symington and Symington say Stevenson could still factor in the race as Johnson hints at a candidacy. Johnson’s name to be placed in nomination at the July Los Angeles convention. committee led by Oscar Chapman and India Edwards.
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Tashington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Kennedy
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Aaie
Johnson National
Texas
Rayburn
Los Angeles
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Harry S. Truman
India Edwards
Voters in South Plains prepare for key sheriff and legislative runoffs
In Saturdays Democratic primary voters across 30 counties settle ten sheriff races and one statewide appellate court contest. Lubbock County pits Reed Quilliam against Homer Hensley for the 97th district Place 1 seat, while Lloyd W. Davidson faces W. T. McDonald for the Texas State Court of Criminal Appeals. Nomination remains decisive in this era.
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South Plains Area
Lubbock County
Reed Quilliam
Homer Hensley
Lubbock
Lloyd W. Davidson
W. T. McDonald
Texas State Court of Criminal Appeals
Crosby
Gaines
Andrews
Hockley
Terry
Lynn
Yoakum
Scurry
Dickens
Briscoe
South Plains
King County
96Th
Jesse M. Osborn
Gates Says New War Would End Russia
Defense chief Thomas Gates dismissed the Soviet threat to launch missiles from bases against American planes, calling it a bluff. He testified in secret as the Senate inquiry examined the May summit collapse and the U2 spy flight. He defended the spy program and warned against misreading Soviet military factors.
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Russia
Y Freds. Hoffman Ashington
U. S
Sec. of Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
Ims Cuulllly
Pentagon
U.S.S.R
Nikitai Khrushchev
U.S
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Malinovsky
United States
Four Teens Drown at Bosque River Site Near Waco
Four teens from Waco and nearby Oklahoma City drowned after wading near a waterfall pool at a YMCA camp northeast of Valley Mills Texas. Kenneth Spoonts 18, his wife Juanita 17, Joyce 16 and Lula Spradley 15 perished as they fell into the deep pool while trying to help one another.
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Avalanche-Journal Wires Alley Mills
R.C. Spoonts
Waco
Annabelle Spradley
Valley Mills
Texas
Kenneth W. Spoonts
Juanita
Joyce
Lula Spradley
Oklahoma City
Zoning Study Ordered for Avenue Q in Lubbock
City Planning and Zoning Commission ordered a study of Avenue Q between 19th and 34th streets. Hearings on two industrial zoning requests in north Lubbock were postponed to July 7.
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Kenneth Maylanche
Journal
19Th
34Th Streets
City Planning and Zoning Commission
North Lubbock
AVNUC
48Th St
Ave. Q
City Planning Department
Commission
19Th St
34Th St
Bobby J. Moody
Gabriel Martin
27Th. St
Moody
Showers and Hail Hit Texas South Plains Area
Scattered thundershowers and hail battered parts of Texas including the South Plains on Thursday. Liano reported 1.54 inches of rain in a 45 minute downpour while Hart saw up to 0.25 inches. Dimmitt noted a curious cloud formation with no severe activity. Presidio reached 108 degrees as Lubbock registered 92.
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Liano
Texas
South Plains
Hart
Castro County
Upper
Dimmitt
Big Bend
Presidio
Lubbock
Red Arms Plan Coverage Across Editorial and Sports Pages
A cross-section summary notes the Red Arms Plan discussed in editorials and political columns, with brief mentions in sports scores and market quotients. It highlights the newspaper's focus on policy commentary and the integration of social issues into daily sections.
Booby trap package maims mother in Tenn.
A homemade bomb in a jewelry box exploded in the hands of Frances Binkley Tate in Ashville Tennessee. Her daughters Charlotte and Becky 10 and 8 were wounded by fragments. Police arrested her husband Travis Tate 30 who denied involvement. She remained in critical condition with severe injuries.
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United Press International
Ashville
Tenn
Travis Tate
Frances Binkley Tate
Tate
Fayetteville
Charlotte
Becky
St. Thomas Hospital
Riots In Polish City Injure 70 Officials And Civilians
In Zielona Gora a clash over a state building left 40 policemen and 30 civilians injured. About 5 000 people reportedly joined the all day street battle resembling Nowa Huta unrest, with authorities restoring order after the confrontation.
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Warsaw
Poland
Zielona Gora
Cmadon
Nowa Huta
Crash Victim Found Alive Near Lake Wreckage
A 9 year old boy survived 15 days near a plane wreck linked to a fishing trip from Flin Flon to Tar tan Lake. He was found by bush pilot Harvey Evans about three quarters of a mile from Tar tan Lake and airlifted to a Flin Flon hospital in reasonably good condition. The missing men are Ken Harrison 32 Steve Sedor 39 and Walter Sector.
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Flin Flon
Walter
Harvey Evans
Tartan Lake
Ken Harrison
Steve Sedor
Evans
Canadian Air Force
Air Force
House panel backs national DUI driver license list
The House Commerce Committee voted to create a national registry of drivers who have lost licenses for drunken driving or involuntary manslaughter. Sponsor Rep. John J. Rhodes called such drivers chronically unsafe and said the bill aims to curb accidents.
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Washington
UPID
House Commerce Committee
John J. Rhodes
California Heat Wave Sets Northern Central Records At 107
San Francisco AP reports a heat wave shattering records in northern and central California. Oakland International Airport maximum reached 107 degrees, beating the previous 102 degree mark set in 1931. Redwood City also hit 107, the hottest in 30 years of records.
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San Francisco
California
Oakland International Airport
Redwood City
Broadway Shows Silenced as Actors Strike Hits
Broadway goes dark as Actors Equity and producers lock in pension disputes ending dawn performances. 17 member cast of The Tenth Man misses report, 450 in audience, 21 Broadway shows close or suspend, about 1 000 actors and 5 000 theatre workers lose work. Prolonged talks amid despair. weekly losses top a million dollars.
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Avalanche-Journal
York
Broadway
Actors Equity
Booth Theater
Equity
David Merrick
Khrushchev says Americans split over foreign policy
Soviet leader Khrushchev told Democratic leaders that the United States is sharply divided on foreign policy despite bipartisan rhetoric. He cited U S actions, including hostile speeches and pre summit nuclear tests, as reasons he would not join Paris talks. Johnson retorted that Khrushchev refuses bipartisanship and that the summit collapse undermined confidence in the free world.
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A/ASHINGTON
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Khrushchev
United States
Russia
Johnson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
America
Paris
Eisenhower
U.S
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Sam Rayburn
Adlai E. Stevenson
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