Texas Senate Race Echoes Liberal Conservative Split
The 1960 Texas gubernatorial contest between Yarborough and Connally featured sharp attacks over New Frontier support and taxes. Yarborough touted liberal positions including no tax changes while Connally attacked spending and promised oil industry restraint, with both sides accusing out of state influence and lobbyists.
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Yarborough
Connally
Kennedy
Texas
Railroad Commission
Cox
Bean
el Paso
Pool
Dallas
Internal Revenue Service
Organized Labor
Smith
Turman
Lubbock
Gober
Beavley
Austin
Carr
Jefferson County
Texas House
Reavley
Refugees flood Hong Kong may outpace resettlement plans
Hong Kong faces a rising refugee influx from Communist China with forecasts of 10 000 new arrivals monthly, straining housing and resources as 50 000 more than capacity may need relocation. Authorities barricade borders while registration lines form for identity papers as the U S consulate processes thousands for potential emigration.
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Hong Kong
Communist China
Red China
Macao
U.S
United States
Left-Handed But Does It Hurt Less
The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery prepares to graduate 82 dentistry students next week including seven left handed dentists. Left handed practitioners were rare due to equipment designed for right handers and the rise in left handers at the school doubles the national average. Professor Gardner Foley offers no explanation.
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Baltimore
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Dental School
University of Maryland
Gardner Foley
Dentistry School
British Actress Olivia Irving Missing After Cruise
Olivia Irving a 27 year old British actress listed on her passport as an actress was reported missing aboard the ocean liner Aragon during its Atlantic crossing from Buenos Aires to Las Palmas. The ship's crew saw her last at 1 45 a m May 30 and a pair of her shoes was later found on deck as the Aragon continued to London.
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Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Two Polaris Missiles Flight Confirmed From Edison Sub
The nuclear submarine Thomas Edison fired two Polaris missiles from beneath the Atlantic surface as part of a flawless four shot test series. The launches occurred about three hours apart from 30 miles offshore at a depth of nine feet, with smoke trails visible to observers. The Edison now prepares for operational patrol alongside seven other Polaris submarines.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Thomas Edison
Atlantic Ocean
Edison
High Altitude A Bomb Test Delayed Over Pacific
Honolulu AP reports mist and a thunderstorm north of Johnston Island halted the first high altitude nuclear explosion in the Pacific series. The event, delayed 24 hours from Friday, was set for 10 p.m. HST with a 7 a.m. CST cutoff to avoid further postponement. The test, a sub megaton yield device aboard a Thor missile, would be attempted 30 to 40 miles above the earth and require clear photography.
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Honolulu
Johnston Island
United States
Thor
Film Star Lawrence Tierney Faces Drunkenness Charge
Santa Monica California actor Lawrence Tierney best known for Dillinger must stand trial June 25 on disturbing the peace and drunkenness. He pleaded innocent after Friday arrest and was released on 5250 dollar bail following an all night restaurant incident with 35 customers present.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Lawrence Tierney
Dillinger
Tierney
Weather Bouts of Severe Storms Across Texas With Moisture Gain
Two severe weather forecasts spanned 2 PM to 8 PM across distinct areas including Paris Greenville Nacogdoches and Center and a line from Tyler to northeast of Little Rock Arkansas. Thunderstorms with hail and damaging winds were possible as morning to evening clouds limited temperatures. Late rain totals featured Higgins 1.52 inches Stratford 1.06 Canadian 1.25 Gordenville 1.18 Gainesville 1.76 Lipscomb 1.61 Center 1.10 Denison 1.22 Texarkana 1.70.
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Paris
Greenville
Nacogdoches
Cen‘ter
Tyler
Little Rock
Ark
Higgins
Stratford
Canadian
Gordenville
Gainesville
Lipscomb
Center
Denison
Texarkana
South Plains
Lubbock
Jackson testifies on Estes balance sheet audit and ethics
Jackson details how Estes mailed balance sheets and a disclaimer on inventories, earning a $6,000 retainer while denying misleading conduct. An Agriculture Department official notes scrutiny of Jackson’s actions and Estes’ bond, with Jackson destroying working papers after arrest and claiming the balance sheet reflected Estes’ finances.
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Agriculture Department
S. R. Smith
Smith
Sec. of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Texas Assn. of Certified Public Accountants
Jackson
Carl J. Miller
Estes’ Bond
Miller
Estes
L. H. Fountain
DNC
Fountain
Birth notices from West Texas Hospital and surrounding areas
Multiple birth announcements list couples with addresses in Lubbock and vicinity. Details include newborns, weights from 4 to 7 pounds plus ounces, times of birth, hospital names, and parental occupations such as farmer, teacher, service station attendant, and oil company worker.
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Lonnie Milford Roper
Tshoka
West Texas Hospital
Jimmy Ross Snodgrass
Star Rt
Lorenzo
Jimmy Couch
Methodist Hospital
R. D. Stephenson
Lubbock
James Donald Odom
Loth St
Taylor Hospital
Louis Martin
Emory
Labbock Osteopathic Hospital
Fisher Oil and Butane Co
Doyle Gene Gresham
Bates
Tech Sets New Enrollment High At Summer Term
Texas Tech reported summer enrollment rising to 4,300 by noon Saturday, surpassing the prior first term record of 4,152. Regular registration closed Tuesday after starting Friday at 8 a.m. Second term enrollment reached 2,772 with classes starting Monday at 7:20 a.m.
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Texas Tech
Shell Evidence Links Rifle to Marshall Death Scene
Texas Ranger Clint Peoples said one of two .22 shells found at Henry H. Marshall’s death scene was fired from the rifle near his body. Lab results tie the first two shells to the bolt action rifle. the other shell is unreadable. The death, dated June 3, 1961, is under grand jury review in Franklin County.
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Waco
Texas
Clint Peoples
Henry H. Marshall
Marshall
Peoples
Franklin
Billie Sol Estes
De Gaulle and Macmillan Meet Over Britain's European Bid
President Charles de Gaulle and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan held a fireside conference at the Chateau de Champs to discuss Britain's plan to join the European Common Market.
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DE Gaulle
MAC Confer
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Chateau de Champs
Britain
Smith and Carr win Democratic nominations in Texas runoff
Two West Texas winners thank supporters and pledge unity for the November contest. Senator Preston Smith and Carr, newly nominated for lieutenant governor and attorney general, cite broad Texas backing and outline plans for economic growth education and state services before heading to Austin for campaign coordination.
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Lubbock
West Texans
Preston Smith
West Texas
Texas
Carr
West
Greater
Austin
Smith
Theft Probe Continues In $9 600 Coin Heist
The investigation into the Tuesday theft of $9,600 in coins from a Southwestern Bell truck remains active. Fingerprints from the truck door are unresolved and one suspect is being sought. Two suspects allegedly took lie detector tests. results are not yet released.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
L. W. Forrester
Forrester
Gene Crump
27Th St
Southwestern Bell
Crump
Oil investigators curb East Texas wells for 15 days
Commission Chairman William Murray ordered a 15 day halt on plugging wells in the East Texas field to protect an ongoing probe. In separate actions, Wilson sought 3.442 million dollars in damages from four men and an oil firm over alleged well deviations in East Texas. Thirteen leases in Rusk County and Gregg County were named in injunctions or suits involving Elba Oil Co. and Amtex Oil Co.
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East Texas
Commission
William Murray
Wilson
Austin
Judge Jones
Willie Star
H. L. Long
J. H. Watkins
N. Ephriam
E. W. Scates
G. J. Turner
Robert Carghill
Major Kennedy
Tom Cook Jr
Arthur Kennedy
Owen H. Thomas
G. Ephriam
J. D. Laird
Monroe Holtz
Z. H. Dorsey
L. R. Jacobs
Elba Oil Co
Herring-Thornhill
T. C. Morrow
W. M. Sexton
J. K. ‘Maxwell
Rusk County
Moderate Trend Seen as Texas Incumbents Fall in Runoffs
Voters ousted several veteran House members and shifted toward a moderate Senate. In Jefferson Orange counties Rep D Roy Marrington beat W T Oliver, while liberal Walter Richter defeated conservative Ray Bartram for Weinert seat. Other results favored conservatives in key districts and incumbents reelected included Ben Jarvis, C W Pearcy and John Blaine.
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Texas
State Senate
House
Virginia Duff
Ferris
Sam Parsons
Henderson
Jack Connell
Wichita Falls
Mauro Rosas
Fl Paso
Obie Jones
Austin
Charles Sandahl
Ted Springer
Amarillo
Senate
Jefferson
Orange
D. Roy Marrington
Fort Arthur
W. T. Oliver
Port Neches
Jep Fuller
Port Arthur
Harrington
Walter Richter
Gonzales
Ray Bartram
R. A. Weinert
Seguin
Frank Owen
el Paso
Louis Anderson
Midland
Owen
Anderson
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Mace Stewart
West Texas
David Ratliff
Stamford
Truett Latimer
Abilene
George Peston
Paris
E. M. Edwards
Clarksville
Ben Jarvis
Tyler
C. W. Pearcy
Temple
John Blaine
Guy McDonald
J. D. Weldon
Thomas R. Thomas
Carl A. Parker
David Smith
Army Proposes Longer Reserve Training for Some Volunteers
Washington AP reports Army planners suggest extending six month active duty training to up to ten months for youths entering complex specialties. Shorter trainees may be released early while overall service obligation could drop from eight to six years. Congress must act to approve changes.
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Washington
Congress
Berlin
Army
Safety Belts On Sale Throughout City By Jaycees
Jaycees promote a one month automobile safety campaign with belts sold for 6.95 dollars at four city sites from 1 pm to 6 pm. Fifty belts were sold Saturday and an optional 1.50 dollar installation is offered. Booths operate weekends during June 9 10 16 17 23 24.
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Lubbock
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