Seven Twisters Sweep South Plains Sections Near Hale Center
Civil Defense reports describe extensive damage over a 160 square mile area around Hale Center including wiped out crops in Cotton Center and flooded Farm Road intersections. Residents in Plainview near Running Water Draw warned of rising water while communities north of Lockney fled advancing floodwaters.
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Hale Center
Tom Rambo
Civil Defense
Cotton Center
Foo
Warren E Hale
U S Advances in Missile Production Says Pentagon Official
Pentagon official Paul Nitze claims the United States leads the Soviet Union in nuclear missile production with daily additions of Minuteman ICBMs and Polaris missiles. He rejects Soviet claims of equal capability, notes no current crash program, and discusses potential implications of space launch boosters and atmospheric tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
United States
Soviet Union
Paul Hoitze
Defense
International Security
Nitre
Nitze
Pope John XXIII Lingers Near Death On Pentecost
Vatican radio reported Pope John XXIII, lucid but weakened, unable to raise his hand to bless at his bedside. He endured bouts of pain as his condition worsened with a 104 degree fever, rapid pulse, and labored breathing. doctors gave injections of pain killers and heart stimulants. His brothers, sister, nieces and nephew, servants, and confessor kept vigil as cardinals prayed. The pope blessed the world, recited Ut unum sint, and expressed hope for Christian unity before slipping toward death. Outside, banners flew as Italy canceled Republic Day celebrations and Pentecost rites marked a grim anniversary for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican Radio
Vatican
John
Fernando Cardinal Cento
Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Square
Fach
Giuseppe
Alfredo
Zaverio Roncalli
Assunta
Italy
Rome
Civil rights push sparks GOP alternative and national debate
In Congress pressure grows for new civil rights legislation while a 20 member GOP bloc urges action similar to administration plans. Leaders including RFK and Sen. Keating urge prompt reform. Mississippi protests loom as integration spreads in Charlotte Miami and Dallas settings with desegregation steps and integrated facilities beginning.
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House
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Robert F. Kennedy
Trinity College
Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Congress
Charlotte
N.C
Martin Luther King Jr
Miami
Florida
Jackson Seethes As Protests Stir Over Integration
In Jackson Mississippi protests grow amid racial tension. Police arrest 91 demonstrators including Roy Wilkins after quiet Sabbath. James Meredith speaks promising to mobilize resources to aid Black advancement. Alabama Governor Wallace faces federal subpoena over university integration. Summer school starts June 10 as clashes erupt at local lunch counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Allen C. Thompson
Roy Wilkins
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
MM Command
Alabama
George C. Wallace
New York
University of Alabama
Wallace
Birmingham
Justice Department
Weather Front Promises Clearer Skies Across Plains
Forecasters expect a break from severe weather as a front moves in this morning bringing moisture but not the prior week’s deluge. South Plains residents welcome the clearing skies while farmers in several counties face extensive crop losses.
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Weather Bureau
South Plains
Lubbock
Terry
Lamb
Hockley
Lynn
Fort Worth Pastor Speaks At Tech Graduation Rites
Dr. Allen delivers baccalaureate sermon on discipline and discovery at Texas Tech graduation. He outlines four disciplines and notes inner discipline frees choices, with Tech Choir and clergy providing ceremonies. Numerous honors, degrees, and commissions announced for 1950s era graduates and cadets.
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Fort Worth
Ing
Elam Cloys Miles
Goldthwaite
William E. Clark
Slaton
Harry Norman Kincy
Roger Elton
Arlington
Judith Ann Cowger
Stamford
Goodwin
Tech
R. C. Goodwin
Dr. Allen
Broadway Baptist Church of
Texas Tech
Tech Choir
Texas Tech Choir
Gene Kenney
Andrew A. Jumper
First Presbyterian Church of
Cal Farley
Boys Ranch
Texas Panhandle
W. T. Doherty
Houston
Welch Foundation
Texas Colleges and Universities
Doherty
Texas A&m
Randall Thompson
James G. Allen
Larry Maddox
Paris
Manuel DeBusk
Dallas
Tech Board
Guy Robert Horton
San Marcos
Charles Clifton Rich
Wolfforth
Paul Leslie Thomas
Lubbock
Charles Leonard Ainsworth
Robert Martin Platt
Harvie Mac Pruitt
Army
ROTC
Union Building
Air Force
Aggie Memorial Auditorium
James A. Gunn II
Reese Air Force Base
Franklin Db
Lewis
San Angelo
Catherine Samayoa McCullen
Jacob Edwin Merritt
Abilene
Betty Dennison Myatt
Kenneth Levy Permenter
Barbara Pearce Sessions
Bette Ann Kyryczuk
Spitler
New York
Mimosa Faye Summers
Edinburg
James Thomas Fontenot Tanner
Dawson
Loure
Melvin Thompson
Plainview
Lucinda Bitterel Windsor
Midland
William Doyle Elliott
Fiona
Thomas Dakey Tuttle
Hammondasport
Charles Wayne Brewe
James Eugene Burgess
Robert Starr Dickson
Sylvia Rice Gibbs
Michael Eugene Metze
Levelland
Margaret Collier Munn
Dwight Ray Pounds
Albert Otis Rathey
Richard Waylon Scales
David Randolph Stanley
Clell Miller Blackwell
del Rio
Roy Lynn Davenbort
Laverton
Robert Gene Grahan
San Antonio
David Walden Greenlee
Ronald Baxter Harrist
Chakr Yan Joe
Amarillo
Robert Gerry Kinney
Sidney Winnard Rothmann
Kenneth W. Lieberman
Brooklyn
Edward J. Miklasiewicz
Chicago
Illinois
Francis Joseph Phillips
Dickinson
Michael Philip Ratliff
Richard Lloyd Young
Delmar
Lee Daniel
Joseph Bryan Eastham
Charles Ray Eatherly
Childress
Gary Wedel
Mathis
Loraine
Davey Noel Weaver
Damlin
Dubuque
Iowa
Frederick Wayne Schumacher
Waco
Billy Paul Smith
Eastland
Ottis Foy Teuton Jr
Tampa
Wlor
Donald Joseph Rye
Qak Harbor
Ohio
John Michael & Me
Glen Conrad Tolle
S19
Antonio
Beers Stolen in Boxcar Attempt Lead to Chase
Police chased two men after a boxcar burglary attempt near Greene. Officers Guzman Moore and Agent Stephens pursued in a car but the suspects escaped. A billfold, seven cans of beer, two beer cases at the suspect’s home and two six-packs at another residence were recovered. Greene, initially arrested, claimed a break in on Thursday but denied Sunday burglary.
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Greene
Evandro Guzman
Charlie Moore
Santa Fe
Jim Stephens
Red China Admits Cargo Ship Sunk After Rock Hit
The Leap Forward freighter of 11,182 tons sank in the Yellow Sea after striking a rock. Chinese officials said torpedoing was not involved. Japanese fishermen rescued 59 survivors from three life rafts. Some survivors had claimed a torpedo attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPN
Red
China
Yellow Sea
The Country Parson Humorous Peace Quip
The column lampoons world peace attempts with a wry jab about giving every person a ham mock strung between two trees. The quip reflects a lighthearted, satirical tone characteristic of the era's commentary.
Iowa Gets Cloudburst and Tropical Disturbance Move East
Cloudbursts drenched Iowa with up to six inches of rain including a 6.74 inch tally at Correctionville and 2.97 inches in Sioux City. The first tropical disturbance of the season neared the South Atlantic coast driving high tides and 45 mph squalls toward North Carolina Outer Banks.
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Iowa
South
Atlantic
Humboldt
Correctionville
Sioux City
Cannon Air Force Base
N.M
South Atlantic
North Carolina
U.S. Weather Bureau
Local Births Reported From City Hospitals
Congratulations to families on newborns in local notices. Calvin and spouse at 3511 Teak Ave welcomed a 6 lb 12 oz son at 7 am in St Marys Hospital. Doyle and spouse at 3605 Vanda had two sons born 3:30 and 3:38 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Brown
Teak Ave
St. Mary's Hospital
Modern Chevrolet Co
Doyle Thompson
Vanda
Lauf Clinic
Lubbock Cotton Oil Mill
Plane Found After Three Day CAP Search
A found wreckage ends a three day search led by the Civil Air Patrol for a missing plane. Four victims were Albuquerque executives en route to Lubbock on a business trip. Severe storms delayed operations as bodies were taken to Moriarty for investigation.
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Bartow
Albuquerque
Oklahoma
Burton
CAP
Lubbock
Miles
National Holding Corp
Moriarty
Clines Corner
Considine Column Fragment On Zsa Zsa And Brando Incident
A fragmented clipping notes Zsa Zsa Gabor and actor Marlon Brando during an onstage interruption. The piece references Considine continuing from an editorial and mentions a scene where a dismissed heckling affect interrupted a show.
Fire destroys three Sherman businesses
A blaze on the northern edge of Sherman’s business district destroyed a glass and mirror firm a real estate office and an insurance agency. Firefighters from Sherman Denison Perrin Air Force Base and Van Alstyne battled the flames as two houses were damaged.
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Sherman (Ap
Sherman Business
Sherman
Denison
Perrin Air Force Base
van Alystyne
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