Heat and scattered showers sweep Texas Panhandle to South Plains
The state endured a hot day with a weather pattern of showers across the Panhandle and South Plains. Perryton and Lubbock reported thunderstorms, with Perryton receiving about 1.96 inches in an hour and fires sparked by lightning quickly controlled. Lubbock logged .24 inches, others up to .25 inches, while New Deal and Lubbock Airport noted pebble to marble sized hail with no damage reported. Friday night showers continued across West Texas from the Panhandle to the south.
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Perryton
Lubbock
U.S. Highway 83
New Deal
West Texas
Spy Pilot Killed Self in U 2 Destruction Over China
Montreal Star cites Washington source claiming a U 2 pilot from the Chinese Nationalist group destroyed his aircraft over Red China after hostile fighters forced him down. The informant says the pilot pressed the destruct device before the crash. Pentagon had no information on the incident.
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Montreal
Montreal Star
Washington
Red China
U.S
Aftermath of chase injures three at city intersection
Police chased a vehicle at high speed through central Lubbock, reaching up to 90 mph. At 8th Street and College Avenue the car collided with another vehicle, injuring three people, one seriously. The car then struck a utility pole supporting a traffic light, snapping wires and debris shown in a staff photo. Billy Ray Malone of Shallowater was identified as the driver.
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8Th Street
College Ave
Lone
Shallowater
NO DIVORCES Man Finds Love After 11 Marriages
A Bible quoting painter jailed in San Francisco after a chase ended with him hiding in a crab apple tree. Police booked him under four names, identifying him as Frank E. Curtis, 34, accused of having 11 wives without divorce. Curtis claimed he sought a family since Attu service days. Mercedes was his latest wife.
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Avalanche-Journal
Francisco
Frank E. Curtis
Frank Gratto
William Yates
William Demay
Kenneth Manley
Curtis
Attu
Lemons
Mercedes
U S Leaders Brushed Khrushchev Remarks as Lie
The White House branded Khrushchev assertion that Eisenhower opposed German reunification as absolutely not true. Officials said the U S would stand by its Allies against Soviet aggression while noting Congress leaders’ shock at the Moscow tirade and its impact on future talks.
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Ashington
White House
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Camp David
Hcvu Cve
Russia
Moscow
Anne Wheaton
Khrushchev
U.S
Car Pursuit Ends in Two Crashes in City
A police chase reached speeds up to 90 mph ending with a crash at 8th St and College Ave. A passenger, Mrs. Bill Bunton, was seriously injured and hospitalized. Driver Billy Ray Malone faced multiple citations and possible charges amid reports of alcohol and prior liquor violations. A second collision occurred about an hour earlier at 4th St and Quirt Ave.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Shree Persons
West Texas
Bill Bunton
66Th St
Rix Funeral Home
8Th Street
Billy Ray Malone
Shalewater
West Texas Hospital
Malone
Sheriff's Office
4Th St
Quirt Ave
8Th St
CHASE
35th Area Fatality Claims Littlefield Driver
Mrs. Vesta Brown Cooper, 63, of Littlefield, died in Littlefield Hospital after her 1951 car overturned on a dirt road southwest of town. Investigating trooper E S Lawson said the vehicle skidded, rolled twice, and she was thrown on the second roll. speed estimated at 45 mph. Funeral services pending. South Plains traffic deaths this year run 21 below 1959.
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Avalanche-Journal
Titlefield
Vesta Brown Cooper
Littleafield
Littlefield Hospital
Cooper
South Plains
Highway Patrol
E. S. Lawson
Hammons Funeral Home
Lawson
Vote Assured On Pay Raise
Washington AP reports House leadership secured a campaign to bring federal pay increase legislation to the floor this session. A petition filed Thursday fell 30 signatures short of 219, prompting a rare Friday session. The bill seeks a nine percent across the board raise for 500000 postal workers and 1200000 federal employees, but a veto is expected if it reaches the president.
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Washington
House
Flight Called Off At Edwards Air Force Base
At Edwards Air Force Base California a rocket powered X15 flight was canceled after mechanical difficulties halted the second world air speed record attempt. The delay was reported by United Press International.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Upi
Sports Scores Brief: Section C Game Results
Section C reports outcomes from recent games with final scores, highlighting local teams and players. Key matchups, venues, and a brief note on standings are noted, with emphasis on decisive plays and winning margins.
Khrushchev Accepts Cuba Visit Proposal
Soviet Premier Khrushchev accepted Fidel Castro’s invitation to visit Cuba, a move seen in Washington as a propaganda bid to bolster Communist influence in Latin America. Tass said timing would be decided later, marking Khrushchev’s first Latin American trip. He had just launched a bitter attack on President Eisenhower labeling him dangerous and unfit for office, while castro allied officials noted Khrushchev’s criticisms of Adenauer and Nixon.
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Avalanche-Journal
OSCOW
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Latin America
Tass
Western Hemisphere
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Conservatory
van Cliburn
Adenauer
Nixon
Antonio Nunez Jiminez
Cuban National Land Reform Institute
Konrad Adenauer
Richard Nixon
Dulles
Lightning downs giant balloon near Darien Georgia
Lightning Friday brought down the world’s largest balloon, fifty stories tall, after it rose to about 17,500 feet and suffered low buoyancy. It collapsed four miles northwest of Darien near Glynco Naval Air Station, where launch occurred about 75 minutes earlier as ballast was dropped by radio command.
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Brunswick, Ga
Darien
Glynco
Area Set For Runoff Ballot
South Plains voters head to runoffs with about 40 000 expected turnout. Key races include Reed Quilliam versus Homer Hensley for state representative in the 97th district and Lloyd W. Davidson versus W. T. McDonald for the Court of Criminal Appeals. Sheriff and tax assessor posts plus several county seats on ballots across ten counties. Brownfield shows strong absentee voting in Sheriff race James Fulford against Bill Goron. Mamie Eisenhower reported progressing satisfactorily after bronchitis attack.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Roe
South Plains
Sipo Lubbock County
Reed Quilliam
Homer Hensley
Texas
Lloyd W. Davidson
W. T. McDonald
Court of Criminal Appeals
Davidson
Lubbock County
Lamb
Bailey
Palmer
Castro
Deaf Smith
Jesse Osborn
Muleshoe
Clarence L. Hamilton
Springlake
David Read
Angy Glenn
Howard County
E. W. Craig
Reese Wilkerson
Brownfield
James Fulford
B. T
Bill) Gor
Red light bandits near Roby chained women in car
Two women and a 9 year old boy were found by daylight after two robbers using a red light signal man tied the women to the steering wheel and stole about 1300 in travelers checks 145 in cash rings and watches The car battery and spark plug wires were disconnected as the bandits fled toward a sideroad near Snyder Fisher County sheriff said the victims from Georgia to California reported the incident Friday night on U S Hwy 199 about 9 30 p m near Snyder.
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Avalanche-Journal
OBY
West Texas
Georgia
California
Snyder
Fisher County
A. F. Rollans
U.S. Hwy
Sam Berlin
Charleston
S.C
Bernice Silver
Augusta
Rollans
Light Vote Seen Today Over State
United Press International reports Texans will cast about one third as many ballots today in the Democratic run off as in the first primary. Five populous counties may decide the Court of Criminal Appeals race between W. T. McDonald and Lloyd W. Davidson, with turnout 600000 to 700000 statewide.
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United Press International
Court For Criminal Appeals
Texas Election Bureau
W. T. McDonald
Bryan
Lloyd W. Davidson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Davidson
McDonald
Harris
Houston
Tarrant
Fort Worth
Bexar
San Antonio
Jefferson
Beaumont
Nueces
Corpus Christi
Lubbock
Galveston
Amarillo
Senate
Sen
Hevy 3 Paneanles
Rep
R. L
Bob Strickland
Strickland
Weather Map Page 5A Near the Vicinity Details
Partly cloudy with scattered haze and asterisks. low 63 degrees high 96 with daytime conditions showing warm humidity. Forecast includes sunset at 7 34 PM and midnight figures, plus regional readings for Dallas Roswell Denver and nearby locations.
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Cine
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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