Severe Thunderstorm Deluges Lamb County Rides North
A powerful storm formed near the Texas New Mexico line near Clovis driving hail and rain from Farwell to west of Plainview. The Orton Springlake area in Lamb County sustained the hardest hit as workers swiftly drained standing water to avert further damage.
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Texas-New Mexico Line
Clovis
Fanwell
Plainview
Orton-Springlake
Lamb County
Carpenter
Post
Irvin Chandler
Soviet Jets Overfly Ranger in Pacific Patrol
Six Soviet Badger bombers flew near the U S aircraft carrier Ranger about 330 miles east of Japan. One plane made a low pass. others struggled to contact the ship due to overcast weather. Ranger radar tracked the overflight and U S jets intercepted the formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Ranger
Japan
Navy
Pacific
Tornado damages farm buildings near Plainview
Erwin Glover's farm suffered a total loss of barn and garage when a tornado struck, destroying a cotton trailer, tractor, pickup, cotton stripper, and scattering sheet roofing. Eight items including two autos were damaged while a second cotton trailer was untouched. Gene Hight, 16, described the scene and noted the near-total repairability of remaining equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hight
Erwin Glover
Gene Hight
Gene
Plainview High School
Lootings Of House And Car Reported Here
A Brownfield man reported theft of clothing worth 204 dollars from a car in the 2600 block of 34th Street. J W Strickland of Aspermont reported theft of a water pump, air conditioner, and tires totaling 633 dollars from a house at 82nd Street and Oak Avenue that had suffered fire damage. Buck Snyder complained of two cases of soft drinks stolen from 1628 Main Street, totaling 2 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Rowan DD. Tyler
34Th St
Lois
Tyler
J. W. Strickland
Rt. 1
Aspermont
82Nd St
Oak Ave
Buck Snyder
Main St
Youth shoots deputy and escapes in Santa Fe
An 18 year old prisoner held on a murder charge grabbed a deputy's pistol, shot him in the head, and fled on foot in Santa Fe. Tobias Ortega, an inmate at the New Mexico State Prison, was described by Warden Harold Cox as extremely dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
UPI
Harold Cox
New Mexico State Prison
Tobias Ortega
Births listed for numerous families in West Texas area
A series of birth notices from West Texas Hospital and Methodist Hospital records births across several families. Details include names and addresses of parents, infant weights ranging from about 5 to 9 pounds, times of birth, and hospital locations, with fathers’ occupations and military or student status where noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Keith Taylor
Duke St. Apt. A
West Texas Hospital
Delph Nortex
Lloyd Bell
Methodist Hospital
John Wester
14Th St
Texas Tech
Shop Rite Foods, Inc
Douglas Roberts
Mth
St.oon
At & Am
Tasydor Hospital
Jesse Brewer
E. Tulane
Waples-Platter
Julian F. Rodriguez
22Nd St
St. Mary's Hospital
Baldridge Bakery
Clarence Fritz Nieman
Rt. 1
Meadow
Theather
Dennis Pinean
Dartmouth
Shrine group embarks for Houston convention events
A caravan of 84 Shriners and their spouses leave Lubbock today by car and train to attend the annual Shriner convention at the Rice Hotel in Houston from Thursday to Sunday. City delegates will compete in club contests including drills motorcycle riding drum and bugle corps mounted patrols and director staff stunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Shriner
Rice Hotel
Houston
Cotton losses hit 500000 acres in South Plains storms
The Cotton Exchange estimates 25 to 50 percent of the 2202552 allotted area in 23 counties will be replanted as diseased cotton challenges growers. Storied losses this season follow 1959 hail damage and late frosts, with farmers seeking warm dry weather to replant and sustain a potential fall harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Exchange
Here
Donald A. Johnson
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
South Plains
Hind
C. E. Fisher
Lubbock Agricultural Experiment Station
Bill Brodie
Gunter
Dave Sherrill
High Plains Irrigation
Playa
Lynn County
Parmer County
Terry
Lynn
Hockley
Lubbock
Hale
Palmer
Dawson
Exchange
Terry County
Lubbock County
Hale County
Loss of Alaska Air Force flight leaves many families grieving
In a disaster near Alaska 39 Air Force personnel and 18 Army men were aboard a plane that vanished. Seven families were wiped out or left with a single survivor, including two five member groups. Officials offered no cause while debris and mutilated body parts were recovered. Investigators from Anchorage planned to inspect aircraft wreckage at Annette Island to determine what happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J.C. Robert D. Scott
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Michael P. Almose
Ft. Richardson
William G. Partington
Air Force
WAF
Alaska
Coast Guardsman
Seattle
Coast Guard
Sorrell
Alaska Steamship Co
Chena
Ketchikan
Annette Island
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lubbock Man Cited At Texas 4 H Meet
Ten Texans were singled out at the Texas 4 H Club roundup general assembly for contributions and support. Notables include Raymond King of Lubbock Cotton Oil Co and Dr Travis White president of Midwestern University Wichita Falls. Dr White formerly pastored the First Christian Church in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
General Assembly
Raymond King
Lubbock Cotton Oil Co
Travis White
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Allena Pace
San Angelo College
White
First Christian Church
Lubbock
Willard and Mary Willingham Sign for Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Hollywood reports producer Ben Schwalb signs writers Willard and Mary Willingham to craft the final script for Gunfight at Comanche Creek. Audie Murphy is set to star in the picture to be filmed in color and CinemaScope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Willard
Mary Willingham
Ben Schwalb
Comanche Creek
Audie Murphy
Senate considers action on inaccurate bill version
Veto threat discussed to force the governor to receive the adopted bill version. Hardeman faulted the conference committee for sending a patched, incorrect copy to the governor, urging possible judicial relief or veto if the proper version cannot be provided. Senate approved the report. House followed before adjournment on May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner Carr
Senate Sec
Charles Schnabel
Conference Committee
Hardeman
Case Against Potter Sheriff Dismissed
Federal Judge Joe E Estes dismissed a civil rights case against Potter County Sheriff Jim Line by Alabama escaped convict Charles Andrew Cline. Cline had fled Alabama, was jailed in Amarillo, and was moved to a maximum security cell after escape history. Cline alleged lack of attorney notification and was re arrested for vagrancy when a writ freed him.
Veterans Administration Reports 22.22 Million U.S. Veterans
The latest Veterans Administration figures show 22,220,000 veterans living in the United States across all ages and states. The report highlights veteran density, service era distribution, and regional concentrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
United States
Kennedy to push new civil rights legislation soon
President Kennedy plans a special civil rights message to Congress next week and will issue orders expanding equal employment oversight. He directed labor to ensure nondiscriminatory hiring in federal apprenticeships and ordered reviews of federal construction programs for racial bias. Secretary Wirtz will audit federal building projects and send investigators where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Congress
White House
South
Kennnedy
I Labor
Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
Sec. of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
United States
Senator Blanchard calls for tighter Texas real estate laws
In a letter to Connally Blanchard suggests a Senate Investigating Committee probe into double contracting. He notes real estate and lending abuses require strengthened laws to curb usury and false pretexts and advocates official research and possible inquiry. Local and state officials may pursue action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Blanchard
Senate
Lubbock
Texas
Grand Jury
Alton Griffin
Attorney General
Real Estate Commission
Griffin
Preston Smith
Pope John XXIII Death Obscures Ecumenical Council Embrace
The Vatican announced Pope John XXIII died at 6 p.m. in the basilica near St. Peter's tomb after prayers for mankind. The Ecumenical Council, once suspended, was described as a grand inspiration he hoped to see to its end, with the new pope to decide continuation.
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ST. Peter’s Square
John XXIII
Papal Apartments
Pius XI
Vatican
L'Osservatore Romano
Pope John
John
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Christendom
Apostolic Palace
St. Peter
Italy
Basilica
Williams proposes reuse of capsule and Atlas rocket for ongoing space flight
Deputy director and Mercury operations chief C Williams backs using an existing capsule and Atlas on a production line for a prolonged orbital mission. A single day in orbit could extend with multiple laps as pilots and craft allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Williams
Mercury
Cooper
Williams
Wheather
Three Hurt In Traffic Mishap
Three people were injured when two cars collided at 26th Street and Boston Avenue during a thundershower. D. H. Cole Mauro Lukas and Jerry Brantley were treated at Methodist Hospital and released. police reported the crash involved Gary Fulton and Nancy McBride, with McBride’s car hitting a traffic signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
26Th St
Boston Ave
Methodist Hospital
Rix Funeral Home
D. H. Cole
Main St
Mauro Lukas
Horn Yo
Texas Tech
Jerry Brantley
50Th St
Cole
Gary Fulton
Nancy McBride
11Th St
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Midway Island
Atlantic
Khrushchev
Orton
Olton
Clinch
Springlake
Earth
Fieldton
Littlefield
Dickie Lee
Archie Howard
W. A. Howard
Hale Center
Edmonson
DPS
Glover
Seagraves
Tulsa
Anton
M. H. New‘ton Farm
Orville Finck
Tulia
Dimmitt
Finck
Dotehen
Darmarkt
Petersburg
Garza Damage Surveyed
Bennett Shelfer Jr
Toledo Ave
Apt
Reese Air Force Base
Vance Harris
St. Oon
Lauf Cline
Fluisandro Garcia
48Th St. Oon
Lauf Clinne
Joe Rodriguez
Hub Courts
Ave, H
Laut Cle
Benito Martinez
Tahoka
Weihing
Ronald C. Tamblin
Cornell
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
J.C
Robert L Brandt
George
Reese Village
Marion Smith
S&s. Ave
N. Post
Taylor Hospital
United Super Market
Khiva Lubbock
Jack Barnes
Ho S. Beaver Jr
Balnmgs
Devle Lanwford
Lee Christian
Charles B. Davis
Mro
Don Gilbert
Jotnrie Goldwater Fistes Halkins
Noah Hancock
Audie Moore
Pow Quonn
Carl Sayles
Kariva Lishbock Putra
Paul Basineer
Flash Altmiar
Ane
Moo Acrey
Mroo
Cheartes Brewer
Ray Ball
Flas Bawen
Barney Bennett
Woopr McCarty
Liev Coy
Hodes
Othe Patel
Manx Dase
Harve, Gooffith
Jack Hep
Bees Ome
Pat Grege
Mbo
Neal Keeton
Mis Oa
MeMurry
Mio
Pat Murphy Meround
John McKinzie
Lynn Peveter
Pearsor Hob Johnson
H. A Plass
Bob Stribling
Pive
Joe Galtford
James Shearer
Wood Sawyer
Delbert Stone
Carb Smith
Care
Leonard Widd
Henry Bpobover
Frank Morgar
Mado Daviss
Bill Gunter
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
JFK
Pope
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