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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1960
Page
6
The fragment describes rain causing rattlers to emerge and a crater sighting near Lorenzo with multiple vehicles, including an Air Force helicopter and a Crosby County deputy sheriff involved in an aviation incident report.
The report lists numerous birth announcements from different families in West Texas hospitals with weights and times. It then covers a Convair B 58 crash near Lubbock with nine casualties and a probe led by Brig. Gen. Walter Arnold, describing rescue, parachutes, autopsies, and debris spread, amid witness accounts and official notes.
Newsmen found a crater and scattered wreckage in a muddy corner of a farmer’s field. Debris included orange painted pieces, gears and a near 10 inch pocket watch part. Parachutes and ejection seat were located near Dudley Ivey’s barn as investigators and responders converged at dawn.
Rayburn predicts strong Johnson support at the July 11 convention. He says the South is solid and delegates collected, with Utah Washington and Western trips boosting Johnson toward 500 to 600 votes. Kennedy loyalty causes enmity in some states, while Rayburn plans full campaign focus after Congress adjourns.
President Nasser and a small UAR delegation departed Alexandria aboard the presidential yacht Horrya for official visits to Greece and Yugoslavia. The convoy is to reach Athens in the morning and then proceed to Yugoslavia for talks.
A 120 plane U.S. air striking force arrived Sunday at Clark Field Philippines for Operation Mobility Yoke. Fifteen F 100 jets from Cannon AFB New Mexico joined a multi base movement to Don Maung Thailand Formosa and Thailand for a 15 day exercise during Eisenhower's Pacific tour. The 13th Air Force oversees the operation.
Dallas AP report shows Dist. Judge W T McDonald leading incumbent Lloyd W Davidson in the Court of Criminal Appeals run-off by 380,687 to 346,413 votes. About 7,500 votes remain unreported and cannot overturn the result.
A Sunday night call from J. T. Alley Sr., father of Lubbock’s police chief, prompted quick action after a newspaper vending rack at The Century House Apartments, 1629 16th St., was reported stolen. It was the third theft in a week, and the sergeant urged rapid investigation noting the rack belonged to the newspaper and the complainant was the chief’s father.
President Eisenhower spoke at Notre Dame in South Bend praising capable Americans in government and urging youth to engage in politics. He warned of indifference eroding freedom and cited foreign aid and atomic-age challenges while honoring jungle physician Dr. Dooley and addressing a large crowd with American flag displays.
The Avalanche-Journal Bee sponsors two Littlefield spellers, Bob Ross and Nancy Dixon, to Washington for the National Spelling Bee. They will tour the capital, meet officials, and attend the bee set for Wednesday and Thursday. Prizes total 5700 dollars with first prize 1000 dollars plus a trip to New York.
Weather radar sightings of funnel clouds and widespread downpours churn through Plains Denver City Levelland and western Texas into New Mexico. In East Texas a small twister damaged shingles at Whitehouse while Dallas area storms trigger warnings but no ground tornado.
Two cement plants located in Aleppo and Homs are set to begin production soon, signaling expanded industrial capacity in Syria.
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