Trans Australian airliner crashes near Mackay
A turbo prop airliner circling fog bound Mackay airport crashed into the Pacific at night with 29 aboard, all presumed dead. Wreckage found in 35 feet of water. Among those aboard were sixteen children traveling home for the weekend and two Americans, J. F. O Grady and Vincent Bisson. O Grady, 40, a U S government veteran, was identified among the first recovered bodies. The Fokker Friendship was on a Brisbane to Mackay schedule when fog forced a circle approach. radio contact was lost after conditions lifted and the plane failed to answer. Bisson’s occupation remains unnamed.
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Tornado Funnels Closely Miss Amarillo In Friday Storm
A string of tornado funnels swept near Amarillo as civil defense sirens warned residents. Traffic jams clogged west Amarillo streets while a powerful storm dropped heavy rain and damaged structures including a dam failure near Lake Stockton. No injuries were reported as the city watched the skies.
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Japanese Leaders Apologize For Riot Before Eisenhower Visit
Press Sec James C Hagerty met Japanese and American officials to press for tighter security as demonstrations outside Tokyo rise. A U S Marine helicopter rescued Hagerty and two others from the mob amid calls by unions and leftists to punish Eisenhower during his June 19 visit.
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Navy's Balloon Heads Landward
The Navy's 40 story balloon drifting over the Pacific nears land as winds push it toward land after missing a landing near Houston. Navy officials said a descent is underway with possible landfall but exact timing and location remain uncertain.
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Red Plane Designer Dies in Moscow at 60
Ansepyen Alex sevich Lavochkin, a Soviet aircraft designer and Stalin Prize recipient, died Thursday in Moscow. His fighter planes were used by Soviet forces in World War II.
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Miner Rescued After 100 Foot Cave-In Near Pala California
Calvin Mellish, 42, of Escondido, trapped up to 100 feet below the surface with his right arm pinned by a boulder in a Tourmaline mine rock slide two miles north of Pala. Six men in relays freed him after hours of effort. he appeared in good condition despite severe pain and a crushed feeling arm.
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Nixon and Rockefeller greet Prince Philip at New York exhibition
Vice President Richard Nixon and Governor Nelson Rockefeller shook hands in a cordial meeting at the British exhibition opening in New York. Both men avoided political talk prompting plans for another meeting doubt. Nixon met with Bernard Baruch on economic policy before leaving for Washington.
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Israel Leader Seeks Sympathy Over Eichmann Capture
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion asked Argentine President Arturo Frondizi for understanding of the motives behind the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. He called the act a transcendent moral force and urged Eichmann stand trial in Israel as an act of supreme historic justice.
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Comic Dictionary Glutton The man who would
In this humorous item from the Lubbock building page the column highlights a witty entry in a comic dictionary. The piece lampoons a person who devours information or entertainment greedily, framing the archetype with light social commentary.
Senate panel backs $84 million push for Samos spy satellite
The Senate Appropriations Committee urged rapid funding to deploy the Samos reconnaissance satellite, aiming to replace U-2 flights and reveal Soviet missile pads. The boosted bill totals over $1 billion above the administration request, with $83.8 million added to accelerate Samos and 125 million for Army weapons.
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Fathers fence tale shows child appeal and conflict
A Mich. man recalls a basket weave fence that kept about a dozen neighborhood children aged five to nine from playing in his yard. The kids called themselves dis possessed and preferred his yard as a sanctuary for baseball and companionship.
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Cuba Claims U S Spying Over Soviet Ship Off Cuba
Fidel Castro announced that a U S military plane flew over a Soviet vessel off Cuba’s north Matanza province, capturing photos and film. He aired pictures of a twin engine plane near the ship and described the event as espionage amid ongoing anti American rhetoric.
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Eight Federal Banks Cut Loan Rates to Three Percent
The Federal Reserve Board authorized eight regional banks to reduce their loan charges to commercial banks from 4% to 3%. The lower rate applies to Fed banks in New York Dallas Cleveland Richmond St Louis Minneapolis Kansas City and Chicago.
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Argentine Plot Smashed in Pre-dawn Raids
Police in Buenos Aires siezed an anti-government plot after pre-dawn raids. Officers detained several leftist politicians as part of the crackdown amid political turmoil and growing unrest.
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Teenage girl admits to $1 robbery and shootings in Indianapolis
Patricia Ann Taylor, 19, allegedly led a hold up ring that slugged John R. Norris, 21, shooting him in the back for a dollar. Five others were arrested as police said the group netted just over $30 in several robberies including a high school student group. Norris remains in serious condition with a bullet wound to shoulder and lung.
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Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and mild with scattered afternoon and evening thunder. Low 65, high 90. Forecast shows varying times of thunder activity through the day. Temperatures range from near 65 to around 90 with gusty notes and possible rain showers.
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