Unrelenting Rain and Tornado Threat Hit Bailey County
Severe storms drenched southeast Bailey County causing monumental crop damage and flash flooding. Reports from Muleshoe Plainview and surrounding areas logged five to eleven inches of rain, with isolated autos left stranded. No injuries reported as crews assess flood impacts and property damage.
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Littlefield
Federal Aviation Agency
Plain View
Seanee
Plainview
Lubbock
Bailey
Lamb
Muleshoe
Hereford
Hale Corner
Sudan
Morton
Amherst
Friona
Olton
Tulsa
Levelland
Seminole
Denver City
Seagraves
Bailey County
John Blackman
Bula
Nolan Harlan
John Hubbard
Guy Sanders
Bula Community School
Spawn Floods Sweep U S As Tornadoes Hit Multiple States
A storm system spawned widespread rain and flash floods across Texas Kansas Nebraska New Mexico and Oklahoma with tornado threats near Denver City Cham and Mattoon. Rivers rose flood levels closed roads damaged homes and delayed events across the South Plains and Panhandle while crews worked to restore power and water service.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Maryesther
Fla
Pensacola
Denver
Dresden
Kan
Illinois
Cham
Mattoon
Wyoming
Gulf of Mexico
National Forester
Oklaoma
Plainview
Hobbs
Tulsa
Happy
Amarillo
Hereford
Buffalo Lake
South Plains
Panhandle
Mockingbird
Thompson Park
Dimmitt
Seagraves Ie Ira
Reese Afb
Cownpours
Hillcrest Country Club
Lubbock
Thhen
Local Births Record Highlight Multiple New Daughters and Sons
The notice lists several births with parent names and addresses, including Marcus and an unnamed wife with a daughter and various weights and times. Other families include Juan Ramirez, Resusio Vasques, Leroy Gregory, Sammy Hill, Eddie Hardin, and Burleigh Andrews, detailing hospital locations and parental occupations such as farm laborer and sales positions.
Train Kills Pickup Driver and Bystander in Harrold TX
A Fort Worth and Denver passenger train struck a pickup at a grade crossing in Harrold Texas killing the pickup driver W. A. Brown 31 of Vernon and bystander L R Tephler 71 who was waiting for a mail pouch to be thrown from the train. Tephler was torn in half by wreckage and had handled mail for the Harrold community for years.
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Harrold, Tex
UPI
Fort Worth
Gemini 4 astronauts return home after epic orbit run
The Gemini 4 crew led by James McDivitt and John White arrived at Ellington Air Force Base after a 62 orbit voyage totaling 1 609 684 miles. A birthday party and homecoming crowd greeted them as officials planned a detailed postflight review. White and McDivitt described sights of a satellite and bright star like objects over Hawaii Asia and China with limited photographs. The homecoming included a Mayport recovery and a Florida ceremony before a Houston welcome and a space center debrief.
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White
McDiivitt
McDivitt
Hawaii
Asia
China
Cape Kennedy
Houston
Air Force
Ellington Air Force Base
Space Center
Jim
Patrick
Ithem
St. Petersburg
Fla
James McDivitt
Jackson
Mich
Florida
Haydon Burns
Wagner withdraws from mayoral race sparks Democratic jitters
Wagner announces withdrawal to launch a fusion bid and taps no successor, while Paul Screvane and others are named as potential heirs. Roosevelt weighs a run but declines a contested primary, with Kennedy and Rockefeller weighing impact on Lindsay’s campaign as party dynamics shift.
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Wagner
Lindsay
Screvane
City Hall
Paul Screvane
Long
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
President Johnson
Commerce
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
New York
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Emanuel Celler
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
New Yorker
Lour City
Kennedy
Bob Wagner
Sen
Robert F.kennedy
New York State
Battle at Dong Xoai Intensifies Amid Casualty Toss Up
Reports cite 1 American killed and 13 wounded with 17 missing, while chopper losses rise. Vietnamese and U S forces reinforce as Viet Cong fire pins down Dong Xoai area. airborne units flown in and district HQ retaken after a 24 hour stand. Casualty estimates for government forces remain uncertain.
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Dong Xoal
Misters
Dong Xoai
Phuoc’ Vinh
Laison
Dong Xuai
Cao van Vien
3Rd Army Corps
Vien
U.S
College plans new building face mixed board view
Texas Tech board members discussed a proposed campus building with options for a Spanish language graduate program and architecture considerations. Some members warned of cost and design changes while others supported moving forward without a finalized architect’s plan.
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Tech Board
Texas Commission On Higher Education
al Allison
Levelland
Viet Cong Brutality Allegations Highlight Press Coverage
The transcript cites Viet Nam and Viet Cong brutality claims and notes senators Mansfield Clark Pell and others commenting on press reporting versus official sources. It emphasizes American reporters on the scene and scrutiny of casualty handling.
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Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Mont
U.S
Dominican Republic
Joseph S. Clark
Market swings as Johnson comments spark Wall Street chatter
The text notes President Johnson addressing rumors of a presidential illness and a heart attack while Patman criticizes tight-money policy. It details Wall Street trading, two failed rallies, and a final decline with specific stock movements including Phelps Dodge and IBM amid the onlook of a potential overnight tape delay.
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Patman
Martin
White House
Wall Street
Mit
New York March Exchange
Johnson
Craft
Phelps Dodge
Union Carbide
International Business Machines
Ball Player Plans Artificial Hand Gift
An athletic figure discussed plans for an artificial hand as a gift, noting the price was set and questioning whether such a small boy could obtain it. Another donor claimed a hand had been made, but it will take time to see if the device will return its value.
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imuchOnas
Lamb County
Kittlefield
Department ‘of Public Safety
U.S. Hwy
Andrews
New Mexico
Clovis
Dimmit
Marcus Blanks
Welaning
A&g
Richa Fittle
Coline
Laut
Eris
Ty Littlefield
Juan Ramirez
Pelix West Point
Resusio Vasques
Route 1
Idaiou
West Texas Hospital
Leroy Gregory
E. 17Th St
Mrs
Sammy R. Hill
Glaser Drug
En A. Miss
Joveravey Pens
Eng Ave
Ee Co
Texas Hopital
Father & Truck
Eddie Hardin
E. ‘Paylor Bt
Highland Hospital
Hancock Manufacturing Co
Burleigh Andrews
P Methodist Hospital
Bell Dairy Producta Co
Lubbock National Bank
Eddie
Michael Mc‘Divitt
Ann
Nelson A.rockefeller
Lindlsay
Rockefeller
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Japan
Shoppers Club
Ltd
Tokyo
Ime
Hir
Ann Lynn
Tech Funds
Viet Nam
Atuena Ac
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