Berlin talks drift as four powers seek path to exit
Four power foreign ministers in Geneva face a fragile pause as Western officials see slim chances for a Berlin accord. Britain hopes for a salvage while the United States and France remain wary, and the Soviet line holds to terms. If talks fail, a major Soviet propaganda push could press for a summit.
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Tom Ochistra Eneva
Berlin
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
France
West Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Senate to Tackle Travel Tax Repeal This Month
Sen George Smathers plans to attach a repeal of the 10 percent travel tax to the corporation and excise tax extension bill in the Finance Committee. The travel tax yields about 25 million dollars annually and is backed by railroads and airlines seeking elimination.
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Washington
Senate
George S. Smathers
Dfila
Finance Committee
Youths found guilty in attack mercy urged by jury
Four white youths were convicted of raping a 19 year old Negro coed but a white jury urged mercy. The jurors spared the defendants from the electric chair and the men now face a possible life sentence, to be decided by the court.
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Allahassee
Fla
Verdict reported as sentence awaiting judge decision
The jury delivered separate verdicts for four defendants, read at 12:40 a.m. amid tense courtroom scenes. The judge postponed sentencing, with four or five days expected before a ruling. Defense tied the case to race tensions while the state implied a death penalty, urging mercy to be weighed against the victim.
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Crieg
W. May Walker
Pearlie Collinsworth
Jesus
Super Engine Proposed for Low-Cost Space Fuel
United Press International reports Aerojet-General space scientist Y. C. Lee outlines a colloidal propulsion concept. The scheme would reach speeds up to three million miles per hour using a secret but common fuel costing 25 to 50 cents per pound, with multiple engines studied and staged boost from conventional rockets.
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United Press International SA
Calif
Y. C. Lee
Aerojet-General
New Space Technology Division
Lee
Watchful Youth Confesses Slaying Mother in Chicago
A 14 year old boy from White side County confessed to authorities that he killed his mother, Mrs. Nesius, 38, in a Northwest Side Chicago apartment during an early morning argument over a wrist watch. Police found the victim bludgeoned, with a tomahawk head, and a stocking tied around her throat. The body was discovered Friday night after the son, a mild mannered honor student, failed to return for supper. Coroner ruled death by strangulation. the boy said he struck her then blacked out. The apartment had been ransacked and a metal box looted. David, third in his class, indicated no further details about the incident.
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Chicago
Nesius
David
Walter McCarron
Hamilton
Climber Dies In Rescue Attempt On Mt Conness
Yosemite Park Calif AP A college student climber Don Goodrich UC graduate from Susanville Calif died Saturday after a failed rescue on 12600 foot Mt Conness He sustained a skull fracture from a fall and lay on a ledge over ten hours before rescuers arrived after more than 20 hours of effort in Tuolumne Meadows area
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Yosemite National. Park
Calif
Mt. Conness
Don Goodrich
University of California
Susanville
Tuolumne Meadows
Goodrich
Censorship: What Every Censor Thinks and Sees
A compact look at censorship ideas across church news and arts pages. The piece surveys attitudes among readers and writers, reflecting on limits and freedoms in cultural coverage and public discourse.
Crime Recorded In Disc Titles
A 25 year old Negro man was arrested after shoplifting several phonograph records at T G & Y Store Broadway and Ave H. Detectives recovered titles including As Time Goes By So Close Nobody But You When You Call on You and Shame on You Miss Johnson. He was placed in city jail.
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James R. Fergerson
Fergerson
T.g.&y
Broadway
Ave. H
Miss Johnson
Flag Day observance honors 48 star banner
A salute to the retiring 48 star flag is planned in ceremonies this afternoon as Alaska awaits its 49th star. Details follow in the Page 3, Section 6 story.
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Alaska
Audit report in Crosby County scheduled for Tuesday
Crosby County auditors led by Ben Williams will present findings to the Commissioners Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday. A 72nd District Grand Jury meets at 2 p.m. to probe further with potential additional indictments. Former sheriff J. T. Herrington faces multiple charges and a June 22 trial in Judge Victor Lindsey's court.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Roseseon
Crosby County
Commissioners Court
J. T
Slime) Herrington
Victor Lindsey
Herrington
Lorenzo City
Ben Williams
Lubbock Cpa
Williams
George Gilkerson
Harry Jung Jr
Gilkerson
Jung
Zoning Hearings Set On Annexed Area Tonight
City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings at 7 30 p m in City Hall to set a zoning pattern for the newly annexed area north of 4th Street and northeast of Mackenzie State Park. Four zoning change requests will be considered as part of a continuing review to guide development and provide protection for the land.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
4Th Street
Mackenzie State Park
Commission
Bank holdup suspect crashes police car in flight
Charles Wood, 26, rammed a police car while fleeing Airline State Bank after robbing a drive in teller of 7034 dollars. He was captured six blocks away. officers and Wood suffered minor injuries. Wood, treated for facial cuts, faces armed robbery charges. He lived in British Honduras with relatives in Dallas.
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Press International
Toystonca
Airline
State Bank
Charles Wood
Wood
British Honduras
Dallas
Former Army Major Seeks Data from Reds on Injustice
Ronald E. Alley, 36, a former Army major released after three years and seven months at Ft. Leavenworth, says he has contacted the Soviet Union to obtain information about 142 other Army officers he claims are similarly affected. Convicted in 1955 by a Ft. Meade court martial for aiding the enemy and soliciting information, his sentence was reduced to five years. Alley was a Korea prisoner of war for three years and asserts he was scapegoated by the U.S. military. The remarks were made at a news conference. details continued on Page 10.
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Associated Press
Eavenworth
Kan
Korea
Soviet Union
Ronald E. Alley
Ft. Leavenworth
U.S
Ft. Meade
War babies drive flood of students spurring growth plans
Tanner Laine reports on Lubbock and other cities facing a housing crisis as postwar population soars. A five year plan shows dramatic school enrollment increases from 1953-54 to 1958-59 with forecasted growth continuing into the next five years.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Invasion Force Completely Liquidated, Says Somoza
Gen Anastasio Somoza announced that the rebel invaders who landed in the Los Mollejanos area two weeks ago in Managua Nicaragua have been completely liquidated in a Satur day briefing. The report cites government control and says operations are ongoing to mop up remaining pockets.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Los Mollejanos
Anastasio Somoza
Governor Warns Legislature On Deficit And Special Sessions
Gov Price Daniel urged a partial tax and deficit solution as time ran out on the first legislative session. Conference committees worked late into Friday and planned to reconvene Sunday, with Daniel warning another special session would cost taxpayers and stressing the need to avoid a total failure and a fresh start in 1960 61 appropriations and taxes.
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Aeer
Price Daniel
Daniel
Texas
Ferenin
House
Senate
Boat Severs Skier Arm In River Accident
19-year-old Bobby Alexandria of Houston fell from water skis on the San Jacinto River. The tow boat ran over his left arm below the elbow severing it. He was pulled from the water by the Houston Volunteer Mercy Corps and rushed 18 miles to a Houston hospital in critical condition after severe blood loss.
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Houston
UPS
Bobby Alexandria
Alexandria
San Jacinto River
Houston Volunteer Mercy Corps
Deadline Selections Grow for Miss Lubbock Pageant
Seven girls entered the 1959 Miss Lubbock contest set for June 23 at Lindsey Theater. Contest chairman Art Mainbourg lists entrants including Eve MISE Van Cone Martha Elaine Terry Irma Galindo LaJuana Rabb Rosemary Kay Anne Wilhite Jeanne Cagle Pat Cagle and Grace and Kathryn Flechtner twins. Previous entrants Paula Wilkerson and Joanne Ruth Henkel are also noted.
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New Cfmes
Eve Mise van Cone
J. Raymond Cone
Martha Elaine Terry
M. A. Terry
Irma Galindo
Leonel Galindo
LaJuana Rabb
Horn Hall
Texas Tech
C. E. Rabb
Dallas
Rosemary Kay
Charles D. Kay
Anne Wilhite
L. W. Wilhite
Ave. T
Jeanne Cagle
Hom Hall
Pat Cagle
Comanche
Grace
Kathryn Flechtner
R. J. Flechtner
Tech
Paula Wilkerson
N. B. Wilkerson
48Th St
Joanne Ruth Henkel
26Th St
Weather Map Page 8 Lubbock Area Forecast Today
Clear to partly cloudy and warm in Lubbock and vicinity. Expected high near 96 with a low around 68. Southerly winds 10 to 20 miles per hour.
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Lubbock
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