Clifton named Abilene city manager after Lubbock tenure
H P Clifton 55 year veteran Lubbock city manager resigning May 29 will take over as Abilene city manager July 1 at a salary of 17500 dollars with expenses and car. He called the job a West Texas fit and noted Abilene’s status as a regional capital while meeting council and traveling to Corpus Christi for a Texas City Managers meeting.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
H P. Clifton
Lubbock
Abilene
Lee Byrd
Clifton
Sevenman
Corpus Christi
Texas City Managers Assn
Avalanche Journal
West Texas
South Plains hit by 100 degree heat and storms
Mercury topped 100 in several cities as South Plains residents faced high heat and scattered thundershowers. Winds ripped a roof near Ackerly, scattering debris into a wheat field, while readings nearby reached mid 90s to 100s.
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George Burns
Ackerly
Presidio
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Junction
Lufkin
Waco
South Plains
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Dawson County
Weath
Anonymous Prayers Ask for Forgiveness and Devotion
A brief prayer asks for forgiveness of sins and guidance to improve in the future. An editor notes readers may submit their own prayers limited to 60 words or less.
Texas Real Estate Group Fights Double Contracts
The Texas Real Estate Association urged drastic action against double contracting amid a Lubbock grand jury indictment for forgery and ethics violations. A statewide vigilance committee plan was endorsed as Gov. Connally and Dist. Atty. Griffin monitor ongoing investigations with possible new legislation discussed.
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Appeusal
Joe B. Phillips
Lubbock
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Phillips
Realtors
Kennedy wins pledge to seek last push before rail strike
President Kennedy obtained a 23 day postponement of rail labor action and urged both sides to reach a settlement on work rules before July 10. He warned Congress may act if no agreement is reached, citing public safety and the impact on free collective bargaining.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Goldwater’s Presidential Prospects Explained In Depth
This piece analyzes Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona and his chances for the GOP nomination. It also weighs whether he could seek two offices simultaneously. Page 4, Section A provides a penetrating view.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Sec
Denver Lander Brace for Flood Waters After Cloudburst
Rains swept Colorado and Wyoming causes evacuations in Lander Wyoming and submerged Denver streets. Officials warned the earthen dam near Lander could fail, risking two to three feet of floodwater in hours. residents were moved as crews shore up the seven year old dam and water rose at City Lake.
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Avalanche Journal News Services
Colorado
Wyoming
Lander
Wyo
Denver
Mel Hallam
Sand Creek
Stapleton Airfield
Su- See
Deluges
Prophecy Comes True On White River Dam Completion
The White River Dam project near Caprock is under construction in West Texas. The 3300 foot earthen dam will back up water to form a 2000 acre lake with 38000 acre feet of storage and a 57 foot deep pool at normal level. Four towns Spur Post Crosbyton and Ralls will receive water with pipelines advancing. the $4.5 million project targets completion by February 14 1964 potentially earlier. Weather favorable and runoff have accelerated progress per water district manager All O’Brien.
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Spur
White River
Post
Crosbyton
Ralls
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
M. H. Brannen
Here
Caprock
Sand Creek
Davidson Creek
South Plains
All O'Brien
O'Brien
Lubbock
Dam Spillway Cut Relieves Cresting White River Lake
Water engineers report an emergency spillway cut to divert excess water from the east west dam. A 1,100 foot spillway is being formed to the side as the White River lake forms along its north south course. See White River, Page 10.
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White River
Hoover Remains in Serious Condition in New York
Former President Herbert Hoover, age 88, stays in serious condition at the Waldorf Hotel Towers due to anemia and gastro intestinal bleeding. Doctors said there has been improvement but note the illness remains serious with no ongoing bleeding evident on Saturday.
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New York
UPI
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf Hotel Towers
Ina
Hoover
Demonstration Follows Evers Funeral In Jackson
Hundreds of chanting demonstrators opposed to the killer faced police barricades in Jackson after Medgar Evers funeral. Doar urged restraint as 27 people were arrested and 14 officers injured by thrown objects. police dogs were used for the first time in Jackson.
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Relman Morin Jackson
Miss
Jackson
Medgar Evers
Justice Department
John Doar
Civil Rights Division
Department
M. B. Pierce
Evers
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Man Flees Waco Jail After Deputy Shot
Ernest Rose Jr., 39, escaped from McLennan County Jail after wounding Deputy O D Jackson with a pistol smuggled to him by his wife. The pair fled in a new car. Rose’s wife was captured later. Bond set at 50,000 on each charge.
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Associated Press
ACO
Texas
McLennan
Ernest Rose, Jr
O.D. Jackson
Rose
C. C. Maxey
Maxey
Jackson
Bykovsky's Space Flight May Extend to Five Days
Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky nibbled sausage pie and caviar during his second space day and dozed as his image streamed to Soviet homes. Reports say a rendezvous with the first spacewoman Ludmilla may occur near the flight’s end, with descent likely on Wednesday after a five to eight day mission from Baikonur.
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United Preas International
OSCOW
Valery F. Bykovsky
Ladybird Ludmilla
Bykovsky
Ludmilla
Baikonur
Moscow
Weather Map Page 13 C Lubbock Local Forecast Details
Weather summary for Lubbock and vicinity notes clear to partly cloudy skies with continued heat. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, scattered late after noon and night thundershowers possible. Temperatures range from a high near 95 to a low around 68 with varying humidity and sunrise at 5 36 a m and sunset 7 59 p m.
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Lubbock
Abilene
el Paso
Ak Albuqrque
Houston
Amarilo
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Texas Real Estate Assn
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