First Woman Cosmonaut Reaches Orbit In Separate Ships
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the world’s first woman in space aboard Vostok 6 while Lt Col Valery Bykovsky sits in orbit on another craft. Officials note slight altitude loss and no confirmation of a link up. Khrushchev hails the achievement as a Leninist triumph.
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Valentina
Earth
Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet Union
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Valery Bykovsky
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Vostok 6
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U.S. Women Upset by Russians’ Feat
Reaction to the Soviet woman's space achievement split along gender lines. Lt. Gen. Leighton Davis mocked the feat as publicity not progress. Mrs. Philip Hart, a qualified pilot, said the U.S. is behind in using women’s abilities.
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United Press International
Leighton I. Davis
U.S. Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Philip Hart
Michigan
Washington
U.S
Israel Chief Quits Helm
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigns for personal reasons, a government communique says. Speculation links the move to criticism over handling a security case involving German scientists aiding Egyptian rocket development. An unnamed security chief also resigned last March amid differences with Ben-Gurion.
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Jerusalem
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
United Arab Republic
Ben- Gurion
Mapai
Negro women attend white church in Jackson amid race tensions
Four young Negro women entered St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Jackson, the first admission to a white Protestant church since protests began. In contrast, two Methodist and two Baptist churches refused Negro worshippers. Medgar Evers lies in state before burial in Arlington as his brother Charles Evers takes over temporarily seeking unity amidst fear.
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Jackson
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Medgar Evers
Meridian
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Evers
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Charles
Chicago
Charles Evers
Pair Nabbed After High Speed Chase and Vandalism
Two youths from DeSoto in Dallas County, Stephen L Meeks 17 and Larry W Brewer 20, were arrested after a late Saturday chase and traffic crash in the 2900 block of Avenue U. Meeks was cited 27 times for traffic violations and both face Corporation Court charges of malicious destruction of property under 5 dollars for a smashed headlight.
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31St St
Stephen Laine Meeks
Larry Wayne Brewer
DeSoto
Dallas County
Meeks
Leon L. Givens
Aivie Garrett
Garrett
Ave. U
Norman Morris
Ed Nelson
Avenue U
Spade Ranch Receives Historic Medal Of Honor
The Spade Ranch headquarters on the South Plains earned a historic medal at a Sunday ceremony 114 miles southeast of here. Judge E A Bills presented the Swedish steel and aluminum medal to Mr and Mrs Jack Stubblefield, the ranch house now remodeled as their farm home. About 75 attendees included former cowboys and the original foreman and family members.
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Littlefield
Spade Ranch
Jack Stubblefield
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Spade
South Plains
West Texas
Here
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Stubblefield
Roy, McQuatters
Lubbock Man Held After New Deal Shooting Death
AGUSTINE ROMERO a 48 year old New Deal resident, was shot four times during an early Sunday argument at Raul Pena's New Deal residence. David Soto signed a statement after deputies arrested him two blocks away and recovered a .38 revolver. Graveside rites were slated for 4:30 p.m. at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Two others were stabbed at the Casino Cafe in a separate early morning incident.
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New Deal
Sheriff's
Charlie Bowman
Earl Woodard
Rt. 3
Lubbock
David Soto
Romero
Methodist Hospital
Sanders Funeral Home
Raul Pena
Bowman
Woodard
Soto
Pena
Braulio Castaneda
14Th St
Ave. F
Castaneda
Folksinger Dictionary Entry Sparks Curiosity
A column notes a Latin American man was arrested by Patrolman Dave Foster in the 1200 block of Ave. He faced stabbing suspicions with a bloodied knife found in his hand. Detectives learned of the case after Carrillo flagged down a patrol car near Broadway and Ave Js.
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Ave
Carrillo
Broadway
Gus Croft
Lee Love
Flamingo Inn
Apt. 4
Aaron's Lee
Severe downpours threaten crops across South Plains
Thunderstorms deliver 4 to 5 inches of rain in parts of the South Plains with gusts to 75 mph. Flooding closes highways while farmers face renewed replanting as crop damage mounts. up to 10 motorists rescued near Dimmitt by Castro County Sheriff Cartwright. San Angelo sees a church unroofing and a bus crash injures 17 near Dallas.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
South Plains
San Angelo
Texas
Dallas
Waco Jail Escapee Surrenders After Shootout
Ernest Rose Jr., 40, an ACO A convicted robber who wounded Deputy Jackson during a daylight jailbreak at McLennan County jail, shot himself when he heard he had killed the deputy. Rangers found him critically wounded near Waco after a tip from a friend. Deputy Jackson was wounded in the hand and shoulder but not believed to be fatally harmed. Rose’s wife, who helped plan the break, was arrested.
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ACO
McLennan County
Ernest Rose Jr
Texas
Texas Rangers
Clint Peoples
Rose
C. C. Jackson
Jackson
C. C Maxey
Maxey
Waco
Rangers
Ridgewood Country Club
Hillcrest Memorial Hospital
Missing Lake Youth Sparks Search Near Slaton
A 19 year old Slaton youth, Jimmy Ayers, reportedly jumped from a boat on Buffalo Lake Sunday night and vanished. Rescue teams from the fire department and the Lubbock Pant Club searched as rain and wind hampered operations. the lake depth at the spot was about 80 feet.
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Buffalo J Lakes
Lato
Jimmy Ayers
Wilson Ayers
Slaton
Ayers
Mike Gowen
Labbock
Gowen
Lubbock
Prayer of repentance and reliance on Thy spirit
A devotional note by The Rev. C. Melvin Rathael of Lubbock seeking transformation from personal weakness to divine strength through the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes surrender of faults and the victory found in Christ.
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Jesus
Rev
C. Melvin Rathael
Lubbock
Flash Flood Claims Boy In Utah And Wider Rocky Mountain Flooding
A weekend flood spree across five Rocky Mountain states left one boy dead and damage over 1 million dollars. In Utah a 16 foot wall of water swept a campsite in the Uinta National Forest killing a 4 year old, while three other boys were swept away but escaped. Denver-area damage from hail and rain was projected above 1 million with cleanup efforts beginning. Authorities said two inches of rain fell in two hours in parts of Montana and Idaho, and floods triggered by a cloudburst damaged roads and bridges. A Salt Lake City family riding the North Fork of the Duchesne River was struck by debris as a wall of water carried away vehicles and bedding.
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Utah
Uinta National Forest
Lander
Wyo
Bradley Yale Brown
Denver
Montana
Idaho
Salt Lake City
North Fork
Duchesne River
Richard Brown
Stadley
Ricky Lee
Steve
Robert Dimimons
Doug Bowman
Dimmons
Uinta
Weather Map Page 7 A Lubbock Outlook Partly Cloudy
The forecast covers Lubbock and vicinity with partly cloudy skies and easterly winds. A chance of widely scattered thundershowers remains, with a high near 85 and a low around 60.
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Lubbock
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