Severe hail storm rakes the Panhandle with floods and tornadoes
Damaging hail up to baseball size blasted through Brownfield and surrounding towns with four inches of rain in the double barrelling storm. A tornado was sighted near Reese AFB and reports of flooding and crop damage came from Tahoka, Levelland, Anton, and Amarillo as mobile homes were flooded and highways clogged by rising waters.
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Civil Defense
Brownfield
Panhandle
Terry County
Hockley
Kam-Jern Bell Telephone Co
10Th St
Thejand Tyler Ave
A Civil Defense Unit
Roundup
Lamb County
Smyer
Levelland
Department of Public Safety
Hockiey-Lubbock
Highway Patrol
Lubbock Municipal
DPS
Reese Afb
Ai Lines
Lubbock
Tahoka
Littlefield
U.S. 81
Sudan
Muleshoe
Lorenzo
Anton
Snyder
Scurry County
Pete Sterling
Ira
Amarillo
Amarillo Globe News
Don Turner
Turner
Tumbleweed Trailer Park
Edgewood Mobile Trailer Park
Amarillo Boulevard
Richard Seale
Washington St
IL 40
Willow Creek
Pleasant Valley
Ambarillo
Palisades Creek
Bank Robber Captured After Matador Holdup Chase
Horton, identified by Matador bank employees, was arrested near Floydada after a lengthy search. The Lubbock Tech student allegedly robbed the First State Bank of Matador with a hostage taken before fleeing across the Caprock. Police recovered the stolen money and planned federal arraignments in Lubbock.
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Texas
W. E
Renfro
Motley County
J. D. Spray
Matador
Jim Paulk
Caprock
First State Bank
Lubbock
Matador Bank
Texas Rangers
Razz
Accord
J. Gordon Shanklin
Spe
Cial
FBI Ope
Dallas
First State Bank of
Matador Mewsman
Doug Meador
Horton
Floydada
Texas ‘Tech
The
Avalanche-Journal
Gerald Thomas
State Fish and Game Commission
Harrison
Flovdada
Nostage
Bill Harrison
1St State Bank
Gemini 12 lineup details and Apollo plans
Gemini program brief outlines Lovell and Aldrin as Gemini 12 crew with backup pilot Coop er Jr. Lovell returns for a second spaceflight and Aldrin makes his first. The article also notes prior Gemini missions, rendezvous targets, and future Apollo milestones as preparations race toward manned lunar flight.
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Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Lovell
Aldrin
Frank Borman
Cleveland
Annapolis
Navy
Marilyn Gerlach
Milwaukee
Buzz
West Point
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
al- Grin
Cernan
Space Agency
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White I
Roger B. Chaffee
Fortified foods rules target empty vitamin claims
Federal guidelines propose eight classes of fortified foods including cereals and iodized salt with specified nutrient limits. Restrictions aim to curb promotion of nutrient‑heavy “shotgun” supplements and ensure labeling reflects dietary needs. At Army summer camp in El Paso, Pvt Raymond Taylor, 21, was killed during a blackout, with officials noting no direct link to fortification policy.
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Goddard
EL Paso
Hobbs
Formulalao
Jer
Four-Inch Rain, Hailand High Winds Batter La Marque
Storms lash La Marque Galveston County with up to four inches of rain and winds up to 75 mph. Power lines toppled and telephone booths were overturned. A golf hall window shattered but no injuries were reported. Repairs restored service by nightfall as Hitchcock saw similar rain totals.
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LA Marque
Tex
Galveston
H. G. Whitmire
Telephone and Power Company
Hitchcock
Southeast Storms Trigger Thunderstorms Coast to Coast
Weather Bureau issued severe thunderstorm watches from northern Florida to southeast Alabama and west Texas. Funnel clouds were sighted near St. Petersburg and southeast Georgia. A Shenandoah storm dumped an inch of rain in 15 minutes as temperatures plunged from 76 to 33. Northern areas saw readings in the 70s while the south stayed in the 80s.
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Atlantic Coast
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
St. Petersburg
Fla
Coast Guard
Shenandoah
U S Bombers Hit Viet Cong Build up Near Cambodian Border
U S B52 bombers struck a Viet Cong stronghold in Tay Ninh province about 60 miles northwest of Saigon. Spotter planes reported fighting as about 1,500 Communist troops appeared to be massing for a major attack amid Operation El Paso activities.
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Saigon
UPI
Tay Ninh
U.S
Slain Policeman Amid Buddhist Riots In Saigon
A violent protest spreads from Hue to Saigon as Buddhist dissidents clash with police. Rioters seize a police weapon, beat an officer, and drag him away. Government forces move to suppress the unrest with martial law and arrests totaling over 500 across the region.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Hue
South Viet
Nguyen Cao Ky
Courage U3 eludes patrols and finds refuge at Burns farm
An officer walked about 18 miles through rugged country and heavy rain during the night. He finally took shelter in a garage at Burns' farm home 10 miles northeast of here. Burns heard a noise and recalls turning on the outside light but saw no one. In the morning, he found the officer beside the garage.
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Caprock
Burns
Ane
Burns Farm
Turtle Hole
Horton
Amarillo
Silverton
Aia Agers
Tol
Floydada
Here
Computer dating program targets teens nationwide
Teens International Inc. VP Robert Stelzer promotes a computer datebook for ages 13 to 19 with 23 000 mailed questionnaires and 2000 responses. Finley Eversole reports 13 to 19 year olds in major cities participate in the Operation Com-Pair test by Project TACT and SMARSH. a nationwide effort uses a compatibility questionnaire to pair singles.
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The
Huntley-Brinkley
William Buckley
Charles de Gaulle
Mahatma Gandhi
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
John Lindsay
Richard Nixon
Robert M. Stelzer
Teens International Inc
Finley Eversole
New York
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Fancisco
St. Paul
Minn
Tatewide Computer Corp
Smarsh
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Avalanche-Journal News
Rubbock
Old Rock
AIR France Paris
Air France
James Bird
Tulia
Larry J. Snider
Dimmitt
Floydad
Floyd County
Marion Burns
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Montclair
N.J
Korea
Joan A
Ho-Ho-Kus
John W. Young
Michael Collins
Dao Thi Tuyet
Buddhist Institute
Johnson
Viet Nam
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Kenneth Francis
Methodist
Encyclopedia Americana
Max Gillean
Welzhin
Methodist “Hospital
Pigely Wisely
Indiana
Rainey Speed
Son Weaning
Terhorist Hospital
Catplex Industries
Tommy Latham
Pan
Methodiet Hospital
Father Opera
Jerry ‘T. Hinson
Meaton
West
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Post
Ofice
Lee Earl Robertson
Pam
West” ‘Texas Hospital
Bobby Jack Bryant
Texas Hospital
First National Bank
Fae
Marcelo
Bando
Ronnie Hurtt
Tighland Hospital
Baldridge's Bakery
Kenneth Ivey
Methodist Hospital
Plains
Mario Martines
Fordham
Weiging
Bir
Richard Carrizales
Saylor SL
Laut
Daniel Rodriguez
Tony Luna
Ruben A. Champion
Paris Ave
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Anton Ashton
Ideas
Wosduda
Prion
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Titenela Sa
Wockney
Butudur Mortoni
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