Northwest Texas Battered by Storm and Heat Wave
A severe storm crossed the region followed by record heat in Northwest Texas. El Paso hit 108 degrees between 2 and 3 pm, tying or breaking old marks. Wink and San Angelo reported 111 and 107 degrees respectively. Heavy rains and hail the size of golf balls were logged in parts of Lynn and Terry counties as Petersburg area bore the storm’s brunt.
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Presidio
Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
el Paso
Wink
San Angelo
Plainview
South Plains
Petersburg
Lynn
Terry Counties
Tohoka
Lynn- Terry County
Co. Te Fails
Joe
Dcrops
U.S
Tahoka
Brownfield
U. S. 380
Lynn-Terry County
Plains
Levelland
Sundown
Muleshoe
Lubbock
New Mexico
Littlefield
Olton
Santa Fe Railway
Silverton
Floydada
Ralls
Crosbyton
Post
Traffic Mishaps Injure Several In City Saturday
A series of traffic crashes Saturday afternoon left multiple people injured. In one crash at 34th Street and Avenue S a pickup overturned, with Mrs. Mary Roberts and Donald Chumley treated and released. Henry Clifton Payne and Granville Roberts were uninjured drivers. Mrs. Roberts was a passenger. An elderly Comanche couple and Nick Higginbotham were also hospitalized after separate two car crashes.
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Henry Clifton Payne
Granville Roberts
21St St
Ave
Methodist Hospital
Nick Higginbotham
Comanche
Bess’ Higginbotham
Max Ray Gatlin
Idalou Rd
Higginbotham
Gatlin
Andrew Clarke Bruce
Star Dust Apartments
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
38Th St
Flint Ave
Bruce
Edwin Lamar Posey
71St St
Brice
Man Killed In Auto Wreck Near Plainview
A man identified as Grundy, living in Plainview for 14 years, died from auto wreck injuries after a wreck on a wet pavement. His mother, Ruby Kramer, survives. Funeral arrangements are at Rix Funeral Home. Also, a two-car crash near Plainview injured Barbara Elaine McDaniel and Eloise Brinkley, both 20 and 17 respectively, with minor injuries.
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Justice of the
George H. McCleskey
Grundy
California
Ruby Kramer
Rix Funeral Home
Plainview
Barbara Elaine McDaniel
Eloise Brinkley
Kress
Miss McDaniel
Leon Marvin Cook
Pampa
Plainview General Hospital
Shoplifting Suspect Tries To Beat Heat
Police said an 18 year old shoplifting suspect took a bathing suit from a women's shop on Broadway 1100 block. The girl wore the suit out under a dress and was found fully dressed in a nearby variety store before being returned to the apparel shop.
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Broadway
Lubbock Credit Assn Luncheon Set at Moort's
Lubbock's Wholesale Credit Association will hold its monthly luncheon for automotive and industrial groups at 12 noon Monday in Moort's Restaurant.
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Lubbock's Wholesale Credit Assn
Moort
Pilot Strikes Hit Two More Lines In UAW Tensions
In New York, AP reports pilot walkouts disrupted service at two major carriers as a 100 pilot sickout hit Pan American. The Airline Pilots Association said it notified the mediation board of a strike against National Airlines set to begin Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. EST over wage dispute.
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New York
APID
Eastern Airlines
Pan American World Airways
Federal Aviation Agency
Assn
Miami
National Mediation Board
National Airlines
Fog delays search for five aboard cruiser Osprey
A 32 foot cabin cruiser Osprey with five aboard is overdue since Thursday midnight off Cape Cod. Weather halted air search by Coast Guard planes and helicopter while surface vessels continue the sea hunt. The vessel left Hyannis on a one day fishing trip and carried no radio.
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Chatham
Mass
UPJ
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Hyannis
Night Dog Attacks Kill Sheep in County Antrim Farmlands
Night raids by killer dogs terrorize Northern Ireland sheep farms. In County Antrim a single breeder reports 122 sheep lost in one night, highlighting a severe livestock crisis.
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Northern Ireland
County Antrim
Bricklayers Fail To Reach Accord With Builders
A 26 day Lubbock bricklayers strike against the Associated General Contractors stalled Saturday as Local 23 rejected a key non-penalty clause in a proposed contract. Union arbitrators and AGC leaders debated wage increases tied to living costs, while unions warned no agreement existed beyond mixed signals on a non penalty provision. There was no meeting scheduled for late Saturday.
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Lubbock
Associated General
AGC
Joe Marasek
Houston
Gas fumigant used by grain firms prompts safety note
Two workers rescued from a building wore gas masks as Emergency oxygen was given by Fireman Horace Anslin. Tom Armstrong of the company said the fumigant kills insects and is not dangerous unless inhaled in excess, noting its common use by grain firms in the area.
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Payne
Horace Anslin
Tom Armstrong
Armstrong
Unruly mob disrupts Japan security pact approval
As Diet approval of the security treaty sparked leftist protests, Prime Minister Kishi and cabinet members toasted late at night while security forces deployed. Police feared rallies by Zengakuren and Communists, with up to 400 000 in Hibya Park as demonstrations challenged the new pact.
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Etsusaburo Shiina
Kishi
Eisenhower
Japan
Diet
U.S
Zengakuren
House of Representatives
House
U.S. Senate
Hibaya Park
Zengakureni
U.S. Army
Tokyo
Three Die and Ten Hurt in South Philadelphia Fire
In South Philadelphia a four story rooming house blaze killed three people and injured ten. A tentative name Charls Tabb, 5, was identified among the dead, with two other victims unidentified. About 40 residents escaped, some leaping from windows or sliding down a rainspout. All victims were Negro.
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Philadelphia
Charls Tabb
Theater Plays Both Ends Against Title
In San Antonio the San Pedro drive in theater advertised Saturday two taglines for a show: Ten Seconds to Hail and Coolest Spot in Town. The brief ad notes the venue promotes a theatrical experience with dramatic, punchy captions.
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San Antonio
San Pedro Drive
Blast Kills Worker at Secret Plant in England
An explosion at a top secret weapons research plant in Waltham Abbey, England, killed laboratory technician Ernest Yard and injured two other workers. A defense ministry spokesman stated the facility is not involved with nuclear weapons.
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Waltham Abbey
England
Defense Ministry
Ernest Yard
Khrushchev Arrives in Bucharest for Communist Congress
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev landed in Bucharest for a surprise visit to join a Communist Party congress. The meeting will be attended by Red leaders from Europe the Middle East and Latin America.
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Bucharest
Romania
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Europe
Middle East
Latin America
Paris Schedules an Agricultural Machinery Show in March
Paris announces an agricultural machinery show scheduled for March featuring equipment showcases, demonstrations, and vendor displays for farmers and industry professionals.
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Paris
Black Book Details Soviet Espionage Depth Revealed
Senate Internal Security subcommittee released the FBI compiled Black Book prepared by J Edgar Hoover detailing three decades of Soviet espionage against the United States. Ambassador Lodge cited material from May 26 to rebut Soviet charges at the U N Security Council.
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Senate
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Soviet Union
Internal Security Subcommittee
Atty
William Py
Rogers
James 0
Zastand
Man of the Cibecanauhe Ee
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Lodge
Moscow
State Department
Cotton Reset In Senate To Hold 1961 Long Staple Quota
The Senate passed and sent to President Eisenhower a bill to keep the national marketing quota for long staple cotton at the 1960 level for 1961. It would block a planned roughly 50 percent acreage reduction next year. The Agriculture Committee notes U S output covers less than half of demand while imports fill two-thirds to four-fifths of needs.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
United States
Las Cruces Girl Named New Mexico Dairy Princess
Miss Penny Ford of Las Cruces NM was crowned New Mexico Dairy Princess at a Cannon AFB club banquet. Miss Judy Daniels of Clovis was runner up and Miss Linda Bartek of Albuquerque placed third in the Clovis sponsored event. Ford won a $500 college scholarship.
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Clovis
Penny Ford
Las Cruces
N.M
New Mexico
Cannon Afb
Ford
Births listed for multiple families at local hospitals
A society brief lists births at West Texas and Methodist hospitals detailing parents names new babies weights and times. Fathers’ occupations include farm laborer student and company employee. Locations span Lubbock Hale Center Amherst Tahoka and surrounding areas.
Greenland Is Largest Island Ahead of New Guinea
Greenland is identified as the world's largest island, with New Guinea ranked as the second largest.
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World
Greenland
New Guina
Marines Repel Okinawa Protesters At Ike Visit
In Seoul a pro Ike crowd in Okinawa clashed with demonstrators as Marines maintained order. Protesters shouted Yankee go Home while banners pressed for Okinawa’s return to Japan. American authorities prepared for possible violence before Eisenhower’s Formosa arrival. Tear gas was distributed to a Marine battalion.
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Okinawa
Japan
Eisenhower
Formosa
University of Ryukyus
Naha
Ike
Seoul
Tokyo
Hawaii
Seale Clinic saga and license disputes unfold in Lamesa
Dr Seale facing license revocation amid testimony of drinking and managerial chaos at the Seale Clinic in Lamesa. Thompson and Bischoff allege disorderly conduct and mismanagement, while Seale admits heavy drinking but claims it caused only limited problems. Justice proceedings also address Jacobi’s massage practice and past license loss.
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Oliver H. Thompson
Asper
Thompson
Seale
Crabb
Bischoff
iSeale
Dr. Seale
Cites
Dr. Jacobi
Houston
Jacobi
Texas Supreme Court
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