Soviet Spacewoman Valentina Tereshkova Returns Home
Valentina Tereshkova, 26, the first woman in space, landed in Siberia with her male partner Valery Bykovsky after a historic orbital flight. Tereshkova completed 48 orbits and traveled about 1.24 million miles in 71 hours. Bykovsky logged 81 orbits and over 2 million miles in 119 hours.
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$128 Million Gift Shocks GM Stakeholder Charles Mott
Charles Stewart Mott donated 1,826,421 GM common shares valued over $70 each to a Flint Michigan nonprofit foundation created in 1935 with the Flint Board of Education as administrator. The transfer, filed with the NYSE and SEC, emerged after decades of quiet philanthropy by the longtime GM director.
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Tornadoes, hail and floods lash Texas New Mexico area
Storms across Texas and New Mexico bring drenching rains and tornadoes. A funnel near Denver City disappeared without damage. At Bottomless Lakes near Roswell boats and outbuildings were damaged as witnesses described a powerful funnel. In Temple a small tornado caused $1,000 damage.
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Today’s Prayer Invocation for Unity and Virtue
A brief anonymous prayer requests divine help to overcome bitterness and prejudice. It asks for love, gentleness, patience, and goodness to unite people with God. The plea is offered in Jesus’ name.
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Plains Water District records show $197338 in expenditures
The High Plains Underground Water Conservation District reported a $197338 spending total for last year, up $24471 from the prior year. Lubbock County officials had urged expense cuts and tax reductions, while the district awaits a year of debt service on a water depletion test case. The district may consider a tax cut after reviewing needs, though calls for a $60,000 annual level were raised by Judge Bill A. Davis.
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San Antonio Man Killed in Tulsa Area Crash
A 41 year old San Antonio resident Julian Tenorio was killed and 11 others were hurt in a traffic crash near Silverton when a tire blew out causing his station wagon to cross into oncoming traffic. The other driver Mrs Savanna Richardson age 62 of Tulsa was injured and hospitalized. Eleven people including nine of Tenorio’s family were treated with two children remaining hospitalized and the others released after emergency care.
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Space pact signed amid Sino Soviet rift
Despite the ideological split between the Soviet Union and China they signed a one year scientific and technical cooperation agreement running through 1964 and Chou En Lai sent congratulatory cables to the Soviet leader on their latest space achievement.
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Legislature Forum in Lubbock Cites Harmony and New School
Gov Preston Smith with Sen H J Blanchard and Reps Reed Quilliam and Bill Parsley discuss the 58th Legislature at a Lubbock League of Women Voters forum. The group praised cooperation, noted passed loan shark and annexation bills, and eyed a proposed school for mentally retarded children in Lubbock with a potential $2 million payroll.
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Doc) Blanchard
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Child Dies After Glass Fall In Midland Home
A 17 month old Midland girl died at Midland Memorial Hospital four hours after falling on jagged glass from a broken soft drink bottle. Carrie Lynn Davis, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Davis, died in the operating room while being treated for a neck wound and loss of blood. Funeral arrangements were pending with Edlis Funeral Home.
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Tiros 7 Weather Satellite Joins Tiros 6 In Orbit
The Tiros 7 weather satellite joined Tiros 6 in orbit as part of a new hurricane patrol plan. The two satellites will provide extensive photographic coverage of Atlantic and Caribbean storms. Delta rockets launched the pair, with Tiros 7 transmitting eight cloud pictures from Wallops Island to NASA, including a cyclone near Hudson Bay.
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Kennedy urges swift passage of sweeping Civil Rights bill
President Kennedy asks Congress to act now to end racial distrust and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1963. He seeks broad powers to desegregate schools and public facilities, court action to enforce the law, training programs, and leverage to withhold federal aid from discriminatory projects. Strong opposition from Southern Democrats and some Republicans signals a major, ongoing fight.
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Body Found By Divers At Buffalo Lakes
Four divers from Posey Gin Co recovered 19 year old Jimmy Ayers of Slaton from 60 foot water at Buffalo Lakes after a 70 hour search that began Sunday when he disappeared while swimming with four companions. Ayers body was found near the spot he was last heard calling for help. Services will be at First Baptist Church Slaton at 2 p.m. with burial in Texas City? No. City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include his parents two sisters Kathy and Melba two brothers Larry Glen and Gary Lenn and grandparents Mr and Mrs J O Thrailkill. An inquest verdict had not been made by Wednesday night. The Posey divers were Sonny Parker L H Droemer Arnaad and Jesus Barrera.
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Experience: The one thing you have plenty of when you're too old
A concise editorial jibe on age and employment philosophy. The line suggests experience as a surplus asset for older workers, implying society should value seasoned workers despite age.
Greater Need Cited for City United Fund Campaign Goal
The annual United Fund drive in Lubbock targets 27 health welfare and character building agencies with a goal of 519 914 41 up from last year. Budget committee reviews urged needs and community ability to pay while 28 men on committees prepare final board recommendations. Campaign chair L G Pierce Jr says the goal reflects greater community need as growth continues.
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Weather Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Clear to partly cloudy with high near 90. Variable winds 10 to 20 mph. Isolated thundershowers possible late afternoon or evening.
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