Test Fails Again A Thor Nuclear Trial Edges Propaganda
U S officials concede a second failure to fire a high altitude nuclear device shows a propaganda edge for the Soviets. The carrier Thor rocket malfunctioned on test and debris landed near Johnston Island while safety measures contained the device.
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Associated Press
Ashington
U. S
Pacific
Moscow
India
U.S
Christmas
Johnston Islands
Johnaston
Kennedy Hopes For Pack Hit On Airline Labor Settlement
Government mediators near a settlement with the Flight Engineers Union at Trans World Airlines aimed to extend terms to Pan Am and Eastern. The union withdrew arbitration offers to Pan Am and Eastern, signaling internal divisions while talks linger.
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Ashington
Airlines
Sec. Or
Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Trans World Airlines
Pan American World Airways
Eastern Air Lines
Pan Am
Eastern
Union
TWA
Goldberg
Kennedy
American Airlines
Afl-Cio
Twaa-Engineers
Fight Engineers International Association
East Germany warns of dangerous consequences over Berlin wall
East Germany threatened serious retaliation for Western acts near the Berlin Wall on the eve of Dean Rusk's Berlin visit. ADN said the regime accused West German leaders of provoking border crimes, with guards firing routinely as tensions mount and more than 60 machine gun positions are dug in.
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Berlin
East Germany
Red Wall
U.S. Sec
Dean Rusk
ADN
Rusk
West Berlin
Beck Begins Five Year Prison Term Under Guard
Labor leader Dave Beck, 68, surrendered to federal authorities and departed for McNeil Island Prison after a pretrial routine. He faces two concurrent five year sentences for filing fraudulent income tax returns tied to the Teamsters Union building fund, with parole possible after four months for good behavior. He awaits a separate state case over a Cadillac ownership.
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Dave Beck
Teamsters
Federal Building
Tacoma
Wash
Beck
James McMahon
Seattle
U.S
McNeil Island Prison
MacArthur
Joint Council of the
Teamsters Union Building Fund
Paul Madigan
Island
Honor Farm
Cadillac
Shower Activity Halts Over Area
Temperatures climbed across Texas on Wednesday with Presidio at 103 and Laredo at 102 as a brief thundershower moved from northwest New Mexico toward the South Plains. Dalhart saw showers and hail before the cloud weakened eastward, while Edinburg recorded a 3.26 inch rain total in minutes and more light rains fell elsewhere in the Valley. More warm weather was expected today.
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Texas
New Mexion
Dalhart
South Plains
Presidio
Laredo
Edinburg
United Press International
Culture Hound: A Busy Book Talker Who Never Reads
The column lampoons a culture hound who spends more time debating new releases than reading them. It riffs on the paradox of overexposure to literature without absorbing its content, spotlighting a meta critique of book culture.
Mexican Congressmen Visit Lubbock to Bolster US Ties
Four Mexican lawmakers arrived in Lubbock for a weekend visit after touring the United States. Senators Romon Ruiz-Vasconcelos Juan Manuel Teran-Mata Manuel Hinojose-Ortiz and Rep Salvador Gonzalez-Lobo attended a red carpet reception at Lubbock Municipal Airport and a banquet hosted by the South Plains Lions Club as part of Project Good Neighbors. They praised current and future US Mexican relations and dismissed fears of communist influence in Mexico. They previously traveled to Washington for the United States Mexico Inter Parliament session and plan to continue their tour before returning to Mexico City.
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Republic of Mexico
Gene Alderson
Municipal
Lubbock
United States
Mexico City
Washington
U. S. State Department
Governmental Affairs Institute
Romon Ruiz-Vasconcelos
Juan Manuel Teran-Mata
Manuel Hinojose-Ortiz
Salvador Gonzalez-Lobo
Maddalena Garza de Gonzales- Lobe
New Slump Hits Market
Wall Street erased about 38 billion dollars in market value as the New York Stock Exchange faced a sharp selloff. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped to a June low, led by steel stocks, with US Steel dropping after a damaging report. Trading volume rose late in the day as the market extended losses across sectors.
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Avalanche-Journal
Wee York
New York
Associated Press
Standard & Poor
Officials Eye Red Buildup Opposite Quemoy Matsu
U.S. officials report a large-scale military buildup by Chinese forces on the mainland coast facing Quemoy Matsu and Formosa. The Kennedy Administration weighs possible preparations for an attack as Southeast Asia operations place American forces in Thailand and South Vietnam.
Prayer and endurance guide mortal life
A fragment from a religious note invites readers to send prayers for use later. The text links endurance to character and hope, asking not to be tempted beyond endurance and to keep promises, with a devotional tone and a request for concise prayers under a word limit.
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Heavenly Father
Street sweepers win royal treatment at Ascot races
Louis Young revealed the identities of three London street sweepers invited to the Royal Ascot opening. Victor Foster Bill Liburd and Asc maggy ey were treated as diplomats with gray top hats striped pants and morning coats. They mingled with princes and drank champagne while officials praised the welcome. Foster recalled missing a horse tip as they enjoyed the day.
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Eddy Geomore
London
Wiman
Louis Young
Young
Victor Foster
Bill Liburd
Asc Maggy Ey
West End
Royal Ascot
Foster
Trelawny
Showdown On Farm Bill Debate Seen In House Vote
In Washington Democrats forged a party line 142 to 106 vote to defeat a Republican civil rights rider on the farm bill. A final vote is expected today as amendments to ease strict grain controls and unite the bill with the Senate version are debated. Republican critics warn the measure unjustly concentrates power with the agriculture secretary.
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Paul Findley
Rtil
Findley
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Supreme Court
Robert N. Nix
Philadelphia
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
William L. Dawson
Chicago
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Orville L. Freeman
Low Bid Revealed In Area Road Project
The Texas highway department tabulated bids totaling 7 588 296 on highway and farm road projects. Included are Hockley and Lubbock Farm 2614 from Farm 2130 eight miles south to U S 4 grading structures base and surface. Contractor Boswell and Carlton Inc Lubbock bid 136 496.
Weather Map Page Report for Lubbock Region
Clear to partly cloudy with high near 94 degrees. A few scattered evening thundershowers possible. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Low temperatures noted after midnight. Regional weather data includes Albuquerque and Houston observations.
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