Brother Critically Injured in Lubbock Car Crash
A 40 year old man, Shelby Leon Barber Sr., died after his car crossed a highway divider near southwest Lubbock and overturned 14 times. His brother Richard Arnold Barber, 34, remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital. The crash marked the sixth fatal traffic incident in Lubbock this year with an eyewitness statement including Orville Claude and Gerald Branam summarizing the late model Pontiac involved.
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Everett Groseclose
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Shelby Leon Barber Sr
6Th St
Methodist Hospital
Richard Arnold Barber
Barber
Elton
Pate
Rt. 1
Littlefield
Orville Claude
Gerald Branam
Texas Floods Prompt Widespread Deluge Warnings
Torrential rains battered South Texas with up to 12 inches in places and 4 to 5 inch drenchings. The storm's toll included at least three deaths and possibly seven as the weather system affected nearly the entire state.
Rains Sweep Panhandle to Texas Coast and Arizona
A string of heavy rains and tornado damage marked weekend weather. In Texas, a tornado damaged Pete Boysen farm near Yoakum with $2,000 in outbuildings losses. Lake Corpus Christi logged 4.20 inches and Council Creek area reports rising flood risks. Rockne and Columbus areas faced near flood conditions. Lin ton and Driscoll saw heavy downpours. In Maryland, Virginia, and Arkansas a Virginia family murder case was solved with arrest of Melvin D. Rees Jr. for the Jackson family killings, while the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee harshly criticized the Eisenhower administration over the U-2 incident, citing coordination failures ahead of the Paris summit.
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Panhandle
Yoakum
U.S
Lake Corpus Christi
Driscoll
Corpus Christi
Austin
Houston
Colorado River
Cedar Creek
Rockne
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Columbus
Wharton
Associated Press
Altimore
Carroll V. Jackson Jr
Virginia
Arkansas
FBI
Melvin D. Rees Jr
Jackson
Susan Ann
Gambrills
Janet Carroll
P. W. Crews
Virginia State Police
Richmond
Rees
Jacksons
Apple Grove
Margaret V. Harold
Baltimore
Harold
Memphis
Friday Rees
Car Plunges On Slaton Overpass In Fatal Crash
Witnesses recall a car driven at high speed on the Slaton Highway overpass. Police have not yet identified the driver. The crash occurred at 3 51 p m as the vehicle veered off the road and rolled into a divider ditch four feet deep. Skid marks show sidewise sliding before impact. Officials estimate the car flew about 50 feet into the air before overturning and ending bottom-side-up. A man was killed. See MAN KILLED Page 14.
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Slaton Highway
Slaton
Post
Ictuan
Brush Fire Rages Near Los Angeles
A major brush fire in Little Tujunga Canyon within Angelus National Forest northwest of downtown Los Angeles burned over 600 acres. Arson suspicion hovered as about 500 firefighters from the Forest Service and county fire fought the blaze that was described as out of control.
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Tujunga, Calif
Red Rift Deepens as Peiping Attacks Khrushchev
United Press International reports a widening ideological clash between China and the Soviet Union. Beijing denounces Soviet peaceful coexistence as masking U.S. imperialism while Khrushchev clings to the policy at a Romanian Communist Party congress. Observers foresee a broader campaign in Peiping against Moscow’s line in the nuclear era.
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United Press International
ONCON
Rusisla
U.S
Nikita Krushchev
Bucharest
Communist Party
Peiping
Communist New China
Khrushchev
Marx
Lenin
London
Soap Box Derby Set for Monday Night on South Plains
More than 400 watched the Derby Inspection at Lubbock as 140 area youths cleared to race at 6 30 p m Monday The Derby is in its 13th year sponsored by The Avalanche Journal Modern Chevrolet and the Exchange Club The parade starts at N Ave H and Erskine Rd with the Shrine Club Motor Patrol and the US Marine Corps Color Guard present.
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Dorrance Guy
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Janes and Keats
C. W. Ratliff
Derby
Avalanche Journal
Modern Chevrolet
Exchange Club
N. Ave. H
Erskine Rd
South Plains Shrine Club Motor Patrol
U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard
Mike Malcjk
Odor Curb Efforts Pushed For Lubbock Feed Lots
Lubbock officials hear from D W Lewter owner of Lewter Feed Lots about a plan to install 44 new deodorizing units. Equipment similar to that used at Cochilla Yards California may reduce odors carried by southeast winds. Lewter reports securing extra land for manure stockpiles and ongoing experiments with deodorizing materials and Dr Gerald Thomas from Texas Tech. He notes past trials fell short and promises updates as bacteriologists join the effort.
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C. W. Ratliff
Alanche Journal
Ubbock
D. W. Lewter
Lewter
Lubbock
David Casey
Cochilla
India
Calif
Gerald Thomas
School of Agriculture
Texas Tech
Freedoms end for AWOL soldier in Montgomery car theft
A Fort Rucker soldier was arrested in downtown Montgomery after stealing a detective's car. Authorities tracked him down within 25 minutes, ending his weeks of freedom.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ft. Rucker
Legion clash at California convention as youths picket outside
Hundreds of angry Legionnaires assaulted four youths outside Civic Auditorium in San Francisco during the state American Legion convention. A reporter was knocked down. signs calling for civil liberties and opposing McCarthyism were torn. Sidney L. Gelber, state commander, reprimanded delegates for the disorder.
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Associated Press
Francisco
California
Russia
Legion
Sidney L. Gelber
Hollywood
Gelber
Guardsmen Leave Editorial Broadcasts and Farm News
Guardsmen leave assignments sparking discussion on duty and civilian life. Farm notes report crop yields and seasonal activities in Plains area.
Thieves Loot Waggoner Ranch Jewels and Guns
Thieves stole jewelry valued near 100000 and several guns from the Waggoner ranch 15 miles south of Vernon Texas. The break in occurred Thursday night through a window, with a wall safe removed and about 150 items later listed by Texas Rangers. A $1000 reward offers for recovery and for culprits, as authorities call it professional burglary.
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Associated Press
Ernon — Rangers
FBI
Panhandle Ranch
Texinn
Red River Valley
King Ranch
Texas
Paul Waggoner
Weseanet
Wilbarger County
Texas Rangers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gerald Davis
Bill Log
Wichita Falls
Santa Rosa Division
Waggoner
Santa Rosa
Vernon
Weather Map Page 15 A Lubbock Area Outlook
Partly cloudy and warmer with scattered thundershowers later. Low around 65, high near 92. Winds southerly under 20 mph. Fortunes of the day include sunrise 5 38 am and sunset 8 02 pm with humidity near 82 percent.
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Lubbock
Cpaccaee
Creer
Amarillo
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White House
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Gwynedd
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