Governors Clash Over Kennedy Nixon Push at Convention
At the 52nd governors conference in Glacier Park Montana several governors traded barbs over Kennedy and Nixon. Michigan's G Mennen Williams accused Lyndon Johnson of using power to win delegates while Texas's Price Daniel denied any such threat. Rockefeller refused the pledge citing his role as New York s uncommitted delegate.
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Avalanche Journal
Withee Glacier Park
Mont
Tival
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Texas
Price ‘Daniel
Lyndon
Be ‘Johnson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Williams
Johnson
Kennedy
Mackinac Island
United Auto Workers
Forand
Senate
Millie Jeffrey
Democratic National Committee
Havana Bay Area blast kills two and injures hundreds
A massive munitions dump explosion near Cayo Cruz in Havana Bay shattered windows across several miles and disrupted power as Fidel Castro and officials rushed to the scene. Guards blocked the area while civilians streamed in, many shaken by the blast and dense smoke.
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Havana Bay
Cayo Cruz
Havana
Capri Hotel
Fidel Castro
Osvaldo Corticos
Castro
People's Militia
la Coubre
Fulgencio Batista
Ambar Motors Co
Cuba
Lubbock Soap Box Derby Fans Gear Up For Race
Local preparations accelerate for the Derby with final car inspections at Modern Chevrolet and heat and lane drawings. Notables include C W Ratliff and Mike Malcik. prize list features a trip to Akron and scholarships.
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Chevrolet
C.W. Ratliff
Avalanche Journal
South Plains
Mike Malcik
Lubbock
J.T. Alley
Texas Tech
Polk Robison
Akron
Ohio
U. S
N. B. McCullough
Public Utilities
Tom Cherry
Toledo Scale Co
Hub City Meat Co
Hygiea- Ozarka Water Co
Tex ’N’ Jeans
Dunlap’s
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors Corp
Perryton Man Dies In Traffic Mishap
Ronald V. Cook 29 of Perryton Texas was killed in a head on collision three miles south of Gray Oklahoma. The pickup driver Wayne Suttor 44 of Perryton and Loren C. King 41 of Wichita Kansas were hospitalized with serious injuries.
Chief Minister Djuanda Leaves for Soviet Union Tour
Jakarta Indonesia AP reports Chief Minister Djuanda departed Sunday for a month long tour of the Soviet Union and eastern Europe to implement pending economic agreements.
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Russia
Jakarta
Indonesia
Djuanda
Soviet Union
Europe
Shooting Of Boy Probed In Texas City
A 9 year old Lubbock boy Alex DeLeon was in fair condition at Methodist Hospital Sunday night with an abdominal gunshot wound. Investigators said the shooting occurred while he played in his backyard and a second youth present was not identified. Other injuries from Saturday night include Brandy Price and Odell Richardson at Methodist Hospital and Henry Puentes listed in fair condition with gunshot wounds.
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Lubbock
Alex DeLeon
Juan DeLeon
Ave. E
Methodist Hospital
Bill Bescent
Brandy Odell Price
Ivory
Odell Richardson
Cedar
Silver Queen Grill
28Th St
King Ave
Price
Richardson
Henry Puentes
Petersburg
Four Prisoners Riot Injures Guards and Escape Attempts
About 350 prisoners rioted at a Montreal jail during a baseball game, setting fires and wrecking offices. One guard and three would be escapees were injured as the melee ended. prisoners sought transfers and attacked the jail medical office, destroying metal filing cabinets and bedding.
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Montreal
UPI
City of Shreveport Named for Henry Shreve
The city of Shreveport in Louisiana earned its name from Henry Shreve, famed for designing passenger and cargo boats.
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Shreveport
Henry Shreve
Two Die When Small Cruiser Rams Cable Near Los Angeles
A 40 foot cabin cruiser with 11 aboard struck a two inch cable between a tug and a derrick barge near Los Angeles Harbor at dawn. Gratton Harmon Harman and Bertha Jean Harman died after being swept overboard. Riley Ware survived with others after two fishermen rescued the group. Dr. James Burrell stopped the engines, Coast Guard opened an inquiry. Linda Sue Brazee, 12, was the surviving stepdaughter. Harman’s body was recovered. search for his wife’s body ended at noon. The investigation aims to determine the disaster cause.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
Gratton Sterlin Harman
Long Beach
Bertha Jean
James §. Burrell
Alice
Riley Ware
Linda Sue Brazee
Harman
Coast Guard
Firefighters Race to Halt Grand Canyon Blaze
About 100 reinforcements were sent in Sunday night to fight a wind driven fire near the Grand Canyon National Park that has scorched about 7,500 acres and threatened nearby areas.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Grand Canyon National Ark
Local parents announce births across West Texas hospitals
Mr and Mrs Jerry Hall report a daughter born at 6 55 p.m. Sunday in West Texas Hospital. weight eight pounds. Dale Hendon and Myrick Furniture & Appliance worker partner welcome a son born 5 55 p.m. Sunday at West Texas Hospital. weight six pounds fourteen ounces. Amancio Sanchez and Tahoka address record a daughter born 4 55 p.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital. weight seven pounds five and a half ounces. Vernon Donaldson and Loop family note a son born 7 09 p.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital. weight eight pounds three ounces. Jack Biddle of Levelland records a daughter born 8 55 p.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital. weight five pounds two ounces. Daniel C Allen and 611 Ave N announce a daughter born 4 03 a.m. Sunday at St Marys Hospital. weight seven pounds three ounces. G W Crosby of Lubbock page notes a daughter born 10 45 a.m. Sunday at St Marys Hospital. weight six pounds one ounce.
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Jerry Hall
West Texas Hospital
The
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Dale
Hendon
Myrick Furniture & Appliance
Amancio Sanchez
Rt. 3
Tahoka
Aarmer
Vernon Donaldson
Loop
Jack. Biddle
Levelland
Methodist Hospital
Levelland Concrete Co
Daniel C. Allen
Ave. N
St. Mary’s Hospital
D. B. Armstrong Well Drilling
G. W. Crosby
Rt. 4
Lubbock
St.Mary's Hospital
Liberty Well Service Co
British Hiker Dr Barbara Moore Reaches Uniontown
Dr Barbara Moore, 56, arrives in Uniontown after a 19 mile welcome along Route 40 by spectators and state police. She foresees reaching New York City by Wednesday and plans to walk day and night continuing her cross country trek with Trooper Robert Palladino. About 2,000 people greet her arrival.
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Uniontown
UPI
Barbara Moore
U.S
Robert Palladino
Moore
Palladino
Kart Club to Host Picnic After Race Night
The South Plains Kart Club drew about 500 spectators at Lubbock’s Buffalo Lakes Road track where 55 drivers competed Saturday night. A picnic is set for 7 p.m. today at Burns Park near 23rd Street and Avenue K. No races are planned for next Saturday.
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Lubbock
Buffalo Lakes Road
South Plains
Burns Park
23Rd St
Ave. K
Dean Wechant
A-Standard
J. D. Bryant
Gordon Gass
A-Industrial
Mike Woodlock
Randy Polk
Jim Claunch
Bula
Mary Smith
B-standard
Bill Sowel
Bill Gass
Tommy Tubbs
Gee
Lee Christian
Gordon Ass
B. L. Hatchell
Wilson
John Hix
Smathers Sees Texan At Demo Ticket Head
Senator Smathers said no preference among Democrats but highlighted Lyndon B Johnson for president and John F Kennedy for vice president as strong ticket. He predicted many of Kennedy's delegates may switch to Johnson if Kennedy does not win the nomination on the first two ballots.
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Castro Castro
United States
Cuba
U. S
Smathers
Demo
Washington
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Johnson
Lockney Man of the Year Note in Lubbock Fatal Car Crash
A 40-year-old Lubbock man, Shelby Leon Barber Sr., was killed when his car went out of control on the outskirts of southwest Lubbock. Funeral services for Dorman were pending Sunday night at Carter Funeral Home. Survivors include a wife and son, two grandchildren, five brothers Odie and Floyd Dorman of Lockney and others in Stockton California Rush Springs Oklahoma Cotton Center and Plainview.
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Shelby Leon Barber Sr
6Th St
Dorman
Carter Funeral Home
Odie
Floyd Dorman
Lockney
Bill
Stockton
Calif
Lester
Rush Springs
Okla
Levi
Cotton Center
Hattie Evans
Lennie Smith
Pampa
Nellie Stowe
Plainview
Ethel Marshall
Willie Rodriguez
Staples
Tex
Armando Ibarra
San Marcos
Redwood
Seguin
San Antonio
Arthur Garza
Nieves Garcia
Port Lavaca
Dallas
Willie E. Hamm
Buffalo Bayou
Bayou
Calvin Joseph
Houston
Navy
van Vleck
Arcola
Fort Bend
Oyster Creek
Brazos River
West Columbia
San Bernard River
4Th Army
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Placebo, Tex
Victoria
Missouri Pacific
Rains Lash Houston Area as Texas Floods Continue
Torrential rains across Houston and central Texas cause evacuations in Port Lavaca and Brenham with widespread flooding. A tornado damaged outbuildings near Henderson and Grandview, while several deaths occur from floodwaters and a sunken shrimp boat. Navy aid arrives to Port Lavaca as bridges and roads remain impassable.
Attorneys Ready For Start Of Finch Trial
Prosecution and defense said they were ready to begin the second Finch Tregoff murder trial in Los Angeles Monday unless the Supreme Court acts on a petition to disqualify Superior Judge Leroy Dawson. Carole Tregott and Dr. R. Bernard Finch are charged with killing Finch's wife. the petition seeks a stay to allow Supreme Court review.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Finch-Tregoff
Supreme Court
Leroy Dawson
High Court
Washington
Carole Tregott
R. Bernard Finch
William O. Douglas
Flooded Houston Streets Attract Water Skiers And Wrapped Wreckers
In southeast Houston floodwaters residents fled as rescuers worked to evacuate. A water skier was reported by Civil Defense Director Floyd Miller though police made no arrests. Boats sped through flooded streets as crews warned against speeding and backwash worsened flooding. A wrecker, towing a boat and trailer, moved through deep water as children enjoyed inner tubes and washed tubs drifting along the current.
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Grandview
Pinelands
Lufkin
Southern Pine Lumber Co
Pine Valley
Fred Simpson
Port Lavaca
Civil Defense
James Houlihan
Matagorda Bay
Houston
International Airport
South Texas
Sam Houston Coliseum
Texas
Brenham
College Station
Brazos
Guadalupe
Colorado
Gulf
Floyd Miller
Attu Attack Claim Highlights Air Recon Fatal Mixup
Rep. Kowalski says faulty air reconnaissance caused a World War II slaughter on Attu Island with several hundred Americans killed before they found no Japanese presence. Ford defends U 2 flights noting they provided geography and military installations data.
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Washington
Frank Kowalski
D-Conn
Aleutian
Attu
Kowalski
Alaska
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
United States
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