Teens sought in Weslaco fatal street stabbing
Four youths in a black sedan attacked 18 year old Juan Ayala as he spoke with Maricela and Emma Rodriguez on a Weslaco street. Ayala died from a deep chest stab wound after arrival at Knapp Methodist Hospital. Police have not set a motive and hunt the four suspects.
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Maricela
Emma Rodriguez
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Harold George
Hidalgo County Sheriff's
Iberian Earthquake Shakes Spain Portugal and Morocco
A massive Atlantic quake off Portugal jolted Spain and Morocco, killing seven and injuring many. It knocked out a Toledo observatory seismograph, halted a Madrid clock, and sent thousands fleeing in nightwear across Lisbon and other cities.
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Atlantic Ocean
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
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Prado Museum
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Alaska
Europe
North
Africa
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Gonzalo Payo
Atlantic
Payo
Benavente
Death Wish Expressed By Accused In Kennedy Case
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan rose in court and pleaded guilty to murdering Senator Robert F. Kennedy and asked for the gas chamber He attempted to fire his defense lawyers and said he killed Kennedy with premeditation The judge refused the mid trial plea and the defense opened its case amid Sirhan's agitation and his mother's tearful testimony
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LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Herbert V. Walker
Jerusalem
Hay Fever fills capacity at Lubbock Theater Center
Page One reports a full house greeting the performance titled Hay Fever at Lubbock Theater Center. The event drew residents to the West Texas stage, highlighting local arts activity amid broad newspaper coverage across sections.
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Lubbock Theater Center
Prayer for Peace Through Faith and Unity
A devotional prayer asks for inner peace and harmony with the world in Jesus name, signed by a reader.
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Jesus
Grain Warehouse at Muncy Elevator Burns and Collapses
A 40 foot tall sheet metal grain warehouse at the Muncy Elevator complex between Lockney and Floydada burned Friday afternoon and collapsed onto a railroad siding. Ronnie Graham, 15, son of owner Herman Graham, witnessed the event.
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Lockney
Floydada
Ronnie Graham
Herman Graham
Ex IRS Chief Urges Tax Reform Favoring Poor and Middle Class
Mortimer Caplin, former IRS commissioner, calls for tax reform to exempt the very poor, require a minimum payment from the very rich, and raise the standard deduction. He tells the House Ways and Means Committee the middle class bears most of the tax burden and notes rising resentment toward rates and fairness.
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Internal Revenue Service
Friday
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Ways and Means Committee
Mortimer M. Caplin
IRS
John F. Kennedy
Treasury
Joseph W. Barr
Boston
Caplin
Fire destroys grain complex in Floyd County
A large sheet metal warehouse at the Muncy Elevator complex between Lockney and Floydada burned Friday afternoon, damaging an estimated 70 000 dollars worth of grain and structure. Firemen from Lockney and Floydada battled the blaze from 2 19 p m to about 5 30 p m with a water tank truck on standby.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Lockney
Muncy
Floydad
Floydada
Pneumonia Deepens Eisenhower Health Setback
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower developed pneumonia in his right lung on Friday. Doctors said the new affliction added to his grave health condition as UPI reports from Washington.
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UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elevator Fire and Ike Health Update
A grain elevator collapse caused a large fire with debris on railroad tracks near Floydada and Lockney while a freight train crawled through the zone. Separately, a year old general at Walter Reed underwent high risk surgery for an intestinal obstruction and President Eisenhower remained in intensive treatment with antibiotics and oxygen for hypostatic pneumonia following surgery.
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Lockney
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Walter Reed
Pledge Of Allegiance Becomes Best Seller
Red Skelton’s Pledge recital becomes a nation wide hit backed by CBS promotion and Congressional Record entry. Hollywood production receives thousands of letter requests and requests flood in from fans recalling a Vincennes schoolboy memory.
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New York
Red Skelton
Skelton
Hollywood
Apollo 9 Astronauts Question Readiness for Monday Launch
CAPE KENNEDY AP The Apollo 9 crew continues to recover from a cold as doctors plan to decide today if Cols James A McDivitt and David R Scott and civilian Russell L Schweickart are fit for a Monday orbital flight. Dr Charles A Berry says congestion and sore throat are subsiding after nose and throat exam.
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Charles A. Berry
Air Force
James A. MccDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L Schweickart
Tech Group Protests Name Change On Campus
A satiric protest on Friday drew over 350 students and some faculty to the west steps of the Tech Library. They criticized the Board of Directors action to rename the college to Texas Tech University, suggesting TSU as an alternative, while staging a playful campus demonstration.
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Tech Library
Texas State University
Neccent
College
Texas Tech University
TSU
Iad Tech Library
Owt
Paris Riots Erupt As Nixon De Gaulle Begin Talks
In Paris anti American demonstrations erupt while Nixon and De Gaulle start talks to repair ties. Over 2,000 students chant Nixon slogans, vandalize US properties, and police intervene near the Quai DOrsay as talks promise a frank, cordial start. Nixon and De Gaulle dine at the Elysee with 90 others.
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Paris
Nixon
Charles de Gaulle
Foreign Ministry
Quai D'Orsay
U.S
Elysee Palace
de Gaulle
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Rome
Paul VI
Vatican
IBM
Hightfall
Rome and Paris Seen by Students Demonstrators
Students view Rome and Paris as political demonstrations unfold, contrasts noted between capitals, with observers detailing public reaction and campus commentaries presented across pages 10.
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Rome
Paris
TECH
NIXON
Last Arguments Heard In Clay Shaw Trial
A twelve juror panel deliberates over the Clay Shaw conspiracy case after marathon closing arguments. District Attorney Jim Garrison urged a verdict of conviction and blasted the Warren Commission, claiming omitted evidence including a home movie showing Kennedy killed in a crossfire. Shaw, a former New Orleans businessman, was accused of plotting with Oswald and Ferrie to kill Kennedy.
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New Orleans
Clay Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
Shaw
Warren ‘Commission
Garrison
Kennedy
Lee
Harvey Oswald
David W. Ferrie
F. Irvin Dymond
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity
Considerable high cloudiness today and tonight with warmer conditions. Expect a high near 60 degrees and a low around 50, with south and southeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph and gusts possible in the afternoon.
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