Area Pair Charged In Kidnaping At Hereford
Two men were charged in Hereford with kidnapping after abducting the Nunley family from their home. The suspects forced the Nundleys into a car, ransacked the home, and moved the family to a remote dirt road before fleeing. Police, aided by wrestlers, arrested the pair as they attempted to flee. Both men have prior penitentiary terms.
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Hereford
Magnum
Nunley
Danny
Smith Sheriff's Office
Ed Richards
Richards
Clovis
Amarillo
Trisler
Oklahoma
Plainview
Deaf Smith County
Lowell Sharp
Sharp
Former child actress sentenced in Houston for car theft
Lora Lee Scott aged 22 was sentenced to 13 months in prison in Houston on car theft charges. She says she appeared in movies from 1946 to 1950. Story Page 1, Sec. A. AP Wirephoto.
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Lora Lee Scott
Houston
Songwriter Hamblen shoots escaped panther at Jungleland
Stuart Hamblen, a 54 year old songwriter and former musician, crawled under a zoo building with partner Ronnie Page to kill a 70 pound escaped black panther described as extremely dangerous. The panther had been at Jungleland three weeks after Thailand capture. A $1500 reward was presented to Hamblen by zoo keepers after the kill.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Stuart Hamblen
Thailand
Hamblen
Prohibition Party
Ronnie Page
Syncom Satellite Confirmed by South Africa Telescope
Harvard astronomer Dr. Donald Menzel said a powerful South African telescope located the Syncom satellite tumbling in a 22 000 mile earth orbit. NASA had launched the 86 pound relay satellite on February 14 and lost contact. two Boyden Observatory sightings and new plates confirmed its position.
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Detroit
Harvard Observatory
South Africa
Earth
Donald H. Menzel
Cambridge
Mass
Boyden Observatory
Bloemfontein
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Harvard
Dr. Menzel
Baker- Schmidt
San Francisco
New York
MAN WILLINGLY TRODS LAKE MICHIGAN FROZEN WATER DREAM
Milw aukee truck driver Wilfred Laberge set out from the South Shore Yacht Club to walk 80 miles to Muskegon Mich on a frozen Lake Michigan. He rode out with insulated gear and coffee but called the paper after ten minutes to say the ice was not solid and he could not swim.
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Milwaukee
Michigan
Wilfred Laberge
South Shore Yacht Club
Muskegon
Mich
Milwaukee Journal
Laberge
Lake Michigan
Jackson to Replace Washington Stamp
A one cent stamp featuring Andrew Jackson will go on sale in New York City March 22 and later in other post offices as stocks of Washington stamps run down. The Jackson portrait replaces Washington on the one cent stamp, while Washington remains on the five cent stamp.
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Washington
Andrew Jackson
New York City
Jackson
George Washington
Snow Storm Halts Travel as Northeast Braces For Freezing Rain
Heavy snows hit Maine and New England blocking flights at Logan Airport and delaying landings. Roads stayed mostly plowed while the storm spread freezing rain and sleet to Rhode Island and Connecticut. The system caused six deaths in Massachusetts and four in Indiana with accidents and heart attack among victims. Indiana schools sent children home early as Indianapolis recorded a record March low.
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Maine
Atlantic
Boston
Logan
New England
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Iive
Massachusetts
Indiana
Filipino couple foster 10 children in Seattle homes
In Seattle, Maria Beltran and her husband care for 10 foster children aged 8 to 16, having hosted more than 36 over 25 years. They were honored at Catholic Children's Services events, with Beltrans noting love and discipline are key, while care costs are covered by the service.
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Santiago Beltrans
Seattle
Wash
Santiago
Catholic Children’s Services
Teen hikers trek across Texas amid long distance challenges
Ava and three Tech boys attempt a 86 mile walk with friends in Lubbock while others finish 50 and 36 mile routes. Dawn starts at 2 am. Grail says walking in darkness helped. Lunceford solo 36 miles ends in Lubbock after leaving Sudan. Kent Gage drops out after 21 miles.
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Lubbock
Ava
Tech
Tommy Taylor
Dave Kovac
Cameron Graham
Morton
Graham
Lub‘dock
Dennis Lilley
Herman Lilley
57Th St
George Ellison
Raymond Ellison
Ave. W
Plainview
David Lunceford
Sudan
Th. Lunceford
Roosevelt High School
Lunceford
Kent Gage
Alderson P
Connally weighs taxes as budget talks unfold
Connally said he did not know if he would recommend new taxes or revenue sources such as doubling state college tuition. He noted ongoing 1964-65 budget discussions with figures like Gov Daniel's prior proposal of a 3.1 billion biannual budget and potential sales tax changes to fund spending.
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Connally
Price Daniel
Daniel
Legislative Budget Board
General Revenue Fund
Texas Research League
Texas Commission On State and Local
al House Committee
Rattlesnake Roundup Attracts Large Haul In Sweetwater
Some 1,800 rattlesnakes weighing over 1,400 pounds were captured on Saturday during the Sweetwater Rattle snake Roundup. Officials expect Sunday’s haul to match or exceed. Prizes go to the biggest haul and longest snake with standout catches by Jack Geron and Greg Burwick of Sweetwater. Ford Opens Plant In Turkey.
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Sweetwater
UPI
Jack Geron
Greg Burwick
Parental Love and Discipline Highlighted by Beltran
Beltran emphasizes balanced parenting as essential, stating the goal is to give children love with discipline. He notes the posed photo reflects decorum and quiet resolve in front of observers.
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Beltran
Seven Hurt in Lubbock Traffic Smashes Saturday
Seven people were hurt in multiple accidents in Lubbock on Saturday. A 6 year old boy, R G Rogers, was struck by a car on 13th Street and admitted to West Texas Hospital with a broken leg and head laceration. Others including Alton Sears and Ronald Ellis were treated and released. A separate crash on Hettler Road injured four men identified as Stigeras, Hibbler, Golf, and Haynes with Stigeras severely hurt. Fire damaged a Main Street residence and a grass fire occurred near Erskine Road. Continuous police inquiries followed the incidents.
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West Texas Hospital
R. G. Rogers
Marion L. Rogers
10Th St
Judith Sue McKinnon
Weeks Hall
Texas Tech
Hettler Rd
N. Ash Ave
Alton Earl’ Sears
Baylor St
Ronald N. Ellis
Sears
Ellis
Fir Ave
Methodist Hospital
Andrew Stigeras
Rt. 2
Lubbock
Charlie Hibbler
Juniper St
Bennie Golf
Globe Ave
Olen Charles Haynes
21St St
Harry Moore
Gene Brannon
Moore
Haynes
Cuban Premier’s security claims amid regional tensions
U S and Cuban authorities announce the annihilation of a counter-revolutionary band led by Tomas Sangil, claiming he was a CIA agent killed in operation. An alleged spy, seeking refuge in a foreign embassy, was arrested with Manuel Valle Caral charged as a radio operator for a spy ring. Premier Castro to speak on the LaCoubre explosion third anniversary. Prestes and Juliao meet him. Kantol dissolves parliament after a train wreck injures fifteen in Grantham.
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Tomas Sangil
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Villas
Manuel Valle Caral
Raul Castro
Births Recap From Local Families At Methodist And Area Hospitals
The week notes multiple newborns across Lubbock area, with weights from 6 pounds 7 ounces to 8 pounds 44 ounces. Parents’ occupations include Air Force, feed dealer, window company, janitor, farm laborer, plumber, carpenter, painter, and line workers. Hospitals listed include Methodist Hospital Taylor and West Texas facilities.
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Dwain James
Wolfforth
Methodist Hospital
Cuban Missile Sites Debate Narrows Across Parties
WASHINGTON AP Rep Gered Ford challenged the Kennedy administration over Cuban missile reports blaming CIA and Defense for delays. Kennedy said evidence appeared in photos after Oct 14, with Goldwater criticizing reconnaissance shifts and Udall warning against politicizing the crisis.
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Washington
R. Ford
R-Mich
U.S
Cuba
Ford
Congress
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Department
Kennedy
United States
Poor Girl Hudson Divorce Report Sparks Record Settlement
Houston lawyer Percy Foreman corrected a report on Mrs. Cecil Amelia Blaffer Hudson’s divorce, saying the settlement was about 9.5 million rather than 6.5 million. The former Mrs. Rockefeller had a 5.5 million award in 1954. Hudson, 43, with two sons, inherited 14 million from her father R. Lee Blaffer and runs an art gallery in New York.
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Houston
UPI
Percy Foreman
Cecil Amelia Blaffer Hudson
Foreman
Rockefeller
Hudson
Edward Hudson
R. Lee Blaffer
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Edward Joseph Jr
Lee
Connecticut
Hudson Oil Co
Hudsons
Mars Spy Data Recovered From Space Balloon Flight
Elated scientists report the 15000 pound unmanned balloon payload reached 77000 feet and returned near Pulaski Tennessee with a 36 inch telescope. Princeton and California labs led the project with 5 million spent by the U.S. government. Findings may reveal Martian atmospheric water vapor or carbon dioxide possible for life, with a full analysis due in two to three months. Local guards and Redstone Arsenal personnel secured the instruments as curious residents gathered to view the odd device.
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United Press International
Space
Earth
Tennessee
Mars
Palestine
Pulaski
Tenn
Project Strato
Marvin Schwarzchild
Sphere II
Princeton University
University of California
U.S
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Derby Plans For All American Soap Box Derby
The 26th All American Soap Box Derby will feature ties in the United States and several foreign countries with Akron Ohio as the final site. Sponsored by Chevrolet Motor Division, boys ages 11 to 15 in the trade area of The Avalanche Journal may compete in the Lubbock race for a $500 savings bond and trophy plus an all expense trip to Akron.
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United States
Akron
Ohio
Cevrolet Motor Division
General Motors Corp
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Fatal Wreck Victim Resided Near Wichita Falls
The obituary notes a man killed in a wreck who lived near Wichita Falls. He was a veteran and former deacon at Valley View Baptist Church. Burial is planned in Resthaven Mausoleum, Lubbock, under Parsons Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, a son Fred L. Bass Jr., Hart, two daughters Mrs. Doug G. Sopher Olton and Mrs. Barney Campbell Kress, a brother Edgar Bass Enoch, two sisters Mrs. Sybil Miriam Denver City and Mrs. Mona Calloway Dallas, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Dallas
Desi Marries On 46th Birthday
Las Vegas AP Desi Arnaz weds Edith Hirsch on his 46th birthday in a ceremony attended by Van Johnson and Jimmy Durante. Miss Ball sent roses shaped as a horseshoe. Arnaz and Hirsch, both previously married, plan a Palm Springs honeymoon.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Desi Arnaz
Edith Hirsch
Lucille Ball
Arnaz
van Johnson
Jimmy Durante
Miss Ball
Gary Morton
Dist
David Zenoff
Palm Springs
Calif
Four Bodies Found In Crashed Plane
Four prominent Washington area residents died when a private Cessna 310 crashed in mountainous terrain near Tiger Ville after a stormy night descent. Victims include Dr Gilbert R Christianson and his wife Dorothy from Takoma Park, Md, Dr Lindey W Lowery District Heights Md, and Williams Richard Ford Takoma Park Md.
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Greenville
S.C
UPI
Washington Area
Tigerville
Gilbert R. Christianson
Tokoma ‘Park
National Institute For Health
Dorothy Maxine Christianson
Lindey W Lowery
District Heights
Islying Physicians
Williams Richard Ford
Takoma Park
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Ina 'Davis
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Ifront
Erskine ‘Road
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Erskine Rd
Amarillo Hwy
U.S. Mum
Havana
Brazilian Communist Party
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Francisco Juliao
Castro
Revolucion
Prestes
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Grantham
Mier
Norodom Kantol
Prince Nora
Dom Sihanoul
Pari
John Norvil Jr
Rewanee
Air Force
Charles R. Gipson
36Th St
Temples of American Window & Door Co
Noah Solis
Satumay
Method List Hospital
Cleo Andrews
Birch
Latif Clinic
Epifanio Mojica
Rt. 6
James C. Brewer
Baylor
Taylor Hospital
Southwestern Public Service Co
Clarence Robert Easley Jr
1St St
Doyle Berry
Cecil Oliver Walker
32Nd St
Hester Hardware
Richard OQ
Hunt
Fordham St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Plains Machinery
Johnston
Eisenhower
Cullidiaissanle WU
Thomas B. Ross
Chicago Sun- Times
CIA
Ross
Strategic Air Command
Rains
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Clayton Lovelace
Iseem Earurday
West Texas
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
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Mao Tze-tung
John F. Kennedy
Olin D. Johnston
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Desi
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