Three men charged in Shallowater business robberies
Igancio Quintanilla Ramon Coronado and Ruben Arguijo Jr faced burglary charges after five Shallowater businesses were broken into. Quintanilla and Coronado admitted involvement and implicated Arguijo, who tried to flee the county jail but was tackled by County Attorney Fred West. Bond set at 2000 for Quintanilla and Coronado and 3500 for Arguijo. West later chased a fleeing suspect down Main Street.
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Urglary
Shallowater
Ignacio Quintanilla
Crosbyton
Ramon Coronado
Levelland
Ruben Arguijo Jr
Auburn
Lubbock
Arguijo
Fred West
Caprock
Quintanilla
Coronado
Arguljo
West
Lubbock National Bank
Main Street
Texas Avenue
Soviet Cuban forces strong despite troop withdrawals
Western diplomats say Cuba has built a formidable fighting force with rockets and over 100 jets aided by Soviet training. They note limited organized anti Castro uprisings and say Moscow would use troops to back a pro Moscow faction if needed while keeping troops in remote camps. A separate report notes a March blizzard in Moscow with four to five inches of snow and near zero temperatures.
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United Press International
Anto Domingo
Soviet Union
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Washington
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Russia
Castro
Havana
Peking
Communist Party
Moscow
8 600 Acres On Range Wiped Out
INDSWEPT fires razed more than 8,600 acres of South Plains ranch and grassland destroying a La Mesa lumberyard and causing losses to reach thousands of dollars. The Porter Lumber Co. suffered a major loss near downtown Lamesa. A prairie fire, starting in Motley county, spread into Cottle county then was halted Saturday night. A wind driven fire at Wayne Mill Works caused total loss, with damages above $20,000. No injuries reported.
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South Plains
Lamesa
Porter Lumber Co
Motley County
Cottle County
Wayne Mill Works
N. Ave. U
Raymond Dickey Lumber Co
Paducah
Matador
Dickens
Flamet
George G. Adams
Adams
Price Sandlin
Ethel Bird Ranch
Adams Place
Mata- See
Cotton Gin Officials Tout Automation At First Meet
At the Pioneer Hotel Ed Bush of the Texas Cotton Ginners Assn and Joseph Leopold of the U S Chamber of Commerce spoke on progress in ginning technology as about 200 attendees gathered for the Texas Independent Gunners Assn meeting. The group urged revising the cottonseed grading formula to reflect modern markets and lint factors.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Independent Gunners Assn
Pioneer Hotel
Ed Bush
Texas Cotton Ginners Assn
Dallas
T R
Joseph Leopold
U.S. Chamber Cot’ Commerce
Carl Cox
Cotton Research Committee of Texas
Fire destroys much of Porter Lumber Co in Lamesa blaze
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed part of the east wing of Porter Lumber Co near downtown Lamesa on Saturday. Estimated loss runs about 85 000 dollars as five small houses west of the yard were damaged. The fire began about 4 21 p m and 100 people helped fight it. The store section exploded with paint while a 1 1/2 ton truck inside burned.
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Lamesa
Porter Lumber Co
C. T. Beckham
Lumber Lumber Company
Marines Battle Guerrillas in Yellowhouse Canyon Drill Near Lubbock
Marines encircled a band of mock guerrillas in Yellowhouse Canyon near Lubbock as part of a monthly drill. The exercise featured 90 reservists acting as the good guys against 10 guerrillas in a staged battle, with no real casualties reported.
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White Ranch
Littlefield
Marine Reserve
Atlas ICBM explodes after test firing at Vandenberg
An Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile exploded Saturday night shortly after launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base California. Debris fell within the compound and no injuries were reported. The cause of the explosion was not known.
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Vandenberg Air Force
Calif
APID
Air Force
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Burt Lancaster
Robert Mitchum
Glenn Ford
Mar del Plata
Ational
Explosions Hit German and South African Plants Kill 17
In Europe and Africa explosions at two major factories leave 17 dead and six missing. Belecke in West Germany reports 16 dead and 40 injured as a Johannesburg dynamite factory sees casualties while workers were scarce. Officials warn of a potential larger toll had the day shifted.
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United Press International
Germany
South Africa
Ruhr
Belecke
Johannesburg
Siepmann Werke
West Germany
Mod‘derfontein
Explosions Hit Modderfontein Plant Claim Largest Explosive Factory
United Press Movietone cameraman Ernest Roos Christie described the blast scene near Modderfontein where the black powder plant burned. He reported little to see and noted the plant no longer exists, with surrounding trees burning as Modderfontein, said to be the world’s biggest explosives factory, faced disaster.
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United Press Movietone
Ernest Roos Christie
Modderfontein
The
African Explosives and Chemical Industries
Vehicles Hit Near Smyer
A Levelland couple, Woodrow Lamb and Vina Lamb, were killed when their car collided with a Halliburton Cement Co truck at FM 168 and FM 1585, six miles south of Smyer. The truck driver, Lacy Ward, was uninjured. The crash heightened the South Plains traffic toll for 1963.
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W. W. Lamb
Levelland
Smyer
Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Woodrow Wilson Lamb
Vina Day Lamb
Lubbock
Butch St
Halliburton Oil Well Cement Co
Lacy Atwell
E. Hester St
Brownfield
Arthur Mason
Ward
Mason
Lamb
Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home
South Plains
Panhandle-South Plains
Amarillo
Prayer for New Life Movement Led by Bible Vision
Mrs C W Dean of Lubbock prays that Christians be guided by the Holy Spirit and the Bible today. The message asks for the new life movement to bring others to Christ and to hold scripture high in faith.
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C. W. Dean
Lubbock
Plainview 4-Year-Old Killed By Milk Truck
A Plainview girl Sherri Lynn Murdaugh 4 died after a milk truck backed over her while she rode a tricycle on a sidewalk near her home at 609 Utica Street. Richard Dale Gibbs 19 delivered at 611 Utica Street and backed the vehicle. Funeral services were pending at Lemons Funeral Home.
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Avalanche-Journal
Plainview
Plainview Hospital
Sherri Lynn Murdaugh
Rodney Murdaugh
Utica St
Lemons ‘Funeral Home
Richard Dale Gibbs
Jesse Anderson
Wayland College
Amarillo
Sherri Lynn
Oceanside
Calif
Randy
Dea
W. L. Murdaugh
Richard DeBarry
Spring‘field
Low Pressure Aims South Plains With Wind and Rain
A developing low pressure area moved toward the South Plains bringing potential high winds light showers and thundershowers for the area. A cool front from Arizona follows promising more rain with winds up to 35 mph and temperatures near 70 before the front arrives Monday.
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South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Arizona
Pubbock
Weather Bureau
Bourguiba Plans Four Day Official Visit to Norway
Oslo officials announced President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia will begin a four day official visit to Norway on June 17. He will meet Norwegian leaders and discuss bilateral relations and regional issues during the trip.
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Norway
Oslo
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Precipitation Outlook Across Four States
A brief weather notice lists expected precipitation over the next 24 hours for Abilene Albuquerque Amarillo Dallen Denver. The forecast indicates varying rainfall amounts with potential travel impacts in early morning hours.
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Abilene
Albuquerque
Amarillo Dallen
Denver
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J. QC. Porter
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Yellowhouse Canyon
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Ralph Hawkins
Charles Biggs
Atlas
Europe
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Plains Farm News
Comic Dictionary
Levelland, Perish
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