Admiral Yeager Dies in Fire at Great Lakes Home
Rear Adm. Howard A. Yeager 61, who signaled the D-Day invasion, died in a fire at his Great Lakes Naval Training Center residence. His wife Mary Jean, 60, was critically burned. two Waves, Laura Jean Martin and Lora Mas Garrett, also perished. Fire officials rescued Mrs. Yeager as smoke and burns claimed the others.
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Reat Lakes
Til
Howard A. Yeager
France
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Yeager
Mary Jean
Great Lakes
Naval Hospital
Veracruz Quake Strikes Port Causing Injuries and Structural Damage
A strong quake measuring about 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked Veracruz and nearby towns injuring three people. Buildings with old masonry cracked, a balcony collapsed onto a car, and a ten story tower and adjoining structure collapsed. Reports came from Boca del Rio and other communities as tremors spread through the region.
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Caltech Press
Mexican Gulf Coast
Hernan Cortez
Spain
Mexico
Boca del Rio
Enatch Lalls
Jalapa
Veracruz
Orizaba
Coatepec
Southeyry the Temblor
Connally May Run Again Seeks Fourth Term in Democratic Primary
Gov. John Connally privately signals plans for a possible fourth term and may face Lt. Gov. Preston Smith in the Democratic primary. Austin observers note a growing split between the governor and lieutenant governor as debate on four year terms and other issues surfaces amid legislative clashes.
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Kyle Thompson Astin
UPI
John Connally
Preston Smith
Austin
Avalanche- Journal
House
Connally
Herring
Civil ‘Appeals Court
Pat Dain
Senate
Smith
Demolay Events Highlight Fourth Anniversary Celebrations
This week Demolay chapters plan gatherings to mark the order's fourth anniversary. Local leaders announce activities and meeting schedules across the area with a focus on community service and cohesion.
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Cerenya Ing
Bec. C
Svetlana Sakharov seeks asylum after Geneva visa grant
The Swiss government granted asylum to Svetlana Alliluyeva as she flew from Delhi to Geneva. Officials say the United States delayed any asylum decision amid delicate Soviet relations. Svetlana wished to remain in the West and had reportedly visited Washington for possible asylum talks.
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Temyim Tovetlana
Seviet
Josef Staie Yeann
Svetlana
Geneva
Rome
Grucind
Trav
New Delhi
Hee
Genesin Ai
Dash
Murce
Washington
Johnson
Switzerland
West
Delhi
State Department
United States
Ninth Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup Draws 300 Hunters
More than 300 hunters searched the rocky ranchlands for the ninth annual roundup in Sweetwater as about 1 200 snakes were captured Saturday and 1 700 on Friday. A UT coed Merry Makela was bitten by a rattler and treated, not in serious condition. Registration of 220 hunters paid 3 with $5 000 life insurance and $500 medical insurance. over 3 000 spectators watched from Jaycee sponsored area. Largest snake 65 inches. smallest 12 inches. Prize pays $1 per inch plus trophy for the top entry.
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Mary Alice Nabors
Avalanche-Journal
Ocenanty
Sweetwater Jayeres
Larry L. Panger
Fant
University of Texas Coed
Merry
Makela
Miss Makela
Herbert Hoover
Prayer on Temptation and Perseverance
A reflective verse petitions for endurance over temptation. It seeks strength and courage to follow a vowed path, with personal will as the vehicle for truth and steadfastness.
Near-Summer Heat Sets Texas Record Across South Plains
Temperatures on Saturday rose to near summer levels erasing a 12 year high with Hub City reaching record early year heat. Blowing sand and winds up to 40 mph cut visibility to five miles as officials forecast cooler, partly cloudy weather with a high near 80. A state wide drought continues with no measurable moisture and searchers hunted for a light plane missing after foggy morning.
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South Plains
Municipal
Texas
Galveston
Presidio
Matagorda ‘Bay Area
Pilot averts midair collision near Newark Airport
An American Airlines Boeing 707 inbound from Detroit narrowly avoided a collision with a single-engine Cessna near Newark. Eleven passengers and four stewardesses remained uninjured on landing, though one stewardess Marianne Newel, 27, suffered a fractured spine after being jolted during the dive and emergency landing. Captain Bil Newkirk of San Francisco piloted the safe touchdown.
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Newark
American Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
Marianne Newel
New York City
Detroit
Bil Newkirk
San Francisco
Newkirk
Guam Named As Meet Site By The Associated Press
President Johnson plans a Guam trip next weekend for a Vietnam war conference with advisers and Saigon leaders. Vice President Humphrey announced at the Gridiron Club dinner that the talks will focus on fighting aggression and seeking an honorable peace. White House aides confirmed plans as security was tightened for a weekend gathering on the Pacific base used by B52 bombers.
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Associated Presa
Ashington
Johnson
Guam
Saigon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gridiron Club of Washington
Humphrey
United States
Pacific
Vietnam
Truman
Hawaii
Asia
Harry S. Truman
Wake Island
Douglas MacArthur
Camp David
Maryland
Octuplets Die in Mexico City Clinic
Eight premature babies, four boys and four girls, died after birth in a Mexico City clinic. The mother Maria Teresa Lopez de Sepulveda, 21, is reported exhausted but in good condition. Autopsy plans were discussed to examine effects from contraceptive pills.
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Exico City
Mexico City
Maria Teresa Lopez de Sepulveda
Mexico
China
Genaro Sepulveda
Pablo. Rodriguez Medina
Sepulveda
Rodriguez Medina
Serrteek
Biveda
Enrique Estrada
Sahagun
Striking Stevedores Halt Cotton Shipments at Galveston
Longshoremen striking over wages posted pickets at cotton warehouses and presses in the Port of Galveston. The stoppage virtually halted shipments of cotton to foreign markets from the nation’s top cotton export center.
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Galveston
Weather Map Page 13 A Lubbock Vicinity Partly Cloudy Sky
Partly cloudy today with scattered clouds in the Lubbock area. Forecast calls for sunny to partly cloudy conditions in the afternoon with mild temperatures and light winds.
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Lubbock and
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Congress
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Suharto
C Church News
U.S
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Sweetwater
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LBI
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Charles Richards
United Press International
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Tex
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