Floods and Blizzard Hit Central U S Regions
Floods in central Alabama caused millions in damages and blocked Dudleyville roads as ten deaths and several missing were reported amid heavy rain. A Midwest blizzard snarled Kansas traffic while Colorado and Wyoming saw heavy snowfall. Kentucky’s severe flood centered on Harlan, with over 10,000 people affected in Harland area.
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Alabama
Dudleyville
Midwest
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Kentucky
Harlan
Har
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pikeville
Hazard
West Virginia
H. H. Cudden
Logan
Guyandotte River
Gug Fork
Big Sandy
Williamson
National Guards
Virginia
W. W. Barron
Tennessee
Parrottsville
Cocke County
George Dixon
Sequatchie River
Chattanooga
Sevier
Blount
Little River
Pistol Creek
Great Smoky Mountains
Athens
Middle Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Cumberland
Mississippi River
Bristol
Harvest
Ala
Moorestville
Limestone County
Cullman
Mississippi
Fatal Crash and Flood Toll Across Plains and Southwest
The report records a fatal 1950 crash and 1951 marriage of Newell and Pearl Austin, plus a wide toll from Lynn County and Floyd County crashes, floods in Kentucky West Virginia and Tennessee, with hundreds evacuated. Police and hospitals report multiple injuries and the collapse of bridges and roads amid severe weather.
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Ashland
Logan
W. Va
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Thompson Aptly Born Son At West Texas Hospital
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Reuben Allen Thompson Jr of 4830 12th St on the birth of a son weighing 8 pounds at 7 41 a m Tuesday at West Texas Hospital The father is employed by Shop Rite Foods Inc.
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Reuben Allen Thompson Jr
12Th St
West Texas Hospital
Shop-Rite Foods, Inc
James Harrin
Methodist Hospital
Modern Chevrolet Co
Ray Ballard
52Nd St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Lubbock Electric Co
Clifford Allen Ellis
Labbbock Osteopathic Hospital
Roscoe Dale Parker
35Th St
Fort Worth & Denver Railroad
Richard McClure
Wayne Sullivan
55Th St
Patti Sue
Sharon Shoemaker
Alderson Junior High School
G. W. Shoemake
Ihalou Rd
Sharon
Mark Sherrod
Smylie Wilson Junior High
Marvin Sherrod
Rush
Barbara Perez
Hodges School
Pablo V. Perez
Ann Glazner
Overton School
L. L. Glazner
27Th St
Clark Harvey
Lou Stubbs
40Th St
Susan Sharp
Wheelock School
R. G. Sharp
44Th St
Bailey baby born weighs sixteen pounds fourteen ounces
Mr and Mrs Wilburn Bailey of Rt 1 Meadow welcome a daughter born at 10 19 a m Tuesday in West Texas Hospital weighing 16 pounds 14 ounces Father listed as a farmer with the family moving sometime soon from Meadow routine birth notice
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Wilburn Bailey
Rt. 1
Meadow
West Texas Hospital
James H. Jamerson
Ralls
Jon
Methodist Hospital
Soviets Warned 'Deadline' Near In Pullout Of Troops
Notice of impending Soviet troop withdrawal deadline and related political tensions. Includes fragments of local birth notices listing families James Jamerson James Harrin Grady Hiser Ray Ballard Jimmy Mitchell Clifford Ellis with hospital times and weights.
Secretary Rusk Sees Cuba Isolation Possible
Rusk warned that the Castro regime could face complete isolation from neighbors as U.S. policy stops short of invasion. He noted no unqualified commitment against a possible invasion and echoed President Kennedy's warning.
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U.S
Cuba
Rusk
Kennedy
Estes Trial panel ruling and trial updates
Judge Thomason refused a defense bid to strike more than ten names from the 128 member jury pool in the Estes case. Jury selection began Monday as Estes faces 16 of 29 counts with 13 transferred to Pecos for later trial. Federal co-defendants McSpadden Orr and Alexander pleaded guilty, receiving ten and six year terms, and testimony was allowed against Estes.
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T Ithe
Thomason
Estes’ Attorneys
Coleman D. McSpadden
Lubbock
Harold E. Orr
Ruel Alexander
Amarillo
Estes
Orr
McSpadden
Alexander
Pecos
Riley Brooks
Tyler
Lauf
Felix Rodriguez
Yvicti i
Resignation of United Fund Director in Lubbock
Charles F. Scanlan has resigned as executive director of the United Fund of Lubbock. The announcement was made Tuesday and reported on Story Page 1, Section A.
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Charles F. Scanlan
United Fund of
School For Retarded Children Approved In Corpus Christi
The Texas Senate approved a bill to establish a new school for mentally retarded children in Corpus Christi to reduce a long waiting list. Sen. Bruce Reagan of Corpus Christi sponsored the measure, while Sen. Rey Harrington of Port Arthur opposed the Corpus Christi site and pledged an alternative proposal. Sen. A. M. Aikin of Paris argued the site dispute should not delay construction for about 1,400 children waiting.
Fire destroys storage shed and damages nearby trailer
A fire razed a 24 by 36 foot wooden storage shed containing trim materials at a seed firm, with embers spreading from roofing paper near the shed. Earlier Tuesday a grass fire sparked by welding on a semi-trailer at Lubbock Pipe and Metal Co. damaged the trailer bed and tires. Firefighters later extinguished another grass fire at 2724 E. 10th St.
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Abercrombie
Lubbock
Eastbound crash claims three in Smith Ingram collision
Investigators say a eastbound car skidded off the highway and reentered westbound traffic, broadside collision with the Ingram vehicle. Three killed, at scene notes include scattered baby clothes and a Bible. Funeral arrangements handled by Harmon Funeral Home. Sheriff and highway patrol aided.
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Ing
Smith
Ingram
Harmon Funeral Home
Luesday
Senate
Rosen
Charles
Oklahoma
Olton
Sgt
D. S. Lawson
Pat Carl Mullins
Plainview
Walter Hollums
Foster Amburn
Floydada
Boys Sought After Abandoning Loot
Two African American boys fled after dropping a box of clothing they were carrying near a home on Teak Avenue. Julius Pal, 1811 East 28th Street, detained them and police checked the area for a break in at Marshall Taylor’s residence, while Esther Garza and Mrs. Robert Hinton reported missing money and trading stamps respectively.
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Ray Huffman
Bill Hook
Julius Pal
28Th St
Marshall Taylor
Teak Ave
Taylor
Esther Garza
Dartmouth St
Robert H. Hinton
Ralls
Var
Churchill Citizenship Bill Passes House
The House voted to grant Sir Winston Churchill honorary U.S. citizenship with Senate approval expected. Four Texans opposed the resolution including Bruce Alger Ed Foreman Walter Rogers and Omar Burleson. The debate touched on states rights and representation.
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Washington
Sir Winston Churchill
House
U.S
Senate
Congress
Churchill
United States
Bruce Alger
Dallas
Ed Foreman
Odessa
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Omar Burleson
Anson
Senate Moves On Open Sessions and Education Plans
The Senate and House debated open sessions for a commissioners court on water recreation rights and approved a 25 member higher education study commission. Gov Connally’s push for a state tourist agency and a $437 million general revenue spending bill were noted, with fiscal restraint proposals and four year term discussion for House members.
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W. R. Beaumier
Lufkin Daily News
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
House
Senate
John Connally
General Revenue Fund
John Allen
Longview
W. H. Miller
Houston
Ronald Roberts
Hillsboro
Legislators Outdo Selves In Overlapping Cliches
Dick West mocks congressional press releases for grandiose language and cliches. He cites Sen. Herman Talmadge, Rep. Robert Stafford, Rep. Bill Stinson, and Rep. Carl Elliott for vivid phrasing and hyperbolic statements about politics and events.
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Dick West
Washington
UPI
U.S
Congress
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Talmadge
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
Spelling Bee Entrants Named For Alderson Junior High Event
Thirty two students from Alderson Junior High and partner schools competed with blue ribbons and Paper Mate pens as prizes. Raymond Pack directed the bee with Miss Wilma Robbine as pronouncer and Miss Dorothy Lomax among the judges.
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Evans
Molly Puckett
Matthews
Paula Davis
Arnett
Carla Cargill
Bayless
Tom Arnett
Bean
Sherry Ellison
Bowie
Laura Jones
Bozeman
Jack Thompson
Brown
Vicki Bowman
K. Carter
Rhonda Dolberry
Dupre
Debbie Smith
Harwell
Debbie Watson
Maedgen
Barbara Jones
Martin
Yolanda Galaviz
Parkway
Penny Terry
Parsons
Susan Brown
F. G. Janzen
Alderson School
Dorothy Lo|max
Lubbock
Reudy Rhodes
Trula Maud Jetton
Multilanguage Data Center Opens in Tokyo
TOKYO AP A tourist information center in downtown Tokyo has opened. The facility features a lounge for relaxation after sightseeing and shopping, plus a second floor travel library and an auditorium for film screenings lectures and exhibits.
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Tokyo
Suspect Held In Strangling Of Belmont Woman
Two off duty rookies arrested Roy Smith in Cambridge for the strangling of Mrs. Israel B. Goldberg 62 of Belmont. Smith admitted he was near the home but denied the slaying. Police say the case may be linked to previous crimes but not connected to eight other strangulations. Mrs. Goldberg was found with a stocking around her throat and possible sexual assault evidence.
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Boston
UPI
Cambridge
Israel B.goldberg
Belmont
Bosjton
Roy Smith
Roxbury
Prizes Of Beer For Bowlers Ruled Legal
State official says bowling alleys may award beer as prizes if not given to minors. The ruling follows El Paso alleys asking for legal interpretation amid prize bowling contests. The report notes the nation’s recreation fleet has grown to 7,000,000 boats.
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Newell
Pearl Austin
Lance
Brad
Lula Newell
Funeral Home
Tohoka
Sanders Funeral Home
Lynn County
Floyd County
South Plains
South Plains Clinic
Levelland
Theron Titus
Fort Stockton
Hwy. 38
Don Frazier
Tate
Methodist’ Hospital
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Gerald Mike Reynolds
43Rd St
Avenue Q
48Th Street
Reynalda
Garcia
Mer
Joe
Ave. C
Porter Clinic Hospital
Avenue E
7Th Street
Christine Rivera
Sheri Frederiken
R. T. Frederiksen
48Th St
50Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Karen Elizabeth Haynes
Suzanne Lea Goodman
Ian County
Springer Hoskins
Harlan Daily Enterprise
Associated Press
Hoskins
Wilson Wyatt
Grady James Hiser Sr
Taylor Hospital
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Jimmy Mitchell
47Th St
Eeeat
Guadalupe Garcia
Carisle
Sunset Lumber Co
Lupe Arellano
Rt. 5
Joe Greenly
Ronald Cline
63Rd St
Monterey
Herman Shivers
Las Vegas
Nev
Shivers Bros. Garage
Las Egas
Guadalupe Zavala
Wilson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Bay of Pigs
Dirksen
Butyone
Illinois Republican
Jrep
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Organization of American States
United Nations
Maritime Administration
Bill Parsley
Howard Green
Fort Worth
Legion Branch Dallas
Dallasj
San Antonio State Hospital
Kerrville
San Antonio
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Texas
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Commissioners’ Court
Houston Post
W.P. Hobby Jr
Parkhouse
Hobby
Sen
Galloway Calhoun
Harlan, Ky
Jimmy Brannon
Wilson W. Wyatt
Cumberland River
Wyatt
Sy Ramsey
Brannon
Rep
K. W
Bill) Stinson
R-Wash
Government Activities Subcommittee
Government Operations Committee
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