Rescue by air and ice save Whitetop amid heavy snows
In North Carolina and Virginia, volunteers and National Guard units battled ferocious blizzards that trapped Whitetop and nearby communities for four weeks. Rescuers ferried food and fuel by air, while residents endured shortages, with a nurse and a doctor aiding patients as helicopters struggled through whiteout conditions.
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Fred Blevins
National Guard
Whitetop
Here
Blevins
Quincy Bare
Bare
Iame
Bob McNeill
West Jefferson
N.C
R. L
Roaring Forks
Fog Closes In Over Muleshoe Area Weather Report
Weather observers in Muleshoe reported fog late Sunday reducing visibility to about 200 yards with light rain and drizzle. The temperature was 38 degrees and no freeze was predicted.
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Maleshes
Muleshoe
Foreign Aid Inadequate Plan Spurs Call For Reforms
A congressional subcommittee faulted the U S aid program for overemphasis on costly projects like a Viet Nam highway that ballooned from 18 3 million to 85 million and possibly 100 million It urged a thorough revision of plans and operations with blame sometimes on Washington planners and stressed continuing military aid but balancing it with economic assistance.
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Washington
Strain Too Much Race Driver’s Wife Plans For Divorce
Katie Moss wife of Sterling Moss says a London Sunday Express report on divorce is substantially correct. She notes the couple spent time apart yet remain amicable and that the strain of being a driver’s wife in constant danger is the main issue.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Katie Moss
Sterling Moss
London Sunday Express
Moss
Puerto Rico
London
Pioneer V in space next year
Dr. T Keith Glennan head of NASA says Mercury will meet its 1961 goal and hopes it is 1961. He notes the U S cannot control beating Russia in the space race. House Space Committee Chairman Overton Brooks promises full support to win.
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T. Keith Glennan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Russia
Glennan
Overton Brooks
D-La
House Space Committee
Dallas Okays Huge School Bond Issue
Dallas voters approved a $70 million school bond by a 6 to 1 margin with 18 340 for and 2 856 against across 133 precincts. The measure funds 45 new schools plus additions and improvements, including six new senior high schools, with tax increases to support construction.
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Dallas
UPI
Special Schools Set Up By Soviets
Soviet authorities plan to establish special grade schools with extended days to align with working hours. Tass reports pupils will receive two meals daily at school and be supervised by special masters and teachers.
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Moscow
Crs Tass
Civil Rights and Voting Rights Debate in Senate and House
Senators debate a voting rights bill and a tougher antibombing provision. Supporters argue voting rights are essential, while opponents press to broaden protections to all property and align House and Senate texts. Efforts to substitute House language could finish by midweek.
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Rogers
Ervin
House
Senate
Wesleyan Service Guild Installs New Officers
Levelland special report states the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Northwest Texas Conference met at First Methodist Church. Mrs. Ethel Terrell was re elected conference secretary for two years, while Miss Earle ne Walker, Mrs. B B Gay, Mrs. Frank Bittle, and Miss Estelle Munn fill other posts. Speakers included Miss Lucy Gist and Miss Ruth Jones. Rev G B Sharp presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
Wesleyan Service Guild
Northwest Texas
The
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Ethel Terrell
Ltd St
Lubbock
First Methodist Church Guild No
Earlene Walker
40Th St
B. B. Gay
Stamford
Frank Bittle
Lamesa
Estelle Munn
Amarillo
Terrell
Lucy Gist
Bethlehem Center
Fort Worth
Ruth Jones
G. B. Sharp
Plainview Negro Injured In Saturday Shooting
Ernest Carter, a 50 year old Black man, was wounded in the cheek by a .22 caliber pistol during an argument inside a car near the Swisher County line. He was in good condition at Plainview Hospital. A front seat passenger fled, sheriff Derrell Smith reported. Carter was later detained in Tulsa on a separate liquor law warrant. no charges were confirmed.
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Plainview
Ernest Carter
Plainview Hospital
Swisher County
Carter
Derrell Smith
Witses
Tulsa
1200 Attend Go Kart Races at Lubbock Track
About 1200 spectators attended the opening day at Lubbock Kart Track on Buffalo Lakes Rd three miles off Slaton Hwy. The event featured 80 drivers across eight divisions with trophies awarded for top places though inclement weather delayed the formal opening from March 6.
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Lubbock
Gage
Slaton Hwy
Buffalo Lakes Rd
South Plains Kart Club
Reddy Room
Southwestern Public Service
Billy Gass
Weldon Gage
A-industrial
Tommy Cafffey
Jimmy Witt
Jimmy Smith
Geraldean Sayles
Juanita Nelson
Jerry Smith
Riley Wooten
Jim Pat Clouch
Bob Conners
Bill Lowell
Don King
Prentiss Cunningham
Clouch
Yale Bio Physics Plans Feature Notable Scientists
The draft plan from Yale University's bio physical department includes Trevor Gardner a former assistant secretary of defense and Nobel laureate Harold C Urey. They discuss kiloton bomb comparisons noting Hiroshima at about 20 kilotons and debate detection limits for underground blasts. The Soviet Union seeks a complete ban while criticizing Western control systems as potential spy networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale University
Biophysical Department
Trevor Gardner
Harold C. Urey
U.S
Soviet Union
Reds
Candlestick Sales Rise Sharply in Britain
The National Jewelers' Association reports a sharp rise in candlestick sales across Britain, signaling strong consumer demand for decorative and functional lighting pieces.
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Britain
The
National Jewelers’ Association
Six Killed In Texas Crash Near Edna
Six people died in a Sunday collision on rain slick U S Highway 59 three miles west of Edna. Five were in one car, three died instantly, two died later. Surviving victims were not named. Victims included Earlene Bailey 17 Houston Armando Pena 19 Rosenberg Raul Garcia 28 Weslaco Santos Pena 64 Leander Armando Pena Jr 15 Weslaco Jose Garza Jr 15 Wesco.
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Edna
Tex
U. S
Earlene
Bailey
Houston
Armando Pena
Rosenberg
Raul Garcia
Weslaco
Santos Pena
Leander
Armando. Pena, Jr
Jose Garza Jr
Wesco
Victims Admit They Were On Range As Jet Fires
Two Okinawa youths admitted they were in an off limits firing area on Ie Jima to collect scrap brass when a U S jet machine gunned the area. Officials say signals warned of gunnery and the victims were injured but rest comfortable in hospital. About 200 brass pickers operate on Ie Jima earning some up to 300 dollars monthly.
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Naha
Okinawa
Oknawa
U.S
Shukuju Arakaki
Toshiichi Oshiro
Takemori Shimabukuro
Arakaki
Ie Jima
Tin Island
U. S
Air Force
Plot to assassinate Sukarno
Indonesian government said Sunday it seized evidence of a plot to kill President Sukarno and Army Chief Gen Abdul Haris Nasution. Police said the case involved military officers and civilians and warned the plot could be staged soon.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Army
Abdul Haris Nasution
Local Dog Show Highlights April Fair Park Coliseum Lubbock
Lou Boo Parti cocker spaniel trials set for April 17 at Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock. Group winners include Glendy Argyle terrier owned by Mrs J Russell Mount and Juliet of Jar milla dachshund owned by Mrs W G Petersen. Hound and working groups feature Bali Hai of Tom o tea and Shetland sheep dog Fair Lady. Doberman Pincher top obedience with 199 of 200 by Mrs Gail Lawrence Carlsbad. Junior handlers Beverly Comer and Lonnie Comer shine. Lonnie also wins best junior showmanship.
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Lou-Boo Parti
Fair Park Coliseum
Lubbock
J. Russell Mount
Brownfield Highway
Sporting Group
Hound Group
Juliet
Jarmilla
W. G. Peterman
48Th St
Shetland
John Howell
Zod Shots
Trumbl
Marie Ray
Snyder
Gail Lawrence
Carlsbad
Beverly Comer
Lonnie Comer
Jury Deadlock and Bail Motion in Finch Trial
Jurors reported a ten to two split in convicting Dr Finch with an eight four vote cited by Carole Trego. District Attorney William B. Jackson said retrial and bail were possible, while Lang and Werner described the jury room dispute and a window incident to reporters as the case moved toward potential post trial actions.
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Lang
Dr. Finch
Miss Trego
William B.ckesson
Carole Tregoff
Hearing Set On Pilots Over 60
Washington UPS reports a U S District Court in New York will hear ALPA's bid to block FAA plans to retire pilots at age 60. If denied the injunction, the FAA rule could ground about 40 pilots immediately and push 250 more to retirement over eight years.
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Washington
UPS
U.S. District Court
New York
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Federal Aviation Agency
Two Dallas Officers to Face Roughing Trial
Two Dallas police patrolmen C T Burnley and J A Bennett face a Civil Service board trial over alleged roughing of a Dallas couple on March 4. The three-member board will hear two days of testimony before ruling on misconduct and potential dismissal. Burnley, with five years on the force, had prior rough handling inquiries. Bennett since 1958.
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Dallas
UPD
Citizens’ Board
Civil Service Board
Aeens
C. T. Burnpep
A. Ste
John T. Middleton
Burnley
Bennet
Police Department
TV Actor Nabbed At Wild Hollywood Narcotics Bust
Hollywood deputies raided a Sun party and arrested nine people on marijuana possession and vagrancy charges. Among those booked were Keene Richard Reibold 31 William W Talman 45 actor who plays the Perry Mason attorney James H Baker 39 Peter Hestelt Susan Hestelt 24 Miss Willie Donovan 26 and Peggy Flanagan 21.
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Susan Hestelt
Socialite Stella Reeves recounts jaguar hunt in Brazil
Philadelphia socialite Stella Reeves arrives with a 12 foot anaconda and a hairless dog after a jungle expedition to northwest Brazil last June. She claims to have speared a 340 pound jaguar after 34 jungle days and staged a dramatic hotel room reveal with the snakes and the animal, while her mother advised against bringing the serpent home.
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New York
Philadelphia
Stella
Sissy) Reeves
Brazil
Ana Pretty Stella
Floyd Reeves
Manhattan
Algonquin Hotel
Miss Reeves
Adam
Reeve
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Area Families
A series of birth notices from area families records infants born at West Texas Hospital and Latif Clinic. People named include Mr. and Mrs. J W Easterwood and others, with weights ranging from under four to seven pounds and times listed for each birth. Fathers’ occupations include engineer, farmer, laborer and construction worker as key details appear.
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J. W. Easterwood
S&th St
Lubbock Engineering
R. L. Dulin
Gordon Koonce
West Texas Hospital
Lee Gilbert
Quinn Ave
Latif Clinic
Fidel. Rizos
Idalou
Italian Jupiter IRBM bases reportedly in place
The Italian government agreed last year to host 1500 mile range Jupiter IRBMs amid Soviet threats and Communist opposition. Classified details on arrival date and exact locations remain top secret, with no official comment on the claim that TREMs are already stationed in Italy.
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Nikita Khrushchev
NATO
FBI marks 10th anniversary of most wanted list
The FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives list celebrated its tenth anniversary as director J Edgar Hoover praised the press broadcasting industry and public for aiding arrests. Since March 14 1950 cooperation by newspapers and radio has helped capture 116 fugitives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Je Ts Hoover
Youth Faces Traffic Trouble After String of Crashes
An 18 year old Lubbock youth involved in a spree of accidents on Sunday received five traffic tickets after colliding with two cars and a street pole. Officers tracked the driver to a parking area and later arrested him, with witnesses identifying him as at fault in multiple incidents.
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Lubbock
Stn St
Ave. Q
J. Rowland
Raymond Long
Long
4Th St
Ave
Harvey Kizer
Ave. H
T.ave. Q
8Th St
Compors Court
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Pioneer
America
Space Technology Laboratories
Los Angeles
Richard Brooton Jr
Barbara Rohan
Aubrey Mickelwait
Brooton
Mickelwait
Sweetie Pie
Nadine Seltzer
Doll Hospital
NEA
Texas
Bal McClure
P. Hernandez
Oe P.m. Sa
Methodist Hospital
Bill Pendley
Francis Parks
5Th St
Nca
Werenice & Svante
Willie Earl Tipton
Plains Co-Op Oil
Francisco Garcia
Rt. 2
Lai
Broadview Gin
Lauf Clinic
Daniell Gin Co
Piison Drug
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