Victim Burdett Found Dead in Lubbock Area Slaying
Police investigated the slaying of 41 year old Robert Olen Burdett Jr whose body was found Thursday. Neighbors recall him as sunny and amiable while relatives in O'Donnell and Lubbock sought clues linking him to locals. Detective work focused on recent movements after Burdett moved near his parents for Christmas.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Robert Olenn Burdett Jr
Lubbock
Burdett
Wayne LeCroy
Ed Ceredy Finny
Ralph Burdett
18Th St
Robert Burdett
O'Donnell
Sheriff's Deputies
Robert
Brownfield
Lancaster
Soviet Troop Drawdown in Cuba Raises Latin American War Fear
U S officials say about 2 000 Soviet personnel were removed from Cuba in a month with another 1 500 expected soon The Nakhimov is reportedly landing troops at a Cuban port Khrushchev promised to pull several thousand troops from Cuba by mid March The United States previously estimated 17 000 Soviet personnel in Cuba and warned of possible unilateral military action if security is at risk.
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Ashington
Russia
Cuba
U.S
Asst. Sec
Edwin M. Martin
United States
Nakhimov
Cuban
Niki Khrusachev
U. S
Fidel Castro
Martin
House Inter-American Affairs Subcommittee
Armistead Selden
D-Ala
State Department
Punta del Este
House
Witness under fire in Estes trial over $2.5 million mortgage scheme
In Midland, lawyers clashed as witnesses testified about a family that signed mortgages totaling 2.5 million dollars tied to Estes fraud cases. The group and Estes allegedly pledged 1.6 million with the rest as a claimed down payment. Witnesses said Estes threatened to flee to Brazil with hidden funds.
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Associated Prose
L. Paso
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
FBI
Brazil
John Cofer
Walter F. Wynn
Rufus D. McLean
Washington
R. E. Thomason
Cofer
Wynn
Russell J. Ramsland
J. C. Barnes Jr
Midland
Barnes
Monterey High athlete wounded in accidental gun mishap
A 11 year old Monterey High School athlete was accidentally shot in the stomach around 6 pm Thursday while searching a closet at home. The rifle discharged when knocked over, the bullet passing through, with Manley Gregory in satisfactory condition at Methodist Hospital. He walked for help after the accident.
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Monterey
Gregory
Sherry Church
Bill Watson
47Th St
Adenauer to quit CDU leadership after chancellor term ends
The future chairman of the Christian Democratic Party said Konrad Adenauer will resign as party leader when he retires as chancellor next fall.
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PARTY
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Scurry County Spelling Bee Produces Champion Browning
Scurry County completed its spelling bee with six top spellers in contention. Charles Browning, 12, a sixth grader from Northeast Elementary Snyder, edged Pat Land, 13, of Travis Junior High, to win the county title. Other finalists included Brenda Rhone Bobby Treat Brenda Browning and Regina Ellis. Ongoing county contests in Hockley Howard and Lamb counties will be held in coming days.
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Scurry County
Charles Browning
Northeast Elementary
Snyder
Pat Land
Travis Junior High School
Browning
D. C. Browning
Brenda Rhone
Bobby Treat
Bren
da Browning
Regina Ellis
Hockley County
Howard and Lamb County
South Plains College
Davis Pounds
Basil Kolb
Levelland
Anton
Pettit
Ropesville
Smyer
Sundown
Whitharral
Pep
Howard County
Avalanche- Journal
Lee County
Fire hits Rice Hotel in Houston injures guests
About 200 guests fled three floors of the Rice Hotel as fire swept a room on the 10th floor and thick smoke filled corridors. Officials reported heavy smoke and water damage on the 10th, 11th, and 12th floors while fire damage remained in one room. Irvin St Clair and Bill St Clair of Muleshoe occupied the room and lost golf gear, cash, and belongings. The brothers alerted others by yelling and kicking doors.
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Houston
Irvin St. Clair
Bill St. Clair
Muleshoe
Fire destroys six firms in Orange downtown block
Gusty winds spread a blaze through a half-block area in downtown Orange Friday night. At least six businesses were destroyed including a sewing machine company dress shop cafe Western Union office toy shop and a jewelry shop. The fire raged for hours but stayed confined to the block separated by an alley.
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Orange
Western Union
City Aims to Enforce Downtown Meter Law
Lubbock officials consider cost to enforce Sev. 18 105 limiting parking to 120 minutes in downtown zones. Downtown Lubbock Inc president A B Watkins urged enforcement, while Mayor Jack Strong and Commissioner Marvin McLarty questioned feasibility. Council also approved four zone changes and formed a summer work recreation committee as other actions.
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A. B. Watkins
Downtown
Lubbock, Inc
Watkins
Marvin McLarty Jr
Rowland Simpson
Workreation, Inc
Lubbock City Youth Council
Police Department
Lubbock Ambulance Service
Final Approval Given State Tourist Setup
Gov John Connally wins final House approval for a Texas tourism agency to advertise cultural and natural attractions with a six member staff and a $250000 annual budget. The measure comes as the $3.08 billion appropriations bill clears the House and moves toward Senate action later.
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Weliam Clayton
Astin
UPI
John Connally
Texas
House
Senate
Candidate Political Indignation Sparks Opponent Revelations
A candid politician rails at opponents while exposing shared political theater. The piece highlights ironies in competitive rhetoric and the broader pattern of inflammatory discourse in campaigns.
Prayer of Faith for Loved Ones by Mrs Wayne Goodman
A devotional note from Mrs Wayne Goodman of Lubbock offering blessing and protection for loved ones in faith. The prayer asks for unity, love, and divine strength, praising the boundless reach of sacred care across distance.
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Wayne Goodman
Lubbock
VIPs Fly Into Lubbock For Chamber Event With Connally
Gov John Connally and about 35 Texas legislators arrive by chartered plane at 10 15 a m for a Chamber of Commerce tour in Lubbock Texas Also on site are Texas Parks Board members to study the park system program at Tech A luncheon at the Student Union then campus and city tours are planned Lt Gov Preston Smith Speaker Byron Tunnell and numerous Senate Finance and House Appropriations members join the trip accompanied by staff members and local legislators
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John Connally
Texas
Lubbock
Chamber
Texas Tech
Texas Parks Board
Tech
Lubbock Country Club
Tech Student Union
Park Management Department
Eli J. Urbanovsky
New
Connally
Howard Rose
Frank McSkull
Preston Smith
House
Byron Tunnell
Senate Finance Committee
Neveille Colson
Jim Bates
N. J
Arab Union Vote Stated
Syrian Premier Salah Bhar announced plebiscites will be held soon in the United Arab Republic Syria and Iraq on a draft three nation federal union. Delegations from Syria and Iraq in Cairo with Nasser were told the movement will expand into a great Arab Socialist state. Damascus radio said the delegation will work out details, aiming for union soon. Meanwhile protests in Moscow targeted Iraqi Embassy, with Soviet police observing as demonstrators damaged the building.
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Associated Press
Salah Bhar
United Arab Republic
Syria
Iraq
Movement For Unification
Arab Republic
Cairo
UAR
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Luway Atassi
Damascus Radio
Union 88
Ba‘ath
Moscow
Weather Map Page 2-A Lubbock Outlook
Mostly cloudy and warmer in Lubbock and vicinity with highs in the 60s. Southerly winds 15 to 30 mph and a chance of scattered showers late this afternoon or tonight.
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Lubbock
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