Northwest Flight 710 Disaster Claims 63 Lives
Federal Aviation Agency and state police identified wreckage from Northwest Lockheed Electra Flight 710, en route from Minneapolis to Miami, as the sole airliner involved. State police reported the craft was last heard from near Scotland Indiana, with debris scattered over a wide area after the breakup midflight.
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Joe O'Brien
Scotland
Ind
Federal Aviation Agency
Rgm One
Northwest
Minneapolis
Miami
Fla
Crash Near Indiana Explodes Flight No 10
Miami relatives learned Northwest Airlines Flight 10 exploded in flight over Indiana killing seventeen aboard and scattering wreckage across rugged terrain between Louisville and Evansville. Families at Miami International Airport faced shock as investigators and FBI moved to identify victims and recover remains.
Civil Rights Debate Faces Slow House Action
Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen warned the civil rights bill could be slowed by a Southern filibuster as debate drags in the House. He suggested a gag rule might be needed to advance the measure, which would broaden penalties to cover labor bombings and possible death penalties.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Dirksen
Hiding Out Probation Revoked for Young Burglar
Judge Howard C Davison revoked the delinquent youth's probation after he admitted to 11 burglaries across businesses and residences in a two year span. He had evaded officers for weeks, hiding with relatives and friends before being caught near a Hub Homes area.
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Howard C. Davison
Tom Cannon
Oklahoma
Oleg Youngblood
Hub Homes
Youngblood
Cannon
Forrest Lumber Co
4Th St
Sunset Motor Lodge
Red Herod Transmissions
Purina Mills
Services Pending For Serviceman Harper Jr.
Funeral services are pending at Rix Funeral Home for James H. Harper Jr. 28 a U S Navy serviceman who died Wednesday in the U S Naval Hospital at San Diego California. He was born in Springtown and moved to Lubbock before his 1950 Navy enlistment. Survived by wife three children two brothers a sister parents and grandmothers. Harper Sr. is principal at Reese Village School.
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Rix Funeral
James H.harper Jr
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Harper
Springtown
Lubbock
Navy
Timothy
Jimmy
Charlotte
James H. Harper Sr
Billy
Lloyd
Jerlene Harper
J. S. Harper
Fort Worth
Spur Citizens of the Year Named at Chamber Banquet
Spur Texas honors Mrs Fike Godfrey and Jessie Morrison as Citizens of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce banquet attended by 175 in the school gym. Dr John Archer hosted. speaker Dr Morris Wallace of Texas Tech urged education as America's key investment. Lewis Lee named president of the new chamber slate.
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SPUR
Chamber of Commerce
Fike Godfrey
Jessie Morrison
Spur High School
John Archer
Morris Wallace
Department of Education
Texas Tech
Lynn Buzbeec
Lillian Rape
Godfrey
University of Texas
Morrison
Spur Ex-Students Assn
Fire Department
Spur Golden Jubilee Assn
Baptist Church
Wallace
Dickens
Aston
Girard
McAdoo
Lewis Lee
Chamber
Warning on Missile Flight Notification System Proposal
Analysts discussed a proposed missile flight warning system but Eaton did not detail his plan. Western officials suggested using an existing international body to coordinate advance notices of test times and flight paths to reduce surprise and prevent miscalculations that could trigger tragedy.
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Eaton
County Awards Presented For Cotton Yields
Two Lubbock County 4-H farm youths earned top honors for lint cotton output on irrigated and dryland plots. Kenneth Burford led irrigated yields with 4 362 pounds on five acres, while Tommy Powe topped dryland with 1 792 pounds on five acres. Awards were given at a family night banquet by the Farm Bureau and the county agent’s office, with sponsors including gins and cotton industry businesses.
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Lubbock County
Kenneth Burford
Tommy Powe
Kenneth
Parker Burford
Idalou
Tommy
T. E. Powe
Lubbock
Young Burford
Joe Meador
Duane Walter
Ronnie Greer
Carmen Turnbow
Powe
Student Food Strike Ends at Texas Tech
No food strike was reported at Texas Tech on Wednesday, officials said Thursday. About 400 women residents in Weeks and Coak halls ate noon and evening meals as a meeting between students and Dean of Women Florence Phillips led to a worked out solution.
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Texas Tech
Florence Phillips
Mikado at LCC Opens With 175 on Hand
Lubbock Christian College staged the first of three Mikado performances drawing 175 attendees in the college auditorium. An 18 piece orchestra and 30 voice chorus supported Thursday night’s cast, with a new cast for Friday and judges to pick the best for Saturday’s show.
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Lubbock Christian College
LCC
Oaly Brock
Joe Godfrey
Durward Jacobs
Charles Valentine
David Shackelford
Barbara Norman
Funeral for 7 year old Mrs Martin at Methodist Hospital
Mrs DD Martin aged 7 of 2716 53rd Street died at 10 32 pm Thursday in Methodist Hospital after an illness of about 18 months. She is survived by her husband and a half sister Mrs Frank Eldredge of Houston. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rix Funeral Home. New officers of the Stewart Elementary School Parent Teacher Association were elected at a meeting Thursday night at the Lou Stubbs school with John Maynard named president and officers including Mrs Oliver Kinnison vice president Mrs Bill Neiast secretary and Mrs Frank Conger treasurer. They will be installed on April 21.
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Miami
Fla
Miami International
Northwest Airlines
Indiana
Morris Chalfen
Paris
Tommy Collins
Holiday On Ice
Jerry
Chalfen
Morris
Paul Dempsey
Andy Frain
Chicago
Ft. Lauderdale
Lillian
Frains
C. P. Proser
Deerfield Beach
Webster Drummon Sr
del Rapids
S.D
John Nordstrom
University of Minnesota
Mike Kuchnel
Alpha Kappa Phi Fraternity
Minnesota
John Teresi
Harry Misch
Highland Park
Lll
J. W. Wells
Biiglewood
Calif
Wells
Karen
Northwest
Line
Minneapolis
Jiax Miller
Fargo
N.D
Hig
Fort Lauderdale
Andrew Miller
North Dakota
Miller
Leland Watson
Maico Electronics, Inc
Warner B. Mickus
D. W. Onan & Sons
South America
DD. Martin
53Rd St
Methodist Hospital
Frank Eldredge
Houston
Rix Funeral Home
Stewart Elementary School
Lou Stubbs
John Maynard
Oliver Kinnison
Bill Neiast
Frank Conger
Forrest’ Mann
Globe Ave
Clendon Miller
Bobby J. Moody
1611 Ave
Glenn Smith
50Th Street
Pharr
McCleskey
Grimes
Ingram
Aubrey H. Faul
Belgian French group to build N plant at Chooz France
A Belgian French consortium plans a joint nuclear power station at Chooz near the Meuse River on the Franco Belgian border. The project aims to supply energy to both nations, reflecting cross border cooperation in the region.
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Chooz
France
Meuse
After 12 Years Durocher Day Union Now on Rocks
Hollywood reports a rift in Laraine Day and Leo Durocher's 12 year marriage. The pair sat with attorneys to thrash out a property settlement before a potential divorce filing. The high profile couple, once seen as unlikely partners, have a history of sensational headlines and public disputes.
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Hollywood
Shoal Waters
Laraine Day
Leo Durocher
Stormy Petrel
Durocher
Larri Thomas
John Bromfield
Laraine
Leo
Hollywood c
Utah
St. Louis Cardinals
A. B
Happy) Chandler
James Ray Hendricks
Leon
California
Hendricks
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Snow Falls Across Big Bend Area With Light Rains
Up to two inches of snow fell in the Big Bend Country of Far West Texas on Thursday while South Texas saw hit and miss light rains. Afternoon highs ranged from 4 at Alpine to 61 at Presidio with readings mostly in the 50s. Moisture was light. Cotulla reported .09 inch, Palacios and Van Horn .02, with traces at Alpine Beeville Houston Laredo Sherman and Victoria.
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Big Bend
Far West Texas
South Texas
Alpine
Presidio
Weather Bureau
Cotulla
Palacios
van Horn
Beeville
Houston
Laredo
Sherman
Victoria
Retired Ginner William Cunningham to be Interred in Lockney
Rites for William Arthur Cunningham will be held at 3 p.m. today at the First Methodist Church in Lockney. The Rev. Campbell and Rev. McAnally will officiate. Burial follows in Lockney Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home. Cunningham, a Wise County native, had worked as a farmer ginner and carpenter.
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Lockney
First Methodist
William Arthur Cunningham
R. H. Campbell
Anton
Russell McAnally
Carter Funeral Home
Cunningham
Wise County
Births listed for numerous families at area hospitals
Congratulations to many families as births are announced across Methodist and West Texas hospitals. The notices include newborns with weights from 6 pounds 1 ounce to 9 pounds 3 ounces and times ranging from early afternoon to late night, with fathers listed as professionals in fields from insurance to manufacturing and trucking.
Doctor Denied Bond New Finch Trial Date Set
Carole Tregoff freed on twenty five thousand bail awaiting retrial on murder charges. Judge Barnes refused bail for Dr Bernard Finch. May 23 set as the trial date for their case in Los Angeles.
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Finch
Carole Tregoff
Los Angeles
Superior Court
John G. Barnes
R. Bernard Finch
Carole
Fuiay
Robert A. Neck Jr
Manley J. Bowler
Grant B. Cooper
Dr. Finch
United States
Cooper
Neck
Bowler
U S Workers Rally in West Texas Demands Pay Increase
More than 200 federal employees from Amarillo to Lubbock gathered at Memorial Hall to press for a 12 percent pay raise. National letter carriers official James H. Radmacher led speakers urging a "Crusade for Economic Equality" with telegrams from Sen Ralph Yarborough and Rep George Mahon backing the effort.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Postal Service
Memorial Hall
First Methodist Church
Amarillo
Borger
Brownfield
Lamesa
Littlefield
Levelland
Plainview
Olton
Slaton
Seminole
O'Donnell
Odessa
James H. Rademacher
Philadelphia
National Assn. of
Letter Carriers Association
Frank Eddleman
State
United States
Ralph Yarborough
George Mahon
Weather reels with records as Florida floods strain towns
Snow records in Richmond and Rochester mark a cold week while mild temps persist in the West. Central Florida endures historic rains forcing hundreds from homes as Anclote River overflows near Tampa. Evacuations rise in Dade City Dunedin Hillsborough as dam breaches threaten more areas. Similar scene of waterlogged streets and emergency crews extends to Orlando and Clearwater with a derailed train amid flood chaos.
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Florida
Anclote
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Dade City
Orlando
Clearwater
Seaboard Air Line
National
County Commission
Pinellas County
Dunedin
Hillsborough County
Parking Lot Allowance Sparks Zoning Controversy
The City Commission granted a parking lot for Halbert’s new building after a zoning error. Plans included a six foot fence and lighting away from homes while paving and screening conditions were set. Residents argued devaluation and enforcement concerns, with further actions on a Broad way Church and a mattress plant modification. A lobster has five pairs of legs.
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Avenue Q
George Hay
J. R. Smith
Board of Adjustment
Halbert
Planning Commission
City Commission
Hay
Objects Halbert
McCleskey
L. B. Skinner
Roy T. Grimes
Pharr
Walter FE. Granberry
Tom C. Ingram
48Th Street
Broadway Church of Christ
Main St
Ken Hancock
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Burbank
Thomas Ernst
Chester Devillez
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Ohio River
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Kentucky-Indiana
Albert Harpe
FBI
Laparie
Joe Mills
Hopkins
Minn
Arnie Kowa
Connie Nutter
Barbara Schreiber
Mitch Foster
Somerset
Wis
Ted Wilson
Cyril Powers
Powers
North Pole
Defense Department
Washington
Pole
Davison
9Th District Court
Robert H. Bean
Gatesville
Durocher-Day
Snow Peppers
Big Bend Area
The
Associated Press
Ginner
James W. Kitchens
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Robert
Macy
Boxton Ave
Mroo
Mra i B. Harris
Cactus Lane
Brownfield Manufacturing Co
Donnas Armstrong
71St St
St. Mary's Hospital
Roger
J. W. Lee
Carl Hughes
Thalou Rd
West Texas Hospital
Lindsey
Rt. 4
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
J. F. Gilmore
3Rd St
Latif Clinic
McDonald Concrete Co
Juan Morin
Ave. K
Sauf Clinte
Standard Concrete Pipe Co
Paul Biehler
52Nd St
West Texas Hopital
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Madden
Quentin Hancock
Ave, W
Carroll Thompson Junior High
U. S
Barbara Jean
Richmond
Rochester
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