Florida City Braces As Dam Washout Forces Evacuations
Heavy rains threaten central Florida as floods force evacuations in a thickly populated Tampa area. Mayor Julian Lane warns a section of the Hillsborough River waterworks dam is compromised after three flashboards are washed away. Red Cross puts evacuees at about 1,000 families while Governor Collins orders 300 National Guard troops to assist in security and relief. Weather relief offers a glimmer of hope as severe weather subsides. See DAM BREAKS Page 6.
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Bonsal Cleared of Conspiracy to Cuba Return
The State Department said Ambassador Philip Bonsal will return to Havana at an early date after Cuban assurances that no conspiracy charges exist. Senator Smathers criticized the move as capitulation, but Republicans urged caution while U.S. envoy prospects proceed.
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Probers Seek Cause Of Blast In Indiana Plane Crash
Federal aviation detectives and FBI agents studied wreckage from a Northwest Orient Electra jet that exploded in midair near El City Indiana killing 63. Investigators sought whether a bomb or sabotage caused the disaster as CAB teams plan steam shovel searches amid widespread calls for tougher aviation safety measures.
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U S Will Map Earth By Flashing Satellite
NASA plans an earth mapping satellite that flashes intense light to locate its position within 50 to 100 feet from 1 000 miles up. The system uses solar powered flashes photographed against stars to reveal precise geography and orbital eccentricities. A weather satellite called Tiros with two cameras is due to launch soon. A wildcat strike at the General Tire plant in Waco idled the key employer.
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Polaris Fired In Sub Test Signals Strong Naval Readiness
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a Polaris submarine missile blasted from an underground tube and flew over 900 miles on the Atlantic range. Navy officials said the test was completely successful marking another win in a string of seven successes in eight launches as the United States eyes operational use aboard nuclear submarines this year.
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Spelling Bee Winners Qualify for Lubbock Meet
County contests in Bailey Dickens and Floyd sent top spellers to the Lubbock event. Debbie Bryant 10 of Muleshoe won Bailey County. Charlene Hawley 12 of Spur won Dickens. Sharron Huggins 13 of Floydada won Floyd County and earned a trip to the South Plains Bee in Lubbock.
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Sharron
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Doughtery
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Lubbock
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Russians Call Sudden Geneva Meeting Amid Stalled Talks
In Geneva on Friday the Soviet delegation led by Semyon Tsarapkin convened an emergency session of the Geneva nuclear test ban talks after a weekend recess. Western diplomats expected a possible breakthrough despite a debate over a moratorium, on-site inspections, or robot monitoring within Russia.
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Life: An Eternal Struggle in Which Knowledge Is Power
The column compares knowledge to power and notes irony in expertise. It frames learning as a lifelong contest between insight and overconfidence, with a touch of wit.
Cabbie Confesses in Hit Run Death of 4 Year Old
Willie Richardson a 53 year old cab driver sobbing confessed to police he drove the taxi that picked up Robin Joyner a 4 year old girl killed when struck near a Bronx intersection Feb 24. The year 17th hit run fatality in New York in three months. The case connects to the separate killing of Andree Steyermark a 28 year old bride struck in Queens Thursday night. A Columbia University student later contacted police suggesting he believed he was the killer.
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York
Columbia University
Queens
Willie Richardson
Robin Joyner
Bronx
Ronald Joyner
Andree Steyermark
Promoters Blocked Here Court Orders Coupon Sales Ban
A temporary restraining order bans a Lubbock coupon book promotion run by Ira Peveto Tony Esposito and National Advertising Co. The order, issued by Judge Robert H. Bean for a hearing next Friday, follows a BBB and Retail Merchants petition seeking a permanent injunction. The scheme uses sales calls promising a $65 coupon book for a $4.95 payment.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
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Fire Chief Suspends Captain Porter 90 Days
The Lubbock Civil Service Commission ruled 4 p.m. Friday to suspend Capt. J. E. Porter for 90 days without pay. Porter, a 17 year fire department veteran, was accused of coercion against non-union firefighters after a March hearing on an indefinite department suspension. The ruling was signed by all three commission members in City Hall.
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From Big Hotel to Cell Cannon Seizes Credit Tools
Charles Gregory Cannon used self made credit cards to acquire a hotel suite and a jail cell. He carried a printing press, check-writing machine, engraving tools and devices for forging cards and IDs. The 35 year old, once jailed in Miami for fake cards, fled toward Canada before federal bail set at 50,000 pending return proceedings to Florida.
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York
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Fla
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Terrorists Strike In Argentina Again
A bomb exploded in Avellaneda near Buenos Aires outside an electric power company office. The blast damaged the building and shattered windows in nearby homes but caused no injuries. It followed a similar explosion earlier in the week.
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