Giant ship passes shakedown test
The 80,000-ton Kitty Hawk, world's first missile carrier, tests in drydock before joining the Pacific Fleet. With no big guns but Terrier missiles and 100 aircraft on board, it aims for San Diego in late March for training and Seventh Fleet patrols by August. Captain William F. Bringle says the ship can go anywhere.
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Cape Horn
San Diego
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William F. Bringle
The Kitty Hawk Shipboard Learnings in Shakedown Cruse
The Better Half states that an aircraft carrier is a moving target during enemy attack as the Kitty Hawk class carrier operates in the vast ocean. The ship features four steam catapults able to launch jets quickly and spans a lengthy deck layout enhancing safety. Pilots logged 2,100 landings on the shakedown cruise without accidents.
Odd Fellows Move State Headquarters to Corsicana
The Texas Jurisdiction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows voted to move its headquarters from Dallas to Corsicana. A committee will handle move details and a new headquarters building is planned on the IOOF Home campus in Corsicana.
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Galveston
Texas
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Dallas
Corsicana
iPlans
IOOF
New Officers Named By Delta Gamma Texas Tech
Delta Gamma at Texas Tech installed new officers and welcomed new members. Officers include Kristi Martin as president and Marilyn Galloway as first vice president and pledge trainer. New members listed from multiple Texas cities. Accra Ghana mall Industries hosted the first US event in West Africa.
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Delta Gamma
Texas Tech
Kristi Martin
Houston
Marilyn Galloway
Dallas
Connie Oliveros
Alaire Bowen
Betty Tripp
Lubbock
Jeanette Ethridge
Fort Worth
Judy McKenzie
Lynda Bryant
Kay Dudley
Dottie Gates
Corpus Christi
Donna Herold
Sue Hill
Holly Hunt
Anson
Rande Kendall
Bellaire
Carol Kerfoot
Abilene
Betty McAbee
Lub
Bock
Julie Mosty
Center Point
Anita Pace
Darleen Parlette
Carol Roach
Accra
Ghana
Mall Industries
Soviet Union Offers Help to Build Space Relay System
Morozov told the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space that the Soviet Union would cooperate on an international satellite communications system. He signaled readiness to share information on satellites and rockets and urged international agreement on rescue of astronauts and return of derelict satellites, aligning with U S proposals.
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United Nations
Khrushchev
Francis T. P. Plimpton
Kennedy
Plimpton
United States
Soviet Union
Morozov
Absentee Ballots Offered in All Lubbock County Districts
Absentee ballots for trustee elections in eight Lubbock County school districts are available at the county clerk's office. Roy Boyd says ballots may be requested until April 3, with voting on April 7 at the courthouse. Districts include Cooper Frenship Roosevelt Idalou Rural Lubbock Siton Shallowater and New Deal.
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Lubbock County
Roy Boyd
Cooper, Frenship
Roosevelt
Idalou
Lubbock
Siton
Shallowater
New Deal Independent
Grace Kelly Return May Stir Legal Action
Hollywood AP reports Grace Kelly plans to star in Alfred Hitchcock film Marine prompting MGM to study their contract with Kell. A legal repercussion may follow as studio executives assess rights and obligations.
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Hollywood
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Monaco
Alfred Hitchcock
MGM Studios
Miss Kell
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