Big Snow Thaw Adds To Worries
A widespread thaw across eight states raised flood concerns as a heavy snowpack melted. Warnings of storms and possible tornadoes followed severe ice and flood threats in Nebraska and surrounding states, with crests expected on several rivers and at risk communities named in the report.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Neb
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Beloit
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Republican River
Indiana
Morris
Riverton
Springfield
Ill
South Africa Simmers in Muted Mourning Amid Riots
South Africa faced violent clashes as mobs set fires northeast of Cape Town and police battled militants over a work boycott sparked by earlier killings. A white constable and at least one white civilian died, with injuries reported among both sides. Churches schools and offices burned in Worcester Township as rail and station facilities were damaged, while crowds attacked police and workers in Johannesburg outskirts.
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Channesburg
Cape Town
South Africa
Johannesburg
Worcester
Dutch Reformed Church
Col
J. C. Lemmer
Orlando
Meadowlands
Negro Townships
National African Congress
Pan-Africanist Congress
Missile Chief To Speak In Lubbock
Gen Bernard A Schriever head of the Air Force missile program will be the main speaker for Armed Forces Day May 21 at Reese Air Force Base. The event includes an open house and troop parade with no other plans announced. Rep George Mahon notified the chamber of Schriever's acceptance.
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Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Bernard A. Schriever
Reese Air Force Base
Chamber
Reese Afb
George Mahon
Schrievers
Pilot Blamed After Charlottesville Air Crash
The pilot of a Piedmont DC-3 that crashed near Charlottesville on October 30 killing 26 was taking tranquilizers after seeing two psychiatrists, though those meds may not have been available the day before the crash. Gerald Bakke labeled the captain the “weakest link” as investigators say the plane veered off course in clouds and struck a mountain. Captain George Lavrine of Washington died with two crew members and 23 passengers.
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United Press International
AV Ashington
Charlottesville
House Appropriations Committee
Oscar Bakke
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bureau of Safety
Federal Aviation Agency
Bakke
George Lavrine
Washington
Ike and Mac Near Pact on Nuclear Test Halt
Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Macmillan pressed for a Western response to the Soviet demand to end nuclear testing. They met at Camp David and Gettysburg for talks, with advisers drafting a proposal as Hagerty noted no plan to involve Democratic candidates. An offer of a 10 month underground test halt was discussed.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
Mountain Ridge
Macmillan
Camp David
Washinton
James C. Hagerty
Richard M. Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Washington
Vast U.S. Police Unit Plan Splits Senate Probers
The Senate rackets committee split on party lines over creating a vast federal police intelligence agency to fight organized crime. Republicans oppose the plan as a national secret police concept. Democrats defend, warning of a crime syndicate's infiltration of unions and business. The panel denounced Hoffa and urged courts to remove him, accusing him of ties to the underworld.
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Associated Preas
Ashington
Senate
Nihe
National Secret Police
Apalachin
N.Y
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Underworld
Committee Considers House Civil Rights Bill Changes
The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Justice Department officials for over six hours on the House passed civil rights bill. Senators indicated possible changes and set Tuesday morning for further work, with a midnight deadline to send the bill to the floor. Two Democrats said the questioning revealed technical flaws and possible corrections.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Senate
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
John A. Carroll
Cole
Hennings
Lome
Rayburn Saves Ike Salary Bill From 1-0 Defeat
In Washington the House passed a non controversial 13.8 million appropriation bill by voice vote after Rep. H R Gross shouted no. Speaker Rayburn ruled the motion approved, sending the bill to the Senate with funding for the President and First Lady office decor remaining intact.
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United Presse International
Washington
White House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
H. R. Gross
Rtown
Senate
Gross
Fortune Hunter: a man chasing a wife who won’t let him work
A quip about a Fortune-Hunter who seeks a wife so proud she won’t permit her husband to work. The line satirizes social pretensions and marriage dynamics typical of the era.
Oklahoma Panhandle Tornado Hits Shattuck Farm Area
Storms swept the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma bringing two inch hail near Shattuck and a tornado uprooting trees and damaging farm equipment with no injuries reported. Dust storms and strong winds affected Lubbock Wheeler and Childress as forecasts warned cooler skies ahead.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Shattuck
Okla
Panhandle
Texas
Rocky Mountains
South Plains
Lubbock
Tulsa
Childress
Paducah
James F. Scanlon
Amarillo
Hobart
Altus
Adrian
Wheeler
Geneva Talks Postponed On Nuclear Test Ban
The United States Britain and the Soviet Union agreed to cancel Monday's regular session of negotiations for a ban on nuclear weapons tests.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Morals Money And Mentality Covered At Youth Session
The 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth saw 7 000 delegates focus on speeches by judges clergy and professionals while lamenting the lack of attention to funding education and youth projects. AFL CIO chief Meany urged a federal funds surge for schools amid calls blaming adult failings for juvenile issues.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ngton
White House
Washington
William Jansen
New York City
Afl-Cio
George Meany
America
Meany
Congress
Eisenhower
Man pinned by 130 foot rail pierces car body in Michigan
Bruce E. Wixon 24 of Barryton survived after a 130 foot bridge railing section pierced his car during a crash into a frozen mill pond in Mount Pleasant Michigan. He revived, started the car heater, and was rescued by bystanders before being treated in Community Hospital in fair condition. Sheriff Ramsdill called it the most unusual incident he had seen.
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Associated Press
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Bruce E. Wixon
Barryton
Wixon
Mescosta County
Donald Ramsdill
Ramsdill
Weather map page shows cool with variable temps
Partly cloudy and cooler with expected low 50 and high 76. Westerly winds 20 to 30 mph. City readings list highs and lows, humidity, sun rise and set times, and 24 hour precipitation for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Denver and Denver.
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Amarillo
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