Ship Attacked In Caribbean by Soviet Planes Near Cuba
Unidentified jet planes, likely MIGs, fired on the 360 foot U S motor ship Floridian in international waters off Cuba. The attack, following Fidel Castro s warning, prompted U S Navy Corsairs and Marine Phantoms to respond while officials weighed retaliation options. The Floridian, owned by South Atlantic and Caribbean Line, carried general cargo between Palm Beach and Puerto Rico with a 24 crew.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
U.S
Cuba
State Department
Washington
Fidel Castro
Navy Corsair
Key West
U.S. Atlantic
Palm Beach
Puerto Rico
Miami
Joe Teitelbaum
Eagle Stevedores, Inc
San Juan
Teitelbaum
South Atlantic & Caribbean Line, Inc
New York City
Miami-San Juan
Curtis Olsen
Defense Department
Bahamas
White House
Britain May Bar Polaris
Harold Wilson travels to Washington to tell President Kennedy a Labour government would cancel Britain's Polaris missile purchase from the United States. Polls show Labour likely to win by October 1964, enabling Wilson to become prime minister and reshape Britain's nuclear policy and ties with the United States.
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Associated Press
ONDON
Harold Wilson
Washington
Kennedy
Britain
United States
Wilson
Labor Party
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Nassau
Paving Contract Approved and City Plans Move Ahead
City commissioners awarded a 546 503 paving contract to L A Purtell of Lubbock for the 1963 program, approved nine zone changes, and moved to tighten downtown parking. They also created a juvenile counseling service and a Workeration program, approved 410 000 bonds for a Canadian River Dam water pipeline, and adopted welfare manual changes. Two Youth Council recommendations were approved creating a separate counseling agency with three staffers. See CITY PLANS Page 10.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock
Canadian River Dam
East Lubbock
L.A. Purtell
Lubbock
Planning and Zoning Commission
Marvin McLarty Jr
W. C. O'Mara
Youth Council
Police Department
Fritz Lanham
Odd turn in Clovis double slaying case
In Clovis, the investigation into the March double slayings shifts as Atty. Ruben Nieves cites statements from Lupe Madrid's sister and brother-in-law claiming Madrid gave them a gun and said he had shot a man. The gun seeks FBI testing while Cirilo Villa is arraigned on murder charges. Madrid had recent prison releases and the shootings appear unconnected.
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Avalanche Journal
Clovis
Asst. Dist
Ruben Nieves
Lupe Madrid
Madrid
FBI
Washington
Robert Glenn Guthrie
Eastern New Mexico University
Chula Vista
Calif
Nieves
Cirilo Villa
Larbuddie
Villa
New Mexico
Drought Ends as Southern Iran Ports Record Rainfall
Southern ports along the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman reported their first rainfall in four years on Thursday, signaling a rare weather relief for the region.
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Tehran
Iran
Persian Gulf
Sea of Oman
Bidault Vanishes After Portugal Interrogation
Former French Premier Georges Bidault, freed after 10 hours of interrogation in Lisbon, was told he was not welcome in Portugal and then disappeared on Thursday. It was unclear if he had left the country.
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Bidoult
Lisbon
UPI
Georges Bidault
Portugal
Plan to clarify duties of county treasurers advances
A Senate committee approved a bill to clarify the duties of county treasurers and auditors, stating no major changes are intended. Sponsor Hall argues the measure will prevent conflicts with depository banks and county commissioners courts while preserving constitutional treasurer powers and aligning auditor duties where conflicts arise.
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Sue Flanagan
Avalanche-Journal
Austin
Nucenwassy
Lubbock
Jane Rieger
Senate Committee On
Senate
Hall
Aig
Page
Financier Could Get 25 Years
Bill Estes built a $150 million farm empire with a glib tongue and bad paper. He was convicted on four counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy by a jury of 12 in federal court. Witnesses at the trial may face perjury inquiries.
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Billie Sol Estes
Patsy
el Paso
FBI
Avalanche-Journal News Services
Paso
Estes
Estes Faces Jury as Fraud Trial Yields Mixed Verdict
A federal jury acquits Estes on eight counts of mail fraud and one count of transporting a fraudulent document while retrial or sentencing awaits a probation report. Key defense witness Hartman was arrested on bad check charges in Pecos, Estes’ hometown, amid a $24 million mortgage scheme probe involving farmers and finance firms.
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Rufus McLean
Justice Department
Washington
Pecos
Estes
E. L
Curly)Hartman
R. E. Thomason
Thomason
Plainview Hospital to Expand in Major Expansion Plan
Plainview Hospital and Clinic Foundation outlines a $600000 expansion plan. The project adds a two story basement structure south of the current building with an elevator serving both, housing a clinic on the first floor and an obstetric ward with delivery room on the second. The foundation also acquired adjacent property for the expansion.
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Plainview
Plainview Hospital and Clinic Foundation
Foundation
Galveston
Seventh
Houston
Seventh Streets
Hugh Hale
Isenroot
Hale
Prayer for Love as Guiding Force
A religious prayer praising divine love and asking that all actions be governed by love. Signed by Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor from Lubbock, requesting divine guidance and that efforts without love are in vain.
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Father
Jesus
Jesse J. Rasor
Lubbock
Trap Fails As Police Lose Smokes In Cocaine Capers
Police baited a trap for a thief in Romford and Rainham but the haul of 13 100 packets of cigarettes valued at 262 000 was lost. The tobacco wholesaler demanded 6 672 for the smokes as compensation. Defendants were Detective Supt Victor Cook Detective Inspector Leonard Smith and Detective Constable Robert Quinnell.
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Associated Press
ONDON
Victor Cook
Leonard Smith
Robert Quinnell
Raymond L. Turner
Romford
Turner
Blewitt
Rainham
Cook
Quinnell
Saturn-1 Soars Past Test Amid Satellite Payload Plans
United Press International reports Saturn-1 completed its fourth successful test. Officials say next two flights will carry satellites weighing 9 tons each, larger than prior U.S. and Soviet orbital objects. The 470-ton rocket rose to 77 miles before destruction over the Atlantic.
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United Press International
Ape Canaveral
America
Atlantic
Wasi
Milliner hat designer with hats husbands dislike
A brief joke defines a milliner as a designer who creates many styles of women's hats that, according to a quip, all husbands thoroughly dislike. The comment reflects lighthearted views on fashion and marital disagreement within the era's humor.
Saturn I Power and Plans Highlight Rocket Program
Saturn I generates 1.5 million pounds of thrust and is nearly four times as powerful as Atlas rockets. The U.S. hopes to advance the program amid ambitions described on SATURN Page 10.
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U.S
Two Injured In Hale Collision Near U S 87
Hale Center special report says two people were seriously hurt in a pickup truck versus automobile crash on U.S. Route 87, 3 miles south of Hale Center at 7 30 p m. James W Whitaker of Plainview suffered chest injuries and was listed in fair condition, while Cressie Mayo of Paducah aged Rt 1 was in fair condition with a broken leg and arm. Whitaker’s wife Juanita Whitaker was driving the car, Katy Ricketson of Plainview drove the pickup which overturned after a swerving maneuver to avoid a head on collision.
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Hale Center
Here
U.S. Hwy. 87
James W. Whitaker
Plainview
Cressie Mayo
Rt. 1
Paducah
Whitaker
Juanita
Highway Patrol
Ser
Lubbock Surges To 90 As March Brings Summerlike Heat
Mercury hits a March high of 90 in Lubbock with humidity at seven percent while other Texas towns report 90s to upper 90s. Pacific coast cleanup follows a damaging Pacific storm. chilly 30 to 40 degree air holds sway in the Northwest and Northeast. Subfreezing risk may return to the South Plains later in March or April.
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Bert Brewer
Avalanche-Journal
Laubbock
Texas
Presidio
Wink
Childress
San Angelo
Abilene
Laredo
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Amarillo
Lubbock
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New England
South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lat Municipal
Weather Bureau
Local Area Sees Warm, Windy Afternoon Conditions
Lubbock and vicinity experience clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth. Highs reach the upper 80s as southwest winds ramp up to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon.
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Lubbock
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