Tech Books Chief Cited Librarian of the Year
A. C. Janeway from Texas Tech Library is named librarian of the year by the Texas Library Association at its Dallas anniversary. He has led the Tech library since 1949 and previously served at Bradley Polytechnic Institute and the University of Kansas.
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A. C. Janeway
Texas Tech
Texas Library Assn
Dallas
Janeway
Texas Library Service
Tech
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Peoria
University of Kansas Library
Lawrence
University of Kansas
University of Illinois
The
TLA
Southwest Library Assa
Texas Assny of College Teachers
French strike extended as miners press demands
Union leaders urged Paris coal miners to keep the 30 day old stoppage going until pay demands are met. The action, centered in France, signals continued industrial pressure as talks remain unresolved.
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Paris
UPI
U.S. restricts Cuban exile leaders in Miami base area
The United States announced it would prevent Cuban exile raids from U S soil and ordered prominent exile leaders in Dade County to stay within the territory. Washington signaled stepped up Coast Guard FBI and immigration actions amid fears of Caribbean destabilization and escalation with Russia.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
United States
Cuba
Miami
Dade County
Izvestia
Washington
State and Justice Departments
Coast Guard
FBI
Immigration and Customs Services
Caribbean
U.S
Castro
U. S. Immigration Department
Prayer excerpt reflects gratitude and seeking guidance
A religious prayer asks for thankfulness for life and blessings, reflects on Jesus suffering, and asks for strength to resist temptation. The anonymous plea seeks closeness to God through Christ.
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Jesus
Christ
Government seeks court order over Greenwood vote barrier
The United States asks a federal court to stop interference with Negroes registering to vote in Greenwood Mississippi. The Justice Department accuses city and Leflore County officials of intimidation and jailings aimed at hindering registration while about 400 Negroes and 16 400 whites sat on the voter rolls. Senator Eastland condemned the move as political.
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Associated Press
Reenwood
Miss
Wouwla
Justice Department
Greenwood
Leflore
Washington
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
U.S. Atty
John Doar
Charles Sampson
April First Daughter Born in Sharon, Pa.
A daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert First Jr of Sharon Pennsylvania celebrates a premature first birthday as she reaches her initial birthday milestone with an advance taste of cake. The AP Wire photo captures the moment.
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April First
Albert. First Jr
Sharon, Pa
Long lines at county tax office as license plate deadline nears
Crowds gather at the Lubbock County tax assessor's office and a Plains National Bank Station to renew 1963 license plates before the Monday midnight deadline. Rain slows, traffic backs up, and Saturday counts show rising totals versus the previous year as last minute shoppers fill the lines.
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Lubbock County
Texas
Court House
Old Plains National Bank
34Th St
Engravers Vote Scheduled Today In NYC Pact
In New York the AFL-CIO Photoengravers Union Local 1 votes at 10:30 a.m. to approve a revised contract aimed at ending a 113 day strike and restarting eight city newspapers. Mayor Wagner suggested terms align with a two year package others accepted.
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NEW York
Photoengravers
Local 1
Afl-Cio Photoengravers Union
Robert F. Wagner
South Plains towns set for school district elections this week
Elections slated in 50 towns across the South Plains as school districts vote for trustees. Plainview plans to elect two city councilmen and a mayoral race. Lamesa features place-based council contests. Levelland, Brownfield, and other towns report incumbent vs. incumbent or multi-candidate mayoral contests. Denver City and Terry County races noted.
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South Plains
Kennet May
Fe Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Plainview
City Plains
Orlight
Lamesa
Littlefield
Bob Cox
B. W
Bill) Armistead
E. C. (Buck) Ross
Levelland
Maylor
Ed Hofacker
Wilson Cox
Brownfield
Terry
Denver City
Gridiron Show Roasts Lubbock VIPs At Sigma Delta Chi Dinner
The annual Gridiron Show in Lubbock hosted by the West Texas Sigma Delta Chi drew a 300 plus crowd at the country club. Performers mocked Gov John Connally Lieut Gov Preston Smith and Atty Gen Waggoner Carr amid city and state politics and other topics.
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West Texas
Sigma Delta Chi
National Professional Journalism Society
Lubbock and
Lubbock Country Club
U.S
SDX
John Connally
Preston Smith
Waggoner Carron
Cocktail Party
A humorous note defines a cocktail party as one where half the guests talk too much while the other half drink too much.
First Polaris Sub On Duty In Mediterranean Patrol
The Defense Department announced that the first Polaris submarine intended for the Mediterranean force is on station. A second sub is due in April, and plans call for three submarines with 16 missiles each for a total of 48.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Soviet Union
U.S
Mediterranean
Defense Department
Turkey
Italy
Spain
Straits of Gibraltar
Holy Loch
Scotland
Storms Bring Heavy Rain and Hail to South Plains
Severe thunderstorms swept across Crosby Dawson and Lynn counties causing hail up to half a dollar in places. Winds reached 55 mph in Paducah as 1.16 inches of rain fell in 22 minutes. Crosbyton logged 2.2 inches of rain and hail covered streets, with two blocks of Highway 82 flooded. No major damage reported though wheat in Crosby County may have suffered. Weather alerts were issued for the South Plains and North Central Texas into Saturday night.
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Leon Fleming
Avalanche-Journal
Orely
Crosby
Dawson
Lynn
South Plains
Fee
Weather Bureau
Hall
Paducah
Snyder
Lubbock
Winters
Childress
Wichita Falls
Stamford
Gainsville
Sherman
Denison
Graham
Vernon
Crosby County
Crosbyton
Tahoka
Lynn County
Norvell Redwine
Elmer Sproles
Rand McNeill
McNeill
Dickens County
Plainview Teenager Killed in South Plains Wreck
Cecilio G. Martinez 17 died eight hours after his car struck a tree southeast of Slaton on U.S. Highway 4. Three other injuries were reported in separate city crashes as Lubbock area traffic fatalities rose this year.
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Plainview
South Plains
Cecilio G. Martinez
Slaton Mercy Hospital
Wood - Dunning Funeral Home
Jim Singleton
Slaton
U.S. Highway 4
Martinez
8Th St
Ave. Q
Wilma Green Burkhart
Rt. 1
Sunset
Marvin Burkhart
Brenda Thompson
Purdue
Jayson Cousatte
Muleshoe
West Texas Hospital
Rhonda Thompson
Burkhart
John Russell Brown Jr
64Th St
Lubbock
Weight Intersection
Haskell Taylor Jr
Sabin
Lubbock-Crosby Fof
Ave. R
Garza County Medical Society
Taylor
Jwest
10Th St
Leon Harris
SOS
Weather notes and wartime sentencing mix in civic report
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warmer weather in Lubbock with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 73, lows around 50. Mixed with a UPI report on six former Nazi officers convicted for concentration camp murders, receiving prison terms up to 15 years.
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Lubbock
Am. Osc
Minturn
Bonn
UPI
Midn
Piccionetor
Almaterque
Amarillo
Denver
W. Falls
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