Rain and hail hit the South Plains with widespread flooding
A heavy storm brought up to 2 inches of rain in Crosbyton and scattered showers across the South Plains. Damage reports were light in several towns, with lightning striking an air conditioner in Snyder and a house north east of the city. Lubbock reported 0.30 inch of moisture and Electora wheat area saw beneficial rain.
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McNeill
Young
Crosby County
Crosbyton
Snyder Used
Court House
Southwestern Bell
Northside Baptist Baptist Church
Snyder
Paducah
Price Sandlin
Breifly
Dawson County
Henry Mayfield
Welch
Lamesa
Lubbock County
Hall
George Railsback
Acuff
Woodrow
Frank Pinkert
Wolfforth
Dickens County
Brownfield
New Home
Slaton
Post
Ralls
Thalon
Seminole
Matador
Floydada
South Plains
Presidio
Texas-Mexical
Amarillo
Dalhart
Missing Six Days Kidnapping Fears Napa Girl
Five year old Doreen Heskett vanished in Napa California six days ago on her way home from a playmate's house. About 3,000 searchers with bloodhounds and helicopters have failed to find any trace of the blue eyed girl, and police fear she has been kidnapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doreen Heskett
Napa
Calif
Disappearance of 19 Year-Old Runner in Levelland Area
Allen Robertson a 19 year old distance runner from South Plains Junior College vanished after running eight miles from his home to the South Plains track stadium on Friday night. His father reported the bed unused Saturday morning. Sheriff Clem and volunteers searched by auto horseback and air along the route between the college and home by nightfall.
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Levelland
Hockley
Allen Robertson
South Plains Junior College
Robertson
South Plains
W. J. Robertson
Wer’ Clem
Wrecks on Wall Tear Through Local Streets
Wrecks on Wall report injuries from a two car crash at the intersection of 19th Street and Avenue W. Clarence Weldon East 17 of Slaton reported minor injuries and Yom Murphy Jr 15 of Lamesa was involved. Harold Wayne Rodgers 26 of Dawson County was hospitalized with head and back lacerations after his car skidded into oncoming traffic driven by James M. Martin of Hobbs.
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Clarence Weldon East
Rt. 1
Slaton
19Th St
Ave. W
Dawson County
Harold Wayne Rodgers
Rodgers
James M. Martin
Hobbs
Scout Circus closes as 9,000 scouts participate
Between 3,000 and 3,500 Cub, Scouts and Explorers closed out the final night of an 11 act Scout Circus at Municipal Coliseum. Ken Flagg, circus chairman, said more than 9,000 area scouts were represented in this year's show. Albert Rodriguez, 18, remained in fair condition after Friday firework-like paint fumes incident at Lubbock Mfg Co resulting in second degree burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Rodriguez
1St St
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Municipal Coliseum
Ken Flagg
Seagraves Bank Names Odessa Banker as New Cashier
Seagraves First National Bank announces Gene Gammill, formerly with First National Bank in Odessa, as cashier succeeding Mark Anthony who plans to become president of a Texas institution. Gammill, a Graham native and University of Texas graduate, joins Seagraves from Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seagraves
Gene Gammill
First National Bank
Odessa
Seagraves First National Bank
Mark Anthony
A K
Gammill
Graham
University of Texas
Headon Crash Kills Four Near Smithville Texas
Four people die in a headon collision west of Smithville Central Texas Saturday night. Two victims were George William Showers 54 of Baytown and his wife Helen 48 employed by Humble Oil. The other two killed were airmen from Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin names withheld pending relatives. Lagos engineering fac story costs seven hundred thousand dollars.
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Smithville
Texas
George William Showers
Baytown
Helen
Showers
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
The
Air Force
Delayed Re-registration Lineangst as Traffic Clogs Saturday
Heavy rain and long lines left about a dozen people arguing for car re-registration. One man lost his car title and $12 in cash in an envelope while waiting. Deputies at the tax office remained unsympathetic as registration began February 1.
Gridiron Show Sparks Lubbock Political Satire
A lively annual Gridiron show in Lubbock lampooned local politics and Texas figures. Skits spoofed Mayor McClarty and City Hall, courthouses, and a Kennedy impersonation while poking at Preston Smith Waggoner Carr and Lyndon Johnson influence. A large audience raised funds for journalism scholarships at Texas Tech.
Crowded Mayors and Councils Across Texas Towns
In Midland Odessa Plain and other towns a crowded field of candidates forms two council seats races. Mayors face opposition from former leaders as six, two and nine candidate contests unfold. Olten Har old Lucas and John N. Hopkins vie for mayor while Spur plans a write in mayor race. Women named on ballots in Lamesa Lockney Midland Ralls and Seagraves.
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Ike Tolar
Tom Lesh
Bobby Wagner
Hoyt Starling
Earth
Midland
Odessa
Plains
Olten
Gene Wilson
W. E
Bill)Thomas
Post
Harold Lucas
John N. Hopkins
L. Q. Lemon
Jonas Cain
Spur
Lamesa
Lockney
Ralls
Seagraves
ENMU Regents Approve Near 7 Million Budget
ENMU board approves a 6.745 million dollar budget for the next fiscal year. About half funds construction of new facilities including a men's dormitory and a student union building. Salary increases of 3.14 to 4 percent are approved and 12 new faculty hires planned. State appropriations rise 16 percent to 1.829 million for maintenance and operation. Tuition and auxiliary income also listed.
Fire damages cafe and home in city blaze
A candle left burning at Tower of Pizza on College Ave started a small fire in the cafe early Saturday morning. Firefighters saw minor damage to kitchen equipment and smoke throughout the building after arriving at 5 41 a m. The same day a back porch and roof were heavily damaged at 612 Ave M home of Travis L Howard. Cause of the porch fire was not known.
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Tower of Pizza
College Ave
Travis L. Howard
Ave. M
Solons Eye Own Ethics
Washington lawmakers push for a strict ethics code with travel expense reform and a ban on hiring relatives. Rep. Dorn introduces a bill requiring full disclosure of income and assets and criminal penalties in conflicts of interest.
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Washington
Congress
W. J. Bryan Dorn
D-Sc
Dorn
Edith ‘Green
D-Ore
Jack Anderson
House
Omar Burleison
D-Tex
House Administration Committee
Burleson
Anderson
Senate
Monterey High Dominates Interscholastics With Top Score
Monterey High School swept first place with 164 points at District 3 AAAA inter scholastic contest in literary events. Lubbock High earned second place. students Sammye Boyles and Carley Clark made all-star cast. Monterey winners include Eddy Paige first in science. D. M. Howell directed the Monterey entry Of Poems Youth and Spring.
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Canyon
Monterey High School
Lubbock High School
Lubbock
Sammye Boyles
Monterey
Carley Clark
Morriis Bruns
Pinel Williams
D. M. Howell
Eddy Paige
David Horton
Sue Carpenter
Charles Watkins
Carolyn Blakey
Dickie Strickland
Carol Cobb
Kay Thompson
Clark
Pat Thompson
Jan Richardson
Miss Boyles
Peggy Stephens
Cheri Brownlee
Jimmy Jones
Marion DeLavan
Carol McMillan
Russ Kirkpatrick
Craig Johnson
U.S. Moves To Bar Refugee Raids From American Soil
The government warns Cubans seeking parole that violations will revoke parole and restricts residency to Dade County Florida. State and Justice Departments express sympathy, but stress respect for laws and neutrality, with steps including stronger Coast Guard patrols and tighter immigration scrutiny.
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U.S
Departments For State and Justice
Cuba
United States
Washington
State Department
Justice
Coast Guard
Florida
FBI
Great Britain
Caribbean
Izvestia
Havana
Birth announcements from Lubbock area hospitals
A long list of birth notices from Methodist and West Texas hospitals details dozens of newborns with weights and times, and notes fathers' occupations ranging from station attendant to farmer. Names include Hobson, Kaiser, Turnbow, Badgett, Evans, Holloway, Knight, Burch, Montgomery, Edson Wallin, Morris, Franks, Clary, Mason, Adams, and Roosevelt Walker among others in Lubbock, Levelland, Abernathy, and nearby areas.
Curry Sheriff’s Son Improves in Hospital After Crash
The son of Curry County Sheriff Nelson Worley, Mike Worley, 19, remains hospitalized after a serious auto crash last week. A Clovis Memorial Hospital spokesman said his condition is improving but he will require extended hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Curry County
Nelson Worley
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Mike Worley
Castro vows to wipe out bands in Matanzas Province
Cuban Premier Castro acknowledged Saturday night that counter-revolutionary bands operate in Matanzas Province and vowed their extermination within weeks. He described guerrillas as assassins following CIA orders and recalled past success in the Escambray Mountains showing that when the drive is full, no needle remains hidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Castro
Matanzas
Central Intelligence Agency
Es‘eambray
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Yom Murphy Jr
20Th St
Seagraves Bank
Headon Crash
Lagos
Nigeria
As Men Labs
Westward Ho
Smithland Carr
Lyndon
Lyndon Lyndon
L-B-J
Dub Rogers
Strong
McClarty
Seahorse McClarty
Tie
Ty ‘Laredo
Baikal
Panor Mall
Oklahoma
Whittle
Bill Davis
Reese Afb
Downtown Development Association
Caprock
Gene Price
Kennedy
Lubibock
Tahoker
Avajlanche-Journal
Avalanche - Journal
Pecos
Harry Truman
Bob Nash
KFYO
Joe Riordan
Kenneth May
Everett George
Hank LeeCarty
Jim Farha
David Day
Chas, A. Guy
Avalancheard
Texas Tech
Tyler
Lewis Gardler
ENMU
Solons Eye
Switzerland
Virginia Graham
Billy Graham
Geneva
Stephan Tchividjian
Miss Graham
Tchividjian
Montreux
Stephen
Dade County
Lgov
Baku
Moscow
Fove
Nikolai Polyanov
Tevestin
Latin America
Jim Hobson
Gordon Kaiser
38Th St
Methodist Hospital
GMAC
Royce Turnbow
Rt. 5
James Badgett
Altman
Charles W. Evans
Abernathy
Bramrock Lands As Co
Harley Holloway
Box
Mosher Steel Co
Robert E. Knight
Rd St
Sysem
Donald Burch
Olifield Bervice
George Allen Montgomery
Lubbork Osteopathic Hospital
Moss Gordon Lint
Rudolph Edson Wallin
16Th St
Jerry L. Morris
E ‘Cornell
Lubbock Public Schools
Jerry Garland Franks
2Nd St
Clark's Electric
Bruce W. Clary
E. Brown
Labi Pathic Hospital
Rainbow Baking Co
Bufford Leon Mason
I Lambock
Praylor Hospital
Bill Edwards
James Daniel Adams
Pray
Roosevelt Walker
Ovary's Hospitals
Curry Sheriff's Son
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