Final Minutes Decision On Chessman Seen
Attorneys for Caryl Chessman filed a petition with the California Supreme Court to delay his execution in San Quentin. The court scheduled a Monday session at 8 a.m. after the petition and a habeas corpus writ, as the state considers the investigation of a key suspect in the red light bandit crimes.
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Negro Is Hurt In Racial Clash At Walgreen Lunch Counter
An 11 year old Negro youth Willie Burt suffered a possible brain concussion after a fight between Negro and White patrons at a Durham Walgreen’s lunch counter. He was hospitalized at Lincoln Hospital. Two Negro youths and a White man were charged with assault and battery. the clash followed pushing and shoving among customers.
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Massive Havana May Day Rally Stirs U.S. Tensions
Thousands of Cubans swarmed Havana for a May Day rally seen as a test of Fidel Castro's regime. Predictions of up to a million attendees were scaled down by pro government papers. The parade featured 150000 armed militiamen as Castro, government leaders, and foreign guests prepared to speak amid diplomatic rumors and heightened U.S. concerns.
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Snow Falls Across Midwest and Texas Cold Wave
Gusty winds and snow swept the Midwest while a Canadian cold front chilled Texas to near winter levels. Power winds damaged farm buildings, planes, and hangars in Michigan and Dowagiac. Snow opened trout season in Michigan’s UP as light snow fell elsewhere. Frost warnings extended across multiple states and heavy rains lashed Louisiana.
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Ballot campaigns push toward climax across South Plains
Kenneth May reports a final week of campaigning as statewide and local races heat up on the South Plains and nearby areas. A record turnout of 180000 voters is possible in a 30 county region, with contests for attorney general governor and other statewide and local offices as the primary moves toward November.
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Cheryl Crane Elope Rumor Sparks Police Search
Hollywood gossip centers on Cheryl Crane the 16 year old daughter of Lana Turner found missing after escaping a county home with two peers. Police scoured Los Angeles area as investigators watched carhop Martin Gunn amid rumors of a possible meeting or elopement.
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Coast Guard halts search for missing Tokyo to Pacific flight
In Honolulu a Coast Guard effort to locate San Francisco flier Peter Gluckmann ended with no results. Faint clues appeared as a green flare and radio message while the missing pilot warned of fuel exhaustion. A Wednesday takeoff from Tokyo left him seven hours airborne before disappearance.
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Assembly backs National Council of Churches in Texas gathering
At the 73rd Texas Convention of Christian Churches in Municipal Coliseum the assembly endorsed the National Council of Churches and other ecumenical bodies, rejecting charges of disloyalty as 'apostles of discord' attack leaders. Karl Parker of Pasadena was elected president for 1961 with Fred Wadley and Mrs. Henry Hodde heading men’s and women’s fellowships respectively.
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Paraguay Reports Rebels Smashed Invasion Attempt
Interior Minister Edgar Insfran said an armed rebel invasion of Paraguay was completely smashed with about 150 attackers scattered by air force support. He denied capturing Puerto Carlos Antonio Lopez and Colonia Otano and reported no government casualties while three invaders were wounded.
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Freed From Traffic Charge After Tricycle Accident Case
Judge Klein threw out a charge against 2 year old John Burkert after a North Miami Beach officer cited him for riding with no light. John remained in St Francis Hospital with brain injury and five fractures from the March 30 crash. The family said the summons upset them as the child lay comatose before his condition improved.
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Wall crushes child in Roanoke death
Three year old Judy Marie Carter was killed when a newly built cinder block wall collapsed on her head in a Roanoke Virginia street accident. Authorities reported the incident occurred Saturday as the wall, erected to deter running into the street, toppled onto the child.
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Divorce Court: The place where hell hath no jury
A sharp editorial on divorce court ethics and the battles in the courtroom. The author critiques lawyers for women and the social incentives surrounding marital disputes, highlighting gendered bias and the adversarial nature of legal proceedings.
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Girl Killed by Lawn Mower Blade in Texas
A 9 year old girl, Donna Jean Newcombe, of Overton Texas, was killed when a blade on a gasoline powered mower flew off and struck her in the neck. She was the daughter of Horace Newcombe Jr. and his wife. The accident occurred Saturday and is reported by UPI.
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South Plains precincts study and returns roundup
A county by county roundup covers all races in the South Plains from precinct level upward. See Page 14 Sec A for full rundown and Page 6 Sec B for legislative races. For the latest complete returns on local area and state contests see next Sunday's Avalanche Journal.
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Thailand Life Seen Through City Couple’s Eyes
Avalanche-Journal staff writer recounts former Lubbock highway engineer S C McCarty and his wife visiting the city after years in Bangkok Thailand. They describe Bangkok’s population of two million Thais and Chinese residents and 2000 American expatriates, expat housing, mosquitoes, air conditioned comforts, high security around American homes, and social gatherings as they prepare for a two year ICA assignment.
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Weather Map Page 3 A Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and warmer today with southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. High 68, low 40. Hourly readings vary from 58 to 59 at midafternoon, 53 at 8 pm, down to 44 by midnight. Sunrise 5 59 am, sunset 7 29 pm. Humidity around 23 54 percent. 24 hour precipitation shows Abilene 0.14, Dallas 0.06, Denver 0.03 inches.
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