Haiti declares martial law amid Duvalier crackdown
The Duvalier regime in Haiti imposes martial law and a curfew as opposition violence rises. Reports say a bomb at a water facility failed to explode, with fears of clashes and renewed reprisals. The United States warns citizens and mobilizes Marines as tension mounts near Port au Prince.
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Associated Press
Anto Domingo
Dominican Republic
Duvalier
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Negro Republic
Port Au Prince
Francisco R. Lima
inter-American Peace Team
Turn For Worse
inter-American Peace Mission
Washington
State Department
U. S
Port-au-Prince
U.S. Navy
Carr asks AG to open probe into double-contracting
Lubbock District Attorney Alton Griffin asks Attorney General Waggoner Carr to start an investigation into double contracting of residential loans. Carr offers state cooperation and directs his staff to assist Griffin in Lubbock and across Texas.
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Jerry Hall
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock Dist
Alton Griffin
Austin
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Griffin
Lubbock
Texas
Texas Real Estate Commission
State Insurance Commission
State Banking Department
140Th District Court
Miner Puts Safety First Amid Dynamite Find
San Francisco police took a miner Clyde West from Sierra City into custody after he admitted keeping 32 sticks of dynamite in a depot locker. Explosives experts from the Army removed the cache as authorities cordoned the area. The odd cash plea prompted a depot check and police caution.
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San Francisco
Donald Taylor
Clyde West
Sierra City
West
Taylor
Ordnance Disposal Army
Post Office Funds Restore Proposal Faces Senate Clash
Postmaster General J Edward Day won Senate Appropriations Committee backing to restore 50 million of the 69.8 million cut from his operating budget with a fight expected over the final House line. Treasury official Dillon pressed for at least 30 million for IRS staffing, but only 9.2 million was approved. Day warned of service cuts including Saturday deliveries if the funds are not restored, while Senate leaders cautioned against expecting House concessions. Day called the cut the largest in post office history and blamed salaries and transportation for the squeeze.
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Associated Press
Ashington
J. Edward Day Friday
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Lee
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Internal Revenue Service
Day
Senate
Appropriations
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
Dva
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Congress
Texas Tech Exes Gather for Ninth Annual Texas Tech Day
Texas Tech ex students nationwide host the ninth annual Texas Tech Day with at least 30 association chapters meeting. Officials from the university attend multiple city events. the Texas Senate proclaims May 4 as Texas Tech Day and exes plan gatherings from Dallas to Denver and Atlanta to Bakersfield.
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Texas Tech
Texas Senate
Tech
R. C. Goodwin
Hale County
Plainview
William M. Pearce
Polk Robison
Dallas
J. T. King
Fort Worth
James G. Allen
Tyler
East Texas
Denton
Snyder
Amarillo
Andrews
Austin
Big Spring
Crosby County
el Paso
Floydada
Houston
Midland
Odessa
Pampa
Pecos
Vernon
Denver
Colo
New Orleans
Roswell
Farmington
N.M
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Bartlesville
Okla
Atlanta
U S Sec. Rusk Pledges Aid to India Without Conditions
In New Delhi on Friday U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk assured Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that military aid to India would be forthcoming with no attached conditions, according to authoritative Indian sources.
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India
New Delhi
UPD
U.S. Sec
Dean Rusk
Jawaharla
Nehru
U.S
Bus Protest Shuts Catholic Students Demand Public Bus Use
Catholic students from four schools in Central Missouri protested a defeated bill by boarding public school buses and demanding enrollment. Parents led the action with support from religious and civic figures, while officials warned of financial impact if protests spread.
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United Press International
Jefferson City
Missouri
Joseph Dailey
Pacific
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
Archdiocese of St. Louis
Hubert Wheeler
St. Martin
Here
St. Louis
St. Bridget’s
Pacific Public School
Garlin Noonan
St.Bridget’s
Noonan
Birmingham confrontations halt Negro march with dogs and hoses
Police used dogs and water hoses to disperse hundreds of segregation protesters in Birmingham Friday. Reports say five demonstrators were bitten or injured, with about 200 arrested for parading without a permit, part of a total of 1,300 arrests since the campaign began April 3.
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Birmingham
Associated Press
Ayer Uts
Uciton'strations
Albert Boutwell
Boutwell
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Prayer for guiding nations and world peace
A devotional plea asking God to guide leaders and inspire wise decisions for peace. The anonymous prayer emphasizes justice, charity, and Christlike tranquility for nations and all humanity.
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Christ
Hanger-On A parasite who is ever ready to take your part
The passage defines a hanger on as a parasite always ready to insert themselves into another's role. It notes the irony that such a person would prefer to take your ail rather than your place, highlighting intrusiveness and self serving behavior.
Son Named As Slayer
Fort Worth man J Loyd Parker Jr., 44, confessed to killing his wealthy father after a dispute over his mother’s $1 million estate. Julian Moralez, 59, a gardener, was present when Parker was shot in his $100,900 home. Parker was charged with murder. bail was denied and he remains jailed. The elder Parker owned Fort Worth Sash & Door Co. and was shot three times in the back and once in the neck. A habeas corpus hearing was set for Wednesday.
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United Press International
Fort Worth
J. Loyd Parker Jr
Dist. Atty
Doug Crouch
Julian Moralez
J. Loyd Parker
Crouch
Parker
Justice of the Peace
J. Whit Boyd
Fort Worth Sash & Door Co
Gardner
Oliver Ball
Mystery of Andrea Phares Remains Unsolved After Eight Years
Texas Ranger W E Renfrew says no trace of Andrea Phares, eight years after she disappeared from her Hale Center area farm. Her husband C W Phares reported her missing on May 5 1955. only jewelry was found near a bridge and the search was officially kept open.
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Andrea Phares
Texas
W. E
Razz) Renfrew
C. W
Bill) Phares
The
Hale Center
Phares
Aban
Doned Wells
Sandhills Ranch
Renfrew
Plane crash near Sao Paulo kills many on takeoff
A Brazilian Convair with 44 passengers and five crew aboard crashed in flames after takeoff from Congonhas Airport. Seventeen or more died, with 27 bodies recovered. Four pedestrians were killed when a fire department vehicle struck a crowd. Survivors and injured were hospitalized, including six at Anchieta Hospital with severe burns. Pan American Games context noted.
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AO Paulo
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Antonio Ventura
Anchieta
Convair
Cruzeiro
Five Die in Indiana Home Fire Tragedy
In Rockville Indiana five children died and five were badly burned when a private home for retarded children burned Friday night. Coroner Tom Mack cited a clothes dryer explosion as the likely cause. Four of the injured were in critical condition at Vermilion County Hospital Clinton and one was in fair condition. Only one of the 11 children escaped injury along with operators Mr and Mrs William Johnson.
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Rockville
Ind
Tom Mack
Vermillion County Hospital
Clinton
William Johnson
Weather Map Page 5 A Lubbock Area Forecast
The page reports fair skies and continued warmth in the Lubbock area. High temperatures near 90 degrees with south to southwest winds of 10 to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
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Phares Mystery
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