Soviet Shakeup Elevates Koslov in Party Ranks
OSCOW Reuters report says first Deputy Premier Frol Koslov promoted to the Secretariat of the Central Committee, signaling a pivotal reshuffle since 1957. Dmitri Polyansky joins the Presidium while Ekaterina Furtseva becomes minister of culture. Kosygin and Mikoyan remain top deputies.
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Soviet Union
Frol Koslov
Central Committee
Communist Party
Koslov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Washington
State Department
Khrushchev
Alexei Kosygin
Ekaterina Furtseva
Nikolai Mikhailov
Tass
Alexei Kirichenko
Nikolai Belyaev
Caucasus
Amarillo Lubbock Water Talks End In Stalemate
Amarillo officials insist on a 3.35 cent per thousand gallons rate gap with Lubbock for Canadian River dam water, as four hour talks end without agreement. The impasse follows four previous meetings between city representatives seeking a workable differential.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Marillo
Amarillo City
Health plan debate pits Amarillo Lubbock officials
A heated exchange over water project funding saw Amarillo and Lubbock officials clash after Lubbock proposed a revised cost split for the dam, reservoir, and aqueduct. Mayor Madison urged the commission to maintain stance while Casey defended cooperation and funding efforts. The dispute included figures for costs and per thousand gallons charges, with no agreement reached.
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A. F. Madison
David Casey
Lubbock
Amarillo
Madison
Casey
Aqueduct
Caverns Hamper Rescue Efforts In Ohio Well
Ironton Ohio reports piling failure again as rescue attempts for Luther Warren Payne a 16 year old son of a local Negro minister are hindered by sand and cave ins from an abandoned 37 foot well near Burlington along the Ohio river. A highway patrolman said Payne was cribbing the shaft to prevent collapse when dirt rained down.
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Ironton
Ohio
Burlington
Ohio River
Ohio State
Luther Warren Payne
Grand Jury Indicts 27 in securities case network
Grand jurors returned twenty seven indictments after a three day session in Lubbock. Indictments named Wayne Barnes Harvey Littlefield and Robert Baird in securities act violations connected to unregistered investments. State official Joe Long and Dudley McCullough testified before grand jurors.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Wenty
140Th District
Gece
Texas Securities Ct
Dist. Atty
George E. Gilkerson
Lubbock, Balls
Wayne T. Barnes
Slide Road
Harvey Collin Littlefield
Ralls
Robert H. Baird
Joe Long
State Securities Board
Dudley McCullough
Gilkerson
Littlefield
Barnes
Investors Security Life Insurance Co
Texas Insurance Commission
Grand Jury
Two U S Pilots Indicted Over Cuba Plot
A federal grand jury indicted William J. Shergales and Howard L. Rundquist, both Americans, and Hector Garcia Soto, a Cuban national, charging involvement with a Castro regime plot to spirit enemies from Cuba. Shergales and Garcia allegedly acted as Cuban agents in the United States without registration and all three allegedly arranged and executed the March 21 flight to Cuba.
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Associated Press
Cuba
William J. Shergales
Howard L. Rundquist
Hector Garcia Soto
Lawrence E. Walsh
Washington
Shergales
Garcia
Rundquist
United States
Federal Aviation Agency
Havana
Miami
Hollywood
Fla
San Rafael
Calif
Mantanzas
Hialeah
Lubbock school bids set for two new campuses
Lubbock Independent School District trustees award contracts for Allen T. Stewart Elementary and a turn-key special education school, totaling $391,230. They also adjust stadium plans after approving 700 student capacity and eye a $700,000 voter approval for stadium purchase and construction.
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Dorrance Guy
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Independent School
Plainsman Hotel
Allen T. Stewart
47Th St
Utica Ave
V and N Construction Co
O. W. Chisum Plumbing Co
Tarver Electric
H. A. Padgett Jr
School Board
Exhibits Move Into Coliseum For Home Show
Exhibitors, 94 strong, move into the Municipal Coliseum to prepare for The Avalanche Journal Sixth Annual Home Show opening Sunday May 8 at 2 pm and running through Saturday May 14. Hundreds of displays worth hundreds of thousands of dollars will fill 164 show spaces. The theme For Better Living in a Better Community guides the event, expected to attract about 50 000 visitors.
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Municipal Coliseum
Avalanche-Journal
Truck Driver Hurt In Crossing Crash At Springdale
A passenger train collided with a chemical tank truck at a grade crossing in Springdale near Pittsburgh. The locomotive and four coaches derailed and the truck cab caught fire. Driver Charles H. Hughart, 34, of Lockland Ohio, suffered facial burns when he leaped from the vehicle seconds before impact.
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Pittsburgh
Springdale
Charles H. Hughart
Lockland
Ohio
Scold: The wife who is called a scrapbook by her husband
A quirky column notes the phrase woman is a living scrapbook in a joking tone. It comments on spouses knowing each other intimately and turning private habits into public humor. The piece reflects lighthearted social commentary from the era.
Tornadoes Rake North Side Areas Near Fort Worth
A series of tornadoes swept across the north side of the city and nearby counties. A farm near Dublin southwest of Fort Worth sustained a hit and hail damaged surrounding areas. Police reports say the twister first touched down north of Fort Worth near Saginaw, caving in a roof before moving on.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Fort Worth-Dallas
Fort Worth
Soper
Okla
South Plains
Lake Worth
Fort Worth I Business District
Dublin
Saginaw
Solon’s Wife Dies in Amarillo Campaign Stop
Mrs. Ted Springer about 42 wife of state Rep Ted Springer died of a apparent heart attack Wednesday night as she was about to speak in support of her husband’s re election bid in Amarillo.
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Solon
Amarillo
Ted Springer
Reason for Chessman Silence Bared in Death Row
Daryl Chessman died in San Quentin’s gas chamber after refusing to name the red light bandit he claimed to know. His attorney George T. Davis said Chessman protected the 17 year old daughter from reprisals and feared authorities would not act. Davis noted the will may reveal her name when probated next week.
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Associated Press
Francisco
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin
George T. Davis
Davis
Chessman
Daryl
Underworld
Los Angeles
Floydada Twister Strikes Path But Causes No Damage
A tornado touched ground multiple times between Floydada and Dougherty on Wednesday afternoon as a severe weather alert spanned the South Plains and southern Oklahoma. No injuries or damage were reported, with the storm tracked by the Highway Patrol.
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Floydada
Dougherty
South Plains
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Tohoka
Lynn County
Norvell Redwine
Lubbock
Twister
Weather Map Page 2-D Lubbock and Vicinity Forecast
The map shows a party cloudy day with afternoon and evening thundershowers. The predicted low this morning is 50 and the afternoon high 80. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Observed temperatures at various times include 62 at 1 pm 61 at 3 am 38 at 4 pm and 69 at 8 pm. Sunrise 5:45 am, sunset 7:33 pm. Humidity high at 97 percent and low at 27 percent.
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Ieewens
Southwest
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
Falls
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