Texas House votes to retain death penalty in electric chair
Texas lawmakers rejected an amendment to abolish the death penalty, 107 to 38, amid routine revisions to the state's criminal procedure code. Representative J C Whitfield of Houston argued capital punishment fails to deter crime while the omnibus bill was under discussion.
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Texas
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Weems Dies Ends a Jazz Era Leader Ted Weems
Bandleader Ted Weems died Monday night in a Tulsa hospital at age 62 after seven weeks of treatment for emphysema. He rose to fame in the 1930s and 40s with hits like Heartaches and helped launch careers such as Perry Como. Weems lived in Dallas in recent years and led bands in hotels and ballrooms nationwide during the golden era. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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UPI
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the Coys
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Martins and the Coys
Dominican Haitian chiefs hold back on Hispaniola crisis
Dominican President Juan Bosch boosted invasion forces along the Haitian border and urged the OAS to act while Haitis government demanded an urgent UN Security Council session over alleged aggression. OAS talks and potential UN action dominated regional diplomacy as both sides prepared for possible escalation.
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Organization of American States
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OAS
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Rene Chalmers
New York
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Santo Domingo
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Navy
Missing U.S. officers seek asylum in East Germany
The U.S. Army reports Capt. Alfred Svenson of Scranton Pennsylvania and Sgt. Benjamin Cain of Frederica Delaware are missing. East German news agency ADN says both surrendered to border guards in East Berlin and Eisenach seeking political asylum.
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Del
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Mail Truck Hijacked Near Willis by Armed Bandits
A United States mail truck was hijacked in Willis Texas as driver B A Autrey was bound and the robbers took 15 to 20 mail pouches. Deputies say the driver freed himself and called for help while postal inspectors and the FBI joined the probe. Three suspects were sought after the Monday night robbery.
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Interracial truce committee meets in Birmingham demonstrations rise
Hundreds of Negro schoolchildren led by Dick Gregory marched to police wagons amid Birmingham civil rights protests. A joint Negro white committee met with Burke Marshall to plan 34 days of demonstrations and ease tensions. Marshall had talks with both sides as another rally loomed after storms flooded the jail compounds. Prison officials reported processing delays and moved detainees to detention buildings.
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Burke Marshall
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Birmingham
Grand Jury Probes 13 Home Loans In City
The 140th District Court grand jury recessed to Friday after reviewing papers on 13 Lubbock homes tied to alleged financing irregularities. Dist. Atty. Alton Griffin said handwriting experts verified forgeries in one case and that files will go to Austin for examination. A federal grand jury was convened in Dooley’s court, with no forecast on its focus on government loan real estate deals.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
140Th District Court Grand Jury
Lubbock
Alton Griffin
Griffin
Austin
DPS
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Dallas
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Federal Housing Administration
Prayer and Faith in Unanswered Prayers Poem
Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox expresses steadfast belief despite unanswered prayers. The speaker trusts an all wise love guiding what is denied and maintains ardent faith despite grief.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Britons Vote in Local Elections as Macmillan Fate Hangs
Britons started five days of local elections Monday in over 1,000 councils to gauge Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's staying power ahead of the next general poll.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Centenarian: The only person never bothered by insurance agents
A brief humorous note on a centenarian who remains unfazed by insurance sales, highlighting age and calm in a light column. The item fits the paper’s humor column tone without naming individuals or places.
Turbulence Crash On Trans-Canada Flight 502
An airliner carrying 71 aboard struck severe turbulence over the Rocky Mountains and plunged 800 feet. One passenger died and 25 were injured, many tossed from seats as luggage and crew were hurled through the cabin. The Vancouver to Ottawa flight landed in Edmonton after the incident.
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Valley Floods and Tornado Sightings Across Texas
Severe storms drenched the Rio Grande Valley and North Central Texas with up to seven inches of rain in Beal County. A brief tornado near Ferris dissipated with no damage reported. McCook and Abilene areas logged heavy rain, while Lubbock forecast partly cloudy skies and warmth after showers. One death occurred in a weather related car wreck near Big See Valley.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
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Ellis County
Ferris
Texas
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Jamesa
Matador
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Dickens
Beal County
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Uvalde
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Texas Panhandle
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George W. Bragg
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Weather Map Page 5 A Weatherr Lubbock Area Forecast
Partly cloudy and warmer with upper 80s highs and isolated late day showers. Temperatures range from mid 60s to mid 70s with a high about 78 and low around 40s overnight. Humidity peaks near 99 percent during the 24 hour period ending last night. City figures from Abilene to Denver list varied readings in the 40s to 80s for today.
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