Ailing Copilot Dies After In-Flight Emergency Surgery
On a Varig Airlines Flight 854 from Buenos Aires to New York an ailing copilot, Geraldo Segala, 29, died after an on board emergency procedure. A Stockholm surgeon and stewardess performed an airway operation using a knife from the galley and alcohol sterilization. Autopsy to determine cause of death.
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Associated Press
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Atlantic
Stockholm
Geraldo Segala
Varig Airlines
Buenos Aires
New York
Idlewild
Yvonne Stapfer
Clarence Crafoord
Karolinska Hospital
Segala
Kennedy Pearson Reach Accord On Nuclear Warheads
President Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson reached an understanding during talks at the Kennedy summer home that a U.S. official said could lead to nuclear warheads in Canadian missiles by year’s end. The accord aims to ease tensions and pave talks on Canada’s defense commitments with the United States and Europe.
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Yannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Lester B. Pearson
U.S
Pearson
Cambridge
Logan International
Washington
Ottawa
Otis Air Force Base
United States
Canada
North America
Europe
John G. Offenbaker
Leo Kennedy
Turmoil in Syria and Iraq tests Arab unity push
Rebels in Syria remove Prime Minister Salah Bitar and appoint Sami Jundi to form a new government as pro Nasser unrest unsettles the planned Arab federation with Egypt. In Baghdad Brig Bakr resigns cabinet but is asked to form a new government after Abdul Karim Kassem fall.
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Salah Bitar
Sami Jundi
Ahmed Hassan Bakr
Abdel Salam Aref
Bakr
Abdul Karim’ Kassem
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Orbit Shot Plans Firm
Mercury officials and astronaut L Gordon Cooper Jr met for three hours to confirm the 22 orbit flight as go. Cooper prepared with exercises and a countdown test as NASA reported smooth operations and a calm spaceport ahead of liftoff between 8 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The 34 hour mission aims to study the effects of spaceflight aboard Faith 7 in a 17 500 mph orbit.
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Project Mercury
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Walter C. Williams
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Williams
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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High Gear Placing Cotton Rolls Across High Plains
Duane Howell reports cotton planting speeding up across the High Plains. Ninety percent of irrigated acreage north of Lubbock planted, with 60 percent in the Lubbock area and 35 percent south of town. Dryland planting is spotty as farmers await rain.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
High Plains
Palmer
Castro
Swisher
Castro Forces Battle Rebels In Matanzas Province
Exile sources report 400 dead on both sides in weeks of combat in Matanzas during March and April. Fidel Castro’s forces allegedly pacified the area with large troop mobilizations and air support. Four government troops were killed and over 40 wounded when friendly fire hit a government column.
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Soviet plans new rocket tests in the Pacific
Tass announced a series of rocket tests in the Pacific from May 25 to July 15 to advance space conquest. The tests aim to evaluate carrier rocket variants for manned space flight and possibly precede a woman cosmonaut's flight. Special ships will patrol the area to collect data, with final stages omitted.
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Plains Farm News Briefs and Editorial Notes
A compact page summarizes farming reports and editorial comments from local Plains regions. Highlights cover crop updates, market observations, and community notes alongside opinion snippets from staff writers.
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Police Seek Burglar Believed Shot Here
Police search for a burglar believed wounded after a residence entry in the 1900 block of 6th Street. They were told a man fled the rear of the house with an armload of clothing after being shot at with a 410 gauge shotgun.
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Tornado Destroys Lamb County Cattle Shed
A small twister demolished a 150 by 14 foot cattle shed on Dr. William N. Orr's farm northwest of Spade Lamb County. Neel, the farm operator, said wind lifted posts and a path about 150 feet wide was made with about 100 yards length. Grass fires near Dumas were aided by lightning and fought by more than 50 volunteers as storms sent winds to 45 mph.
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Moore County
South Plains
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Texas
New York
New England
Montana
William N. Orr
Spade
Littlefield
Neel
Dumas
Texas GOP Eyes Barry Goldwater for 1964 Nomination
Texas Republican leaders plan expansive effort to draft Barry Goldwater for the 1964 GOP nomination and the presidency. They urge mobilizing grassroots support to put Texas at the forefront of a national Goldwater movement as Sen. John Tower and Rep. Charles Scoggins endorse a hoped GOP surge in Congress and state offices.
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Associated Press
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Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Peter O’donnell
Dallas
White House
G. N. McDaniel
Borger
John Tower
R-Tex
South
Middle West
Tower
Charles Scoggins
Corpus Christi
Midland
O'Donnell
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Prayer blessing for understanding Thy Word
A reader contribution quotes John Calvin invoking divine illumination by the Holy Spirit to receive scripture with reverence and humility for Christ’s sake. The devotional language reflects a historic Protestant prayer tradition.
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John Calvin
Beatniks wind up in jail after church bongo party near Madison
Dane County police raided the First Lutheran Church near Middleton on Friday night and arrested 22 people including former Wisconsin football star Lowell Jenkins. They faced criminal trespass charges with $100 bail. Jenkins, a 1955 Badger lineman, and his wife Cynthia Marlene were among those arrested.
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Weather Review for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and very warm with highs near 100. Strong south winds up to 35 mph. Scattered thunderstorms and showers expected in the afternoon and evening.
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Lubbock
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