Weather Summary Sees Dust, Winds and Fires Across Panhandle
Winds and light showers swept parts of the area with squall line dust reducing visibility to zero in Littlefield and Muleshoe. A blaze near Stratford and Dumas burned late into the night as firefighters attended a convention in Friona. Panhandle rainfall varied from .04 in Amarillo to .02 in Lubbock with some rural areas receiving more. Temperatures ranged from 54 in Dalhart to 107 in Presidio while cold air and winter snows further north remained distant from Texas.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Stratford
Dumas
Friona
South Plains
Panhandle
Littlefield
Muleshoe
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
U.S. Highway 87
Presidio
Childress
Wink
Galveston
Dalhart
Maine
New York
Texas
Winter Returns Snowbound Northeast and Canada
Blustery unseasonable storm brings up to nine inches of snow in the Northeast and 9.1 inches in southern Quebec. Temperatures plunge below freezing across northern states, with several towns reporting seven inches in Maine and four inches in New York.
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New England
New York State
Quebec
Canadian Weather Bureau
U.S
Duluth
Minn
Pellston
Mich
Greenville
Maine
Green Bay
Wis
Rumford
Farmington
Colby College
New York
Lyon Mountain
Dannemora
Montana
Air Force
Opheim
Mont
Dickinson
N.D
Miles City
Butte
Great Falls
Elliston
Midwest
South Dakota
Nebraska
Sample Infant Lily Sue Sample Rites in Seminole
Grave side services were held at 4 p m Saturday in Seminole Memorial Cemetery babyland for Lily Sue Sample infant daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Sample who died Saturday morning. Services were by Benny Mayo of First Baptist Church with Seminole Memorial Chapel in charge. Survivors include two brothers Yal and James and a sister Vickie.
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Seminole
Seminole Memorial Cemetery
Lily Sue Sample
W. E. Sample
Benny Mayo
First Baptist Church
Seminole Memorial Chapel
Yal
James
Vickie
Denver City Junior High names top graduates
Principal W. D. Norman announces honors in the Denver City Junior High School graduating class. Valedictorian Stephen Tipps posts a 97.28 average while salutatorian Ann Stewart holds 96.32.
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Denver City
W. D. Norman
Denver City Junior High School
Stephen Tipps
Ann Stewart
Kennedy Pearson Hold Wide Tomorrow Talks on U S Canada Ties
The two leaders met at the president’s summer home and reached cordial understandings on defense production sharing and resource use. They planned frequent consultations to avert misunderstandings and discussed tariff cuts, the Columbia River treaty, and a 12 mile fishing zone alongside Canada. They also eyed aid to Caribbean states as they head toward independence.
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Europe
Canada
NATO
John G. ‘Diefenbaker
Pearson
Ottawa
Harold Macmillan
London
United States
Kennedy
U.S
Caribbean
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Seven Die in Ontario Auto Crash Involving Nuns
A head on collision near Chatham Ontario killed seven people including three nuns from St. George Hospital Chicago and St. Joseph Hospital Polson Montana. Also dead were Peter Fitzsimmons Chicago Eugene Ryde Glen Meyer Ontario Wal ter Hutsevot Tillsonburg Ontario. One critically hurt is Elizabeth Pal Hutsevot.
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Chatham, Ont
Chatham
St. George Hospital
Chicago
Winnifred Corcoran
Julia Brace
St. Joseph Kearns
St. Joseph Hospital
Polson
Mont
Peter Francis Fitzsimmons
Eugene Ryde
Glen Meyer
Tillsonburg
Walter Hutsevot
Ontario
Elizabeth Pal
Hutsevot
Clarissa Donovan
Haiti Dominican Settlement Seen
Washington reports indicate a settlement of the Haiti Dominican Republic dispute is shaping up as the OAS plans an on the spot inquiry. Council Chairman Gonzalo Facio said a truce team would depart Washington soon with both governments ready to cooperate. Haiti agreed to let the OAS return and grant exit visas to refugees, easing the crisis.
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Washington
UPS
Organization of American States
OAS Council
Gonzalo Facio
Rene Chalmers
U. S
OAS
Haiti
Take Over Day: Texas House Pages Run Mock Session
In Austin, House pages took over duties in a lighthearted morning session focused on a girl page proposal sponsored by Danny Matula of Cameron. Seven legislators served as pages, including Gene Hendryx, Bill Parsley, Jack Ritter Jr, George Richards, Bill Clayton, H G Wells, and Don Garrison, with the mock activity staged near the speaker’s podium.
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Austin
House
Danny Matula
Cameron
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Bill Parsley
Lubbock
Jack Ritter Jr
George Richards
Huntsville
Bill Clayton
Springlake
H. G. Wells
Tulsa
Don Garrison
Houston
Youth Injures Hand In Market Meat Grinder
Glen Bradford fifteen suffered a right hand injury when his hand was caught in a meat grinder at Sewell's Supermarket 405 Idalou Road. He underwent surgery at Methodist Hospital and was reported in satisfactory condition. Firefighters freed his hand shortly before his arrival and a doctor gave a sedative. He is a part time store employee.
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Glen Bradford
Sewell
Idalou Road
Perry Pyles
E. Colgate
Methodist Hospital
Bradford
Open House Planned for Portales High School Gym
Special notice invites the public to view the new Portales High School gymnasium from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The school’s A cappella choir and band perform at 3 p.m. The $430,000 facility was completed last month.
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Portales Portales
Portales High School
Personal crisis reports stir debate on church burials
A dispute in England concerns whether reports of personal crises should accompany church burial rites. Proponents argue transparency, while opponents warn of privacy concerns and potential delays in ceremonies.
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London
England
Tahoka honors 1963 graduates and top scholars
Tahoka announces the Class of 1963 valedictorian Patricia Hammonds daughter of Cecil and Mrs Hammonds with a 96.44 average and salutatorian Carolyn Howard daughter of O D and Mrs Howard with 94.79 average. Both noted for academic excellence as the town honors its seniors.
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Tahoka
Patricia Hammonds
Cecil Hammonds
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Carolyn Howard
Mrs. O. D
Howard
Area Families Welcome Newborns With Birth Announcements
A series of birth notices from Lubbock area households reports newborns across multiple families. Each entry lists parents names and addresses, weight and time of birth, hospital or clinic, and the father’s or parent's occupation where provided.
Syria and Iraq sign Cairo federation aims spark cabinet shakeup
Syria and Iraq move toward a Cairo federation with Egypt as part of a new Arab unity plan. Bakr resigns as Iraq shifts toward a united Arab Republic while Damascus faces pro Nasir tensions and Jundi’s appointment signals a bid to resolve a crisis threatening the federation.
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Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Bakr
UAR
Triplartite Federation
Damascus
Lere
Kassetm
Kurdistan
Jundi
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Bitar
Aleppo
Arab Federation
Astronaut Cooper Prepares for Weightless Sleep and Satellite Launch
The mission details Cooper's sleep in space and medical studies, including temperature checks and kidney function. He will launch a small beacon satellite from Faith 7, test rendezvous concepts, and photograph space phenomena. A planned Pacific Ocean splashdown is set for late Wednesday between 6:19 and 8:49 p.m.
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Cooper
Earth
Cape
Canaveral
Pacific
Midway Island
Sigma Nu car wash supports American Cancer Society in Lubbock
Sigma Nu will hold a car wash from 10 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday at the Mobil station on Main St at College Ave with proceeds of 1 per car going to the American Cancer Society.
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Sigma Nu Fraternity
Mobil Station
Main St
College Ave
American Cancer Society
Lovington Group To Install New Officers
Mrs. M. M. Stinnett of Portales will install Lovington Woman's Club officers for 1963 64 at a luncheon meeting. New officers include Mrs. Pete Haseloff president Mrs. D S Simmons first vice president Mrs. Hammer Carroll second vice president Mrs. John McNally third vice president Mrs. Dick Pettigrew recording secretary Mrs. Roger Smith corresponding secretary Mrs. G E Caraway Jr treasurer and Miss Mamie Love board of directors for three years. Mrs. W A Anderson is luncheon chairman.
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Lovington
M. M. Stinnett
Portales
NMFWC
Lovington Woman's Club
Pete Haseloff
D. S. Simmons
Hammer Carroll
John McNally
Dick Pettigrew
Roger Smith
G. E. Caraway Jr
E. B. Yarbro
Mamie Love
W. A. Anderson
Post appoints Arnold Parrish to city council
Arnold Parrish a longtime Post resident since 1954 and owner of a local grocery and market has been appointed to the five member city council to fill the vacancy created when Harold Lucas was elected mayor in the April city election.
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POST
Arnold Parrish
Harold Lucas
Parrish
Cotton May Boost Acreage As Planting Quickens Across Plains
Officials report the High Plains can plant 144 million acres in days using four and six row machinery. The 1963 area total cotton acreage is limited to 2,202,553 acres with most counties facing dryland or supplemental irrigation. County reports show variable planting progress amid dry spells and recent rains. The crop remains the region’s key cash producer, shaping Texas and U.S. cotton output.
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U.S
High Plains
Texas
Lubbock County
Lee H. McElroy
McElroy
Dawson County
Lee Roy Colgan
Lamesa
Hale County
Ollie Liner
Plainview
Jack Cannon
Lorenzo Co-Op
Lorenzo Trade
Cannon
J. R. Kuykendall
Morton Co-Op
Cochran County
Kuykendall
South Plains
Soviet Court Hands Death to Penkovsky in Spy Trial
The Soviet Supreme Court sentenced Oleg Penkovsky to death for high treason and fined or jailed British businessman Greville Wynne eight years after admitting espionage for the United States and Britain. The court hinted further action against embassy staff in Moscow and noted possible expulsions. Wynne and Penkovsky had pleaded guilty. Wynne may seek clemency from President Brezhnev.
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Grenville Wynne
Oleg Penkovsky
U.S
Britain
Moscow
Soviet Supreme Court
United States
Russia
U. S
Greville Wynne
Wynne
Leonid Brezhnev
Penkovsky
Song
Paris
England
Francis Gary
Powers
Rudolph Abel
Foreign Ministry
Rodney Carolson
Richard ‘Jacob
Willams Johns
Hugh Montgomery
Alexis Davison
Texas GOP weighs 1964 Senate hopefuls and Kennedy fate
National GOP figures in Houston discussed Texas roles in a 1964 race with Sen Ralph Yarborough seeking re election. Possible successors Thad Hutcheson Jack Cox and Des Barry floated as Yarborough replacements while Dallas hoping to host the GOP convention stresses Texas pull in national politics.
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Texas
South
Kennedy
National
GOP
Albert Fay
Houston
Senate
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Thad Hutcheson
Jack Cox
Des Barry
Congress
Yarborough
Fay
Ike Kampmann Jr
San Antonio
Dallas
Pioneer Roundup honors Plainview pioneers and clubs
Four thousand attend a parade during the 36th Pioneer Roundup in Plainview where Maggie Davis 75 is named Pioneer Woman of the Plains. Awards go to Petersburg Riding Club and other entrants with 1,000 at a chuckwagon supper and honors recognizing long marriage, old age, and great distance traveled.
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Plainview
Maggie Davis
Davis
Petersburg Club
Petersburg Riding Club
Lone Star Riding Club
Floyd County
Plainview Ministerial Alliance
Hale County
Bill Whitesides
Wayne Arnold
B. O. Cooper
W. N. Thornton
George Boswell
Simon Nolet
Lawrence
Mass
Harmony Highway U S A Program Draws Large Crowd
About 1 800 attended the 14th Harmony Highway U S A program by the Lubbock Chapter of the Society for the Prevention and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. The event at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium featured groups from the area state and nation and was co sponsored by the Lubbock chapter and the South Plains Shrine Club. A new radio station will be opened in Italy.
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Lubbock
Society For the Prevention and Encouragement of Barber ‘Shop Quartet
America
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
South Plains
Local Committee Named For Drive Support For Goldwater
The National Draft Goldwater Committee of Lubbock County urges support for Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential bid. The Lubbock panel includes John Christmann Dr W B Mantooth Jr Sherman H Norton Jr Dr J H Granberry Jack Markham J E Hancock Dr M L Barrington S G Jackson Syd Moore Dr P H Pappas and J M Welborn. Interested participants may contact Box 1377 Lubbock to join local campaigning efforts.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Lubbock County
Lubbock
John Christmann
W. B. Mantooth Jr
Sherman H. Norton Jr
J. H. Granberry
Jack Markham
J. E. Hancock
M. L. Barrington
S. G. Jackson
Syd Moore
P. H. Pappas
J. M. Welborn
Pair Given 15 Days To File In Housing Case
Two officials from Hallmore Corp, a defunct Clovis firm that built over 100 homes in the Clovis Fort Sumner area 1960 62, were ordered to file motions to grand jury indictments within 15 days for alleged false statements to the FHA. Stephen Grover and Gary Cothran pleaded innocent in Albuquerque federal court. Trial dates will be set later by Judge Payne.
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Clovis
Clovis-Fort Sumner
Federal Housing Administration
Stephen F. Grover
Gary T. Cothran
Hobbs
U. S. District Court
Albuquerque
U.S. Dist
H. Vearle Payne
Grover
Hallmore Corp
FHA
Hallmore
Fort Sumner
Cothran
Veterans Administration
Philippines
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Lauf Clinic
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Rt. 6
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43Rd St
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San Jose Drive
Texas Tech
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2Nd St
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