Open Door Challenge Set By Ike At Summit
The report describes an Open Door plan aimed at easing East West access to Russia and opening Western inspection. It notes Soviet and Western officials preparing for a summit with Khrushchev in Paris and mentions Malinovsky joining the trip. The article emphasizes broader moves toward openness and inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Paris
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Charle de Gaulle
France
U.S
Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
West Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Powers
Russia
Sverdlovsk
Ural Mountains
Moscow
Norway Warned Over U2 Spy Flight Sparks Summit Tensions
Soviet notes delivered to Norway Turkey and Pakistan warn of retaliation if foreign bases use their territory for aggressive actions. Oslo protests U2 overflight and Moscow accuses NATO partners of cover ups while Eisenhower plans disarmament proposals ahead of Khrushchev’s Paris summit.
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Avalanche-Journal
Soviet Union
Norway
Turkey
Pakistan
Russia
Moscow
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Oslo
NATO
Halvard Lange
Bodo
Einar Gerhardsen
Supreme Soviet
Tass
Lubbock Woman Hurt In Wreck
A three car crash at Ave M and 6th St injured two people including a 23 year old Lubbock woman Mrs Joe L Urby in good condition at West Texas Hospital. Other drivers Frank G Trevino and Frank E Cisneros faced minor citations and arrests followed a prior racing report.
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Ave. M
6Th St
Lubbock
Joe L. Urby
West Texas Hospital
B. E. Gamble
N. Uvalde
Frank G. Trevino
New Deal
Houston
Area Totals Show Variances in County Early Figures
County preliminary totals for 1960 reveal Post rising to 4 646 beating the 1957 estimate by 746 while other towns trail. Lamb Andrews Bailey Crosby Garza Terry Yoakum Dickens Lynn and Borden show mixed gains and losses against prior year figures with shifts ranging from near zero to several thousand.
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Post
Lamb
Andrews
Bailey
Crosby
Garza
Terry
Yoakum
Dickens
Lynn
Borden
Martin
Thieves Target Nursery Loot Quarantined for Beetles
Police report thieves stole 1600 dollars worth of trees shrubs and plants from a St. Louis nursery. The theft occurred as authorities note the entire loot had been quarantined due to suspected Japanese beetle infestation.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Home Show Winners Named At Local Event
Miss Dorinda Nall led the Home Show announcements naming winners Wanda Fairley Alvin White H M Mercer I M Caldwell and Danny Avant. Winners may spend gift money at exhibitors stores or with sporting goods dealers. Admission was free and show officials touted a one stop display of home furnishings with two dozen mobile homes on site and a model home.
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Dorinda. Nall
K. A. Nall
20Th St
Wanda J. Fairley
Ave
Q. C
Avalanche- Journal
Moscow Spy Claims Stir Western Critics in Mosow West Germany
In Bonn and West Germany officials disclose about 16 000 spies and agents operate in the country. The report coincides with European criticism of Moscow for hypocrisy while Soviet diplomats are arrested in Switzerland for seeking American rocket base information.
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Bonn
Germany
UPI
Russia
West Germany
Moscow
United States
Red
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Switzerland
Khrushchev
Zurich
Volksrecht
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
West Berlin
West German
Interior Ministry
Republic
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Rites Set Sunday For Area Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Selma Yohner about 80 will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Littlefield First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Strauss Atkinson and Dr. R. C. Burns officiating. She died Friday in the Atkinson home in Canyon while visiting her daughter. Survived by two sons, F. E. and John. three daughters, Mrs Jeff York, Mrs C D Pierce, and Mrs Atkinson. a stepson C A Yesel. a brother Andrew Thomas. a sister in Canada. 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Burial in Littlefield Cemetery via Hammond Funeral Home.
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Littlefield
Selma Yohner
Littlefield First Presbyterian Church
Strauss Atkinson
Canyon First Presbyterian Church
R. C. Burns
F. E
John
Fort Worth
Jeff York
San Angelo
C. D. Pierce
Alamogordo
N.M
Atkinson
C. A. Yesel
Andrew Thomas
Minot
N.D
Canada
Littlefield Cemetery
Hammond Funeral Home
Boat Trailer Stolen From Farmers' Exchange Area
Detectives pursued the theft Friday of a $275 boat trailer and cover from Farmers' Exchange on Ave H and burglaries of automobiles. A tennis player’s car was looted on 28th Street. Merrill Carter reported a burglary of $25 cash and a $95 17 jewel wrist watch between 4:30 and 5:15 p.m. on courts. A purse with a $4 check was taken from Johnny Smith’s car near 29th Street. the check later appeared at Miller's Grocery. Sammy Skinner reported a stolen spare tire and wheel from a car on 15th Street around 10 p.m.
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Farmers’ Exchange
Ave. H
28Th St
Merrill Carter
37Th St
10Th
Ave. R
Johnny Smith
29Th St
Miller's Grocery
19Th and
Ave. S
Sammy Skinner
Rt. 5
Lubbock
15Th St
First Friction Match Made by John Walker in 1827
English druggist John Walker created the first friction match in 1827, marking a key development in early modern ignition technology and consumer goods. The invention helped pave the way for mass produced matches used in households and industry.
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John Walker
Tron Mines of Venezuela Plans Expanded Operations
Tron Mines of Venezuela, a Beth Lechem Steel affiliate, announces expanded mining operations in Venezuela. The move signals increased production capacity and supply chain activity for the steel group.
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Tron Mines of
Venezuela
Bethlechem Steel
Plans
Conventions of the Senate majority leader at the county level
An Abi lene oil man says liberals back Johnson with all party factions in Texas except the DOT group. Rand olph will lose Houston Harris County control as Harris leads with 295 votes in the state convention. Dallas 293 and other metro counties will shape the convention outcome.
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Senate
Johnson
Abilene
Dallas
Texas
DOT
Randolph
Houston
Harris County
Democrats of
Price Daniel
Lyndon Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Dallas County
Tarrant County
Bexar County
Jefferson County
Travis
el Paso
Nueces
Galveston
Potter
McLennan
Lubbock
Wichita
Tom Green
Census Signals Texas Shifts From Farms To Cities
Preliminary Texas census data show urban areas growing faster than rural, with Denton rising 29 percent to 27,588 and Del Rio up 30 percent to 18,486. Val Verde totals crest 43 percent higher at 23,839 while Kinney and Brackettville fall. Some towns like Brownwood, Paris, and Vernon shrink. Mt. Pleasant climbs to 7,973.
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R. M. Lavendar
Corsicana
Sixth Congressional District
East Texas
Denton
Denton County
del Rio
Val Verde
Ennis
Ellis County
Kinney County
Brackettville
Mt. Pleasant
Titus County
Bruce Brown
Vernon
Panhandle
Pampa
Borger
Local births listed for families in Lubbock area
Across several addresses in Lubbock and nearby, multiple families announce the birth of infants at Methodist, St Marys, West Texas, Taylor, and Reese clinics or hospitals. Fathers include students, laborers, and company employees. several mothers are linked to Texas Tech, Humble Petroleum, Flash-O-Gas, Urban Development Corp, and the U.S. Army.
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Mike Cherry
16Th St
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech
Ronald Ranzall
48Th St
St Mary's Hospital
Flash-O-Gas, Inc
Billy J. Reed
Beech
West Texas Hospital
Humble Petroleum Co
Charles Northington
47Th St
The
Urban Development Corp
Richard Knox Robinson
35Th St
Taylor Hospital
Military Funds In Area Given Okay
Funds for military construction in the Lubbock area were approved in a Senate bill. A telegram from Senators Lyndon Johnson and Ralph Yarborough said the measure includes 111000 for the Lubbock Army Reserve Center and 268000 for work at Reese Air Force Base. Confirmation for the RAFB funds was not provided and efforts to verify the discrepancy were unavailable.
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Lubbock
Senate
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Ralph Yarborough
Lubbock Army Reserve Center
Reese Afb
Dalai Lama vows Tibetan return to homeland at Sarnath
The Dalai Lama addressed about 2,000 Tibetan refugees in Sarnath India promising Tibetans will surely regain their country and homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalai Lama
Sarnath
India
Rioters Clashed With Police at San Francisco Hearings
The San Francisco Bay area Communist inquiry faced violent disruption as police used force to control demonstrators. Doorkeeper Ralph Schaumleffel was beaten. several witnesses were ejected. protesters chanted and blocked stairs while the hearings resumed with tighter rules.
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Tunda
Public Works
Ruben Owens
George Christopher
Christopher
Mary McIntosh
London
England
University of California
San Francisco Bay Area
Ralph Schaumleffel
Lubbock Briefs Cover Lunch, Recital and Dignitary Visit
The Lubbock County Bar Assn holds a luncheon at the Lubbock Hotel with Clifford Brown to preside. Peggy Sue Kenney delivers a senior voice recital at 8 15 p.m. in the Tech Music Building with Mark Pair and Shirley Stephens. Col W E Nix and family arrived for an overnight visit as transfer to Madrid slated for July. A Texas Graduate Nurses Week banquet at the Holiday Inn drew 156 attendees led by Mrs Verna Hively. A storage house at 3420 Ave R owned by J B Miller burned, destroying furniture. three fire units fought the blaze for about 25 minutes.
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Nexus Tech Music Department
Peggy Sue Kenney
Tech Music Building
Miss Kenney
Mark Pair
Shirley Stephens
C. D. Kenney
Slaton
W. E. Nix
U. S. Air Force
Washington
J. F. Nix
Nix
Madrid
Spain
Holiday Inn
Lubbock
Amarillo
Texas Graduate Nurses Assn
Texas Graduate Nurses Week
Verna Hively
Ave. R
J. B Miller
Tax plan panel names six member steering group
The six member preliminary planning group includes Secretary of State Zollie Steakley as chairman and two Daniel staff aides budget director Jess Irwin and Jon Ford. Daniel tells the group he will present five tax plans to the full committee on May 16 to retire the deficit without a state income or general sales tax. The state treasurer reports franchise tax payments cut the deficit to 54.2 million from 74.8 million as of April 22, with further reductions expected to about 39 million.
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Felix Tijerina
Houston
League of United Latin American Citizens
Prouty
Orville S. Carpenter
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Thomas B. Ramsey
Tyler
J. H. West
Bishop
Texas Farm Bureau
Fred Schmidt
Austin
Texas Afl-Cio
W. W. Heath
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
State Board of Corrections
Parker Prouty
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal Publishing Co
Charles A. Lingo
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Robert E. Crozier
Waco
Texas Retail Grocers Assn
H. B. Fuqua
Fort Worth
Frank Connally
W. F. Newhaus
Mission Banker
John G. McLean
Continental Oil Co
H. B. Zachry
San Antonio
Gus Wortham
Houston Insurance
J. Conrad Dunagan
Monahans
Soft Drink
Sam K. Seymour Jr
Columbus Lumberman
Secretary of
Zollie Steakley
Daniel
Jess Irwin
Jon Ford
Engine failure blamed for U-2 downing over Russia
Washington experts say a compressor stall caused the U-2 to lose altitude after crossing into Russia midflight. Pilot Francis Powers attempted to restart at 35,000 to 40,000 feet but the jet, even in denser air, could not be recovered, with damage from possible Russian missiles or interceptors completing the loss.
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Charles Corddry Washington
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
America
Russia
Khrushchev
U. S
Washington
Pakistan
Francis G. Powers
U.S
Turkey
Sverdlovsk
Powers
Tierra del Fuego Named For Indian Bonfires
The National Geographic Society notes Tierra del Fuego translates to Land of Fire. Magellan named the island after the coastal Indian bonfires observed continuously along the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tierra del Fuego
Land
National Geographic Society
Magellan
Island
Sit-In Staged By Amarillo Negroes
About 30 Carver High School students conducted a peaceful sit-in at a downtown F. W. Woolworth lunch counter in Amarillo, occupying stools and booths briefly before the counter was closed by the manager under company policy. They left when the store closed and planned to return the next day.
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Amarillo Negroes
Amarillo
Carver High School
F. W. Woolworth
Brad Judd
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Stanton
Sylvia
Billy
Bill McDaniel
Avalanche Journal
Don R. Pickle
62Nd St
Travelers Insurance Co
Grady Singletary
Emory
Erby Rhodes
Abernathy
A.I.C
John Dell Martin
Fir Ave
Latif
Jimmy Lee Long
Colgate St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Anderson-Bigham Sheet Metal Co
Pie
Gay W. Gillit
43Rd St
Reese Air Force Base
U.S. Army
Vincent Hallinan
Hallinan
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Japan
Subcommittee
Vernon Bown
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Richard Arens
Bown
Arens
AFL
Communist Party
Ross
Calif
Independent Progressive Party
Merrill Brodsky
Oakland
Brodsky
Communist Party of Bonn
Leibel Bergman
North
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
James W. McKnight
33Rd St
C. D. Kennedy
34Th St
Hels
Wilburn
West Texas’ Finest
VFW Post
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