Tornado Hits Kansas City Area Injuring Six
A tornado tore through downtown Kansas City Missouri injuring six people who were treated and released. Cars were flung in a parking lot, debris damaged roofs and windows, and high tension lines caused power concerns as other tornadoes were reported nearby. A Lee's Summit stable suffered a $500,000 fire from a lightning strike, destroying 53 horses and equipment.
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Philippines Warned As Typhoon Irma Intensifies
In Manila AP reports warnings lifted as Typhoon Irma strengthens off the central Philippines coast. The Weather Bureau said the storm carries 110 mph winds and sits about 110 miles east-southeast of Leyte.
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Train Hits Car Kill Six In Bowie Maryland
Six people died when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at a crossing near Bowie Maryland. Police identified six victims as Raleigh Howard Jr and spouse with children James Ester Kent Jr all from Baltimore. Wreckage spread up to 500 yards from the crossing.
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James Ester Kent Jr
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Viet Nam Civil War Threat Seen By Buddhist Leaders
Washington disavowed any advance knowledge of the regime s military sit and urged South Vietnamese leaders to seek a peaceful settlement. President Johnson convened aides at the White House as U S officials denied prior coordination with the military government. The State Department spokesmen said American advisers remain with 1st Corps units in South Viet Nam while recent troop movements raise questions about reinforcements. Detained figures include See and Rusk, with travel to Annapolis area as background.
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Dean Rusk
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Viet Cong
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Rusk
FIND FEW Lubbockites Go Hunting Cool Places
Avalanche-Journal reports extreme heat in Lubbock with a record 95 degrees at Municipal Airport. residents sought cooling via swimming pools and bathsuit use while over 2,50 swimmers gathered at public pools. local chatter notes the heat makes the city feel cooler, and an ice cream note highlights humor about heat and costs. Page 10.
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Pinch Due Today Strikes Halt Greyhound Travel
About 5,000 Greyhound drivers and clerks walked off the job halting operations in 11 western states including California and Nevada. The strike began at 12:01 a.m due to stalled Marathon talks with federal mediators failing to reach a contract, stranding weekend travelers headed to Nevada gambling resorts while airlines reported packed flights.
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Weekend travel disrupted by partial rail strike impact
The article notes reduced traveler disruption as some schedules canceled during a partial strike affecting Greyhound routes and rail lines. About 13,000 commuters in multiple counties face travel hurdles while buses and trains offer limited alternatives, with drivers urged to use remaining services or arrange other transport.
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Llano Estacado Staked Plains Name Origin
The article traces how Llano Estacado or The Staked Plains name came to define the Southern High Plains from the Canadian River to the Edwards Plateau. It cites theories that early travelers marked trails with buffalo chips or bones, linking names to travel needs and Coronado era histories.
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Loyal Troops Alert For Rebel Assault
Vietnamese troops loyal to Premier Nguyen Cao Ky went on alert for a possible rebel advance from the North after sweeping Saigon, where Buddhist leaders warned civil war was unavoidable. In Da Nang, a dawn assault by government forces followed negotiations over troop moves, as Buddhist youth leaders faced mass arrests and street blockades urged resistance to invaders.
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Dinh
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Nimbus 2 satellite to aid weather study and storm understanding
Nimbus 2, a U S weather satellite launched from Vandenberg, orbits 726 miles from Earth to send day and night weather pictures to Automatic Picture Transmission stations. It carries instruments to measure solar radiation absorption and reflection, aims to 3000 daily images, and may illuminate storm development and climate research.
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Nimbus 2
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Gemini Pair Review Plan Ahead of Cape Launch
Gemini astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan spent their day off reviewing plans for the three day mission set to begin Tuesday from Cape Kennedy. The flight includes three rendezvous with an Agena target and a record two hour 7 minute space walk by Cernan. Stafford has 126 hours logged in simulators. Weather and launch preparations progressed smoothly with a 10 30 a m CST countdown and no Typhoon Irma disruption expected.
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Thomas Stafford
Eugene Corman
Cornon
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Space Agency
South China Sea
Weather map page reports warm but cooler next day
Lubbock area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions with a high in the upper eighties and a low near the fifties. Slightly cooler Tuesday, and humidity around moderate levels.
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