Weather Toll as Severe Storms Rage Across Dixie and Texas
Turbulent weather battered the South and Texas with thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. Texas saw heat records with Abilene reaching 109 degrees, while Lubbock and other cities reported triple digits. A violent storm damaged businesses in Columbus and Phenix City, blew a courthouse statue, and injured several people.
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Alabama
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US Weather Bureau
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Self-Styled Policeman in Reno Case Faces Court
Vernice Huntertart a partially paralyzed widow and self appointed traffic policeman faced arrest after blocking an intersection now deadly. After two years of seeking a traffic light she began directing motorists and was jailed for obstructing traffic as supporters gathered with signs demanding safety.
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Comic Dictionary Satire Fragment
A fragmented satirical note mocks life’s voids and joining nothing, with playful distortions like life’s only time and dififeul phrases, resembling a cryptic humor snippet from a comic dictionary.
Space launch team bracing for Gemini 9 flight
Titan rocket fueling for Gemini 9 mission as Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan prepare for a high stakes test. Launch planned for 10 28 a m CST with an Atlas first stage and Agena target vehicle following a smooth countdown and simulator sessions.
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Titan
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
U.S
Corman
Conde
Cernan
U S officials hopeful south viet Nam avoids civil war
Washington reports express cautious optimism that renewed turmoil in South Vietnam will not trigger a full civil war as U S policy seeks unity among non Communist elements. President Johnson reviews crisis with Lodge Rusk and McNamara and aims to preserve constitutional government despite Da Nang tensions.
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Prayer note from Snider Crosbyton
A short devotional prayer from Snider in Crosbyton thanking the Holy Father for guidance since trusting Jesus as Savior. The writer asks for grace to endure life’s temptations and to walk with the Spirit in the night.
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Deranged gunman kills man at Detroit Socialist office
A gunman stormed the Socialist Workers Party headquarters in Detroit firing on three people, killing Leo Bernard, 27. Witnesses say he shouted insults before fleeing, leaving $11 on the floor. Edward Waniolek, 40, was later arrested near a library and identified by survivors as the assailant.
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Detroit Police Department
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Socialist Workers Party
Edward Wanio- Tek
Leo Bernard
John Barrett
Walter Graham
Lenin
TCU Chancellor Moody to Speak at Tech Texas Commencement
Dr. James M. Moody chancellor of Texas Christian University will deliver the principal address at Texas Tech's 40th annual spring commencement May 28 in Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. More than 1,500 degrees will be awarded. Peter Hurd will receive an honorary doctorate. Tech President R C Goodwin will introduce Moody. The invocation will be by Rev Dudley and benediction by Rev Andrew Jumper. Reception follows in Tech Union Ballroom 3 to 4 30 PM. Moody is Tech’s alumnus and first native Texan to lead TCU since 1965.
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First Christian Church
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First Presbyterian Church
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McKinley ‘Technical High School
Washington
Treasury Department
Texas
Enville
Baltimore Fire Under Control After Major Warehouse Blaze
A 12 alarm blaze at an industrial complex in Baltimore destroyed three warehouses and caused the collapse of a 75 foot water tower. Over 300 firefighters operated 70 pieces of equipment. two firefighters were hospitalized. In Paris, Chinese Ambassador Huang Chen met with President de Gaulle for 65 minutes but offered no details of their talks.
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Charles de Gaulle
Britain Hit by Seamen Strike as Prices Rise
Britain faced economic strain as seamen began a 1911 style strike, with 65,000 National Union of Seamen members walking out at midnight. Prices edged upward and the pound weakened while Prime Minister Harold Wilson warned of possible government action with navy help if a national emergency arose.
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Harold Wilson
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National Union of Seamen
Natchion
Weather map page reports cooler trend and mild wind
Fair to partly cloudy in the Lubbock region today and tonight with a slight cool down. Highs in the mid 30s and lows near 50, winds from the west and southwest at 10 to 25 mph.
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Rowell St
Stock Market Slips Amid Viet Nam War Fears
The stock market tumbled Monday as war fears and economic concerns spurred heavy selling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 8.58 points to 867, with the Associated Press index down 4.7 and 1,071 issues declining while 194 advanced. New yearly lows reached 474 and highs 5. Major movers included Radio Corp and General Motors, with broad declines across electronics, airlines, aerospace, motors, steels, and chemicals.
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