Display of U S Military Might At Open House Observances
Millions view the armed forces display across the nation as the United States highlights advanced missiles and jet aircraft for Armed Forces Day. At Andrews Air Force Base over 100000 visitors saw new weapons including the Bomarc and Rascal missiles.
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Associated Press
United States
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Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
America
Ench
Pew
Proon
Army
RAFB Hosts 12000 Visitors for Armed Forces Day
More than 12 000 people attended the Armed Forces Day observance at Beerze Air Force Base west of the city. Spectators saw jet planes, a helicopter, a B 36 disc blowing over the city, and other Air Force displays. Weather prevented planned flyovers by supersonic F 100 jets and T 33 jets from Webb AFB. An Ardmore display was kept home by high waters.
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Beerze Afb
Ftora
Cgiovis
Webb Afb
Big Spring
Ardmore
Okla
High Waters
Oklahoma Flood Disaster Triggers Mass Evacuations
Thousands flee from Tulsa to Washita River basins as torrential rains cause widespread flooding. Officials warn of the Arkansas crest reaching Tulsa with bridges washed out and rail lines damaged. Red Cross reports hundreds of families affected and about 1,475 homes at risk.
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Washita River
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Cimarron River
Keystone
Red Cross
Washita
Lindsay
Lake Texoma
Highway Patrol
Cimarron
Mannford
Arkansas’ Crest
Ralston
Arkansas Crest
Liberals Reorganize Texas Democrats in Austin
More than 1,000 liberal Democrats formed Democrats of Texas at a Austin convention led by Byron Abernethy and with U.S. Sen. Ralph Yarborough praising unity. The DOT aims to be the permanent successor to the DAC, opposing conservatism within the party. Missing were Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson. Yarborough stressed free speech and political action rights.
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U.S
Ralph Yarborough
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Democratic Party
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Lubbock
Abernethy
Texas Tech
DOT
Democratic Advisory Committee
Allan Shivers
Democrats
Sam Rayburn
DAC
Lyndon B. Johnson
Yarborough
Prizes Planned for Lubbock Clean-Up Week
The eight day Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up Plant-Up Week in Lubbock begins Monday with schoolchildren entering a tin-can theater and a two tin can entry per year of age. The Ministerial Association aids the effort as churches amplify the theme Cleanliness in Next to Godliness with balloons set for Monday over Broadway near Hotel Lubbock.
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Dorrance
Guy
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Broadway
Bee
Four Gunmen Loot Cleveland Discount Store For Fifty Thousand
Four masked men held up Fame Inc in Maple Heights a suburb of Cleveland. They entered through the roof and escaped with an estimated $50 000 to $60 000 as manager Irving Mills and four maintenance workers opened the store at 8 am.
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Fame, Inc
Maple Heights
Irving Mills
Seven Objectives Outlined Cotton Plan Aids Industry
A proposed price support plan for all segments of the cotton industry was drafted in Memphis by the American Cotton Producers Assn. Plains Cotton Growers officials reported seven main objectives to reduce surpluses boost consumption lower prices and strengthen farmer income and market stability. The plan aims to make cotton price competitive domestically and abroad and to improve utilization of land and equipment.
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Conrad Schoefer
PCG
Legislature Focused on Probes Over Progress
The 55th Texas Legislature nears adjournment with probes overshadowing gains. Lawmakers may end with few must legislation items despite early aims such as a new constitution, state buildings, mental health code updates, and a statewide probation system. Probes into naturopaths and ICT Insurance dominate headlines as investigations continue.
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Texas
State Insurance Commission
Boy Saved From Well Seeks Home as Pneumonia Delays Release
Benny Hooper, seven, trapped 24 feet in a newly dug well, is in Bayview General Hospital with a touch of pneumonia. Dr Joseph H Kris says he is stable and will likely leave in a week to ten days. Benny asked to go home and recalled his July birthday wish while his father awaited news.
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Avalanche-Journal
Anorville
Benny Hooper
Benny
Bayview General Hospital
Mastic Beach
Long Island
Joseph H. Kris
Kris
Farlier
Benjamin Sr
Benjamin Hooper
Hooper
Manorville
Jittle
Benjamin
Longtime Sudan farmer dies in tractor plow accident
E. J. Sid Stone 63, a well known Sudan area farmer for 30 years, died after falling under a rotary disk attached to a tractor. The disk partly rolled over him before a nearby worker and neighbor could lift it. Stone was conscious briefly, then died before an ambulance arrived. Justice of the Peace J. M. Shuttlesworth investigated. Stone lived six miles west of Sudan. His wife, a local women’s club leader, died last October. Funeral services pending.
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Justice of the Peace
J. M. Shuttlesworth
Medical Arts Clinic
Littlefield
Sidan
Night Club Pearl Oysters Revealed A Local Jest
A playful line in the jokes section notes a restaurant where finding a pearl in an oyster nearly breaks even. It reflects the paper's lighthearted humor column about dining and nightlife.
Four Die in Head-On Route 174 Crash Near Carlisle
A two car head on collision on Route 174 near Carlisle PA killed four people including two infants and injured four others with undetermined injuries. The crash occurred tonight six miles east of the borough.
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Carlisle
Pennsylvania
RAFB Cadet Trio Charged In Car Firm Break-In
Three Reese Air Force Base cadets faced burglary charges after an overnight break in at Scoggin-Dickey Buick Co on Texas Avenue in Lubbock. Bond was set at 2500 each. Conners 22 of Harbor Creek PA ran in the alley with about 2000 dollars on him when arrested.
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Bill Wilkerson
Avalanche-Journal
Reese Air Force Base
South Bend
Ind
Richard Lee Cutsinger
Avondale
Ariz
Conners
Walter Anderson
Frank LaRue
Motor Company
Roads and Bridges Hit As Rains Drench South Plains
Rainfall and floodwaters across the South Plains caused multiple bridge washouts and road inundations Friday into Saturday. Forecasters warned of more scattered showers this afternoon and tonight as U S Highway 70 remained closed between Matador and Paducah due to flood damage.
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Kenneth May
Journal
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Tabbock
Dalhart
Texas
Clayton
N.M
Texas Panhandle
San Antonio
U.S. Hwy
Motley County
Roaring Springs
Dickens
Deluge Strikes Spur Area. Bridges Weakened in Flood
A late Friday flood drenched the Mc Adoo Afton area and Spur vicinity. Water levels weakened bridges between Spur and Dicks, hindering travel as crews assess damage. Page 10 ARFA SHOWERS.
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Spur
ARFA
Weather Map Page 2 Lubbock area forecast and temps
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and night. Winds southeast under 15 mph. Low 52 this morning, high 78. Maximum 69, minimum 50. Humidity 100 percent maximum, 61 percent minimum, midnight 89 percent. Sunrise 5 44 am, sunset 7 43 pm. Precipitation not specified.
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