Nation views Armed Forces Day displays amid defense warnings
On Armed Forces Day the nation eyed military strength with parades and open houses while leaders warned of Soviet gains. Generals and Sen Symington pressed for faster missiles and intercontinental range weapons as crowds saw Nike anti bomber missiles and unmanned Matadors in demonstrations.
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Elton C. Faye Ashington
Red
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
Red Air Force
Solon
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
San Angelo
Tex
United States
Eisenhower
Navy
Seven Die As Train Strikes Truck in Texas
Seven migrant cotton workers all from the same family were killed when their truck collided with Southern Pacific Sunbeam No 13 near Hempstead Texas. Authorities identified the victims as Juan M Gonzales 55 Flores Ville Paul Gonzales 32 Juan Gonzales Jr 21 Bagilo Gonzales 43 Jesusita Gonzales 17 Mrs Domazie Gonzales 21 and Leonardo Gonzales 18.
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Hempstead
Tex
Southern Pacific
Sunbeam
Dallas
Houston
Waller County
Juan M. Gonzales
Floresville
Paul Gonzales
Juan Gonzales Jr
Bagilo Gonzales
Open House Draws 15000 to Reese Air Force Base Display
More than 15000 residents visited Reese Air Force Base for Armed Forces Day open house and aircraft displays. About 3500 cars entered the gate with an average of four and a half people per vehicle. One minor accident occurred when a boy from Lockney cut his arm. he was treated with two stitches.
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Reese Air Force Day
Edgar Guy
Lockney
Lubbock
Reese
Air age first dawn to dusk transcontinental flight by Lt John M Conroy
Lt John M Conroy on an 11 hour 26 minute solo flight in an F 86A Sabre Jet completed the first dawn to dusk transcontinental trip. He started in Los Angeles breakfast and finished back in Los Angeles for a total 5085 miles with six refueling stops. The 34th Air Division radar tracked the mission as Conroy, a World War II veteran, retrieved radar support for final leg accuracy.
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United Press
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Calif
Hollywood
San Fernando Valley
Air National
Los Angeles
New York City
Conroy
34Th Air Division
Kirkland Afb
Albuquerque
N.M
Lee
Pioneer Round Up draws hundreds of oldtimers to Hale County
Hale County hosts the 27th Pioneer Round-Up with more than 1,000 oldtimers and guests registering from Texas and beyond. The event, sponsored by the Plainview Business and Professional Women’s Club, featured parades and activities during May.
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Conrad Schoefer
che-Journal
Pee
South Plains
Hale County
The
Business and Professional Womens Club of
Plainview
Ohio
California
Oregon
New Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Hale
Reds Denounce Talk Demands
Moscow radio denounces Western Powers for “unreasonable demands” on the place and duration of a proposed Big Four summit. Mentions Vienna as a possible site with Molotov and Bulganin involved, and notes Eisenhower favoring a three day limit and a neutral host.
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Moscow Radio Today
Pravda
Vienna
V. M. Molotov
Bulganin
Molotov
Bulgaria
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
Europe
Stockholm
Washington
REDS
South Plains Oil News Area Agricultural Briefs
Regional agricultural notes from South Plains cover crop yields weather conditions and farm management tips. News focuses on oil related agriculture practices in the area with notes on crops and seasonal actions for farmers.
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South Plains Oil News
Man and family shot in Arkansas farm home
A former Brownfield man his wife and 11 year old daughter were found shot to death in Magazine Arkansas. A coroner s jury ruled double murder and death by self inflicted gunshot. The couple were found fully clothed on the kitchen floor with their daughter in an adjacent room.
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Avalanche-Journal
Aris
Ark
Brownfield
Magazine
Marvin F. Penicks
Marilyn
Penicks
Logan County
van Pennington
Prisoner Flees Seminole Jail
A 19 year old prisoner escaped from the Seminole County Jail around 7 45 PM Saturday causing road blocks across the area. Joseph June Melugin, held for forgery questions, fled with a stolen black 1949 Mercury bearing Texas plate BC 7429. An intensive search followed as officers chased the vehicle and Melugin’s whereabouts.
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Avalanche-Journal
Seminole
Joseph June Melugin
Melugin
Sheriff's Office
Woman Missing 17 Days In Hale Center Mystery
Andrea Phares, 21, an expectant mother, vanished from her Hale County farm home eight miles west and four miles north of Hale Center. Her husband C W Phares and Sheriff Ted Andrews fear foul play as authorities search for 17 days with no trace or cash recovered.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Ale Center
Hale County Sheriff’s Office
C. W
Bill) Phares
Andrea Phares
Here
Phares
Hale County
Ted Andrews
Willci
C. W. Phares
Hale Center
Orton
Weather outlook for Lubbock area today
Fair to partly cloudy conditions continue in Lubbock and vicinity. A warming trend brings morning low near 52 and a high around 88 degrees with southeast winds about 10 mph.
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P. H.L
P.H. L. Abilene
el Paso
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