Flood Devastates Lubbock Businesses Homes Schools
Large area in Lubbock suffers extensive storm damage with 18 inch basement floods at Pioneer Hotel and water near main power controls. Frito Lay plant reports 5000 dollar losses while city hall and police station suffer basement flooding. Fire crews pump out water as schools and churches report interior flooding and many downtown shops endure water intrusion. Authorities note possible tornado and widespread rainfall across Bailey Palmer and Scurry counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
Coachman
John Kuttler
Kuttler
Frito-Lay Co
Ave. H
Martin Francis
Francis
Nat Williams
Lubbock Public Schools
Roscoe Wilson
Lubbock and
Monterey
Williams
Lubbock High
Lowrey Field
Main St
In Town Inn
Ave. K
Th St
10Th St
24Th
25Th Sts
Ave. N
Uvalde
2Nd St
Sears Roebuck
Lubbock
City Hall
Bill Shelly
Allen Ross Texaco
4Th St
Ave. Q
Commodore Bob Capps
The
Red Cross
Pete Upton
E. Broadway
E. 19Th St
Ramon Garcia
Manuella
50Th St
Magnolia Ave
19Th St
H.C. Elliott
Muleshoe
New Mexico
Bailey-Palmer County
Hobbs
Clovis
Births Noted at Methodist Hospital in Texas Tech Family
Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs Van D Sparkman of 3419 23rd St on the birth of a son weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces at 2 21 p m Wednesday in Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Walker Jones of Bovina welcome a daughter weighing 5 pounds at 3 36 p m on the same day in Methodist Hospital. The father is a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County
Snyder
City
Slaten
South Plains
Anton
Wilson
Wolfforth
Crosbyton
Slide
Farwell
Shallowater
Sudan
van D. Sparkman
23Rd St
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech
Walker Jones
Bovina
Jerry Brown
Rt. 4
Tahoka
Vernon Moss
Aist St
St. Mary's Hospital
Jim Dulin
St Mary's Hospital
Buckhandler
Marshall Eugene Perry
33Rd St
West Texas Hospital
Hub Beauty Supply
Clinton Maner
Ave A
Taylor, Hospital
Frito Co
Gary Liggett
Methodist Hextital
Fred Reyna
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Gordon Timms
ICE STILL ON GROUND Parmer County Crops Hit Hard
A news brief notes crop damage in Parmer County from ice, with a reported $1 million loss. The item lists multiple birth notices for residents in Tahoka and surrounding areas, including names, addresses, times, weights, and hospitals, and notes parental occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmer County
Rain expected to aid cotton despite some replanting needs
Early reports from the South Plains indicate extensive replanting after damage to cotton from flooding. The Lubbock Cotton Exchange notes moisture should outweigh losses and that replanting, while increasing costs, is common each year as over 20 million acres are grown on the High Plains.
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South Plains
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
H. A
Bob) Poteet
The
Exchange
High Plains
Holcomb
Sudan
Lamb County
Littlefield
Lynn County
Bill Griffin
Tahoka
West Point
Griffin
Lubbock County
Lee H. McElroy
McElroy
L. L. Ray
Lubbock Experiment Station
Ray
Paris
Wns
Senators Clash Over Redistricting Amid Budget Debates
Texas Senate screens a redistricting bill shifting to the House before a Friday midnight deadline after a 20 hour filibuster. Sen Abraham Karen questions district fairness while Sen Don Kennard warns of federal reapportionment suits.
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Senate
House
Texas
Dallas
Abraham Karen
Laredo
Karen
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Kennard
Houston
Waters flood lake as canyon pours in
Water from the canyon surrounds the lake inundates several roads on Wednesday. A staff photo by Sarge Klinger captures the scene as high water encroaches on the lakeside area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Sarge Klinger
Hockley Woman On Missing List
Texas Ranger Capt. Raymond Waters said 30 year old Levelland woman Mrs Glenn Burnett is missing since Sunday. Her husband reported her missing and she drove a white 1959 Ford sedan with license BP 5028. Levelland police and Hockley County sheriff’s office issued statewide and local broadcasts seeking information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Ranger
Raymond Waters
Lubbock
Levelland
Rangers
Hockley County
Cuba's Economy Lagging Despite Soviet Support
U.S. intelligence portrays Cuba's economy as lagging with power failures inefficiency and misallocation. Coffee output falters as import needs rise while Cuba and the Soviet bloc discuss development credits though only a fraction has been used. Havana rejects several proposed industrial projects provoking further study of Cuban plans for core plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Soviet Bloc
U.S
Castro
Soviet Union
Havana
Kennedy signals halt to race strife and civil rights steps
President Kennedy discussed using federal troops over racial unrest, warned against force, and said he would enforce court orders on integration. He touched on civil rights legislation, the wheat referendum, Cuba, and future space and trade policy, while emphasizing adherence to law and local settlement.
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Kennedy
Nashville
Tenn
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gov
Wallace
University of Mississippi
University of Alabama
Congress
Kennnedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Maj
Gordon Cooper
NASA
James Webb
Virginian completes cross country bicycle trip with hard miles
Gwaltney rode 80 to 100 miles daily across southern states from Louisiana to Texas with limited motel stays. He faced rain near Seymour and a rattlesnake gift in Olney, noting back tire wear and a hard too small seat. After two weeks in California, he won’t bicycle again soon, calling for a better way. Luxembourg tacks on new tax treaty with the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Gwaltney
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Texas
California
Dallas
Longview
Shreveport
Olney
Rain Totals Over Lagos Area Reported
An Arab bank opens branches in Niger amid rainfall totals reported across the Lagos region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Niger
Wheat price plan and political reaction described
The article outlines a proposed voluntary wheat plan by Republican representatives offering price supports at 1.62 dollars per bushel in 1964 for cooperators. It notes calls for Freeman's resignation by some, Kennedy defending him, and the President endorsing the referendum results. A disparate aside mentions how pigeons drink water by suction.
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House
Albert H. Quie
Minn
Robert Dole
Kan
Donn Short
Freeman
Kennedy
Agriculture
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Buffalo Lake
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33Th St
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Tae
Bill
Rip Elms
Paymaster Oil Mill
Lamb
Bailey
Palmer
Castro Counties
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Clays Corner
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Seminole
Calvin Holcomb
Jim Jordan
Rt. 1
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Taylor
44Th St
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