South Plains weather rattles crops with hail dust and wind
Storms lash the South Plains with winds up to 50 70 miles an hour. Hail fell in multiple towns including Wichita Falls and Sweetwater with pockets of heavy moisture in Hale and Lockney areas. A twister reportedly knocked over a well house near Abernathy and two unconfirmed tornadoes were reported east of Dimmitt. Dr. James Moody canceled a Texas Tech commencement appearance due to flight issues.
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James M. Moody
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech
Moody
Memphis
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
South Plains
Sweetwater
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Snyder
Edmondson Edmonson
Plainview
Hale County
Lockney
Providence
Lamesa
Seminole
Seagraves
Denver City
16Th St
Bobby Smith
O'Donnell
Edmonson
Hale Center
Texas
Big Spring
Howard County
Panhandle
Amarillo
Donnelly County
Dalwart
Presidio
Big Bend
Galveston
Midwest
Dixie
New England
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Michigan
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Dudley Strain
First Christian Church
R. C. Goodwin
Strain
Lone Star Tech plans dorms and new buildings
The Texas Tech board discussed dorm construction to meet fall enrollment and approved early-stage plans for a biology building, a 60 000 square foot chemistry expansion and a new power plant. They awarded bids for steam equipment and water chilling and approved a regional evaporite research institute funded by private grants.
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San Antonio
Russ and Co., Inc
Emerson and Co., Inc
Farr
Harold Hinn
Plainview
Dallas
Austin
Tech
Hinn
School of Business Administration
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Henry Vogt
Carrier Corp
Pitts
Mebane
Phelps and
White
Beaumont
William Pearce
Department of ‘Geosciences
Pearce
New Mexico
Playa
Brownfield
al Allison
Levelland
R. C. Goodwin
Coordinating Board For
State Colleges and Universities
Goodwin
Armstrong
R. Wright Armstrong
Fort Worth
J. Edd McLaughlin
Ralls
Allison
McLaughlin
Howard Schmidt
School of Law
Peter Hurd Receives Texas Tech Honorary Doctorate
Artist Peter Hurd, from the Sentinel Ranch near San Patricio New Mexico, becomes Texas Tech’s first honorary doctor of fine arts. The ceremony included remarks by Chancellor Moody and President R C Goodwin, with Hurd cited for enhancing Southwest life through art and culture.
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Peter Hurd
Tech
Texas Tech
Sentinel Ranch
San Patricio
N.M
Hurd
Southwest
Avalanche-Journal
Gigout
Judson Maynard
Strain
No Man Is An Island
Berger
Gene Kenney
Goodwin
Vala
Dawn Cravy
J. Edd McLaughlin
William M. Pearce
Andrew A. Jumper
First Presbyterian Church
Maynard
Victor
Local births announced for Alvarado Meador McQueen Burkhalter families
Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs Edward Alvarado 120 Ave S on the birth of a daughter at Lauf Clinic. Mr and Mrs David W Meador 3108 129th St announce a daughter at Highland Hospital. Mr and Mrs Duane McQueen 1919 Ltd St Apt 1 report a daughter at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wyatt L Burkhalter Fort Worth celebrate a son at Fort Worth Hospital. Fathers work varied from self employment to Fenner Tubbs Co and Marlboro Apartments. both mothers are music teachers. All families have ties to local schools and Texas Tech alumni.
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Edward Alvarado
Ave. S
Lauf Clinic
David W. Meador
129Th St
Highland Hospital
Fenner Tubbs Co
Duane McQueen
1919 Ltd
St. Apt
Methodist Hospital
Marlboro Apartments
Wyatt L. Burkhalter
Fort, Worth
Fort Worth
Davida Burkhalter
46Th St
Q. L
Hale County Man Killed in Spur Area Pickup Crash
Edwin A. Shackelford of Hale Center was killed in a pickup rollover on FM Road 261 about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, four rollovers after failing to negotiate a curve. The 1966 truck was demolished and Texas Highway Patrolman Stuart Erickson investigated. Funeral services were pending at Campbell Funeral Home in Spur.
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Hale County
Edwin A. Shackelford
Hale Center
Shackelford
Texas Highway
Hilton Apologizes Over Chicago Vets Rebuff Incident
Hilton Hotels chief Conrad Hilton apologized for an incident at the Chicago Conrad Hilton where a group of about 70 wounded veterans were barred from the Boulevard Room during an ice show. He urged VFW commander Andy Borg to accept the apology and noted his family’s VFW ties.
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New York
Conrad Hilton
Chicago
Hilton
Andy Borg
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hilton Hotels Organization
VFW
New York Hilton
Porter Parris
Boulevard Room
Mundelein
Great Lakes
Parris
Calico the Cat Returns Home After 200 Mile Journey
Jamestown North Dakota AP Calico a five year old alley cat owned by the Daniy Schorsch family has returned home after a year and about 200 miles away The cat was taken to a farm near Mott North Dakota and resurfaced at the Schorsch home last weekend The family plans to keep Calico despite her impending surgery and notes she delivered 12 litters in four years and became a local curiosity.
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Jamestown
N.D
Calico
Daniy Schorsch
Mott
Schorsch
Communists Driven From U S Airfield Near Saigon
In the Saigon area 65 miles southwest, Communists attacked a U S Army helicopter field with mortars and recoilless rifles. A helicopter gunship and American forces repelled the assault. Nearby a South Korean lieutenant killed 16 Viet Cong at a city outskirts bridge. American and allied troops repelled further Viet Cong attacks around Special Forces camps. U S spokesmen reported light damage to aircraft and light American casualties.
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Saigon
APD
U.S
Hale Center Rebuilds After Destructive Tornado
Hale Center residents rebound from a devastating tornado that damaged or destroyed the Post Office City Hall school several stores and churches. The Pentecostal Church of God Hospital and many homes were hit with injuries reported. leaders credit a frontier spirit for renewed confidence and community rebuilding efforts.
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Pentecostal Church of God
Hale Center
Rambo
Jean
The
E. T. Harrison
Buddhist Protests Rise as Ky Regime Faces Self Immolation
Buddhist dissidents escalate tensions in South Vietnam amid Ky’s pledge for Buddha's birthday celebrations. A nun Thich Na Thanh Quang burned herself in Hue as leaders including Tri Quang converged, signaling a new, dangerous phase in the anti regime movement. Police tightened controls while monks outside the Saigon Buddhist Institute staged blood letter protests demanding President Johnson's response.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddha
Saigon
Tam Chau
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hue
Tri Quang
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Ton That Dinh
First Army Corps
Thich Na Thanh Quang
Johnson
U.S
Viet Cong
Buddhist Institute
State Department
Washington
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Estey Corp
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James J. Barber
Irvin Thomas Redcay
Mary Lydia Seymour
Owens
Robert Leroy Poe
Derald Dee Walling
Kenneth Lee Fox
Ronald Dee Johnson
Frank Richard la Mar
Constantine Demetrius Kastritsis
Francis Lewis ‘Rose
Charles Wesley Rebstock
David Bruce Jordan
Patricia Ann Reid
Joe Wincik Damel
Charles Ray Chandler
Larry Lee Randolph
William Thomas Hoileman
Peggy Faye Basom Howard
Donna Rae Read
Virginia Lee Tompkins
Mildred Edith Webb Medlock
Manuel Lutz Lopez
Rosser Jefferson Smith
Mildred Armstrong
Carroll Ray McGinnis
Arthur Morton Ford
David Anthony Spacth
Mary Jo Campbell
Freddy Lee Roberts
Herrn Arunkumar Mitra
Thomas Russell Craddick
Duane Allen Clary
Ray Ervin Vaughn
Lee James Phillips Jr
Tessye Wheeler
Roy Dean Alston
Dr.Goodwin
Fury
Retha Martin
Fladger Tannery
Garrets
West Texas
Here
Moudy
Lubbock View Christian Church
First Baptist Church
Hale
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Calico the
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