Memorial Day Traffic Toll Tops Record
Memorial Day toll on station highways reached 110 deaths by Thursday with hours left in the holiday period. The count surpassed the previous one day record set in 1956 as three accidents killed 17 people. The National Safety Council projected 450 to 550 deaths for the period across the nation.
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Safety Council
Unionville
Bunker Hill
Connecticut
Glendale
Utah
New York
National Safety Council
California
Missouri
Indiana
Texas
Abilene
Tye
Wellman
Seagraves
Monterey High School
Lubbock
Brownfield
New Legislation Studied to Ease Race Crisis
Kennedy administration moves to desegregate schools and public facilities. Attorney General Kennedy attends DOJ briefing as two desegregation approaches are considered. Demonstrations continue, with arrests in Tallahassee and Philadelphia as civil rights efforts intensify nationwide.
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Avalanche-Journal News
Ashington
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Jackson
Miss
Philadelphia
Tallahassee
Fla
National Assny For the Advancements of Colored People
South
Justice Department
Kennedy Pays Tribute at Unknowns Tomb Memorial Day Visit
President Kennedy led the nation in Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery placing a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns. He then visited James V. Forrestal’s grave and shaken hands with four bystanders. General Maxwell D. Taylor spoke in the amphitheater on nuclear war and Vietnam losses.
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Associated Press
Essigent Kennedy
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
James V. Forrestal
Mexico City
Detroit
Roland
White House
Camp David
Maryland Hills
John Jr
Arlington
Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South
Viet Nam
Lubbock City Commission to Meet Over City Manager Resignation
City commissioners plan a special 11 a.m. meeting to discuss the resignation of City Manager H. P. Clifton. Mayor Jack Strong said Clifton would likely attend, and the timing of naming a successor remains unclear while several members are out of town. Civic leaders praised Clifton’s eight years of service.
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Lubbock
Mgr
H. P. Clifton
Jack Strong
Strong
Clifton
West Germany to form Development Service Peace Corps style
Economic Cooperation Minister Walter Scheel announced West Germany will establish an American style Development Service. The new organization will begin with 250 members and grow to 1000 to aid overseas projects.
Monterey High Sees 532 Graduate Amid Honors and Awards
Monterey High School held graduation exercises with 532 seniors honored for achievements. Dunbar High and Lubbock High also staged ceremonies as the largest class yet from a Lubbock public school. Valedictorian Karen Payne and salutatorian Kay Cartwright led nine top contenders, with Milton Ervin Evitt earning the top honor for boys.
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Bert Brewer
Avalanche-Journal
Monterey High School
Lubbock
Monterey Group
Dunbar High School
Monterey
Lubbock High
Municipal Coliseum
Karen Payne
Kay Cartwright
Milton Ervin Evitt
Karen
Thomas W. Payne
55Th St
Standard Oil Foundation
Car Burns Man Pulled From Wreck After Gas Tank Explodes
Lonnie Fowler a 55 year old Lubbock resident escaped serious injuries when his car’s gas tank exploded after a traffic crash at 19th Street and Flint Avenue. Fowler was unconscious and trapped briefly as the car burned. Ronald Louis Webb 16 and Patricia Ann Anthony 16 were injured in the other vehicle. An unidentified man pulled Fowler from the flaming car after it crashed into a yard. Police followed the scene as fire erupted, with witnesses noting a large fireball in the street. See FIERY Page 6.
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Lonnie Fowler
College Ave
19Th St
Flint Ave
Fowler
Lub Bock
Ronald Louis Webb
Duke St
Patricia “Ann Anthony
Willard
Barnett
Wayne Robertson
19Th Street
Iran and Soviet Union sign $20 million trade pact
Iran and the Soviet Union signed a trade agreement on Thursday to exchange $20 million in goods. The pact aims to boost commerce between Tehran and Moscow and outlines planned exchanges across multiple sectors.
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Iran
Tehran, Iran
Soviet Union
Businessmen Group backs tax cut and budget restraint
A committee led by Henry Ford II promotes a large 1963 tax cut and argues 1965 66 budgets need not rise above 1964. It says restraint on current and future spending will restore confidence, reassure creditors, and aid the balance of payments as part of a broad tax reduction plan.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Kennedy
Committee of Industrialists and Financiers
Henry Ford
Business Committee For
Pope Ready to Die Says He Is Very Ready
Pope John XXIII, 81, aware of a stomach tumor, told his doctor he is very ready for death at any time. He said he hopes to close the Ecumenical Council and see world peace, adding his bags are packed and he is ready to go. His chief physician relayed the remark to reporters at Bologna station near his northern Italian home.
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Vatican City
UPI
John LXIII
Prof
Antonio Gasbarrini
Bologna
Italy
Conte Dictionary Sales Tax Argument
A brief note argues that a sales tax on dictionaries is designed to prevent the penny from becoming obsolete. The sentence presents a witty take on currency and price evolution in a light editorial tone.
Prayer of Gratitude from Lorena Black in Lubbock
Lorena Black expresses thanks to the Lord for blessings and love, noting that nothing in the world truly belongs to us and happiness comes from divine love. She signs the message from Lubbock.
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Lorena Black
Lubbock
Navy photos of sunken submarine Thresher found near Boston
The Thresher, missing since April 10 with 129 aboard, was located off New England. Photos from the Lamont Lab ship Conrad show hull sections and diving planes. bathyscaph Trieste heads to Boston for more shots for a Navy court of inquiry.
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United Press International
Orfolk
New England
Navy
Atlantic Fleet
Boston
Adm
Alton W. Grenfell
Grenfell
Lamont Laboratory
Conrad
Thres
J. Lamar Worzel
Lamont Geological Observatory
Columbia University
Worzel
Thresher
Portsmouth
Board of Inquiry
Tornado Dilemma Faces Lubbock Weather Bureau Workers
On Memorial Day the Lubbock Weather Bureau staff kept normal pace while a near miss tornado tore through the South Plains. Meteorologists faced a communication crisis as 200 to 300 callers crowded lines, hindering emergency warnings to Ropesville Lubbock and surrounding areas.
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Wain Miller
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Municipal
Lubbock
United States Weather Bureau
South Plains
Ropesville
Weather Bureau
Lubbock Weather Bureau
Weather Map Page Reads Southwest Forecast
Weather map segment lists low temperatures across cities including Philadelphia, Albuquerque, Denver, Dallas, Oklahoma City, and others for the year ending midnight. Forecast highlights include highs and lows with regional patterns for the southwest area.
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Madnight
Lonty
City
Abilene
Denver
Paso
Dallas
Okla
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Cincinnati
Twister
Pecos
Haskell
Vaughn Hendrie
Terry County
Balmorhea
Reeves County
Balmorh
Poles
A. V. Black
Brownfield Power and Light Co
Lewis Simmons
Civil Defense
JFK
Commission
Peace Corps
Dunbar
Avalanche-Journal Staties
Plains Oil News
Conte Dictionary
Navy Board
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