City Soap Box Derby Signs Up 146 Youngsters
Entry list for the annual Soap Box Derby in Lubbock shows 146 youngsters as of Friday with more expected after school ends. New entries include six boys from the Lubbock Children's Home and a Hale Center boy. sponsors are growing with the Lubbock Fire Fighters Assn and other firms joining. The derby car is a red 1963 Chevy II wagon provided by Modern Chevrolet Co and lent to Fy Change Club members for racer building.
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Dale Renfro
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Tech Workshop For Elementary Teachers Set
Elementary teachers from Laubock and the South Plains area will gather at Texas Tech on Monday for the annual two week workshop in teaching elementary school science. Dr Milo Blecha of the University of Arizona directs sessions with laboratory demonstrations. Registration is 20 dollars plus a health fee, two semester credits offered for those who attended prior workshops.
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Future Farmers Open Snyder Area IE Convention
About 300 Future Farmers of America delegates gather at Snyder High School for a two day Area IE convention in Snyder West Texas. The event will involve roughly 3 000 FFA students in the region with a general morning meeting planned.
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How MEN feel about SEX
A June Reader's Digest feature explains why men are more self conscious about sex than women and what women often do not understand about men. The article promises to help marriages run more smoothly and highlights Reader's Digest credibility and sale timing.
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Mills Proposes Higher Social Security Taxes for Top Earners
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills unveils a bill to raise Social Security taxes on workers earning up to 5400 annually, boosting maximum payments to 195.75 and self employed taxes to 291.60. The plan, effective Jan 1 1964, aims to shore up trust funds amid long range deficits.
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Cyclone Kills Up to 500 in East Pakistan Chittagong
AP dispatch reports 400 to 500 dead as Bay of Bengal cyclone devastates Chittagong and surrounding islands. Abdul Monem Khan says 80 to 90 percent of dwellings damaged or destroyed after the storm, with President Ayub Khan ordering relief funds of about 1 million rupees. The cyclone hit Tuesday night with 100 mph winds.
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U K Air Minister to Visit United States for 10 Days
Air Minister Hugh Fraser will depart London next Tuesday for a 10 day stay in the United States visiting the Pentagon U S Air Force headquarters the Air Force Academy and Cape Canaveral The trip includes convention activities today with a sweetheart naming and new officers elected.
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