Indiana fairgrounds blast kills and injures many
A deadly explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds sent flames 30 feet high and ripped a section of bleachers apart. Spectators described bodies flying across the ice while hospitals rushed in dozens of injured. Police reported two to three busloads with minor injuries were taken to hospitals as the scene was cordoned off and aid mobilized.
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Leon Eaton
Osgood
Ind
State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
General Hospital
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Trial witness details Sho bert shooting at Lasso Club
Testimony from Trial wife of Shobert along with Janice Chapman recounts the June 19 gathering at the Lasso Club and Tew residence where Shobert shot Homer Powell during a card game after an insult. Chapman, Shobert’s former girlfriend, describes the confrontation and Powell’s attempt to report the incident as an accident.
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Kenneth Wayne Crawford
Janice Louise Chapman
Shobert
Tew
Shirley
Junior McCreary
Powell
Crawford
Jim
McCreary
Billie Bounds Hoffman
Acuff
Jimmy
Jack Reeves
District Attorney's Office
37Th St
Lee Hale
Hale
A. W. Salyars
Ann Sanders
Harvard Dean Warns Dorm Scandal Nears
Harvard College dean John U. Munro warns in a Harvard Crimson letter that dormitory rule violations and new visitation rights are pushing the school toward outright scandal. psychiatrist Dr. Graham Blaine cites rising premarital relations among students as a cultural shift. Radcliffe president Mary Bunting says no evidence of harm yet, ready to act if needed.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard College
Harvard Crimson
John U. Munro
Munro
Graham B. Blaine Jr
Harvard Univer ‘Sity Health Services
Harvard
Radcliffe
United States
Blaine
Mary Bunting
Halloween explosion rocks suburban square in Georgia
A Halloween parade crowd watched as a blast damaged a two story building in a 25 000 resident city. Firemen closed off the weakened wall while ambulances ferried victims. Dead identified as Joe Ben Carter Mrs Ralph Fowler Mrs Marie Butler L A White Betty Carlyle and Mrs Othila Scott at Kennestone Hospital.
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Kennestone Hospital
Joe Ben Carter
Ralph Fowler
Marie Butler
L. A. White
Bettty Carlyle
Othila ‘Scott
Lubbock School Bond Election Slated for November 26
In Lubbock a school bond election is planned for November 26. The report details a separate explosion incident in Marietta where nine people were injured and the blast damaged surrounding buildings. Ambulance crews responded quickly as emergency scenes unfolded.
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Lubbock
Lubbock ISD Bonds for New Schools Totaling 10.5 Million
The district proposes issuing 10.5 million dollars in schoolhouse bonds to fund additions three junior high schools two senior high schools and renovations to 11 sites. The plan assumes no tax rate increase if enrollment and valuations grow as expected and bonds run 20 year maturities with rates near 3 percent. Voters with 1962 poll tax receipts may approve or oppose the measure.
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Williams
Lubbock Independent School
Whiteside
James H. Goodman
American Legion
Legion
Reynolds
Cochran
Nenni Re-elected Leader Of Italian Socialist Party
In Rome the Central Committee of the Italian Socialist party re elected Pietro Nenni as party leader. The move maintains his position atop Italy s third largest party.
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Rome
Italian Socialist Party
Pietro I Nenni
Italy
Community volunteers host youths event for families
Neighbors and friends hosted a kids and parents gathering with many visitors. Mrs Bragg and Mrs Rowden said they aimed to provide wholesome activities to keep youngsters out of trouble and that everyone, especially the children, enjoyed the day.
Halloween events attract crowds and traffic concerns
Halloween activities drew large crowds at multiple centers. About 160 children visited the ABC Boys Club while the South Plains Lions Boys Club carnival drew roughly 196 youngsters. Prizes included Lambert Wilson winning the costume contest and Roy James Soders the pie-eating event. Police reported only a few complaints about pranks.
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ABC Boys Club
Vernon Jackson
ABC
South Plains Lions Boys Club
Lambert Wilson
Billy Wayne McCormick
Roy James Soders
Theodore Phea
Mick Nichols
Gene Calahan
Sammy Rangel
Tech Union
Tech
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Milam
Children’s Training Center
Lubbock
Quiet Halloween Night In Lubbock Reported By Police
One man said a rock broke his glass storm door another alleged damage to a cloth top on a convertible A fireplug at 20th Street and Akron Avenue was turned on at about 10 p m flooding the street before officials stopped the flow half an hour later Despite incidents the night was described as quiet by a policeman in Lubbock.
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20Th St
Akrons Ave
Lubbock
Three Found Hope Fades For Blizzard Victims
Ground air search teams found three missing in the Maine blizzard as two airmen and a local man were saved after 24 hours in snow. Three others including a Boston woman, a Maine ranger and a Bangor man remained unaccounted for amid deep drifts and frigid conditions. The Air Force and game wardens rapid response aided recovery efforts.
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Millinocket
Maine
Woodlands
Caribou
John Flannery
Fort Fairfield
Air Force
Aroostook County
Charles Balonis
Weymouth
Mass
Larry Baker
Charles City
Iowa
Loi‘ing Afb
Margaret I. Ivusci
Boston
Forrest Ranger
Ralph Heath
Sherman
Charles Jellison
Bangor
Sheffield tied to phony veteran benefit applications
Sheffield forged applications sent to the Veterans Land Board and was convicted. Giles, already jailed for related scandals, now lives in Minnesota. Until his 1955 arrest Sheffield was a flamboyant Cadillac‑driving promoter worth millions. Cofer notes two criminal trials, one at Lubbock later reversed, another at Hillsboro, plus a $200,000 civil suit recently settled, leaving Sheffield practically destitute.
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Sheffield
Veterans Land Board
Giles
Minnesota
Cofer
Lubbock
Hillsboro
Nations Recognize Dominican Civilian Junta
France Italy and West Germany joined Britain in recognizing the new civilian junta in the Dominican Republic as of Thursday, with other nations watching developments closely.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
UPI
France
Italy
West Germany
Britain
Subcommittee Says U.S. Air Defenses Impaired by Budget Move
A House subcommittee charged the Defense Department budget reallocation saved $35 million but impaired national air defenses. The claim centers on moves influencing radar and interceptor readiness and the impact on security posture.
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Washington
Soviet Space Girl To Wed Cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova reportedly to wed cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev this Saturday in Moscow. Sources said the ceremony would be held in one of the city’s marriage palaces but confirmation could not be obtained. No official notice has been issued, though the rumor spread widely.
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Moscow
UPI
Valentina Tereshkova
Andrian Nikolayev
Kennedy
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Barry
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Russia
United States
Cuba
Soviet Union
Kennedy discusses NATO forces and six division Europe plan
In Chicago Kennedy defends keeping six U S Army divisions in Germany and Western Europe to deter threats and cites the Big Lift airlift of an armored division to Germany for exercises. He notes NATO members have not met all commitments and cites Viet Nam troop withdrawal plans, while signaling broader U S defense posture. He backs McNamara on no nuclear powered navy carrier and urges racial harmony in Birmingham.
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Patric
Chicago
U.S
Texas
Germany
NATO
West Germany
Berlin
Kennedy
Europe
Western Europe
Sec
Dean Rusk
Frankfurt
United States
Rusk
Far East
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
South Vietnam
Asia
Backs McNamara
McNamara
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel Corp
Russia
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Congress
Congressional
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Senate Democrats
Senate
U.S. to slash Europe bomber, interceptor and base ops
The United States plans sharp reductions in Europe over the next nine months affecting bomber, interceptor, and air transport units. Cuts include 30 percent bomber reductions in England and Spain, a 25 percent transport unit cut in France, and a 100 percent interceptor cut in Spain, plus inactivation of the 65th Air Division by July 1.
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Paris
UPS
United States
Europe
U.S. Air Force
England
Spain
France
U.S
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James E. Langston
48Th St
George E. Assiter
44Th St
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43Rd St
Clarence W. Lang
42Nd St
W. C. McManus
19Th St
Arnold W. Voight
Aist St
Murray McNeeley
Slaton
Gene Starr
33Rd St
Clarence L. DeBord
65Th St
O. R. Callihan
Grove Gilbreath
22Nd St
Merle W. Crame
29Th St
Georgia
Au Mea
David Hosteter
Leslie Blair
Marietta Daily Journal
Nenni
Marietta
Joé Bragg
T. E. Bragg
32Nd St
Samcal
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sec. of
Navy
Fred Korth
Korth
Pentagon
Europe Air Force
John Connally
Graham
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