Rusk slams Senate over foreign aid amendments
Secretary of State Dean Rusk angrily rebuked Congress for attempting to legislate foreign policy via amendments to the foreign aid authorization bill. He warned President Kennedy would bear the blame if the approach goes wrong, and noted Sen. Morse sharply disagreed, while Rusk urged South Vietnam’s government to rally against Communist guerrillas and build a free, secure nation.
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Egypt
Indonesia
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Kennedy
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Senate
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Dore
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Balloting Likely to Draw Light in Lubbock County
Lubbock County voters are expected to cast ballots on four Texas Constitution amendments with turnout forecast at about 6,000 to 7,000 locally and 30,000 to 33,000 statewide. Only the repeal of the poll tax generates notable interest as 44 precincts reopen with no extra help planned for ballot counting.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Ess
Lubbock County
Texas
Lubbock
McAllen
Brownsville
Har
Jefferson County
Lingen
San Benito
Mercedes
Beaumont
Paumandville
Fdinhare
Veterans Land Program
South Plains
Austin
Tornado Rips Texas coastal Bend. storms prompt warnings
A tornado swept from dark clouds across the Texas Coastal Bend Friday injuring a man in a home and damaging barns sheds and a six room house. Thousands of square miles in South and Southeast Texas faced tornado hail and thunderstorm warnings from 1 pm to 1 am Saturday as a cold front moved through.
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Texas
South Plains
Roaring Springs
Lubbock
Houston-Gallveston
Victoria
Tornado Threat as Front Collides with Hot Humid Air
The Weather Bureau warned of severe weather for six hours through 7 p.m. across Central Texas. Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and hail, with reports of a possible tornado. Residents were urged to seek shelter as conditions remained dangerous.
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Service Station Owner Shot Dead in Meadow
Ramon Soto, 30, owner of the Meadow Texaco Station, was shot twice in the Meadow station mid afternoon Friday. Frank Rodriguez, 26, of Meadow, was charged with murder and held in Terry County Jail on a $10,000 bond after allegedly returning to the station following an argument. Soto, born in Puerto Rico, had run the business about seven months. Rodriguez surrendered to a former deputy sheriff and was lured to Brownfield police.
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Meadow Texaco
Ropesville
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Meadow
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Bond
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Sere L.atry
Riquez
Soto
Rodriquez
Fulford
Brownfield Funeral
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Bob Wilson
Offiers
Tomer
Puerto Rico
Horsin Around Nets Motorist Summons
Sherwood W. Pardee of Guilford Conn faces a charge in North Lampton District for driving with rear view obstructed after state police stopped him Monday night for having a 350 pound horse on the back seat of his car.
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Guilford, Conn
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Pardee
Over Cliff Boys Unhurt In Auto Dive
In Jackson Wyoming two 12-year-old Lubbock boys escaped injury when their car skidded on a slushy highway and plunged 250 feet over a cliff into the Snake River. The Wyoming Highway Patrol credited seat belts with saving the lives of Glen Page and David Little. The car rolled about 10 times and rested in icy water. The youths, who left Lubbock Thursday afternoon, were held until parents arrived. Page is the son of Dr and Mrs Carl Page of 3618 48th St and Little is the son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Little of 4908 43rd St.
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David Little
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Carl Page
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Radar Blip Signals Fatal Capital Flight Crash
Washington air traffic controllers tracked Capital Airlines Flight 300 on May 20, 1958 when a faint radar target merged with the Viscount and vanished. The jet collided with a Maryland Air National Guard trainer, killing 11 aboard. Controllers later faced severe trauma, with one quitting control duties and another never again watching a radar screen.
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United Press
Maryland Air National Guard
Charles Floyd
Prayer for Kind Deeds and Forgiving Spirit
A concise prayer asks divine aid for sweet deeds and habits and a forgiving spirit. Anonymous offers a devotional plea seeking moral improvement and mercy.
Judge Wilson Kermickel resigns from Lubbock Corporation Court
Judge Wilson Kermickel, 56, who served 34 years on the Lubbock Corporation Court, resigns effective immediately in a brief letter to the City Commission. He cited circumstances and regret, while Mayor Jack Strong and City Manager Bill Pitstick said they had not received notice. Assistant Judge Dick Taylor presides as of last Tuesday afternoon. The Avalanche-Journal notes opposition to the operation of the see RESIGNATION Page 10.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Wilson P. Kermickel
Lubbock Corporation
City Commission
Avalanche- Journal
Jack Strong
Bill Pitstick
Dick Taylor
The
Avalanche Journal
Witty regional columns tease readers on society pages
A light editorial note on social life hints at the era’s gender norms and humor. The piece riffs on marital dynamics while signaling broader sections like Sports, Women’s News and Market Reports. It reflects the paper’s varied content mix and playful tone.
Daring Holdup By Uniformed Bandits In New York
Four armed men hijacked a diamond district truck carrying about 1 million in gems. Two wore police uniforms and two used Halloween masks. About half the loot, mainly cheap items with some gold, was recovered. The truck was abandoned nearby, and victims identified two bandits previously seen in uniform. The raid spurred warnings and fear in the West Side district as investigators expected weeks to complete an inventory.
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Arthur Everettew York
Diamond District
New York
la Geme Distributing
Thomas ‘Savoca
Rogers
Robber Steals About Five Thousand At Abilene Supermart
A lone robber possibly a man disguised as a woman stole about $5000 in cash and checks from a southeast Abilene Supermarket late Friday. Wayne Rogers, manager of M System Grocery, was filling bank bags when a woman in slacks and scarf demanded the money and fled through a rear door. The bandit spoke in a coarse voice and claimed she had just shaved.
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Abilene
Wayne Rogers
M-System
Rogers
US to shift SAC bases. Britain to lose two
United States announces the closure of two Strategic Air Command bases in England on a prelude to shifting to sea and land missile defenses. The move follows rapid Polaris submarine growth and growing ICBM readiness, with about 500 ICBMs to fire by year end and remaining bombers reassigned to bases in England and Spain at Torrejon Moron and Zaragoza.
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Spain
Torrejon
Moron
Zarragoza
Call United Free Internation
Ashington
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Soviet Union
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Pentagon
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Mediterranean
Defense Department
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Royal Air Force
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Soreness
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SAC
Amare Zag Aud
Alpener
Weather Map Page 6 B Lubbock Area Forecast
Weather map notes for Lubbock and vicinity indicate clear to partly cloudy skies and cool conditions with highs in the 60s. Winds are variable in direction.
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Lubbock and
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