U S Hurls Three More Satellites Into Orbit Frigid Blast Knifing Into Storm
Two U S air disasters left Lincoln Nebraska and Boston with fatalities and injuries. A B 47 jet bomber from Lincoln Air Force Base crashed shortly after takeoff killing four crew members. At Logan International Airport Boston a collision on a runway injured 12 aboard a National Airlines DC 6 and a Northeast Viscount. Debris lined a 200 yard stretch. airport closed indefinitely. None of National’s crew or passengers were seriously hurt.
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Rembrandt Painting Sells for 2.3 Million at Parke Bernet
A Rembrandt from 1653 titled Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer sold at Parke Bernet Galleries in New York for 2.3 million dollars, a record for an old master auction. The sale drew about 2,000 bidders, with prices starting at 1 million and a prewar valuation of 7,800 florins paid to Don Antonio Ruffo, a Sicilian nobleman.
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Pair Sent Aloft In One Shot
APE CANAVERAL FLA A double header rock et hurled two satellites into orbit as forerunners of a space age navigation system. Transit satellite with a nuclear generator extended in space. Discoverer rocket at Vandenberg tested recovering packages from space. One failure marred the otherwise productive day.
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Eichmann Fate Verdict Near From Jerusalem Trial
In Jerusalem three judges who deliberated since August reached a verdict in the Adolf Eichmann trial. The written judgment reportedly runs about 300 pages. No date for reconvening to read the verdict was set, with speculation it could come after December 11.
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Hale Man Files Suit On County Spending
Frank Moore a Plainview farmer files for injunction in 64th District Court against Hale County commissioners and former county judge Lee Nowlin and six commissioners over alleged illegal expenditures. The suit named J W O Dell and others as defendants and seeks recovery of all expended funds.
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Rayburn Listed in Critical Condition as Illness Persists
Bonham AP Joe A Risser reports Speaker Sam Rayburn remains critical with dying cancer after a poor night and diminished alertness. Family stays near his hospital bed as doctors note no new weakness and continued critical condition.
Best Shelters Answer Controversial Civic Question
The ninth in the atomic survival series asks which shelter type best serves citizens and who should bear responsibility. Readers are directed to Page 6 Section A for the discussion.
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Western Four plan Berlin foreign ministers meeting in Paris
The Western Big Four nations the United States Britain France and West Germany agreed to hold a foreign ministers meeting on the Berlin situation likely in Paris next month. The plan follows talks between Sec. of State Rusk and ambassadors Alphand and Hood as the Communist threat grows. An allied convoy of 200 infantry will traverse Soviet checkpoints to stress Berlin access. General Clay and Walter Dowling prepare to return to Berlin for consultations as Adenauer discusses policy with Kennedy.
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New Texas Aged Aid Gets Automatic Blue Cross Coverage
Under a new agreement signed in Austin, about 220,000 Texas old age assistance recipients gain automatic in patient hospital coverage via Blue Cross. Starting Jan 1 1962 Blue Cross will pay doctors and hospitals directly for eligible care, excluding general check ups minor illnesses chronic ailments and medicines.
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Woman testifies she fired deadly shots in narcotics robbery
Joan Brock, 27, the girlfriend of Dennis Woodbury, testified at his murder trial that she fired the shots that killed Tyler druggist W. S. Carpenter, 43, during a narcotics robbery last November. Brock faces life sentence in the slaying.
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News Dunder Warning on Reds
A terse editorial notes rising tensions around the Reds with cautions over publicity. The column emphasizes public reaction and anticipates further coverage in sports and market pages.
Strong Winds Dump Snow Across Borderlands
A winter storm dumped up to 16 inches of snow on Romero and 8 inches in Amarillo with drifting and freezing temperatures. Lubbock, Dalhart, Dumas and Stratford reported subzero readings and icy highways as authorities warned of more cold, while Smyer schools reopened after ice damage.
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Prayer requests from Lubbock students invite prayers
Today's Prayer Dear Lord thanks mothers fathers schools teachers and blessings. Pat Rippetoe third grade Lubbock writes in praise. Readers are invited to send favorite prayers under eighty words for use here.
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Lubbock
IBM Shoebox sets tiny spoken word arithmetics record
IBM engineers demo the Shoebox device a small calculator that recognizes 16 words including 0 to 9 and basic commands. It adds numbers aloud and outputs correct sums, using phase formation to translate spoken words into signals with 31 transistors enabling compact design. The system tolerates pace accents and inflections, though note women’s voices are excluded unless similar in size to a man.
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Three Held In Slayings
Police charged three youths with murder in the slayings of 11 year old Johnny Trevino and two elderly service station attendants. Oscar Gonzales Vincent Stewart and Guadalupe Ortiz were linked to Trevino’s death while Luis Medina faced robbery by assault charges.
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Luis Medina
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Paul Young
Fallout in Food Sparks Study on Kids Diet
A researcher says U.S. children’s daily meals from soup to milk are monitored to assess any radioactive fallout from the Soviet Union, highlighting concerns about contamination.
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Weather Lubbock and Vicinity Report
Partly cloudy with northerly winds from 15 to 25 mph. Low this morning 25, high this afternoon 40, turning colder in the late afternoon.
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