Rockefeller in Hawaii Aids Search for Michael Rockefeller
Governor Nelson Rockefeller arrived in Honolulu en route to New Guinea to assist in the search for his son Michael. He rejected a casual welcome, was met by Governor William Quinn, and said he expected a Boeing 707 flight to New Guinea. President Kennedy offered support, and Rockefeller expressed confidence in Michael while noting a divorce from his wife is pending.
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Avalanche Journal
Onolulu
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New Guinea
Michael
Hawaii
William Quinn
Rockefeller
Bill
Mary Strawbridge
Young Rockefeller
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Kennedy
Defense Department
San Francisco
Hauge
Kennedy Adenauer hold wide range talks on Berlin crisis
President Kennedy and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer spent two hours in talks focusing on European cold war issues, especially Berlin and NATO defense. A joint statement noted discussions on Berlin Germany relations and NATO control of its nuclear forces as officials saw potential common ground for further talks.
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UPI
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
NATO
White House
Pierre Salinger
Ade Inauer
Felix von Eckardt
Germany
Adenauer
Franz-Josef Straus
White’ ‘House
Pioneer rancher and civic leader J O Jones dies at 93
J O Jones a longtime South Plains figure died at 5 30 p m Monday at his home 1710 29th Street A rancher oilman city commissioner and longtime banker he helped found the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and served on the Board of City Development He was known as Uncle Bud and his career spanned 1883 to the 1960s with 43 000 acres once held before 1906 He married Sallie Bedford in 1890 and they celebrated 70 years of marriage in 1960 Funeral arrangements are by Franklin Bartley Funeral Home
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South Plains
J. O. Jones
29Th’ St
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Lubbock
First National Bank
South Plains Works Progress Administration
Bud
Loving Caitie Company
Jack and Young Counties
Knox County
Wichita and Brazos Cattle Company
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Cheyenne
Rappahoe
Texas
W. T. Ward
Ward
Sallie Bedford
Benjamin
Terryl
Warmup Slated In Area Today
Fog lowered onto Lubbock again Monday night with a light drizzle as chilly temperatures lingered in the teens. Forecasters expect milder weather today before a weak cold front from the Western U S slated to arrive Wednesday night.
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Lubbock
U. S
Continental Airlines sets Houston to Los Angeles speed record
Continental Airlines announced a new record flight speed for Flight 50 from Los Angeles to Houston. The trip averaged 690 miles per hour over a two hour and twenty five minute hop setting a record for the route.
Children and fallout dangers in an A attack guide
Advice for families on surviving an A attack stresses informing children about fallout risks and teaches self help steps. It directs readers to Page 12 Section A for the continuation of the series on family survival strategies.
South Plains to Crown 1961 Maid of Cotton
Twenty five contestants vie for the 1961 South Plains Maid of Cotton title at 7 30 p m at the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. Preliminary judging began Monday with interviews and modeling followed by a ball at the Pioneer Hotel.
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Pioneer Hotel
Carol Nicholl
Carol Naylor
Ethel Glasscock
Carnetta Burger
Municipal Auditorium
Dan Martin
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains Beauty
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
South Plains Maid of Cotton
Lubbock
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Maid of Cotton Committee
Colonial Room
Joe Reichman
Markay Reymonds
Tech
Mystery of Bluebelle wreck unfolds via 11 year old girl
An AP report describes how Terry Jo Duperrault, then 11, claims she survived a shipwreck aboard the SM ketch Bluebelle and says the other passengers were killed by the captain. The girl’s account emerged to explain the boat’s fate as investigators and family search for answers.
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Associated Press
IAMS
Terry Jo Duperrault
John A. Carlton
Bahama Water
Harvey
Terry Jo
Embezzling Bank Teller Sentenced In Lubbock Case
Dennis Atkins, 27, of Lubbock, pleaded guilty to four counts of embezzlement and one count of false entry for siphoning 13013.18 dollars from Lubbock National Bank. Judge Joseph B. Dooley sentenced him to 18 months in a federal prison after a Monday plea in the U S District Court.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Dennis Atkins
Lubbock
Lubbock National Bank
U.S. District Court
Joseph B. Dooley
Monsday
Federal Correctional Institution
Asst
U. S. Atty
William L. Hughes Jr
Fort Worth
Dooley
James M. Hodge
Gail
Martin Watson
New Mexico
Hughes
Atkins
68Th St
Marriage as partnership and daily row in newsroom wit
In a light editorial tone the piece defines marriage as a partnership where half the married men do not fully appreciate their better half. It uses a witty contrast to highlight domestic tensions and mutual misunderstandings within couples.
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OAS
Prayer for unity and courage from an anonymous caller
A brief prayer asking for divine help for all people to appreciate goodness and to live as brothers. The anonymous writer asks for courage and health to follow heavenly teachings.
Youth Rally Touches Off West Berlin Wall Clash
West Berlin police and East Berlin police battled with tear gas grenades as more than 5,000 youths marching toward the wall clashed with Communist forces. About 1,000 reached the border. 2,000 were halted two miles from the Brandenburg Gate. British troops stood by ready.
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West Berlin
Wall
United Press
East Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Land
Brandenburg Gate
Walter) Ulbricht
Balloonist ends 40 hour flight sets endurance record
Mrs Alford Wolf a 56 year old grandmother from Blue Bell Pennsylvania completed a 40 hour balloon flight over three states to set a new women endurance record. She landed near Foley Oklahoma after the cross state trip aimed at countering Russian claims of superiority.
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Okla
UPI
Pennsylvania
Alford Wolf
Bluebell
Boley
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