Panhandle South Plains Fair sets all time attendance record
Avalanche-Journal reports the 43rd annual Panhandle South Plains exposition drew a total of 196,398 attendees over six days, shattering previous highs. Saturday attendance reached 28,520 midways and exhibits, with top prizes in the twirling contest awarded to ReDon Cudney Abilene Jan Probst Anson and Marsha Dement Lubbock among 69 contestants.
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Lubbock
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South Plains
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Auburn
Candace
Monte Cookston
Levelland
Six Die In Headon Crash In New York State
WESTFIELD New York AP six persons died when two cars collided headon on a sharp curve on Route near the village in the southwestern corner of the state Police identified the dead as James Shipton 35 of McKean Pennsylvania August P Mason and his son August about 14 of Mercer Pa a teen aged boy believed to be Shiptons son Louie DeLoe about 30 and his brother Clyde both of Emlenton Pa The DeLoe brothers were in the eastbound car Traffic on the busy two lane highway which rims Lake Erie was tied up for three miles after the accident
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McKean
August P. Mason
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Mercer
Shipton
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Clyde
Emlenton
DeLoe Brothers
Lake Ewe
Bus ruling angers Okinawa students at Kadena base
Kadena air base commander Col Joe Briley orders segregated buses for dependents with girls on one bus and boys on another while Army and Navy students remain on coed buses. Barbara Briley, his daughter, cites delinquencies as the rationale amid widespread criticism.
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Nicaragua claims Cuban shoot down of cargo plane
United Press report says Cuban military planes forced down a Nicaraguan cargo plane in Cuba while a following passenger plane carrying Mrs. Hope Somoza escaped to Miami. The airliner, with 38 aboard, avoided interception as tensions rise between Nicaragua and Cuba over alleged rebel support and strained relations.
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Fall From Pickup Kills Tot In Lubbock Area
A 14 month old child died after falling from a moving pickup outside Hereford. In Lubbock, a 16 year old was injured in a late night mishap as multiple crashes occurred. Paul C. Gillispie and Flossy Gillispie, both from Lubbock, were hospitalized with serious injuries after a wreck near State Highway 16. An RAFB airman and Benito Perez were also injured but not hospitalized. Albert Mendez, one, was seriously hurt near Slaton on U S 84 and remained in Mercy Hospital.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Charles Monroe Braden Jr
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Wuck
Slaton
U.S. 84
Albert Mendez
iConcepcion Mendez
Rt. 2
Mercy Hospital
Kennedy Pitches Farm Plan as Nixon Blasts Ike in Midwest
Kennedy attacked GOP farm pledges in a Minneapolis speech and urged American aid to help Poland regain independence, while Nixon toured Indiana and Ohio denouncing the Kennedy attack as dangerous to world peace. Kennedy urged the public to read about U S leadership, not Khrushchev. The campaigns pressed foreign policy notes as Britain reportedly joins West Germany's sea defense with Seaslug missiles per London dispatch.
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Hypochondriac Porno? Not, a Gendered Joke Defined
A comic dictionary entry defines hypochondriac as a woman who spends half her time talking about illnesses she has not got and the other half not listening to friends discuss theirs. The snippet reflects period humor and editorial framing within the features sections listed.
US Satellite Shot Due Soon to Aid Military Comms
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI The United States plans to launch Courier I-B a 50 pound satellite into orbit on a Thor-Able-Star rocket within seven days to support top secret military communications. The attempt mirrors the Courier I-A mission that failed January 18 when the rocket exploded minutes after liftoff. In Washington Navy officials say a fire at the main Navy Department building burned for over two hours Saturday night with no injuries and no classified material damaged.
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Dim Chance For Summit Meet Fades
The Associated Press reports that Harold Macmillan and Dwight Eisenhower planned talks on UN neutralist pressure, but Khrushchev rejected a summit, demanding an apology for the U2 incident and linking it to RB-47 airmen, while neutrals like Nehru dampen hopes for a direct meeting.
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Eisenhower
Electricians Strike At GE
The International Union of Electrical Workers struck General Electric Co at 12 01 am edt today after failed negotiations over six weeks. Local 761 at Louisville Ky set up strike headquarters in a tent as company signs urged employees to report for duty. The ICE represents about 70 000 GE workers nationwide.
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International Union of Electrical Workers
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Khrushchev Warns UN May Split Over Red China Seat
Soviet Premier Khrushchev, in a fiery tirade at the United Nations, threatened that Communist nations could quit the UN if Red China is not seated. U S Ambassador Wadsworth called the display a spectacle, while Assembly President Boland ordered part of the remarks stricken. Khrushchev attacked U S policy and raised the idea of a UN of Communist nations, later noting such a move would bury the UN.
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Jordan to recognize Iraq ends two year rupture
Amman Jordan decided to recognize Iraq on Saturday, formally ending a two year diplomatic rupture between the two states. The move restores full relations and opens the path for restored cooperation across politics and trade.
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Pie marked for Khrushchev triggers New York bomb scare
A five-pound package containing a mashed apple pie addressed to Premier Khrushchev caused a bomb scare in New York. Virginia L. McCleary of Luling Texas claimed the box labeled pie was only a pie. Police investigated with a bomb squad, as Park Avenue traffic was halted for 50 minutes. The package also held a chain, a rocket with Ten Commandments, red erasers, and a note about peaceful ammunition.
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Associated Press
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Leather Weather Map Page 5 C Lubbock Forecast
Weather map page notes clear to partly cloudy and mild conditions in Lubbock area. Morning low around 33 and afternoon high near 87 with light southwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Also lists 4 hour precipitation and high low temperatures for various western cities including Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Denver and Dallas with small totals and readings.
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