Idalou Coaches Die In Highway Crash Near Slaton
Two Idalou sports leaders Olin Reddell and Dwain Coggin were killed when their car rear ended a loaded 10 000 gallon anhydrous ammonia tank trailer on Highway 400 north of Laton. Two assistants Troy Chitty and Dick Belt were injured and in fair condition. Idalou schools closed Thursday and Friday as superintendent Merle Walker announced the tragedy after the junior high coaches meeting in Slaton. The truck driver William Harrison reported lights failed and engine died before the collision.
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Vaughn Bendrie
Avalanche-Journal
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South Plains
Idalou
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Mercy Hospital
Olin Reddell
Dwain Coggin
Troy Chitty
Dick Belt
Merle Walker
Slaton
Walker
Coggin
William Harrison
Plainview
Wilson Fertilizer Co
Harrison
James Johns
Precise Sigma 7 Return Marks Moon-Effort Step
Walter M. Schirra Jr. completed a nine hour flight around the globe aboard Sigma 7 in a near perfect test of reentry and landing. The astronaut, examined aboard the carrier Kearsarge, declared healthy as a bear as he was hoisted aboard and greeted by cheering officials on deck.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Walter M. Schirra Jr
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Iron Curtain
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Sick Bay
Wally
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Ruling Due On Walker
Edwin A. Walker former major general jailed after Mississippi riot seeks habeas corpus in a bid for release. Attorneys debated whether to file in Springfield or Kansas City jurisdiction with Floyd Gibson saying a decision was not expected before today and hearings possibly before Judge John W. Oliver if filed in Springfield.
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Pringfield
Edwin A. Walker
University of Mississippi
Senate
Walker
Kansas City
Springfield
John W. Oliver
Gibson
Giants vs Yankees open World Series in San Francisco
The New York Yankees meet the San Francisco Giants in game one of the World Series in San Francisco at 2 p.m. CST. The Giants clinched their spot by defeating the Dodgers 6 to 4 in the final National League playoff game on Wednesday.
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Meredith to leave Ole Miss briefly amid tensions weekend
James H. Meredith plans a brief departure from the University of Mississippi after his first week as the first formally admitted Black student. Federal officials fear disorders during the weekend homecoming game amid large crowds and ongoing security.
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Xford
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
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The
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Oxford
University of Houston
James McShane
U.S
Unworried Wife Says Long Wait Worth It
Mrs Walter Schirra Jr after a nine hour vigil said everything was perfect and spoke by telephone with astronaut husband aboard USS Kearsarge. A space agency spokesman relayed their two minute talk from near Houston to Hawaii and Midway Island during his six orbit Mercury mission.
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Avalanche-Journal
Eabrook
Tex
Walter Schirra Jr
Pacific
Kearsarge
Earth
Bore Definition Sparks Piquant Commentary
A playful editorial on the term Bore as a person you appreciate less for his company, noting the irony of enjoying his absence. The piece moves through light satirical musings across the page sections, reflecting the newspaper’s late 20th century voice.
Boiler blast devastates New York cafeteria killing 21
A boiler weighing over a ton exploded inside a Manhattan telephone company cafeteria injuring more than 100 and killing at least 21. Rescue crews pulled 18 bodies to a temporary morgue, with 17 women and one man among the dead. Officials expect additional victims buried in debris as recovery continues.
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Avalanche-Journal
York
Manhattan Telephone Company
Edward Thompson
Wayland College Hall Receives Texas Historical Medallion
Gates Hall at Wayland College was awarded a Texas Historical Survey Committee medallion in a ceremony led by Dr. Rupert N. Richardson. Dr. A Hope Owen accepted for the college as students gathered for a special assembly and an address on History And Heritage.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Lainview — Gates
Wayland College
West Texas
Texas Historical Survey Committee
State of Texas
Rupert N. Richardson
Abilene
A. Hope Owen
Dr. Richardson
Dr. Owen
Gates Hall
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Tom Parrish
Wayland
State Historic Buildings Survey Committee
J. C. Goodwin
A. Hope Owens
Prayer service note at Wayland College
Anonymous Lyle C. Brown of the college staff is noted in prayers led by Dr. Eugene W. Jones. The Wayland International Choir performed My Country Tis of Thee, with Tom Z. Parrish as vice president mentioned.
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Lyle C. Brown
Eugene W. Jones
Wayland International Choir
Tom Z. Parrish
Wayland
Schirra Keeps Prankster Image On Mercury Flight
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. fueled his prankster reputation during six orbits of Earth after liftoff from Pad 14. Mercury Control teased him about gear pins as Schirra quipped he left pins on his wall, a nod to a past Navy training mishap.
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Hugh Mulligan
Cape Canaveral
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Outer Space
Wednesday
Wally
Earth
Noel Coward
Pad 14
Mercury Control
Donald K. Slayton
Navy
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Weather map page reports clear to partly cloudy with 85 high
Weather map for Lubbock and vicinity shows clear to partly cloudy skies and a high near 85. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. City and regional data list daily temperatures across multiple locations with highs in the 70s and 80s and nightly lows around the 40s to 50s.
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