Grain sorghum tops High Plains crops with big yields
Harvests of the High Plains grain sorghum crop near Lubbock exceed 75 percent completion. Observers project about 120 million bushels worth over 118 million dollars, second to cotton as the region's leading cash crop. Early marketings and strong demand boost prices as feedlots accelerate intake statewide. A separate Belgrade AP item notes a new Skopje earthquake causing panic but no injuries.
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Duans
Howell Avalanche Journal Farm
Eadltor| Athering
Lubbock
High Plains
Johnny Williams
S. E. Cone Elevators
Belgrade
Skopje
Macmillan Undergoes Bladder Obstruction Surgery
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, 69, was rushed to King Edward hospital in London for surgery to remove a bladder obstruction caused by prostate gland infirmity. Authorities warned he could be out for about three months as Conservative leaders faced a party conference crisis and internal divisions over his leadership.
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Associated Press
London
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
King Edward Hospital
Blackpool
Macmillian
McClung Installed as Wayland College President
Dr. Roy Cornelius McClung was installed as the eighth president of Wayland College in Slainville on Tuesday. The Baptist institution, chartered in 1908, marked the event as a space-age leadership signal for the half-century-old college, with Tanner Laine reporting for the Avalanche-Journal.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Slainview
Roy Cornelius McClung
Wayland College
Baptist
Hale County
Highway 82 designated coast to coast route
Texas and New Mexico dignitaries joined business and civic leaders in dedicating the final stretch of U S Highway 82 as the shortest and most scenic coast to coast route. Lt. Govs Preston Smith and Mack Easley spoke with John Ben Shepperd at a ribbon cutting in Lubbock.
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Charles Cullin
Avalanche-Journal
Atelia
Texas
New Mexico
Lubbock
U.S
Preston Smith
Mack Easley
John Ben Shepperd
Odessa
Las Cruces
Savanah
Smith
Easley
Shepperd
Oscar Crain
Alabama arrests firebomb case tied to church bombing
Langner convicts Charles Cagle on two counts linked to possessing dynamite without a permit and aiding illegal possession. Two white men were arrested after a bombing at a Negro church killed four girls, amid calls to hire 25 Negro policemen as a test of city leaders’ good faith.
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Associated Press
Earl
Cagle
R. E. Chambliss
John Wesley Hall
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
King
Alabama
Prayer quote attributed to Anonymous ends with a plea
A brief religious verse urges immediate good deeds and kindness in the moment. The anonymous prayer repeats the line I shall not pass this way once and emphasizes seizing opportunities to help others.
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Heavenly Father
Rhythm and risqué display liven Capitol fitness hearing
A public hearing on physical fitness programs in New York featured Ann Bitters performing body rhythm exercises in a form fitting black leotard. The demonstration drew smiles and surprised reactions from committee members reporters and spectators as instructors fencers and a tennis player testified at the joint legislative committee.
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Leany
N.Y
State Capitol
Capitol
Joint Legislative Committee
Ann Bitters
Manhattan
Manya Kahn
Phy Seo
Critics Rap Mrs Nhu in United States Visit
Mme Ngo Dinh Nhu, South Viet Nam’s first lady, spent her first day in the United States in seclusion at a midtown hotel while critics filled the air with sharp remarks about her presence. She planned a three week lecture tour across the country and will begin a crowded schedule of public appearances and TV interviews. Meanwhile a Buddhist underground vow to stage a sit down strike in Saigon against President Diem’s regime, while the UN General Assembly agreed to send a fact finding mission to South Viet Nam to probe Buddhist ill treatment.
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coe-Journal Newservices
York
Mme
Ngo Ninh
Nhu
South Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Deima
Unified Movement For the Rescue of
UN General Assembly
Comte Dictionary Speeder in State Trooper Overtaking Laughs
A whimsical note describes a motorist destined to be overtaken by a state trooper or pursued by the morticain in a playful dig at speeders. The piece sits among editorials and columns in the paper’s TV and radio listings.
Flora Storm Ravages Caribbean Shrinks U S Coast Risk
Flora blasted the Bahamas with 100 mph winds leaving cities shattered and up to 5000 dead or missing in the Caribbean. Forecasters warned of worsening weather for the region as Haiti Cuba and Tobago reported heavy damage and loss of life. The storm threatened U S bases near Mayaguana and prompted relief efforts across nations.
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IAMI
Flora
Atlantic
Bahamas
Caribbean
United States
Cuba
Iselands
Mayaguna
Inaugua and
Caicos
Mayaguana
Haiti
Gerard Philippeaux
Philippeaux
Miami Beach
Damasea
Naval
Guantanamo Bay
Tobago
Venezuela
Havana
Fidel Castro
Oriente
Castro
Grand Jury Indicts 40 in Night Auditors Robbery Case
The 99th District Court grand jury returned true bills indicting Edward Schwartz and Clem Pope for armed robbery by assault at the Ramada Inn on Sept. 7. A third indictment names Pyeard Louise Thomas in a separate water-throwing case. Police pursued a getaway car on Loop 289, leading to arrests after a warning shot. The report also notes British vaccine shipments to Trinidad and Tobago after Hurricane Flora.
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Jerry McCarty
TPO
Ramada Inn
99Th District Court
Howard C. Davieson
Mbbery
Edward Dacol
Buddy) Schwartz
40Th St
Clem Eugene Pope
Aber
Pathy
Aldridge
Schwartz
Pope
Pyearald Louise Thomas
Catalina Tan
Apt
Grand Jury
London Gap
British Reef Cross
Trinidad and Tobago
Federal probe into home loan double contracting expands
Federal investigations target alleged double contracting on FHA insured home loans in Lubbock and West Texas. U S attorney William J. Hughes notes cases involve Midland suspects Frank E. Lasater and Donald Lewis, charged with false information and large bank deposit verification to secure FHA loans. A Texas Legislative Council draft seeks a state tool to combat double contracting on conventional loans.
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Kenneth May
Avalanches Journal Star
Lubbock
West Texas
Int
TS Assi
William J. Hughes
Hughes
Wichita Falls
Frank E. Lasater
Donald Lewis
Texas Legislative Council
House
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Germany
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Iran
Japan
Nigeria
Thailand
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First Baptist Church
Wayland Post
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Columbus
Avalanche Journal
Lubbox Fair
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Alba
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