Friona Area Tornado Damages Theater and Homes
A Texas Panhandle storm pack struck Friona and nearby towns with a tornado and heavy hail. The Friona theater was demolished, six houses damaged, and trailers hit as power cuts and air losses disrupted the area. Trucker Cameron was rescued and listed in good condition. Hail, rain, and damaged poles hindered traffic along US 60. Nearby Dimmitt and Bovina reported heavy hail and substantial crop losses.
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Vina
Glen Carter
Bovina
U.S
Golfhall
Carter
Hall
Friona
McGlothlin
Cameron
We Can S&s
Tuesay
Rhea
Olten
O. J. Lee
Armers
Friona Stern
State Department of Public Safety
Lea McClellan
McClellan
Eric Rushing
Dave McReynolds
Dimmitt
F. BD. Carter
W. EL Willams
ML Jones
Bovi
Hereford
Stnp
Taran Brown
Vea
Ray
Rye
Lin
Births at Reese Air Force Base Hospital
Multiple birth notices from Reese Air Force Base Hospital list fathers stationed at the base. Sons weighing various pounds and ounces were born around Friday to Sunday with times noted, including 12:35 pm and 6:06 am. Parents include Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Adamson of Levelland and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice R. Wach.
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Ald C
Claude A. Adamson
Levelland
Heese Air Force Base Hospital
Ead
Dario J. Cer
Reese Village
Reese Air Force Base
Maurice RL
Wach
Reese Force Base
James EF. Gar
Weir
Congo Leaders Threaten Uprising Over Lumumba Arrest
Leopoldville AP. Congo commissioners under Col Mobutu and President Kasavubu threaten a large troop uprising unless the United Nations allows arrest of deposed Premier Patrice Lumumba. UN says Lumumba has immunity. Bomboko says troops will seize him regardless and that UN interference could spark war. Lumumba guarded by UN and Congo forces in his villa as political tension escalates.
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Congo
United Nations
Patrice Lumummba
Col
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
Iday
Luminimtba
Mobutu-Kasacubu
Justin Bomboko
Dag Hammar- le Bt
Bomboko
Lumumba
Estonian seaman defects from Khrushchev liner
A 23 year old Estonian seaman Viktor Jaanimets jumped from the Baltika during questioning by two Soviet embassy reps. He denounced communism and said his escape was his own choice. Immigration officials review whether he is a bona fide refugee or a possible Soviet plant. The Justice Department noted no asylum decision yet and his status remains that of an alien who illegally jumped his ship.
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Avalanche-Journal
New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Baltika
Ques- Sim
Viktor Jaanimets
Khrushchev
U.S
Viktor Ossitev
Valeri Kravcchenko
Washiton
P. A. Esperdy
Jaanimets
Gration
Biter
Rushchev
Imimhis
Immigration Department
Washington
Justice Department
UN Leaders Clash Over Disarmament War Risk
At the UN, Khrushchev blasted Western plans and warned war could erupt if disarmament talks fail while U.S. Ambassador Wadsworth challenged his stance, signaling possible U.N. exit if China remains seated and stressing readiness for firm controls amid a charged session.
Norway and Poland sign 1961 cultural exchange pact
In Oslo, Norway and Poland signed a 1961 cultural exchange agreement. The accord aims to foster artistic and educational ties between the two nations, with commitments to exchanges, exhibitions, and cooperative programs across cultural sectors.
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OSLOW
Norway
Poland
Atomic fight opens in Marseille over waste dumping
Two leading scientists and the mayors of Marseille and Toulon have joined a campaign against French atomic energy commission plans to dump radioactive wastes into the Mediterranean.
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Marseille
France
Toulon
French Atomic Energy Commission
Mediterranean
Emperor Hirohi and Empress Nagato head to Kumamoto carnival
Tokyo AP reports Emperor Hirohi and Empress Nagato will ride a jet airliner for the first time to open the 15th national autumn athletic carnival in Kumamoto on October 22.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Nagato
Kumamoto
Community Chest Campaign Ties Firm Effort to Public Benefit
Clampitt outlined a Dallas effort and his firm’s role in promoting Community Chest awareness in commercial and industrial divisions. He stressed that educating employees about Community Chest goals can shift perspectives and boost campaign success, noting that both firms and the public gain the most when workers understand who benefits.
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Dallas
Clampitt
Coninnity
Dallas Hospital
Sime
Niw
Campaign Kickoff Marks Lubbock Chest Drive
A Dallas business leader urged heart in labor as Lubbock Community Chest launched a drive with a goal of 376872.45 for youth and welfare agencies. About 13000 volunteers will solicit, with 50 women to conduct a residential drive on Nov 1. First report meeting set at First Methodist Church.
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Clampitt
Maxwell Paper Products Co
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Dallas Community Chest
Oak Lawn Methodist Church Board of Awards
Texas Bank and Trust Co
Lubbock
Cooperative
Whitcomb
Community Chest
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
Girl Scouts
YMCA
YWCA
USC
National Recreational Assn
Maxwell Clampitt
Clampitt Paper Co
Farm Bureau Urges Cotton Adjustments in Texas
The Texas Farm Bureau urged the secretary of agriculture to use the 1958 Agricultural Act to seize favorable market conditions. The board in Waco requested higher cotton allotments and a support price that lets producers benefit from current prices, plus no government sales of surplus cotton at market levels.
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WACO
UPI
Texas Farm Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Khrushchev visit to Korea postponed by Tass
Moscow based Tass reports Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's planned trip to North Korea this month has been postponed with a new date to be set later. The announcement follows plans revealed in August and raised expectations of talks on Soviet Chinese ideological rifts.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
North Korea
Tass
Khrushchev
China
Fines Hiked After Child’s Truck Death in Texas City
Kerrmickel announced raised traffic fines following a child’s death from a truck collision. Old fines of five or six years were deemed unrealistic. minimum now seven dollars and fifty cents, with higher penalties for repeat offenders. Several Texas cities already cited higher rates and stricter enforcement. The policy change targets violations like illegal left turns, running red lights, and stop-sign infractions as major accident causes.
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Kermickel
Texas
Kermicke
Kermichel
Dallas
Fort Worth
Abilene
Amarillo
Pa turing defies probe on nuclear ban at hearing
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling again refused to name scientists who helped circulate petitions for a nuclear weapons ban. Senator Thomas Dodd warned of possible contempt citation while protesters filled the room. Dodd said no further questioning was planned unless new information arises. Police report traffic fatalities in Lubbock and toll trends are discussed as city eyes driver improvement education.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Linus Pawing
Pauling
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Dodd
California Institute of Technology
Senate
Alley
Stoup T
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Texas
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City Hall
M. B. Hargrove
Freelin Grace
Harvey Brewington
W. F E. Medlock
Bill Wricht
George Brussell
Ralph Gray
Fred Marshall
Department of Public Safety
Collin Dunnam
Near Fight Erupts as Khrushchev Shouts Across Assembly
Khrushchev spoke loudly from the back of the assembly hall drawing an official translator's quote that the Spaniards will have their say. Delegates watched tensely as two men seemed close to a physical clash. Assembly President Frederick H. Boland hammered the gavel to restore order as the Spanish delegate glared.
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Khrushchev
Assembly
Frederick H. Boland
Campaign speeches highlight Nixon Kennedy clash amid attacks
Campaign coverage notes attacks on Nixon and Truman from Kennedy supporters while Johnson appeals in the South. Campaign schedules show Nixon in California and New York forums, Kennedy in New York City and Mineola, Lodge in New York and Norfolk, and Johnson touring Florida and Alabama with stops in Tallahassee and Pensacola.
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Long Beach
Calif
Kennedy
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Mineola
Long Island
Lodge
Johnson
Jacksonville
Gainesville
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Miami
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Quincy
Chattahoochee
Crestview
Milton
Pensacola
Flemanton
Brewton
Evergreen
Greenville
Montgomery
Birmingham
Ala
Norfolk
Stadium bid桌led for landscaping project details
Trustees tabled action on the stadium project awaiting a 7:30 p.m. meeting next Tuesday. A combined bid on landscaping by Stadium ver Electric and Tom's Tree Place Holden-Dodson of Lab hock totaled 15500 dollars. Office address 1715 26th St. Administrative offices.
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Ver Electric
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