Tragic fall from pickup claims 13 year old in Baylor St incident
A 13 year old boy, Robert Charles Brannon, died Wednesday afternoon after losing balance and falling from a rear truck seat on Baylor Street near his home. Witnesses say the jacket fluttered loose, prompting the fall. Authorities noted other traffic deaths in the South Plains and Eastern New Mexico area.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Robert Charles Brannon
Baylor St
James Brannon
South Plains
New Mexico
Hale County
Adan Baca
Hale Center
Meryl Watkins
Portales-Floyd Area
Washington Bureau
Ashington
George Mahon
Lubbock
Kennedy Says Berlin Crisis Still Unresolved
President Kennedy warned of a period of maximum danger with no easy solution in sight for Berlin. He said talks with the Soviet Union continue though no agreement is near and announced Gen Maxwell D Taylor will brief Viet Nam on U.S. aid. he also indicated a possible budget shift and potential extra defense spending.
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Douglas B. Cornell Ashington
Sident Kennedy
Berlin
Kennedy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
United States
Viet Nam
Taylor
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Gromy’ko
Dean I Rusk
Porter
Rayburn Improves in Battle With Pneumonia
LAS Speaker Sam Rayburn remains critically ill with incurable cancer but shows improvement after contracting pneumonia. Doctors report he now answers questions, pulse and blood pressure normal, temperature near normal, and treatment with antibiotics and positive pressure ongoing. No cancer cure is claimed.
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LAS
Sam Rayburn
Robert F. Short Jr
Rayburn
Baylor Hospital
Warm Temperatures Predicted Across West Texas
Dry conditions persist in most of West Texas with highs near 87 expected as dawn to dusk sunshine continues. A cold front may cool conditions by the weekend while South Texas endures heavy rains and a tornado sighting reported but not on the ground near San Antonio. The Pleasanton area receives up to 5.70 inches of rain, with Leming and Pleasanton suffers wind damaged streets from storms.
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West Texas
Lubbock
South Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Pleasanton
Leming
Swindler in a Penny-Plain Newspaper Note
A compact glossary item defines a swindler as a cheat who makes people pay or lose money. It frames the term within a vintage newspaper’s diction and classification style.
Doubts Grow On Gagarin Space Hop
Washington officials express growing doubt Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth aboard the first Soviet manned craft. Lieutenant Colonel John Powers says inconsistencies raise questions, while Gagarin’s supposed flight details remain uncertain.
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Associated Press
Washington — Air Force
John Shor Powers
Mercury Astronaut Team
Yuri Gagarin
Earth
Powers
Sigma Delta Chi
Soviet Union
City Man Hurt In Oil Mill Accident
A 32 year old Plains Co Op Oil Mill worker was seriously injured in the seed house Wednesday afternoon. L W Winters 31 66 Ave E Negro was listed in poor condition at Methodist Hospital Wednesday night after being caught in an anger while working in the top part of the seed house. He was taken to the hospital by Rix ambulance and suffered a severe leg injury requiring surgery. Ox ford University archaeologist I A Richmond has discovered a Roman hoard of nearly a million metal nails at the Inchtuthil plateau near Dunkeld Scotland.
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Plains Co-Op Oil
Ave. A
Methodist Hospital
L. W
Pee Wee) Winters
Ave. E
Winsters
Dunkeld
Scotland
Oxford University
I. A. Richmond
Inchtuthil Plateau
Here
X-15 Near Space Flight Ends With Record Windshield Crack
Air Force Maj. Bob White piloted the X-15 to the edge of space at 100 miles altitude then plunged via a high speed reentry. The mission tested stresses for future spacecraft, with a cracked windshield but no loss of control. White set a winged flight speed record while the mission confirmed design limits.
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NAS
Air Force
Bob White
Edwards Afb
Calif
Assantness Wards Air Force Base
Space Agency
Joe Walker White
Sprce
White
Prayer for Humble Service and Guidance
A devotional note asks for divine help to develop love within and to follow God's will. It seeks understanding of constant aid and wisdom for humble service, addressing a kind Heavenly Father in earnest supplication.
Area Youth Corps project to aid Braceros planned
Vaughn Hendrie reports a Texas Youth Corps program organized by Project Good Neighbor in Lubbock County will run seven weeks starting weekend. The effort involves area students and five Lubbock Lions Clubs to educate and assist migrant workers, with Saturday and Sunday festivals at the Lubbock Livestock Auction grounds drawing up to 3000 per performance.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Statf
Kennedy
Peace Corps
South Plains
Texas Youth Corps
Lubbock County
Project Good Neighbor
Lubbock
Lions Clubs
H Gendt
Labbock
Ave
Gonzalez
U.S. Forces Boost Troops in Europe Amid Berlin Crisis
Defense Department orders 10 000 more troops to Europe including 2 500 man 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Meade and 11 Air National Guard squadrons. Deployment begins with 50 soldiers landing in Cherbourg France and 1 500 more en route to Germany. Pentagon also calls 20 000 draftees in November while updating equipment moves and support personnel.
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Talted Pepey International
Washington
Defense Department
Europe
America
Berlin
3Rd Armored Caval Regiment
Ft. Meade
Air National Guard
Cherbourg
France
Germany
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Enki
Mes
United Sttates
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
McNamara
10Th Armored C
West Guard
Ft. Caanpe Hell
Shriner Hospitals Tax Exemption Granted in Austin
The tax assessor granted exemption to Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children as a charitable organization in Austin following a Wednesday hearing. The ruling waives property taxes under general exemption provisions.
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Austin
Gad
Shriners Hospitals For
Weather Map Page Forecast Lubbock Region
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with southerly winds up to high speeds. Overnight and morning temperatures and humidity readings are noted with a forecast for a warm afternoon. Regional observations include mist and varying humidity overnight in the southwest area.
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Lubbock
IBM
Ssintmura Mavinura
Sintmuir
Wa Tars
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