Hard-Hitting Texas Western Drops Tech 26-14
Texas Western defeated Texas Tech 26 to 14 before 11 000 fans as Bob Forrest and Jimmy Bevers each scored twice. Tech held a halftime lead but faded after the break, giving Texas Western its fourth straight win and a final edge in the series.
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Joe Kelley
Avalanche-Journal
Paso
Bob Forrest
Jimmy Bevers
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
Jerry Bell
Miners
Bevers
Raider
Burns McKinney
Don Maynard
Floyd Cole
Jerry Selfridge
Bob Laraba
Man Dies As Car Overturns Near Slaton
LAUD B. Berry an 80 year old Lubbock realtor died after a automobile accident near Slaton possibly from a heart attack. His car left U S Highway 84 and overturned three times in Lynn County. Berry known as developer of the Berry residential addition and owner of land holdings across the area lived at 520 E 35th St. He was returning from Lake Whitney when the wreck occurred and died en route to Mercy Hospital at Slaton. An autopsy was to determine the cause of death. doctors noted chest and shoulder injuries and possible heart ailment. If death was due to the accident it would mark the 88th South Plains traffic fatality. See CAR OVERTURNS Page 10.
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Lubbock
Slaton
Berry
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Lynn County
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E. 35Th St
Lake Whitney
Waxahachie
South Plains
Heavy rains blanket the South Plains with totals to 1.50 inches
Rain fell across the South Plains Saturday night with some spots measuring up to 1.50 inches. Lubbock reported .91 at the airport and 1.21 downtown as water flooded streets and bridges. Forecasters warned of continuing showers and fog. Rain will slow grain and cotton harvests but aid winter wheat. heavier totals appeared in Lamb County and surrounding areas.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Ross
South Plains
New Mexico - West Texas
Ropesville
Springlake
Lubbock
Municipal
Mackenzie State Park
Muleshoe
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Lamb County
Earth
Littlefield
Amherst
Olton
Dimmitt
Air Force Captain Slain by Juveniles Near Mt Lemmon
In Tucson two youths ages 14 and 15 lured Captain George Wester, a Mt Lemmon radar station officer, into an ambush in desert terrain. One feigned injury to halt his car and, when he resisted, they shot him during a robbery attempt.
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Ariz
INS
Air Force
Mt. Lemmon
George Wester
Mile
Cold Weather Preview At Tech
Texas Tech coeds in sweaters coats and scarves on a rainy night as they meet dates for a chilly campus scene. Sharinne Strickland Doty Echols Carolyn Porter appear in hooded coats white sweater and ear muffs among peers on campus.
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TECH
Texas Tech
Sharinne Strickland
Plainview
Doty Echols
Lamesa
Carolyn Porter
Lubbock
Tanner Laine
Satellite rivalry heats Cold War space race narrative
The piece notes a U S satellite at a Florida base and a German American team led by Dr Werner von Braun at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama pursuing ballistic space tech. It recalls a six month old plan for a Jupiter C guided missile with a 20 pound space ball about 20 inches in diameter.
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Ala
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Florida
U. S. Army
Alabama
Redstone Arsenal
Werner von Braun
Thousands Attend 84 Churches Prayer Rally in Little Rock
In Little Rock Ark on October 12 thousands joined 84 churches including Catholic Jewish and Protestant groups to pray for law and order and end prejudice. Officials said 6 000 to 7 000 attended with some churches observing a moment of silence at 11 am.
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Little Rock
North Little Rock
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Faubus
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101St Airborne Division
Camp Robinson
Sputnik may survive for a year say experts
Naval Research Laboratory experts led by Dr. John P. Hagen estimated Sputnik could remain in orbit for at least 12 months with a roughly 96 minute global flight period and altitudes between 170 and 570 miles. They noted reports of disintegration are unlikely and said U.S. action in space research is likely to accelerate.
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J. W. Davis Ashington
Naval Research Laboratory
Russia
John P. Hagen
America
Project Vanguard
Dr. Hagen
United States
Jury to get case on Monday in Cox trial finale
The Cox trial neared its end after six days of emotional testimony and a near brawl between lawyers. Judge Mace Thurman recessed court to Monday as both sides prepared final arguments and accused each other of legislative misdeeds. Cox, a former Conroe representative, faces a 5 000 dollar bribe charge tied to killing a naturopaths bill with potential 2 to 10 year prison terms. A hidden hotel tape captured Cox and Dr. Howard Harmon discussing the payoff.
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Avalanche
USTIN
Mace Thurman
Cox
Conroe
Austin
Howard Harmon
Harmon
Jerry Johnson
Brando Bride Mystery Deepens Over Wales Ties
Welsh factory worker William Patrick O Callaghan claims Anna Kashfi is his daughter Joan. He says Joan Kashfi was born in Darjeeling India to his English wife and that Anna Kashfi adopted the stage name for Marlon Brando’s wife role. The claim follows Kashfi’s Hollywood rise and marriage to Brando after filming The Mountain with Spencer Tracy.
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Cardiff
Wales
William Patrick O'Callaghan
Anna Kashfi
Marlon Brando
Joan
Miss Kashfi
Hollywood
O'Callaghan
Bosco
Anna
India
O’callaghan
Darjeeling
Brando
Coast Guard abandons hope of finding deep sea diver
GRAND ISLE La Oct 12 The Coast Guard gave up hope of locating professional diver Thomas Williamson 46 of Columbia Mississippi who disappeared after clearing debris from an underwater oil pipeline fifteen miles south of Grand Isle The diver vanished after losing his equipment and slipping below shark infested Gulf depths 75 feet down A barge crew recovered his mask and weight belt at the line end but no explanation emerged
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Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Thomas Williamson
Columbia
Miss
Here
Williamson
Queen Elizabeth and party arrive in Ottawa for Canada visit
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip accompanied by Governor General Vincent Massey arrive at Uplands Airport and enter Government House in Ottawa as their four day royal visit to Canada begins.
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Vincent Massey
Ottawa
Royal
Canada
Uplands
Pomp Marks Beginning Of Royal Tour
Elizabeth II arrives in Ottawa to cheering crowds and a trumpet fanfare as the royal tour opens. The queen and Prince Philip fly from London to Ottawa and head to Washington and New York on a 14 hour flight and 3,400 miles of travel. About 30,000 greet at Uplands Airport with thousands more along the 14 mile procession to Government House.
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Elizabeth II
Ottawa
Washington
New York
England
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
London
Uplands
Government House
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Virginia
White House
Air Force Guard of Honor
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