Pilot's second success in air pickup of Discoverer 32 capsule
United Press International reports from Onolulu that Air Force planes recovered Discoverer 32 nose cone after its descent, marking the sixth air to air pickup in the program. Capt Warren G. Schensted of Glenwood Minnesota led the recovery mission, following Discoverer 30's prior pickup. The operation involved nine planes near the pickup area and addressed mystery signals misread as a manned Russian satellite.
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Onolulu
Air Force
Warren G. Schensted
Glenwood
Minn
Here
Ocean
Russia
U. S
Washington
Tragic Farm Accident and Football Manager Death Tallied in Texas
A Tulia football team manager Grover Earl Coffey, 16, died after being electrocuted while moving a sprinkler pipe near the field. In Crosbyton a tank truck crash killed Homer Franklin Houston, 50, injuring his son Jack, as 118 traffic fatalities for the year toll climbed.
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TULIA
Grover Earl Coffey
Coffey
Rosbyton
Here
U.S
Crosby County
South Plains
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital
Homer Franklin Houston
Jack M. Houston
Ralls
Herbert Loyd Robertson
Lubbock
Houston
Carter Funeral Home
T Oil Transport Co
Abilene
Joe Ramos
Howard Pollard
Swisher County Hospital
Grover Coffey
Tulsa
Quanah
Wallace Funeral Home
Wanda Lee
LaVera
LaVera Coffey
Kennedy orders review of Yugoslav aid after saberjet sale
United States officials report President Kennedy ordered a policy review of aid to Yugoslavia following Tito's Belgrade speech and Yugoslavia's alignment with the Soviet bloc. Existing commitments will be honored as the review proceeds with no new agreements expected.
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Associated Press
Ashington
U.S
Yugoslavia
Kennedy
Belgrade
Tito
White House
State Department
East Germany
National Security Council
TV2
Dwight ID. Eisenhower
Perrin Afb
Sherman
Tex
Pentagon
Lowry Afb
Colorado
Congress
Lincoln White
Setugoslav
New Specialist To See Rayburn
Dallas reports another top cancer specialist will examine House Speaker Sam Rayburn 79 to assess if cancer-remission drugs help. Dr. Anthony Curreri of Wisconsin and Dr. Davis Karnotsky of Sloan Kettering will review a treatment using 5 fluorouracil and FUDR.
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Dallas
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Bonham
Anthony Curreri
University of Wisconsin
Davis A. Karnotsky
New York
Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center
Tech Dads Sing Bye Bye Blues at Tech vs TCU
In a game labeled big day for Tech, the Raiders trampled the Horned Frogs 10 to 0 as the marching band performed Bye Bye Blues. Elmer Tarbox praised the team at halftime, predicting a championship run for the Southwest Conference matchup.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Fort Worth
Dan Martin
Avalanche-Journal
Erenade
Texas Tech
Red Raider
TCU
Raiders
Horned Frogs
Raider
Tech
Elmer Tarbox
Tech Dads
Saturn rocket aims for manned Moon flight by 1961 test
NASA readies the Saturn test launch, a three stage giant to be driven from Cape Canaveral toward the Atlantic Ocean. The launch will check propulsion, vehicle design, and ground support as part of preparations for an eventual manned lunar mission by 1961.
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Avatan
Journal
Cape Canaveral
Alnore
America
Foundes Hemoth
Saturn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic Ocean
NASA
Space Agency
Soaring October Heat Wave Hits West Coast
An heat wave sent the mercury soaring in Southern California with 100 plus highs on Saturday. Parades in Norwalk and Buena Vista were disrupted as marchers collapsed. San Diego County hit 105 degrees, Los Angeles 103, Long Beach 107, and the Los Angeles Civic Center logged 101, all records for the date.
Oilmen Accused Brine Pollution Threatens Water
A detailed Abilene Reporter News study by Katharyn Dutt flags salt water pollution from abandoned or poorly plugged oil wells and disposal pits as major sources contaminating fresh water in West Texas. The Colorado River area shows up to Lake Thon with no fish due to salinity.
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Howe
Wiros
Abilene Reporter News
Katharyn Dutt
Colorado River
Prayer Fragment Reflects on Time and Duty
A reflective fragment laments wasted days and a fading evening sun, promising to hasten toward service if granted more time. The text appears as a devotional prayer with mixed unclear phrases and author attribution.
Comic Dictionary Computer
A playful note defines a computer as an electronic machine that's almost human but lacks the habit of coffee breaks, highlighting a light tech humor item in the arts pages.
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Plains Farm
Police raid crackdown nets 34 arrests in Lubbock city
In a major operation, 28 raids were staged by over 20 Lubbock officers across residences and businesses. Authorities say undercover agents aided the effort, the largest since liquor laws were tightened, with eight suspects scheduled to report to liquor agents.
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Jerry McCarty
Avatar LE
Ahmicty
Lubbock
Lagan
Anton
Post
O'Donnell
New Deal
Aon Bowman
Liqior Control
Bowman
Military drill ends in success Space Shield II praised
The United States and Canada completed a 12 hour air defense exercise called Space Shield II. NORAD and SAC credited new detection and tracking systems for improving defense as more than 6 000 missions were flown to counter mock bombers and a simulated atomic missile attack.
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Associated Press
Ashington
States
Canada
Air Force
United States
North American Air Defense Command
Strategic Air Command
U.S
North Ameri
NORAD
Colorado Springs
SAC
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