Severe storms bring hail and winds across West Texas area
A broad storm corridor produced hail from pea to golfball size across Lubbock and surrounding towns, with winds up to 45 mph and localized damage to cars and homes. Reports included hail covering the ground in Wolfforth, broken windows near Reese AFB, and street lights shorted by rain. Multiple tornado sightings were noted but none confirmed on ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfforth
Lubbock
Lubock
Reese Afb
Hurlesd
West Texas
H. O. Simmons
Curtis Ford
19Th Street
University Avenue
Brownfield
Lath Shack
Weather Bureau
Portales
N.M
Hereford
Stinnett
Midland
Odessa
Andrews
Oil City
Midland Odessa
Aber Nathy
Anton
New Deal
Lames
Morton
Hale Center
Whiteface O'Donnell
Olton
South Phains
Terry
Lynn
Hockley
Hale
Beloved
Martin
Howard
Densson
Borden
Posas
Ralls Crash Hurts Four
Four people were injured in a car crash four miles east of Ralls Tuesday. David Davis 16 of Ralls Gary Davis 28 of Crosbyton and Glen Roznarski 17 of Ralls remained in undetermined condition at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Patrolman Wenneth Anthony of Crosbyton investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RALLS
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
David Davis
Gary Davis
Crosbyton
Glen Roznarski
Iwenneth Anthony
Numerous West Texas births reported in local hospital notices
A string of birth announcements from West Texas Hospital and Methodist Hospital details newborns listed with weights from 6 to 8 pounds and various times. Fathers include auditors, professors, telegraph operators, salesmen, and a CPA, with mothers at Texas Tech, Santa Fe Railway, Lubbock News, Standard Mills, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Resstoighth
Bobby Wetherspoon
38Th St
Koos
Methodist Hospital
Santa Fe Rail Way
Bobby J. Kafe
Werhong
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Phaary Coupons Mill
Mro
Roy Countryman
Seth St. Oon
Lubbock News Co
Calvin Warren
46Th St
Standard Mills
Sen Wershins
Mroo
Jerry Eugene Hines
Sou Wo Tith Siloon
Finn
West Texas
CPA
Wesley Saftel
Suv
Easton Ave
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock Paper Coe
Battle reports from Saigon area and Can Tho raids
Military officials describe U S backed offensives near Saigon and Can Tho. Government forces swept a Viet Cong base camp 62 miles southwest of Saison and killed two defenders while capturing Viet Cong and releasing two civilian prisoners. In Can Tho 75 miles southwest of Saigon authorities arrested a Communist deputy province chief and several cadre members. The USS New Jersey reportedly sank part of a North Vietnamese island during a northern bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Saigon
Saison
Can Tho
New Jersey
Police clash as riot police curb disorders in Washington
Riot police in Washington's northeast Negro neighborhood faced crowds for a third night. Teenagers formed a blockade on TL Street between Sixth and Seventh, prompting helmeted officers to deploy gas and disperse the disturbance after a brief flare of disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
TL Street
Sth
California Globe Reveals Coronelli Features at Tech
A 1688 Coronelli globe display at Texas Tech revisits early maps of the West. It notes California as an island, Gulf of California pearls, old Mexican mines, and place names echoed from Saginaw Bay to the Ouabache. The 15 foot diameter Paris globe inspired a 12 foot replica in Lubbock. Coronelli paired terrestrial and celestial sets. Hearst purchased Tech's globe from Europe.
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West
Gulf of California
Calfornia
Gulf
Costa de Portas
Old Mexico
Lasote
Natchez
Omaha
Mississippi
Corpus Christi
Ohio
Texas
Appalachian Range
Missouri
Osage
Wisconsin
Saginaw Bay
Lake Huron
Sakinand Bay
Manistee River
Lake Illinois
Kankakee River
Tampa Bay
Atlantic
James River
North Hampton
Hudson River
Lone Island
United States
Canada
Pacific
Texas Tech
National Library
Paris
Louis XIV
France
Lubbock
Cornell
Coronelli
British Museum
Europe
Tech
William Randolph Hearst
Claudia Baxter
O. NK. Brown
Ray Downing
Tech Buddies
Dalton Moore
Luther Transfer and
Storace
North America
Jury to Hear Brown Murder Case After Night Session
The Brown murder trial heads to an all male jury after an extended night session. Prosecution and defense allocate about two hours per side for closing arguments with opening statements by Dist Atty Barton Boling and lead Griffin. Evidence includes autopsy disputes over time of death and testimonies from bar and poker night witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Alton R. Griffin
Shelton
George E. Gilkerson
Lubbock
D. J
Buzz) Brown
Shallowater
Jack Brown
John R. Chalk
Bornstein
University of Hamburg
Germany
Ray
Griffin
Cabana
Rix
Justice of the Peace
F. R. Land
Brown
Humphrey Critics Nixon McCarthyism Fear Tactics
The excerpt portrays Hubert Humphrey accusing Richard Nixon of using fear over communism and crime to attack Adlai Stevenson and stir division. It notes McCarthy era rhetoric as a parallel, and compares Nixon to George Wallace in threatening imagery while courting Southern voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venson
Richard Nixon
Stevenson
Humphrey
George Wallace
Mr. Nixon
Audi
Kick By Horse Fatal To Child Of Gov. Chafee
Tribbie Chafee, 14, daughter of Rhode Island Governor John H. Chafee, died after a horse kick left her in a coma and cervical spinal cord injury. Trust says she expired at 9:10 a.m. today. This followed a stillbirth in early June and comes amid other governor family tragedies nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chafee
Providence
B.I
Tribbie Chafee
Rhode Island
John H. Chafee
Lloyd J. Hughes
Rhode Island Hospital
Tribbie
U.S
Becky Godwin
Virginia
Mills BE. Godwin Jr
Virginia Beach
Area Man Sustains Burns In Seminole Gas Line Blast
E L Robinson, 50, is being treated at Shriner Burns Clinic in Galveston for second degree burns from an explosion Monday near Seminole. He was driving a ditch digging machine for Gaines County when it struck a gas line, throwing him about 15 feet. He was treated in Seminole and flown to Galveston. Robinson is eight miles south of Seagraves. Seoul Korea shops need turret lathes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver, Baer
Shallowater
Brown
Hite
Gerald Bryant
AAA Body Works
Lubbock
Jack
Bryant
Mackenzie State Park
Seagraves
E. L. Robinson
Shriner Burns
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Seminole
Robinson
Gaines County
Seminole Hospital
Robbinson Loes
Moody Purchases Item From Stewart Estate Now At Tech Library
The item moved from Col. Robert H. Stewart's Dallas estate to Robert B. Moody of Dallas. After display in Richardson at the Southwest Centers for Advanced Studies it becomes part of a permanent Tech Library exhibit via Moody and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Stewart
Dallas
Stewart
Robert B. Moody
Lubbock
Southwest Centers For Advanced Studies
Richardson
Aiff
Moody
Tech Library
Pollens and Allergens Count Reported for Lubbock Area
The Tuesday pollen tally from the Lubbock County Health Unit shows 80th and Utica at 192 allergens per cubic foot with sites across the area varying. Bermuda grass and ragweed are listed among common pollens with high, average, and low thresholds noted for advisory purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Utica
Apollo 7 Crew Feels Cold and Crumbs Hamper Flight
Ground controllers admit errors in sleep schedules for the Apollo 7 crew as all three astronauts report cold symptoms and crumbs clutter the cockpit. Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham use decongestants and aspirin, while the team plans a moon loop with a Dec. 21 launch. Tropical storm Gladys threatens Oct. 21 splashdown and recovery plans as weather forecasters monitor the path toward Miami and the Bermuda area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schirra
John Ziegischmid
Eisele
Cunningham
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Frank Borman
Caribbean Sea
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Robert Simpson
Hurricane Center
Gladys
Apollo
Bermuda
Simpson
Jess Gulick
Era
Techeniques
Lunar
Kilday Buried as Arlington Eligible Judge’s Service Noted
Judge Kilday who died at 68 after a heart attack was deemed eligible for Arlington burial due to his role on the Court of Military Appeals and status as a former U.S. official. Johnson attended the funeral and praised him as courageous, noting his long service on the House Armed Services Committee and Kennedy appointment to the court in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
United States
Kilday
Arlington
Defense Department
U.S
Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
John F. Kennedy
Court of Military Appeals
New Credit Rules Require Bold Disclosure for Finance Charges
The new rules mandate ten point boldface type for finance charge details and a larger twelve point all caps notice about three day rescission rights for certain home collateral contracts. Open end credits will receive explanatory letters from creditors before July 31 outlining charges and interest rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
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Don Allen Bennett
Ave
Quon
Werghong
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Mesa Metson Lawres
Tukia
PSU Pom
Puesde
St Hospital
Mrs. Weil
St. Oon
Axon
Gifford Dal Wester
California
Hoe
John P. Ray Jr
el Pasoan
Bruce Dillard
Bruce's Bar-B
Anita Roberson
2Nd St
HHH
North Vietnam
St. Louis
Joe McCarthy
Adlai Ste
Burns Clinic
Seoul Korea
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