Canadian River Dam plan urged to speed up Texas Panhandle water project
Rep. George Mahon urged the Reclamation Bureau to accelerate planning and construction of the $102 million Canadian River Dam and aqueduct system serving Amarillo Borger Pampa Lubbock Plainview Tahoka Lamesa O Donnell Slaton Levelland Brownfield. He noted $4.2 million appropriated to acquire land and start work and expected more in the next fiscal year. Mahon also protested a proposal to end federal cattle brand inspections in Texas, warning of looser cattle handling.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Reclamation Bureau
George Mahon
D-Tex
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Congress
Texas
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Amarillo
Borger
Pampa
Lubbock
Plainview
Tahoka
Lamesa
O'Donnell
Slaton
Levelland
Brownfield
OAS to Consider Peru Request for Foreign Ministers Meeting
The Organization of American States agreed by a 9 to 1 vote to study Peru’s request for a foreign ministers conference to address Cuban subversion and human rights concerns. A date set for October 25 will determine whether ministers from the hemisphere convene to discuss Peru’s call for action against Cuba.
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Avalanche-Journal
Tashington
Organization of American States
Cuba
OAS Council
Jocelen
Peru
Nist
Youths Find Dime Trove In Cuba Critique Tale
Two youths ages 14 and 15 on a street near the East River Drive were accused of collecting coins from a parked car as the Cuban government faced a formal protest by Peru at the OAS. The incident involved a string of political statements and a crowd gathering around the coins.
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George W. Cornell
New York
U. 8
Cuba
OAS
Ios Lechuga
Peru
Sristoc
Ders
United States
Edward A. Jamison
Lower East River Drive
Lnate
U.S
Lechuga
Yeshiva University High
Staracterate
Sec
Ana
Facta
David Heimowitz
Marvin Susman
Ali Baba
Juan Batista
Lde Lavalla
Commi
Erg
Arete
Afr
Secrecoins
Stary
de Lavalle
S Inc
Plion
Sere
Americas
Camel Driver Bashir Ahmad Treated by Lyndon B. Johnson
Pakistan's renowned camel driver Bashir Ahmad received a red carpet welcome from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during his visit to the FBT ranch in Johnson City. The event highlighted Ahmad's fame and the cordial reception he enjoyed from U.S. officials.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Bashir Ahmad
New York City
Idlewild
Texas
Johnson
Ahmad
Pakistan
AP Wirepoon
Jhnson
FBT Ranch
Ooh
Borin Townete
Karachi
Test Shot Fired By Nuclear Sub Ethan Allen Launch
At Cape Canaveral the Ethan Allen a Polaris nuclear submarine fired a test missile on a 1200 mile course. The launch marks the nineteenth successful shot in 32 Polaris firings and confirms submarine capabilities.
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Cape Canaveral
United States
Racial ruling dominates editorial pages across sections
The edition highlights a major racial ruling prompting editorials and column discussions. Other sections preview radio programs and markets pages, with scattered notes on comic dictionary entries and program listings.
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Rane
Greatest Show Circus Impresses Yet in Avalanche Jamboree
Avalanche-Journal hails the GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH as the most wonderful spectacle yet with top clown acts and dazzling aerials. It notes the show features daring stunts, camel acts, elephants, dogs and other creatures, delivered with humor and fanfare.
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Jack Sheridan
Avalanche-Journal
America
Galla Shawn
Search Will Resume For Missing Plane Near New York
A grim search for the missing SIG jet bomber with eight men continues as boats comb the sea after a late report of sighting. Navy officials say the hunt will resume with authorities coordinating air and sea patrols to locate the aircraft and crew.
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New York
Aante
SIG
Navy
Oon
Gort Guard
Pearson
Three Major Southern Railroads End Segregation
The three largest railroads in the South the Illinois Central Southern and Louisville and Nashville have agreed to desegregate their South terminals waiting rooms restaurants and restrooms. Attorney General Robert F Kennedy announced the move noting the railroads operate most train terminals in the region and deserve credit for ending separate facilities for whites.
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United Press Internan
Ashington
South
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Illinois
Jets collide near Crawford Texas killing pilot
Two Air Force T 33 jet trainers collided west of Crawford Texas on Monday. One pilot was killed and three injured. 2nd Lt Loren H Kirsch 24 of Spokane survived with critical injuries. Maj Robert E Lambert 37 of Durham California and Kins 24 of Huntington Texas were also injured. Lambert’s plane burned. The incident occurred during a radar intercept mission.
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Crawford
Tex
UPI
Air Force
Texas
James Connally Air Force Base
Waco
Loren H. Kirsch
Spokane
Young
Robert E. Lambert
Durham
Calif
Kins
Huntington
Menichuted
Maj Foung
L Lambert
Wild chase ends in fatal shooting of farm worker
A 19 year old Latin American, Toby Garcia, was shot to death on a dirt road between Idalou and Lorenzo after a wild pursuit that left Highway Patrolmen Tom Mobley and Marvin Hagens injured. Garcia attacked officers with a knife as they pursued him after he chased two Mexican nationals and their employer from a Lorenzo farm to a service station. The incident began in Lorenzo and ended near a farm three miles east and two miles north of Ian, with authorities noting a dramatic standoff before the fatal shot.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Idalou
Lorenzo Monday
Toby Garcia
Tom Mobley
Garcia
Marvin Hagens
Ian
Lorenzo
Texas
Jim Paulk
Alvin Bednarz
Joe Catching Services
Paulk
Bednarz
Choice Barrow
License Land Weights Division
Barrow
Hagens
Mobley
DPS
Lubbock
Garreia
42 Charged After Raids Ignite Lubbock County Crackdown
In Lubbock County, 35 defendants appeared in three sessions before Judge Pat Moore on liquor law violation charges as 78 cases were filed Monday by County Attorney Alton R. Gritfin. Raids Saturday by 20 officers targeted 28 residences and businesses. seven others await plea hearings. Leon Bowman of the Liquor Control Board called the crackdown the largest since 1960, with additional raids in Anton New Deal Post O Donnell and Levelland. An undercover agent investigated several bootlegging venues in the area.
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Valanche Journal 6
Pat Moore
Lubbock
Moore
Alton R. Gritfin
Leon Bowman
Liquor Control Board
Liquor Board
Anton
New Deal
Post
O'Donnell
Levelland
Bowman
Bee Liquor Page
Prayer verse from Rev. Dr. C Melvin Ratheal
The text presents a devotional urging faith and dependence on God. It emphasizes wisdom in stillness, steadfast grace, and divine presence through day and night storms, attributed to Rev. Dr. C. Melvin Ratheal of Lubbock.
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Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey Circus
Lubbock
Eddie
Tett
Vince Crowder
Vince
Dave Crowder
Route 4
Brownfield
C. Melvin Ratheal
Displaced Island Dwellers Seek New Home in Britain
Refugees from a 42 square mile island stranded after a British garrison withdrew a year ago hope for asylum in London after shipwrecked sailors reinforced their group. They aim to resume fishing and farming life, led by 59 year old Chief Willie Repetto.
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London
Willie Repetto
X-15 Pilot to Attempt Speed Mark at Edwards Base
NASA said test pilot Joe Walker will fly the X-15 at about 3 885 miles an hour from Edwards Air Force Base California. The flight aims for 120 000 feet with a mile per second climb rate during the test session.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Weather Map Page 2-A Lubbock Vicinity Summary
Partly cloudy and mild with highs near 80. Southwesterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Lubbock’s high 82 and low 43.
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Lubbock
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