Winds Rain In Area From Cold Front Across Texas
A cold front triggered winds and rain across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. A Houston to Hobbs flight crashed near Andrews but caused no injuries as hail and 60 mph winds pummeled Littlefield. Rainfall totals ranged up to 1.75 inches in several towns with cooler air forecast to follow.
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Hobbs
Littlefield
Lubbock
South Plains
Hereford
Spur
Snyder
Crosbyton
Plainview
Midland-Odessa
Amarillo
Orton
Levelland
Lovington
Sudan
Tohoka
Silverton
Andrews
Canyon
Rests
Hale Center
Strife in Kashmir intensifies as India and Pakistan clash
Firing erupts in five Kashmir sectors with Pakistani tanks and artillery active along the cease-fire line. India reports guerrilla exodus reducing patrols while defense officials say skirmishes persist across multiple sectors, and forces clash in Mendhar Kelnar Nawatala and western front sectors.
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New Delhi
Kahhmir
India
Kashmir
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Bombay
Defense Ministry
Tithwal
Haji Pir
Naushera
Jhangar
United Nations
Mendhar
Kelnar-Nawatala
Miners Trapped After Fires Close Mine in Mars Incident
Rescue teams fought through roof falls and smoke as six relays tried to reach seven miners trapped when a continuous mining machine cable snapped. Lantz was found dead, other victims named include Kuruscz Leedy Savage Moats Kerr Danish. The Mars mine near Dola in West Virginia was under inspection after methane and previous explosions. Nine people died in a separate three car crash near Williamston North Carolina.
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Lantz
Jean Kuruscz
Andy
Kurusez
Clell Leedy
Bluefield
Robert Savage
Rosemont
Isaac Moats
Moatsville
Kenneth Kerr
Belington
Carl Danish
Lost Creek
Clinchfield
George L. Judy
Pittsburgh
Dola
West Virginia
W. F. Eigenprod
Mars
Area Man Remains Combat Ready for Southeast Asia Duty
Area man Ayers, a Texas Tech graduate from Lubbock who lived in Shallow Water, led the Lubbock National Guard until 1961. He enlisted in the 36th in 1931 and earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Croix de Guerre in Europe during World War II. He also has farming interests around Friona.
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Ayers
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Shallowater
Viet Nam combat and pilot losses report
North Viet Nam claims list missing U S pilots and possible war crime treatment. A Peking broadcast says one U S plane was brought down in the north and its pilot captured. Guerrillas kill a South Vietnamese fighter bomber and attack north of Saigon with heavy casualties. Two Marines die in Hue-Phu Bai helicopter crash. eight escape injury. Marines around Da Nang kill three Viet Cong and capture three others. casualties light.
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Peking
Saigon
Hue-Phu Bai
da Nang
U.S
Child Finds Grocer Giving Things Away
Mitzi Henry six-year-old from Hutchinson says a store was giving things away after she stood by the counter unnoticed. Her mother paid the bill when she returned to the shop and explained. The incident followed guests’ visit and a purchase apology.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Mitzi Henry
Mrs. Henry
Mitzi
Midland Drivers Win Monterey Grand Prix Despite Protest
Walter Hansgen, 45, from New Jersey, wins the Monterey Grand Prix in a Lola T-70 after a second heat protest by Doug Revson. Hap Sharp of Midland finishes second in both heats. Jim Hall crashes Chaparral on the first heat. Hansgen earns 6500 in prize money plus accessories and clocked speeds near 98 mph.
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Monterey
Calif
Walter Hansgen
New Jersey
Hansgen
Hap Sharp
Midland
Sharp
Doug Revson
New York
Lola
Revson
Jim Hall
Kent
Wash
Hall
Elena Veers Offshore as Hurricane Misses Land
Elena weakened its threat as it moved northeast away from North America. Forecasters said it posed no danger to land today and that seeding attempts would not be pursued due to distance and fuel limits.
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Miami
UPI
Elena
North Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Arnold Sugg
Miami Weather Bureau
Puerto Rico
Bermuda
City Symphony Johannesen To Be Soloist At Concert Tonight
Lubbock marks its 20th anniversary season opening by the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in Municipal Auditorium led by founder conductor William A. Harrod. Soloist Grant Johannesen, husband of cellist Zara Nelsona, performs Saint Saens Piano Concerto, Faure Ballade, and Mendelssohn Finneals Cave, with Khachaturian Masquerade Suite after intermission. Tickets range 1 to 4.50 dollars.
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Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
William A. Harrod
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Harrod
Doyle Jackson
Grant Johannesen
Rex Webster
Harry K. Born
James Vickers
Lubbock
Municipal Auditorium
Ile No Lubbock Symphony
Zara Nelsona
Saint-Saens
Johannesen
Faure
Felix Mendelssohn
Sibelius
Camille Saint- Saens
Gustav Faure
Aram Khachaturian
Laat
Puzzling White Sands Near Alamogordo New Mexico
The White Sands near Alamogordo New Mexico stretch about 30 miles long and 5 to 6 miles wide. The desert appears dry and unstable like the Sahara while a few inches below the surface the sand is soaking wet.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Sahara
Open House Draws 32 000 At New iCitizens National Bank
About 20 000 people from the Panhandle South Plains area visited the bank during Sunday’s open house, part of a two day event totaling roughly 32 000. Guests toured the new Citizens Tower offices, viewed paintings, and registered for five savings accounts totaling 5 000 with winners to be announced today.
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Panhandle-South Plains
iCitizens National Bank
Bank, l
Bank
Citizens Tower
Arnett Room
John W. Burk
E. W. Williams Jr
Citizens National Bank
Panhandle
South Plains
Cuban exile refugees flood Key West as coast guard cites arrivals
Sunday front pages carry a letter from a Cuban mother accusing the Pentagon of her son's death in Viet Nam while serving as an American soldier. Reports from Camarioca and Granma denounce life in New York as Cuban exiles arrive, with the Coast Guard counting about 400 arrivals since Castro opened the border two weeks ago.
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Pentagon
United States
Viet Nam
Camarioca
Granma
New York
Key West
Coast Guard
Intruder Leaves Tiny Footprints In Bathtub
A raccoon named George gained entry to Mrs. Marie Cummings home in Kinsley Kansas through a crack by a window cord. The animal overturned a bedside lamp disrupted an ash tray scattered cigarette butts on a bed and left small footprints in a bathtub.
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Kinsley, Kan
UPI
George
Marie Cummings
Cummings
Solons Eye Final Week
Congress gears up for a busy final week of the 89th Congress with plans to adjourn by week’s end if passage of key bills proceeds. Debates hinge on sugar legislation and the Morrissey nomination while the House opens hearings on the Ku Klux Klan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Wayne Morse
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate Finance Committee
Dirksen
Senate
Francis X. Morrissey
Kennedy
Johnson
Boston
Morrissey
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
House
Committee On un-American Activities
Ku Klux Klan
Rain-Slick Highways Blamed For Multiple Accidents
Rain caused slick roads across Swisher and surrounding counties leading to a series of wrecks Sunday. In Happy a car struck a telephone pole injuring Stephen and Mack Akeroyd, while James Griffin and Ronald Davidson faced injuries in separate county crashes. Four more people in Lubbock were treated after two-car and one-car collisions, with minor injuries reported for Virgie and Hugh Michael and others.
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Lubbock
Swisher County
South Plains
Stephen Akeroyd
Mack Akeroyd
Richard Thomas Akeroyd
Swisher Memorial Hospital
Tulsa
Akeroyd
Happy
Stephen
Mack
James Bird
Don Black
James Griffin
Midland
Tulia
Bird
Black
Griffin
Thomase Leroy Martin
Plainview
Ronald Marcus Davidson
46Th St
Miguel Cortez Amaya
Davidson
Virgie Michael
Hugh Waldo Michael
Ave. W
19Th St
Flint Ave
Larry Dean Huse
29Th St
Methodist Hospital
Fransisco F. Teneyuque
Morale Holds in Vietnam as Paratroopers Face Protests
U S troops describe strong morale despite domestic demonstrations. Paratroopers and infantry officers praise good recruits and warn against antiwar protests. One sergeant notes orders and duty drive service. another soldier predicts many will learn of war firsthand via upcoming draft.
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Ernst
Pfc
Roger April
Detroit
Sit
United States
States
White House
City Woman, 26, Is Shot and Killed in Front of Apartment
Bessie Mae Carrington Reed, 96, of 2219 Quirt Ave, was shot multiple times on Sunday afternoon. A suspect was arrested at the scene and medicine hospital treated a leg wound. two pistols and bullet traces found. Funeral services are pending at Jamison Funeral Home.
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Bessie Mae Carrington Reed
Quirt Ave
Reed
Methodist Hospital
Jamison Funeral Home
Lea Pioneer's Funeral Today in Artesia
R B Knowles 101 Lea County pioneer dies in Austin and funeral services set for 2 p.m. MST at Paulin Funeral Home Chapel Artesia with burial in Woodbine Cemetery. Survivors include three sons James Whit Wes and John and three daughters Ruby O Bannon Marie Burgett and Georgie Zimmerman 24 grandchildren 58 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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Lovington
R. B. Knowles
Lea County
Artesia
Knowles
Austin
Mills County
Texas
James Whit
Beaumont
Wes
Colorado Springs
John
Wichita
Kaas
Ruby O'Bannon
Marie Burgett
Clovis
Georgie Zimmerman
Tucson
Paulin Funeral Home
Lawrence Hartfelder
First Presbyterian Church
Woodbine Cemetery
Paulin
Lady Churchill Fractures Arm After Hyde Park Ball Collision
Lady Spencer Churchill, widow of Sir Winston Churchill, 80, was knocked down by a soccer ball in Hyde Park on Sunday. She sustained a fractured right arm and rib injuries, received quick medical attention, and was described as fairly comfortable. She was alone during the incident and assisted home by two women.
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London
UPI
Spencer-Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Hyde Park
Churchill
Lady Churchill
Ishe
Tech Couple Attacked In Mackenzie Park
A Texas Tech couple reported an 8 man assault in Mackenzie Park early Sunday near East Broadway. Olson suffered head cuts but was not hospitalized, and the attackers fled after dragging the girlfriend toward the car.
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Texas Tech
Mackenzie Park
Robert Olson
Carpenter Hall
East Broadway
Olson
Texas Drive-Or-Self Inc
34Th St
Alonzo Miller
E. Baylor
Plains National Bank
Miller
S. G. Kornblede
42Nd St
Lakewood Pipe of Texas
Brownfield Hwy
Comet Ikeya-Seki seen near sun amid heating doubts
Scientists expect Wednesday night to produce a bright comet display, likening it to the 1882 event when a split comet appeared near the sun. Zirin notes possible breakup from solar heating and tidal forces as Ikeya-Seki speeds through the corona, possibly on its first and last solar approach.
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Crater
Zirin
Mt. Haleakale
Maui
Hawaii
Caltech
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Mercy Hospital
Slaton
Coldazer
Lee
Wichita Falls
Merle Hatch
Crosby Hospital
Jeannette Johnson
Seymour
U.S. Highway 82
Hatch
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