Front Lashes South Plains with Hail Rain and Fatal Crashes
A vigorous front crossed Texas delivering hail and downpours across the South Plains causing vehicle floodings and five deaths in a Dallas Fort Worth area crash south of Arlington. Lubbock reported up to an inch of rain with hail, while crops suffered little damage. forecasters warned of near freezing temps in the Panhandle.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Plains
Hale Center
Upper
Panhandle
Dallas-Fort Worth
Arlington
Crosbyton
Weather Bureau
21St St
Flames Sweep Norwegian Tanker After Tug Collision on Mississippi
A Norwegian tanker Boheme rammed broadside by the tug Bonny D on a foggy Mississippi River, causing a fire and explosions. One seaman Hans Wollensen of Copenhagen is dead with 19 feared dead. 29 of 48 aboard swam to shore. Coast Guard and various vessels battled flames amid rescue efforts between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
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Avalanche-Journal News
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Mississippi
Hans Wollensen
Copenhagen
Ald
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Lower
Bank Thief Holds Clerk In Phoenix Bank Siege
William Ward Clore Jr., 31, father of two, was taken hostage Friday at a Valley National Bank in South Phoenix by a tall bandit who sought a $10,000 bank draft to a "Robert Marshall." FBI and local police offered no clues as hours passed with no word on his fate.
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Phoenix
William Ward Clore Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clore
Robert Hasseries
Valley National Bank
South Phoenix
Clare
Hasseries
Robert Marshall
Describ
Lubbock Housing Outlook Stands Stable in Study
VA and FHA officials report a stable housing outlook in Lubbock compared with other areas in a study of mortgage foreclosures and related factors. A thorough look appears on Page 2, Section A.
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Ubbock
FHA
Lubbock
Tech dedicates new $2 million library with 800000 volumes
The open house runs from 1 to 6 pm with librarian Ray Janeway presiding at 2 pm. The five story building on Tech's 1800 acre campus features 68 arches 72 columns and a red tiled screen.
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Uuiary Way
Tech
Ray Janeway
Janeway
Shy Wilmer Smith
Fire destroys fuel transport and tanks in Roswell
A leaking gasoline spill at a Cox and Whitworth Oil and Gas Co. ramp in Roswell ignited Saturday afternoon. Fire engulfed the 6000 gallon tanker, a 1958 pickup, the loading ramp, and two 550 gallon storage tanks, with damage estimated above 10000 dollars. About 3000 gallons escaped before ignition.
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Roswell
Oscar Whitworth
Cox and Whitworth Oil and Gas Co
N. Ave. B
Whitworth
Ave. B
Plains Farm News Highlights In Local Pages
Farm notes update readers on crop timing weather and market prices. Local crews report equipment repairs and field conditions. Community events include radio programs and TV listings for the week.
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Plains Farm
New Controls Tighten U S Nuclear War Prevention System
The Defense Department argues the U S system to prevent accidental or unauthorized nuclear war is improved but costly. It emphasizes positive control over SAC ICBMs and bombers with multi level authentication and a remote radio lock that prevents arming without a go order from top command.
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Ashington
Defense Department
U.S
BAC
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Space seminar highlights future of space travel in Lubbock
About 1,000 attendees heard nine speakers at the Window on Space seminar at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. Gen Howell Estes Jr. said space vastness exceeds human comprehension and noted US aims including a 24 hour orbital flight next year.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Howell M. Estes Jr
Air Force Systems Command
United States
Alan
John Bradford
Texas Tech
School of Engineering
Municipal Auditorium
John Stapp
Aerospace Medical Division
India and China clash along Himalayan frontier with heavy casualties
Indian and Chinese forces clash in the Himalayas with heavy losses reported on both sides. Indian Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon briefs as Beijing protests. U S officials foresee limited aims and possible quick resolution amid deteriorating border fighting in Ladakh and Arunachal areas.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Delhi
V. K. Krishna Menon
Red
Chinese Foreign Ministry
India
Peiping
P. K. Banerjee
New China News Agency
U.S
Washington
State Department
Kennedy
Nehru
Himalayas
iNam Kha
Chip Chap
Ladakh
Menon
Red China
Daily Prayer Emphasizes Joy For Others and Compassion
A brief anonymous prayer exhorts Christians to rejoice in others happiness, sympathize with sorrows, and cast away harsh judgments and envy. It petitions to follow Christ as the true and perfect love.
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Jesus Christ
Red Berlin Delay Seen
Washington based officials say the Kennedy administration now expects the Berlin crisis to peak early next year rather than before Christmas. Khrushchev’s possible UN visit and a Berlin talks conference with Kennedy will influence the timing as Moscow seeks a separate peace with East Germany while the West resists Western forces leaving West Berlin.
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Kennedy
Berjlin
Khrushchev
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Berlin
West Berlin
Sec
Dean Rusk
Foy Kohler
Moscow
Andrei A. Grosmyko
Washington
Weather Map for Lubbock and Vicinity
Clear to partly cloudy and a little warmer weather in Lubbock and vicinity. High temperatures expected in the 60s. Mostly northeast winds from 10 to 25 miles per hour.
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Lubbock
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