Copper wire belt test sends spy satellite into orbit
A Midas spy satellite released 350 million copper wires 7-10ths inch long to form a worldwide belt. If successful, the wires would reflect radio signals, potentially enabling jamproof military broadcasts and new civilian communications. Some astronomers warn of interference with observations and satellites.
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Associated Press
Intarguello
Calif
Midas
Bernard Lovell
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Russia
Tass
Cotton Producers Institute aims to boost market for U S cotton
Producers backing a new voluntary, non political national group hope to raise a 1 per bale levy to fund a CPI campaign. The plan targets a 20 percent annual crop growth and expanded uses for cotton through nationwide advertising and research. A producer board will oversee funds. See AREA COTTON Page 6
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
High Plains
Cotton Producers Institute
CPI
Area Cotton
Seven injured critically in city traffic crashes
Seven people were injured Saturday in city traffic mishaps amid heavy weekend traffic. Dorothy Raney Fife, 37, remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital after a car pickup collision at Erskine Road and North Avenue U. Diane Jennings and infant Rachael Jennings were admitted with injuries, while J Gonzales faced citations for running a stop sign and negligent collision. A second crash on U Highway 871 near Erskine Road left Mark L. Collins and James D. Sherley in fair condition at Methodist Hospital.
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Dorothy Raney Fife
Bates
Erskine Rd
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Mra
Diane Jennings
Lubbock
Rachael Jennings
J. Gonzales
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Gonzales
U. Hwy
J and
Violence in France and Algeria Escalates Amid Tension
Paris reports fresh violence as France and Algeria face renewed turmoil on the anniversary of a rebel leader's capture. Police in Oran clash with protesters, breaking up more than 20 fights, with three killed and 17 wounded as security moves to curb unrest.
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France
Algeria
Oran
Paris
Comic Dictionary Money
A brief definition notes that money once popular before the rise of credit cards served as a common means of buying goods. The entry reflects a light humorous tone typical of a newspaper dictionary.
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Newsboy
MIK
Church News
Plains Farm
Fine Arts
Tech Circus Night Lights Up Jones Stadium Bears and Tiger Run Wild
About 32 000 fans packed Jones Stadium as Texas Tech and Baylor met in a Southwest Conference game. Bears Ginger and Pepper from Baylor and Tech Beauty the Texas Tech mascot horse wowed the crowd while the Tigers tail roared back to force a 14 0 half then Tech edged Baylor with a final field goal 19 17. Raider keeper Kelly Waggoner leads the mascot procession before each game.
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Texas Tech
Elayne Fincher
Baylor
Dan Martin
Avalanche-Journal
Aturday
Jones Stadium
Tiger
Bears
Tech
Tech Beauty
Kelly Waggoner
Tech Agricultural Education and Animal Husbandry
Tech Circus
Portales Fire Destroys Garage As Block Burns
A Western Portales residential section blaze destroyed a large double garage and two farm buildings while killing unknown livestock. Fire crews saved three homes as crowds of about 10 000 returned from an air show delaying access to the fire. The garage was near completion and valued around 4000 dollars. The fire was under control about an hour after alarms.
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Portales
Reds Pouring Troops Into East Germany
The London Sunday Telegraph reports the Soviet Union is sending reinforcements to East Germany as a potential spearhead against Berlin. It cites up to 90,000 troops under Soviet Marshal Ivan Korneyev and about 1,000 joining satellite air forces in Poland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.
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London
London Sunday Telegraph
Soviet Union
East Germany
Berlin
Ivan Koriniev
Kennedy Aide Declares U S Nuclear Stockpile In Tens Of Thousands
Deputy Defense Secretary Roswell Gilpatric says in a fall defense policy speech that the United States has a nuclear retaliatory force capable of destroying an aggressor. He warns the Soviets that any major attack would be suicide and notes the stockpile totals in the tens of thousands with many weapons per vehicle.
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Avalonene Canac
Westot Springs
Defense Department
Wl the World
America
Kennedy
Sec. of Defense
Roswell L. Gilpatric
U.S
Kremin
Ne Amiteu Ouates
Gilpatric
Business Council
Berlin
Russia
United States
China
Southeast Asia
Soviet Russia
Europe
Prayer and blessings cited by Gypsie Furnall in Brownfield
A reader quotes Gypsie Furnall expressing that the requests before God are tough while gratitude centers on blessings already received. The note suggests ongoing prayers for those in need and reflects a plea for heartfelt devotion amidst trials.
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Gypsie Furnall
Brownfield
Waite r's Future Clouded Ex Capone Heir Goes Free
Ex Capone heir Ricca walk s out of federal prison with empty pockets in Chicago His release comes as deportation fight continues over two murders alleged before he left Naples Ricca once led union loot extortion and film industry rackets with Nitti and others and was stripped of citizenship in 1951 for concealed murder convictions.
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Preserre I
al Capone
Chicago
Paul Delucia
Ricca
Cook County
Italy
Naples
Frank
Nitti
Capone
Louise Little
New York
Campagna
Allies Split Unresolved in Berlin Negotiations
U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson returns to Moscow without new instructions after talks with Secretary Rusk as Western allies remain divided on Berlin terms. France blocks London talks while Adenauer’s early return delays a unified stance. Thompson may meet Gromyko and brief Kennedy and Rusk upon his next moves.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Berlin
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Thompson
Sec
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Ruskiad
Khrushchev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Foreign Office
London
France
Charles de Gaulle
State Department
Konrad Adenauer
Gromyko
Rusk
Quakes Continue in Southern California Damage Evacuations
A series of earthquakes shook Southern California continuing Saturday causing damage and evacuations including two schools as tremors spread across multiple areas.
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Los Angeles
UPD
California
Weather map page reads fair warm with SW winds in Lubbock
A weather map for Lubbock and nearby areas shows fair skies and continued warmth. Southwesterly winds reach 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon with a high in the 90s and a low around the 60s. Humidity trends and precipitation are minimal.
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Lubbock
Santry
Mointrgume
Godin
el Paso
Amante
Oxia
Dallas Roswell
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Wher Iscow
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Vyacheslav M. Molotov
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