US and Soviet Tanks Hold Grim Border Vigil
U S and Soviet forces faced a tense border standoff as patrols conducted foot and tank patrols along the Berlin frontier. East German police joined on foot while tanks dug in for a night watch as U S personnel escorted a civilian official and then withdrew, leaving Soviet tanks at the border.
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East Berlin
U.S
Moscow
Washington
United States
France
Berlin
Oranenburg
Friedrichstrasse
Vopos
Pressure on Berlin deepens as Soviet tanks face U.S. forces
Western and Soviet officials race for a Berlin settlement as 10 Soviet tanks join East Berlin, while U S and French personnel resist East German checks. Thompson reports to Rusk after talks with Gromyko amid warnings of a possible conference and renewed tensions at the checkpoint.
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Gromyko
Berlin
Thompson
Sec. of State
Dean Rusk
White
East Berlin
State Department
U.S
Moscow
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Britain
France
United States
Llewellyn ‘Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Reith
Vepos
Yepos
PPG Oc
Adlor
McNamara Defends Bomber Force and B 70 Project
McNamara stresses current bomber fleet of about 1500 aircraft plus refueling tankers remains sufficient to attack targets into the late 1960s and early 1970s. He says the B 70 study is for technical feasibility rather than a full weapons system, with $220 million this year and $1.3 billion through 1965 to build three planes and test a bomb navigation system.
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McNamara
Area Men Notified Of Sister's Death
Mrs. Ellen Bass 87 died at 3 pm after extended illness from a broken hip. She was sister of Jesse J. Harris of Lubbock and Chart Harris of Littlefield. Funeral services are pending.
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South Plains
Stephenville
Ellen Bass
Jesse J. Harris
12Th St
Lubbock
Chart Harris
Littlefield
City Man Elected to Advisory Board Post
Birney Mason Jr. of New York City was named the final speaker at the Texas Personnel and Management Association meeting. Anne Hudson of Public Service Co. in Lubbock was elected chairman of the association's sister advisory board.
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Austin
Union Carbide Corp
Birney Mason Jr
New York City
Texas Personnel and Management Association
Anne Hudson, Manay Public Service Co
Lubbock
Addvisory
Kentucky Coed Found Strangled at Transylvania College
Betty Gail Brown a 19 year old sophomore and choir singer at Transylvania College was found strangled in her Bermuda shorts and white blouse in her foreign made car on campus after her parents reported she failed to return from a late study session. The crime occurred early Friday in Lexington Kentucky and the case prompted a police investigation and search for a suspect.
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Lexington
Transylvania College
Betty Gail Brown
Nurses converge at 12th Texas LVN convention
About 400 licensed vocational nurses are expected to attend the 12th annual LVN Texas convention in Lubbock. Friday's events included a chuck wagon supper and bingo. Sessions run through Sunday with speeches from city and medical leaders and a Sunday banquet in the Pioneer Hotel.
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Texas
Alice Hendry
John A. Hair
Pampa
Dorothy Fischer
Wichita Falls
Lacy Mickler
Lubbock
the Licensed Vocational Nurses Assn. of Texas
State Board
Council of Division
David Casey
Tom Eliott
Pioneer Hotel
Mark Hailey
Chamber of Commerce
AL Lee Hewitt
Lubbock-Crosby County
Lubbock Vocational Nursing School
Sam Dunn
O. Ray Hurst
The
Texas Hospital Assn
Jerry Stirman
Carl Pare
Lubbock Physicans
Lucy Mickler
Lamesa Chamber Honors Two At Annual Banquet
Paul Gentry named Top Hand of the Round-Up Club and Ray Renner awarded a plaque for outstanding service at the Lamesa Chamber of Commerce annual banquet held in the high school cafeteria. Jeff H Williams spoke, urging citizen responsibility. 268 attendees. Renner to remain ex-officio board member. new officers introduced.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lamesa
Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
Board of Development
Paul Gentry
Ray Rennert
Jeff H. Williams
Chickasha
Okla
Oklahoma
Good Wil
Willams
Gentry
Chamber
J. D. Harris
Renner
Charles Bru
Jon
Walter Bucker
Tom Cook
J. D. Dyer
Hal Fees
Will Morris
Henry Norris
Harris
Lloyd Cline
Charles Bratcher
Bill Beeson
Tracy Campbell
Abe Holder
Bill Nix
Bowers Purcell
R. B. Snell
Wendell Strahan
La‘mesa High School
Damages Award Approved in Fatal Traffic Crash Case
A judge approved a $32,900 damages settlement in a civil suit arising from a two car crash near Shallwater on U S Highway _sq B. The case involved minors and named John Trashear, 22, of Stanford as driver in one car and Donald L. Platt of D J s Floor Service as a defendant. Mrs Sterr and her daughters Julia and Billie totaled damages of 24000 46000 and 2500 respectively with other injured parties also noted.
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John Trashear
Stanford
Brashear
Floor Service Inc
Donald L. Platt
Plantiffs
JW. Sterr
Sudan
Sterr
Julia
Billie
Edith Humphries
Platt
John
Wayne Johns
Lubbock
Nuclear tensions rise as UN votes on big bomb test ban
The General Assembly approved with 87 votes to 11 a resolution for canceling the large Soviet test, while Soviet delegate Tsarapkin denounced the move as propaganda. A separate 74 to 0 vote urged faster UN reporting on radioactive fallout. Deputy Surgeon General Porterfield said no immediate health protections are needed despite fallout concerns.
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ATU UN
General Assembly
Mongolia
Cuba
Mali Abi
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Arrow
Soviet Union
Assembly
John D. Porterfield
Washington
Oregon
Weather Bureau
Earth
Tahoe
Porterfield
James G. Terrill Jr
U.S. Public Health ‘Service
Division of Radiological Health
United States
Britain
France
Settlement Approved In Minor's Civil Suit Over Jan 20 Crash
The 140th District Court Judge Robert If Bean approved a 33,900 out of court settlement in a civil suit for damages involving a minor. The action, brought by uy Levens for his 13-year-old daughter Eoleen Levens, named The dore Wiley in connection with a Jan 20 collision on State Highway 116 10 miles west of Lubbock.
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Ath Pastriet Court
Ehston
Shullowater
Otners
Robert H. Bean
Forth District Court
Howard C. Davison
Shallawater
U.S. Highway Sq
Robert If Bean Friday
Uy Levens
Eoleen Levens
Thedore Wiley
Lubbock
Wiley
Wilfreet Pate
Lavens
Road work projects across multiple counties total 134 miles
Road upgrades across Castro Palmer Swisher Yoakum and Yoakum counties include seal coats, pavement widening, and surfacing on U S routes and state highways. Projects span 1.1 to 38.5 miles with costs ranging up to 310 600 and total price 908 200. Approximate total improvements length 134.1 miles.
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Castro County
Springlake
U.S
Palmer County
Bovina
U.S. 60
New Mexico
Swisher County
U.S. 87
Tulsa
Hale County
Yoakum County
Plains
Saturn and Atlas to bridge gap before Moon programs
Saturn Braun cites Friday findings to improve the rocket before the March flight. The Atlas will be mated with a hydrogen powered Centaur second stage next year to match Soviet lift and deploy lunar probes. Nova is planned to succeed Saturn with 20 million pound thrust to place men on the moon by 1967.
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Braun
Saturn
Nova
Reunion City Former Students Return for Celebration
Nislar described a reunion with his children Nancy nine Niki eight and Joel five among attendees. Other ex students and their children shared the event, including former second grade teacher Thord Dockray of 2812 24th St and Mrs Reuby Rhodes of 1811-B 16th St who taught in 1929 to 37.
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Nislar
Nancy
Niki
Joel
Thord Dockray
24Th St
Reuby Rhodes
16Th St
M. M. Dupre
Dupre
O. L. Slaton Junior High School
Marvin Stiles
23Rd St
Joe Stiles
Dupre School Homecoming Brings Past and Present Faculty
About 700 former teachers and alumni gathered at QC L. Slaton Junior High for Dupre School’s homecoming. Principal W C Stafford welcomed guests while six grades performed on stage. Corsage given to Mrs Trow. PTA and staff honored former educators and noted Dupre’s 1926 opening, Braille program, and Spanish texts still in use.
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Lubbock
Guy L. Trow
Ninetta Parker
Dupre
Rhodes
Nislar
PTA
Trow
Dockray
Dan Howell
Ivy Savage
Marion Leftwich
F. X. Guidry
Richard Duncan
Charles Graham
QC. L. Slaton Junior High
M. M. Dupre
Madeline Larmer
W. C. Stafford
Texas
New Mexico
Births Announce Two West Texas Hospital Names
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Tom Patty Jr of 4202 19th St on the birth of a son weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces at 4 14 p.m. Friday at West Texas Hospital. The father is a Texas Tech student. Also to Mr and Mrs Tommy Harnes Shai-water on a son weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces at 5 33 p.m. Friday at West Texas Hospital. The father is a salesman for Plains Meat Co.
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Tom Patty Jr
19Th ‘St
West Texas Hospital
Texas Tech
Tommy Harnes
Shaiowater
Plains Meat Co
Mike Mitchell
Post
Methodist Hospital
Lee Johnson
E. 2Nd St
East Texas State College
Juan Rivera
Ave
Lubbock Ostenpathte Hospital
Frontier Mill Work
Connie Field
43Rd St. Oon
Mary's Hospital
Huntrett's Automotive
Miro
J. R. Morris
Swoiffarth
Merchant Grocery
Flonencia Mora
Box
New Deal
Methodist
Lubbock Machine Shop
Wayne Boling
Weat Texas Hospital
Panhandle-South Plains Fair Association
G. J. Lindsey
Sind St
Weat Texas Hopital
Joate
Bellamah Homes
Estevan Ortiz
Saul Cante
Lorenzo Granado
Marten
Laut Clinic
Laie
Jese Garcia
Petersburg
Laut
Jesse King
Lauf Clinic
West Texas Compress and Warehouse Co
Lloyd Blevins
5Th St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Phil Taylor
Editors and publishers meet Kennedy in Washington
Texas editors report Kennedy’s briefing on world problems and national policy during a luncheon in Washington. Dealey says Kennedy spoke candidly, urged openness and editorial access, and stressed standing firm against concessions to Russia. Attendees include publishers from Abilene to El Paso and Lyndon Johnson watching closely.
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Texas
Khrushchev
Washington
Russia
Iwe
Ussr
Kennedy
Dealey
Howard McMahon
Abilene Reporter-News
McMahon
White House
James F. Chambers Jr
Daas Times-Herald
Chambers
San Antonio Laight
B. J. Harner
Paul Kilday
Henry Gonzalez
John Goode Jr
Dwight Eisenhower
JD. W. Wesley
Houston Informer
RK. H. Whitten
Navasplit Examiner-Review
Texas Press Association
Lyndon Johnson
Dorrance D. Roderick
el Paso Times
Roderick
el Paso
Berlin
Ralph Leitsinger
Officers kidnapped in Jackson police incident found
Two Jackson police officers were found handcuffed to a tree near the city limits after answering a suspicious persons call Friday night. A search continues for a stolen squad car and a second vehicle involved in the incident.
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Jackson
Mich
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Wkhrushchev
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Novaya Zemlya
Russian Arctic
Foster Osborn
65Th St
Osborn
Lone Star Cotton Co
42Nd St
Globe Ave
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JFK
Jon Crockett
America
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