Kennedy and Khrushchev Move Toward Cuban Crisis De-Escalation
President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev signaled steps toward easing the Cuban crisis. Castro demanded the U.S. quit Guantanamo while both leaders discussed disarmament, nuclear tests, and a potential de nucle ar zone in Europe amid exchanges over missile withdrawals and a U S air reconnaissance incident. News notes ongoing U S military readiness and a large reservist call up as the crisis evolves.
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Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Moscow
Castro
Havana
United States
Guantanamo Naval
Kennedy
U.S
Chukotka Peninsula
Alaska
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Europe
UN Chief Thant Plans Havana Talks With Castro
U Thant will discuss Caribbean crisis settlement during a Havana visit. Khrushchev’s dismantling letter and Kuznetsov’s arrival were the day’s notable Moscow notices as intensive talks were anticipated. Thant will bring three UN officials and possibly observers to Cuba.
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Russia
Depu
Valerian A. Zorin
Zorin
Thant
Mam
Kuznetsov
New York
Amsterdam
Stevenson
Charles W. Yost
John J. McCloy
Air Force
Joseph V. Charyk
Castro
Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui
Moscow
Khrushchev
Hermiane Tavares de Sa
Bragi
Secretariat
Brig
Indar Jit Rikhye
India
Cuba
Tiger at Saigon Zoo Attempts Bite on Worker
Nguyen Van Phan, a Saigon Zoo employee, was cleaning a tiger cage when the animal tried to bite his arm. He kicked the tiger, sending it to a corner. The same tiger previously slept through a visitor’s attempt to enter the cage seeking death.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen van Phan
Guardsmen take Sabin vaccine at McWhorter School
Members of Lubbock's Headquarters Battery, 2nd Howitzer Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, line up at McWhorter School to receive Sabin oral vaccine with sugar cubes. In the photo, Sgt. Royal T. Mabry, Sgt. Wilbert L. Jenkins and Sgt. Jack I. Rackley are shown receiving the dose.
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Lubbock
36Th Infantry Division
McWhorter School
Royal T. Mabry
Wilbert L. Jenkins
Jack I. Rackley
Polio Drive Advocates Discontinuation for Adults
Local health groups commend halting Type III polio immunization for adults except emergencies. Sponsors of area SOS drives include Lubbock Crosby County Medical Society, Lamb Hockley Bailey Cochran Hale Briscoe societies. No reports Sunday from Silverton and Quitaque. Comparison of Type II and Type I immunizations shown for Lubbock then South Plains.
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Lubbock-Crosby County Medical Society
Lamb-Hockley
Bailey- Cochran
Hale-Briscoe Societies
Silverton
Quitaque
Lubbock
South Plains
Venezuelan president cites Cuba threat amid oil field sabotage
Venezuela faces intensified subversion as Betancourt mobilizes forces after sabotage at Tijuana field near Cabimas. Eighteen dynamite sticks failed to detonate at a Lake Maracaibo oil area while Rusk unveiled Havana radio instructions to local Communists. An OAS council meeting tackles Cuban subversion amid Khrushchev missile talks.
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Tijuana
Cabimas
Lake Maracaibo
Caracas
Betancourt
Rusk
Washington
Sec
Dean Rusk
United States
Havana
Venezuela
Local births listed with weights and times across area hospitals
Mr and Mrs Mickey Key welcome a daughter at 4 36 a m weighing 5 9 at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Gloria report a daughter 7 10 at 4 27 p m in Methodist Hospital. Henry Rocha and spouse celebrate a daughter 5 2 born 10 02 a m Saturday at Methodist Hospital. Wayne White and partner have a son 3 0 at 5 48 a m Sunday in Methodist Hospital. Paul Arnold and spouse announce a son 6 8 born 8 26 a m Saturday at Methodist Hospital. Jimmy Fetty and wife report a son 10 0 at 3 28 a m Sunday at Methodist Hospital. Timoteo Adame and spouse in Idalou have a daughter 7 0 born 6 12 p m Sunday at Methodist Hospital. Jose Valdez and wife in Eagle Pass greet a daughter 9 14 at Latif Clinic. Uvaldo Garcia and wife 7801 E Broadway announce a son 6 14 born 1 51 p m Saturday at Lauf Clinic. Juan Estrada of Ropesville reports a 14 ounce baby at 12 3 a m Sunday at Lauf Clinic. Diontcio Puga of Beeville welcomes a son 5 10 born 6 45 a m Sunday at Lauf Clinic.
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Mickey Key
42Nd St
Jimmy Gloria
3Rd St
Methodist Hospital
The
Borden Co
Henry Rocha
KFLD
Floydada
Wayne R. White
Sird St
Paul Arnold
37Th St
South Plains Associated Grocers
Texas Tech
Jimmy Fetty
Timoteo Adame
Idalou
Jose Valdez
Eagle Pass
Latif Clinic
Juan Estrada
Ropesville
Lauf Clinic
Center Gin
Diontcio Puga
Beeville
Storms Cause Damage Across Central Texas Region
Severe weather toppled chimneys, a windmill, and a tin shed north of Seguin while heavy rain soaked Richard Neumann’s farm with four and a half inches. In New Braunfels winds ripped roofing from 60 rooms of the Imperial Motor Hotel and shattered plate glass downtown. Rain hampered pro football in Dallas and Houston as rainfall totals were reported to the U S Weather Bureau for a 24 hour period ending 6 p m with Abilene Fort Worth and Midland among the higher totals.
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Seguin
San Antonio
Richard Neumann
New Braunfels
Imperial Motor Hotel
Texas
Canton
East Texas
Dallas
Houston
U. S. Weather Bureau
Abilene
Alpine
Amarillonas
Fort Worth
Junction
Midland
Mineral Wells
San Angelo
Waco
Wichita Falls
College Station
Mother Of Sheriff Of Briscoe Dies in Silverton
Mrs. K. B. Lanham 85 mother of Briscoe County Sheriff Jazmine Lanham died at St Marys Hospital Roswell after three weeks illness. Services at First Baptist Church Silverton with Rev G A Elrod and two assistants. Burial in Silverton Cemetery. Surviving sons Johnnie Lenton Richard three daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Silverton
K. B. Lanham
Briscoe County
Jazmine Lanham
St. Mary's Hospital
Roswell
First Baptist
G. A. Elrod
Earl Cantwell
Carlos McLeod
Silverton Cemetery
Roberts Funeral Home
Lanham
Stephens County
Briscoe
Abilene
Johnnie
Lenton
Richard
Quitaque
Ethel Lea
Willie Mae Schnaible
Albert Mallow
Pair Robs Cab Driver of $14
Two Negro men robbed a Checker Cab driver, James Monroe Seely, of $14 small change and his car keys at gunpoint after 9 30 p m. Seely said the suspects were in their early 20s, wore dark clothes, and made him walk to an alley after taking his keys. Detective Cecil Brown noted Seely was grabbed around the neck and a gun was held to his back. He picked up the men in the 600 block Walnut Street and drove to the 2600 block Date Street.
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Checker
James, Monroe Seely
Kenic Seely
9Th St
Walnut Street
Date Street
Cecil Brown
Seely
Brown
Castro and Khrushchev clash over Cuban missile bases
Cuban exile leaders in Miami react to Khrushchev's pledge to dismantle bases while urging all able-bodied Cubans to join U.S. training. The AP dispatch notes Soviets guard camps, 5000 personnel, Castro's 300000 forces, and U.S. economic and air space disputes.
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Cuba
U. S
Castro
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Russia
Miami
U.S
Armed Forces
Revolutionary Council
Fire damages Roaring Springs area. postal and water storage hit
Firefighters fought a major blaze near Roaring Springs causing near-empty storage tanks and water shortages. Mail was destroyed and located near the burn while newspapers and packages mostly survived. Nearby businesses remained undamaged and the city hall was spared despite smoke seen miles away. The event coincides with broader political turmoil in London as mushrooms grow beneath Morbeth pavement.
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H. L. Smith
Roaring Springs
Smith
Sepee
Mitchell Insurance Agency
Doug Meador
Matador
Thacker
Day Of Prayer Planned Today In Lubbock
Mayor Jack Strong and the Lubbock Ministerial Association call for a Day of Prayer urging every resident to visit a church and pray for world peace. Churches statewide open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today to observe the event amid the latest world crisis.
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Lubbock
Jack Strong
India claims Reds suffer heavy loss at border
New Delhi reports Chinese forces opened a western front on the Sino Indian border but were repelled with heavy casualties by outnumbered Indian troops. Defense Ministry denies reports of Menon stepping down while Nehru weighs massive American arms aid and possible deferred payment to counter the Red threat.
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New Delhi
UPI
Cope
Defense Ministry
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Peiping
Soceemaan
Rete
Deamchok
Ladakh
Chang la
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
India
Washington
Area Crashes and Vehicle Theft Reported in Lubbock
A series of crashes occurred in Lubbock with three injured at E 4th St and Walnut 1 St and two more hurt on 34th St near College Ave. A 15-year-old from Lubbock drove a reportedly stolen car into J B West’s vehicle on Ave L. Additional crash on Avenue A injured Rosario Ortiz Sanchez. Both incidents involved emergency hospital treatment and subsequent releases.
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Dewey Lee Bateman
9Th St
34Th Street
College Avenue
Lubibock
J. B. West
B Ave. L
West
Margaret
St.Mary's Hospital
Porter Hospital
Carlos Reed
40Th St
46Th Street
Avenues J
Rosario Ortiz Sanchez
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Avenue A
19Th Street
Kennedy family day at Glen Ora estate in Virginia
President Kennedy flew to Middleburg Virginia for a quiet day with his wife and children. He attended mass at St Stephens Church and later walked home with Mrs Kennedy after a greeting at Glen Ora. He planned to return to Washington by 7 p m.
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Middleburg
Kennedy
Glen Ora
Togo Leader Outlines Plan for Social Justice and Development
President Sylvanus Olimpio stated a government plan aimed at social justice and fair remuneration for economic activities. He said Togo, under its current status as a raw material producer, will strive to develop its industries.
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Togo
Sylvanus
Olimpio
Jtry
Khrushchev Seeks Deal as Cuban Crisis Tests NATO
The piece describes Khrushchev’s rejection of a NATO compromise, the U.S. firm stance on eliminating Cuban missile bases, and the possible split within world communism. It notes Castro’s diminished role and Moscow’s refusal to let him control Cuban bases, signaling shifts in Latin American leadership.
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Khrushchev
United States
Cuba
NATO
Turkey
Kennedy
Caribbean
Soviet Union
Khrushcchev
Nikita
Moscow
Stalin
Latin America
Yankees
Castro
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
600 Bodies Found In Storm Struck Thailand
Rescue workers recovered 600 bodies in southern Thailand after tropical storm Harriet battered the area. Press reports say hundreds more are expected to be found floating at sea.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Harriet
De Gaulle Wins Referendum But Support Drops to Low Point
Paris reports that Charles de Gaulle won the referendum with about 62.45 percent yes among counted votes but his share fell below half of the electorate due to widespread abstentions. Unofficial tallies show 17 million counted with 2.34 percent invalid ballots.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
Nehru feud and Miss America at Detroit United Fund
Considine notes Nehru facing trouble with a partial party named Mac. Joe E. Lewis mocks Washington coverage under Kennedy. In Detroit Jacquelyn Mayer Miss America 1962 could not attend a United Fund luncheon due to contract restrictions. The tab was paid by Benson Ford and Mayer praised Oldsmobile.
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Nehru
Mac
Detroit
Jacquelyn Mayer
United Fund
Sandusky
Ohio
Northwestern
School of Drama
Jacquelyn
Benson Ford
Jackie
Oldsmobile
Explosion at Midland supermarket kills one and injures another
An explosion at a Midland North Carolina supermarket late Sunday night killed a customer and seriously injured another. Investigators say a faulty gas heater likely caused the blast which reduced the one story brick building to rubble before a quickly controlled fire. Manager-owner Paul Chaney arrived with friend Mike Burnette to purchase items when the blast occurred.
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Midland
N.C
Paul Chaney
Mike Burnette
American firm to study Quito water situation
An American firm has contracted to study the potable water situation in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. The project aims to assess supply and distribution issues and suggest improvements for residents and municipal services.
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Quito
Ecuador
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