Big Blast Test Near Texans Today A Red Warning
Rain showers spread across the South Plains, with 0.36 inches in Lamesa and 0.23 inches at Lubbock Airport. Forecasters expect a late day return of thundershowers as cool fronts from the Rockies drift eastward, signaling an early fall. Weather circuits report outages from Lubbock to Idalou Meadow.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Rocky Mountains
Upper Plains
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Tech Farms
Idalou
Brownfield
New Deal
New Home
Tohoka
Lovington
Denver City
Lorenzo
Crosbyton
Wolfforth
Ralls
Plains
Cotton Center
O'Donnell
Staton
Wilson
Hale Center
Smyer Woodrow
Abernathy
Lubbock Weather Bureau
Smyer
Meadow
Kidnap Case Ties Two States to Double Tragedy
Police search across Illinois and Missouri for a missing woman Miss Margaret Wernicker and two abductors, a man and woman, believed connected to the killings of George Ballard 47 and his daughter Carole 11 on a Belleville area fishing trip. Earlier a man Daniel Webster 31 from Carlisle was injured in a separate crash.
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Willa Hills
Carole Ballard
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Goulart Flying Home Amid Brazilian Power Struggle
Brazilian Army factions support Vice President Joao Goulart as they seize Paranagua port and move toward industrial centres. Goulart, returning from Red China via Montevideo, says he will assume the presidency, while Brazil's military leadership resists his return. Other events include a bank robbery in Ontario and a Toronto branch heist tied to the wider regional turmoil.
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Jornal Do Brasil
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Ion Bank
Kennedy Accuses Soviets of Atomic Blackmail
Western diplomats in Moscow anticipate a dramatic Soviet test of a supernuclear device soon after ending the moratorium. Kennedy denounces the move as atomic blackmail and asserts U.S. atomic superiority while noting the timing ahead of Belgrade and the UN General Assembly.
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Best Yet First Bale Ginned In Lubbock County
The first bale of the 1961 cotton crop was ginned Thursday at Canyon Gin on Acuff Road from Robert Melcher farm, about 144 miles south. Roy Forkner’s plant paid 50 cents per pound. 505 pounds finished bale from 2,200 pounds seed cotton. Melcher noted irrigated conditions and called this the best crop yet in Canyon and Lubbock County.
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Roy Forkner
Canyon
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Lubbock
Willie Cogburn
Inder McNamara Faces Quiz Challenge
McNamara enters a televised quiz competition as readers follow another page of Women’s News and Sports. The feature highlights quiz intrigue, potential rivalries, and the public’s interest in a cultural spotlight from the local paper.
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McNamara
Rocket blast rips baggage car near McLean
Fire on an eastbound Rock Island train near McLean ignited a Falcon air-to-air rocket. The rocket exploded tearing into the baggage car rear while a second rocket was moved to safety in a metal container. No injuries were reported as Amarillo Daily News describes the incident and later evacuation by a demolition team from Amarillo Air Force Base.
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Anaillo Air Force Base
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Clarendon
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Crash Kills Area Man in Big Spring
Andrews 38 year old Horace Newton Holcombe died when thrown from his car in a rear pickup truck collision at 12 57 pm Thursday in Big Spring. Fellow Andrews man J R Fontenot 62 was in critical condition Thursday night in Malone J Hogan Hospital. Holcombe moved to Andrews four years ago and was a pumper for Standard Oil. Funeral services set for Sunday at First Baptist Church with Masonic rites. Singleton Funeral Home to handle arrangements.
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Horace Newton Holcombe
Big Spring
J. R. Fontenot
Malone- J Hogan Hospital
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Grisson
Andrews Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Holcombe
Standard Oil Co
Two Per Cent Levy On Many Items Hits Texans
AP report on the new 2 percent sales levy effective at midnight, detailing how the tax applies to items over 24 cents, its expected revenue of 319.3 million dollars in two years, and the potential wide impact on Texans including shoppers and clerks. It notes the tax schedule, who pays more, who pays less, and quotes State Comptroller Robert S Calvert on interpreting the law.
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Garth Jones Astin
Robert S Calvert
Calvert
Lubbock
Prayer Text Reflects Gratitude and Joy Across Lives
Fragmentary prayer note thanks for heartache and tears yet emphasizes joy and laughter. Anonymous signer. The text hints at unity and usage notes but remains incomplete and unclear.
Plane crashes near Chicago with 73 aboard
United Press dispatch reports TransWorld Airliner TWA Flight 523 crashed and burned near Chicago. Police say there were no survivors. The flight originated in New York City with a stop in the area before continuing to Los Angeles. Midway Airport identified the aircraft.
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Los Angeles
City Ready For Ordeal
The new state sales tax causes confusion and delays as both consumers and sellers adjust. Merchants forecast slower service while some invest in faster cash registers. others will sort items manually and stamp taxed goods. City officials and store managers expect a bumpy transition with no immediate law changes. See CITY READY Page 10.
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Buddy's
K. R. Davis
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