Severe Weather Roars Through Greater Crosbyton Area
Reports describe downpours a twister and hail across the region with Crosbyton Lubbock and nearby sectors hit. Cotton damage remains undetermined as observers await effects on big bolls and overall crop impact. Highway closures and lingering rainfall endanger travel as the storm system moves northeast.
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Lee Suther
Crashston
Crosbyton
Tahoka
O'Donnell
Lubbock
Larhbock
Weather floods and road damage hit Lubbock area
Heavy rains triggered highway closures and disrupted phone service in Dickens Crosbyton and nearby towns. Street flooding and washouts forced detours to Paducah and Matador while rainfall totals reached near an inch in several locales and affected irrigation and crop production plans.
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Githne
Dickens
Paducah
Matador
Deluges
Crosbyton
Fremoa Telephone Company
Ont Diopm
Damvnce
Semingle
Seacraves
Lamesa
Denver City
Contempt Proceedings Deepen in Kefauver Probe
Contempt action moves forward as Kefauver and four other subcommittee members push for contempt citations for steel firms. Republican Dirksen and Hruska oppose. Wiley abstains. The closed session followed no appearance by mine officials. The panel grapples with whether Congress can compel cost and profit data, with Kefauver stressing equal treatment regardless of status. A Bethlehem Steel spokesman said the company has no further comment. Contempt carries fines up to 1000 dollars and potential jail, with cases proceeding through subcommittee, full committee, and to the Justice Department for possible grand jury indictment.
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Kefauver
John AL Carroll
Colorado
Philip A. Hart
Meclugan
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Edward V. Long
Missouri
Everett M. Dirksen
Winois
Poman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Alexander Wiley. E.wis
Congress
Hruska
James OO
Senate
Dirksen
Bethlehem Steel
Seci
Justice Department
U S Plane Fought by Cuban Fire North of Cuba
A U S Navy S2 F Tracker on routine training was fired upon by two Cuban boats about 15 miles north of Cuba in international waters. The crew, Reservists from Washington DC, included Lt. Fitzgerald copilot and Marshall Pickett radar operator. Authorities warned of further retaliation to protect free use of seas.
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Tee White
United States Navy
Cuba
United States Naval Reserves
United States
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minn
Navy
Washington
David FR. Fitzgerald
South Edgewood St
Arlington
Pochard Co West
Peabody St. Nel
Washington, DC
Marshall A Pickett
Gateway Blvd
Street Heights
Thos Country
Cubitt
Havana Radio
Cuban Armed Forces Ministry
Oxford
Guantanamo Naval Base
Guantanamo
Nave
Tig Naval Base
Castro
Havina Radio
Joseph Wo Reap
State Department
White House
Cuban
U.S
Race to Venus: Mariner 2 Near Venus After Midcourse Hope
NASA scientists aim for midcourse corrections on Mariner 2 early next week to pass within 10 000 miles of Venus. The mission faces a narrow launch window and past failures by both the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Venus
NASA
Mariner
Earth
United States
Soviet Union
Coutsc
McSpadden Bankruptcy Hearing Details Exemptions
McSpadden faced creditors in Amarillo linked to a bankruptcy hearing detailing exemptions on vehicles and farm equipment. Attorneys argued exemptions allowed keeping a car and pickup, while questions about bogus mortgages and land transfers were raised amid medical issues and prior testimony under immunity.
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Efots Beloo
In Setate Peeves
John Foimeer
Woltes
Thse
Erage
Coredstors
Thursdis
Peres Peeve
Spaddens
Texas
Moe
Berty Nelson
Ho Nelson
McSpadden
Amarillo
Superior
Mece Spadden
Harold FE. Orr
Ruel Wo Alexander
Amearitlo
Mort
Paes
G. H Nelson
Ato
HL Boedeker
Nelson
Coleman
Guity
Fistes
Furg O
Yscover
France Plans Army Deployment to Algeria Amid Tensions
Paris reports indicate France will deploy troops to Algeria to protect European lives if endangered, following talks between Premier Pompidou and Algerian officials. Ben Bella’s army massed near Algiers, while mutinous guerrillas and angry civilians posed threats as both sides awaited orders.
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Paris
URE
Mnan
Algeria
Georges Pompidou
Louis Joxe
Jean-Marcel Jeanneney
Jeanneney
Alpers
France
von Aber
Soviet Union
China
Morocco
Tunisia
Ahmed Ben Bella
Dalrymple Case Trial Reveals Motive Gaps and Witness Credibility
The Dalrymple trial centered on motive questions and the credibility of witness Herman Fe Talley 24 of Slaton. Four witnesses testified amid objections as Lavon Pierce, a farmer, described events while defense questioned the reliability of the key testimony and alibi.
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Uptsfield
Herman Fe Talley
Slaton
Ty Orse
Lavon Pierce
Negro Granted Execution Stay amid sanity hearing delay
A Texas inmate was granted a stay of execution to allow a sanity hearing. The date shifted from Saturday to October 6 with a petition hearing set for October 1. Judge Miron Lovén allowed defense to file motions as the 1960s case unfolds amid questions of sanity.
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Austin
UPS
Pascoe
Bons of
Houston
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Miron Loven
Gibson
Burglary Suspect Remains In Jail On Bond Set
William Alexander Blanton, 45, of Odessa, is jailed in Lubbock County on a 10,000 dollar bond after a burglary charge. Bond was set by Justice of the Peace George McCloskey. Also noted: Jeffery Manley, 11 months, in good condition after Turpentine paint exposure. George Bean, 84, in serious condition at home after a stroke two weeks ago.
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William Alexander Blanton
Odessa
Lubbock County
Justice of the Peace
George McCloskey
Jeffery Manley
William
Manley
West Pexas Hospital
George Ro Bean
Foridies
22Nd St
Telegraphers Strike Talks Continue Aided by Mediator
In Chicago AP reports both sides in the telegraphers strike against the Chicago and North Western discussed issues. A federal mediator said no settlement of the job security issue appeared in sight after Thursday's shutdown affecting a 10,600 mile Midwest rail network.
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Chicago
Chicago & North Western
Midwest
New York Stocks Rally Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
The stock market closed Friday with a sharp rally just before the Labor Day recess, surprising traders and lifting major indexes as markets paused for the holiday.
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New York
ARP
Deportation Of Soblen Upheld By Appeal Court
London AP three Appeal Court judges upheld the government order for deportation of Robert A. Soblen to the United States, rejecting his fourth bid for freedom. Soblen, a bail-jumping Soviet spy, eyed a future appeal to Britain’s home secretary Henry Brooke who issued the order on Aug. 2.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Britain
Henry Brooke
Brooke
Soblen
House of Lords
Reds Put Missiles At Berlin Power Play Amid Berlin Standoff
East German and Soviet sources report weaponized defenses ring Berlin with ground to air missiles along three air corridors as Ulbricht returns from Russia. Western intelligence cites rushed basing and a potential separate peace push to eject Western Allies from Berlin. Nine surface to air systems appear to resemble a primitive version of the Nike design.
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United Preas International
Erlin
Berlin
West Germany
U.S
West Berlin
United States
Walter Ulbricht
Russia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Ulbricht
Cattle Truck Overturns Near Crosbyton After Night Crash
A cattle truck overturned seven miles east of Crosbyton around 10:30 p.m. Friday. It killed several steers and released others. Highway patrolmen were rounding up stray cattle by midnight. the driver was not identified and reportedly uninjured. No precise death toll was available.
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Lenter
Crosbyton
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