Khrushchev Says 60-Ton Sputnik Like a Train
Nikita Khrushchev in Finland boasted a 60-ton Sputnik “like a train” would be launched unseen when asked about timing. He cited steel use but gave no date or linkage to goals, noting past milestone Lunik missions and upcoming UN ties as context for a space break-through.
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United Press International
Elsinki
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Finland
Urho Kekkonen
Khrushchev
Stromberg
Oleg Sidorov
Sidorov
Lunik
United States
New York
United Nations
Khruschev
Texas Toll Tops With Six Die In Lufkin Crash Weekend
Six people died in a two car head on crash inside Lufkin city limits during Labor Day weekend. Victims include J M Cates and wife from Kerens and nurse Anna Bowin. Others killed were P A Van DeGaer and his family. Census tolls show Texas leading highway deaths nationally during the period.
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Avalanche-Journal
EXAS
Laitkin
National Safety Council
NSC
Texas
California
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
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Mer
J. M. Cates
Kerens
Tex
Anna Charlene Bowin
Rowin
P. A. van DeGaer
Nederland, Tex
Lenora Mae
Cates
Gladys C. Curtis
Texarkana
Bowin
No-Quarter Battle Deepens in Congo Katanga Front
Fighting near Bakwanga intensifies with reported massacres as Congolese Prem. Lumumba seeks to crush Katanga’s secessionist state. Belgian reports claim brutal tactics by both sides as 500 reinforcements move toward Bakwanga and Lumumba plans possible invasion with new Russian air support.
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United Press International
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Congo
Bakwanga
Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
Albert Kalonji
Kasai- Katanga
Elisabethville
Kalonji
Lubilash River
Bakwanya
Natangia
Lumumba
Sueho
Tshombe
Leopold’ville
Lamurmba
Sonic boom expected in Fort Worth area during training flight
Residents between Plainview and San Antonio may hear a sonic boom today as Carswell Air Force Base conducts a fast run. A B58 jet bomber, used to train Carswell crews, will fly from Palmview between 3 49 and 9 45 p.m.
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APD
Plainview
San Antono
Carswell Air Force Base
Carswell
Palmview
Hungarians Arrive in Havana for Trade Talks
In Havana the Hungarian Foreign Ministry announced a mission from Communist Hungary to discuss a trade agreement with the Castro government.
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Cuba
Havana
Foreign Ministry
Hungary
Castro
Mishaps In Area Mount Mishaps In Area Mount
A Labor Day weekend stretch brings multiple accidents across the South Plains. One 12 year old boy died in an accidental shooting at a home near Kress, while a 9 year old Brownfield boy suffered life threatening injuries after falling from a moving pickup. Others hospitalized include Jimmy Todd and George Fletcher with injuries from a water tank blast and pool diving incident respectively.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
NE Person
South Plains
Kress
iArvel Carden
Lubbock Hospital
Dennis Puryear
Gilmer McDaniel
St.Mary's Hospital
Record High Plains cotton crop seen in 1960 estimate
The Lubbock Cotton Exchange and Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. boost the 23 county 1960 crop estimate to 1,944,000 bales up 45,000 from August. If realized, it would be the second largest on record, with potential to top 1958's 2,025,435 bales, depending on rains and frost.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
High Plains
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Cotton Exchange
Exchange
PCG
Cotton market hinges on right moves says cotton economist
Nation wide cotton expert Dr M K Horne told Plains Cotton Ginners Assn that the market could rise above 16 million bales or fall to 10 to 12 million in a few years depending on policy. He urged halting imported cotton product competition and stressed price as key to exports. About 350 attended as officers and directors were re elected or appointed.
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M. KK. Horne
National Cotton Council
Memphis
Tenn
Horne
Plains Cotton Ginners Assn
Pioneer Hotel
Orville
Bailey
Anton
Guy Nickles
Sudan
Dixon White
Lubbock
Castro Defies Allies as Cuba-Ties Threaten Breakup
U S Cuba rift nears critical level as Castro pledges closer ties with Communist China. Nationalist China cuts diplomatic relations with Cuba while Havana braces for long withdrawals and OAS reconvening looms. State Department warns travelers to avoid trouble with Castro regime.
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Castro
Formosa
China
Taipei
Cuba
Liu Yu-wan
OAS
Organization of American States
State Department
Plains Farm News Highlights and Editorials Digest
Texas politics split outlines the partisan divide in early debates. Farmers and ranchers discuss crop prices and rural policy impacts. Editorials urge practical solutions while columns offer local civic reflections on governance.
Labor Day and Dollar Day Combined Festivities
In Lubbock the first Monday in September marks Labor Day and Dollar Day, now merged into a single fall event. Stores will open as usual and shoppers anticipate big crowds as schools prepare to start. Details promised on Page 5.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Bayonets break convicts holdout at Minnesota prison
Disgruntled inmates surrendered after a 15 hour stand on the Minnesota State Prison baseball field. Acting Warden Ralph Tabash, aided by 50 militiamen and guards, warned of force to end the disturbance. The state corrections commissioner pledged to review six inmate demands including parole hearing frequency and a prison law library.
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Stillwater
Minn
National Guard
Minnesota
Ralph Tabash
Will Ce Turnbladh
Turnbladh
Islands Placed On Storm Alert
The Weather Bureau posted hurricane warnings Saturday night for the Leeward Islands and urged residents of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to seek shelter as Hurricane Poona approaches. The storm, linked to a West African system, was growing in size and intensity after a Dakar airliner crash that killed 63 people.
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San Juan, P. R
UPL
Weather Bureau
Puerto Rico
Formosan Publisher Lei Chen Arrested in Opposition Move
MAPD reports Formosan garrison forces announce the arrest of Lei Chen, Chinese magazine publisher and leading figure in the opposition movement against Chiang Kai-shek. The action highlights rising tensions between authorities and reformist factions in Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
Formosans Garrison
Lei Chen
Chiang Kai-shek
Extortion Plot Up in Lubbock Police Probe
Lubbock officers and federal agents close in on 19 year old Draper in a major extortion case linked to threats against Burlington Railway. A typed letter and a found typewriter tie Draper to demands for 300000 during an investigation spanning city police and the FBI. The suspect cites greed and a belief that big payoffs exist, while detectives note his motive was money.
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Jack Coats
Avalanche-Journal
Qyobert Martin Draper
South Pains
Lubbock
J. 7 P. Alley Jr
Burlington Railway
FBI
Sao
Draper
Durian
Burlington
Jody Montgomery Survives Wash Cycle Accident
In Santa Monica a 23 month old girl named Jody Montgomery fell into a running washing machine after her brother boosted her on top. She was unconscious briefly but woke with only bruises and fear, doctors reporting she was shaken but okay.
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Calif
Jody Montgomery
Santa Monica Hospital
Brother
Ronald
Jody
Roy Montgomery
Mrs. Montgomery
Pim
City in Cuba claims rebel plot smashed
Authorities in Santa Clara said they broke up a counterrevolutionary ring that planned an attack on police headquarters. Two military intelligence agents infiltrated the group and arrested several former soldiers of the prerevolution army.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Flood Toll in Pun jab State Rises to Fifty
Floods in northwest India’s Punjab state have killed 50 people and caused damage valued at 9.24 million rupees, as reported to Parliament on Saturday.
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New Delhi
India
Punjab
Parliament
Southwest weather summary from midn weather map
Fragmentary weather notes show temperatures and wind in several western and southern states around midnight. Regions include Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and neighboring areas with scattered readings and pattern hints for night into early morning.
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