East West Meet Urged Amid Global Tensions
Avalanche-Journal staff writer Dan Martin reports sobering traffic fatalities on the South Plains with three killed near Plainview and a 15th highway death this weekend. The article also covers renewed calls by leaders from India and Egypt for a Kennedy Khrushchev East West summit to avert nuclear war, noting Nehru’s cautious engagement and Khrushchev’s alleged openness to Western proposals.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Gamal Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Nehru
Moscow
Nehrul
Rome
Ansar
Khrushchev
City Homes and Cars Looted in Local Burglary
A. D. Stout of Carlsbad reported a burglary of his automobile parked at 2018 44th Street. A .44 caliber revolver, seven boxes of ammunition, binoculars, 25 shirts, 35 pairs of trousers, a suit and four hats were taken. Burglars pried open a cigarette vending machine at a service station at 818 Ave. A. amount taken not determined.
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D. Stout
Carlsbad
Ave. A
Test Ban Proposal Tries To Unite West In Atmosphere Pact
The Kennedy and Macmillan offer Khrushchev an immediate ban on atmospheric tests to curb deadly fallout. The plan seeks a three power accord including the United States Britain and the Soviet Union with potential resumption of fallout free tests after agreement. The statement notes aim to reduce atmospheric pollution and tensions while leaving open whether Western powers will resume tests after a deal.
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Associated Press
Hatcher
United States
Britain
Russia
Angjers
Khrushchev
Ster
Harold Macmillan
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kennedy
Three Die In Highway Crash On U S 70 West Of Plainview
Gene Henderson of Henderson Ambulance Service reports a woman and child trapped beneath an overturned car on FM 504 near U S 70, twelve miles west of Plainview. An unidentified man was found with a crushed head, partly in his car, as investigators pursue the fatal collision case. The South Plains year to date toll reaches 100, surpassing prior years.
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Dan Martin
Avalanche-Journal
Weiler
Plainview
South Plains
J. W. Lee
Route 3
Orton
Plainview Hospital
Texas
Gene Henderson
Henderson Ambulance Service
U.S. Hwy
Lee
Levelland teen dies in accidental gunshot during hunt
Alec Dwayne Paulk aged 16 of Lubbock died after a rifle discharged while resting between riders legs in the front seat returning from a hunting outing in Levelland. He was pronounced dead at Levelland Hospital at 5 15 p m. Services are pending at George Price Funeral Home. He is survived by his father Dee Paulk and two sisters.
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Levelland
Lubbock
Alec Dwayne Paulk
Sundown Road
Levelland Hospital
Paulk
W. M. Easterwood
Dee Paulk
Gary
O'Brien Damage Is Set At $150,000
Avalanche-Journal reports Labor Day weather wrecked O'Brien in Haskell County with two twisters, heavy rain and hail causing about 150000 dollars in damage. A late season snowstorm closed Colorado passes and trapped vacationers while Kansas rivers surged.
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Bob Horton
Avalanche-Journal
Irnadoes
Labor Day
Canadian
Texas
O’brien
Haskell County
Abilene
Colorado
Kansas
Toll Feared As Storm Sinks Vessel Off Colombia
A powerful front and gale force winds lashed Texas and Colombia as a storm tore through Buenaventura and OBrien. The ship El Vencedor sank near Buenaventura with 200 to 500 aboard. Sixty bodies recovered and rescue efforts hampered by fog and rough seas. A tourist festival boat disaster sparked tears at Buenaventura as hundreds waited for news. Local damages included damaged homes, overturned trailers, and power outages in Wichita Falls and OBrien.
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Texas
Denver
Lubbock
O'Brien
Sx Unicarrevs
Garrett
Colt
Ombia
Wichita Falls
el Vencedor
Bocana Beach
Buenaventura
Bovana
Colombia
Valle Department
Labor Day Breather In Plains As Rush Builds
South Plains residents plan a Labor Day breather amid a preholiday rush that will extend into the autumn season. Lubbock police and Texas Department of Public Safety coordinate traffic safety along with banks and government offices. Merchants prepare to ease traffic with rest stops and free refreshments as Reese Air Force Base personnel and Jaycees operate stands near U S 80.
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Federal
State
Counislanu Sau
Lubbock
Russians threaten West Berlin air corridor access
Soviet notes to the Western Big Three claim no unrestricted rights over Berlin air corridors and demand withdrawal of West German branch offices. Washington views the move as a possible pretext for action or leverage ahead of Berlin talks. White House declines comment, urging a quick reply on a vital matter. The British Foreign Office challenges the four power claim and cites a 1945 agreement.
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Internanena
Ussia
Big
West Berlin
Ington
Berlin
Russia
Hyannis Port
Mass
Andrew Hatcher
White House
United States
Red
Foreign Office
U.S. State Department
Prayerful Sermon Preaches Sharing The Burden
The Rev. C. Melvin Ratheal of Trinity Baptist Church in Lubbock delivers a prayer, thanking God for life and urging aid to those without such gifts. Premier Cyrille Adoula departs for Belgrade with Congolese Lumumbist leaders amid reconciliation reports from Call and Buenaventura.
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Jesus
Mr. C. Melvin Ratheal
Trinity Baptist Church
Lubbock
Belgrade
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Antoine Gizenga
Adoulade
Call
Buenaventura
California Fires Rage Across Amador County Towns
Fires raged across northern California to the central Sierra with more than 10 blazes. Amador County saw 50000 acres scorched and 40 homes lost as Fiddletown Drytown Amador City Sutter Creek and Plymouth were evacuated. Police and bombers fought the inferno amid shifting winds and heavy traffic.
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Associated Prose
San Francisco
California
Mother Lode Country
Amador County
Big State
Sierra
Fiddletown
Drytown
Amador City
Sutter Creek
Plymouth
Sacramento
Sterling Damgard
State Division of Forestry Idispatcher
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Beth Barker
Erskine
Kennedy and
Macmillan Sug Frank Turley
6Th St
Geneva
Hockley
Haskell
Ye City Police
Wilburn Jackson
Kamay
Iown Park
Department of Public Safety
Burkburnett Highway
Evan
Sheppard Air Forces Base
Reese Air Force Base
Jaycees
Inder
Rowell
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