Pioneer City Woman Dies Who Helped Found Lubbock Library
Mrs. H F Daisy Godeke 82 died in Corpus Christi hospital after a three week illness. She moved to Corpus Christi in 1959 after husband H F Godeke head of Tech mechanical engineering died 1958. Services set in Corpus Christi then Lubbock with Rix Funeral Home handling local arrangements. Godeke helped lay the library corner stone and was first city library board chairman and 1951 Altrusa Woman of the Year. She long taught parliamentary law and chaired library rooms named for her.
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Daisy Godeke
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Na- Lee
Chile defeats Allende as Frei wins sweeping presidency
Pro American General Eduardo Frei secured a landslide victory in Chile, crushing Communist hopes of a quick revolution. Allende conceded after a clear Frei lead, while police contained tense crowds and Allende urged calm and continued resistance.
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Johnson
Allende
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United States
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Andes
Monster Satellite OGO Soars Into Orbit From Cape Kennedy
America launches its largest scientific satellite the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory or OGO aboard an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Kennedy at 8 23 p m EST. The 59 foot insect like craft carries 20 experiments from seven government labs and nine universities to study cosmic rays ultraviolet radiation and space environment. The payload reaches a wide orbit and will relay data after test signals begin.
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Australia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
United States
Earth
U.S
Negroes Blocked at Meridian White Elementary Schools
About two dozen Black youths including the brother of slain civil rights worker James Chaney were blocked Friday as they attempted to desegregate five all white Meridian, Mississippi elementary schools.
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James Chaney
Cuban trip probed and student trip ties to Cuba
Edward Lemansky 24 of New York testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee about a USS student trip to Cuba and talk of trips to Communist China. He described propaganda lectures and hostility at the hearings as police surrounded the building.
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South
Viet Nam
Edward Lemansky
New York
House Committee On Un-American Activities
China
Fidel Castro
United States
George Lincoln Rockwell
Lemansky
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Albert L. Maher
Houston
Tanks Burn At Snyder Oil Facility In Fire Disaster
Two 5,000 gallon tanks at the Texas Co. oil facility north of Snyder burned for hours when an auxiliary motor ignited spilled paraffin during tank cleaning. Firemen, aided by Devers Transport and well servicing crews, fought the blaze until about 9 p.m. A tank seam burst sending flames 150 feet into the air. Devers trucks were destroyed and two Devers drivers were among those affected. official damage estimates were not released.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Halliburton Co
Western Oil Service
Smith
Devers
T. P. Drew
Midland
Fire sweeps through Frisco restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf
A five alarm blaze Friday night tore through Sabella's Restaurant a three story dining spot overlooking the docks at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Two firefighters treated for smoke inhalation and no serious injuries were reported as more than 250 firefighters and 49 units battled the fire with ambulances summoned to the scene.
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Sabella's
Seven in family killed in California and South Carolina
A rash of traffic deaths over the Labor Day weekend leaves seven dead in a Merced California crash and six in a two car collision near Orangeburg South Carolina. The National Safety Council projects 490 to 590 highway deaths for the 78 hour period starting Friday evening. California launches a word of mouth safety campaign and Gov Brown appeals to oil firms to urge safer driving as headlights are urged to be burned.
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Merced
Calif
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National Safety Council
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California
Edmund G. Brown
Yarborough Denies State in Estes Probe Ties
Senator Ralph Yarborough faces questions as he stops in Dallas en route to Longview. He says he has not discussed with the Texas Department of Public Safety a report claiming a lie detector test was given to a man linked to Billie Sol Estes. The story centers on Elmer Keeton and a disputed $50,000 donation claim.
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Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
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Billie Sol Estes
Bill Alc Bauuis
Dallas
Longview
Keeton
Elmer Keeton
Estes
Yarborough
Justice Department
Gordon McLendon
McLendon
Sen
George Bush
Movie Star Amour Ends As Romance Repeats
A light quip on actresses and marriages notes that a movie star’s headlines spin between romance and finale, suggesting a cycle where public relationships mirror film plots.
Prayer for Guidance and Charity
A short plea titled Today’s Prayer asks readers to follow God’s will and to aid the sick and poor, while seeking forgiveness and moral conduct. The anonymous author emphasizes service, compassion, and piety in daily life.
Rio de Janeiro Airliner Crashes on Rugged Mountain
A four engine Viscount air liner with 39 aboard crashes on Nova Caledonia Mountain twenty miles north of Rio. No survivors reported. Flight from Vitoria via Recife en route to Rio de Janeiro. Rescue teams and blood donor readiness organized as weather hampers search.
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Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro
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Rio
Vitoria
Here
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Nova Friburgo
Viacao Aera Sao
Weather in Lubbock and vicinity turns warm
Clear to partly cloudy skies with a continued warm spell. Isolated thundershowers possible this afternoon or evening. Highs reaching the 90s with southeasterly winds under 20 mph. Local conditions remain mild this evening.
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