Traffic Deaths Rise During Holiday Period
The article notes a surge in traffic fatalities as the holiday begins. Madison Police Chief Wilbur Emery and Howard Pyle of the council cite factors like speeding and drinking, with Labor Day figures showing a high toll and fatigue as a rising risk during late-night driving. The piece compares past holidays and records, including 557 deaths on Labor Day 1963 and a peak 706 at Christmas in 1956, and mentions a yearly high daily rate of 120 deaths for the first seven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wilbur Emery
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Harry Porter, Jr
Council
Accident Preivention
Chilean election yields Frei landslide victory for social reform
Frei wins with an absolute majority after 4/5 of votes counted ending talk of a House runoff. Allende fringe candidate with Communist backing, Villa Duran and Alessandri figures noted as opposition. Corvalan signals potential nationalization of U S copper holdings but mutual understanding hoped.
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Allende
U.S
Frei
Jorge Alessandri
Julio. Duran
Santiago
Juana Castro
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Chile
Castro
Havana
Communist Party
Luis Corvalan
Wush
Europe
Alessander
House of Representatives
Frey
Julio Duran
Radical Party
Pee
Acquittal For Klansmen In Penn Slaying Trial
An all white jury acquitted Ku Klux Klan members Joseph Howard Sims and Cecil William Myers in the July 11 killing of Lemuel Penn, a Black educator from Washington, D.C. Federal civil rights charges remain pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danielsville
APD
Washington, D. C
Joseph Howard Sims
Cecil William Myers
Lemuel Penn
Penn
Clete Johnson
Sims
Myers
Patrol cruiser chase ends in crash at Fourth and Quaker
Police say Patrolman Alman L. McMinn pursued a car driven by a year old youth. The fleeing vehicle swerved around a jeep driven by Charles Richard Bird. McMinn sideswiped the vehicle and the pursued driver was later captured on 29th Street. A 16 year old passenger surrendered nearby after jumping out as the pursuit moved through 34th Street. The incident occurred about 10 35 p.m.
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D4th St
Quaker Ave
Alman L. McMinn
Charles Richard Bird
Wayne Ave
McMinn
29Th St
34Th St
Veep Candidates Open Campaigns in Home States
Vice presidential contenders Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey and Rep. William E. Miller launch formal campaigns in hometown settings. Miller starts in Lockport with Barry Goldwater. Humphrey in Minneapolis then Ohio as part of a six-state plan including Minnesota New Jersey South Dakota Colorado and Missouri.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
William E. Miller
Miller
New York
John F. Kennedy
Miler
Lockport
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Ohio
Richard M. Nixon
Buckeye
Minnesota
New Jersey
South Dakota
Colorado
Missouri
Chicago
Indiana
Hospital goofs Middlesbrough miscast child’s leg cast
Mrs. Joan Maley demanded an explanation and apology from the hospital after a plaster cast was placed on her 2 year old son’s right leg instead of his left following a break.
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Middlesbrough
England
UPI
Joan Maley
Births Parade in Lubbock Honor Families Across City
A list of numerous families welcomes new babies across Lubbock area hospitals. Parents and occupations are noted for each newborn, with weights and birth times listed for moments of joy. Hospitals include Porter Chinic, West Texas Hospital, Reese Air Force Base Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Latif Clinic, and Taylor Hospital.
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John OD. Wright
Lynn D. Massengate
Srd
St. Levelland
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
Reese
J.0
Charles H. Kane
Sei Mair
Snyder Fire Damages Facility In Snyder
Fire Marshal G L Autry reported an overnight blaze in Snyder with an alarm at 4 55 pm. The site was leased to Chapman and McFarland of Snyder.
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G.L. Autry
Chapman and McFarland
Snyder
Taxation Case Continues Today in Floydada Court
Floydada Special Civil action by taxpayers of the Floydada Independent School District against the board of equalization and school board resumes in the 110th District Court with Judge Robert Bean and Judge L D Ratliff participating. Plaintiffs allege a pattern of inequitable taxation due to under listing personal property on tax rolls, a problem cited as longstanding in tax practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydada
Floydada Independent
Board of Equalization and School Board
110Th District Court
Robert Bean
Lubbock
L. D. Ratliff
Spur
Bean
OGO HURLED INTO SPACE ONORBITAL FLIGHT LIFTOFF
The United States OGO satellite launched into a cloud dotted sky with the Agena second stage igniting after separation. The first eight minutes went perfectly and mission heads expect a second Agena ignition over Australia about 55 minutes after liftoff as solar activity is monitored. Dr George Ludwig notes the objective to learn as much as possible about the near space environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agena
Australia
George Ludwig
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Light Showers Hit Texas As Heat Persists
Light showers fell across Texas on Friday amid continuing September heat. The system began in the Panhandle with cooler air, then scattered showers reached Brownsville Laredo Kingsville Beeville Victoria and areas near Lubbock. Temperatures ranged from 104 in Wichita Falls to 88 in Dalhart Brownsville. Labor Day forecasts remained outdoor friendly with some rain possible before dawn Saturday in parts of North Central and Northeast Texas. The piece also discusses NASA OGO satellite plans to study cosmic rays and space weather with multiple launchings and experiments aboard.
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Associated Press
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Brownsville
Laredo
Kingsville
Beeville
Victoria
Perryton
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
South Plains
Greenville
Palestine
Sherman
Wichita Falls
Breckenridge
Stephenville
Dalhart
Six Hurt In Series Of Lubbock Traffic Accidents
A series of crashes in Lubbock Friday injured six people, with one child rider later admitted in satisfactory condition. Earl Wayne Jones 11, of 1705 E. 2nd Place, was treated at Porter Clinic Hospital after colliding with Robert Keller White 34 of 1921 67th St at 66th St and Ave U. Two others were taken to West Texas Hospital after a 3:56 p.m. two car crash on Texas Ave near 19th St. William Malone 42 Tulsa and Horace Bowman 28 Plainview were released after treatment. A third wreck involving J Ray Dickney 64 of 1906 30th St and another vehicle left two injured. At 3:34 p.m. a mishap at 34th St and Memphis Ave sent Vinnie Linker 59 and Norene Gross 45 to private doctors. A 2-year-old pedestrian Stacy Smith 33rd St was treated after walking into a car driven by Mike Mazy 16 of 3312 28th St.
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Lubbock
Earl Wayne Jones
Porters Clinic
Robert Keller White
67Th St
66Th St
Ave. U
West Texas Hospital
Texas Ave
19Th St
William Eugene Malone
Tulsa
Horace Bowman
Plainview
J. Ray Dickney
30Th St
34Th St
Memphis Ave
Henderson‘Wilson
Vinnie S. ‘Linker
25Th St
Norene L. Gross
Christine Huffkiss
44Th St
Stacy Smith
33Rd St
Methodist Hospital
Mike Mazy
28Th St
Second Channel 20 Television Station Is Sought Here
The FCC has received a second application for a Channel 20 commercial TV station in Lubbock. The new filing is by R B McAllister who runs a Lubbock radio station. A week earlier Chester Kissell and Clarence Kissell sought the same ultra high frequency channel. Lubbock currently has Channels 1L 14 and an educational Channel 5 on the Texas Tech campus.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Lubbock
R. B. McAllister
Chester N. Kissell
Clarence N. Kissell
Texas Tech
Estes appeal bond may be doubled on rehearing
relatives of Billie Sol Estes provide affidavits showing combined net worth of 620495 as assets to be turned over to judge Ewing Thomason. U S attorney Fred Morton says the government may seek a doubled bond if the Fifth Circuit or Supreme Court rehearing occurs, after Estes’ 15 year mail fraud and conspiracy conviction.
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EL Paso
Billie Sol Estes
U.S. Atty
Fred Mortoni
Estes
U.S. Dist
Ewing Thomason
John L. Estes
John L. Estes Jr
Sol B. Estes
Billie Selestes
Abilene
Tex
Morton
United States
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sl Paso
Thomason
Eistes
Fifth Circuit Court of Civil Appeals
Students Testify On Cuba Trip Amid Hearings Disruption
Witnesses Maher and Lemansky faced questions about a student trip to Cuba and defense of constitutional rights. Lemansky admitted communist links while denying party membership, and a Nazi attack interrupted proceedings prompting police escort. testimony touched on Vietnam, China, and contested imperialism.
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Lemansky
Cuba
Maher
Ichord
South
Viet Nam
Progressive Labor Movement
Communist Party
House Un-American Activities Committee
Red
Nazi Party
Slater
August E. Johansen
Rmich
Dunaway
Johansen
House Committee On
U.S.A
Schord
Iva Gollobin
New York
Alfred M. Nittle
Congress
Acheson Warns Cyprus Crisis Could Spark War
Former secretary of state Dean Acheson warned the Cyprus problem is highly dangerous and could flare into war within minutes. He said Geneva talks paused to reassess, noting progress but danger remains as Greece Turkey and Cyprus debate troop rotations and Makarios policy. Damascus report notes Syria to celebrate further cities.
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Sims
Manley
The
Associated Press
Washington
Dean Acheson
Cyprus
Acheson
Geneva
Johnson
United Nations
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Athenes
George Papandreou
Spyros Kyprianou
Stavros Costopoulos
Kyprianou
Makarios
Papandreou
Costopoulos
Ankara
National Assembly
Ismet Inonu
Makiios
London
R.A. Butler
George W. ‘Ball
Phillips Talbot
Middle East
John Jernegan
Af Fl
Mrs. Godeke Led Local and State Women’s Clubs Leader
Mrs. Godeke active in Corpus Christi and Lubbock clubs, served as Texas Federation of Women's Clubs district officer, state chairman, and urban rural cooperation head. She championed a public library, petitioned city leaders, and promoted modern library access despite parking concerns. Milan camera makers report higher sales as buyers trade up to better models.
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Fional Congress of Parents and Teachers
Corpus Christi
First Presbyterian Church
PEC
Lubbock
Godeke
Seventh District of Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Twentieth Century Club
Llano Estacado Travel Club
Federated Woman's Club
Urbana
Urbanal-Rural Cooperation
Texas Heritage Department
People's University
Milan
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James Thomas Brookman
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Western Paper Co
Garland Narrett
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Toalam
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42Nd ‘St
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Robbie Bailey
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Donald Durham
New Deal
Petroleum Life Insurance
Ramon Rodriguez
Ralls
James G. Martinez
Uke St
Latif Clinic
Western Tank and Steel Co
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Taylor Hospital
James Horton
Lubbock National Bank
Ogo
Earth
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
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