U.S. To Resume Nuclear Testing Below Ground
President Kennedy weighs resuming underground nuclear tests after Soviet detonations. He consulted congressional leaders from both parties and notified allies before announcing the decision, amid bipartisan pressure since the Russian test last Wednesday.
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U.S
Kennedy
London
John Collins
Britain
Belgrade
Ali Senzonga
Uganda
United States
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Solons land decision on atom tests
Washington officials report Congress unanimously backed President Kennedy in resuming underground nuclear tests. Leaders Mansfield Dirksen Humphrey Holifield Arends voiced support. public opinion largely agrees Russia forced the move.
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Solons
Washington
UPI
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Everett M. Dirksen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Disarmament Subcommittee
Marked Suspect Sought in Theft of Red Car Bumper
Police seek a man with a flat top haircut and a poodle who drives a red car after a sports car bumper theft. Complainant C B Gililand reported a witness saw the suspect taking the bumper from a car parked behind 907 Avenue K. witness captured other details but not the license number.
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C. B. Gililland
55Th St
Gililland
Ave. K
Woman Injured In Two-Car Collision Near Lubbock
Mary Williams Pruitt, 41, of Rt. 3 Lubbock, was admitted to Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after a two car crash at the U.S. Highway 87 and Municipal Drive intersection. Felix M. Corda, 30, of Plainview, drove the other car. The accident occurred at 6 42 p.m. with total damage about 250 dollars.
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Mary Williams Pruitt
Rt. 3
Lubbock
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
U.S. Highway 87
Municipal Drive
Felix M. Corda
Plainview
Corda
School schedules eased as Lubbock and Monterey close gaps
Williams urged students who have not finished high school to enroll promptly to avoid missing opening alignments at Monterey Tom S Lubbock and Dunbar high schools. Sanders Elementary will use portable units until a new wing is ready next week.
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Page One
Toms
Monterey
Tom S. Lubbock
Dunbar
Short Circuit Delays Mercury Capsule Launch At Cape
NASA postponed the unmanned Mercury capsule launch set for August 22 after a tiny solder excess on a transistor caused a short circuit in the Atlas booster. General Dynamics Astronautics found extra solder on transistors at its San Diego plant, with sixty five transistors in each Atlas needing checks. Delays follow other recent postponements across Ranger and Pershing programs due to power, equipment, and safety issues.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Atlantic Ocean
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mercury
Atlas
General Dynamics - Astronautics
San Diego
Calif
General Dynamics
Space Agency
Ranger
Agena
Lovington Chamber Discusses Civil Defense Plan
About 350 people attended a Lovington Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Lea County Electric Coop meeting room to discuss a civil defense program. City officials Mayor Roy Lee Jones and H. C. Pannell heard from Tank Marshall and co-chairs Andy Swarthout and James Robertson. The group supported creating a working civil defense program and authorized a committee to explore defense options and shelter sites.
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Lovington
James Robertson
Funeral Rites Slated For Milton Jennings
Funeral services for Milton Jennings a 54 year old self employed trucker are set for 2 30 p m today at Rising Star Baptist Church with Rev C Ki Hubbard officiating Burial will follow at Carver Heights Cemetery under Sedberry Funeral Home direction Jennings a Lubbock resident for 18 years lived at 1324 East 24th Street He died Sunday and is survived by his wife Annie Mae Jennings.
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Milton Jennings
Dsé Yeaur
Rising Star Baptist Church
C. Ki. Hub
Bard
Carver Heights Fistates
Sedberry Funeral Home
Jennings
Lubbock
EL 24Th St
Annie Mae Jennings
Lubbock boards celebrate progress across city projects
Over the past 12 to 24 months boards and commissions overseen paving of 501 miles within city limits including 28 this year, daily water production of 18 million gallons, and operation of 138 wells with 34 miles of pipeline. Eight new wells planned for 1962. Loop 289 near completion. traffic signals and school crossings expanded. zoning approvals and subdivisions advanced. Fire rate cut to 19 cents. weed mowing and K-9 unit added. civil defense boosted. Numerous planning, electrical, and development bodies recognized for public service. Entertainment featured Phil Originals and others at a civic dinner with barbecue.
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J. Chess Levern
First Methodist Church
Abrpart
Coliseamn Operavobal
Board of City Development
beard oof electurel e@xariners board of examiners and appeals
Bujeing
Tanundian River
Cemetery Board
Vist Wellyte
Fithocwunt
Heath Board
Rite Counts Welfare Board
Oil Service Cormiesiin Beueing Cathards Uosrd
Brusing Steadardk
Library Board
Path and Retreat
Planning
Sonny
Bosesuidy Group
United Pung
Community Chest
Tstheal Board
Ahead
Texas Tech
Texas Highway Department
County Water Control and Improvement Board
High Plains Water Distnet
Birth announcements from West Texas area hospitals
Multiple birth notices from West Texas hospitals list newborns with weights and times, naming mothers and fathers and indicating fathers’ occupations. Hospitals include West Texas Hospital, Methodist Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, and Reese Air Force Base Hospital with various addresses and parent details.
Dallas Schools to Desegregate Eight White Elementary Schools
Dallas School Supt W T White is expected to announce that eight white elementary schools will be desegregated at the start of the fall term. The disclosure is reported by the Dallas News.
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Dallas
W. T. White
Dallas News
Auto Talks Edge Toward Settlement Amid Arbitration Clash
GM vice president Louis Seaton rejected a union bid for three member arbitration while Arthur Goldberg monitored negotiations. Walter Reuther urged final and binding arbitration within last week’s contract framework, as GM Ford and Chrysler proposals shaped a tight race toward a common deal.
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Louis G. Seaton
Washington
Sec. of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
American Motors Corp
American Motors
Reuther
William Simkin
Federal Mediation and Concilliation Service
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Building Reaches Million Dollar Permit Total
Lovington reports August building permits totaling 306 449 dollars, lifting 1961 year to date to 1 120 914 dollars. Comparatively 1960 August permits were 67 787 dollars and the year to date 770 407 dollars. Permits include the new city hall at 214 S Love St and the library at 103 N dst St, both awarded to Verhan Construction Co.
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S. Love St
N. Dst St
Scout Troop 403 Promotes Members at Mackenzie Park Court
Boy Scout Troop 403 of First Baptist Church held a court of honor in Mackenzie State Park on Tuesday night. Rank recipients included Tenderfoot Gary Meade David Hall Joe Lewis Gordon Douglas Second Class David Witt Larry King First Class Larry Hall Larry Ewing Star Tommy Caldwell Greg Goodrich Life Donnie Pharr. Scoutmaster Harold Harris and Assistant Scoutmaster Noel Waggoner were present.
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First Baptist Church
Shonor
Mackenzie State Park
Gary Meade
David Hall
Joe Lewis
Gorden Douglas
David Witt
Larry King
Larry Hall
Larry Ewing
Tommy Caldwell
Greg Goodrich
Donnie Pharr
Harold Harris
Noel Waggoner
Alaskan Area Rocked By Sharp Earthquake
An Anchorage area quake early Tuesday caused no damage or injuries. Sitka recorded the event, centers placed in the Aleutian Islands region, with Coast and Geodetic Survey confirming it as a bona fide natural earthquake, not linked to a nuclear blast.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Sitka
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Aleutian Islands
North Pacific
Washington
Twister Sighted in South Texas Amid Thunderstorm Activity
Thunderstorm activity produced a tornado in the Lower Rio Grande Valley near Rio Hondo but it did not touch the ground. A funnel was seen by men at Harlingen Air Force Base about 10 miles from Rio Hondo. Rain totals included Brownsville .55 inches, Harlingen .06, and Kingsville .01 in a six hour period before noon. Floodwaters receded in Abilene after up to eight inches of rain over 18 hours. Morning temperatures ranged from 39 at Dalhart to 60 at Galveston.
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Rio Grande Valley
Rio Hondo
Harlingen Air Force Base
Brownsville
Harlingen
Kingsville
Gulf Coast
Abilene
West Texas
Dalhart
Galveston
California Timber Fires Under Control Near Volcano
A timber and brush fire in Amador County near Volcano was reported under control Tuesday night after a day of progress in firefighting. Since Saturday, fires have burned over 150,000 acres statewide, much of it grassy range. Later, two new blazes were reported along the southern coast near Capinteria and Laguna Beach.
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San Francisco
Amador County
Volcano
Saurdaug
California
Los Padres National Forest
Capinteria
San Joaquin Hills
Laguna Beach
Demonstrators Guilty in Houston Anti Segregation Rally
Eleven California freedom riders and Houston youths who joined them in an August 11 anti segregation demonstration were found guilty of unlawful assembly by a county court jury. Each was fined 100 dollars after a one hour seven minute deliberation. Attorneys filed appeals and posted 200 dollar bonds for each of the youths.
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Houston
UPD
Calfornia ‘Freedom Riders
George E. Miller
Quebec Moves to Remove Billboards Along Highways
Quebec enforces a 28 year old rule banning billboards within 1000 feet of provincial highways. Bernard Pinard, roads minister, calls them traffic hazards and cites widespread complaints. Some signs removed by owners, others by government envlaves, with bills pending for owners. Advertising firms warn on lost revenue, while a joint committee weighs what remains allowed.
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Quebec
Bernard Pinard
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Nso Fair
Ftoursis
Campbell Outdoor Advertising Inc
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Texas
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Ious
Frank Simpson
Abernathy
West Texas Hospital
Ralph Garrison
47Th St
Elias Rodriguez
Emory
Prescription Laboratory
Joe Owens
21St St
Methodist Hospital
Clark Sales Co
Mroo
Fray Puryear
Wham
Joe Busby
St. Mary’s Hospital
Furs Bowman Lumber Cn
Nel A. Johnson
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Manuel Oliverez
Lau Chine Tne
Victor Rodrigues
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Cushing
Yan, Briday
Am Reese Air Force Base
Hopital
Kenneth Bo Snyder Hurtwood
Reese Air Force Base
Capto
Thomas FL Egan
Reese Au Batre
Georg A. Asala
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Jefferson Davis Hospital
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Donna
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Seaton
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Chicago
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Jacqueline Kaye Bingert
Twister
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