Verwoerd Assassination Triggers South Africa Crisis
The South African government pledged a full probe into the background of the White assassin who fatally stabbed Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd. Dimitri Stafendas, about 45, a Lourenco Marques native, is under close guard as leaders weigh succession and the Nationalist party looks to maintain Verwoerd's policies. Maj. Gen. Van Den Berg and Brig. Joubert head the police inquiry.
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Associated Press
Ape Town
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Cape Town
Dimitri Stafendas
Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Theophilus Donzes
Hl. J. van den Berg
Security Police
Brig
G. Joubert
Criminal Investigation Department
Johannesburg
Donges
Lebanon
Tech Football Drives Lubbock Economy Big Time
Tech football boosts Lubbock business with six home games drawing fans and nearly 120000 dollars weekly in out-of-town spending. The athletic department reports a 903000 dollar budget this year, a 200000 rise in two years, and aims for a 150000 dollar surplus from 1086000 dollars in net income.
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Kenn Avalanche
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Tech
Anderson
Tech Athletic Department
Polk Robison
Robison
Octogenarian Defined in Comile Dictionary
A brief entry describes an octogenarian as a man in his eighties whose mind stays in the past while the rest of him lives in the present. The note sits in the comics radio television schedules horoscope area.
Pageant beauty bows brief tribute to wounded soldiers
Six Vietnam veterans wounded in action rode as grand marshals in a two hour Festival of Floats at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. More than 100000 spectators cheered as the veterans rolled by in white convertibles with other wounded men from Philadelphia hospitals in attendance. Miss Colorado Holly Smith greeted the crowd amid evening gowns atop floats and convertibles.
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Associated Press
Lantic City
Viet Nam
Philadelphia
Holly Smith
Red extremists attempt to sabotage Saigon election
Reported two sudden incidents in Saigon as election nerves rise. A female agent hurled a hazardous device at a Cholon rally injuring one bystander. another device exploded at a nearby hamlet office, no injuries. U S embassy tightens curfew to shield Americans before polling from 7 am to 6 pm.
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Cholon
United States
Red
Loudan
Sal-1
Oceany
Saigon
U.S
Carr launches 1962 bid for Senate in Lubbock rally
General Waggoner Carr starts his campaign for the U.S. Senate with a 7 p.m. rally at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. About 10,000 West Texas supporters are expected to attend the open event, with Carr arriving at 1 p.m. and delivering a 30 minute speech. He will outline his general campaign pattern for two months of barnstorming against Republican incumbent John Tower. Mrs. Carr and son David attend. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith introduces him.
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EXAS
Waggoner Carr
U.S. Senate
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
West Texas
Carr
John
I Municipal
Po P.m
Lubbock County
Torney
Texas
House of Representatives
Tower
Lyndon Johnson
Wade
David
Preston Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Gemini I crew cleared for Friday spaceflight
Gemini I command pilot Charles Conrad Jr. and spacewalker Richard F. Gordon Jr. received a medical go ahead after a four hour exam led by Dr. G Fred Kelly. Weather for Cape Kennedy looked favorable despite tropical storm Greta. The flight plan demands early wake times and a pre dawn routine to complete tasks over a three day spacewalk.
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Associated Press
Pe Kennedy
Fila
Gemini ID
Charles Conard Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
G. Fred Kelly
Greta
Cape Kennedy
Navy
Conrad
Cmdr
Gordon
Rioting in Atlanta as police use tear gas and shotguns
Police routed about 1 000 rioters after clashes with officers across a Negro district. Tear gas canisters and shotgun blasts were used as officers pursued the fleeing crowd. Nine people were injured including five children. 15 to 200 arrests were reported as Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. appealed for order. Leaders of SNCC helped lead the melee prompting state trooper deployment by Gov. Carl Sanders.
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United Press Free Nations
Tlanta
Student — Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Carl Sanders
Ivan Allen
Allen
Prayer for Soldiers Protection and Strength
A brief wartime appeal asks for blessings on soldiers and their safety in battle and peace, urging support and protection from evil. Anonymous author expresses faith and hope for divine aid.
Robber Grabs Cash Register. Shot Fled Across Field
A man described as about 25, wearing a blue plaid shirt, fled with a cash register carrying about $450 from Godwin's Premier Service Station near Southeast Drive and Quirt Ave. Fred Ake, who fired two shots, believes the robber was struck but escaped. The station owner valued the loss at $450 plus the register at $200. No blood was found.
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Quirt Ave
Fred Ake
Godwin
Ake
Rmn
Abe
Ane
James O. Godwin
35Th St
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