Snyder Pastor Walter A. Mitchell Dies in Two-Car Crash
The Rev. Walter A. Mitchell 46 pastor of First Baptist Snyder was killed when his wife Mary Beth and child were injured in a rain slick collision on State Hwy 36. Another driver John Wayne Burns 20 of Carbon was hurt with facial lacerations and a fractured collarbone. The Mitchells had just returned from Waco after enrolling son John at Baylor University. Witnesses Gene and Mary Gordon helped free the minister.
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Avalanche-Journal
Bilene
Walter A. Mitchell
First Baptist
Snyder
Here
Mary Beth
Waco
Mitchells
John
Baylor University
Mitchell
John Wayne Burns
Rising Star Hospital
Gene Gordon
Lubbock
Kennedy seeks power to mobilize 150000 reservists
President Kennedy asked Congress for stand by authority to call 150000 reservists to active duty as Congress pushes for action against the Cuban military buildup. Republicans proposed a Formosa type resolution to authorize troops if needed, while White House comment was not immediate. Democratic leaders warned that armed action would amount to war.
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Ashington
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Pentagon
Cuba
Conecress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Charles A. Halleck
Flood Threat Sends Dozens From Homes
Severe thunderstorms with hail and tornado funnels swept the South Plains causing evacuations in Lowland Fort Worth and headlines across Lubbock. Reports note 0.84 inches of rain in 25 minutes at the airport and golf ball sized hail in Shallowater while Crosbyton and Ralls saw confirmed funnels. Nine area measurements show heavy rain and wind gusts up to 35 mph with two tornadoes sighted near Crosbyton.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Shallowater
Crosbyton
Ralls
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Richland Hills
Sunset
Lake Worth
Abilene
Lorenzo
Crosby County
Roof Collapse Blows End to New Daw son Gym
In Daw son County a new $90 000 gymnasium roof collapsed at 2 am after heavy rains damaging the interior and floor. Engineering firm hired to determine cause as architects Peters and Fields Odessa and builder Gibson Construction Odessa assess the ruin. The flat roof design and insurance coverage are noted while officials investigate.
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Dawson County
Lynn Alford
Alford
Peters and Fields of
Odessa
Gibson Construction Company
Teen Wife Survives Sea Disaster After Husbands Vanish
Mrs. Jimmy Case, 18, of Galiano Island, clung to wooden crates for five hours after her husband Jimmy Case and three other men were swept away by a storm. Rescuers hauled her aboard a fishing boat. her unborn baby appears uninjured. The Loretta B. sank near the Fraser River mouth Thursday night. The search for the missing men continues.
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Vancouver
B.C
Jimmy Case
Galiano Island
Galiano
Jack Bland
Glen Loreng
Bud Greenhall
Gibsons
Senate OKs diluted pension fund tax bill
The Senate approved a watered down private pension fund tax measure by 75 to 4 to aid self employed individuals and their employees. Supporters say the bill would benefit seven million self employed and 11 million workers while opponents warn of veto risks and pending House Senate conference edits.
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Ashington
Senate
House Conference Committee
Kennedy
Congress
Soblen Remains In Deep Sleep In London Hospital
Dr. Robert A. Soblen lay in a drug induced coma at Hillingdon Hospital near London Airport as his wife Dina travelled from New York. Doctors kept round the clock watch for signs of improvement amid a quiet, pending bulletin. Mrs Soblen posted 100000 bail for him after he fled the United States on June 25 with funds raised by friends.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
London Airport
Dina
New York
Hillingdon Hospital
United States
Cosmetics: Beauty products used by teenagers to look older
Teenagers use cosmetics to appear older while mothers use them to appear younger. The article surveys trends, common products, and societal attitudes toward beauty routines in the community. It notes popularity of makeup brands, skincare regimens, and parental influence on appearance norms.
Trapped Fishermen Aboard Sandbar Await Rescue in Sierra Canyon
Two Newark men John McLary and Keith Overston, missing since Tuesday, are stranded on a sandbar in the San Joaquin River canyon 65 miles east of Madera. Paramedics tried upstream and downstream rescues as rapids and steep walls prevent helicopter pickup. Food was dropped and efforts continue with helicopters planned to bring them off the sandbar.
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John McLary
Keith Overston
Newark
Calif
Madera
McLeary
Overston
Middle Fork
San Joaquin River
Sierra Nevada
Hayward
Midwest Farmers Holdouts Drive Meat Prices Up
Retail meat prices are rising after a National Farmers Organization drive to hold livestock from market. Several chains and packers report higher wholesale costs with notices of layoffs at packing plants. Officials cite supply curtailment and attribute part of the rise to the NFO action, though leaders deny violence claims.
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Associated Press
Riing
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Chicago
St. Louis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Herbert Wiggs
Swift & Co
Kansas City
Louisville
NFO
Missouri
Oren Lee Staley
Wilson & Co
Omaha
Textbook Protests Slated by State Committee
In Austin AP reports protests over three economics textbooks will be heard next Friday by the State Textbook Committee. The action highlights ongoing disputes over curriculum materials and education policy in Texas.
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Austin
State Textbook Committee
Prayer for Guidance and Mercy Within
A devotional plea appeals to God to drive evil from the heart and asks for strength to live worthy of the love from family and friends. The speaker seeks mercy, guidance, and endurance in faith.
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God
Bear Triggers Major Portland Traffic Jam
A black bear wandered into southeast Portland on Friday and sparked a citywide traffic jam. Police initially pursued the animal alive but shot it near nine in the morning to prevent harm to fleeing crowds, leaving streets clogged and hundreds late for work.
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Portland
Ore
Early Letter To Santa Seeks Air Conditioner
CHESTER Pennsylvania AP The post office received this year’s first Santa letter written in crayon by a child signed Jackie The note dated Oct 31 asks for a Halloween costume and an air conditioner reflecting early gift wishes for the season
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Chester
Santa Claus
Jackie
Weather Map Page 6-B Lubbock Area Forecast
Partly cloudy and warmer with high in low to mid 80s and scattered afternoon showers. Light to moderate southerly winds. Sunrise 6:25 a.m. Sunset 7:04 p.m. Max humidity 100 percent, min 63. 24 hour precipitation data show Abilene 1.37 inches, Dallas 1.9 inches, El Paso 0.17, Amarillo 0.0, Roswell 0.0. City highs range from 81 to 90 across listed locations.
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M. Oee
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
el Okla
City
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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