U.S. to Send 40,000 Reinforcements to Europe
Reports indicate the Defense Department plans a large oversea contingent, potentially 40,000 troops, to reinforce Army units in Germany. First elements may depart by Oct 1, as Berlin crisis spurs a new mobilization alongside talks with the Soviet Union. In Europe, armored units and more mechanized personnel carriers are being shipped to boost mobility against Soviet forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Were
Ashington
Defense Department
Germany
Berlin
Sec
Dean Rusk
United States
Russeister
Rusk
White House
Khrushchev
Moscow
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kennedy
U.S
Europe
Gambling Peril Cited in Senate Probe of Fixed Contests
The NCAA chief warns fixed athletic contests are a grave danger amid widespread on campus gambling. Oregon players accuse a $5,000 bribe attempt before the 1960 Oregon Michigan game as investigators hear from Byers and witnesses including Frank Rosenthal who takes the Fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Michael Bruce
Oregon
Frank Norman Rosenthal
Ann Arbor
Mich
Byers
Rosenthal
Miami Beach
Bruce
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Area Gets Sonic Boom Warning
PERU Ind AP Bunker Hill Air Force Base warned Friday its B58 Hustler planes may create sonic booms on supersonic flight corridors next week. Forecasts list booms within two hours before or after indicated times for Monday in Amarillo and Austin at 8 15. Tuesday covers Abilene and Mata Gorda Island at 1 45 p.m.
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Peru
Ind
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Fiday
Amarillo
Austin
Abilene
Mata
Gorda Island
City utility service study to be continued in Lubbock
City Commissioners at a special meeting decided to continue studying possible single line electric service for Lubbock despite a city board recommendation to abandon it. The measure aims to save money and explore four avenues, with a 10 year outlook for the city and Southwestern Public Service Co. Officials warned against rumors while pledging to report progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
City Hall
CNET
Mia
Fem
Iwestern Public Service Co
Ito
One in 20s Lubbock's K nine corps history
The article recalls "Blackie," a German Shepherd police dog in late 1920s to early 1930s Lubbock. Trained by Jim Hays, a commissioned special officer, Blackie patrolled warehouses along railroad tracks from the Municipal Power Plant area to E Broadway. The dog tracked prowlers, hunted for burglars, and obeyed Hays, aiding patrols during a spike in hobos and theft.
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Lubbock
Blackie
Jim Hays
Hays
E. Broadway
Prayer Fragment From A Merciful Father
Fragmentary prayer text invoking mercy and a divine father figure. Reads as a devotional exclamation seeking guidance and grace. No clear event, date, or identifiable individual.
West Berlin air corridors prompt stern Western note
The Associated Press reports West Berlin air corridors sparked protest from the United States Britain and France. Moscow replies claimed the corridors serve only to support garrisons. Western powers warned that any interference would be an aggressive act and reiterated a firm stance in notes delivered in Moscow.
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Associated Press
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
West Germany
Eression
Ussr
Berlin
Free Parking Trial Begins Downtown on Saturdays
A new parking meter experiment starts in Lubbock today offering free parking on Saturday afternoons through January 1, 1962. Downtown merchants hope the move boosts Saturday trade as city officials endorse the concept while other Texas cities adopt similar practices.
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Lubbock
Soviet Union
Texas
Berlin
City Banker Elected Region VI Installment Credit Leader
Archie E Huckabee of Lubbock National Bank was elected chair of the Region VI Installment Credit Section of the Texas Bankers Association. Walter W McNatt of Citizens National Bank steps down after three terms. Post includes secretary Marlin Derebery of Plain National Bank and guest speaker A M Sommers of Union Planters Bank Memphis. Meeting at Pioneer Hotel precedes Houston September session.
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Archie E. Huckabee
Lubbock National Bank
Texas Bankers Assn
Marlin Derebery
The
Plain National Bank
A. M. Sommers
Union Planters National Bank of Memphis
Tenn
Pioneer Hotel
McNatt Huckabee
Walter W.mcnatt
Citizens
National Bank Examiners
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Jin
Houston
Unmanned takeoff causes runaway plane in Iowa city
In Arlington Iowa a single engine plane took off without a pilot at 2:45 pm and circled low over the city causing evacuation of students, faculty, and hospital staff before crashing four miles away in a cornfield near Aledo. Pilot Brooks Burgard claimed he tried to regain control as the craft dragged along the ground then left the cockpit.
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United Press International
Arlington
Iowa
Alane
Municipal
Aledo
Brooks
Burlington Junior College
Massive Hurricane Carla Aims Texas Louisiana Coast
Residents in low areas flee as Carla intensifies with 125 mph winds. A hurricane watch covers 500 miles from the Mississippi River to the Texas Gulf Coast. Forecaster G L Allen cites high pressure delaying impact while warning the storm could change course if it slows.
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Avalanche Journal
Carla
Audrey
Cameron
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Line
Lake Charles
G. L. Allen
Gulf
Allen
Cyclist Hit By Car Amid Coastal Advisory
Four persons were in Lubbock and Carla a cyclist remained in hospitals Friday night after a car bicycle collision. Jay Dial an eight year old was among those injured in the accident. Carla was in critical condition at Methodist Hospital. Tides were two to three feet above normal along Texas and Louisiana coasts and Cameron Parish ordered evacuations. Navy air station evacuated planes to Shepherd Field as coastal warnings continued.
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Lubbock
Carla
Jay Dial
Methodist Hospital
Texas
Louisiana
Cameron
Navy Auxiliary Air Station
New Iberia
Shepherd Field
Wichite Lee
South Plains High School Football Coverage Highlights
A-J STAFF and staff photographers document Brownfield-Levelland, Muleshoe-Littlefield, and Spur-Aberathy clashes. The Avalanche-Journal touts itself as the sole source in the South Plains with complete football scores and game reports each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hart
Avalanche Journal
Brownfield-Levelsland
Jim Argo
Sarge Klinger
South Plains
Avalanche-Journal
Key to Wagner Win Editorial Clues and Market Notes
A fragmented newspaper page fragment lists sections and pages for editorials columns radio TV and comic dictionary. It references a market update and a governor item, inviting readers to follow the market notes and political commentary across Page 5 and Page 4 sections.
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Wagner
Market UO Govenors
TV Roca
Comic Dictionary
Slaton crash injures boy. other youths hurt in scooter crash
A 1 year old boy from Slaton suffered multiple injuries when struck by a car driven by Ophie Cooper at 19th Street and Division. He was taken to Mercy then Methodist Hospital for surgery. Separately, 15 year old Robert L Hill Jr and another rider James Bolton were injured in a scooter crash at Level land and Brownfield Highway. Hill was hospitalized at RAFB then Methodist. Bolton treated and released. Driver named Oscar Terrell and Ruth Walden Anderson involved in separate incidents.
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Slaton
J. D. Dial
S. 16Th St
Gien Martin
Ophie Cooper
Division St
Mercy
Reese Afb Hospital
Methodist Hospital
James Bolton
Lubbock
Rafb Hospital
Oscar Terrell
Jarvis
Ruth Walden Anderson
31St St
Lubbock’ Osteopathic Hospital
Weather map page reports warm day with possible storms
Cloudy in Lubbock area with high near 90 and a high of 92, low 68, thundershowers possible late afternoon. Winds from the south, editor notes unclear values including stray figures and garbled text.
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Lubbock
Jerry
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