Storm Carla Triggers Gulf Coast Evacuations and Alerts
As Carla nears the Gulf Coast, Louisiana mobilizes National Guard and civil defense on 24 hour standby. Evacuations sweep Grand Isle and coastal areas near Morgan City. Red Cross deploys disaster experts. offshore oil firms move staff and equipment while coastlines brace for tides and high winds. Betsy and Debbie remain active in the Atlantic as warnings widen.
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Falla
Louisiana
Jimmie H. Davis
Louisiana National Guard
Civil Defense
Carla
Red Cross
New Orleans
Grand Isle
Land’s End
Morgan City
Mississippi Gulf Coast
The
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Air Force
Richards Gebaur Air Force Base
Corpus Christi
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Tex
Brownsville
Audrey
Beaumont
Sabine
Sabine Pass
Texas
Gulf
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
High Island
National Guard
Padre Island
Padre
Mustang
St. Joseph's
Gulf Coast
Coast Guard
Texas-Louisiana
Humble Oil and Refining’ Co
Houston
Betsy
Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts
Debbie
Atantic
Cape Verde Islands
Cowboys Rope Friona 30-0 in season opener
Plains Cowboys dominated Friona Chiefs with four touchdowns and a pair of two point conversions. Ronnie Hendricks kicked extra points and scored two rushing TDs while Steve McGinty added a 15 yard run as Plains built a 21 point halftime lead and coasted to a 30 tie.
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Hawkins
Piteo Cops Top Race At Ruidoso
Piteo surged from midpack to defeat Abbas Grandson in the Hondo Valley General Hospital feature at Ruidoso Downs. The mile and 70 yard event finished on a muddy track in 1 53, with Donna's Trap in third as results from the Friday card show a muddy track and tight finish.
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Ruidoso
N. M
UPI
Piteo
Abbas
Hondo Valley General Hospital
Ruidoso Downs
Donna
Atole
Joe Reed
Gib Pepebandy
Everett
Monroe
Dunny King
Dubby
Go Pike
Sgiavenrd
Duke
Guinella
Wink Wildcats Romp Past Eunice Cardinals in Blowout
Wink Wildcats secured a second win as Curtis Robinson opened with a 13 yard touchdown run. Eunice took a brief lead on a 60 yard pass from Neil Goodman to Jim Witherspoon. Wink answered with late fourth quarter TDs and an interception return by a Wink defender, aided by two Robinson extra points and a Bates to Tomason 2-point pass.
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Wink
Wink Wildcats
Eunice Cardinals
New Mexico
Curtis Robinson
Eunice
Neil Goodman
Jim Witherspoon
Bryan Willard
Robinson
Jimmy Morgan
Eunicer
Wooly
Bates
Jackie Tomason
Tatum Melrose Battle to 0-0 Tie in Rain
In Melrose New Mexico a muddy heavy rain game ended 0 0 as Tatum and Melrose failed to cross the opposing 20 yard line. Tatum recorded four first downs to Melrose three with six fumbles each team and Pearl Harris and Joe Wilson starred for Tatum.
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Melrose
N.M
Tatum
Mirose
Pearl Harris
Joe Wilson
Sands and Robert Lee tie in scoreless game
Sands Mustangs and Robert E. Lee Rebels battled to a scoreless tie. John Roe was out for the Rebels while Bill Smith and Doyle starred for the Mustangs. The game left both teams tied in the race for early victories as the season began.
Berlin Crisis Flare Over West Berlin Flights
Allied officials denied reports of new East German air maneuvers and interference with Western air links to West Berlin. The piece notes about 18 000 round trip civilian flights yearly and references President John Kennedy amid ongoing talks on Berlin access and sovereignty.
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East Germany
Germany
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Hamburpewsnaner
Berlin
Bild Zeitung
Fiat
Lin
U. S
John Kennedy
Khrushchev
Ussr
Nehru
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Sukarno
Indonesia
Keita
Mali
U.S. readies Europe reinforcements amid Berlin crisis
Reports state the Pentagon plans to increase U S troops in Europe with individual reinforcement units and full combat support formations to bolster the 7th Army in Germany. Amid Berlin tensions Gen Norstad and officials push for training and readiness as Khrushchev signals possible negotiations while rejecting Western peace treaty terms.
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Western
Germany
U.S
Lauris Norstad
Supreme Allied
Europe
Pentagon
7Th Army
Atlantic
Berlin
Army
National Guard
Geneva Talks on Test Ban Doom Likely
Soviet Premier Khrushchev refused to end atmospheric nuclear blasts, signaling a possible end to the 34 month Geneva conference on a test ban treaty. American and British negotiators planned to attend another three power meeting, though Western sources warned talks may recess, ending the Geneva effort separate from general disarmament. Nigeria builds new electric power transmission line, United States research growth cited.
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Ter
Berlin
Rusk
U.S
Moscow
West
Khrushchev
East Germany
United Nations
Soviet Union
White House
Kennedy
Nehru
Belgrade
Geneva
UPL
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Smyer Dominates Bula Behind Brown Three TDs
Brown led Smyer to a 44 24 win over Bula with three touchdowns. Mack Reasoner added two scores and two extra points. Clark Altman contributed a score on a pass and an end around. The game featured Don Se Dece and Nie McCall scoring for Smyer as well.
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Smyer
Buddy Brown
Bula
Mack Reasoner
Clark Altman
Pula
Don Se Dece
Nie McCall
Curtis Mages Jensons
Colombia
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N.J
Committee For American Relief Everywhere
Berlin TV show uses troops sparks Senate uproar
Washington AP describes senators condemning the use of U S Army troops at a Berlin border crossing for Jack Paar's TV program. The Defense Department and White House ordered an investigation as Mansfield decried the incident as a world tragedy not a TV spectacle. Paar said the filming had Army cooperation.
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Berlin
Paar
Washington
U.S. Army
Jack Paar
Defense Department
White House
State Department
Arthur Sylvester
Solon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
East
West Berlin
Mansfield
Miss America Pageant Opens With Hiccups and High Fashion
The preliminary Miss America contest began with a microphone failure during Miss California's song. Bert Parks quickly supplied a new microphone as the 19 year old Californian performed in a blue ballet dress. Miss North Carolina, a former Radio City Rockette, wore a black suit during her routine.
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Susan Ann
Beale Fletcher
Bert Parks
Momma
California
North Carolina
Radio City Rocklettes
City Debates Continuing Utility Setup Study
City officials and Mayor state further study of the utility setup is needed before acceptance in the future. They say the board’s recommendation will not be embraced, and current pageant winners are not being considered in this decision.
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Lubs Bock
Wildcat Strikes Threaten Talks
Detroit AP report notes wildcat actions erupting as UAW and GM negotiations stall. Commissioners and union leaders warn against extending a 10 am Monday deadline while citing disruption at Pittsburgh Janesville and Flint Buick plants. Local action spreads as workers walk out and maintain pressure for new contracts.
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AIL Commission
Detroit
Mich
Pittsburgh
Janesville
Wis
Flint
Buick
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors
Birth Announcements and City Utility Debate
A string of birth notices records newborns from Conrathions fo Air to Mr and Mrs James 0 Shicheil with weights and times at multiple hospitals across West Texas. The article then shifts to a City Commission and Southwestern Public Service Co debate over an engineering study by Black and Veatch, discussing potential savings, impacts on utilities, tax effects, and public notice plans for future decisions.
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James
Shicheil
Tsi
Weishing
Taylor Hospital
Atvol D. Mays Construction
Mee James
Wei
Arlie Hudson
Lubbock
Hudson
City Commission
Municipal Utilities
Black and Weathors City
Southwestern Public Service Co
Five Sisters Die In Portland Fire Tragedy
In Portland, five sisters died trapped upstairs as flames engulfed a home. Parents Wal ter and Mrs Randall escaped with two other children, while Johnny 12 and Hazel 15 watched from a nearby street. Frances 10 Carol 8 Edna 7 Kathlee 5 are named victims. Ralph 19 is a nursing home patient.
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Portland
Ore
Walter W. Randall
Johnny
Hazel
Norman E. Leitheiser
Frances
Patricia
Carol
Edna
Kathlee
Ralph
Cyclist Hurt in Friday Crash at 28th Street
A cyclist was injured at 6:19 p.m. Friday at 28th Street and Brownfield Highway with cuts bruises and a concussion. The other driver was Clayton Ralph McCullough of Albuquerque.
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Page
28Th St
Brownfield Hwy
Clayton Ralph McCullough
Albuquerque
Voters To Rule On School Bonds Today
Special report from Sagi STAGA area says a bond issue will fund 10 new classrooms at the elementary school remodels to create offices a band hall and ag facilities and to convert high school space. Ballots close at 7 p m. today. Also, Texas bar exam results show 219 of 322 students passing.
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Votjers
Austin
State Board of Law Examiners
Police Dog Blackie Guards Lubbock Transients in 1930s
The article recalls Blackie the police dog and deputy George Eubank and Officer Jim Hays describing nightly patrols in the 1930s. Blackie tracked hobos near warehouses, prevented burglaries, and restrained suspects until officers could take control, with one instance forcing a would be thief to drop a weapon.
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Blackie
George Eubank
Lubbock
Jack Hays
Bradford
Hays
Jim Hays
Cleve Cobb
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Burma
Crosbyton Bonds To Fund City Electric Improvements
Crosbyton voters decide on a 190000 revenue bond issue to finance an electrical system upgrade through 1964. If approved, the city plans a 900 kilowatt engine and related plant improvements, funding the project from bond proceeds. Local note mentions tied to city utilities and ongoing civic developments.
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Crosbyton
Blackie
Ster
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Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Kremlin
Nikita
Rusk Rusk
U.S. Army Assn
Free World
Soviet Central Asia
NATO WU
Ibadan
Nigeria
Brown
Issioner
W. C. O'Marall
Uuwa
Otis Maner
Frank Chappell Jr
Southwestern Public Service
Air
Vernon Lara
Ave
Asher
Ysidro Maldonada
Laut Chine
Juan Hwojosa
Hereford
Lau
New York
Robert F. Wagner
James S. Lanigan
Wagner
Lanigan
Carmine G. de Sapio
Greenwhich Village
de Sapio
Tammany Hall
Columbia
Texas Bankers Assn
Arcie E. Huckabes
Wale W. McNatt
John Criner
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