Kennedy projects moon landing by 1970 after space center tours
President Kennedy toured Cape Canaveral Huntsville and Houston briefing on progress toward a moon landing this decade. Von Braun said Saturn rocket will put an American on the moon before 1970 as crowds of 200000 gathered in Houston.
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Major Oil Firm Probe Over Slanted Wells Drives Texas Hearings
Texas lawmakers pressed a probe into slanted oil wells after a major company was accused of illegal deviated drilling. Harry Harrington testified about angled wells, while officials argued salt water injection did not encourage deviation. Witnesses claimed constitutional immunity 348 times over two days, as Pleas Dawson described owning 293 wells in 23 counties.
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Overton
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East Texas
Kennedy Johnson Connally in cordial Houston talks
President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson met with John Connally in the President's suite for a long friendly session. Governor Price Daniel also described a lengthy talk with Kennedy en route to Houston. Butterworth named as U S ambassador to Canada by Kennedy to succeed Livingston Merchant.
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Cox
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Boosters Make Trip Nine Area Towns Get News Of Annual Fair
Lubbock businessmen on a Good Neighbor caravan toured Meadow and Brownfield as part of five annual trips to promote the Panhandle South Plains Fair. George Atwood as Go-E the clown thrilled hundreds of children while officials from Brownfield welcomed the group.
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L. G. Smith
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Woodrow Child Has Polio Here
Eight year old Caroline Madding of Woodrow is ill with polio at West Texas Hospital. Doctors report non paralytic polio and satisfactory progress. The SOS Sabin Oral Sunday program aims to vaccinate up to 250000 in Lubbock and Crosby counties Sunday. Caroline’s father Earl Madding teaches vocational agriculture at Cooper High School.
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Life: A telescope with the optimist and pessimist
A playful definition frames a telescope as a tool that centers two views one bright and one bleak. The analogy hints at readers’ contrasting attitudes shaping how news is received and interpreted.
Brownfield Coed Wins District Farm Bureau Queen Title
A 20 year old Texas Tech coed from Brownfield won the District 2 Farm Bureau queen contest in Lubbock and earns a spot at the state contest in San Antonio November 11 through 14. Miss Valdene Garner, a Terry County representative, is a government major who plans a tax law career. Runnerup was Miss Sue Willman of Muleshoe, Bailey County delegate, a 17 year old high school senior. About 100 bureau members attended the event at the Municipal Garden and Arts Center.
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Bailey County
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Nine States Vote in Fiery New Hampshire Primary
Wesley Powell loses bid to regain New Hampshire governor as Pillsbury leads for the GOP nomination. Powell concedes he may not return to the state house. Deloris Bridges edges Rep Perkins Bass for the four year Bridges Senate remnant. Maurice Murphy trails, and Chester Merrow finishes last. Carl Hayden wins Democratic Arizona Senate nomination with ease.
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Carl Hayden
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Slaton Farmers Honor First Bales at Annual Dinner
Slaton businessmen hosted the fifth annual Farmer Merchant dinner for area ginners who produced 109 674 bales last season. More than 1 000 attended in the Union Compress Warehouse. Three farmers Bill Klattenhoff Jr A W Steffens and Frank Hash received awards totaling 300 for producing the season s first three bales.
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Union Compress
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Farmer-Merchant Friends
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Denver City Shootings Suspect Questioned in Slaying
Authorities in Denver City questioned a man in connection with the shooting death of Edward Campbell Helms 31 known as Tiny. Helms was found slain at his service station around 10 p.m. with no robbery motive evident, and police had few additional details.
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Tiny) Helms
U S Not Afraid Rusk Warns Russia Over Cuba Threat
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, backed by Congress, vows the United States will not be intimidated by Khrushchev over Cuba. Congress condemns saber rattling while Berlin pressure eases amid Cuban ship clashes and high altitude tests. See page 16.
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Today’s Prayer and Reader Submissions
A call for readers to submit favorite prayers for future use. The note asks prayers to reflect Christian life and witness and seeks brief entries under a word limit. An anonymous prayer precedes the invitation.
Soviet Union eases Berlin crisis awaiting U.S. election
United Press International reports Moscow will not press Washington to bargain on Berlin and a German peace treaty until after the November U.S. Congressional elections. The Kremlin seeks a quick peace treaty with East Germany but sets no new deadline while signaling patience.
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Weather Map Page 8A Forecast for Lubbock Area
Clear to partly cloudy today and tonight with little temperature change. High near 90 and light southerly winds. Few scattered showers possible in the afternoon and evening through Thursday.
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