Deadly Tornadoes and Carla Flood Ravage Texas Coast
Storms devastate Galveston and coastal towns with deaths, ruined homes, and fires. Rescue workers race to reach victims as Lyndon Johnson and Kennedy mobilize federal help and crews restore communications and power amid widespread flooding.
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Olivia
Port Lavaca
Houston
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Creed
Texas Dps
Gulf of Mexico
Palacios
Texas
Kansas
Births Showcased From Local Families In City Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Bob St John 5603 45th St welcomed a son at 3 05 p.m. Tuesday in Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs B Wayne Hinds 5417 Lind St welcomed a daughter at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The father heads the music department at Lubbock Christian College. Mr and Mrs Cecil Jennings 2621 1st St welcomed a son at 4 30 a.m. Tuesday in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Davis Jr Route 1 Lorenzo welcomed a daughter at 8 37 p.m. Tuesday in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs Joe Kizer 1315 45th St welcomed a daughter at 6 45 p.m. Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Glenn Hamilton 3435 Ave H welcomed a daughter at 12 55 p.m. Tuesday in St Marys Hospital. The fathers include a farmer and employees at Wisdom Marble and Tile Co and Rainbo Bakery.
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Bob St. John
45Th St
Tuesaday
Methodist Hospital
The
Avalanche: Journal
B. Wayne Hinds
Lind St
Iin Methodist Hospital
Lubbock Christian College
Cecil Jennings
1St St
West Texas Hospital
Wisdom Marble and Tile Co
James Davis Jr
Lorenzo
Joe Kizer
Ben E. Keith Co
Glenn Hamilton
Ave
St. Mary's Hospital
Rainbo Bakery
Jerry Allan Burgess
48Th St
Goodnight Hospital
Burgess Barber Shop
William Murphy
36Th St
Western Implement Co
James Kinney
Rails
International Harvester Co
Leroy Melton Jr
Weishing
Texas Highway Patrol
John King
Robert Andrews
16Th St
Gilbert Gonzales
Porter Clnic-Hospital
Plagiy-Wiggly Super Markets Warehouse
Move to Halt Trend Seen As Zoning Board Rejects 50th Street Requests
The Planning Commission denied two commercial zoning requests for 50th Street while noting erosion of the one mile spacing rule. Public hearings had contested low density changes, with members pushing to preserve current standards and resist further strip zoning.
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Stad Zachary
Zachary
Bob Burr
Commission
Planning Commission
50Th Street
Edward W. Napier
50Th St
Ave. W
Ray C. Livesay
Lynnmark Investment Co
Knoxville Ave
Bass
Self
Livesay
Roy Bass
Buddy Hughes
Wilbur Slaton
Lubbock Club
Hugh Anderson
Kenneth Pharr
W. B. Agee
College Avenue
Refugee girl finds new family after Cuba escape
A Cuban girl arrived in Miami on a KLM flight after guards stopped her at sea. The Petersburg church raised funds for the flight and will help place her in high school with tutoring in English and history. Rev. Pogue and Lois Avery describe a dream fulfilled as the girl joins their family.
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Castro
KLM Airlines
Havana
Miami
Petersburg
Avery
Pogue
Daniel
First Baptist Church of
Kress
Rev. Pogue
Lois
Jim
Dan Earl
Rerdom
Avely Rodriguez
Lubbock aids Texas coast disaster relief effort
Aid fund formed to channel relief through the official Lubbock group. Gov Price Daniel urged Texans to help the coastal devastation. Roy Riddel Jr named committee chair with Bill Parsley George Tucker Dorrance Guy Gordon Thompson and L Edwin Smith as members. Salvation Army truck is on the coast and Snyder civil defense has a moving van of food and clothing. Donations will continue through Thursday.
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Lubbock
Price Daniel
Casey
Texas
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Riddel
Roy Riddel Jr
Bill J. Parsley
American Red Cross
George Tarter
Salvation Army Board of Directors
Dorrance Guy
Gordon Thompson
L. Edwin Smith
Snyder Civil Defense
Port Lavaca
Snyder
Caravelle crash near Douar Doum and Douar Dbagh kills many
A Sud Aviation Caravelle crashed between Douar Doum and Douar Dbagh while on approach to Rabat en route to Casablanca. The crash, with unknown cause, followed a 10:02 pm contact with Rabat tower. weather or flight details not confirmed. The carrier, a midrange jet first entering service in 1959, had about 100 in use on multiple continents.
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Douar Doum
Douar Dbagh
Rabat
Casablanca
Sud- Aviation
Europe
South America
North America
Scandinavian Airlines
Ankara
Turkey
Death toll rises after Surat flood chaos in Gujarat
An unofficial tally from Surat reports 85 people killed as floodwaters from the swollen Narmada River inundate homes. The toll includes 35 women and 50 children among victims.
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Bombay
Aie
Surat
Narmada
Gujarat
New Cold Front Approaches Panhandle Area
A new cold front cooled the Panhandle late Tuesday and moves toward the South Plains bringing dry air. It was due to hit before noon today and is not expected to boost shower activity. The forecast calls for a high of 72 degrees and winds from 10 to 25 mph.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Musical Equipment Worth 981 Dollars Stolen at Tahoka Club
Deputies report missing sound gear and a guitar from the Rei dezvous Club on Tahoka Highway. Manager Charles Armstrong listed the items: two amplifiers 400 and 275 dollars, a microphone 96 dollars, and a guitar with case 210 dollars.
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Reidezvous Club
Tahoka Hwy
Charles Armstrong
Leaders Visit Capital Seeks Peace in Berlin Crisis Talks
Neutral leaders urge a Kennedy Khrushchev meeting on Berlin as Sukarno Keita and Nehru Nkrumah deliver peace messages. They stress a real peace based on basic human aspirations and freedom for people to live as they choose, contrasting cold war aims. Kennedy hosts luncheon after talks.
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United States
Sukarno
Keita
Belgrade
Khrushchev
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Moscow
Kennedy
White House
U. S
U.S. warns on Berlin treaty violations by Reds
The United States said it will hold the Soviet Union responsible for any action by East German authorities that violates the four power status of Berlin. A Soviet note demanding that entry to East Berlin be handled by East Germany prompted Western officials to reiterate their positions.
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
U.S
East Berlin
East Germany
East
Germany
Bonn
West Germany
Mikhail Pervukhin
Pervukhin
West Berlin
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Fair Caravan Promotes South Plains Fair Dates
The Bowman Brothers and a three unit caravan toured Brown field Wilson Tohoka Lamesa Gail Snyder and Post handing out balloons pens matches and newspapers to boost the region. The fair runs September 23 to 30 with Ice Capades as the main attraction while rain threatened and boosters remained upbeat.
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Brownfield
Wilson
Tohoka
Lamesa
Gail
Snyder and
Post
South Plains
Bowman Brothers
Fair
Lubbock
Lions Club
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Galveston
John Sealy Hospital
Civil Defense
Marie Harris
J. N. Olson
Annie Miles
Kaplan
Clarence West
Able
Threeton
Carla
Kansas City
North
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Hodge
Bob Morris
United Press International
Morris
Ed Hoadley
Hoadley
Headley
Austin
Waco
U. S. Weather Bureau
H. L. Jacobson
John Sealy
Hosking Mound
Freeport
Dow Chemical
Port Aransas
Paul Oleson
Oleson
Edna
Migs Netti Green
Carver
Bell Adams
Laney Brownfield
Texas Tech
Benjamin Ramcree
4Th St
Daugher
Lauf Clinic
Porfiera Ybarra
Porter Clinic Hospital
Farrs Super Markets
James Doyle Godwin
Erskine
Taylor Hospital
Pablo Casanova
Ralls
Porter Clinic
George C. Wilson
Mayme Alexander
19Th St
Raleigh Ave
Raleigh Avenue
Howell G. Killgore
Detroit Avenue
Killgore
Burr
Oliver S. Cates
A. R. Osborn
J. H. Ball
Joe Rushing
4Th Street
Earl Archer
Avenue Q
Albert Troosts
Ing
Cotton Exchange
58Th St
Avenue Q. South Dr
Pierce
Dave Tipple
Harold Griffith
Bak
H. N. Roberts
D. R. McWilliams
Elo Urbanovsky
Platte
Palle
Omehe
Lincoln
Iowa
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Wis
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Kan
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OKLA
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IND
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ARK
ALA
Nebraska
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Barbara Hardman
Robert E. Hardman
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