Polio Vaccine Drive Draws Votes and Parental Support in Lubbock
City residents lined up for polio shots with fast service on the first day. Dr. Royce Lewis and local health officials planned Type II and III doses, noting possible adjustments by the surgeon general. Residents expressed cautious optimism about all three vaccines, while Canadian Sabin cases prompted safety notes and postponed campaigns in nearby areas.
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Lubbock
Royce Lewis
Lubbock-Crosby County
Duane Howell
Parkway School
Zenith
E. Cornell
Sabin
Monterey
Jack Klein
Wheelock
Eddie
Danny
Harris
Slaton
Canada
United States
Houston
Dallas
South Plains
Tarrant
Smith
Washington
Brazos
Brazoria
Burleison
Tyler
Health Service
Brenham
Public Health Service
Wichita
Wichita Coty
Harley C. Sullivan
Clay County
Henrietta
Knox City
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Terry
San Francisco Bay Area
Edward B. Shaw
The Garret Boy of Leningrad Dreams of Life Beyond War
The story follows Kolya, a visually weakened boy in a wartime family. His father enforces harsh labor while the mother shields him. After 7 000 days of isolation in a garret he grows to 38, malnourished and nearly blind, longing for marriage and a future outside poverty and memory. He finally surrenders to officials, accepting a simple job and reflecting on failed opportunities and unspoken desires.
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Kolya
Leningrad
Africa
Loose Grange
Volga
Atghal
Garrette
Four Injured In City and Area Traffic Mishaps
Sunday traffic incidents left four people injured across the city and surrounding area. Elwin Chappell, 65, lost control on U S Highway 62 near Crosbyton, his car overturning after 3 40 p m. A girl identified as Saim Gebersa, 144, was struck while stopping for a dropped half dollar by Linda Alexander, 21, of 3922 East Duke Street. Carey Van Bigbie, 4, was treated and released from Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Vera Faye Kirvens, 36 08 Ute Street, sustained minor injuries when her car collided with a parked vehicle on 18th Street near Avenue D and received treatment at Methodist Hospital.
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Saim Gebersa
Pablo
Linda Alexander
Khrushchev Seeks Summit With Kennedy Before Berlin Showdown
Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev may push for a summit with President Kennedy before a Berlin showdown. Diplomatic dispatches from Moscow indicate Khrushchev aims to decide if a negotiated East West settlement is possible before year’s end.
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K. C. Thaler
London
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kennedy
Berlin
Moscow
Khrushchev
Weather and UN News Mix On Texas Storms And Global Talks
A Texas area reports 60 mph winds with minor damage and scattered showers across the South Plains. Power outages occur at Matador and Lubbock notes. Hollis, Okla. near traffic delays from high water. In New York, UN General Assembly opens with Khrushchev and Kennedy possible meeting while Berlin remains a tense issue.
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U.S. 62
Texas
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Okla
South Plains
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Lockney
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Plainview
Matador
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Grandbury
Rising Star
Hico
Hamilton
Ring
United Nations General Assembly
New York
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Khrushchev
United Nations
Tant
Russia
Berlin
United States
General Assembly
East Germany
Moscow
UN to Enforce UN Debts Through Assessments
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Ambassador Adlai Stevenson predicted that the upcoming UN General Assembly will require special financial assessments and impose penalties for nonpayment. They expect a strong vote in favor despite Soviet opposition, with the ICJ advisory opinion suggesting penalties may be enforced through UN regulations.
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Sec. ‘of State
Dean Rusk
Adlai E. Stevenson
UN General Assembly
Stevenson
International Court of Justice
Constitution Day Observance Sets Philadelphia 175th Anniversary
Former President Truman and governors of the original 13 states gather at Independence Hall to mark the 175th anniversary of the Constitution adopted in 1787. Truman will receive Philadelphia’s Freedom Medal from Mayor Tate as representatives from South Carolina Virginia New York North Carolina and Rhode Island attend. Washington notes there is no signal of a tense event.
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Philadelphia
Harry S. Truman
Independence Hall
U.S
U S Troops Move in Convoys Through East Germany
The U S Army ordered 3000 American troops to travel in convoys on the highway through Communist East Germany to keep the West Berlin access routes open. Gen Paul L Freeman Jr said two battalions of 1500 men each would begin the week long movements, a repeat of actions after the Aug 13 1961 anti refugee wall incident.
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UPI
East Germany
West Berlin
Paul L. Freeman Jr
U.S. Army
Europe
Red broadcasting calls for Japan to ban foreign bases
A Tokyo radio program warned Japan to expel all foreign military bases and urged following Iran by guaranteeing no foreign rocket bases on Japanese soil. It claimed the United States maintains rocket facilities and criticized U.S. and Japanese denials of atomic sites.
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UPI
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United States
Iran
Soviet Union
U.S
Polio Immunization Drives Split Over Vaccine Types
Regions across the South Plains and beyond pressed ahead with vaccines while some halted Type III drives. Wichita Falls and Clay County counties reported high turnout for Type I doses, with officials praising public resolve to end polio. Authorities weighed Type III use and timing amid public concerns and political debate.
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Los Angeles County Medical Assn
Chicago
Texas Democrats Face Platform Battle At El Paso Convention
Texans gather in El Paso for the state Democratic convention amid debates over a platform addressing desegregation, tax reform, a public utilities commission, labor laws, and party unity. Governor Price Daniel and Connally expected to speak while Republicans meet to choose a new state chair. Birth announcements from Methodist Hospital list multiple local families welcoming sons and daughters with weights and parents’ occupations.
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el Paso
Texas
Public Utilities Commission
State Department ‘of Labor
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Price Daniel
Archer Fullingim
Kountze
Cochairman
Texans
Comey
Cox
Yarborough
Docket call and community notices from local court
Judge Robert H Bean will call 58 felony cases at 10 a.m. Today Guilty pleas are expected. A jury panel will report Tuesday morning. Griffin Fields of 2018 18th St reported a Sunday night break in with meat valued at 50 dollars and a 50 dollar coin collection missing. Scout Troop 401 at First Baptist Church will hold a 10 p.m. court of honor at the church. J W Smith chairs the troop committee with Max Tidmore as scoutmaster and Bob Moody as assistant scoutmaster. Five members of the South Plains Council attended a Region IV meeting in Midland. Mrs C E Smith of 2508 32nd St is president and Calland superintendent of the Abilene State School spoke.
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Robert H. Bean
140Th District Court
Alton R. Griffin
Joe L. Fields
First Baptist Church
J. W. Smith
Max
Tidmore
Bob Moody
South Plains Council
Texas Association of Retarded Children
Midland SA
C. E. Smith
32Nd St
South Plains Cleland
Abilene
Plot Smashed In Argentina Misiones Seizure Bid
Security forces announced they had crushed a plot to seize control of Misiones province and overthrow President Jose Maria Gui do. Police blamed the effort on Peronists and Communists.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Misiones
Jose Maria Guido
Tech Dorm Announces New Phone Extensions Directory
Tech officials outlined that every phone number has been updated and a campus directory with the new extensions will be published after fall semester registration, likely in about three weeks.
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Turn
Tech
Texas Heart Association names new president
Dr. Stephen W. Wilson of Fort Worth became president of the Texas Heart Association succeeding Dr. Alfred W. Harris of Dallas. New officers elected include vice presidents Dr. Saul B. Appel of El Paso and Dr. Robert H. Mitchell of Plainview along with Mrs. Euell Arthur of Comanche Dr. Fred D. Spencer and Mrs. MLE Leggett of Midland.
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Stephen W. Wilson
Fort Worth
Alfred W. Harris
Dallas
Texas Heart Association
Saul B. Appel
el Paso
Euell Arthur
Comanche
Robert H. Mitchell
Plainview
Fred D. Spencer
Mle. Leggett
Midland
Mississippi Race Furor Continues
A divided Mississippi college board meets to decide whether to bar James Meredith from the University of Mississippi after federal orders require his admission. Gov. Ross Barnett pressures the board to resist desegregation, framing the issue as a clash between state authority and federal law.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Ross Barnett
University of Mississippi
Barnett
James Meredith
Oxford
Cuban youths sail to study in Soviet Union
Odess a port welcomed a group of young Cubans who arrived by boat to study in the Soviet Union. The Havana origin ship M S Grugiya carried the students who were met by student leaders and officials at the dockside on arrival.
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Russia
Odessa
Soviet Union
Moscow
Havana
M.S. Grugiya
UN Declares Action Over Russian Intel Case In Washington
United Nations to release an official statement first thing tomorrow after Atty. Gen. Kennedy announced charges in Washington. Russian UN staffers Yuri Mishukov and Yuri Zaitsev allegedly sought secret information with help from Richard Fiink, a New York lawyer and political candidate.
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Free United Nations
United Nations
U.S
Washington
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Yuri A. Mishukov
Yuri V. Zaitsev
Kennedy
Mishukov
United States
Zaitsev
FBI
Richard A. Fiink
New York
New York State
Flink
Scott calls for blockade against communism to deter Cuba
President hopeful Scott advocates a targeted blockade with help from other states to stop communist imports. He rejects invasion while warning that U S ships would confront cargoes at sea and may escalate to forceful action, invoking Theodore Roosevelt as precedent.
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Cuba
U.S
Theodore Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Insulin Treatment Breakthrough Extends Age Range to 70
Dr Max Rinkel and associates report a cheaper insulin method with 30 000 treatments at Boston Metropolitan Hospital and an 80 percent return to normal life. The approach widens eligibility from 18 30 to include older patients and offers faster discharges, reducing long term institutional stays.
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Queur
Max Rinkel
Boston Metropolitan Hospital
His Hospital
Laqueur
Creedhmoor
Seven Hurt In Auto Crash Near Abernathy
Seven people were injured in a two car collision one mile south of Abernathy on U S Highway 87 at 11 16 p m Sunday. Those taken to West Texas Hospital in Lubbock included Isabell Farrias and her husband Eloy Farrias and his brother Fred Farrias Joe Sandoval and wife Lilly Sandoval and Barns Scott a Tech student who lives at 2415 Auburn Street and his wife.
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U.S. Hwy. 87
Weat Texas
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