Abilene Area Hit by Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding
A Friday night storm tracked 2 to 4 miles wide between Vernon and the Red River, tearing a hangar from the county airport and dumping heavy rain. Abilene downtown saw up to 2 inches in places with water flooding Pine Street underpasses and gusts up to 50 mph. Tornado funnels were sighted near Quanah Electra reported 57 hundredths of rain, hail the size of golf balls, and power outages delayed a football game.
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Vernon
Red River
Argo
Deans
Abilene
Wyle
Louis R. Grimes Jr
Pine Street
Abilene Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Champion
Sweetwater
Roscoe
Dallas
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Greenville
South Texas
Beeville
San Angelo
Hot Springs
Ark
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Lake Texoma
McCamey
del Rio
Waco
Atlanta
Denison
U.S
Kenedy
Coy City
el Paso
Austin
Quanah
Electra
Paducah
Tech Firing Controversy Attracts Statewide Attention
Tech Board faces pressure as controversy over firings triggers Southern Association scrutiny. Davis to meet with faculty and teachers group while hearings are rejected. possible sanctions include probation or removal from accreditation.
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Southern Association
Pic
Association
Tech
Davis
Joe
Memperas
Tech Board
W. D. Watkins
Abilene G
Abernethye
Stensland
Greenberg
Rutgers
The
Texas Assn
Richmond
J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Watkins
Gmen
Th Board
College Teachers
Sterling Fuller
FAC
Dean Davis
Local Musicians Hit On National Hit Parade List
Two Lubbock musicians gained national recognition Saturday as their song appeared on the Your Hit Parade list. The pair wrote the tune but did not have their names printed on the chart, drawing attention to the local duo.
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Lubbock
Former Air Force Captain Convicted In Atomic Secrets Case
George French, a Mt. Vernon native and Air Force veteran, was convicted after an FBI interception led to his arrest within 24 hours. The defendant faced charges for attempting to sell documents detailing atomic weapon handling and bomb components. His parents and wife expressed shock amid public inquiries into his actions.
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French
FBI
Clark M. Evans
Barksdale
Second Air Force
Air Force
Mount Vernon
George
John
Dorothy
Melvin J. Joachim
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Bonnie
Jane
Linda
Otto Geepfert
Puerto Rico
Rainey Air Force Base
Shreveport
Mt. Vernon
Europe
Local families welcome newborns across Lubbock area
A series of birth announcements list new babies born at West Texas and Methodist Hospitals with weights from 5 pounds 11 ounces to 8 pounds 3 ounces. Parents include King Hall Lindsey Phillips Portwood Long Hinojosa Britto Craft and others. occupations range from insurance salesman to coach and farmer.
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David K. King
Weishing
West Texas Hospital
Victor L. Hall
Lubbock
H. F. Lindsey
Lubbock Machine Co
John
Phillips
Methodist Hospital
Dunbar High School
R. M. Portwood
Ave
Public Finance Co
Pedro’ Hinojosa
Rt 2
Idalou
Sauf Clint
Ambrosio Britto
B. Lubbock
Lauf
Plains Compress
Gerald Craft
Main .T
Time, Inc
Willie Quilantan
Meadow
200000 Attendance Expected at Lubbock Fair Gala
The fair opens Monday on Avenue A with 200000 expected attendees. A Marine color guard leads the parade to the Lubbock Hotel reviewing stand. Bands from 27 organizations compete for $6000 in awards across divisions AAA to B.
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Avenue A
Fairgrounds
Lubbock Hotel
D. O. Wiley
Texas Tech Band
Marine Corps
Peggy Milliken
Little Rock Integration Crisis Remains Under Watch
Officials plan increased police presence as 35 officers prepare for Monday after state leaders vow firm action against disorder. President stresses peaceful integration and urges respect for court orders while Panhandle-South Plains Fair announces leadership and admission price details.
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Panhandle-South Plains Fair Assn
Jack Payne
Charles L. Adams Jr
Neil H. Wright Jr
Charles E. Maedgen Jr
A. B. Davis
Norma McVey
Joe Baldridge
Homer Hunt
R. E
Bob) Gee
John Robert Moxley
James Gulsioggi
Apricot Street residents win miracle housing aid in Harrisburg
In downtown Harrisburg the 1700 block of Apricot Street saw nine families receive homes valued over 5000 each after Bricker offered ownership, with renters like Ray Rinesmith paying minimal rent. Neighbors praise Bricker as a modern benefactor and a former Cumberland County farmer turned investor.
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Bricker
Ray W. Rinesmith
Rinesmith
Apricot Street
Harrisburg
America
Cumberland County
Coast Guard Picks Up Flares From Two Freighters Near Pamir
The Vessel Founders American freighter and the Libera n freighter Penn Trader reported flares possibly from lifeboats. The coast guard tug In Area and Maasluis company L Smits sought Zwarte Zee near the Pamir in mid Atlantic as coordinates 33.37 N 40.20 W were radioed. The Ingham picked up the ongoing distress signals in New York.
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Penn Trader
Coast Guard
L. Smits
Maasluis
Netherlands
mid-Atlantic
United States
North Africa
Dirkzwayers
U.S. Coast Guard
New York
Ingham
Pamir Sinking Straits Prompt Search by Air and Sea
An emergency alert at 10 29 a m EDT reports traffic toward the Pamir as U S Air Force planes based in the Azores are asked to search for the vessel. The Absecon of Norfolk Va is closer than the Ingham and en route but not due until Sunday. The Pamir, 377 feet by 46, is a grain clipper with a rear auxiliary engine and a 91 crew including 45 German cadets from a 1952 gale incident.
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Absecon
Norfolk
Ingham
U.S. Air Force
Azores
North Sea
Deal
Hamburg
Wellington
N.Z
Heinz Schliewen
Luebeck
Faubus Warns of Violence Over Little Rock School Admission
Arkansas Governor Faubus predicts violence if African American students try to enter Little Rock Central High School next week. He says Governor Gordon must decide on deploying National Guardsmen again and reflects that quicker troop withdrawal might have prevented the current standoff.
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Sea Island
Nathan Gordon
Little Rock
Mann
Associated Press
iScene
Central High School
Arkansas
United States
Faubus
Atlanta
Orval E. Faubus
Davies
Buffs Edge Tech In Close West Texas Defense Battle
West Texas posted a 15 yard penalty gap over Tech as the Buffaloes escaped with a single second left near the Raider goal line. Dellinger’s sneak failed on the final play and Tech lost yardage on penalties and fumbles. Buffaloes and Raiders clashed in a hard fought gridiron duel.
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Dellinger
Buffs
Raiders
West Texas
Tech
Buff
Texas
Mills
Ratliff
Pat
Coffey
Sanders
Whelchel
Lindley Davis
McAdoo
Blocker
Frank Kimbrough
Jack York
Buffaloes
Game At A Glance Ballard Gress
Ballard Gress and a list of players by position including tackles guards and backs are named with multiple surnames across teams and regions. The fragment cites end and guard listings for Texas Tech and other schools along with officials and linesmen.
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Texas Tech
Seeman
Selfridge
Martefield
Stafford
Allison
Henderson
Cilne
Williams
Woodim Stockton
Moore
Stone
Strickland
Rosenbaum
Henry
Tamabow
Dellinger
Bell
Talkington
Vausha
Rice
Roberts
Blocker
Knox
Barron
Bentley
Dixon
Cole
Asian flu deaths and outbreaks sweep the nation
The Public Health Service reported 14 deaths from Asian flu nationwide as cases surge in Michigan and Texas. Officials in Austin said labs will stay open to test suspected cases, while Illinois and Canada report alarm over spread. The disease hits schools and colleges, with Houston and San Marcos seeing large absences and campuses closing temporarily. Pediatricians urge prioritizing vaccination for children.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Michigan
Austin
Tex
State Health Department
American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
Dallas
F.S. Leeder
Michigan Health Department
Saginaw
Toronto
Canada
O. B. Lewis
Eagle Pass
Aransas Pass
Karnes City
Houston
Southwest State College
San Marcos
TCU
Texas A&m
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D. D. Long
Levelland
Taylor Hospital
James Duncan
Wabash St
Hancock Mfg. Co
Ray Martin
Ropesville
St. — Hospital
Glen Harris
Spade
St. Mary's Hospital
Ralph Milliken
Wolfforth
Benni Dunn Texas Cadets
Amherst
New Deal
Patton Springs
Sundown Junior High
Texico
Whiteface
Wilson
Ralls
Morton
O'Donnell
Petersburg
Plains
Sudan
Sundown
Abernathy
Denver City
Floydada
Lockney
Muleshoe
Olton
Post
Seminole
Brownfield
Lamesa
Littlefield
Broadway
Mackenzie Park
Oil Development Committee
Jersey
Guernsey
Berkshire
Chester
Holidayton
Bob Attersbury
Bill Hames
Hames
Fair Park Coliseum
Lubbock County
American Red Cross
South Plains
New Mexico
George Samson
Walter Y. Wells
Haskell Speer
Lon Lincecum
A. J. Turner
Joyce Hazelton
Marie Slover
A. R. Lawrence
Leon Upshaw
A. R. Willams
B. E. Needles
E. E. Louthan
Lusionion Geeam
Second Air Force Command
Woahingtes
Carrie
Atlantic
Germany
Ballard Gress
Bunkley
Lamb
Meyers
Kant
Goure
R. Kaufman
GU. Manley
White
Emmitt
Wal Stafford
York
L. Davis
B. Davis
Mantooth
Halfcks
Clapp
Beck
Blalry Ratl
Dawson
Danney
Chel
Souter
Lol
Southwestern
Empire
Otha Barbee
Howard Payne
Jack Free
Jodie—O. Eman Smith
North Texas
Texas State
Ratiitt
Yar Daastrom
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