Clay outlines Berlin policy amid East German talks
Gen Lucius D Clay, Kennedy’s Berlin envoy, says U S policy toward Germany remains unchanged and West Germany should face East Germany realities. He notes no decision on recognizing East Germany and signals a Western package for talks with the Soviet Union, ahead of Kennedy’s UN speech.
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Germany
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East Germany
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Soviet Union
New York
Second Rider Injured in Hit and Run Fatality at Clovis Road
Teenager Johnny Ramos died from a broken neck and brain concussion after a hit and run struck him and 15 year old Joe Chavez as they rode a bicycle toward a drive-in. Witnesses described a 1955 or 1956 orange and white Mercury leaving the scene with lights off. Ambulance took Chavez to Methodist Hospital in critical condition. both families face tragedy as investigators search for the driver.
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Avalanche-Journal
Clovis ‘Road
Johnny Ramos
Antonio Ramos
Ave. S
Methodist Hospital
Joe Chavez
Ave. R
Clovis Road
Young Ramos
George H. McCleskey
McCleskey
Chavez
Art Unger
James Whiteley
Margaret
Rix Funeral Home
Rix
Ramos
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Guadalupe
Antonio Jr
Jesse
Alyandro
Francisco
37Th St
Elgin Ave
Mark Warren
Jerry Dwain Warren
Jerry Warren
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Coulson Paxton
Kenneth Fountook
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Cies Road
Ave.s
Sarge Klinger
Fire Demolishes Store In Snyder
A late evening blaze in Snyder destroyed a brick storefront in the day business district. Teens Ronnie Chauncey and Larry Plumlee spotted the fire about 11:15 p.m. The cause was not immediately determined but suspected to stem from faulty rear wiring.
Woman, 84, Slain in Big Spring Home
The 84 year old mother in law to the Big Spring mayor was found murdered in her blood covered home. Chief Jay Banks reported a 16 year old Negro boy confessed to stabbing Martha Hathcock and a doctor noted possible rape. A threatening note in obscene language was found beneath the body.
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Associated Press
Big Spring
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Martha Hathcock
Cathy A Pomepeon
Caroline Mar
Banks
We Must Stay Ahead Veteran Lawmen Say Enforcement Changes
Veteran lawman recalls policing shifts in West Texas from 1918 to the 1920s. He notes few cars in Dickens County and minimal juvenile cases, contrasts past cowboys with modern enforcement, and emphasizes adapting to times. Page 6.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
West Texas
Rial Polton
Ex-aheriff
Farberoe County
33Rd St
Barber
Dickens County
Im County
Imine
Panhandle South Plains Fair opens with Ice Capades and parade
The 44th Panhandle South Plains Fair launches with a 3 p.m. Ice Capades performance and a Monday 10 a.m. Parade of Bands. Queens Donna Byers and Patsy Raymond will ride in the parade as area schoolchildren prepare for Area School Day.
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Donna Byers
Dimmitt
Patsy Raymond
Levelland
West Texas
D. 0. Wiley
Battle Lines Shaping Three Area May Seek State Posts
Three Lubbock and South Plains figures loom as potential state candidates within nine months. Senator Preston Smith, former Speaker Waggoner Carr of Lubbock, and Plainview’s Marshall Formby are the names seen as likely contenders. Carr already runs for attorney general. Smith may leave the 28th District seat to seek lieutenant governor.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
South Plains
Preston Smith
Waggoner Carr
Plainview
Marshall Formby
Smith
Carr
Politics
Comic Dictionary Unreliable Says a Woman Will Be Ready
A brief item notes the unreliable nature of a stereotype about a woman who claims she will be ready in a minute and is not. The line plays on timing and expectation in a light editorial aside.
Texas Escapes Chill Of Autumn
Autumn arrived oddly warm in Texas while cold fronts swept the central U S with snow in the Rockies and freezing temps in Minnesota Nevada and the Dakotas. In Bellaire Ohio extreme heat halted a high school game as 15 players collapsed along with several fans, while a cold front moved into the panhandle and began retreating north.
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Texas
Rocky Mountain States
Minnesota
Nevada
Dakotas
Bellaire
Ohio
Panhandle
Prayer snippet for daily devotion
A brief religious reflection asks for guidance to share goodness and curb selfishness today. The message emphasizes humility and kindness through Christ Jesus and seeks strength to uplift others.
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Christ Jesus
Two Planes In Crashes Across Regions Leave Dozens Feared Dead
Sixteen crewmen and passengers were feared dead in two separate crashes. A Navy antisubmarine patrol plane ditched off Bermuda with three survivors from a ten man crew. In Turkey an Ankara bound Fairchild propjet with 29 aboard crashed in heavy rain near the Ankara Istanbul highway. all Turkish passengers and crew were believed dead. One engine failed before the Bermuda crash.
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Bermuda
Ankara
Turkey
Adana
Istanbul
Navy
Solons Hit GOP Snag Delays adjournment over Du Pont tax bill
Congress stalled Saturday as a Republican tactic blocked the $1 billion supplemental appropriations measure. Senate leaders expected adjournment Monday, but Dirksen and allies insisted on passing the Du Pont tax bill tied to a courtordered disposal of stock, delaying end-of-session plans into next week.
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du Pont Corporation
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Senate Appropriations Committee
General Motors
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Dirksen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
John J. Wiliams
Delaware
Ishare Dirksen
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