Two Killed In Rain Hampered City County Crashes
Seven others were injured in a sequence of rain slick crashes on city and county streets and highways. Velocities and circumstances varied but investigators say weather was not a decisive factor. Nineteen year old Wylie Cecil Stewart of Ranger and 65 year old Hubert N. Tolle of Breckenridge died in separate incidents near Slaton within 15 minutes, while Perry Threadgill of Floydada suffered serious injuries in a pileup near Idalou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Ranger
Wylie Cecil Stewart
Slaton
Hubert N. Tolle
Breckenridge
Floydada
Idalou
Perry Threadgill
Wayne Baker
Tolle
U. S. Hwy. 62
Threadgill
Baker
Justice of the Peace
George H. McCleskey
US. Hwy. 84
Stewart
Army
Donald Boyle Stewart
San Antonio
Tom Mobley
Solons Approve Farm Bill Despite Sharp Debate
The Senate passed the farm bill 52 to 41 with Republicans opposing and seven Democrats siding with the administration. President Kennedy is expected to sign despite reduced authority to control grain surpluses, signaling a coming push to balance supplies next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Senate
Kennedy
Congress
House
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Humphrey
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate House Conference Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Governor defies court over Meredith admission at Ole Miss
Gov. Ross Barnett again refuses to admit James Meredith to the University of Mississippi defying federal orders. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court ordered Barnett to appear Friday for contempt while a federal troop option looms to enforce desegregation. Meredith, 29, an Air Force veteran, plans a Wednesday return to Oxford to attempt enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Barnett
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Barnett
Associated Press
Ackson
Miss
James H. Meredith
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Justice Department
Jment
Department S Saturday Night
Little Rock
Ark
Meredith
Air Force
Oxford
Ole Miss
Robert B. Ellis
Jackson
State College Board
Britain Refuses Free World Boycott Over Cuba Trade
Britain will not join any embargo or blockade of Cuba tying to Soviet Cuban trade. West Germany starts licensing ships to move goods between Russia and Cuba while Britain questions U.S. efforts and Norway shares a similar stance. The Times of London criticizes Washington and U.S. plans as misguided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Great Britain
Cuba
West Germany
Bonn
Russia
London
Britain
U.S
Times of London
Times
Norway
Area sugar beet mill target date set for 1965
A 13 member group from the Lubbock Plainview area told the Agriculture Department at a hearing that a new beet sugar refining mill could be ready by 1965. The hearing assesses acreage allocations for a four year expansion of the domestic sugar beet industry and considers Great Western Sugar Co. plans for Plainview along with regional production readiness and potential mill sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carpenter
Avaliinal
Washington Bureau
Ashington
Agriculture Department
Lubbock - Plainview
U.S
California
Congress
Great Western Sugar Co
Denver
Plainview
New Mexico
Roscoe Fletcher
Hagerman
Bob Koonce
Artesia
Pecos Valley
Howard V. Martin
Clovis
Rains Soak South Plains as Cotton Harvest Feared
Heavy rainfall drenched the South Plains with up to 3.42 inches in a two hour period driving concern for the multi million dollar cotton harvest. Lubbock saw 1.97 inches late and statewide traffic accidents rose with two fatalities and seven injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cullin
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Goantal
Anboret
Anton
Bureau
Lubbock
Burned Survivors Reported Aboard Mercy Ship Celerina
The Swiss mercy ship Celerina, carrying 44 Flying Tiger airliner survivors, reported two badly burned men in need of help. Air Ministry said fire aboard could not be confirmed and some details remained unclear. RAF sent two helicopters to rendezvous with the freighter off Ireland to ferry the injured for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Atlantic
British
Air Ministry
Scotland
British Press Association
Royal Air Force
Ireland
Panhandle South Plains Fair draws big crowd despite rain
On Tuesday 12,166 people attended the Panhandle South Plains Fair as rain brushed the grounds. Winners were crowned in multiple departments including grand champion titles in Holstein, Brown Swiss, and Duroc categories. Ice Capades draws 3,139 spectators with four performances remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeeby Cae
Gordon Cargill
E. Ursuline
Panhandle South Plains
Michal Ramsey
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
Elmes
Jin Fair Park
Richard Hales
Canyon
Clarence Bay
Vincent Braddock
Nazareth
Monte Griffin
W. F
Bill) Holloway
Petersburg
Bulk Bid Ruled Out In McSpadden Estate Sale
The McSpadden estate sale received approval from federal referee Frank R. Murray who rejected a blanket sale as too low. The only bulk bid of 1 790 087 dollars was denied and creditors debated abandoning grain storage facilities and land to CIT Corp, which holds a 377 000 dollar lien. Approved sales included Luna County Fertilizer Co. in Deming to S W Willis for 53585 dollars and a Deming house to Willis for 10280 dollars with additional property sales in Hereford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Roy Bass
McSpadden
U.S. Post Office
CIT Corp
Bass
Luna County Fertilizer Co
Deming
N.M
S. W. Willis
Willis
Hereford
Home Service Co-op
Bridegroom: A Man Who Is Never Important at a Wedding
The column defines a bridegroom as a man who fails to show up at the ceremony, noting his lack of importance. The joke hinges on his absence implying he is not central to the event.
Yanks Liston New Heavyweight Champion
Two champions emerge in boxing and baseball with new prominence for the era. The New York Yankees and Sonny Liston set headlines as a fresh heavyweight title reign begins alongside established American League dominance.
Prayer request note from anonymous reader
A short prayer asks for forgiveness and daily service to God, closing with thanks and humility. The note ends with a line about readers being invited to send something, though the text is cut off.
Reds to Build Port in Cuba under fishing pact
The Atlantic Caribbean fishing accord between Cuba and the Soviet Union calls for a large dock and freezing facilities at Havana Bay to host 115 to 130 medium trawlers. Castro and Soviet Fisheries Minister Ishkov signaled a 10 year use with possible extension, funded by a 6 million peso credit and Castro citing a 12 million peso total cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avana
Cuba
Soviet Union
Havana Bay
White House
Castro
U.S
Pacific
U.S. Guantanamo
Banes
Tetrullan
Carrbarien
Bahia de Nipe
Nipe Bay
Fidel Castro
A. Ishkov
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