Lubbock fair day draws 38386. Berlin spy trials loom
A Panhandle South Plains Fair crowd pushed attendance to 38 386 as Gilreath and other Lubbock youths judged hogs and show stock. Meanwhile East German trials jailed Americans and other foreigners for alleged Smuggling and spying, with verdicts in Kiev and trial notes from Tustin California. More students expected today as the fair runs through Saturday with ice shows and multiple attractions.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Gilbreath
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Tuessday
Gilreath
Victor| Searles Pankey
Gilbert Page Ferrey
Tustin
Calif
Ri Rer
Bernhard Joseph Collett
England
Henri Johannes Petrus Pierriot
Holland
United Arab Republic
el Meshneb
Reha Azer Salib
Collett
Pierrot
Salib
Associated Press
Pankey
Ferrey
Collet
Marvin William Ma.Kinen
West Berlin
Free University
Soviet Union
Kiev
Berlin
Schulz
East Germany
Lubbock
Fair Park
Coli Tesimon
Tree Barman
Rareao Navigatore
Gonzalez files for Congress in San Antonio district race
State Sen. Henry B. Gonzalez filed his application with the secretary of state to run for Congress from the San Antonio district in the November 4 special election to fill a vacancy on the U S Court of Military Appeals after paying the $5 filing fee.
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Congressional
Austin
Henry B. Gonzalez
Secretary of State
Congress
San Antonio
Gonzalez
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Reds Reject JFKs Plea To Halt Nuclear Tests
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the UN General Assembly in New York that the USSR seeks a possible UN role in West Berlin to avert a war threatening hundreds of millions of lives. He rejected Kennedy’s immediate treaty proposal to end tests and warned the West against saber rattling as he touted ongoing tests and powerfully new weapons.
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N. Y
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
UN General Assembly
Kennedy
West
Gromyko
Berlin
Soviet Bloc
Cuba
Hobbs Girl 8 Left for Dead in Abduction Probe
An 8 year old Hobbs girl was found badly beaten and left naked in an apartment after being abducted Monday night from her home while her mother was away. Investigators say she was choked and has only faint memories of the assault. clues remain scarce as authorities search for the attacker in Hobbs city and county.
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Avalanche-Journal
Hobbs
Hobbs Cafe
Sea General Hospital
J. C. Gake
Fort
Gromyko
Viet
Soviet Union
Robert Pevey
Brownfield
Congress Grants JFK 3.9 Billion in Aid Funds
The 87th Congress adjourned after approving a compromise aid package totaling 3.914 billion dollars for Kennedy. The House passed the bill 192 to 81, with the Senate approving after conference committee work. Total appropriations this year near 95 billion dollars, with some funds to be spent in future years.
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William Theis Jashington
UPI
87Th Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate
House-Senate
Congress
Kennedy Plane Lands After Tire Blowout At Quonset Point
President and Mrs Kennedy walked off the four engine DC6B safely after a tire blew on landing at Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Fire trucks converged but the landing was described as very smooth by White House aide Pierre Salinger. Pilot Lt Col James B Swindal, credited with expert handling on both this flight and the Otis Base landing, escorted the President and his party to Newport for a week’s vacation before returning to Washington.
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Cornelius F. Hurley
Ewport
R. I
Kennedy
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Pierre Salinger
White House
Salinger
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Washington
James B. Swindal
Otis
Newport
New York
Marriage License Document Details
A document described as a marriage license appears in black and white to conceal its color. The item notes the license is filed or issued, with emphasis on official record keeping and presentation in standard newspaper format.
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GOP
Lamesa Hit by Marble Size Hail and Downpour
A heavy Lamesa afternoon storm peppered the town with marble sized hail and dumped up to 1.2 inches of rain in 45 minutes, with readings as high as 1.2 inches in the north and west sections. No hail damage to cotton or property was detected. Showers extended to Brownfield Tahoka and Wilson, with radar indicating activity near Ropesville Wellman Welch and Slaton. Lubbock area temperatures near 90s before a cold front, with isolated thundershowers possible.
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Lamesa
South Plains
Brownfield
Tahoka
Wilson
Ropesville
Wellman
Welch
Slaton
Lovington
Dalhart
Presidio
Kansas
Colorado
Lubbock
Maris Breaks Ruth Tie With 60th Home Run
In New York Tuesday night Maris belted his 60th homer, matching Babe Ruth's 1927 total in the Yankees win over Baltimore. The 60th homer came four games after time ran out in the attempt to beat Ruth's 34 year record within the 154 game limit. The game versus Baltimore was New York's 158th with one tie.
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Maris
Babe Ruth
New York
Baltimore
Ruth
Ford Frick
Yanks
Sec. C
U S Plans To Shoot Baby Chimp To Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL U P I learned Tuesday the United States aims for late October to launch a baby chimp into orbit aboard a Mercury capsule. If successful it could pave the way for a manned orbital voyage by an American in November.
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Cape Canaveral
UPD
United States
Earth
U.S
Art thefts push losses toward seven million dollars
Palermo police probe a sixth victim Baron Gabrial Ortolani di Bordonaro 53 says thieves stole 23 paintings ceramics and antique silver from his Palermo villa last weekend The international theft ring is suspected as the total value nears seven million dollars with earlier heists listed in Saint Tropez Aix-en-Provence and London among others.
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Palermo
Sicily
Baron Gabrial Ortolani di Bordonaro
David E. Bright
Bel Aire
Calif
Bright
Prayer text from Rev. Bill Duke highlights inner guidance
A devotional note from Lubbock Reverend Bill Duke invites readers to send prayers. The message thanks God for the Spirit within and asks for fidelity to the Spirit and to Thy Word. Readers are asked to share prayers of modest length.
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Rev
Bill Duke
Lubbock
Jury Finds Man Guilty In Lamesa Station Death Case
An all male 121st District Court jury found Valentine Diaz guilty and recommended a 10 year penitentiary sentence for the December 26 1959 station robbery and shooting death of Lester Alee McPherson at a Brownfield service station. Diaz testified he only went along with a planned robbery. Alfred Gonzales pleaded guilty last April 25 and received 99 years. BRITISH ATTACHE KILLED ALGIERS. Alfred Fox maritime attache at the British consulate in Algiers was killed by a terrorist gunman.
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Svecal
Avalanch
Orton
Lamesa
Valentine Diaz
M. C. Ledbetter
Diaz
E. M. Bullard
Lester Alee McPherson
Brownfield
Joyce McPherson
McPherson
Alfred Gonzales
Levelland
Terry County
Morigan Copeland
Earl Allison
Dwight Mann
Lubbock Weather Forecast with Warm, Possible Showers
Lubbock and Vicinity expect clear to partly cloudy skies and continued warmth with a chance of isolated showers east of the cap rock. Highs near 89 degrees with southerly winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
Caprock
Simua Miesium
Sunety
Midi
Preconane
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Spade
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Jfk
Cold’ Assembly
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Canada
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C. S. Jha
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Annociade Museum of Modern Art
Saint Tropez
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Terry Slayer
Algiers
Alfred Fox
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