Pérmian Oil Group Sets Local Leadership
Local oil operators form a regional group with Joseph I. O Neill Jr. elected first president at a luncheon meeting in Midland. Officers include J Mark McLaughlin and W Edwards as vice presidents and J Wilmont Hunt as secretary treasurer, with directors from Cherry Brothers and several West Texas towns.
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J. Blair Cherry
Lubbock
Cherry Brothers
Joseph I. O'Neill Jr
Midlane
Cormputine
West Texas
South Plains
New Mexico
Hanahon McRae
Midland
John Ben Sheppard
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
New Industry Association
O’neill
C. W. Brown
McCamey
J Mark ‘McLaughlin
Snyder
W. Edwards
Eugene Nearburg
Cherry
Ford Chapman
Pecos
Charles C. Ice
George Buckles
Monahans
Bert Feather
L. M. Sheppard
Charles B.perry
Ksarry Gael
Come Rus Ramsland
Rowley
Artesia
J. Wilmont Hunt
Titan Sets Record On 5000 Mile Missile Flight
Cape Canaveral AP reports the Titan ICBM completed its seventh straight 5000 mile test flight. The rocket launched Thursday night, its engines emitting a bright flame as it bridged to its Atlantic Ocean node.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Atantic Ocean
Varied Exhibits Shine At Four Day Panhandle Fair
Ice Capades drew crowds as the Panhandle Fair reached its third day with "College Day" drawing 3,327 attendees. Officials hoped for a 200,000-week record as livestock judging wrapped and Rabbit Show preparations began. Exhibits, rides, and blue ribbon livestock created a bustling fair atmosphere.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Richard M._Miam
Bess
New Houston
Merit
Green Valley
GOP
Himelf
UAW Ford Strike Deadline Highlighted Amid Talks
UAW pressure on Ford amid stalled contract talks sparks a potential strike, while NASA plans a mid-1960s Venus mission using an Atlas Agena B to study interplanetary space, meteorology, and magnetic fields. Officials cite manufacturing impact and space program ambitions as tensions rise.
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United Press International
Ostinaton
Federal Space Agency
Venus
National Aeronautics
Space Administration
Erelenaae
Terre
Echo
Atlar Agena B. Jury
NASA
Ford
Nixon
Earth
National Cor
Sigs Speer van Co
UAW
Ing “Ford
Uae
Carl Tsg
Voters to Decide 13 Charter Amendments in Lubbock
City commissioners set November 7 for a vote on 13 proposed charter amendments including a 5 cent tax for a municipal museum despite opposition. The museum measure prompted a 55 minute debate led by Dr. Charles W. Finley and supporters across a broad group.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock
Commission
Central Fire Station
Charles W. Finley
Finley
Roy Bass
Lubbock
48Th
Knoxville
National Safety Council
3 545 MPH Rocket X-15 Glows With Speed Heat
The X-15 reached 3 545 mph at 82 000 feet during a California test. Pilot K Forrest Petersen described cockpit smoke obscuring the instrument panel as heat from air friction and wing edges glowed. The aim is 4 000 mph at high altitude and high acceleration for future manned spaceflight.
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Associated Press
Dwards Afb
Calif
Rnia
Navy
K. Forrest S. Petersen
Mojay Desert
Petersen
Earth
Peter
Here
Space Travel A Light Verse On Hitching A Wagon To A Star
A playful Dictionary entry frames space travel as a fanciful form of transport by likening it to hitching a wagon to a star. The piece uses light humor to suggest the imaginative lore behind early space exploration.
Prayer request for peace and charity from Elizabeth Ellis
The note from Elizabeth Ellis of Lubbock asks readers to send prayers and requests for use here. It invites offerings of self and care for others and seeks awareness of small needs around us.
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Elizabeth Ellis
Lubbock
Ar thur Gerdes Wins 1961 World Pipe Championship
Arthur Gerdes of Flint Michigan emerged as the 1961 world pipe smoking champion in Richmond Virginia after a straight-stem briar competition lasting 1 hour 4 minutes 17 seconds. He outlasted 19 contestants including rival Richard J. Austin and former champ Paul Spaniola. His wife Erna placed best among women with 16 minutes 51 seconds of smoking.
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Associated Press
Ichmond
Arthur Gerdes
Flint
Mich
Alan
Gerdes
General Motors
Paul Spaniola
Spaniola
Erna
Kay Alderman
Peekskill, N
Patricia Woodman
Washington, D.C
Weather map notes for Lubbock and vicinity
Partly cloudy and warmer in Lubbock tonight with a slight chance of thundershowers. Low around 56, high near 85 this afternoon, southerly winds. Early morning observations show minor variations with scattered data.
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Lubbock
Kamil
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