Syrian Rebels Pledge Constitution Rule Amid Turmoil
Rebels vow to uphold a constitutional rule while clashes around Damascus and in Syria unfold. Nasser faces surrender of Arab unity ideals as Turkey and Jordan recognize the Kazbari government. Tunisia's Bourguiba sends a peace hopeful telegram. Abdel Hamid Serraj resigns from the UAR cabinet as vice president in charge of interior affairs amid unclear role and rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Jordan
Nasser
Kazbari
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Cairo
Abdel Hamid Serraj
Syria
Serraj
UAR
U.S. Maintains Go Slow on Recognition of Syria Regime
U.S. officials kept a cautious stance toward any formal recognition of Syria's new regime after the revolt that toppled the UAR ally. Arab experts warned Syria may seek Soviet aid while resisting internal Communist meddling. Jordan Turkey and Iraq considered closer ties as Syria realigns politics. Reports described Cairo’s Nasser rally, rebel gains in Aleppo, and Syrian border closures with limited casualty details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Syria
Soviet Union
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Egypt
Nasser
Communist Party
Syran
Jordan
Lebanon
Turkey
Cairo
Republic Square
Hussein
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Baghdad
al Thawra
Damascus
Latakia
Aleppo
Littakia
New Zealander Visits In Ralls
RALLS Special Ernest L Ralls of Whangarei New Zealand a relative of the town's founders attended the Ralls Rotary Club luncheon at Halls Inn. He and his wife are on a world tour since the year began and are staying with Mr and Mrs Walker Watkins of Rais. Jo Edd McLaughin Rotary International president presented Ralls with a club pin. 48 members attended. F W Mattox president of Lubbock Christian College spoke on preserving the American way of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralls
Ernest L. Ralls
Whangarei
New Zealand
South Plains
Rotary Club
Halls Inn
Walker Watkins
Rais
Jo Edd McLaughin
Timedine Yeast
Rotary Internatonal
Kim Cox
Clayton Cunningham
F. W. Mattox
Lubbock Christan College
Aerobatic Ace Dies In Crash Near Augsburg Germany
Former aerobatic world champion Albert Falderbaum, 48, was killed when his single-engine Sibel sports plane crashed during a test flight near Augsburg Germany. Police said he failed to open his parachute after losing control in a low altitude spin.
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Augsburg
Germany
Albert
Falderbaum
Child Has Tooth Extraction Severe Heart Attack Victim
In New Orleans, a 5 year old boy named Jared South, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith, suffered an apparent heart attack during a tooth extraction. Four doctors repeatedly attempted to revive him for three hours, but he never regained consciousness after anesthesia. The coroner's office reported the events occurred in Dr. Morris H H's office as the boy received nitrous oxide and oxygen.
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New Orleans
Jared South
Clifford Smith
Morris HH
Blaze At Jefferson Junior High Ruins School
Investigators probed a Friday blaze at Jefferson Junior High School in Abilene causing about 50 000 in damage. Fire marshal Len Blackwood said the fire likely started in a janitor's storeroom near midnight when an oil mop on a wood trapdoor flared after smoldering. Classes were suspended, with students to return Monday per Supt A E Wells.
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Abilene
Jefferson Junior High School
Len Blackwood
A. EK. Wells
Family Flees Cars Loses Son to Bulldozer Tragedy
A Brooklyn family who moved to Staten Island two months earlier watched their seven year old son Michael slip from an embankment into a bulldozer at a nearby excavation site and be crushed to death. Police said the child was struck as crowds gathered after a scream from the witness.
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New York
Michael J
Brooklyn
Stiten Island
Michael
Guarino
Birth announcements span multiple families in Lubbock area
A cluster of birth notices from Lubbock region facilities records newborns to parents Mr and Mrs, with weights ranging from 5 pounds 11 ounces to 7 pounds 15 ounces. Hospitals include Reese Air Force Base, Methodist, West Texas, and local clinics. Fathers’ occupations vary from accountant to oil firm employee and janitor at New Home School.
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Larry Joran
Duke St
St. Mary's Hospital
Willie Earl Tipton
29Th St
Methodist Hospital
Plains Co-Op Oil
David Hutchens
Sint St
A.j.c. Willam J. Thorne
35Th St
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
Walter J. Kelly
Herbert Lee
Lubeck
West Texas Hospital
Antonio Chavez
Rt. 3
Lubbock
Laur Cline
Ray Lumperto
Gstur Roman
Ray
Firnday
Laut Cure
Ois
New Home School
Floyd Lee Brooks, Jillist Sr
Lauf Clinic
Claude Martin and Sons
Buking Comractors
Reds Protest Army Patrols On Autobahn
The Soviet Union protested U S Army courtesy patrols on the 110 mile Autobahn between Berlin and West Germany. Army spokesman said protests were filed twice and denied a report that Washington claimed rights to send any vehicles on the highway. Major General Albert Watson visited Soviet HQ to deliver the protest over the detention of two American GIs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Albert Watson
Watson
Andrei I. Solovyev
United States
Ford Contract Talks Continue
Ford and the United Auto Workers Union pressed on with a three year labor contract in Detroit. Both sides avoid public discussion of progress noting a blackout on bargaining speculation. The union set a 10 am Tuesday strike deadline on national issues while negotiators move at a leisurely pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford
United Auto Workers Union
Malcom L. Denise
Republican Speech Cancelled By Stork in Idaho Dinner
SUN VALLEY Idaho AP The Republican Western Conference lost its main speaker to the stork as Rep William E Miller New York Republican national chairman rushed to Washington for the birth of a child Rep Bob Wilson California House Law Committee chairman substituted for Miller as speaker at the dinner
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Republican Western Conference
William E. Miller
New York
Washington
Rep
Bob Wilson
California
Republican House Law Committee
Miller
Twirling contest closes fair week at Panhandle South Plains
The Panhandle South Plains Fair ends with a twirling contest and final rabbit show results. Samson, longtime booster of Post, is honored for his energy. Ice Capades concludes as the fair features Zoo exhibits, voting booth, space-age displays, and antique car trophies awarded to McMurry, Pendley, and Johnston.
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Samson
South Plains
Post
Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture Department
Panhandle South Plains
S Am
Merchant's
Fairgrounds
Texas Tech
LCC
Lubbock
Amarillo
Abilene
George Aniglin
Pueblo
Colo
Circle R. Rabbit Ranch
California
New Zealand
G.D. Jeffcoat
Bell Rabbitry
Roland Weaver
Bunny Barn
Ruth Ann Cone
Martin
Robert Williams
Havana
O. D. Youngblood
J. J. Scharnberg
Tornado Rabbit Ranch
League of Women Voters
Fair Park Coliseum
Dale McMurry
Midland
J. D
Carroll Pendley
Jubbock
Carroll Johnston
Plainview
Rainstorms Roil West Texas Areas After Final Gun
Showers dropped an inch in minutes with continued rain after the football games. An electrical storm cut Silverton field lights and left power and phone lines down for hours. Rain amounts varied from trace to 1.20 inches across Lamb and Hale counties, with hail noted near Plainview and Matador. Several towns including Andrews and Roaring Springs reported weather disruptions and lighter rainfall.
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Silverton
Andrews
Touring Springs
Plainview
Dr. T. Graham
Kress
Lockney
Muncie
Florrada
Edmonson
Hart
Lamb County
Anton-Hart
Floydada - Lockney - Petersburg
Floydada
Petersburg
J. L. Suits
Matador
Roaring Springs
Bob Stanley
V. C. Mitchell
Mataidor
Sudan
Littlefield
Amherst
Lamb
Hale Center
Clovis
N.M
Happy
Abernathy
Meadow
Post
Wellman
Attlee Plans Moscow Visit For World Government Push
Earl Attlee the former British prime minister said he will travel to Moscow next week to press for advancement toward world government. In a Commonwealth Parliament conference speech he noted most statesmen favor steps toward global governance but hesitate to lead. Attlee, with a delegation from the World Parliament Association, including Sen. Joseph Clark, expects a meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl Attlee
Moscow
Attlee
World Parliament Association
Sen
Joseph Clark
D-Pa
Khrushchev
Greenville Man Plans Challenge to Sam Rayburn
Greenville property owner Jack Finney 45 announced his intention to run for Congress against House Speaker Sam Rayburn in the Fourth District next year. Rayburn, first elected in 1912, is recovering from lumbago at his Bonham home and has not yet said if he will run again. Rayburn has served continuously in Congress since his first election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
UPD
Jack Finney
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Bonham
Lumbago
Crowded Supermart Robbed of $30,000
Three masked bandits robbed the King s Center Minimax supermarket as customers shopped. They escaped with several thousand dollars in cash, with one report citing over $30,000 though store officials did not confirm the amount. Police said they are unsure about the total and continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Kings Center
Aiken Speaks On People Travel At Your Own Risk
At the Lubbock Knife and Fork Club meeting Leo Aiken of the Atlanta Journal Constitution urged focus on future travel and moral signs. He quipped that if not for people the world would be peaceful, warned of the hay barrier of insecurity, and stressed education and integrity as highway signs guiding humanity toward a brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sheridan
Avalinc de Jouve
Lubbock Knife and Fork Club
Parkway Manor
Leo Aiken
Georgia
Aiken
National Forester
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Hels
Ou Lord
Adam
Ion
Baltimore
Ata
Aitken
Collie Answers Wreck Victim's Call For Help
In Sarnia Ontario a collie named Rex came to aid of injured motorist Thomas Ward after his car struck two trees. Ward, bleeding and trapped, called for help as passing cars ignored him. Rex led Ward across the highway to a farmhouse where residents summoned police and a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Ont
Rex
Thomas Ward
Ward
Lawrence Johnston
Pioneer Briscoe Resident Dies in Silverton
Ray mond C Bomar, 60, lifelong Silverton native, died on arrival at Lockney Hospital after a heart attack suffered in downtown Silverton at 11 30 am. Funeral services at Roberts Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Mae Bomar of Silverton, sister Belle Driver of Los Angeles, and brother Dick Bomar of Silverton. Bomar formerly worked as a service station operator in Silverton.
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Silverton
Raymond C. Bomar
Lockney Hospital
Roberts Funeral Home
Mae Bomar
Belle Driver
Los Angeles
Dick Bomar
Bomar
Johnson Says West Won't Be Coerced
Paris news describes Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson warning that the United States and its allies will not be coerced by tyranny as he meets with American officials on a stopover from Stockholm after Dag Hammarskjold’s funeral.
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Paris
UPD
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Dag Hammarskjold
Sweden
Kennedy
Stockholm
Budget set for City Development and Chamber of Commerce
City Development Board and Chamber of Commerce adopt a $166 500 operating budget for Oct 1 1961 through Sept 30 1962 to be presented to the City Commission. The joint body is funded by city taxes and chamber fees with a changing fiscal year and a budget committee review. Directors listed include Mark Hailey chair and ten others.
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Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and
Board of City Development
City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
BCC
Mark Hailey
Gene Alderson
Roy Bass
Roy B. Davis
Don Farr
John Halsey
Jack Payne
Parker Prouty
J.T. Talkington
Dixon White
George C. Wilson
Dag Hammarskjold Funeral Rites Held in Stockholm Cathedral
Thousands of guests including diplomats and officials attended the royal funeral for Dag Hammarskjold in Stockholm. King Gustav VI Adolf and Queen Louise bowed to the coffin as Adlai Stevenson and Feodor Gousev looked on. The archbishop led prayers as the coffin was lowered and laid on a royal carriage.
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Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
Feodor Gousev
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Gustav VI Adolf
Louise
Sweden
Erling Eiden
Garden of Heaven
Dag Hammarskjold
49th Armored Division to Move to Fort Polk
Maj. Gen. Harley B. West said the 49th Armored Division will begin moving to Fort Polk Iowa for a year of active duty starting October 18. An advance party moves toward Fort Polk October 18, with about 10 000 troops following October 24. Maj. Stanley Freese said transportation will use military and commercial means, drawing troops from 74 Texas cities. Due to traffic, civilian travel in East Texas will be urged to use alternate routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
49Th Armored Division
Harley B. West
Fort Polk
West
Ort. IS
Maj
Stanley Freese
Texas
Freese
East
Cuba Executes Two as Castros Regime Expands Trials
Mayana government says two men were executed Friday after one day trials in Pinar del Rio and Santiago. Ernesto Morales Perez, links to CIA and Guantanamo Bay contact cited. Marcos Antonio Vasquez, former lieutenant, shot in Santiago. Unofficial executions reach 624 since Castro took power. 41 others sentenced to up to 20 years.
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Mayana
API
Fidel Castro
Pinar del Rio
Ernesto Morales Perez
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Guantanamo Bay
Marcos Antonio Vasquez
Castro
Santiago
Brownsville Judge Oscar Dancy Hit Crossing Street
Cameron County Judge Oscar Dancy, 81, was struck by a milk truck Friday while crossing a Brownsville street. He was reported in good condition at Mercy Hospital after the incident.
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Brownsville
UPD
Oscar Dancy
Cameron County
Mercy Hospital
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