JFK Takes Command Of Mississippi Guard
President Kennedy orders Mississippi Guard mobilization as crowds at the state stadium cheer the dedication of Go Mississippi the official state song. The crowd roars as flags fly and rebel yells echo while the band plays Dixie and Go Mississippi amid a tense national security backdrop.
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JFK
Mississippi Guard
Mississippi
Ross
Barnett
Dixie
Army
Memphis Naval Base
Pentagon
Aid Pledges Received At School Site
Vigilante groups from across the South offered armed or unarmed citizen soldiers to keep James Meredith and federal escorts from entering the University of Mississippi. The Oxford sheriff’s office served as the clearinghouse with varied offers and warnings to stay away from Oxford amid the crisis.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Oxford
Miss
James
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Lafayette County
J. W. Ford
Mississippi
John McLaurin
Brandon
Kennedy
W. M. Rainach
Louisiana
Citizens Council
Barnett
Georgia
Calvin F. Craig
Atlanta
KKK
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Ole Miss
Edwin A. Walker
Little Rock
Jackson
Ross Barnett
Supreme Court
Walker
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
White House
Ellender
Democratic Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
American Bar Association
Kendrick
University of San Francisco Law School
San Francisco
Community fair feedback andSuggestions for 1963 fair
Local residents comment on the fair’s strengths and desired improvements. Jackie Burns of Lovington praises the fair’s condition while a Lubbock couple notes growth and calls for more people and variety. The Gilliam family enjoys the midway, and some readers want sheep judging and broader exhibits plus more rides.
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Jackie Burns
Lovington
Lubbock
Vernon Brown
Broadway
Jack Gilliam
Tokio
Nancy
Nita
Neva
Argentina to raise bank lending rates amid tighter policy
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina will push higher bank lending rates as part of tighter monetary policy. Officials aim to curb inflation and stabilize markets, signaling a shift after recent fiscal adjustments.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Local Births Parade at area hospitals
A stream of birth notices lists multiple families from Taylor to Lubbock. Babies arrive at West Texas Hospital Saint Marys Hospital and Porter Clinic Hospital with weights from 6 pounds 3 ounces to 9 pounds 6 ounces. Fathers hold jobs from Tile Co Levine's Department Store Cannon AFB and Mosher Steel Co.
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Wayne Richard Brown
36Th St
Taylor Hospital
The
Royal Tile Co
Doyle Lane Davis
31St St
West Texas Hospital
Levine's Department Store
Jimmy Stanford
Cannon Air Force Base
W. C. Askew Jr
Lorenzo
Porter Clinic Hospital
Askew Garage
P. Stigers
E. 2Th St
Borden Co
Jack Rains
Aber- Ideen
Jerry Dean Kelly
Ave. R
Tech
Neil Perry
Rt. 1
Saint Mary's Hospital
Richard Berger
Charles Clark
Ord St
Douglas K. Holm
Methodist Hospital
Reese Afb
James Ward
Lubbock
U S Recognizes New Algerian Government
The United States quickly recognized Premier Ahmed Ben Bella s new Algerian government in Algiers. Ben Bella met his cabinet to discuss a possible trip to the United States after winning a confidence vote on social reform and land redistribution.
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Algiers
UPI
United States
Ahmed Ben Bella
U. S
Ben Bella
National Assembly
William Porter
Izmir farmer yields Turkey’s first grown coffee
Kazim Uzun of Izmir province has produced the first coffee ever grown in Turkey, marking a historic agricultural achievement and potential new crop for the region.
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Ankara
Kazim Uzun
Izmer
Turkey
Tech Texas grid game draws 42 000 a loud friendly crowd
A 73 degree night drew a record 42 000 fans to the Tech Texas game with longhorn supporters among the visitors. Gov candidate Connally attended, saying he was a fan, while Texas Tech officials praised the turnout and noted stadium expansion plans.
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George Gilkerson
Lubbock
Train Slams Into Truck Near Stanton No Injuries Reported
A Texas & Pacific freight train struck a stalled Jones Bros. dirt truck trailer at a crossing west of Stanton. The truck driver, Mike Martinez of Odessa, said the center of the trailer hung on the track. No injuries. flames from fuel tanks were put out by Stanton Fire Department in about 30 minutes.
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Stanton
Texas & Pacific
Here
Mike Martinez
Odessa
Jones Bros
Stanton Fire Department
Martinez
Bobbie Pat'asan
Caribbean defense pact eyed by Latin nations
The United States backs a Caribbean defense organization to counter Soviet and Cuban influence. Foreign ministers of the OAS will discuss a pact possibly including about ten nations, with Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Colombia Venezuela and the Dominican Republic among likely participants. Mexico Haiti and others are not included. Secretary Rusk reports broad interest in coordinated defense measures short of a NATO like structure.
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John M. Hightower Ashington
United States
Cuba
Organization of American States
U. S
OAS
New York
Sec
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Fidel Castro
Castro
Caribbean
Guatemala
Honduras
el Salvador
Nic
Arguna
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Haiti
NATO
Burglary Spree Affects Pharmacies Offices and Shops
Police described multiple burglaries across Lubbock including a break into Dr H E Cone at 4810 College Ave where a cash box was pried open and $31 stolen. a safe moved but not opened at Isbell Powell Inc Red Bud Square. thefts at Lindsey Seed Co and Moore's Service Station plus Lillie's Cafe. Losses totaled hundreds with vehicles and coin machines targeted. a robbery of $180 reported by Rudolpho Santos Briano and a forgery arrest near Piggly Wiggly. Detectives led the probe with several juveniles implicated and a stolen portable TV case in Idalou.
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H. E. Cone
College Ave
Isbell Powell Inc
Red Bud Square
13Th St
Slide Road
Lindsey Seed Co
J. L. Maginnis
2St St
Ave. G
Baer IF. Mullen
Ave T
Lubbock
Moore's
34Th St
Lillie
Rosie Rangel
50Th St
Rudolpho Santos Briano
Kress
Briano
14Th St
E. K. Hufstedler
S. Ave. H
Erskine Road
Jessie Snider
B Ave. M
Ave. H
30Th St
Gay Simco
63Rd St
Monte ‘Graves
53Rd St
A. W. Whitaker
Sheriff's Deputies
Idalou
Scott
Dallas
Idalou Road
Texas Ave
Levelland
Jerry Stevens
Bob Johnson
Lusk Boot Shop
Ave. A
City Man Ketchum Dies. Longtime Lubbock Resident
City resident Ketchum age 39 died in Lubbock after a life as a service station operator and Baptist church member. He had lived in Lubbock 39 years after moving from Ropesville. Survived by wife, two sons in Albuquerque and Korea, nine daughters in San Antonio Albuquerque Lufkin Big Spring Chandler and other places, a sister Alma Ford, and 18 grandchildren.
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Ber
Ketchum
Lubbock
Ropesville
The
Baptist Church
John Ketchugy Jr
Albuquerque
Charles R. Ketchum
Coheeston
Ohio
Billy Sullivan
Chandler, Ariz
Alma Ford
Parmelia
Ayub Khan Returns Home From Western Trip
President Mohammed Ayub Khan arrived in Karachi after visits to Europe the United States and Canada. He said he found President Kennedy and other U S officials very cooperative as always.
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Pakistan
Karachi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Europe
United States
Canada
Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Espionage Case Sparks Diplomatic Protest
Drummond, a 16 year Navy veteran and Newport bar owner, faces possible death or life imprisonment after a New York arrest tied to Soviet espionage. FBI traced 11 classified documents and a hidden camera to his Newport car, while Soviet diplomats dispute the arrest claiming immunity and illegal seizure.
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Roland M. Timerbaev
Drummond
United States
Yuri A. Mishukov
Yuri V. Kaitsev
United Nations
Mobile Electronics Technical Unit
Newport, R. I
Navy
Lucille
Newport
Havana
Drummoned
U.S
Earle N. Bishop
FBI
London
New York City
New York
Red China faces dissension amid National Day facades
AP reports in Hong Kong that Red China glows with nationalist pageantry for the Communists’ 13th anniversary while admitting party splits. Shuffles in government posts proceed as shortages and hunger persist across cities and countryside after a two year crisis.
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Hong Kong
Red China
China
Chinese Communist Party
Peiping
Proxmire Stages 8-Hour Talk on Dam Funding
Senator William Proxmire waged a lengthy solo speech in the Senate, arguing against a $750,000 initial allotment in a $5.2 billion public works bill for the Glen Elder Dam and irrigation project in Kansas. He spoke from 2:32 p.m. until the session's end, while Senator Quentin Burdick chaired proceedings.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Proxmire
Glen Elder
Kansas
Quentin N. Burdick
D-Nd
Bolivia Announces State Of Siege Amid Threats
The Bolivian government declares a state of siege citing a revolutionary plot still imminent. Public meetings are banned and constitutional guarantees suspended as arrests may occur without warrants. Twenty oppositionists including Falange members were arrested. the party disputes the claim.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Mountain Nation
Socialist Falange
Falange
PTA Conclave Set In November
The Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers holds its state convention at Will Rogers Auditorium Fort Worth from November 14 to 16. Guest speaker Mrs. C N Jenkins national PTA president will address the opening night and install new officers. Dr Irby Carruth Austin public schools superintendent will give the keynote address. Mrs T W Whaley Kosse is state president.
Dutch New Guinea unrest as transfer nears
In Hollandia West New Guinea the transition to United Nations administration intensifies public service, communications, and law and order strains. Dutch residents fear UN action may lag as head hunting tribes resume activity and telegraph links and water safety deteriorate amid the May 1 handover to Indonesia.
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Hollandia
New Guinea
West New Guinea
United Nations
Indonesia
Biak
Indians At Ole Miss Enter Campus On Scholarships
Twelve Hindu students from Bombay, India, report a friendly reception at the University of Mississippi in Oxford amid racial tension over James Meredith's attempt to register. The group resides in a campus fraternity house. three are undergraduates on scholarships and nine are graduate students aiming for master's degrees in engineering and related fields.
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Justice Department
White House
Mississippi
Newport
R.I
Robert F. Kennedy
San Francisco
Sth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Barnett
Meredith
Naval Air Station
Memphis
Oxford
Ole Miss
Oxford, Miss
Bombay
India
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
JFK Signs Bill For Sale Of Los Alamos
The government will sell Los Alamos New Mexico, home to 13,600 residents built to house atomic bomb workers. President Kennedy signed legislation authorizing the Atomic Energy Commission to dispose of the community created nearly 20 years ago. Residents fear losing federal stewardship and becoming ordinary property taxpayers.
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Washington
Los Alamos
N.M
Kenneily
Atomic Energy Commission
Uncle Sam
Mountain tribesmen flood into lowland Saigon areas
More than 120,000 mountain tribesmen, about one fifth of their kind in South Viet Nam, have moved down from their mountain retreats into government security areas.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South
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Texas Tech
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1St St
Lauf Clinic
Great Plains Trailer Co
Andres Sanchez
42Nd St
Thomas Ashton
Ave. P
Newman
44Th St
Texas Agriculture Experient Station
Kenneth Baker
Mosher Steel Co
Connally
John Connally
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Polk Robison
Koy
Ernie Koy Jr
Clifford B. Jones
D. M. Wiggins
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Marshall Formby
Plainview
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Jerald White
Jack Keene
Andrews
Katrine Deakins
Fort Worth
Amon Carter Foundation
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Clifford Jones
R. C. Goodwin
Jack Cox
Preston Smith
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