Missile progress cited by Navy officer in Odessa meeting
Midland lieutenant commander Ed Dillon told the Odessa Chamber of Commerce that Russians are not far ahead in missiles. He noted Soviet focus on long range ballistic missiles, said one type cannot win a war, and highlighted U S Navy missile types. Dillon cited Triton submarine voyages and plans for 21 missile carrying submarines, while noting satellite progress and uncertainties about the U 2 shoot down.
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Midland
Ed Dillon
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Dillon
Naval Reserve Officers School
United States Navy
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Russia
U. S
Basin Hail and Wind Damage Reported Across Texas
Weather officials documented hail and wind damage from a storm system moving through the Permian Basin and Panhandle. Thunderstorms drenched Bonham and Greenville with several inches of rain, while extreme heat hit Presidio at 105 degrees. Waco Dallas and Fort Worth also reported storms and hail.
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Aine
Wink
Abilene
Terminal
Permian Basin
Weather Bureau
Bonham
Greenville
Presidio
Waco
Dallas
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Pampa
Eisenhower's Son Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
John S. D. Eisenhower son of President Eisenhower is promoted to lieutenant colonel after nearly nine years as a major. The 37 year old 1944 West Point graduate ranked 33rd on the list of 35 promotions, and had been a White House assistant since October 1958.
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Washington
UPI
John S. D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
West Point
White House
Notrees Parents Debate School Consolidation Plan
Notrees mothers oppose proposed consolidation of Notrees and Goldsmith schools to save about 20000 annually. School leaders cite larger classes and broader offerings while parents tout closer teacher contact and improved cafeteria food. Public meeting in Notrees Community Center lasts over an hour with district officials inviting further input before a June board vote.
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Notrees
Goldsmith
Dwight L. Kirk
J. W. McKeel
Roy C.’ Leftwich
Goldsmith School
Notices School
Charlie Walker
Ector County Independent
Walker
Notiees
Lee E. Simpson
Simpson
Reba Burkes
Kirk
K. Garrett
I Goldsmith
Odessa
E. R. Montgomery
W. L. Covington
Notrees Civic Club
Rankin Woman Hospitalized At Age 105 Survives A Century
In Crane, Texas a 105 year old Rankin resident, Felisia Lopez Abalos, was admitted to Crane Memorial Hospital with a stomach ailment. Born February 2, 1855 in Las Pilas Durango, Mexico, she moved to Rankin in 1926 with her husband and 14 sons, now four remain. She has 44 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren.
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CRANE
Rankin
Felisia Lopez Abalos
Crane Memorial Hospital
Las Pilas
Durango
Mexico
Robstown
Selso. Abalos
Juan Francisco Abalos
Lazaro Abalos
Lea Democrats Back Johnson for President Nomination
Delegates from Lea County Lea County to the New Mexico Democratic convention will back Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. A resolution urges the state convention to instruct the delegation to support Johnson on the first ballot under the unit rule with proxies to ensure full voting strength.
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Hobbs
N.M
New Mexico
Lea County
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lea
Trees Bought With Bad Checks Lead to Prison Sentence
Philadelphia AP report says Martin Lees, 38, an orderly at Mazareth Hospital, used forged checks including a $137.85 tree purchase to pocket $11.85 in change from $75. He pleaded guilty to passing 48 forged checks totaling $2,000 and received a 5 to 10 year prison term.
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Martin Lees
Mazareth Hospital
Lees
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