One Killed In Plainview Church Blast
An explosion at the Church of God in Christ in Plainview Texas killed a woman and injured 53 others. Rescue crews cleared debris, a gas leak was suspected possibly triggered by an electric organ, and the church roof collapsed trapping worshipers as responders worked through rain mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Tex
Church of God In Christ
United Baptist
Henry Jackson
E. N. Givens
Givens
Ennis A. Dukes
Pampa
Women’s Auxiliary
West Texas
David Lewis
Lubbock
Lewis
Cool Air Sweeps Across Nation From Rockies to Texas
Unseasonably cool air spread from the northern Rockies into Texas and toward the Appalachians. Temperatures dipped to the 40s in the plains and 50s in much of the Midwest with rain across the Great Lakes region and the eastern humid belt. Showers stretched from New England to Central Texas while heavy rains drenched central New York to Southern Maine and southeastern coast. Fort Myers logged nearly two inches, Hobbs and Carlsbad saw three inches in New Mexico, and Imperial California hit 111 in a hot Southwestern spell.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Texas
Appalachians
Central
Plains
Midwest
Great Lakes
New England
New York
Maine
Fort Myers
Fla
Hobbs
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Imperial
Calif
King Won't Cancel March To All-White Cicero
In Chicago area Pope King refuses to cancel a planned march into Cicero amid open housing protests. Aides discussed a Southeast Side march as Rev. Jesse Jackson announces a South Deering demonstration. Officials debate National Guard use while a court injunction limits march size to 50 to 90 participants.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Cicero
King
Atlanta
Jesse Jackson
South Deering
Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Chicago-area
Otto Kerner
National Guard
West Side
Kerner
Richard J. Daley
O.W. Wilson
Weather summary for Texas regions
Weather updates across Texas show cloudy and mild conditions in north areas and warm conditions in southern zones. Chance of scattered showers and a few thunderstorms central and north. Temperatures range from lows mid 60s to mid 70s tonight and highs mid 80s to mid 90s Wednesday across regions.
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Snyder
Texas
Coast
Southwest
Mine Sinks US Vessel After Viet Nam Mine Explosion
The American freighter Baton Rouge Victory was hit by a Communist mine in the Saigon River 22 miles southeast of Saigon. Seven of 45 crew were killed and one injured as water flooded the engine room. Salvage crews worked under guard while the river channel was closed.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Baton Rouge
South China Sea
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
McNamara Announces Large Scale Military Training Plan
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara unveiled plans to enroll 40 000 immediately disqualified men for intense training within 10 months, rising to 100 000 in the next fiscal year. The program aims to produce fully satisfactory soldiers through a vast Defense Department complex.
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NEW York
Robert S. McNamara
Pentegon
Defense Department
McNamara
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington
Pentagon
Industrial Tour Friday By Sunray DX Oil Snyder Plant
The Chamber of Commerce Producers Club schedules an industrial tour to the Sunray DX Oil Snyder Gasoline Plant this Friday. Meet at 10 15 a.m. at the chamber office City Hall. host B L Johnson will explain plant operations and local economic role, followed by luncheon at the Steak House. The tour series aims to visit 30 plus industrial concerns in Snyder.
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Chamber of Commerce Producers Club
Sunray DX Oil Company
Snyder Gasoline
Chamber
Sunray
B. L. Johnson
Producers Club
Snyder
Market Rally Faces Another Sharp Dow Drop
New York price action shows a morning rally failing as heavy trading pushes the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower. From 995.15 at the Feb 9 close to 792.03, the decline reaches 203.12 points, surpassing the spring 1962 plunge.
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New York
Argentine Youth Protests Hit Buenos Aires Campus
Argentine students clashed with police and stormed a dean’s office as demonstrations against government control of universities spread. About 45 arrests were reported as classes resumed at five faculties under regime oversight amid mass faculty resignations and accusations of Communist infiltration.
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Jose M. Orlando
Buenos Aires
Argentina
University of
Juan Carlos Ongania
Andres Santas
Floods Circulate West Texas Towns Del City Sheltered
A foot and a half of floodwater swamped Dell City Texas forcing road closures around Van Horn and Sierra Blanca. Rail lines and telephones were knocked out leaving radio as the only communication. Detours south via Marfa and Alpine on U S 90 were the only open routes for El Paso Odessa Midland traffic.
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Associated Press
Dell City
Texas
van Horn
Sierra Blanca
West Texas
Pecos
New Mexico
el Paso
Odessa
Midland
Dallas-Fort Worth
Marfa
Alpine
Carlsbad Caverns
Reservations Due For Fair Concessions
Scurry County fair organizers urge service clubs and other groups to submit concession booth applications soon. Contact Mrs. Roy Hanson at 33282. space allotment hoped by Sept 2 with rates of 7.50 for three days for service clubs and 2.50 per day for other organizations. The carnival will offer equipment if clubs arrange through carnival management.
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Scurry County
Roy Hanson
The
Fair Association Board
Carnival
Tower Forms Oil Jobbers for Tower Committee
Sen. John Tower named a statewide Oil Jobbers for Tower committee with G. N. Parrott of Dallas as chairman to support Tower's re election effort.
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Sen. Tower Names
Oil Jobbers Group
Austin
John Tower
R-Tex
Oil Jobbers For Tower Committee
G. N. Parrott
Dallas
Tower
CRMWD seeks higher bond rating ahead of $30 million issue
Colorado River Municipal Water District officials return from New York hopeful for a better rating from Moody's and Standard & Poor's. Moody's manager Robert Riehle and Standard and Poor's John Fifer and H Y Grossman were noncommittal but praised the district’s strong report. A higher rating would ease the sale of a $30 million revenue bond issue for the Robert Lee lake project and pipelines, as CRMWD plans a board meeting at 10 a m in Big Spring with bond market discussions and a land committee session at 9 15 a m.
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Colorado River Municipal Water District
New York
Charles Perry
Odessa
Moody's
Standard and Poore
Robert Riehle
John Fifer
H. Y. Grossman
CRMWD
Riehle
Fifer
New Lake
Robert Lee
Moody’s and Standard and Poore
East Fourth
Big Spring
Land Committee
Jboard
Perry
R. W. Currie
O. H. Ivie
John Blum
Snyder
S. W. Freese
Fort Worth
Detroit Mayor urges $240 billion urban renewal plan
Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh called for a 10 year federal drive to revive cities at 240 to 250 billion dollars. He asked for a national commitment equal to or greater than space and highway outlays and proposed a city development fund modeled on foreign aid pools.
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Washington
Detroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Senate
Sen. Abraham
Ribicoff
D-Conn
Southeast Asia
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Plainview Church
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Chu Phong
Viet Asia
Nam
Berlin
Richie
M. Nixon
VFW
Viet Nam
Nixon
America
Africa
Asia
Latin America
United States
Hotel Texas
Betty Lynn Buckley
Rustler Zip
Lady Bird
Lady Bird Johnson
Johnson
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
W. Texas
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