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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1958

Page

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Policy Talks Open on Nuclear Test Suspension Plan

Secretary Dulles and AEC Chairman Strauss led a wartime style session with top disarmament negotiators to discuss suspending nuclear tests. The plan envisions inspections to prevent cheating and would take effect after the spring-summer Pacific test series ends.

John M. Wig Ashington Strause Strauss Dulles State Department Pew Undersee. of Defense Quarls James R. Iuer Eisenhower James Wadsworth U. S the United Naions Philip Jey Soent Aitemle

Store Victim Second Time

A rooftop gang struck SSS Drug at 11102 Texas Ave in an early Saturday burglary, the second in a month, netting $1,110.58 plus unknown merchandise. Entry was through an air conditioner vent. ropes were not used this time. Police reported no firm loss figure, and one suspect was briefly detained before release.

Bill Wilkerson Avalanche-Journal SSS Drug Texas Ave Jeash Lubbock Stcre Joe Simmons

Austin Attorney In Gubernatorial Race

An Austin attorney active in state politics signals renewed bid for governor. The race includes several figures such as former defense officials and state leaders with plans to campaign across counties and homes to persuade voters. The list of contenders spans government, business, and legal circles as campaigns gather pace.

Soviets Push Poland Czechoslovakia to Join Summit Talks

The Soviet Foreign Ministry rejected Western plans for a four power pre summit with the Big Three and proposed that Poland and Czechoslovakia join in talks to ensure parity. The notes argued such inclusion would not harm prestige, but the West was likely to reject the condition. The dispatches also warned against a four power format with three NATO members and one Warsaw Pact member.

Harold K. Miles Ioscow Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia Foreign Ministry U.S Andrei Gromyko

Firm Stand Taken On Pentagon Shakeup

The report outlines Eisenhower’s insistence on no retreat from the essentials of the defense legislation and a unified command proposal. President Eisenhower and Secretary McElroy express no compromise on core provisions while Congress debates wording and scope amid military reform talks.

Pentagon Edmond Lebreton Westimerox Eisenhower Augusta Eisenhow Lee McElroy Toment Hagerty Army Navy Air Force

Befriended by Victim Always Goof Up Declares Man Who Slew Three

Ex convict David F. Early 28 confessed in detail to the rifle slayings of Merrill Knight 47 his wife Regina 43 and 15 year old daughter Karen in the Knights Greenwood Village home near Denver. He said he planned crimes after parole from Leavenworth and needed money. A boy escaped as Early described binding and shooting the family during a six hour spree.

David F. Early Merrill A. Knight Denver End Knight Early Boy Knight Regina Karen Knight Kenneth Keight Es ‘Tre Knights Greenwood Village Arapahoe County Charles [Foster Leaven Leavenworth Bud McCauley

Vanguard Shot Seen As Monday Possibility

Cape Canaveral reports a quiet Saturday after a frustrating week with partial success on one project and two postponements including the Vanguard. An attempt to launch the Vanguard and its 20 inch satellite is planned for early next week possibly Monday.

Vanguard Cape Canaveral Fla

City Area Bands Take High Honors In Contests Here

Dozens of area bands competed in Region I Texas Interscholastic League contests concluding here with Plainview Levelland Littlefield Tom Lubbock and Monterey high schools earning sweepstakes honors. Top conductors were named from Lubbock Brownfield Tom L. Lubbock Monterey Atkins Hutchinson and Slaton junior highs. Brownfield and Plainview bands led in Class AAAA while Levelland Littlefield topped Class AAA. article notes bands from Seagraves Hale Center Floydada Abernathy also ranked high.

City Plainview Levelland Littlefield Tom S. Lubbock Monterey Seagraves Hale Center Floydada Abernathy Muleshoe Atkins Hutchinson Lubbock Brownfield Johnny Webb Stanley Mitchell Tom L. Lubbock Dale Sue Shumake Mary Brownfield Field Charles McCurley L. Slaton Junior High Jimmy Woodward Atkins Junior High Jim Kennedy Hutchinson Junior High Gary Nored Jon Rodgers le Farl Bryant O. L. Ston

Race Track A Place To Win Big Money If You Are A Fine Horse

An editorial note on betting allure describes race tracks as places where large sums can be won, but only with a fast horse. The column comments on luck, risk, and the spectacle surrounding horse racing as entertainment.

Comic Dicionary

Deadly Texas Storm Drops 10 Inch Rainfall

A massive thunderstorm drenched Texas on Saturday, triggering flash floods that swept through Dallas and surrounding areas. The Trinity River surged, at least three people died, and sections of the region recorded up to 10 inches of rain. Cars submerged, homes evacuated, and city streets flooded as emergency crews used boats to reach stranded residents.

Dallas Joe Riley Willie Clark Avalascas-cermal Texas Trinity River Pittsburg Fort Worth Ausén Marshall U.S. 80 Mesquite Mimmie Carey TJ. Garland Tex Carl William Carey Garland Kenneth Wilkerson Austin Thrall Camp County Pittsburgh Daingerfield Lone Star Steel Co Streets Central Expressway Harry Hines Industrial Boulevard Fire Department Barbaree Street

Husband Dies In Head On Auto Crash In Ridge

Ridge New York One car driven by a Wall Street lawyer struck head on with his wife’s car in a rare crash early Saturday. Edward J Perry 41 a former New York City assistant district attorney was to meet his wife Dorothy Perry 37 who drove from Stamford Conn to fetch him at a Pound Ridge restaurant. State patrolman Richard Boland said the cars failed to negotiate a slight curve and swerved into each other. He called the crash an accident suggesting Perry may have dozed. Mrs Perry survived serious injuries to a hospital.

Freespou Ridge N. Y Wall Street Dorothy Perry Stamford Richard Boland

Federal Emergency Plan funds $5 Million for Area Road Work

The Lubbock district of the Texas Highway Department announced $5,028,500 in emergency highway projects under the 1958 federal plan. The program targets 231.1 miles of construction in 41 counties with the district receiving a large share of Texas’s $36 million allocation. The emergency work adds to the regular program, with the state paying one third and the federal government two thirds, and contracts due by December 1, 1958 for completion by December 1959.

Alanene Surnal Lubbock Texas Highway Department JO. L. Crain

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