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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1954
Page
1
Plans outline a 170 foot gym with special education space and ball courts plus a two story infirmary with clinical facilities and a 2S bed hospital. A third major building is planned for future expansion funded by long term notes and tax-based support.
Air Force jets soared above 1 650 mph and breached 83 235 feet as officials announced new speed and altitude milestones. The test involved long air refuels during a 17 000 mile flight, with Secretary Harold Talbott confirming the extraordinary performance.
Texas Democrats move toward Aug 28 runoff with Allan Shivers and Ralph Yarborough courting voters in final campaign push. Yarborough calls for a face to face debate while Shivers predicts the largest runoff vote in Texas history and a larger majority.
Brussels reports a deadlock in EDC talks as France and West Germany fail to agree on revised pact text. U S envoy Bruce pressed for a last hour effort while ministers prepare to reconvene to approve a final commit. Mendes France argues the EDC is dead in France while others deem revisions fatal to the treaty.
Moisture arrived just in time across the Sauk Plains aiding dryland and irrigated cotton and grain. Reports from Dumas and Lamesa show scattered heavy to light rainfall, with 12 miles south of Dumas noting five and a quarter inches and Lubbock area circuits affected by the storm. In Hale and Dawson counties showers brought up to two inches, while Plainview and Tahoka recorded variable totals. The long drought relief was noted as the heaviest rainfall in six years for some areas.
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive in Denver aboard Columbine at midday after a six hour flight. A large Colorado reception follows with local officials including Dan Thornton, while a contingent of White House staff and aides accompanies the president on this busy official and leisure visit.
Frank Ignatzio Capone brother-in-law and former Capone ally was shot to death in Chicago. He died after a pistol and shotgun attack as he parked his car in a West Side district, a gangland style slaying tied to the Capone organization.
Lubbock welcomes shoppers to the Town and Country Shopping Center opening Tuesday night with a three hour open house show. Cass Daley appears on stage with free admission sponsored by Bankenship Developments Inc. and 15 merchants. The celebration begins at 9 30 p.m. with giveaways and a ribbon cutting by Mayor Murrell R. Tripp.
South Plains Ol News outlines today’s broadcast lineup across radio and television. Highlights include morning news segments, weather updates, and local talk programs guiding viewers through weekday routines.
A Brownwood man named Martin Matlock was killed when the car he rode in lost control and overturned smashing into a power pole about 8:30 p m. on U S 38 near the Texas New Mexico line. A second occupant was unharmed and unnamed. The body was taken to Brownfield Funeral Home. He is survived by two children.
Beatrice Torres age 6, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Torres of Levelland, died at the West Polio Center in Plainview after bulbar polio. She underwent a tracheotomy and was placed on a respirator. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. at Levelland Cemetery. survivors include parents and several siblings.
Thorpsieon picks up a paper and notes Thompson has returned from a tour and plans a more sedate life after his flight.
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