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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1954

Page

5

Hottest Atomic Reactor Demonstrated For Newsmen At Idaho Site

About 40 newsmen toured the materials testing reactor on the Snake River plains 40 miles from here. The $18 million unit at the Idaho testing station has a 30 000 kilowatt capacity and can heat enough water for 1 000 homes while enabling experiments on food irradiation and pipe durability under intense neutron bombardment.

Rational Snake River Plains AEC Atomic Energy Program Phillips Petroleum Co Als Hanford Idaho

Tunisia seeks faster home rule after talks with France

Tunisian Premier Tahar Ben Ammar returns from Paris optimistic that negotiations with France will hasten internal sovereignty promised by Pierre Mendes France. He met Habib Bourguiba and plans to report to the Bey of Tunis. meanwhile unrest grows in Morocco and Syria with protests against French rule and closures of French schools.

Tunis Tunisia Tahar Ben Ammar Pierre ‘Mendes-France Vio- Jones Bey Ben Ammar Tunnis France Habib Bourgiba Neo-Destour New Freedom Ben Agmar Fie Morocco Government House Damascus Spanish Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa Rabat

Rites Set Monday For Will Fletcher

Will Fletcher age 60 died Saturday in West Texas Hospital after living in Lubbock since 1924 and previously in the grocery business. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at Rix Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. E. H. Crandall with burial at Tech Memorial Park. Survived by two daughters Irene Fletcher Beck of Lubbock and Mrs. L. B. Ward of Arlington. Pallbearers listed.

Will Fletcher 13Th St West Texas Lubbock Rix Funeral Home E. H. Crandall First Methodist Church Tech Memorial Park Irene Fletcher Beck L. B. Ward

Suspect in Fort Sumner Slaying Caught in Texas

Willie Benitez, wanted for assault with a deadly weapon in a Fort Sumner dance hall brawl that left Gilbert Gallegos dead, was picked up by San Antonio officers. Sheriff Sam Martin said Benitez would be extradited after waiving. The Aug. 15 melee drew about 300 people, with 3 others hospitalized and cars damaged.

Fort Sumner N. M Sam Martin San Antonio Willie Benitez Martin Texas Beniter Gilbert Gallegos

Bellans Antacid Aid Promises Fast Heartburn Relief

Ad reads Bellans antacid tablets as fastest medicines for relief from heartburn and gas. Mentions their use during indigestion and acid discomfort with marketing tone typical of period newspaper ads.

Soviet Fisherman Hooks 660-Pound Halibut Near Vladivostok

Moscow radio reported a Soviet fisherman in Cats Bay off Vladivostok caught a halibut weighing 660 pounds, a record size noted by the broadcast.

London Moscow Cats Bay Vladivostok

Negro Sergeant Honored for Bold Defiance of Reds

At Brooke Army Medical Center a Black master sergeant, Joe N. Black, 50, of Columbus Georgia, received the Oak Leaf Cluster on an Army Commendation Ribbon for 30 months in a Red prison camp and his stand against Communist indoctrination. His wife Julia attended. he was captured during the Korean War after being part of the Ninth Infantry Regiment. He weighed 18 pounds at capture and 125 on release. He heads home Sunday after review by 800 trainees.

San Antonio Brooke Army Medical Center Joe N. Black Columbus William Shemboro Black Julia Ninth Infantry Korea

Buick Joins America's Top Three Auto Sellers

This year Buick has broken into the trio of leading U S car sellers, a status previously held by the low price three. The shift signals a strong market position for Buick and broader strength in the automobile industry.

Buick America Beick

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