Shivers Wins Third Term In Tight Race
In a late surge, Shivers defeats Yarborough and claims a tradition-smashing third term with an edge margin in the BIS vote. Winners include Isom Gentry Robertson in R v R. C. Hankins and staff note other county races shaping up as results finalize.
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E-Journal
Ty Bis
Hivers
Ralph
Septyaurt
Saly
Convass
Neorhyis
Hoe Thom
Gentry
Brewer
McScot
Eaur
Shers
Justice of the Place
Posen Foover
Man Robbed After Being Struck At Spoor Cafe
A man reported he was assaulted and robbed of $31 near Spoor Cafe on 18th Street. The attacker fled after striking him with a heater. The victim received lacerations and was treated at Porter. Authorities pursued suspects identified by Freddie Jen at 2802 Ave A.
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Po Iday
Freddie Jen
Ave. A
Area voters swing heavy in Democratic runoff contests
Wester GOOTH Plains area turnout soars beyond last month as Allan Shivers gains a lead over Ralph Yarborough in the guberna test. Crosby County shocks with veteran Sheriff loss as J T Slime Herrington topples Wallace Andersen. Bailey and Hockley counties report notable upsets with write in votes and county official races in play.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-journal
Wester
Yarborough
Shivers
Yn Ab
Crosby County
Slime Herring
Hockley County
Paul Williams
Kenneth Harper
Crosby
Trial Monday chips down for Kermital by William C Barnard
A POW from Kern to face a generals court martial Monday at Fort Sam Houston on charges including misappropriation and desertion. Claude J. Lor is among the detainees aligned with Communist captors before returning to allied lines. Batchelor, a fellow American, walked free with Indian custody before being handed to the United Nations Command after New Year.
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William C. Barnard
Qan
Antonio
Teaan
Claude J. Lor
Af Kern
North Rea
Ater
Ft. Sam Houston
Batchelor
United Nations Command
Plains Ginners Seek Texas Bollworm Plan At Convention
About 200 Plains ginners endorsed a plan to win approval for a single conventional gin fan to eradicate pink bollworms before cotton burrs return to soil. Roy Forkner said tests show the fan can kill 99 percent of bollworms. they will press Commissioner John White in Austin this week.
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Avalanche-Journal
Plains Ginners’ Association
John White
Austin
Texas
Soi
Jay Stilley
South Plains
Plains Association
Iubbock Hotel
Commissioner White
Roy Forkner
Canyon Gin
Lubbock
The
White
Ginners’ Association
Forkner
Plains
Gee Plains Ginners
Storm Flounders Off Atlantic Coast Near Jacksonville
The tropical hurricane Car ol lingered over open sea with winds 100 to 115 mph and little forward motion. It was about 2% miles east of Jacksonville as communities from Georgia to the Carolinas stayed on alert amidst the unsettled Atlantic weather. Meanwhile Radio Cairo reported 250 arrests in Teheran as a government crackdown on a conspiracy.
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Fla
Georgia
Carolinas
Jacksonville
Cecil Gentry
Miami Weather Bureau
Carol
Cairo
Radio Cairo
Teheran
Good Morning In Today's Paper Signs Farm Bill
Editorial page features overview of the farm bill with analysis of impacts. Radio and TV programming notes are listed. South Plains Oil News and Area Agriculture News provide market and crop updates. Sunday Church Page highlights upcoming services. Comic Dictionary defines Standpatter as one who resists first-time change.
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South Plains Oil News
Area Agriculture News
Comic Dictionary
Three Survive South Dakota Tragedy in B 36 Crash
A giant B 36 bomber crashed near Ellsworth AFB in perfect weather killing 24 crewmen. Three survivors were gravely injured at the base hospital with names released including Lt Col Wray P Cotter and others. Fire swept debris across a ranch, brush fires followed, responders rushed to scene.
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Kilgore
Tex
Roger Bumps
Taftsville
South Dakota
Alfred Swallow
Harold
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City
S.C
Gunmen Free Notorious Hoodlum from Boston Jail
Masked gunmen burst into the Charles Street jail and freed Elmer Trigger Burke, a famed New York gunman sought in six murders. They hacked through bars, escaped in a brown-clad woman's sedan over the West Boston bridge to Cambridge. A former inmate, once Burke’s ally, was nabbed hours later as police hunted other escapees.
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Ational
Charles Street
Elmer “Trigger Burke
New York
West Boston
Charles River
Cambridge
Burke
Deer Island
Boston
EDC Debate Delay Looms For France
France moves to delay ratification of the European Defense Community treaty after factional talks. Premier Mendes-France summoned his Cabinet to Sunday session to discuss postponement while Pinay and Bech push for an 18 month probationary period and possible amendments.
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Harvey Hudson Aris
French Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
European Army Project
France
Mary
Belgium
Luxembourg
French National Assembly
Antoine Pinay
European Defense Community
Assembly
Paul Henri
Pinay
Joseph Bech
Attilio Piccioni
Jules Moch
Savage Wins and Bell Leads in Texas House Races
Wallace Savage, former state Democratic Committee chair, won the 5th District seat while State Sen. John Bell led in the 14th District over State Sen. William Shireman. Final unofficial counts place Bell ahead by about 36,000 votes with Shireman trailing, amid Dallas and Corpus Christi area results.
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Associated Press
Wallace Savage
Democratic Committee
U.S
Dallas
John Bell
Cuero
William Shireman
Corpus Christi
Savage
Leslie Hackler
Texas Election Bureau
Bell
Shireman
Shivers Wins Third Term In Texas Democratic Runoff
Governor Shivers claimed a commanding lead in the Texas Democratic runoff, with 768,031 votes to Ralph Yarborough’s 676,320 as 252 counties reported. Brewster led over Alfred Scott for Associate Justice, while Republican Ted Adams ran unopposed.
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Chas. A
Guy Alanche
Journal
Alan Llan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
Yarborough
Robert L. Johnson
Election Bureau
Avalanche-Journal
Brewster
Few Brewster
Temple
Texas Supreme Court
Alfred M. Scott
Austin
Igo
Ted Adams
Crockett
Lights go out as Yarborough concedes in Texas race
In Austin at Congress Avenue headquarters Ralph Yarborough conceded defeat to his two-time opponent who was poised to win a third term. Yarborough praised volunteers and a hard fought clean campaign in a late night statement at his home.
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Beauford
Austin
Yarborough
Allan
Dwight _ Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Shivers
Associated Press
Ralph Yarborough
Congress Avenue
Canno
Weather Map Lubbock Area Clears With Mild Temperatures
Weather map for Lubbock and vicinity shows clear to partly cloudy skies with temperatures from 68 to 94 degrees. Southeasterly winds around 15 mph. Maximum humidity 75 percent, minimum about 67, sun up at 6 18 am and sunset around 7 38 pm. Precipitation unlikely.
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