Record High Grain Sorghum Crop Across High Plains
The 23 county High Plains region is expected to set a record with about 186.7 million bushels of grain sorghum for 1960. Hale County leads with 22.6 million, and Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri are among states topping Hale. Cotton yields raise total area value near 280 to 300 million for growers.
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Duane Howell
Farm Kait
High Plains
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
USDA
Hale County
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Palmer County
Oklahoma
Parmer Lee
Bomb blasts strike Havana utilities in Cuba citywide
Saboteurs set eight bombs in Havana damaging power and water facilities and cutting electricity to the business district and other areas. Two government newspapers lost power as authorities pursued an investigation. In central Cuba a rebel chase killed Fidel Castro's personal physician.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Combate
Avance
Bus Slams Auto, Man Hit By Car
Two residents of South Plains were killed in separate crashes within 40 minutes Wednesday afternoon. L. C. Holt, 80, Slaton business owner, died after Holt’s car was struck by a TNM&O bus on U S 84 as he attempted a U turn. Walter E. Simpson, 60, Crosby County farmer, died when struck by a car while working on a tire near Balis.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Ralls
Slaton
L. C. Holt
Walter E. Simpson
Crosby County
Holt
Mercy Hospital
Joe Rhyne
U.S
Tnm&o
S. C. Henry
West Texas
Henry
Glenn Martin
Lubbock
Martin
Slaten
Auction Today Puts 45 Cars Up For Goodfellows Drive
The Lubbock Independent Automobile Association sponsors a 7 pm auction of 45 used cars on Texas Ave between Broadway and Main to aid the 1960 Lubbock Goodfellows drive. Proceeds benefit local children 14 and younger within city limits, supported by anonymous donors and car dealers.
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Lubbock Independent Automobile Assn
Lubbock Goodfellows Drive
Broadway
Main
Texas Ave
Goodfellows
Lubbock
The
Lub bock Independent School District Reports 1959-60 Surplus
Auditors report Lub bock Independent School District ended the 1959 60 fiscal year August 31 with a operating funds surplus of 391 213 56 and a net surplus gain of 124 014 36 The district shows total funds available 14 993 650 20 with disbursements 11 219 091 39 Revenue exceeded budget by 183 497 62 due to bond sale receipts Bond sales reached 2 million while expenditures were 1 629 655 62 under appropriations
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Lubs
Bock Independent
Plainsman Hotel
Hallmark, Brasher, Hearn & Wiley Liams
Aow Amn Alia Pace
DOESNT PAY WHEN STARTING YOUNG II
A Lubtown police roundup highlights youth gang activity and escalating crime. Juveniles drop out, commit petty thefts, violate probation, and drift from athletics to gang influence. Older youths teach younger ones knife fighting with combs in American Park.
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Tanner
Gatesville
Boy Scouts
American Park
Federal Judges Endorse Stepwise Desegregation Plan in Dallas
Federal judges in New Orleans upheld a 12 year stair step desegregation schedule for Dallas schools amid protests by New Orleans residents. The court said grades would be added each year until all 12 were integrated while private school grants were discussed in Baton Rouge.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Dallas
New Jerleans
William Frantz
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
House
Warming trend expected across South Plains after cold snap
The region braces for warmer weather after a sharp freeze. Lubbock dipped to 24 degrees and statewide lows reached 18, with Dalhart recording 18 as the coldest. Highs near 55 were forecast with easterly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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South Plains
Texas
Lubbock
East
South
Tex Dalhart
Weather Bureau
Kokok Ship and Citywide Hits
A terse note reports ship movements and citywide impacts with reference to ships and municipal effects. Readable fragments indicate shipping activity and urban disruption in related locales.
Blizzard Rages Across East Stranding Cities in Snow
A BLIZZARD-LED storm crippled transport in New York state and the Great Lakes region with 18 inch to four foot snow depths in Batavia and Buffalo. Coast Guard crews battled high seas to aid a Liberian freighter and a missing plane while several rescue missions continued on Lake Erie and Lake Superior. The weather toll rose to at least 12 deaths across multiple states and Mexico with scattered frost advisories issued in Florida and Texas.
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New York State
Great Lake
Batavia
Buffalo
Gulf
Florida
Texas
Ohio
New York
Great Lakes
Coast Guard
Coast
Sir
Man
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Bayfield
Wis
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakota
Mexico
Oklihont
Eisenhowers Stage Dinner for Officials Before Leaving White House
President and Mrs. Eisenhower hosted 90 guests at a White House dinner and dance on Wednesday night. Vice President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon led the guest list as the couple plans another similar event Thursday before January 2 leaving the White House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Whyte House
Vicw
Richant M. Nixon
LIST HITS 49 Contest Tips Are Offered By Lighting Judge
Opal Dixon reports tips from a lighting contest judge in the Avalanche Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest. Focus on simple greetings, color harmony, and themed displays. Judges reward attractiveness and appropriateness to Christmas, not a fixed formula, with variations in door, window, or exterior design cited.
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Opal Dixon
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche Journal
De Gaulle to Tour Algeria Amid Opposition Fears
President Charles de Gaulle announced he will visit Algeria next week beginning December 9 to press his plan for a semi independent republic. Informants say the trip aims to split hardline opponents while warnings from advisers warned of danger for him in Algeria where right wing settlers have shown hostility.
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Paris
APD
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Hostilies
Rocket destroyed after malfunction over Cape launch
A Thor Able Star rocket failed to reach orbit during a Cape Canaveral test flight and was destroyed in flight after a second stage malfunction. Officials debated possible debris landing in Cuba while delaying public notice for two hours. The mission carried a Transit IA satellite and a solar radiation sensor hitchhiker.
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Howard Benedict
Ape Canaveral
Fla AP
Defense Department
Cape
Veowet
Tax Collector Reads Public Pains Into Private Affairs
Tax collector cartoon caption portrays a stoic official as intruding into others affairs, delivering a wry jab at bureaucratic scrutiny. The line frames taxation as a social poke, reflecting editorial humor across sections from Sports to Women News.
Weather Map Page 8-A Lubbock Area Forecast
Clear to partly cloudy conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with no change in temperature. High forecast near 32 degrees. Winds light easterly then variable, with early morning readings around 4 8 am and 6 am. North to south shaded area shows Abilene and surrounding regions with night temperatures noted.
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Erie Soutinwest Weatier Aan
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Alfred Leal
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South Plains Toll
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