Gun Sought After Youth Shot To Death In Texas Panhandle
A gunman killed a youth and wounded two officers as a large search spread across the Texas Panhandle area. Deputies, Rangers, and volunteers swarmed the scene near Dripping Springs with bloodhounds and searchlights, aided by officers from Oklahoma. An estimated 180 officers were at the scene as the hunt continued along main roads.
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Elk City
Okla
Walt Kyser
Sapulpa
Okia
Raymond Waters
Jim, Paulk
Lubbock
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Shamrock Sheriff's Office
Skinner
Texola
Highway 66
Shamrock
Luke Henley
Nix
Young Stephens
Nair
Stephens
Dripping Springs
Tex
Austin
Record Cotton Harvest Makes Big Money For South Plains Farmers
Officials report about 1.56 million bales ginned with a backlog and 1.7 million expected. crop valued around 300 million including seed sales. Observers note high staple quality and rising acreage, with 1957 outlook positive despite late ginning cleanup.
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South Plains
Farmosa
Department of Agriculture
West Texas
Lighting Contest in West Texas City Opens for Holiday Displays
The city urges homeowners to light exterior displays by 6 p m Saturday for a chance at a Christmas bonus. Entries close 4 30 p m Friday with judging by Lorraine Elston at Porter 3 4343 or at The Avalanche Journal office 1211 four Texas Ave. The top entrants win cash prizes up to $195 and recognition as the Christmas City of West Texas.
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West Texas
Hig
Lubbock
Texas
Ilinois
Yuletide
Lorraine Elston
Porter
Ava
Janehe- Journal
Texas Ave
Journal
Skating Meet Opens At Fair Grounds With 157 Entrants
The North Texas roller skating meet stages prelims from 8 30 to 10 00 a m at the Fair Grounds rink. Finals run from 12 30 p m with four divisions competing in dancing free style single pairs and tours. Winners advance to Amarillo and then Fort Worth regional and national stages. All skaters are R S O A members under amateur rules. An extra act features Lubbock square dancers on skates.
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Orth Texas
Fair Grounds
Amarillo
Fort Worth
America An
Tno
Lubbock Square
French Premier Heads Panel Mock UN at Knife and Fork Club
Camille Chautemps headlined a World Affairs Council mock United Nations event at the Knife and Fork Club. Indian and Western delegates staged a running verbal clash during Saturday night sessions.
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Mac Sebrei
Avalanche-Journal
United Nations
Security Council
First Methodist Church
Autemps
Suez
China
Ingram Mehta
India
Arthur Webb
John Metcalfe
Washington News
U. S
Webb
United States
Nasser
Chautemps
Whelsrac
Egypt
Clash Mehta
Britain
France
Metcalfe
Fran
Rix Dies After Moving From Big Spring in 1926
W W Rix who moved to Lubbock in 1926 from Big Spring helped found the Episcopal Church in West Texas and served on its vestry choir and pension fund. He led the Lub bock Rotary Club in 1943 44 and helped organize the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. He chaired the Rix Funeral Home and Rix Life Insurance Co and was survived by his daughter and others. Pallbearers listed.
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Page One
Big Spring
Episcopal Church
West Texas
Episcopal Church Pension Fund
North Texas
Lubbock
Rix
Rix Funeral ‘Home
Rix Life Insurance Co
Bo Ot
Guy C. Victory
Wisconsin
Cedar Creek
Wis
Colorado City
First National Bank of
Jnow
Victory
Texas Tech
Soldiers aid: orphans camp donations top five hundred thousand
U S soldiers have contributed over 500000 to charities in Korea and Japan this year. The 1st Cavalry Division supports 21 Japanese orphanages, with Doorway divisions contributing 15 12 50 7 50 and 5. Judges will stay secret until winners announced December 23.
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Boliders
Zama
Japan
U. S. Iers
Pope
Korea
1St Cavalry Division
Hungarian Unrest Amid Budapest Radio Reports
Nagy and aides reportedly in Romania while Sadar forms a new government. Hungary aims to move quickly on amnesty by March 31 1957 as refugees urged to return. Britain weighing pullout terms as emergency Cabinet discusses the issue and possible treason charges.
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Workers’ Council
Hungary
Nagy
Man Nam Arhalye
Middle East
Fermenter
Britain
France
Sinai
Romania
Mes
Cyprus
Iing
Em Powers
Sadar
Selwyn Lloyd
Buda
Commons
Lloyd
Moscow
Labor Department
Martial Law Looms as Iraq Seeks Breathing Space
Iraq proclaims martial law to protect rear lines and allow consolidation before joining Arab defense efforts with Jordan. Israel plans to pull back from Egypt as UN troops move in. Moscow denounces U S actions while Arab broadcasts urge opposition to Iraq’s Baghdad Pact. 140 killed in Majaf clashes as Falal's address signals Arab-leaning aims.
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Faisal
Iraq
Jordan
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
No Man's
Moscow
United States
Syria
Moscow Radio
Majaf
Nuri Said
Falsal
Britain
Nuri
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Nasser
Cairo
One-Way Street Plan Draws Auto Shop and Resident Protest
Auto Car Wash at 1510 Ave S opposed the one-way street plan as harmful to business. Homeowner W. T. Bell of 1911 Ave K supported it, citing smoother traffic from Ave K to 19th Street. Clifton noted a minor change extending one-way traffic on Ave K to 10th Street to avoid Main Ave congestion. Six auto dealers signed protests filed with the city manager. Forrest said the city prefers to avoid hardship and will study the plan further, with possible later changes.
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Contina
Ave S
W. T. Bell
Ave. K
19Th Street
Avenue K
Clifton
10Th Street
Main
Forrest
Ten Die As Air Force B52 Crashes At Castle AFB
At Castle Air Force Base California a B52 crashed in a plowed field shortly after takeoff killing ten airmen. The eight-jet swept-wing bomber burned and no survivors were reported. A team will investigate the cause of the fatal mishap.
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Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Castle Afb
Wilds
Ontario
Maj
Robert Slane
Shreveport
T He Theater
Barnsfield Field
Apprentice Petty Officer Second Class O F Campbell
O F Campbell selected at Naval Training Center San Diego California as apprentice petty officer second class. Campbell son of Mrs Ruth Campbell Brownfield graduated Saturday chosen from seaman recruits for aptitude and leadership roles. Hugh Haney 24 of Auburn reported improving but critical after electrical shock at Mackenzie State Park.
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Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
O. F. Campbell
Ruth Campbell
Brownfield
Campbell
Hugh Haney
Auburn
West Texas
Haney
Mackenzie State Park
Notable Family Funeral Reported in Bristol Rhode Island
A local notice from Bristol Rhode Island lists Mr. and Mrs Eugene Mendeson and Mr. and Mrs Benito Munro as involved in a recent funeral. The document notes a weight estimate and financial detail showing a $100 value associated with the event.
Eisenhower expands aid for Austrian refugees
A White House statement says the expanded program approved today will aid Austria as it shelters Hungarian refugees. President Eisenhower says the U S will share the burden with other free nations and that airlift plans remain at about 300 per day initially.
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White House
Eisenhower
Austria
United States
Free World
Vienna
Buday Radio
Budapest
Gyver
FHA Rate Hikes Hit Multi Family and Urban Renewal Mortgages
The government raised FHA mortgage rates for multi family housing from 4% to 4% and increased urban renewal and rehabilitation insured loans to 5 percent. The GI loan 4% rate remains fixed by Congress and not subject to FHA shifts. VA warns GI loan funds may shrink if rates curb loans, prompting possible congressional pleas.
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Veterans Administration
Congress
House
Senate
Norman P.mason
Joseph B. Haverstick
National Assn. of Home Builders
FHA
Eisenhower
Respected Official Held In Bank Funds Fraud
William Rose 51 president of Home National Bank in Ellenville under arrest on Federal Reserve Act charges for manipulating about 580000 in bank funds. FBI says he falsely credited and overdraft cover entries to aid local firms. bank solvent and Rose released on 25000 bail awaiting arraignment. Rose denies personal gain, says actions benefited town and businesses.
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Ellenville
Catskill
FBI
William Rose
National
Bae
Eugene Glusker
Rose
National Bank
U. S
Kingston
New York City
Ulster County
Theoderal Herve
Harvard
Beating Incidents Reported In City Friday Night
Police investigated multiple assaults near downtown and on the east side. Gregoria Tabalce found McGee on the floor at the station. another man reported a group of youths fleeing east after a brown jacket description. A W T Holder said his daughter was in the car when youths attacked near 19th and Miami. Rufus J Johnson suffered two non serious stab wounds at a cafe in the Negro sector.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Dripping Springs
Texas
F.B. Thompson
Hing
McGee
Gregoria Tabalce
Ave. B
E. H. Thufault
Slaton
T. R. Maines
Mulberry
Lubbock
W. T. Holder
30Th St
19Th St
Miami Ave
Holder
Rufus J. Johnson
Birch
Johnson
Laut
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