Hog champion sells for display at Chicago zoo
The second top grand champion hog from the International Livestock Exposition sold for 17.50 per pound, weighing 215 pounds and bringing a total of 3762.50 to Jewel Tea Co. The hog named Buster, owned by Lubbock Swine Breeders, will be displayed at Lincoln Park Zoo. The chain store plans long term display then donation to charity after slaughter.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Buster
Lubbock Swine Breeders, Inc
Lubbock
Jewel Tea Co
Chi- the
Wether Eage Museum of Science and Industry
65 Season Area Sees Slight Cotton Quota Hike
The 1965 South Plains cotton allotments total 2,135,624 acres, up 3,125 from 1964. The increase stems from a state reserve distributed to counties with heavy base plantings. County notices of individual farm allotments will be mailed Friday, as ASCS officials explain the minor base changes and broader aim to better use Texas total cotton allotment.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
ASE
South Plains
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
ASCS
College Station
Dale Carter
Plainview
Carter
Texas
Peking Delivers Ultimatum Over Khrushchev Rethink
Reports from London say Communist China has issued a firm ultimatum to Moscow to end Khrushchev era revisionism in economic and political policy or face a full Sino Soviet feud restart. In Moscow, the Soviet Central Committee meets in secret to address the dispute, threatening to end a three week propaganda truce if talks collapse.
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London
China
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Moscow
Communist Central Committee
Peking
Chou En-Lai
Midland Murder Case: Marion Death Sentence Upheld
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence of James Lee Marion for the 1963 murder of Mrs. Fred W. Turner Jr. in Midland. The court rejected claims of improper confession timing and trial prejudice, noting Marion declined offered counsel and could have invoked his rights. A pathologist used a plastic skull to illustrate death causes during testimony.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
James Lee Marion
Fred W. Turner Jr
Falana Ailman
Avellusclima
Leligide
Marion
Midland
Lubbock
W. A. Morrison
Martion
McCloskey Denies Payoff In Kennedy Campaign Cash
Former Ambassador Matthew H. McCloskey told the Senate Rules Committee he did not participate in an undercover $35,000 payoff related to the 1960 Kennedy Johnson campaign. He invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly and denied meetings with Reynolds and Baker.
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The
Associated Press
Ashington
Philadelphia
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Baker
Pickens
S.C
Reynolds
Senate Democratic
Don B. Reynolds
McCloskey
Rey- See
Wreck Kills Negro Youth Near Whiteface in Collision
Seventeen year old Willie James Clewis died in a two-vehicle crash two miles east of Whiteface at 6 30 p m Wednesday. His father D C Clewis and brother John Robert Clewis were injured. Driver Mrs Sandra Ruthardt and her two year old son were taken to Levelland Hospital with four Mexican workers also hurt. The wreck occurred at an intersection of two unpaved roads.
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Willie James Clewis
Here
D. C. Clewis
South Plains Hospital
Levelland
John Robert Clewis
Sandra Ruthardt
Kenneth Ray Ruthardt
Levelland Hospital
Hector Cazares
Jesus Medrano
Border Clash at Kashmir Line Claims Indian Troops
Pakistan says eleven more Indian soldiers were killed in clashes along the Kashmir cease-fire line on Wednesday amid continuing border fighting.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Ex-Dictator Peron Returned to Spain From Brazil
Juan D. Peron, ex-dictator of Argentina, flew to Rio de Janeiro from Madrid as a diplomatic detainee. Brazilian authorities sent him back to Spain on Iberia’s DC-8, amid Argentina and regional opposition to his return. Peron faced a chilly reception and likely denial of asylum from Brazil, with speculation that the trip aimed to return to Argentina.
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Spain
Peron
Latin America
Brazil
Iberian Airlines
Madrid
South America
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Juan Domingo Peron
Iberia
Mahon hints possible cut in defense budget next year
U S Rep George H Mahon told Dyess AFB officers that Congress may appropriate about a billion dollars less for defense next year than this year but stressed the move would not indicate a policy change He cited a $52 million authorization for a new strategic manned bomber and noted the Defense Department will study it in the 89th Congress.
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Avalanche-Journal
Bilfne
U.S
George H. Mahon
Lubbock
House Appropriations Committee
Dyess Afb
Congress
Mahon
West Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Department of Defense
SAC
Air Force
89Th Congress
Pentagon
Cable Nation: A Man's Word Becomes Law Yet Never Enforced
A satirical editorial questions power in a media built system. It critiques men who claim authority but fail to uphold it, implying a double standard where law is bent for those who speak loudest. The piece argues for accountability and transparency.
Prayer Note From Floydada Obeys Faithful Gratitude
A Mrs. Everett Collier of Floydada expresses thanks for life and its blessings. She prays for long days filled with compassion and kindness, asking to grow older in service to Thee in a concise devotional line.
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Everett Collier
Floydada
Warning On Travel Issued By Everet Grosecose
Weather warnings extend across the South Plains as freezing rain and light snow affect Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Amarillo reports freezing rain, Dalhart sees snow, and Lubbock forecasts subfreezing temperatures with possible light flurries. Officials warn of hazardous driving as a large storm system moves east from the Rockies.
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Everet
Groseclose
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandles
New Mexico
Lubbock
Amarillo
Dalhart
Rockies
Ohio Valley
New England
Texas Panhandle
Peron Return Halted by Brazilian Officials in Rio
Ex-dictator Juan Peron tried to return to Argentina but Brazilian officials stopped him in Rio de Janeiro and ordered his return to Spain. The action halted his bid on Wednesday.
Auction Set Goodfellows Needy List Reaches 800
The Goodfellows list of needy children grew to about 800 as the Lubbo ck Independent Automobile Dealers' Assn plans a used car auction to aid the Christmas program and two children's homes. Half the proceeds go to Goodfellows, the rest to Lubbock Children's Home and Buckner Baptist Girls' Home. The auction is Dec. 10 at Tubock Auto Auction, with 20 vehicles pledged and volunteer auctioneers.
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Goodfellows
Lubbock Independent Automobile Dealers’ Assn
Goodfellow Program
Lubbock
Buckner Baptist Girls
Association
S. L. Lindley
Tubbock
34Th St
Lindley
Lighting Contest Draws Venetian Blinds Decor and Holiday Displays
The 65th Lub bock Avalanche Journal home lighting contest opened with Cecil W. Stuart filing a doorway display featuring green foliage and a Merry Christmas greeting. Hornsby couple at 4819 36th St filed entries in exterior and window divisions, presenting a Nativity scene built from fence boards and a Christmas tree fashioned from Venetian blinds. Entries run 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Friday, closing Monday morning with judging starting Thursday night December 10.
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Opal Dixon
K. D. Hornsby
36Th St
Esterior
Cloudy and colder with possible drizzle in Lubbock vicinity
Weather map notes cloudy conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with a possibility of drizzle or freezing drizzle this morning. Temperatures range from a high of 58 to a low around 42. Northeast to east winds light to occasionally moderate.
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Lubbock
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Pio DE Janeiro
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Rio
Humberto Castello ‘Branco
Patrick J. McKenna
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
McKenna
Oklahoma
Nate
Three Wise Men
Hornsby
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