Cotton acreage allotments cut for 1963 in High Plains
1963 cotton allotments for 23 High Plains counties total 2 110 869 acres, down 244 983 acres from 1962, an average 10.4 percent cut. New legislation expected to change the base and influence the final allotment next year. PCG and cotton leaders push for a united industry front as officials in Memphis discuss details with lawmakers and USDA.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Ase
High Plains
Congress
Dale Carter
Plainview
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
College Station
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Johnson
Memphis
George W. Pfeiffenberger
PCG
Tenn
House Agriculture Committee
Pfeiffenberger
USDA
Agricultural Council of Arkansas
National Cotton Advisory Committee
White House
Crisis settlement difficulties hinted in Cuba talks
Izvestia warned that unilateral concessions cannot be extracted from the USSR in Cuba crisis talks. Mikoyan’s return from Cuba signaled possible prolonged difficulties in reaching a Soviet American settlement as Khrushchev weighs Kennedy’s stand.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Cuba
Izvestia
Ussr
Moscow
Anastas Mikoyan
Caribbean
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Nikolai Polyanov
United States
Soviet Union
Washington
Mikoyan
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Havana
U.S
Harriman says India-China struggle may last. long term aid possible
Harriman told President Kennedy that India's conflict with Red China could be prolonged and require extended military support from the United States and Western allies. Nehru described partial Chinese withdrawal but stressed continued frontline pressure. British and Commonwealth members signaled willingness to help. no final U.S. decision yet. In Long Beach, the carrier Kearsarge and the liner Oriana collided in fog with minimal damage and no casualties.
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United Press International
Averell Harriman
Kennedy
India
China
United States
Harriman
Jawaharlal Nehru
New Delhi
Northwest Frontier
U.S
Long Beach
Calif
Kearsarge
Coast Guard
Carrier Division 15
Defense Department
Pakistan
Kashmir
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Secret GOP meeting pits Goldwater push against Rockefeller
A hush hush gathering of top Republicans in Chicago aimed to back Barry Goldwater for president and block Nelson Rockefeller. Reports differ on concrete decisions with one source naming a $250000 pledge toward a $3 million goal while others say nothing decisive was decided. Goldwater reportedly told organizers he is not running. Rockefeller aides declined to comment as details remain unclear.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Goldwater
Phoenix
Grand Canyon
Rockefeller
GOP
Marshals Prepare Seizure Fight Over Farm Records
Federal marshals plan a Monday move to seize Agriculture Department records held by a rebel camp in Mound City South Dakota. Deputy Marshal Donald Herman said the standoff echoes Mississippi riots as Asst. U.S. Attorney Travis Lewin warns of possible violence while awaiting a settlement behind Aberdeen locked doors.
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Mound City
S.D
UPI
Plains
Donald H. Herman
Campbell County
Uncle Sam
Mississippi
U.S. Dist
Travis Lewin
Herman
University of Mississippi
Aberdeen
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Herreid
USDA
Robbers Steal Jewelry After Home Invasion in Newton Mass
Two masked robbers tied up a mother, three children and three neighbors in a basement at about 7 30 a m. They forced Stephen to open a safe and escaped with two diamond rings, papers, securities, a wallet, two watches and jewelry valued at about 3800 dollars plus two rings from Mrs Goldstein and Mrs Young.
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Associated Press
Ewton
Mass
Lawrence Young
H. Henry Young
Stephen
Joyce
Jerrie Goldstein
First Day of Lubbock Lighting Contest Attracts 70 Entries
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports 70 entries on the opening day of the 16th annual Christmas Lighting Contest. Charles W. Martin plans a multiday window scene at 2413 26th St, while Wayne Crosby 12, a Colorado Springs winner, debuts with a stained glass styled display using tin can lids. New and returning contestants alike describe detailed displays as Yule Trail lights go on December 13 along Lubbock’s holiday route.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Colorado Springs
45Th St. Wayne
Yule Trail
Valley study ballot probe set in area
The Texas attorney general’s office outlined the next step in a Rio Grande Valley vote investigation, checking notarization of absentee ballots in Hale and Hockley Counties to verify notaries on return envelopes. The Starr County case phase concluded, with lawyers reviewing material from a McAllen hearing.
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McAllen
Salmanson
Flattery: Another thing that never hurts a man unless he inhales
A brief quip appears in the comic dictionary noting that flattery, while seemingly harmless, can be dangerous if carried to excess or misused. The line plays on the idea that praise must be carefully tempered.
Prayer for daily blessing and virtue
A devotional prayer asks God to bless and guide daily life. It seeks purity of body and mind, growth in grace and wisdom, and favor with the divine, ending with a request for daily sustenance.
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Christ
Blind Man Recovers Sight After Two Years of Darkness
Charles E. Fennell, 65, a former Athens cabbie, woke Thanksgiving morning to clear vision after two years of blindness caused by a retinal hemorrhage. Doctors offered no medical explanation, calling the event a miracle of God as he rejoiced and credited faith.
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Thens
Tenn
Charles E. Fennell
Fennell
Athens
Knoxville
Johnson City
Ft. Sanders Hospital
Stevenson and White House condemn Cuba Stand Story
Adlai Stevenson and the White House reject a Saturday Evening Post report that the UN ambassador favored political negotiations to a blockade over Cuba. Stevenson calls the piece poor reporting and says he never proposed trading bases for missiles.
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United Press International
Ashington
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Cuba
Stevenson
Saturday Evening Post
State Department
Kennedy
Salinger
Weather Map Highlights Lubbock Warm, Fair Skies Ahead
The Weather Map Page reports generally fair weather for Lubbock and vicinity with a slight warming trend and light to moderate southerly winds. Record low and high temperatures for the day show 35 to 66 degrees, with humidity peaking near 98 percent and dipping to 39 percent.
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Lubbock
AES Ies
Lee
Paul City
Pal
Abilene
Paso
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