Dust storm rakes West Texas with 63 mph gusts
A severe dust storm swept the Plains and Southwest Saturday, with gusts up to 63 mph and near zero visibility at times. Fires caused about 7000 dollars in Lubbock County as grit and sand reduced travel and damaged a gin facility, but there were no serious injuries. The storm prompted downstate cooling and widespread travel disruption.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Plains Area
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Lubbock County
Teaffir
Lubbock Municipal
Slide Gun
Bill Bravell
Broadway
Fliers Support Woman's WWII Tale in Vietnam Case
Survivor of a World War II air mission verifies a Saigon tale that a Vietnamese woman hid American airmen and was imprisoned by the Japanese. Ens Wi Quinn, 1 sai member, seeks to locate the woman Mrs Andre Pagnon and her daughter Left Behind Moni See WOMAN'S HEROISM Page 14.
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Chicago
China Sea
Quinn
Fat Saigon
Vet Nam
Moni See
Women Named In Murder Plot In New York
Three Benny women were jailed on conspiracy charges over a plot to murder James Ricco to collect insurance income and sue the taxi company for negligence. Ricco was shot and wounded in 1953. investigators reopen the case. Patricia Ricco, Media Rainey, and Ann Sabella faced hearings in Bronx Magistrate Court with bond set and dates noted.
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Associated Press
York
Benny
James Ricco
Ricco
Patricia
Pope Pius XII Shows Improvement Under New Treatment
Reports from Vatican City say Pope Pius XII responds to a new treatment with improved rest after a severe collapse last Thursday. Doctors note the regimen began after 48 hours of illness and includes a stomach alkaline washing as part of the course.
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Vatican City
Pius
United States Demands Prompt UN Action to Free Captives
The United States urged immediate UN action to secure release of 11 American fliers and other prisoners held by China. Senator Knowland said prisoners should be freed by Christmas or the General Assembly should stay in session. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. asked Hammarskjold and Van Rijffens to debate the issue quickly in the 60 nation Assembly.
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Goldberg
N.Y
United States
United Nations
Red China
Capitol Hill
Washington
Sen. Knowland
California
China
United Nations General Assembly
Knowland
GOP
Senate
Eisenhower
Red
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
Sec
Dag Hammarskjold
Assembly
Eelco N. van Rieffens
Netherlands
Lodge
Robbery near Olton targets four cotton pickers
Four Latin American cotton pickers were robbed at gunpoint southeast of Olton by two masked bandits. They lost about 440 dollars with injuries reported to two of the victims and the assailants fleeing toward Hale Center in a 1949 Ford.
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Sperin
Olton
South Plaine
Lazario Luna
Antonio Martinez
Aeletano Taina
Mateo Laya Frios
Harry Thomas
Otton
Olson
R.D. Dennis
Lavario Taina
Martine
Fries
Aeletane Lana
Martinez
Aeletana Lana
Hale Center
Watkins Receives Ike Praise for McCarthy Censure Panel
Senator Watkins Utah earned President Eisenhower's praise for his very splendid job as chairman of the special committee that recommended censure of Senator McCarthy. The President noted Watkins handled a tough assignment with dignity. Hagerty said the administration maintains a hands off policy on the censure controversy.
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Ponce
Tashington
Sen
Watkins R.utahi
Watkins
White House
James C. Hagerty
Utah
Senate
Knowland
California
Bell Ringers Miss World Record Amid Fatigue and Babble
Bell ringers from Poughborough attempted a 40 320 change sequence at dawn but fatigue and a babble by a perfectionist caller prevented a record. Eight youths aimed to surpass a 200 year old mark set by 13 men with 8 regulars and 5 reliefs.
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Ploughborough
England
Sally
Heli Tore
Ringers
Lubbock Woman Enters Fifth Annual Christmas Lighting Contest
Mrs. Ed Stewart of 118 North Uvalde will enter the Window Division in the Avalanche JournalChristmas lighting contest. Her night snow scene includes a ceramic Santa and sleigh lit by a flashlight, with pine cones and snow made details.
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Ed Stewart
Uvalde
Avalanche Journal
Stewart
California
Endars
Mrs. Stewart
Lubbock
Budget: A System of Worrying Before You Spend
The note describes a dictionary entry titled Budget as a system of worry before spending rather than after. It critiques preemptive budgeting as a method to forestall financial stress and suggests prudent planning to avoid regret.
Make Your Christmas Gift Last All Year
The Lubbock Morning Avalanche notes a seasonal gift idea and urges readers to extend holiday cheer beyond December. The short item hints at practical, year long value without specific products or dates.
Indiana Man Wins Post As Chairman
Adlai Stevenson denounces domestic politics in foreign affairs as Indiana committeeman Paul M. Butler is elected Democratic national chairman, replacing Stephen A. Mitchell amid intra party strife. Stevenson pushes for bipartisan foreign policy and a nonaggression pact with Knowland, while Democrats gain control of Congress.
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Orleans
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Paul M. Butler
Indiana
Stephen A. Mitchell
Rayburn
Butler
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Stevenson
Mitchell
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
Ohio
Price
James Finnegan
Philadelphia
Qty Council
Congress
Rayburn Denies Ike Job Remark Amid Nixon Rift
Rep Sam Rayburn of Texas denied saying President Eisenhower does not know his job and said he would support Eisenhower when right and oppose him when wrong. An earlier New Orleans story quoted Rayburn as declining to work with Vice President Nixon. Rayburn called the remark shabby and disgraceful and pledged to repudiation if misattributed.
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Jew Orleans
Dee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Dome
House
Eisenhower
Texan
Thomas Lanton
New Orleans Item
Rayburn Dentes
United States
Rayburn
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Nixon Sandon
Nixon
Stem
Landon
Republican National
Leonard W. Hall
Wash“wien
Mallaid
Doctor's Orders Force McCarthy to Cancel Cincinnati Talk
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy canceled a Cincinnati dinner speech after his elbow infection failed to improve. His wife said reports of grave illness were exaggerated and that he was at home. A separate Mineral Wells election outlawed beer sales by 39 votes, with 2,680 dry to 2,621 wet.
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Washington
Dre
Joseph R. McCarthy
Regis
Cincinnati
Tex
Palo Pinto County
Weather Map Snapshot Lubbock Area
Mostly fair and cooler in Lubbock and vicinity with a low around 40 and a high near 60. Northerly winds 13 to 20 mph forecast, with regional temperatures and conditions across Abilene Houston and Dallas areas following.
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Magma
Tuan
Suid
Tettnam
Abilene
Amariis Houstoy
Dallne
Rater Ag
Denver
Falls
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Solon
Ike
Sen McCarthy
Communist Party
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Aif
Ann Frank Nixon
Richard Nixon
Cottage Hospital
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Elizabeth Johnso
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