Stevenson Denies Irresponsible Cuban Crisis Claims
President Stevenson reaffirms support for Kennedy blockade of Cuba and rejects Post report. He criticizes the piece as irresponsible journalism while outlining his stance against invading Cuba and his views on negotiating base eliminations with Khrushchev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Fidel Castro
White House
Stevenson
Kennedy
Saturday Evening Post
Charles Barrett
Chattanooga Times
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Christmas light display competition draws many entries
Homes across the city compete in Exterior Doorway and Window divisions with Santa Claus and reindeer figures. Forty entries are in Exterior, 29 in Doorway, 25 in Window. Notable displays include a Santa on skis, a deer in a boat, and Santa playing organ as Mrs. Santa sings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Smith
33Rd St
Santa Claus
Reindeer
Eddy Ramsey
E. Baylor Ave
Ricky Knowles
Cloyce Knowles
21St St
Ernest Conley
Main St
34Th St
Rickey
Ronnie Boutzon
60Th St
M. D. Boutzon
Santa
Virginia T. Williams
7Th St
Christmas Flight Brings Patient Home In Flying Hospital
A C-97 Stratocruiser will fly Miss Reese from Lubbock to Reese AFB arriving at 9 p.m. The aircraft is described as the only plane capable of transporting her seriously ill condition. Brig. Gen. Alma G. Winn will pilot the flying hospital, presenting as a Santa figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Miss Reese
Reese Afb
Alma G. Winn
Utah Air National Guard
Reese
Utah
Lubbock
Miss Reeve
Senoritas Tour Lubbock Activities Visiting Local Centers
The group visits Milam Training Center and Salvation Army headquarters to study programs for exceptional children and community services. Tours include Well Baby Clinic, Guadalupe Neighborhood Center, YWCA, and local schools with plans to visit Texas Tech facilities and a Christian College event. The trip also features museum, farm, and church views before Sunday departure to Mexico City via Carlsbad Caverns and SE Paso.
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Salvation Army
17Th, St
Neal Keeton
Ewald Lamprecht
Lubbock Day Nursery
United Fund
Well Baby
N. Ave. P
Bobby Green
Guadalupe
Barbara Sommerville
Texas Tech
London Smog Blankets City In Deadly Hollow Fog
Passersby hear shouts as a truck driver is rescued from the river and hospitalized amid dense smog. Buses crawl with conductors ahead, trains and docks idle, and a red alert flags hospital bed shortages while a crime wave tied to the haze emerges.
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London
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Housing
Westminster Bank
Isleworth
Government Scientific Research Department
Cold snap threatens Lubbock as temps dip to 20
An early cool front could push Lubbock and the South Plains to the coldest weather of the season with temperatures possibly reaching 20 degrees in the early morning. Lubbock's Weather Bureau said highs today would reach the upper 50s to low 60s after a chilly dawn and forecasters warned of frost across much of the state including the Rio Grande Valley.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Bureau
Mid-Valley
Panhandle
Texas
County offices split on merging auditor and treasurer roles
Meantime in Lubbock County officials and residents weigh a plan to combine the county auditor and treasurer into one elected office with a single audit. Support from Rep. Adams and Rep.-elect Parsley hinges on resident sentiment. commissioners voice mixed views. legal questions linger on required approvals and governance.
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Furgeson
J. Collier Adams
Bill J. Parsley
Nalle
County Commissioners Court
Lubbock
Parsley
Commissioners Court
Lamb
Les Derrick
Reed Quilliam
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Bill Davis
Adams
Cannon
Alton Brazell
George Green
Green
Amarillo Car Train Crash Claims Woman
In Amarillo a station wagon crashed into a Santa Fe freight train killing Mrs. Paul McConnell, 59, and severely injuring her 2 year old grandson Kirt Opitz. The boy’s mother was reported among bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Paul McConnell
Kirt Opitz
Salinger Denies Cuban and Soviet Overflights
The article reports Mr. Salinger rebutting claims of overflights by Soviet or Cuban aircraft over Southeast United States. He cites sources close to Kennedy administration and military establishment and insists no flights occurred. General Lemay also states there have been no overflights by Soviet or Cuban air forces.
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Cuba
United Nations
Kennedy
United States
Stevenson
Salinger
White House
Stone
Washington Daily News
Gen. Lemay
U.S
Prayer Row Divides School Board Over Bible Readings
Parents from multiple faiths challenge a district policy allowing Bible passages or historical documents in opening exercises. Their lawyer argues the Bible is sectarian and unconstitutional to read in class, while the board's attorney defends it as non sectarian and part of Judaic Christian heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mrs Billie Opitz Driver in Crash Sustains Serious Injuries
Mrs Billie Opitz was the driver of the car and sustained serious injuries in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Opitz
Hoffa Attacked in Court Firefight by Man With Pellet Gun
In Nashville a would be killer armed with a gas cartridge pellet pistol opened fire in Hoffa's $1 million conspiracy trial. Hoffa knocked the assailant to the floor and a bystander Teamsters member tackled him as U.S. marshals restrained the scene. The attacker Warren Swanson was placed in custody for contempt of court.
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United Frees International
Nashville
Tenn
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Ald Hoffa
U.S
Hoffa
Warren Swanson
Washington, D.C
Washington
Swanson
Charles O'Brien
Teamsters Local 299
Detroit
Marshall O’brien
William Miller
Miller
Teamster
James R. Hoffain
Federal
Day Dedicates Airmail Stamp
Postmaster General J Edward Day dedicates the new 8 cent airmail stamp noting the first airmail stamp issued in 1918 cost 24 cents and may end up in a cow pasture wreckage. The stamp goes on sale today amid a rate increase raising regular first class stamps to five cents and air mail to eight. The red stamp features the Capitol dome and a super jet airliner.
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Washington
UPS
J. Edward Day
Capitol Dome
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38Th St
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Leandro Alderete
N. Ave. M
West Texas Hospital
Cather
Pioneer Conastructon
Mike Gonzales
Fordham
Laut Clinic
Warner McCarty
Kent Rd
Methodist Hospital
Forrest Lumber Co
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Farr's, Inc
Latciano Mascarro
Queens St
Porter Clinic-Hospital
Sammy James Nickels
Great ‘Plains
Mike Gonales
Ford
Pares
John Buckner i Construction Co
Blas Torres
Bates 'St
Latif Clinic
Clary's Poultry and Eye, Inc
Juan Espinosa
West Carlisle
Lauf Clinic
Ramiro Gonzales
Levelland
Rodolfo Orta
Hurlwood
Lauf Slnic
Al's
Eduardo Quebdo
Rt 4
Lauf
West Point Gin
Tohoka
Luis Reyes
Abernathy
Billy Dean Reagan
E. Baylor
Royce Anthony
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Waples-Platter Co
David Ivey
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Phillips Petroleum Co
Ray Billingsley
Credit Belfast
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Resthaven Memorial
Levelland Highway
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