Secret Site For Next Satellite Test Hint
A tentative report on the Vanguard misfire at Cape Canaveral points to a possible use of a more secret test site for future launches. President Eisenhower and White House aides defend publicity before the failure while noting security limits on details and promising a fuller report next week.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ettysburg
U.S
Eisenhower
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense Department
White House
James C. Hagerty
Earth ‘Satellite Project
Navy Says New Rocket Ready for Satellite Launch
The Navy announced a 72-foot Vanguard rocket is ready but pad repairs may delay a second satellite attempt by three to four weeks. Investigators will review the Friday explosion that destroyed TV-3 and officials aim to limit public fanfare for the next launch.
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Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
TV-3
U.S
Washington
Gins around the clock as South Plains harvest advances
Area farmers rush to gin cotton and grain sorghum with 24 hour operations. More than half the crop harvested by Dec. 1 and gins congested as trailers fill yards. Cotton output is forecast around 1.1 to 1.5 million bales while sorghum yields near 110 000 bushels worth about 150 million dollars. Combined area income tops 350 million.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Exchange
D. C. Prince
W. E. Franklin
Lamesa
Canyon
Big Spring
Cotton fires burn across South Plains amid 58 mph winds
A north wind of up to 58 mph swept the South Plains Saturday causing at least 13 cotton gin yard fires and thousands of dollars in damage. In Wolfforth a gin yard suffered up to 100000 dollars in losses with 200 to 250 trailers and 330 to 350 bales of cotton burned. Farmers moved trailers to safety and crews fought fires across Hale Center Woodrow Plainview Crosbyton Floydada Muleshoe and nearby areas. The blaze followed burr pits and the winds threatened greater damage as fire crews worked into the night.
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Tanner Seas
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Wolfforth
Southland
Lubbock
Hale Center
Woodrow
Beana’ Valley
Plainview
Crosbyton
Floydada
Enochs
Morton
Muleshoe
Farmers For Gin and Elevator Co
Wilburn Sanders
Sanders
Burr Pit
Farmers Center
U.S. Highway 62
Ropesville
Angler Defines Hobbyist Liar in Comic Dictionary
A humorous entry in the newspaper’s comic dictionary defines an angler as a fisherman who always hopes to catch a fish big enough to avoid lying about it. The joke appears amid light entertainment content.
U S Satellite Failure Casts Shadow on NATO Meet
A Cape Canaveral failure dampens NATO hopes as leaders convene to address a deepening crisis in confidence. Diplomats say the mishap compounds long standing alliance strains amid evolving security concerns and commitment pressures.
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U.S
NATO
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Pearl Harbor
Dutles
Shas
City Faces Big Task as Goodfellows Kick Off Campaign
Lubbock Goodfellows set a $3,000 goal for Christmas relief. First counting shows $106 collected. over 6,000 children listed via coupons at the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. Donations may be mailed to the Chief Goodfellow. names to be screened for verification.
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Lubbock Goodfellows
Lubbock
Goodfellows
Avalanche Journal
Evening Journal
Goodfellow
Houston Teen Ager Surprises Parents With Party
A Houston 14 year old Phyllis Foley hosted a party for about 150 guests using mimeograph invitations. Parents Mr and Mrs Foley learned the turnout after inviting only a small group, prompting police to direct traffic outside the home as the crowds grew.
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Houston
Marie
Unions Seize Dutch Banks In Jakarta Revolt
In Jakarta on December 7 communist led unions seized three large Dutch banks. An Indonesian news agency reported the military had taken control of all Dutch property amid a revolt mood.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Fleeing car sparks multi-vehicle chase in Lubbock
A 23 year old Lubbock man Thomas Rami ro Amaro was taken into custody after a wild hare and hounds chase ending near Erskine road. Four police cars were damaged as officers fired at the suspect who fled from a minor collision in a 1954 Pontiac.
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Lubbock
Thomas Ramiro Amaro
19Th St
Ave. A
Idalou Highway
Guava Avenue
Quirt Avenue
Mackenzie Freeway
4Th St
Avenue A
Erskine Road
58 MPH Gusts Hit Lubbock As Cold Front Roars In
A fast moving cold front whipped into the South Plains causing dust and 58 mph gusts in the Lubbock area. The Weather Bureau reported the front from Colorado swept south, past Fort Worth Dallas and into Texas. Forecast calls for a high of 48 and low of 28 with a warming trend expected Monday.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Tito Says Yugoslavia To Spurn Further Military Aid From U.S.
Belgrade reports that Yugoslavia will reject additional U.S. military aid after President Tito told Ambassador James Riddleberger of the decision. Official officials cited repeated U.S. reassessments as the reason for declining aid.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
U.S
Belgrade
Dec
James Riddleberger
United States
Russia seeks return of burned Sputnik I rocket wreckage
Russia requested the return of not completely burned out remains from the Sputnik I carrier rocket that reportedly fell over Alaska and the North American west coast. Soviet scientists say analysis of the pieces is scientifically important while U.S. search efforts at Fort Greeley and Ladd Air Force Base yielded no results.
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Russia
America
Avalanche-Journal
Alaska
North America
U.S. Army Post
Fort Greeley
Air Force
Ladd Air Force Base
Fairbanks
Cambridge
Mass
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Rassiey
Ussr Academy of Sciences
Ie “Ta
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