State files suit two surety firms here restrained
The attorney general's office won temporary restraining orders against two Lubbock insurance companies Investors Security Life Insurance Co and Mutual Old Line Life Insurance Co A temporary receiver was sent to Lubbock and Judge Jack Roberts set a hearing for September to pursue state supervision The petition claims insolvency and misrepresented finances including withheld company records and stock sales exceeding authorized limits per state officials and a state examiner
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Associated Prosyy
Posse
Attorney General's Office
Ubbock Insurance Companies
Lubbock
Jack Roberts
Ainst
Investors Security Life Insurance Co
Mutual Old Line Life Insurance Co
C-1l
Langdeau
Roberts
Asst
Attys
Fred Werkenthin
Richard A. Wells
Will
Wil 126Th District Court
Pagal
State Department
PRC Hewett, Lubbock
Pepst
Dent of Investors Security Life Insurance Co
E. B. Fullingim
Lorenzo
Ecards
Pressure Eases as Daniel Won't Call Special Session
Gov. Price Daniel eased political pressure on the Legislature by promising not to call a special session before February 1, the filing deadline for new election laws. He outlined financing for Hale-Aikin teacher pay rises, noting costs of 30 million first year and 34 million second year, and said most lawmakers replied to his poll while many favored staged enactment.
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ED Overholse
ASTIN
Price
Daniel
Cal House
Senate
House
Hale-Aikin
Daniel Page
Eisenhower leaves Pakistan for Afghanistan visit
President Eisenhower completes a 40 hour stay in Pakistan with a farewell from Ayub Khan and proceeds to Afghanistan for a five hour stop before continuing to India for talks with Nehru and Rajendra Prasad. He praises Pakistan hospitality and states hopes to return.
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Associated Press
Arachi
Pakistan
Eisenhower
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Afghanistan
Kabul
Afhanistan
India
Ehru
Rajendra Prasad
China
Karachi
Hughes Wiggins Named Bank President in Bank Reshuffle
Citizens National Bank announced a new executive structure with John A. Hughes named president and chief executive officer, succeeding D M Wiggins as president. Dr. Wiggins becomes executive vice president, Geo N Atkinson and Frank Junell gain new titles, and J W Smith becomes senior vice president. Wage study updates were noted with possible minimum wage changes.
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C.W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Citizens National Bank
John A. Hughes
D. M. Wiggins
Hughes
Retha Martin
Coe Geo
Navy Sub Chief Rickover to Speak at Texas Tech Convocation
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover arrives in Lubbock for a public convocation at Municipal Auditorium on the Texas Tech campus at 10 a.m. He will be introduced by Congressman George Mahon and speaks on the topic Remaining Costs too Much. The event is sponsored by the Texas Tech Student Association and open to the public, with Tech students and faculty in attendance. Rickover travels via Air Force plane and arrives early in the morning at Reese Air Force Base.
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NAVY
Hyman G. Rickover
U.S
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Rickover
Municipal Auditorium
George Mahon
Tech
Texas Tech Student Association
Bil Pfluger of Eden
Associa
Tion
Mech
Reese Air Force Base
United States Navy
Four-Car Crash Near Woodrow Injures Four
Everett Grosecose reports a four car smash about 10 miles south of Lubbock leaving four injured. James Cardwell Thweatt, 45, in critical condition at Methodist Hospital after surgery, and Anastacio Ruiz, 64, of San Antonio, in fair condition. Hwy patrolman Ted Court noted two northbound and two southbound cars collided. apples scattered over a large area after the impact.
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Marvin Hagens
Lubbock
Woodrow
Ford
Hagens
James Cardwell Thweatt
3Th St
Everett Groseclose
Avalanche-Journal
Methodist Hospital
Anastacio Ruiz
San Antonio
Ted Court
Woodrory
Court
DeSoto
Rowena Grady Amnett
Lamesa
Long Island Storm Crash Lands Jet into Farm Home
A jet trainer crashed into a rural Brandywine home in Maryland, setting it on fire. Mrs Dulley and her son Joseph 3 were hospitalized overnight. two girls, aged 6 and 18 months, escaped unharmed. Pentagon officers fled the scene as Col Lane and Maj Bynum parachuted to safety. The storm battered the East with high tides, flooding beaches, and caused fatalities across several states.
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Brandywine
UPD
Joseph F. Dulley
Joseph
Andrews Air Force Base
Pentagon Air Force
Agana
Andrews
Air Force
C. H. Lane
Maj
Jesse L. Bynum
United Press
Nationals
Long Island
Great South Bay
Maryland
New York
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
North Atlantic
Florida
Hope
Suffolk County
Fire Island
Lakehurst
N.J
Giant Atlas Missile Soars On Intercontinental Flight
Cape Canaveral report says an Atlas missile completed a combat range test flight. The 85 foot rocket with a triple tail engines sped southeast at about 15,000 miles per hour toward a target water area off Ascension Island, 5,500 miles from Florida.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Ascension Island
New Checks On Atom Violations Studied
Washington AP reports the Air Force began Project Vola a special study to police the temporary nuclear test ban using seismology and earthquake science, disclosed Tuesday. The aim is to develop methods for detecting violations and monitoring compliance.
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Washington
Air Force
Forger Faces Trouble Over Tongue and Pea Pun
The columnist notes a man who courts trouble not for speaking bluntly but for not holding his pea in a punny aside about language and wit. The piece appears in an editorial columns section reflecting on humor and missteps in public discourse.
BeFriend Ex-Embezzler Charged With Large Shortage
Mrs. Averill, 58, a longtime bookkeeper for Giffels and Vallet, faces embezzlement charges after an audit showed a shortage of 856,757 dollars. She allegedly under-recorded cash receipts and wrote company checks for cash, tracing 284,950 dollars while 562,207 dollars could not be traced due to destroyed records. Her husband Glenn, 62, a retired Detroit sergeant, also connected to the case, with deep-set wealth including a Michigan estate and a Florida residence.
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United Pen Internationals Etroit
Mary Averill
Averill
Giffels & Vailet, Inc
Wiliam P. Long
Lang Sid
Glenn
Detroit
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Michigan
Cana
Giving Days Left for Goodfellows Aid in Lubbock
The Goodfellows report 15 giving days left and total donations of 4388.97, including 711 today, to ensure every Lubbock child under 14 has toys fruit and nuts. The fund, in operation for 26 years, will use all money for the wish list and will publish donations unless specified. Names of needy families pour into headquarters as up to 7000 children may be listed. Contributions should be sent to the Chief Goodfellow, care of the Avalanche Journal, Lubbock.
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Goodfellows
Lubbock
Lubbock Citzens
Weather Map Page Showers Sink Over Lubbock Area
Partly cloudy and warmer today and Thursday in Lubbock and vicinity. morning low around 58, afternoon high near 80. Sunrise at 3:58 am. Humidity peaks at about 65 percent. No precipitation expected in the near term. Southwest weather bureau notes limited visibility possible at night.
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