City Commission Approves 10 Percent Gas Rate Increase
Lubbock officials granted Pioneer Natural Gas Co. permission to raise rates by 10 percent effective with January 1, 1961 meter readings. The hike affects residential and commercial customers, raising minimum bills and various per thousand cubic foot brackets, with industrial rates unaffected.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock City
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Lubbock
Hugh Newsom
al Couch
Amarillo
C. I. Wall
Aerial Grab of Satellite Delayed
Discoverer XVIII orbited Earth every 94 minutes carrying a releasable capsule. The Air Force delayed releasing the 300 pound capsule as it continued in orbit gathering more data on radiation effects and containing samples of human and plant life for future space travel study.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
APS
Air Force
Contributions to 1960 Lubbock Goodfellow Fund Rise
Donations reached 495 dollars by Thursday as Chief Goodfellow says much more is needed to complete the project. Any size donation is welcome and should be sent to the Chief Goodfellow in care of The Avalanche-Journal. All gifts will be acknowledged in The Avalanche-Journal. See GOODFELLOWS Page 10.
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Lubbock Goodfellow
Avalanche-Journal
Goodfellows
Late Rush Expected Entry Deadline For Yule Trail Contest
The 14th annual Avalanche Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest nears closing with 91 entries and a last call for entries by 6:40 p.m. today. Entries phone is PO3 4343. judging runs 6 to 10 p.m. daily through December 16 as residents tour the Yule Trail displays.
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Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Avalanche- Journal
R. J P. Anderson
48Th St
Santa
Tonee Bray
34Th St
Apt. 7
Jimmie Lee Yule
Payroll tax plan faces strong union and teacher opposition
The Texas State AFL-CIO and the Texas State Teachers Assn oppose a proposed 1 percent payroll levy to fund school and state finance reforms. Leaders call the plan unfair to workers with small incomes and say pay raises for teachers should come from other funds. The groups vow to oppose the measure as the legislative session opens.
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Dave Cheavens Ustin
State Finance Commission
Texas
Afl-Cio
Texas State Teachers ‘Assn
Price Daniel
Fred Schmidt
Teachers’ Association
D. Richard Bowles
Schmidt
Kennedy asks Adlai Stevenson to be UN ambassador
Kennedy asked Adlai E. Stevenson to serve as ambassador to the United Nations and Stevenson said he would consider it. Kennedy met Stevenson after conferring with Dean Rusk at Georgetown. Rusk, a leading cabinet contender, would not confirm any discussions. Rusk heads the Rockefeller Foundation and said talks focused on organizing government to carry out foreign policy.
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Ashington
John F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Sevenson
Kennedy
Stevenson
Georgetown
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Truman
Rockefeller Foundation
New York
Snow blankets Western Europe amid travel disruption
Snow covers much of western Europe with fog in Britain closing airports and delaying traffic in Scotland. Denmark reports heavy rain while France faces floods and the Moselle river rises. Alpine ski areas report deep snow and good conditions. In Tokyo, Lt. Col. James M. Norwood of Troup Texas remains missing after last contact over the Pacific near southern Japan.
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British Isles
France
Moselle
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U.S. Air Force
James M. Norwood
Troup, Tex
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Air Force
Red Skelton to Undergo Major Diaphragmatic Surgery
Hollywood reports comedian Red Skelton will have major surgery for a diaphragmatic hernia at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. A spokesman said he was admitted after feeling bushed and will likely stay only a few days for the procedure and recovery.
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Red Skelton
Thursay
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Skelton
Cedars of Lebanon
Democrats Reject GOP Plan for Sample Texas Recount
Democrats Thursday rejected a Republican compromise proposing a sample recount in six counties to settle the Texas election. They argue the method is improper and seek dismissal of the contest. The State Board of Canvassers is blocked by a federal order from acting until Judge Connally rules after hearings.
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Nixon
Lodge
Demos
Leon Jaworski
Houston
Democratic Party
State Board of
Sec. of State
Zollie Steakley
Price Daniel
Atty
Will Wilson
GOP
Hardy Hollers
Ben C. Connally
Texas
Connally
Steakley
Daniel
West Texas and New Mexico brace for new snow storm
Parts of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico face a potential snow storm following an ice storm. A large system that hit Arizona and New Mexico dumped 6 to 20 inches of snow in spots and closed major highways, with the latest blast extending from Dalhart to El Paso as forecasts were revised.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
ARGE
West Texas
New Mexico
South Plains
Arizona
Dalhart
el Paso
Storm Fury Lashes West Across South Plains
Snow and freezing rain hit towns from Muleshoe to Friona as a Denver warned storm surged across the South Plains. Lubbock reported a light drizzle while Clovis Tucumcari and Roswell recorded snow and power outages and schools closed.
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Friona
Sweetwater
Albuquerque
Lovington-Hobbs
Downstate
Lubbock
Dalhart
el Paso
Clovis
Tucumcari
Roswell
United Press
Austin
Memphis
Tex
Stennis Gregg
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Donald Roy Dickerson
A. V. Taylor
Lufkin
Texas
Housewife Budget Quip Reflects On Money Strains
The comic dictionary defines a housewife as one who manages a home on a budget until funds run out. This sharp line appears in the newspaper’s humor section, highlighting economic humor amid everyday domestic life.
275 Stitches to Close Wounds Close Brush With Death
Billy Ellison a New Deal high school junior suffered extensive injuries in a Monday auto crash on U S 87. He received about 200 stitches outside and 75 inside lacerations to face and neck with fractures of the nose cheekbones and jaw. He is at Methodist Hospital and may be out before Christmas. His brother says plastic surgery is planned to reshape the nose and restore appearance. Ellison was a starting Lions basketball player this season and a popular student.
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Bob Horton
Avalanche-Journal
Billy Mae Ellison
New Deal
Methodist Hospital
Billy
Bobby
60Th St
Texas Tech
Lubbock
U. S. Highway 87
R. C. Elson Jr
Lion’s
Weather Map Page 11 A Lubbock Outlook Snow and Winds
Cloudy and cold with light to moderate snow and strong north easterly winds. Expected low near 30 and high around 39 with a windy day and varying visibility across the Southwest region. Maximums and humidity figures are listed for the day with regional precipitation estimates.
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Lubbock
Buna
Sun Seis
Hollaton
Hamardia
Haswell
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