Khrushchev Claims 100 Megaton Bombs Threaten West
Premier Khrushchev warned in a speech to a World Federation of Trade Unions gathering that the Soviet Union possesses nuclear weapons over 100 megatons and space craft capable of delivering them anywhere. He said the West lacks such weapons and cannot win a Berlin settlement by force, urging genuine negotiations while noting a potential for nuclear war. He denied threatening anyone but warned that a war would bring a crushing counterblow.
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Henry Shapiro Woscow
UPS
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Berlin
World Federation of Trade Unions
West
Tech Board Approves 3000 Phone Dorm System
The AT Tech board approved a 3000 phone system for dorms with optional student service at $1.50 per month. The plan will convert Doak Hall cafeteria area into a central switchboard and mirrors LSU practice. Eichmann transfer news and a campus directory listing limits are noted.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Tech
School of Engineering
Engineering
John Bradford
Hale Center
Floydada
Jerusalem
UPI
Adolf Eiched
Southwestern Bell Telephone Mann
Tor
Coma
Lice
Leo. Koppel
Eichmann
Haifa
Doak Hall
Hum
Anity
LSU
Tech Board
Yule Lights contest opens as 95 displays listed
A 15th annual Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest nears closing with 95 displays listed. Entries accepted 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. judging starts Wednesday night and runs through Dec 20. Winners receive 440 in prizes plus 100 in bonuses.
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Opal Dixon
Avalanche-Journal
Nly
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Yule
Galveston Elects GOP Legislator
George Korkmas a 34 year old engineer from Texas City won a Texas Legislature special election in Galveston County defeating five Democrats. He received 2854 votes to 2664 for Jack Callahan and 1948 for Joe Moltoy as Pete LaValle left the seat to become county judge. The victory marks the second GOP election in a Texas special contest.
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Galveston
UPI
Texas
George Korkmas
Texas City
Korkmas
Jack Callahan
Joe Moltoy
Pete LaValle
Galveston County
Kenneth Kohler
Amarillo
Panhandle
Holiday Safety Plan Overview and Editorial Notes
A clipped newspaper index lists sections including Holiday Safety Plan on page 8 the Bee editorials and columns on page 4 and plains farm news pages 2-3. It mentions church news on page 2 and fine arts on page 4 with radio TV programs on page 15.
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Bee. A
Bec. G
Plains Farm
Church
Goodfellows appeal stresses need for funds in Lubbock
Anonymous letters to Goodfellows chief reveal families in need this Christmas as the drive targets thousands of donations. Chief Goodfellow reports about 8,000 children will be aided if funds allow, with total contributions at 522 dollars so far.
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Goodfellow
Goodfellows
Avalanche Journal
Southcrest
Charles Lee
Guy ‘ Sheth
Duatey Nepp
Heathey Herman Johnson
Badaderton
Gene ‘McDonald
Glen Stewart
Poral
A Janche-Journal
Peace Bomb Test Near Site Of First Atomic Blast
Carlsbad aims to detonate a nuclear peace bomb set 180 miles from the 1945 wartime explosion site. The underground blast seeks multipurpose peaceful nuclear uses and examines potential earth applications.
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Alton Blakeslee
Arlsbad
Edward Teller
Salt Rock
Carlsbad
Trinity Site
Alamogordo
Carlsbad Caverns
Weather Bureau
Teller
Atomic Energy — Commission
Freddie Downer bicycle wish ends in tragedy
Frederic Downer seven dies after being struck while crossing a street to reach a store telephone to remind Santa of his letter. He hoped for a bicycle for himself and dolls and a high chair for his three year old sister Vicky. His father is listed as a patient at a state hospital.
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MR. Olaus
Terry Ann Hernandez
North Pole
Charles Hernandez
Savannah
Massena
N.Y
Santa
Frederick Downer
Freddie
Watertown
Eunice Downer
Vicky
Slaton Swim Pool Dispute Relief Sought From Washington
Mayor Lemon reports no new action on the swimming pool integration dispute as he waits for replies to telegrams sent Friday by Rep. George Mahon. Mahon met with a Slaton group and accused the Labor Department of bungling a threat to blacklist the Slaton area for bracero use over alleged last summer discrimination.
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Slaton
Lemon
George Mahon
Lubbock
Labor Department
Mahon
Labr
Arthur Goldberg
Old i
House Agriculture Commit
Bob Posge
Prayer Meditation Urges Living as Shining Lights
An anonymous reader voices a prayer asking for guidance to live righteously and follow a blessed path. The appeal asks for forgiveness of sins and strength to turn away from evil, spoken in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Cab Driver Helps Capture Psychopathic Suspect in Houston
A quick-witted cabbie forced a suspected killer to drive for three hours then lured him to a hotel lobby where detective Waycott arrested him. The suspect George Lavern Trabing 29 was high on narcotics and linked to a teacher's slaying a near rape attempt and a robbery.
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City United Press
Ouston
Meck
George Laverne Trabing
David Gallet
Trabing
Mississippi
Gallet
Auditorium Hotel
C. K. Waycott
Massive winter storm hits central states with heavy snow
A large storm travels from the Rockies into the Midwest and South Plains, bringing up to 10 inches in parts and freezing temperatures. Deaths occur across several states from crashes and exposure as snow slows traffic and hampers shoppers in cities like Omaha and Belleville. The Texas Panhandle faces renewed snow and sharp temperature drops with forecasts of light snow and 28 degrees in Lubbock by morning.
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Steve Pettit
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Avalanche-Journal
New Mexico
Kansas
New York
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Panhandle
Mercury
Lubbock
Nebraska
Ohio
Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky
South Dakota
Omaha
Rockies
Midwest
Chicago
De Gaulle Won't Bow In Berlin Talks as Cold Front Hits Panhandle
Paris reports Adenauer failed to pressure De Gaulle to join Berlin conference with the Russians. In Texas Panhandle towns like Stratford and Amarillo endure freezing temperatures and snow flurries as the Big Four foreign ministers prepare to meet to discuss Berlin policy. Gas outages threaten residents as conditions worsen.
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United Press
ARIS
Konrad Adenauer
Charles le Gaulle
Berlin
Kant
New York
Elysee Palace
New Mexico
de Gaulle
Ruidoso
Texas
Stratford Gow
Stratford
Texas Panhandle
Adenauer
Eassine
Kennedy
Aden
Onry
Vega
Panhandle
Amarillo
Farwell
Gruver
Muleshoe
Tulsa
Dimmitt
Kennedy Macmillan Confer In Bermuda Over France Dilemma
Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan plan talks in Bermuda as the United States weighs moving forward without France. The White House would not comment on the meeting or on Adenauer’s effort to win De Gaulle’s support. Reports say U S may pursue new exploratory talks with the Soviets if no other option exists. Colombia breaks off ties with Cuba as President Lleras Camargo announces the move.
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United States
Britain
France
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Rusk
Washington
Dean Rusk
Paris
White House
Adenauer
Ure
de Gaulle
Weather summary for Lubbock area with cold, cloud cover
The forecast notes considerable cloudiness and cold weather for Lubbock and vicinity with highs in the mid 30s and a chance of snow. North winds about 20 mph, humidity high, and a mild seasonable sunrise and sunset pattern with regional temperature readings across nearby cities.
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Lubbock
Ain
Okie City
Beneer
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Chambers County
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Alberto Lleras Camargo
Cuba
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