Wintry Storm Brings Rain Snow Across State
A winter storm spread rain and snow through New Mexico and Texas areas. Clovis and Portales saw up to 2 inches of snow with slick roads and melted snow by night. Dallas Fort Worth reported light precipitation while Central New Mexico endured cold and drizzle. Public reports list varied totals across cities including Lufkin Fort Worth College Station Amarillo and Houston with temperatures mostly in the 30s.
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Dallas-Fort Worth
Clovis
Portales
New Mexico
Associated Press
Lufkin
Dallas
College Station
Fort Worth
Houston
Abilene Waco
Midland
Austin
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Amarillo
South Plains
Lockney
Tulsa
Hobbs
Matador
Crosbyton
Silverton
Snyder
Ruidoso
Tain Park
Ternoon
Dalhart
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Chicago
Illinois
Mount Vernon
Santa Claus
New York State
Chatauqua
Cattaraugus
New York
Kansas
Texas
Texarkana
Arthur City
Little Rock
Ark
Wyoming
Dakotas
Michigan
Havre, Mont
Parshall N. D
Graveside rites set for George McMeen in Lubbock
Graveside services for George McMeen a Fort Sumner banker retired will be held Monday at Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home supervision. McMeen died Friday in Clovis Memorial Hospital.
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George McMeen
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Lubbock Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
McMeen
Fort Sumner
NX. M
East Berlin guard shooting sparks river of crises across Midwest and Europe
A chaotic day unfolded as East Berlin guards fired during a border incident involving students. In the U S a 34 unit building fire forced about 125 people from their homes in Cleveland. Weather disrupted travel from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley with gale warnings and heavy snowfall in ski country.
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Cleveland
Lakes Area
Great Lakes
Lake Huron
Quincy
Kenneth Sturhan
Greyhound
Cincinnati-Louisville
Weather Bureau
Plains
Texas
Minneso
United States
High Plains
Upper Michigan
Veera
Gaylord Ln
Arkana
Ohio River
West Berlin
Florida
Six Hurt In Area Traffic Accidents
Six people were injured in area traffic mishaps Saturday with all treated and released. Incidents include a 11:35 a.m. overturn near Lubbock Airport involving Cahill Kendrick and Larry Kendrick, another two-car collision on 4th Street near Ave D, and a one-car mishap east of Wolfforth.
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Lubbock
Quirt Avenue
Lubbock Municipal Airport
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Howard Ray Cahill
9Th St
Charles Kendrick
6Th St
Larry Kendrick
E. 6Th St
Sanders Funeral Home
Cahill
Urbano Ortega
Oak Ave
Ollie Dunn
E. 31St St
Domingo Hawkins
Ave. D
Shirley Ann Beckham
Billy Dale Beckham
Rt. 1
4Th St
Methodist Hospital
Willie Barrett Collins
Bates Ave
Margarito P. Rodriguez Jr
Lorenzo
Center Island
Steven Laine Meeks
36Th St
Wolfforth
Arthur Lee Johnson
Olton
Spade
Littlefeld
Gnome Test, LULAC Action Keep Canadian Water Board Session
Mixed items cover Gnome underground nuclear tests by Lawrence Lab and aims to create molten salt cavities for potential power and chemical production. Also notes LULAC district leadership changes and a Canadian River Municipal Water Authority meeting on Monday at the Hilton Hotel.
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Nevada
University of California
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Calif
Gnome
Lawrence Laboratory
Dr. Teller
John Kelly
AEC
iRiver Municipal Water Authority
Hilton Hotel
Local births listed from area hospitals
Congratulations to many families on newborns in Methodist and other hospitals. The reports note births to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee George, Darrell Hackney, Charles Plunkett, Michael McRee, J D Norris, Hershel White, Jack Rigney, Faustina Pena, Hobert Noble Jr, and others with weights and times, and fathers employed in various local businesses.
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Robert Lee George
Taylor Hospital
3B. BicKee Co
Darrell Hackney
Ston
Farr’s Inc
Charles Plunkett
E. Parkway
Methodist Hospital
Frontier Wholesale Co
Michael McRee
Colgate St
Lubbock News Co
J.D. Norris
Porter Clinic Hospital
Hershel E. White
Exbbock Osteopathic Hospital
Jack Rigney
Will Rigney
Auto Parts
Faustina Pena
Methodist
Flame-Gas Co
Hobert Noble Jr
Buckley
Brownfield
Insurance
Ban Bomb Invasion Debate Cites Citizenship Duties
Discussion of a resolution includes Juanitla remarks on citizens fulfilling duties before asserting rights. Breakfast at El Charro Restaurant in Corpus Christi features LULAC speaker Joe Garza, brother of founder. Reports show councils participated in United Fund and Community Chest, promoted poll tax drives, and funded scholarships. Lubbock district plans to reorganize councils in Levelland Littlefield Big Spring San Angelo Abernathy. Dignitaries include Bonilla Ramirez Garza Truan de los Santos Duran Silli va Arriaga Valdez. LULAC founded in Corpus Christi February 1929. state convention planned in Austin February 2-4.
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el Charro
Joe Garza
Corpus Christi
LULAC
United Fund
Community Chest
el Paso
Lubbock
cLevelland
Littlefield
Big
Spring
San Angelo
Abernathy
Bonilla
Ramirez
Garza
Carlos F. Truan
Albert de Los Santos
Armando Duran
Jim Sil Iva
Directoand
David Arriaga
Frank Valdez
San Antonio
Corpus
League of United Latin American Citizens
Nick Salmon
District 15
William D. Bonilla
Jorge Moreno
Lubbock Council
Alfred Jacques
Eduardo E. de Ases
Settlement Seen In Danger Again In Dominican Crisis
In Santo Domingo, President Joaquin Balaguer denied a definite agreement on a formula to settle the Dominican crisis. He condemned leakage of information while reports from opposition and diplomatic sources suggested a in principle accord for a provisional government and Balaguer’s exit, with denial of a January 1 resignation.
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Balaguer
Trujillo
Tech Board approves curriculum changes and new engineering degree
Texas Tech faculty endorsed revised core curriculum with majors designated in junior year and renamed geology to geosciences. New majors in geochemistry and geophysics join ground water and paleontology options. Agriculture engineering gains a new degree pending Texas Higher Education approval. Dean Bradford urged stronger engineering growth to meet space age demands and graduate expansion.
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Texas Commission On Higher Education
Geology Department
Department of Geosciences
Agriculture Engineering
Commission On Higher Education
Tech
Dean Bradford
School of Engineering
Texas Tech
Global tensions rise as Khrushchev warns at conference
Khrushchev cautions Western leaders that if war occurs it will end badly and pushes for his terms on Berlin and peace treaties. AEC notes Soviet progress in lighter bombs but says nuclear balance remains. US plans atmospheric tests decision pending evidence. Public notices include Yule Trail entries and prize distribution details for local home lighting contest.
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Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party Congress
Germany
AEC
Washington
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Kennedy
United Stat
Berlin
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Geneva
Sovie Union
India Portugal Border Tense Reports Grenade Fire and Losses
An Indian government spokesman said two shooting points at the Goa frontier with Portugal intensified on Saturday as both sides reinforced positions. Lisbon's communique reported Portuguese forces attacked Poinguinim with artillery and small arms fire at dawn, one Portuguese soldier killed and a Portuguese armored car disabled by a mine.
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New Delh Wupi
Goa
India
Lisbon
Poinguinim
Poinguini
Kennedy Proclaims Human Rights Week
President Kennedy named next week as Human Rights Week noting Dec. 15 marks the fifth anniversary of the Bill of Rights and Dec. 10 the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights anniversary. He tied the declarations to the equal dignity proclaimed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
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Washington
Kennedy
United” Nations General Assembly
United States
Nike Zeus antimissile rocket completes third Pacific test
The Nike Zeus antimissile rocket flew westward over the Pacific from Point Mugu California on its first distance flight. It marked the third consecutive successful launch at the Pacific missile range with Army officials stating all test goals were achieved.
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Point Mugu
Calif
Pacific
Pacific Missile Range
Army
White Sands N.M
Texas sees 173 violent deaths during holiday period
The Texas Department of Public Safety estimates 173 people will die violently in the Christmas to New Year holiday period. Col Homer Garrison breaks down 88 traffic deaths, 40 personal crises and homicides, 45 in other accidents during Operation Deathwatch from Dec 23 to Jan 1. The highway patrol will be augmented for extra safety.
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Austin
Department of Public
Texas
Homer Garrison
Garrison
Highway Patrol
Man Finds Body In Memorial Park in Houston
In Memorial Park Houston a man searching for a Christmas tree found a body believed to be a youth with an apparent personal crisis. Police identified the deceased later Saturday.
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Houston
YPD
Memorial Park
Yule Lights Contest Sees Entry Surge and Shortened Period
The contest reports 95 entries at IT homes and 55 at homes in the first week last year. This year the entry period is shortened by three days and closes on Wednesday. Entrants may file in one two or all three divisions Window Door and Exterior with potential additional entries in the final three days.
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Soviet Union
Avie Janche-Journal
New Y
Plainview
Anton
Lubbock
Yule Trail
31Th St
3Th St
34Th St
Viaus
Navy Launches Four New Ships Including Nuclear Submarines
The Navy unveiled four new ships including two nuclear submarines, a guided missile frigate and a guided missile destroyer. Tinosa launched bow-first at Portsmouth New Hampshire with 5000 spectators. Plunger followed at Mare Island California. Yarnell frigate and Joseph Strauss destroyer slid down the ways at Bath Maine and Camden New Jersey respectively.
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United Press International
Navy
Portsmouth
N.H
Piscataqua
Mare Island
Calif
Kennebec River
Bath
Yarnell
Harry E. Yarnell
Joseph Strauss
New York Shipbuilding Corp
Cam Iden
N. J
Goodfellows Deliver Toys to Lubbock Children in Need
The Goodfellows program will distribute new toys candy fruit and nuts to each eligible child in Lubbock city limits. Eligibility set at age up to 4 years old for the 28th annual drive aims to bring Christmas cheer to the needy through the generosity of local citizens.
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Lubbock
the Goodfellows
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