Area Struggles With Snow Cleanup and Power Outages
Residents faced extended outages as heavy snow blanketed the region. About five inches fell in Morton with power losses lasting hours, water pumps used by families, and widespread telecommunication outages. Officials noted 350 country homes without contact, and travel remained perilous with several injuries from a two car crash near Post. Weather forecasts predicted clearing skies and milder temperatures in Lubbock area.
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Morton
Hancock
Levelland
Hobbs
Tatum
B. D. Lancaster
Bailey County Electric Coop
Howe Lancaster
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Louise Coffman
Shamrock
Marfa
Alpine
Big Bend
Texas
Jeep
Panhandle
Childress
Big Spring
Big Bend Country
Quitaque
el Paso
Amarillo
Amarillo Pampa Canyon
Clarendon Muleshoe
New [Mexico
Floydada Nearuly
Plainview
Lockney
Dumas
Odessa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Muleshoe
Tesus
Grande
Ward
Marfas
Roads blamed as five suffer injuries in city crashes
Ice glazed streets caused a spike in injuries with 147 crashes since Tuesday. Cindy Close, 5, treated for an eye laceration after a collision at Sith and Elgin ley Roads. Two men injured in a car jeep crash at Avenue H underpass. Gutierrez head injury, Wood released. Two girls injured after a car hit a tree at 24th and College. driver blinded by oncoming lights. Virginia Wilson treated for head injuries. others admitted for observation or treatment.
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Ley Roads
Icey Roads
Franklin-Bartley
Avenue H
4Th Street
Jackie Wood
Box
Lubbock
Augustine
Gutierrez
Mathis
Tex
West Texas
Wood
McDonald Ambulance
24Th St
College Ave
Hey
Janet Chispathy
Virgina Wilson
Dartmouth
Bobby Joe Parker
Ind Sty's Hospital
Stranger Helps Man Then Wallet Is Missing
Edwin Woods a 70 year old semi invalid, was aided by a stranger after he stumbled and fell. The helper left without returning Woods wallet containing 905. Snow and ice disrupt Texas Panhandle with power outages and travel delays. towns like Shamrock report heavy snow and freezing conditions across the region.
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Los Angeles
UPD
Edwin Woods
Woods
Six Unpledged Electors In Alabama Shun Kennedy
Alabama's six unpledged Democratic electors meet in Birmingham and pledge to back an outstanding Southern Democrat while remaining fluid to cooperate with others. They call out Kennedy critics and plan further talks in Jackson Mississippi to preserve Southern racial and national integrity.
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Joe B. McKnight JR
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Kennedy
John F
Democratic’ Party
U.S. House of Representatives
Jackson
Miss
R. Barnett
Mississippi
South
C. E. Hornsby Jr
Centreville
Bruce Henderson
Prairie
Frank Dixon
W. W. Malone
Athens
Frank Mizell
Montgomery
Ed Blair
Pell Sity
Lubbock Goodfellow drive and weather deaths noted
Citizens urged to help any child under 14 in Lubbock on Christmas Day. The report lists fatalities from recent weather including Alvin Sersas 24 of Barksdale AFB and companion Sandra Lemines 18 in a rain related wreck near Center. Also Thomas Milton Adams 52 and wife 41 died in a Sugar Land crash. School budget expanded with 1961 sum mer plan of 296130 and 112975 in supplemental salaries.
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Lubbock
Chief Goodfellow
P.O
Alvin Sersas
Barksdale Air Force Base
Lat
Sandra Lemines
Center
Addrens
Thomas Milton Adams
Sugarland
Bellaire
Houston
Furn
Boand
Lorenzo Independent School Dist
Lorenzo Jaycees
X-2
A. E. Oliphant
B. & Hl, Warehouse Inc
Elmer Calhoun
William Mann
Harold Hinn
Lubbock Clearing House Assn
Farr's
The
Dunlaps
Retha Martin
Hinn
Roy Furr
First National Bank
Citizens Nation Bank
Hemphill Wells Co
C. J. Wall
Amarillo
Floyd Wooldridge
Dallas
Plainview
Jim Lindsay
Midland
Manuel DeBusk
Wilmer Smith
New Home
B.C. Goodwin
Marshall Pennington
Bill Butterfield
J Roy Wells
Sen
Student Uinoon
Five uninjured men named after crash tale reported
The five uninjured men include Capt. William T. Combs 42 Capt. Ronald Little 25 Henry I L Luscomb 41 and 1st Lt d 25 who sustained a fractured pelvis and other injuries Still missing are Sat Pierre J Maheux 27 and 1st George M Davis 27 after a crash near the landing site Combs said he ordered the hastout when found the plane in an unsafe attitude and could not recover No bodies were found in the wreckage.
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Boty
William T. Combs
Marville
Ronald Little
Altoona
Henry IL Luscomb
Bury
Viz
1St Ltd
Newport
Charles E. Mortis
Yule Trail Displays Across Homes Feature Biblical and Santa Scenes
Christmas decorations include manger scene displays at some homes with birth, crucifixion and resurrection themes. Many houses feature Santa imagery with roof rides, box stunts and vehicle poses. Trees use diverse materials, lit windows glisten, lamp posts bow with greenery, and choirs or elves appear in front yards.
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Santa Claus
Mushrooms Found In Courthouse Radiator
Mushrooms were found growing behind a radiator on the third floor of Sangamon County courthouse. Officials say a leaky radiator and rotten flooring in the old building contributed to the growth.
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ML Wenues
Abraham Lincoln
Sangamon County
State Capitol
Lincoln
Minnis
Wets Win By 206 Votes In Election On Liquor Sales
The South Plains vote shifted to 206 more ballots in favor of liquor sales in Slaton precinct and neighboring areas. Officials noted surprise turnout and described enforcement and legal questions as county lawyers awaited guidance from the Attorney General.
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Lubbock City
Garza
U.S. 87
Laibbock
Labbock
Lynn County
City OF
Slaton
Griffin
Ignor
Playbbock County
Lub: Teli
Leon Bowman
State Liquor Con
Lubbock
Lubba
Lawrence Melcher
Algiers Riots and Birth Notices Mixed in Fragmented Report
The page blends chaotic fabric from Algiers with birth notices for Mee and Mrs John Hasson and others. It covers street clashes between settlers and security forces, mentions Rene Mekki and Oran, injuries and casualties, tear gas, and a broad toll on residents amid unrest. It also notes births and family announcements amid the chaos.
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de Gaulle
Dr Gaulle
Rene Mekki
Oran
Blida
Summer Palace
France
Mystery Station Stabbing Sparks Police Search
A station visitor reported two Latin American youths lingering near Harrington and Brown after a robbery attempt. Officers issued a lookout for two youths, one about 8 feet 5 inches and the other around 5 feet 10 inches, with descriptions of build and age, as the station register remained undisturbed.
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Page One
Harrington
Brown
Tarcanston
McDonald
Roth Harrington
Stabon
Vapor Rocket Flares Off Virginia Coast Study Cloud Seen
Government scientists fired a vapor rocket from the Virginia coast to study upper wind velocities and high altitude temperatures. A sodium vapor cloud formed and was visible along the coast, rising hundreds of miles aloft as sunlight interacted with the reaction.
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Washin
Wastonapia
Sontium
Virginia
Sail
Girl Killed By Truck While Mailing Christmas Card
Eleven year old Jeanette Llewelly left home to mail a Christmas card when a truck struck and killed her. The incident occurred as she walked near her residence.
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Kiloni
UPI
Jeanette Llewelly
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Wead Pureau
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Angeline
Neches
Phil Peery
H. K. Davies
Delia Hunt
10Th St
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Noel
Lester Ready
Charles Mount
Conley
Hughes
Three Wise Men
Bridges
Elgin’ Ave
Hub Jones
25Th St
Fortis
England
Tony
Tech Board
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Chemistry
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Des
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Kemedy
Richard M. Nixon
Repubcan
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Fla
Florida
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George Hensey
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Tess
John Hasson
Suueeal Iit Meinadioe Menta
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Johnsen
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Minarth
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Svarie
Algeria
Mme
Texas Tech Board of Directors
Charles J. Riggs
Henry J. Shine
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Bill Crumley
Textile Research Laboratories
United States Department of Agriculture
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