UN Chief Seeks Meeting With Red Leader on Freeing Americans
UN Secretary General appeals to Chou Enlai through Hammarskjold to secure the release of 11 United Nations Command personnel captured by Chinese forces on January 12, 1953 and all other UN command personnel still detained. He says the secretary-general must assume a special responsibility given the concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chou
Hammarakjold
General Assembly of the
United Nations
United Nations Command
Peiping
Hammarskjold
Soviet Bloc
Assembly
Red China
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Anthony Nutting
Arthur S. Lall
India
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
China
College board approves grants and pledges for campus projects
New contracts for Infirmary Kock and Foster and Davis of El Paso for the Student Union addition outline consultant Porter Butts from the University of Michigan. The board sets a $30,000 library research fund, names Mrs. Ruth Andrews to write a college history, accepts donor gifts including a Will Rogers statue marker and a Peter Hurd fresco, and boosts several scholarships and new music and junior college awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kock and Foster & Davis
Fl Paso
Porter Butts
University of Michigan
Joseph Andrews
New York City
Andrews
Ruth Horn
Paul W. Horn
Texas Tech
Will Rogers
Amon G. Carter Foundation
Peter Hurd
Dan Gibson
Snyder
PanTech Farms
Dallas Textile Club
National Farm Life Insurance Company
Ethel Foster
Sterling City
Texas
Light snow dusts towns across South Plains region
Snow fell lightly from Seminole to Dickens with pockets blanketing Whiteface Levelland Slaton and Crosbyton while Littlefield saw none. Sleet appeared around Floydada and Dougherty as thundershowers rolled across the state. Rain and milder temperatures followed later in the day with 25 degree low and 50 degree high forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Hays
Lockney
Seminole
Dickens
Denver City
Morton
Whiteface
Levelland
Littlefield
Staton
Ralls
Sudan
Muleshoe
Olton
Plainview
Hale Center
Abernathy
Petersburg
Slaton
Lorenzo
Crosbyton
Caprock
Spur
Post
Lubbock
Cap- Teck
Floydada
Texas
State
South Plains
Wichita Falls
Seymour
College Station
Dallas
Fort Worth
Childress
Laredo
Amarillo
Midwest
Florida
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Wisconsin
Rockies
New Mexico
Ardmore
Okla
Pacific Northwest
Atlantic Coast
Residents listed in Home Lighting address directory
A long OCR style listing names and addresses around Home Lighting on 19th Street and surrounding blocks. The fragment names many residents including Mrs. Rufush Rush Mrs. J.A. Curry Rev. Joseph Gray and Lou Ann Sullivan along with numerous street numbers and streets.
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Ave
M.A. Burnam
Clyde R
J. J. Bonner
N.C. Rutledge
Paul Gray
Harvard
S. B. Schrampfer
Joseph Gray
Robert Mooney
20Th St
Tommy Adams
Ann Hintz
31St St
N. T. Cellum
15Th St
Myron W. Vann
Charles Scott
14Th St
A.M. Lay
30Th St
Jimmy Benson
25Th St
Donny
Butch Young
24Th St
D._ A. Weitner
Detroit
Ed Stewart
N. Uvalde
Lou Ann Sullivan
35Th St
Don Steele
Dessie Rhines
Temple Ave
C. G. Ivey
Ind
J. C. Bearden
32Nd St
C. B. Conk
R. Q. Pierce
Charlie
Fordham Reports Twin Earthquakes Near Puerto Rico
Fordham University seismograph logged two sharp earthquakes near Puerto Rico on Saturday. The shocks occurred at 7:03 a.m. and 7:08 a.m. EST in the same area as those recorded the day before, according to the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juakes
York
Fordham University
Puerto Rico
Jet Plane Crashes Near New Warship Forestal
A Cutlass jet crashed into the James River near the newly launched aircraft carrier Forestal during a tribute pass at 11 44 a m killing the pilot. Defense Secretary Charles E Wilson and thousands watched the launch unaware of the accident as explosions were masked by overhead Navy planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Forestal
James River
Defense Sec
Charles E. Wilson
Navy
Brownfield FFA Teams Shine At State Contests
Brownfield FFA excels at Kansas City national judging meets with a top placing by a local junior team. Lubbock High School placed second behind Brownfield in the state farm skill contest while Anton teams finished sixth and eighth in senior farm skill and radio contests. Levelland placed ninth in senior chapter conducting events as Texas sent 10 teams to the state competitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lubbock High School
Brownfield
Anton
Levelland
Hicks
Myer
South Plains
Texas
Vocational Agricul
Tiasca
FFA
Brownfield High School
Huntsville
Youths Involved in Fatal Rain Accident In Bosque County
Reported in Bosque County a 94 year old man was killed after stepping in front of a car driven by youths identified as Jerry Bessent aged 17 and Chubby Lipscomb. The victims name was not available and the youths were released from blame and allowed to continue to Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iredell
Bosque County
Jerry Bessent
Chubby Lipscomb
Galveston
Stamford Man Sets Senate Race Pace
ABILENE Dec 11 Special De Ratliff Stamford radio station owner led the seven man race for the 24th Texas Senate seat with 325 votes and a 700 vote edge from five counties reporting. Bullock 2482 Latimer 1797 other candidates listed with votes. official results pending from remaining counties. Temperatures and weather across Texas and the Midwest described with dense regional details.
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Abilene
de Ratliff
Stamford
Texas
Ratliff
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
Truett Latimer
Dan Sorrells
Juston Morrow
Rotan
Robert F. Wasson
Sader
Cecil Lotief
Harley Sadler
Dickens County
Bullock
Morrow
Wasson
Lotief
Sorrells
Latimer
Garza County
Latmer
Multiple Crashes Injure Several Near Siaton and Spur
Ambulances rushed to wrecks in Lubbock and nearby towns after a 4:30 p.m. collision injured two people when an ambulance struck another car while en route. In a separate 5:56 p.m. crash, Mrs. Trinidad Rendon and her daughter Dina were hurt. another collision at 10:36 a.m. injured J. T. Hutchinson. A police chase ended with a patrol car overturning but no serious injuries.
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Siaton
Samuel T. Pond
Colorado City
Lubbock
Sanders
Albert Lockwood
Spade
Larry
Robert E. Fitzgerald
Petersburg
Broadway
Ave. X
Gordon Sanders
Max R. Walden
Ave. R
McDonald
West Texas Hospital
Ave
Trinidad Rendon
Dina
Wastforth
19Th St
Felix Leon Lowrie
Ropeville
Indiana Avenue
Spur
Leonard Rose
Gerald Stephens
E. L. Posey
Woman in Flamingo Apartments Shot by Knifeman
A man held at the Flamingo Apartments 908 Ave K after stabbing a woman protecting her companion. The injured pair were rushed by McDonald ambulance to the hospital from the address. Police found the suspect with Dead Man's Plans by Mignon Eberhart.
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Page One
Flamingo Apartments
908 Ave. K
McDonald
Wesson
Mignon Eberhart
Texas flier killed in Luke Air Force crash
Capt. George E. Revil, 26, of San Angelo Texas, was killed when his F84 Thunderjet crashed and burned today at Luke Auxiliary No. 4, six miles south of Morristown Arizona.
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Texas
Luke Air Force
Basf
Ariz
George E. Revil
San Angelo
Tex
Luke
Morristown
Italians Renew Fight On Church
Police in civilian clothes ripped down a sign from the Church of Christ in Rome less than a day after it was restored following a 10 month legal dispute. Cline R. Paden of Lubbock Texas said the move is a new provocation against the church and that the magistrate’s ruling was being ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Church of Christ
Cline R. Paden
Lubbock
Brownfield
Texas
Chiesa di Cristo
Evangelical
Walter Attenni
Associated Press
Paden
Church of Christ In
Italy
Eisenhower to Form Foreign Aid Council With Key Aides
President Eisenhower plans a rapid integration of foreign aid into a new council including Secretary Dulles Humphrey Weeks Benson and Harold Stassen. Ex officio members will be Gabriel Hague Robert Cutler and Arthur Burns. Aides Dodge and others studied the issue for three months for the State of the Union outline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Sec. of State
Dulles
Sec. of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sec. of Commerce
Weeks
Sec. of Agriculture
Benson
Harold
Treasury Chief
Export-Import Bank
World Bank
International Finance Corp
Eisenhower
Congress
Birth Notifications From Local Hospitals and Families
Notices report multiple births with details from Methodist Hospital West Texas Hospital and other centers. Parents include Wellam Heinbaugh Tyler James Brown Elmer Trimble Harry Rogers Crystal Padron Gustavo Peres and occupations like farmer minister student fireman and garage worker. We note times and weights for each newborn and family addresses when stated.
Lubbock Retail Boom Drives Strong Christmas Buying
Shoppers flock to department stores and furniture outlets as Christmas demand rises in Lubbock. Jewelry and appliance sales stay steady while credit purchases increase across hard goods. Cotton, grain, and construction activity signal continued regional economic expansion with a $250 million crop outlook and upbeat car sales.
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Reese
Lubbock
Firmen
South Plains
New Mexico
Lubock
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
RMA
Speech in the Dark marks Gridiron Club toast with Eisenhower tribute
Gridiron Club honors the president with a toast praising his restraint amid Cold War tensions. The evening parodied political figures including Sen elect Case and Gov Williams, with songs lampooning leaders like McCarthy and Averell Harriman. Attendees included Kennan, McKel din, and other governors and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNeil
Eisenhower
Peiping
Moscow
Clifford P. Case
R-M
G. Mennen iSoapy
Williams
Michigan
Senate
Lytton Johnson
Bill Knowland
McCarthy
Joe
Joseph W. Martin Jr
R-Mass
House
Charlee F. Wileson
Chevvy
Hernando
Averell
Frankie
Johhny
Roosevelt Brothers
Franklin ,D. Jr
James
Frank
Jim
Frankie S
Jimmy
Fdr Jr
New York State
Congress
California
Adlai E. Stevenson
Harvard
Old Back Bay
John Foster
Foster Fos
Dulles
Strom
Thurmond
South Carolina
Estes
Ole Chattanooga Estes
Kefanver
Sherman
Adams
Kentucky
Veep
Athen Barkley
Dixon-Yates
Dixon- Yates
Mason-Dixon
Tennessee
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon-Yates Syndicate
Supreme Court
Govs. Williams
James F. Brrres
Edward F. Arn
Kansas
Robert F. Kennan
Louisiana
Dennis
Roberto
Phota Island
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Land Probe Names Winter Garden Officials
Cletus P. Ernster identified as vice president of the Winter Garden Development Co. and T. A. Preusser with S. Led better as an accountant are named in a land probe report. The article notes their roles and involvement in the development project under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cletus P. Ernster
Winter Garden Development Co
T. A. Preusser
S. Ledbetter
Chinese Communist Leaders Prepare for Major Conference
Dec 11 report from Tokyo states Chinese leaders plan to convene in Peiping after a preliminary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. The party’s top figures are expected to outline policy in the capital during the Red capital meeting.
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Tokyo
China
Red
Peining An Dee
Paining
Chienese Peoples Politicol
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Avelenche-Journal
Sen
Bec
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Nehru
United States
New Delhi
Canada
Korea
Stasan's
Hirst sMiNe
Joe C. Hilton
Rufush Rush
James E. Farmer
J.A. Curry
S._S. Alborn
W.D. Benson Jr
5Th St
J. J. Tyson
New Warship
Brownfield Ffa
Rutcher Alvie Wood
Ave. D
Walter Myer
Vernon Wolt
Lavoy Briscoe
Gene Mason
Jack Purtell
Wes Hicks
Archie Hall
Jerry Paden
Robert Butler
Max Miler
Kelly Sears
Wolf
Mike Smith
Johnny Gaston
Chris Addison
Bill Walker
Myer; Back Row, Coach Hicks
Don Godwin
Vernon Wolf
Wesley Britton
Johnny O'Neill
Buddy Campbell
Clifford Tittle
Avon Floyd
Pounds
Methodist Hospital
Wellam Heinbaugh
G. L. Tyler
Fet Hospital
James Brown
Paris Ave
West’ Texas Hospital
West
Elmer Trimble
West Texan Hospital
The
Santa Fe
Harry Rogers
Rus
Poeror
Horpital
Crystal Padron
Dausnter
Gustavo Peres
Reon
Yule Business
Gridiron Club
Sun Valley
Idaho
Averell Harriman
Union Pacific Company
Western Mountain Resort
Slate
Deinian Maotinn Dee
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