Storm Tightens Grip Over Vast Section
Ice slicked highways on South Plains caused at least five highway mishaps Monday with several injuries reported as the storm’s grip continued across a broad area.
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Portales
Plainview
Floydada
Littlefield
Lockney
Brownfield
Spur
Slaton
Post
Levelland
Crosbyton
Denver City
Tohoka
Morton
Matador
Paducah
Hobbs
Texas
Richard M. Gilbert
Macon
San Francisco
Calif
U.S. Navy
U. S. 80
Abilene
Snowstorm Closes Schools Across Western Plains
A major blizzard swept the nation with heavy snow from the Rockies to the Great Lakes. Deaths rose from traffic accidents amid record lows and highs, while schools closed across Colorado New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. Tornadoes hit Alabama and Louisiana. severe ice affected air travel and transport.
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Rockies
Great Lakes
Midwest
Nebraska
Colorado
Pueblo County
San Juan
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Gulf Coast
Mobile Ala
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Fla
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
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Missouri
Iowa
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Wisconsin
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Empire Builder
Selz
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Mion
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Idaho
Harrison
Neb
Aberdeen
S.J0
Eiko
Nev
Casper
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Reno
Mason City
Towa
Spokane
Wash
Green Bay
Wis
Denver
Texas
Injured in crashes and falls across West Texas area
Police report multiple injuries from traffic crashes and falls. Alta Latt Smith, 25, and Quinn were hurt near Yucca Lane on US 7 with hospital treatment not received. Several residents and Texas Tech students were treated or admitted after falls or emergencies at St Marys and Methodist Hospitals in Crawford and Lubbock.
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Alta Latt Smith
EF. Quinn
Yucca Lane
West Texas
Ida Shipley
Ave. N
Ale Seale
42Nd St
L. V. Dodd
Shallowaters
Od. Crawford
Paul Hardy
Werl
James Morton
St. Mary's Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Etoile Murphy
33Rd St
William E. Calfin
49Th St
J. W. Watkins
Texas Deficit Drops Declares $67 Million Shortfall
State Treasurer Jesse James said on Monday that Texas faced a deficit of 67,165,549 dollars as of December 8, with an unreported shortfall of 8,792,336 dollars. The report highlights the fiscal strain facing Austin's budget.
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Texas
Deops Austin
Jesse James
Multiple Birth Notices Highlight Local Births Across City
A flood of birth announcements lists new arrivals at various hospitals. Parents include latimore, Colson, Ward, Hicks, Gonzales, Woods, Vallejo, Norris, Porter and more, with weights ranging from 6 to 7 pounds 0 ounces and times noted in the early morning hours.
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Milton Colson
Saly
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
Army
Myre
James
Pt Lewis
Wash
Ant
Mayolo Gonzales
Lauf Clinic
Abe Woods
Lauf Cine
Pascual Vallejo
James Jaubisen
Ivars Ave
Porter Chimuddospital
Religious Holiday Display Entries Brighten Neighborhood
Homefront decorations along 43rd Street and Ave U feature a 180 foot display with Spanish motifs, a Feliz Navidad sign, a sleeping Spanish man dummy, and reindeer, followed by a sequence of biblical scenes including camels, wise men, angels, and a manger scene with Joseph Mary and Baby Jesus. Other entries show stained glass windows, carolers, hurricane candles, metal candy canes, an aluminum Christmas tree with Santa, and modest, low cost lighting arrangements.
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Gryder
43Rd St
Ave. U
Feliz Navidad-Feliz Ano Nuevo
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
Kenneth Pharr
Ave. T
32Nd St
Lillian Miller
Ursuline
Shelby Hammack
21St St
Santa Claus
Wiley Ellis
Cornell
Elis
Cindy
Edwin Forrest
24Th St
New Mexico
Haseen
Forrest
Greta Curry
James Curry Jr
UN protection for Berlin eyed by big four envoys in Paris
In Paris, U.N. protection for West Berlin was proposed by experts as the Big Four foreign ministers opened wide ranging talks. The plan seeks peaceful Congo unity, sidelining Katanga, while West Berlin status and potential U.N. involvement dominate the agenda with leaders Rusk, Couve de Murville and Schroeder weighing options.
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Big Four
Paris
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United Nations
West Germany
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Congo
Katanga
Sec
Dean Rusk
Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Air
Hobbs Grocery Robbery Seeks Pair After $1500 Stolen
Hobbs police hunt two men after an early Monday robbery at the Payless Food Market owner Alva Ruffner was struck on the head and forced to open a safe. The pair reportedly used a gun and butcher knife, escaped through a rear door, with authorities noting roof access and a breezeway entry.
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HOBBS
Alva Ruffner
Payless Food Market
Lea General Hospital
Ruffner
Connally Mulls Texas Governor Bid After Navy Departure
Longtime Texas political actor Connally weighs a gubernatorial run after resigning as secretary of the Navy. He cites national defense and state leadership as reasons while noting talks with Jim Wright and Ralph Yarborough about potential support or opposition.
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Washington
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U.S
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Fort Worth
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D-Tex
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Yarborough
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Plainview
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University of Texas
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Saif
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James V. Forrestal
Dwight Eisenhower
Algeria
Korth
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Navy-Marine Corps
Fred Worth
Navy
Kennedy
Defense Department
Defense
Robert) McNamara
Dedicatory services mark Alderson Junior High opening
Walter G Alderson Junior High in Lubbock, the citys first fully air conditioned school, was dedicated with 175 attendees. John J Christmann, vice president of the Board of Education, delivered the dedicatory address and Gene Alderson, son of the late civic leader, gave the response.
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Avalanche-Journal
Walter G. Alderson
Lubbock
Walnut Street
4Th Street
Parkway Drive
John J. Christmann
Board of Education
Gene Alderson
George Bennett
Alderson
PTA
Gene
Jack
Orville
Nat Williams
First Methodist Church
Broadway
Lub‘dock
Dad
Bennett
Walnut St
4Th St
Large scale burglaries linked to two youths and a 16 year old
Police outline multiple break ins including Stinnett's Grocery on Clovis Road and Payne's Jewelers on Ave H with loot such as watches jewelry and cash. Juvenile suspects 16, 18, and 19 are named alongside a later vandalism spree causing significant property damage. Authorities anticipate charges of theft and burglary as more details emerge.
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Stinnett
Qalt Clovis Rd
Payne's Jewelers
Ave. H
Haden Neon Sign Co
30Th St
Webb Auto Supply Co
1604 Ave
Brownfield
Lubbock
Carroll ‘Thompson Junior High
4Th St
Ave. 'T
Fergerson
Set
J.C. Smith
Bill Willis
Jackie Jennings
John Roberson
Bill Rutherford
George Hall
Roberson
Death of Oilman Ruled Self Inflicted
Dallas oilman Sam J. Kline, 57, was found hanging in his Petroleum Building office doorway. Homicide Captain Will Fritz said he looped a belt around his neck and stepped off a stool. A justice of the peace returned a verdict of death by self actions.
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Dallas
Sam J. Kline
Homicide
Will Fritz
Kline
Justice of the Peace
Elisabethville braces as Katangese counterattacks clash near rail tunnel
In Elisabethville heavy fighting erupted Monday when Katangese troops counterattacked Swedish UN troops at a building beside a crucial railway tunnel. The Swedes had seized the building a day earlier. The city remained relatively quiet overall with shops reopening and casualties mounting.
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Krolwezi
Union Miniere
Elisabethville
Goodfellows Aid Urged as Lubbock Treasures Kids
Goodfellows enter 27th year aiding children 14 and under in Lubbock city limits with toys fruit and nuts. Donations to The Avalanche-Journal care of the Chief Goodfellow will be acknowledged. Fund total rose to 805.50 after Monday report but more is needed as the number of eligible children is undetermined.
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