Stage Set In Test On Controls
American Farm Bureau policy drafters proposed a 25 percent plus slash in government farm price support, setting up a clash over the wheat program during the 44th annual convention in Atlanta. Leaders urged an intensive information campaign before a spring farm referendum on stiffened 1964 wheat controls and backed a 10 percent overall spending cut, aiming to refocus the Kennedy administration on market prices.
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American Farm Bureau
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Farm Bureau
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Agriculture Sec
Orville L. Freeman
St. Paul
Minn
Big Farm Organization
Vicious Midwest East Storm Tops Sixth Straight Day
A brutal storm pummeled the middle and eastern states for a sixth straight day, dumping heavy snow and creating 10 foot drifts. The system halted travel, sparked state emergencies, and raised the death toll across Ohio Michigan New England and beyond. Emergency crews rescued stranded motorists and delivered food and medicine amid blizzard conditions.
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Texas
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Lake Erie
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Lake Ontario
Michigan
National Guard
Ashtabula
Conneaut
New York State
Thhruway
St. Joseph
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Painesville
Erie
New Lee
Bitter Cold Grips South Plains Area
Bitter cold grips the South Plains as Lubbock records 24 degrees at 11 p.m. with overnight lows near 18 and a rise to the mid 40s later. Last year on December 12 the area faced a silver ice coat with a 6 degree low and 27 high.
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South Plains
Texas
Lubbock
South Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Dalhart
Rush of entries seen in 16th annual home contest
Final day to enter the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest arrives as 17 new entries raise the total to 128. Window Division has 51 entries. potential new record looms if total surpasses 151 from last year.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Santa Claus
Peace On Earth
Avalanche Journal
Minutemen Stand Ready as Montana Missile Wing Opens
The first 20 Minuteman missiles in Montana were declared active under SAC control at Malmstrom AFB. Half house nuclear warheads and could be fired within 15 seconds if ordered. The three stage solid fuel missiles have a 1 megaton yield and reach targets up to 6300 miles. Air Force notes 17 successes in 25 trials.
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Plains
Montana
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Here
Strategic Air Command
Archie H. Old Jr
15Th Air Force
California
Atlas
Titan
Air Force
Kiss-Kall Trial Nears Jury In 2nd Murder Case
Defense rests in the second murder trial of John Mack Herring. State witnesses include Ike Nail, 19, a Texas Tech student, who testified about a date with Elizabeth Jean Williams, 17, on March 21, 1961, the night of the slaying. Nail said Williams arranged for Herring to kill her. Dr. Marvin Grice testified Herring was temporarily insane at the time, not now. Herring, 19, admitted killing Williams at her request and sinking the body in a pond after a goodbye kiss.
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John Mack Herring
Ike Nail
Texas Tech
Wat Young Herring
Nail
Elizabeth Jean Williams
Herring
Elizabeth Jean
Marvin Grice
Lacy Turner
Odessa High School
Grice
Miss Williams
Notrees
Tex
Fara
Lubbock Farmers Back Marketing Quotas for 1963 Cotton
Washington AP reports farmers nationwide voted to keep the marketing quota and price support program for the 1963 upland cotton crop. In Lubbock County 1,128 approved and 197 opposed, with about 2,600 eligible voters. Last year quotas were 1,054 to 76.
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Lubbock
Lubbock County
South Plains
Dillon heads to Paris for NATO finance ministers meeting
London reports U.S. Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon flew in on Tuesday en route to Paris for the NATO finance ministers gathering.
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UPI
U.S. Treasury
Sec. C
Douglas Dillon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Finance Ministers
Paris
Goodfellows Appeal Seeks Aid for Needy Children
An ill mother asks the Chief Goodfellow to ensure Santa brings Nancy a gift for Christmas. The plea highlights the annual drive now in its 28th year to aid underprivileged children 14 and younger through anonymous contributions from individuals and groups.
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Santa
Nancy
Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Prayer note from Lubbock student Angelo Rosen
A brief devotional message from Angelo H. Rosen da of Lubbock thanking God for daily guidance at school home and work. It prays for strength to withstand temptation and love for the Lord as the purpose of life.
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Angelo H. Rosenda
Lubbock
Skybolt cancellation could redraw British U S defense ties
Britain warned that canceling the Skybolt missile could trigger a sweeping review of its defense commitments and alliance with the United States. Talks between McNamara and Thorneycroft were described as outspoken and blunt, with final U.S. decisions pending Kennedy and Macmillan talks in the Bahamas. A change could jeopardize use of the Holy Loch Polaris base, a key element of prior agreements.
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ONDON
Britain
U.S
Robert McNamara
United States
McNamara
Peter Thorneycroft
Blunt Thorneycroft
Kennedy
Macmillan
Bahamas
America
Holy Loch
Scotiland
Eisenhower
Matrimonial Quarrel Ends With Ceiling Strike
A playful explanation of a matrimonial quarrel where the wife loses temper and the husband bears the brunt of the outburst. The cartoonish dating of domestic spats is balanced with a light tone and period voice.
New York News Fights Back Amid Strikebound Papers
New York residents cope with a nine daily paper strike by relying on radio, television and out of town papers. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Brooklyn Daily publish 300000 to 365000 copies daily via offset and commercial shop contracts while The Wall Street Journal continues on city stands.
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Daily
Wall Street Journal
Journal
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Brooklyn Eagle
Town & Village
National Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
Newark
Star- Ledger
Newark News
Eagle
Weather Map Page 7A: Lubbock Area Cloudy Mild Outlook
Weather map for Lubbock and vicinity reports cloudy to partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures in the 40s. Southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. The morning low around 18 with readings from 32 to 36 throughout the day and a maximum 35, minimum 23. Sun rise 7 42 a.m. sun set 5 40 p.m. Humidity ranges from 49 to 78 percent with midnight 62 percent.
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