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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1964

Page

6

Severe Storm Sweeps Toward Texas and Mountain States

Severe storm drives blizzard conditions toward Texas and western states. Meas ton, eastern Oregon, North and South Dakota, and parts of Wisconsin and Iowa face heavy winds and travel hazards. Montana and Wyoming close schools as vehicles struggle in the blizzard. Winds exceed 80 mph causing widespread damage and toppled structures.

Ton Oregon South Dakota Wisconsin Iowa Montana Wyoming North Dakota Minnesota New York Maryland Michigan Garrett Frostburg

Alaska Hit by Deep Freeze and Flood Fears

Alaska endured a brutal cold spell with temperatures reaching 60 below and ice jam flooding threats on rivers. Barrow’s fire destroyed a $500000 shopping center prompting evacuation of forty residents and safety measures across the Kenai Peninsula.

Fairbanks Alaska Alaska Panhandle Ketchikan Sitka Juneau Panhandle Fort Yukon Copper River Valley Dawson Yukon Territory Anchorage Barrow Copper Center Lodge Klutina Copper Glennallen Kenai Peninsula Kenai Soldotna Wyoming West Yellowstone Mont Continental Divide

NATO Talks on Nuclear Fleet and U.S. Control

French foreign minister Maurice Couve de Murville questioned the mixed manned surface fleet under American control while Secretary Rusk defended US openness to France on nuclear command. Rusk warned of rising North Vietnamese infiltration and urged timely NATO aid to Saigon, as severe winter weather battered the U.S. and caused widespread disruptions.

Maurice Couve de Murville U.S Walker Gordon Walker Rusk NATO de Gaulle France United States South Viet Nam Laos Free World Southeast Asia Saigon Africa Congo Soviet Union Latin America Brazil Venezuela Chile

Cotton Price Supports Continue As Farmers Vote

Upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton and flue-cured tobacco farmers voted to uphold the government price support program. Upland cotton 17 of 21 states 187 354 for 9 462 against 95 2 percent. Extra-long staple 755 for 185 against 80 3 percent. Flue cured tobacco 81 726 for 6 281 against 92 9 percent. Eligible voters about 1.1 million across 21 6 and Puerto Rico. Quotas tied to price support and acreage allotments remain in effect with most growers approving quotas. States covering upland include Alabama to Virginia. extra-long staple spans six states and Puerto Rico. flue cured tobacco grows in six Southern states.

Washington UPS Puerto Rico Agriculture Department Department Stabilization and Conservation Service Cotton Jrowers Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Florida Georgia Illinois Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia

French Ready Guide To Silent Hotels

A new French Anti-Noise League guide lists hotels by alphabet with Paris and other departments as references. The hotels are away from main roads and must meet calm atmosphere standards including quiet equipment, draperies, floor coverings, staff discipline, and limits on radios and television.

New York UPD Anti-Noise League France Lalso

Long-Handled Mop Out Aimed At Cutting Calorie Burn

New York health note urges ditching modern cleaning tools to scrub floors by hand. It claims kneeling scrubbing burns more calories than using a mop or electric washer. Public health guidance promotes manual cleaning as a workout.

New York

Referendum shows Texas cotton quotas approved 85 percent

Texas cotton farmers approved marketing quotas by 85.2 percent in a total vote of 33 995 while nationwide margin reached 94.2 percent. ASCS says large county turnout on the South Plains did not alter the outcome as area harvests continue. Penalties and price supports set for 1965 with quotas in effect. County results show varied yes votes across the South Plains. London England buys crude drugs abroad.

Weather Bureau Panhandle Texas Panhandle Plains Rio Grande Valley Rio Grande City Harlingen Brownsville Port Isabel McAllen Weslaco Morris ‘Bailey ASCS Rcent ALCS South Plains Arent Avalanche-Journal Bailey Borden Briscoe Crewby Dawson Mt Ralto Dear Rmith i Terry MO Root Yoakum Gost MR Boss

George Pfeiffenberger honored for cotton research leadership

Services Thursday will honor George Pfeiffenberger longtime cotton official and former research director at Chicopee Manufacturing in Lubbock. A Dayton native and University of Dayton graduate he helped forge fiber measurement innovations in Washington and led pilot lab efforts at Texas Tech. He authored textbooks, directed research programs, and was named a Southwest agricultural leader by Progressive Farmers Magazine. Surviving are his widow Miss Ann Pfeiffenberger and son Will Jr. with memorial gifts planned for the American Cancer Society.

Chicopee Chicopee Falls Mass National Cotton Council of America Memphis Lubbock Dayton Ohio Pfeiffenberger University of Dayton U. S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Fiber Laboratory Washington, D. C USDA Mississippi Ginning Laboratory College Station Tex Chicopee Manufacturing Corporation Texas Tech Otto Goedecke Cotton Merchants of Halletsville United States Europe U.S PCG Textile Research Cotton Gin & Oil Mill Press Cotton Trade Journal Cotton Digest Dayton Morning Journal Southwest Progressive Farmers Magazine 60Th St Ann Pfeiffenberger 24Th St Will Jr U.S. Naval Graduate School Monterey Calif Earl J Cheyenne Wyo Harry Jersey City N. J American Cancer Society

Goodfellows Plan Christmas Gift Drive Progress Report

A meeting of all Goodfellows members is set for 10 a.m. Friday to hear progress reports from committees on distribution packaging and finances for the 1964 project. The Chief Goodfellow announced donations total 2979.74 from individuals and organizations. gifts go to needy Lubbock children 14 and younger with a cost of about 1 dollar per child.

the Goodfellows Chief Goodfellow Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Goodfellows

Turkey to manufacture first car in 1968

UPI reports Turkey plans to build its first automobile in 1968. In Portugal, Justino Costa contests a house project near Viana do Castelo as walls repeatedly collapse and a coffin with his name appears on the site, with a scarecrow found inside.

Istanbul, Turkey UPI Turkey Viana DO Castela Portugal Justino Costa Risjdown

Bastogne siege tale of Nuts surrender and a race for Bastogne

German General Luettwitz recalls a doomed push on Bastogne and McAuliffe's 101st Airborne racing to reach the town. Surrounded by December 18, U.S. troops held fast as fog grounded air attacks and supply runs. The Christmas siege ended after a bold German assault, with McAuliffe later ruminating on American courage.

Luettwitz Bastogne McAuliffe 101St U.S. Airborne Bas U.S U.S.A Leuttwitz Army Chemical Washington

Births of Gibson and Skidmore Daughters and Sons

Mr and Mrs William Lee Gibson 2406 Ltd St welcomed a daughter weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces at 8 15 p m Monday in Highland Hospital The father works at Gear Clutch and Joint Inc Mr and Mrs Jimmy Roy Skidmore 1308 Harvard welcomed a son weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces at 8 23 p m Monday in West Texas Hospital The father is employed by the Texas Highway Department and the line ends abruptly

William Lee Gibson 2406 Ltd St Highland Hospital Clutch and Joint, Inc Jimmy Roy Skidmore Harvard Lin West Texas Hospital Texas Highway Department Natividad Cantu N. Ave Laut Clinic Theather Art Terrazzo and Tile Co Rodney D. Underwood Lubbock Osteopathic ‘Hospital Underwood C. M. Dowden Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Luibbock Manufacturing Stuart Klein 18Th St University Hospital Klbk-Tv Edward James Lichtie Methodist Hospital Nubro Corp Bill Gene Keeling van St Booth Western Bell Telephone Co Jerry Lynn Young Star Rt. 1 Whitlefield Pueaiay L. A Farmer Myra Joseph Behreiber Sid Pl

Steel Talks and union bargaining near milestone vote

The piece frames USW contract talks with U.S. Steel amid looming elections for President McDonald and opposition led by I W Abel. It notes optimism for a possible agreement, with key leaders James Griffin and Joseph Molony forecasting progress as periods of long bargaining loom. Strong entities include U.S. Steel Corp, Bethlehem Steel Co, USW, McDonald, Abel, James Griffin, Joseph Molony, and locations like Buffalo and Youngstown. Birth notices mix in with hospital details and local names, showing a broad newspaper page.

Warren Shaver U. S. Steel Corp Andrew Rosales King Ave Lauf Cline el Tejas James Griffin Youngstown Ohio Joseph Molony Buffalo Molony Bethlehem Steel. Co Griffin U. S USW McDonald W. Abel Tostrike

Caribbean Cruises From New York aboard Queen of Bermuda

The Furness Lines' Queen of Bermuda will sail New York January 22 on a 13 day Caribbean cruise visiting 15 islands. Subsequent trips depart February 5, February 20, and March 11 for 14 to 18 day itineraries with five or more ports and a full day scenic cruise near the Lesser Antilles.

New York UPI Furness Lines Queen of Bermuda Lesser Antilles Caribbean

Major Advance Seen In Anti Shark Plans

The Anti Shark Association reports a new electrical shark barrier tested in St Lucia Bay. In tank tests 40 sharks did not breach a 30 foot barrier in 10 foot deep water. The barrier requires about 1.7 kilowatts of power, comparable to a household kettle.

Durban South Africa APS St. Lucia Bay Here Zululand

CARE Dollar Buys 27 Pounds Of Food

New York UPI reports CARE Inc announces every dollar pays 27 pounds of food to a hungry person in need. The 1964 65 campaign targets 6.5 million CARE packages in the name of each donor to feed a record 37 million hungry people in 34 countries.

New York UPI Care, Inc CARE

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