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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1956

Page

7

Health Dept urges spring start to fight sleeping sickness spread

State Department of Health warns of encephalitis spread in South Plains and Rio Grande Valley and urges mosquito control programs to begin in the spring. Health officials cite irrigated areas, past outbreaks with 15 deaths in Lubbock County, and call for citizen cooperation and preventive measures.

State Department of Health Mosquito Centrol Henry A. Holle Holle South Plains Rio Grande Valley Lubbock County Lubbock City C. A. Pigford Lubbock Ben Mancker Board of County Commissioners Octor Pigford Doctor Pigford Mansker

Britain Faces Dilemma As US and USSR Rise

Senator Lyndon Johnson warns British editorials strain Anglo American ties and Britain’s shift from empire to a second rate power. He argues Britain must choose a side between the United States and Soviet Russia and notes the Suez crisis exposed limits of British power. A psychologist kisses ten women in a stunt. the wife notices. An anthropologist says humans were as intelligent 10,000 years ago, challenging views of prehistoric competence. Highway safety officials urge limiting to 350 miles daily.

Sen Lyndon Johnson U.S Johnson Great Britain Soviet Russia Britain Russia Atlantic

Doctor For Blue Jay Cove in a Missouri river town

Cass Denton Ward and Dr. Alexander Ward drive toward Blue Jay Cove, a growing river town with a hospital focusing on therapy and re education. The couple discuss family histories, mother figures, and the town’s evolving medical mission as they arrive and assess the lay of the land.

Cass Alex St. Louis Wight Matt J. Knapp Blue Jay Cove House Springs Hosnitel Missouri Cordelia Ward Cass Denton Ward Mrs. Ward

Automation Made Simple By Frederick Othman

Frederick Othman reports on automation as explained by Robert T. Sheen president of the Instrument Society of America. Sheen argues for more engineers to design automated tools and notes education gaps in teaching instrumentation to engineers and teachers. He cites a Du Pont process with 520 variables and describes a thermometer thermostat and clock as basic automation.

Frederick Othman Ashington Robert T. Sheen Philadelphia Instrument Society of America Sheen Wright Patman Tex Supreme Court du Pont Hoover Weston Enwone America Herter White House Howe Gruenther Peisaravan Congress Wisbirton Edmund Burke Burke Parke

Eisenhower reshuffles aim to steer GOP toward liberal reform

President Eisenhower reconfigures his official circle at home and abroad signaling a shift toward liberal reform. Key moves include Herter as State head and Gruenther and Seaton under focus, with MacArthur slated for Tokyo and Whitney possibly for London.

Ray Tucker Ashington Eisenhower Republican Party Christian A. Herter Herbert Hoover Jr Alfred M. Gruenther Fred A. Seaton Douglas McKay Ike Douglas MacArthur Tokyo John Hay Whitney London Whitney MacArthur Hor New Dot Tice Iy Nee'y Phon Vel Teaman

Plan for broad Congressional inquiry into monopolies and trusts

The piece outlines a proposed seven member House committee to investigate monopolies and anti-competitive practices, with authority to study wage conditions and the need for federal charters. It mentions possible actions to curb monopolies through stricter charter terms and interstate commerce oversight.

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Resignations Shape State Department Shifts

George F. Sokolsky notes Clare Boothe Luce’s resignation as ambassador to Italy and Herbert Hoover Jr. leaving the State Department amid reform. He observes Luce’s successor Christian Herter, a veteran politician, may face scrutiny from both Democrats and Republicans over foreign policy and the Egypt Hungary debates.

George F. Sokolsky Clare Boothe Luce Italy State Department Acheson Eisenhower Truman Hoover Weaver Herbert Hoover, Jr San Francisco Christian Herter Harold Stassen Republican Party Richard Nix Republy United Richard Nixon Christian Werte Nixon Stassen Childe Harold Herter France Erbert Hoover, Jr Dan Hoover, Jr Herbert Hoover House of Representatives Massachusetts Eisenhowser Dulles Suez Congress Egypt Hungary

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