West Europe Plans and Indochina Policy Split
An unimpeachable source says the United States would strike with air and naval forces if a full scale Communist attack on Southern Viet Nam occurs. NATO leaders reaffirm U S control over if and when to use atomic weapons in Europe while consulting allies where possible.
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Indochina
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NATO Council
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Spy Got Wests Plans For 375
Officials said Russians obtained the Allied defense orders for West Berlin for 375 dollars through Irmgard Schmidt, a East German beauty. The 25 year old will be tried by a U S High Commission court on charges of transmitting battle orders and intelligence details to the Russians after a year and a half of contact with two top American intelligence chiefs. She was paid about 375 for her espionage efforts.
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Associated Frees
Berlin
West Berlin
Irmgard Margarethe Schmidt
Fraulein
U.S. High Commission
Murder Jury To Try Again In Samuel Sheppard Case
Cleveland Ohio December 18 Dr Samuel Sheppard's first degree murder jury admitted it is nowhere near a verdict after 36 hours of deliberation in the July 4 murder of his pregnant wife Marilyn The judge asked for a show of hands to continue or pause and every juror chose to quit for the night The court scheduled a Sunday session amid defense objections and no verdict was reached
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Associated Press
Leveland
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
William J. Corrigan
Blythin
Corrigan
Sheppard
Greeting card product announcement for gift
The Evening Journal offers a greeting card service announcing gifts. The notice emphasizes writing a personal message and delivering a ready card to accompany the present.
Unemployment May Rise Despite Near Record 1955 Production Forecast
The U S Chamber of Commerce forecast 1955 production 2 to 5 percent higher than 1954, yet unemployment could rise due to population growth and more output per worker. Eleven of thirteen industries expect higher activity. railroads see a leveling off, tools expected to match 1954.
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Sterling FP
Green Ashington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Tne Chamber
Chamber
Emerson P. Schmidt
Schmidt
Rully
Red China denounces U S threats over jailed fliers
Peiping radio denounces U S threats and UN actions as useless in the case of 11 American fliers imprisoned as spies. Dag Hammarskjold plans to visit Peiping after Christmas to press for talks and for permission to meet the captives. The UN chief aims for a face to face meeting with Chou En Lai, while Peiping warns of sovereign rights and criticizes Senator Wiley.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Kiang Nan
Red China
Hammarskjold
Stockholm
Peiping
United Nations
Chou
New York
China
U.S
Chou En-lai
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Metropolitan dialing begins in Lubbock with two letters five digits
The city switches 37 000 telephones to a new system at midnight in a rapid operator managed change over. Hundreds of workers and wires power the swap creating a new central office in Southwest Lubbock. Many users need the new directory and swift exchange guidance to adjust.
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Porter and Sherwood
Swift Exchange
Lubbock
Dave Dillard
Telephone Company
Porter
Swift
Sherwood
Dillard
Jack Powell
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
30 Children Feted By Air Force Men At Christmas Party
Thirty orphan children from Milam and Church of Christ Homes in Lubbock were hosted at Reese Air Force Base for Operation Daddy-for-a-Day. The 3501st Pilot Training Squadron instructors paired with youths for tours, films, meals, gifts, and a hangar visit, with each child receiving one to three presents.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Air Force
Milam
Church of Christ
Lubbock
Reese Air Force Base
Good Morning Column Defines Witty Wedding Roles
A light editorial note on marriage humor describes a husband as a co star at the wedding and a lifelong supporting actor. The definition appears in a playful dictionary-like feature.
Three Students Die In Paducah Wreck
A Paducah crash involving two cars and a freight train killed three students and injured two others. The victims include siblings Jerry Hamilton 16 and Neva Hamilton 13 and Billy Ted Tomison 17. Injured were Linda Joyce Tomison 14 and Jackie Bearden 14 after the group returned from a Wichita Falls football game.
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Paducah
Wichita Falls
Jerry Hamilton
Neva Hamilton
Billy Ted Tomison
Tomison
Linda Joyce
Jackie Bearden
Census Occupation Study Shows Women Enter All Jobs
The 1940 to 1950 census based bulletin reports women now hold jobs in all 446 occupations listed by the Census Bureau. It notes about 30 percent of U S workers are women and highlights their growing economic role without replacing men, while many nonworking women remain a potential labor force.
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Associated Press
Washington
US. Department of Labor Today
Census Bureau
United States
Labor Department
Six Survive Air Disaster In New York
A Rome to New York Italian airliner failed landing attempts at Idlewild in rain and crashed into Jamaica Bay. Ten crew and 16 of 22 passengers perished while six survived including two American medical students and two Americans among the survivors. Bodies recovered numbered 13 with many still missing as search continued.
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Avalanche-Journal
York
New York
Idlewild
Jamaica Bay
United States
New York City
Edward Cavanaugh
Hector Giancarlo
Bloomfield
N.J
George Varilli
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Frank Messina
Mount Vernon
Giuseppe Palmiere
New Hampshire
Boston
Long Island
Atlantic Ocean
Yale Contest Lights Win Winners Named in Holiday Display
The Avalanche-Journal announces the annual Christmas Home Lighting Contest winners in four divisions with four prizes each. Photos are on Page 1 Sec 6. Entries must stay lit nightly through Christmas for public viewing.
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Avalanche-Journal
Grand Rapids Woman Shows Christmas Greeting Altered
A bandage covers a nose fracture on Mrs. John B. Martin Jr. of Grand Rapids Michigan. Her Christmas greeting has been converted into a Cheooryo style message printed in red ink by friends and family.
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John B. Martin Jr
Grand Rapids
Mich
Poer
Escapes Again Pancho Utarde Shot in Drive-By
Pancho Utarde, released on a firearms robbery charge, was shot in the right cheek as an unknown gunman fired from a car near 2nd Street and Avenue L. Utarde told detectives he was targeted and claimed a hired assassin was paid to kill him. Police described the incident as a near miss with powder burns noted at close range.
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Porter Hospital
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Utarde
Albert G. Brewer
H. W. Smith
2Nd St
Ave. L
Cecil Aguilar
3Rd Pl
Jake Martinez
Utarda
Acuilar
Missing Houston Daughters of Prominent Families Sought
Four teen age daughters of Houston citizens have been missing for eight days prompting a nation wide search. Police had withheld details hoping for quick return. Names include Sherry Garratt 14 Helen Nelius 15 Barbara Elliott 14 and Rosa Jean Henry 15.
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Dee
Sherry Garratt
Helen Nelius
Barbara Elliott
Rosa Jean Henry
Weather Map Overview Lubbock Regional Forecast
Cloudy to partly cloudy with minor temperature changes. Today's high around 60, low near 28. Light to moderate northwest winds. Readings list hourly temperatures and humidity from early morning to late afternoon, with regional figures for Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Roswell, Denver, and Albuquerque.
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