Duluth Family of Six perishes in Christmas Eve Fire
A Duluth family of six dies when an oil burner explodes at 6 a.m. after they finished wrapping gifts and slept in a modest two story home. Mrs. William Clark 33 dies while saving her daughters Shirley and Claud and Gloria 16 with her husband and mother in law also lost. The tragedy mirrors a nationwide spate of holiday deaths and losses.
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Broke Hungry Teacher Held In Burglary
A junior high school teacher, Frank Robert Dyleski 33, broke into a drug store to steal food for his hungry family. He hid in a refrigerator when arrested after four officers responded to an alarm. He taught at W. C. Stripling Junior High, and his principal called him popular and commendable despite money troubles.
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City Mall Breaks Record In Early Morning Edition
A record performance at the city mall sparks excitement across local retail districts. Shoppers report crowded entrances and heightened sales as merchants celebrate a milestone reflected in the morning edition.
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Six Escape Texas Jail
Six prisoners escaped from the Williamson County jail near Groesbeck Texas after slugging the jailer and stealing a car. They abducted Renee Adkins and his wife, took more than 100 dollars, then fled in a green and white 1956 Chevrolet. The men, some transferred from Bell County, abandoned another car and left the area after a violent breakout. The jailed guard, Clarence Wade, was wounded and hospitalized.
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Milford Bank Robbery Leads to Suspect Capture
A Negro bandit robbed the First National Bank of Milford of about 3000 dollars Friday and a suspect fitting the description was nabbed at a roadblock about an hour later. Sheriff Burl White of Waxahachie took the man to Milford for bank officials to identify him. No money was recovered at once.
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Nixon Secret Border Visit Sparks Refugee Aid Push
Vice President Nixon secretly visited the Hungarian border at 3:30 am to view refugee handling. He praised Hungarian guides and Austrian shelter efforts and urged the United States to do more for Hungarian refugees. Nixon welcomed two young refugees at the border and watched three tractor wagons transport refugees to an Austrian farmhouse.
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Teen Age Vandals Admit 15 Acts Of Damage In City
Two teenage sons of prominent Lubbock families confessed to at least 15 acts of property damage, including homes firms and cars. They face restitution talks and potential action on January 5. Police praised officers for quick arrests as rocks shattered windows injuring an infant, with the youths later recounting a car window breaking spree before going on foot.
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Goodfellows Pick 6001 For Gifts This Christmas
A screening committee of the Goodfellows announced that 6 001 children in 1 335 families will receive toys candies and fruit this Christmas. Names were culled from over 7 000 submissions and separated by sex for packing which starts at 9 a m Monday at Goodfellows headquarters.
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Youth Racing To Get Yule Mail Struck By Car
A 9 year old boy, James W T Harris, was struck and killed while racing to a mailbox near Union west of Slaton at noon Friday. His sister Mary Ruth Lee, 16, watched as the car approached and the driver was identified as Kelly Dorsett Jr., 28, of Lubbock. A second two car collision on the same highway injured four others later in the day. The death raises South Plains toll to 109 for the year, with authorities noting caution in the holiday period. The boy's family had recently moved from Lubbock and planned to buy turkeys for a Christmas shopping trip.
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Cold Front to Bring Cooler Weekend Weather to Texas
A Pacific cold front moves in after dark lowering weekend highs to around 50 and morning lows near 25. Today’s high near 65 with 30 degree start and gusty south to southwest winds up to 35 mph. Showers possible in central and eastern Texas but rain on the South Plains remains unlikely.
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Texas Toll Seven In Eur Early Hours Holiday Motorists Get Grim Warning
Traffic death toll for the Christmas holiday arms a grim warning as fog disrupts travel nationwide. Texas reports five deaths before midnight with one near Lubbock, plus one homicide and one fire death. National Safety Council predicts a record 660 auto fatalities unless care rises.
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Appeal Delays Release In Jewel Theft Case
Jano Cruz Ruigomez remains jailed despite completing a 10 year sentence for receiving stolen jewels after finishing the term 28 months ago because his appeal is still pending. The case centers on the disputed conviction and ongoing legal review in Mexico City.
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Suits Kill Texas Girl in Tragic Bedroom Shooting
Two separate suicides and killings unfold in Texas and Ohio as a spurned suitor fatally wounds Linda Housewright, a 15-year-old Baptist minister's daughter, in Prairie, Texas, then shoots himself. In Ohio, a college romance ends in a quadruple shooting injuring Susan Elaine Aue and Gordon Pape Jr., with Lester Aue and Helen Aue dead.
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Outside City Water Probe Intensified Over Unauthorized Meter
City Manager H P Clifton pledged a constant search for un authorized connections to city water mains after a firm outside the city used city water for four years without a meter. L A Purtell said city forces originally made the connection and accused someone at City Hall of authorizing it. Clifton warned more such connections may exist but unlikely widespread. WATER PROBE Page 11.
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Weather map brief for Lubbock area on page 9
Weather map update for Lubbock and vicinity shows clear to partly cloudy skies with wind from the south to southwest at 25 to 35 mph and occasional blowing dust. Low around 30 and high near 65 with temperatures and wind noted at 7:90 a.m.
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