Grain Shortages Tied to Morton Area Complex Probe
Texas investigators say a West Texas grain storage ring led by Storage Inc. president Jerry Don Hudson allegedly issued receipts for grain not in storage and removed grain without proper cancellation. The scheme spans Morton Lehman and other towns with shortages totaling about 51.8 carloads valued around 700000 dollars. Courts in Cochran County filed two felony counts carrying 2 to 5 years’ imprisonment and fines up to 5000 per count.
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Orton
West Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Justice Court
J. C. Shelton
Cochran County Atty
George W. Boring
Jerry Don Hudson
Anson
Storage, Inc
Morton
Lehman
Helmleigh
Abilene
Sweetwater
Boring
Hudson
Texas
Infant and two others die in Lubbock traffic crashes
An 11 month old girl, Wanda Maples and her son Clyde died in separate crashes in Texas. Five other accidents near Lubbock injured 13, including a two car wreck south of the city. Police identified victims and described the fatal chain of events near 34th Street and Ave P with Meador detained for investigation.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Ree
Gatesville
Wanda Maples
Clyde
39Th St
Talamantez
Ior 34Th
Brazilian airliner crashes near Brasilia airport
A Varig airliner with 42 aboard sinks while preparing to land at Brasilia International Airport. Seven crew members and 35 passengers were on the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia. One unconfirmed report cited a lone fatality, the pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brasilia
Brasilia International
Varig
Rio de Janeiro
Toll Light Marks Safe Christmas Travel Wave
Holiday travel swelled on Yule Road Toll Light weekend with up to 750 potential fatalities predicted. Early counts show 180 total deaths nine years after safety records began, Texas and Illinois tied with 17 traffic deaths, California 13, Alabama 10, and a fatal 200 vehicle pileup near Clarks, Nebraska, plus a large Anaheim chain-reaction crash.
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Oliday
National Safety Council
Texas
Illinois
California
Alabama
Clarks
Neb
Des Moines
Iowa
Anaheim
Calif
Skybolt Flight Tests Stir Controversy Despite Cancellation
The Skybolt air launched missile logged a first success in six tests but the White House and Pentagon say the nation will not revise plans to cancel the program. Acting Defense Secretary Gilpatric suggested the test was not conclusive on target accuracy and likely the last Skybolt flight.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
White House
Pentagon
U.S
Roswell F. Gilpatric
Washington
Skybolt
Air Force
Great Britain
Harold Macmillan
Nassau
Kennedy
Gilpatric
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Cape Canaveral Atlantic
Religious Scene Tops Lighting Contest Winner
Avalanche-Journal reports Mr and Mrs Benton Teal won the grand prize in the Home Christmas Lighting Contest for their Ave T yard at 2107. Their scene features live sheep an angel and innkeeper figures. Judges praised the elaborate display from 151 entries with winners urged to keep lights on through Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Teal
Ave. T
Opal Dixon
Avalanche-Journal
Danny Nowak
Kathy
Beauty
Lubbock
34Th St
Texas Tech
First Cuban Prisoners Due In Florida Invasion Prisoners
US officials say the first planeload of Bay of Pigs prisoners will land at Homestead Air Force Base near Miami around 7 30 a m CST today. A second flight will shuttle to Cuba with cargo to meet Castro's 53 million ransom demand as relief supplies. The release is tied to Christmas reunions and drew mixed reactions from locals and relatives while a protester faced arrest at Port Everglades Harbor.
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Associated Press
IAMI
USS
Florida
Tha
Liamantan
Ane Svuiuc
AL Favuilitilcagu
Pan American World Airways
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Castro
Port Everglades Harbor
Port Everglades
Miami
Havana
Homestead Afb
Prayer Invocation for steadfast worship
A devotional prayer asks God to grant grace and supplication, deliver from coldness of heart and wandering thoughts, and enable worship in spirit and truth through Jesus Christ. Anonymous author signs the prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus Christ
Our Lord
Life: An Aging Process Quote In Plain Speech
A witty line defines aging as being young only once while the rest of life people think they are young. The quote appears to reflect the era’s editorial and comic voice across the paper’s lifestyle sections.
Three Free House Blaze In Bayla Street Fire
Oscar Primm, district manager for The Avalanche Journal, spotted smoke at the Hambrick home at 3103 Baylor Street just after 5 30 a m The fire damaged the residence as Mrs D L Hambrick and her grandsons Charles Ernest Cummings 8 and Johnny Wayne Cummings 7 escaped with the help of Primm After the door was forced open the smoke-filled interior prompted Primm to alert the fire department The family also sought their missing cat Kit which later reappeared in good condition Fire origin centered on an air conditioner on the roof See HOUSE FIRE Page 10.
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Kenneth Irish
Avalanche-Journal
Wester
Bree
Baylor St
D. L. Hambrick
Charles Ernest. Cummings
Johnny Wayne Cummings
Oscar Primm
Ave. R
Avalanche Journal
Hambrick
Primm
Lowell Hart
Baylor St. i
Charles Ernest Cummings
Johnny Wayne
Cat
Baylor, St
Goodfellows Christmas drive tops goal for Lubbock children
Contributions to the annual Goodfellows fund for needy Lubbock children exceeded the goal on Saturday. The Chief Goodfellow announced the drive raised about 8,188.60 dollars, with many anonymous and named donors including Penny Hitt memorials and groups such as Sigma Kappa Sorority and the Cub Scouts Pack 462.
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Goodfellows
Lubbock
Goodfellow
Penny Hitt
del Welle
Savile Wilson Dunier High School
Brad Williams
Mr. Andra
Jehan R. Alexander
Eescaee
Parade of Progress
Carol Clendenin
Sigma Kappa Sorority
C. B. Thompson Family
Cub Scouts of Pack 462
Desi Oe
Garitand Elliott
B.c. McCaslangd
Armonymoeb
L. Slaton Junior High School
Roberta Robbing
American Business Club
Johnny Gafford
Shonma Smith
Kappa Kappa Tote Sorority
Gee
W. McCleskey
Idahe Junior
S.cees
Hard Freeze Forecast as Arctic Front Grips Texas
A mass of frigid Arctic air moves into Texas with hard freeze warnings in place. Lubbock forecasts a low near 18 and a high at freezing, with northeasterly winds and continued cold. The Panhandle may see snow while the Lubbock area remains snow free. The cold front pushed into the Panhandle around noon Saturday.
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Texas
Panhandle
Midwest
Plains
Great Plains States
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Sera
Meath
Ceuta
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Anson Man
Complex
Department of Agriculture
Teal
Yule Trail
Arcilia
Celestino Jr
Lydia
John Daring
Charles Reynolds
Marvin Jetton Meador
59Th St
Ave. P
George Price
Levelland
Yule Road
United Press International
Cradio
Ze Selene Ale
Benton Teals
Ave
Fla
Plains Farm News
Church News
Comic Dictionary
Dalhart
Pal City
el Pao
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
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