Atomic anti aircraft missile to join US arsenal
The Defense Department announced Nike B, an atomic armed anti air craft missile, will replace and extend Nike I capabilities within about two years. Officials said it can attack enemy bomber fleets and may operate as a short range interceptor, with power to sweep tight bomber formations.
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John F. Finney Ashington
Defense Department
Eger Murphree
Chicago
United States
Sides
Christmas Holiday Delays Hit Lubbock Area Workers
Area residents scramble for last minute shopping as government offices banks and transit pause for a Christmas break. Postmen race to finish deliveries while highway patrol warns drivers to slow down amid expected heavy traffic. Goodfellows charity mobilizes 500 volunteers to deliver gifts to 6001 needy children from 1,335 families in the morning.
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St. Nick
Amos Howard
Lubbock
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic
Albert Fortenberry
Lubbock Bus Co
Posey
South Plains
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Goodfellow
13Th St
Police
Boy Scouts
Nehru Ends Visit to U S Canada and Leaves for London
India’s Prime Minister Nehru wraps eight days of talks in the United States and Canada and departs on President Eisenhower’s plane with his daughter Indira Gandhi bound for London. He notes broad agreement with Canadian leaders and says cooperation has grown despite differences.
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India
Nehru
United States
Canada
London
Eden
Indira Gandhi
Eisenhower
Louis St. Laurent
Leater B. Pearson
Premier Denounces Nasser As New Dictator
In Baghdad on December 23 Premier Nuri Said said Iraq and its satellites will decide what is good for Iraq and defended the Baghdad Pact as an issue of Iraqi sovereignty. He accused Egyptian President Nasser and his regime of having no cause to criticize Iraq.
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Nuri
Iraq
Egypt
Nasser Adhand
Ewsmen
Holy Land sees sparse Christmas pilgrims amid Middle East tension
Bethlehem reports only a few hundred pilgrims as Christmas Eve rites proceed at the Church of the Nativity and Shepherds Field. The 1,500 year old church stages a noon start with Catholic pageantry while Protestants hold two services in Shepherds Cave Field and the Nativity courtyard.
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Tom Masterson
Holy Land
Church of the Nativity
Shepherds’ Field
Christ
Shepherds’ Cave Field
Six Fugitives Nabbed After Texas Jail Escape
A helicopter aided chase in Overton Tennessee resulted in six Texas jailbreakers being captured near the Cumberland River ten hours after wounding a state trooper and seizing his car. The group stole six cars and committed at least two robberies during their two days on the run, with members identified as Kenneth Ward Marked Tree Arkansas James Long Bedford Ohio Karl Lautenschlager Kansas City Missouri Robert Riviera Temple Texas Fred Conklin Los Angeles California and Bobby Dean Moore Austin Texas. They escaped Georgetown jail Friday by slugging jailer Clarence Wade and stealing a rifle and revolver before hijacking nearby autos and fleeing toward the Tennessee area. The group robbed a motel near the area before their capture.
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Associated Press
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Texas
Here
Cumberland River
Georgetown
Tex
Kenneth Ward
Tree Ark
James Long
Bedford
Ohio
Karl Lautenschlager
Kansas City
Robert Riviera
Temple
Fred Conklin
Los Angeles
Calif
Bobby Dean Moore
Austin
Henry Matysek
South Texas
Clarence Wade
Wade
Eugene Weiland
Clarence Adkins
Tennessee
Cumberland Rivers
Costello urges union as path to peace in Ireland
Irish Premier John A. Costello told Sir Anthony Eden that peace requires uniting Northern Ireland with the Irish republic. He blamed the British Parliament for partition and noted a new nationalist attack on a Northern Ireland police station with no casualties reported.
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John A. Costello
Anthony Eden
Irish Republican Army
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Costello
Ireland
South
North
IRA
Fires Kill 11 In Hospital and Meriden Tenement
Eleven people died in two separate fires Sunday. In Minneapolis, a 44yearold hospital suffered a blaze sparked by short circuited Christmas tree lights killing six patients. In Meriden Connecticut a five story wooden tenement fire claimed five lives. Firefighters carried more than 40 patients to safety.
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Preas
Minneapolis Loop
Meriden
Conn
Minneapolis
Doctor's Memorial Hospital
Fatal Blaze at Doctors Memorial Hospital Claims Multiple Lives
Fire at the five story Doctors Memorial Hospital killed several patients and injured many others. Victims include Mrs Ella Mullins and Mrs Mary Ballett among Minneapolis residents. One baby died later at Minneapolis General Hospital from a congenital heart condition while others suffered smoke inhalation. The fire destroyed the lobby and burned a zig zag staircase, with hospital administrator Alfred G. Stasel estimating losses around 100000 dollars. One patient, Mrs Alfreida Hilton, was severely burned and in critical condition.
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Doctors Memorial Hospital
Ella M. Mullins
Mary S. Ballett
Lydia Becken
Sarah C.stone
Carolina Vale
Clarence O. Green
Minneapolis
Minneapolis General Hospital
Alfred G. Stasel
Alfreida Hilton
Frances Menefee
Hospital
Missing Floyd Farmer Sought
Floydada authorities investigated the disappearance of John C. Moss a well known Floydada farmer missing since Thursday. He was last seen at a service station after noon Thursday cashing a $20 check and filling his gas tank. Mrs Moss reported the disappearance after returning from Lubbock Friday morning. A close friend said it would be unusual for Moss to travel out of town without calling.
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Floydada
Floyd County
John C. Moss
Moss
Lubbock
Weather patterns shuttle across nation with Texas still hopeful
Severe weather affected the eastern United States with tornadoes in Alabama and wintry conditions in the Midwest. Texas eyes a white Christmas with generally mild, fair skies predicted through the holiday as cold fronts remain distant.
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Associated Press
Texas
Weather Bureau
Junior
Plains
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Alabama
United States
New England
Mount Meigs
Fort Deposit
Montgomery Ala
Morton Negro Jailed After Case Shooting
A Morton Negro was charged with attempted murder after a shooting and stabbing at a Negro restaurant. John Holland 44 of Morton was stabbed and charged with attempted murder in the case. T J Jones of Level land was shot and Sarah Jones faces aggravated assault charges. Jones is in serious condition at Cochran County Hospital.
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Morton Negro
John Holland
T. J. Jones
Levelland
Jones
Sarah
Holland
Hazel Hancock
Cochran County
Fate of British Officer Moorhouse Remains Unclear
In Port Said the fate of 2nd Lt Anthony Moorhouse remains a mystery as Egyptian police take over the search. UN commander Engholm reports Moorhouse still missing despite earlier claims of him being alive and well. British officers had urged release attempts but saw no success as the case shifts to local authorities.
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International News Service
Port Said
Anthony Moorhouse
Moorhouse
Carl Engholm
Hugh Stockwell
Engholm
Leo
Operation Safe Haven passes halfway mark in airlift
Clear skies over Riem Airport enabled four U S military planes to depart with 266 refugees. The 13 day total reached 4 916 as Operation Safe Haven moves toward resettling 9 700 Hungarians in the United States.
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Munich
Germany
United States
Riem
U.S
Military Air Transport Service
Indonesian army officer calls for new cabinet in bloodless coup
Col Malaudin Simbolon, a key figure in Indonesia's crisis, demands Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo's government resign and urges Sukarno and ex-Vice President Hatta to form a new cabinet. He insists the split is temporary and aims for obedience to the current leaders until changes are made.
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James Wilde Takarta
Indonesia
Lnesia
Malaudin Simbolon
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Jakarta
Hatta
People’s Cooperative Movement
Sukarno
Simbolon
Antara
Medan
Sumatra
Two Holiday Traffic Deaths Reported on South Plains Roads
A car rollover near Wolfforth killed James Harold Perry 6:15 p.m. Sunday as two Schoolmates watched. A separate crash near Lubbock injured a local couple, ending their Christmas voyage near home. A 4-year-old Abernathy boy was also injured.
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Bill Whaerion
Lubbock
Abernathy
Floydad
Young Perry
South Plains
Highway Patrol
iLicense
Weight
Putte Cme Thertmentie
Union Comunity
Slaton
Plainview
New Deal
Clemmie Judson Roop
Leo Lubbock Page
Editorial and Section Pages Note
The page index lists sections in the newspaper with several areas such as Sports Women's News Comics and radio programs. It reflects layout and section naming rather than a single event. The quote about success contrasts doing good with making good.
Four prisoners flee Bernalillo jail in Albuquerque
Four inmates escaped from the Bernalillo County jail in Albuquerque early today and four took a reporter and his family hostage for about two and a half hours. They forced the reporter to drive away, stealing $7. Names tied to the escape include Montana Reid and Luke with charges of larceny burglary and car theft. Kennedy and Stokes faced federal firearms and other charges.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Montana
Paul Reid
Laguna
N.M
Howard Luke
Gallup
Stokes
Kennedy
Reid
Luke
Jack Gill
Albuquerque Jounal
Gill
Octer
California Tops Road Death Toll During Christmas Weekend
The National Safety Council reports 418 total deaths by 11 30 p m EST over the 102 hour weekend with 368 traffic fatalities and California leading at 68 highway deaths followed by Texas 30 and Illinois 29. Council president Ned H Dearborn warns toll could exceed its forecast.
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National Safety Council
California
Texas
Illinois
Ned H. Dearborn
Weather Summary for Lubbock Area
Weather map page notes fair today and tonight in Lubbock and vicinity. Colder Tuesday night with low around 18 and high near 52. South winds 10 to 20 mph, with slightly higher gusts expected later.
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Lubbock
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