Long holiday Texas highway toll climbs with rail crash death
A Texas holiday death toll rose to 130 with a fatal car train wreck near San Antonio killing five and injuring a sixth. The MRT Texas Special train struck a car at a crossing on Redmond Road. Victims include Margaret Hentschel and John Hentschel with their baby Julie Ann, plus other family members. Operation Deathwatch runs from December 21 to January 1, with 205 predicted deaths.
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United Press
Texas
United Press and
Department of Public Safety
DPS
San Antonio
J. C. Thomason
Redmond Road
Dallas
St. Louis
MRT
Building permits surge near 29 million in Lubbock
Construction in Lubbock showed strong growth with 28 9 million in permits by December 23 and an expected 29 million annual total. Industry officials project higher 1958 activity though financing for older homes remains a constraint. optimistic forecasts foresee a modest nationwide rise and a 10 percent local increase in residential starts.
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Dorrance Guy
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock
George Hay
Lubbock
Billy Meeks
Lubbock Real Estate Board
Asher Thompson
Investors, Inc
White House rejects Gaither report weak US claim
The White House denied claims that the Gaither report described the United States as militarily weak. News secretary James Hagerty said such statements are false and emphasized the president will address the current military posture and future needs in the State of the Union.
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Bettysburg
White House
United States
Hagerty
Gaither
Eisenhower
Gaither Committee
Washington Post
Times Herald
Congress
Traffic Deaths Mount To 134
The death of R. A. Fields, 37, Floydada, at 4:55 a.m. Saturday raised the 1957 South Plains traffic toll to 134, surpassing the 1953 area record of 131 and making December the deadliest month with 25 deaths. Seven others were injured in three accidents, including a three car collision in Lubbock.
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R. A. Fields
Floydada
South Plains
Lubbock
E. L. Posey
California Tots Killed By Brother Playing With Pistol
A Pittsburg California incident left 3 year old Charles Silkwood Jr. dead after his 4 year old brother James fired a revolver. Police say the boys were playing with their father's pistol when the accidental shot hit Charles in the back. Denise Silkwood cried out. the mother found Charles dead in the bedroom. James pleaded not to be spanked.
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Pittsburg
Calif
Dee
INS
Charles Silkwood Jr
James
Silkwood
Denise
Charles
Water District to Operate Buffalo Lakes Site Jan 1
Water District No. 1 will take over Buffalo Lakes operations January 1 after acquiring the 1612 acre property southeast of Lubbock. Engineers Parkhill Smith Cooper plan a 1600 foot wide dam to be built below the third lake, with a 217 acre lake and 5000 acre feet capacity expected early 1959 for emergency supply and recreation.
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W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
County Water and Improvement District No. 1
Buffalo Lakes
Lubbock
DY Micalley
ACLUA
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
State Board of Water Engineers
Three Lakes
A. B. Davis
Bavis
iSee Buffalo Lanes
FBI reports U S crime at all time high
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced in Washington that Americans committed more than five major crimes per minute in 1957 amounting to over 2 756 000 major crimes. He noted increases across most crime categories except murder and warned of renewed Communist confidence and deceitful tactics.
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alanche-Journal
Ashiington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
William P. Rogers
Communist Party
America
Supreme Court
New York
Moscow
Daily Worker
GOOD MORNING OW NEWS PAGE FIVE ITEM
Page five notices from the Owensboro newspaper section two include brief briefs, local updates, and readable fragments.
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OW News
Miners Mourn 11 Dead in Pocahontas Fuel Co Blast
In Bluefield area mine on border of West Virginia and Virginia 11 miners died from flash burns and concussion after a gas explosion 500 feet underground. Fourteen others trapped for six hours escaped unhurt after sheltering under canvas. rescue crews faced poisonous gas as bodies were laid out in a machine shop for identification.
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U Preas
Monate
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Virginia-West Virginia
Bluefield
Elbert Sparks
Bishop
Cotton Harvest Eaters Stretch Across Plains Gins
The belated South Plains cotton harvest valued at 230 million and expected to top 1.4 million bales drives into a high gear. Gins run 24 hours as trailers move cotton to clear fields by New Year. Higher yield estimates boost area economy despite last minute backlog.
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South Plains
Twin Sister Kidney Transplant Victim Dies at 15
Delores Huskey of DeSoto Missouri died at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital four days after celebrating her 15th birthday. She had received a healthy kidney from her twin sister in a delicate operation four months earlier. The nephritis, the kidney disease, had affected both her own kidneys and later the transplanted kidney.
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Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Delores Huskey
DeSoto
Turkey warned by Moscow over missile deployment
Izvestia warns that Turkey’s decision to host U.S. intermediate range missiles endangers Middle East peace. The message signals heightened tensions between Ankara and Moscow as military basing is discussed.
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Moscow
Izvestia
U.S
Middle East
Higher Winds Seen For South Plains
A deepening trough along the northern Rockies will raise southwesterly winds across the South Plains today with temperatures about as Saturday. Forecast high 58 and low 30. Monday looks colder as a Pacific front moves in. West Texas and North Central Texas will see stronger winds. Panhandle temps swung from winter to near spring. Dalhart cooled to 17 then rose to 50. Rain fell along the upper Texas coast. Beaumont 1.23 inches, Galveston 0.20, Houston 0.02.
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Weather Bureau
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Texas
Panhandle
Dalhart
Beaumont
Galveston
Houston
Solons differ on defense budget and modest rise
Sen Hayden calls $40 billion defense outlay modest but signals Senate Appropriations will trim non defense items to balance the budget. National Planning Association suggests $54 billion could be required by 1960 with a larger threat, while Chavez and Russell urge cuts in foreign aid. The discussion centers on whether Ike will request a $40 billion defense budget atop a $72 billion overall spending level.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Sen
Hayden
D-Ariz
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hike Poustbiey
National Planning Assn
Ace
Dee
Chavez
D-Nm
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Train 18 Derails Blocking Cleburne Tempe Line
A Santa Fe freight train derailed at Morgan in Bosque County blocking the line between Cleburne and Temple. Seventeen cars left the tracks and disrupted service as of December 2.
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Cleburne
Santa Fe
Temple
Morgan
Bosque County
Bank burglary loot recovered in Amarillo case
The FBI reports $32,000 stolen from the First National Bank of Amarillo was found in suspect Charles Edward Prien's Amarillo home. Prien, 23, was arrested in San Diego and faces arraignment Monday. Billy Joe Faust, a part time bank worker, was jailed earlier. both linked to a December 20 burglary as cash was destined for Saturday supermarket distribution. The case notes only $500 in $20 bills and the rest in smaller notes with $500 in silver.
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United Press
Marillo
Amarillo
San Diego
Calif
First National Bank of
FBI
Charles Edward Prien
Billy Joe Faust
Charles Weeks
Dallas
Prien
igHe
Weeks
Faust
Standing Room Only Forecast in 22 Generations
Yale scientist Dr. Paul B. Sears warned at the AAAS meeting that the world population could fill Earth’s available space in about 700 years, or 22 generations, if growth continues. He noted humans occupy space and would double bodily volume in about 41 years, leading to a potential lack of room.
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United Press
Ianapolis
Ind
Yale University
Paul B. Sears
Sears
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Advancement of
Science
United States
Italy and Britain sign record for atomic collaboration
Rome reports Italy and Great Britain signed a record for atomic collaboration on industrial development. The historic accord aims to advance shared research and development in nuclear technology and related sectors.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
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