Eisenhower Charters Drouth Tour Across Six States
President Eisenhower plans a three day aerial tour starting January 13 through the heart of the worst drouth area in U S history. He travels with the Agriculture and Interior secretaries to six states Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Kansas with seven stops and ends at a Wichita Kansas emergency meeting. He returns to Washington January 15 to prepare for Congress.
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Paul Southwick
Agusta
Eisenhower Ad
America
Eisenhower
Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior
Wichita
Kan
Texan
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
Washington
Congress
Sec. of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Sec. of the Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Joff
San Angelo
White House
Murry Snyder
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Tex
Pueblo
Colo
Garden City
Agriculture Department
Drouth-Area
Nation Slams Brakes On Traffic Toll
The New Year holiday toll rose past 100 deaths by late Saturday with a slower pace than the Christmas weekend. NSC projected 490 motor-vehicle fatalities in the four day period ending Tuesday, while safety officials praised enforcement efforts and cautioned the trend may not hold.
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Associated Reas
Praline
Dearborn
Ned H. Dearborn
The
National Safety Councl
NSC
Midland newspaperman named to Texas Tech Board of Directors
Gov. Allan Shivers appointed Jim Lindsey managing editor of The Midland Reporter Telegram since 1951 to the Texas Tech Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term of W. H. Francis Jr. Lindsey, a 1938 Tech graduate, will serve until Feb. 19, 1959. The actions included naming L D Ratliff of Spur to succeed Judge Alton B. Chapman. Dr. E N Jones praised Lindsey and noted Francis resigned due to missed meetings. Lindsey said, as a Tech alumnus, he is pleased with the appointment.
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Midland
Jim Lindsey
Allan Shivers
Texas Tech Board of Directors
W. H. Francis Jr
Houston
Lindsey
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Texas Tech
Shivers
Spur
L. D. Ratliff
Francis
Jones
Tel
Texas Top Stories and Sections Overview
The page brief lists major sections in today’s paper including Top Stories on Page 7, Faitorial on Page 10, Art Music Books on Pages 8 and 9, Area Farm News on Page 2, South Plains Oil News on Pages 8 and 11, Radio TV Programs on Pages 4 and 5, and a Comic Dictionary entry defining Opportunist as someone who exploits others.
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Texas
Area Farm
South Plains Oil News
Record Crop Hopes Dim as South Plains Holds Cotton Crown
The South Plains area, a top cotton region, shows slowed harvest with Christmas week ginnings under 5,000 bales. USDA figures place the 1956 crop total at 1,610,009 bales, up only about 4,000 from the prior week, suggesting no new production record.
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South Plains
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Area Weather Forecast for South Plains Turns Clear and Mild
The South Plains and much of Texas expect clear skies and cool, mild conditions through New Year's Day. Temperatures will hover in the mid sixties by day with overnight lows around 30, while the cotton harvest nears completion at about 99 percent.
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South Plains
Weather Bureau
Strace
Parison
Lubbock
New York
New England
Texas
Great Lakes
Ohio
Tennessee
Badman Floyd Hamilton Freed Then Faces Texas Return
Aging Southwest outlaw Floyd Hamilton, once with Bonnie Parker and Pretty Boy Floyd, was released from federal prison in Leavenworth but denied habeas relief. He plans to appeal within 30 days while awaiting transfer back to Texas, with custody by Deputy Sheriff John Massey and a pending jail hold.
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Floyd Hamilton
Leavenworth
Hamilton
Barrow
John Massey
Dallas
Texas
Arden Rhyne
Gered
Avalanche-journal
Eavenworth
Kan
Bonnie Parker
Pretty Boy Floyd
Kenneth Harmon
Barrow Gang
Southwest
Harmon
Badman
Great Manhunt For Mad Bomber Sweeps New York
A major manhunt unfolds in New York as police pursue the so called Mad Bomber amid a series of 15 pipe bomb incidents. An Empire State Building floor by floor search lasts over two hours. similar fake reports spread to Philadelphia, New Haven, and Trenton as the FBI coordinates a general liaison but with limited results.
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Francis Stilley
York
New York
Empire State Building
Philadelphia
Haverhill
Mass
Trenton
Ward
New Jersey
FBI
Coastal Fires Scope Extended in Southern California
A brush fire outbreak expanded across Southern California burning 43 000 acres and destroying millions in watershed while razing 67 homes and killing a man. President Eisenhower declared the area a major disaster with 100 000 dollars in federal aid.
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California
Eisenhower
Augusta
Eisenhower to seek doctrine backing in Middle East defense
President Eisenhower is reported ready to ask Congress for authority to proclaim an Eisenhower Doctrine shielding the Middle East from Communist influence. The plan includes a warning to Russia and a $400 million economic aid program to bind Middle East nations to the West, with formal unveiling to Congress after New Year. A separate item notes a Canyon couple killed in Amarillo when their car was struck by a Rock Island train at the Eastern Avenue crossing.
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Iashington
Dec
Eisenhower
Congress
Middle East
Eisenhhower
U.S
Russia
United States
West
National Security Council
White House
Atate
John Foster Dulles
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
United Sta
States
Mid East
Far East
Stone Hold
Formosa
Canyon
Amarillo
Rock Island
Eastern Avenue
Troy Rice
Ola
New Cotton Maid Credits Victory To Rabbit's Foot
Helen Landon a 20 year old UTenn coed credited a rabbit s foot for her win in the 1957 cotton maid contest. She kept the charm in her purse and quipped she was not superstitious. Tenn Maj. Gen. T H Landon commanded U S Air Force in the Caribbean area.
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New Cotton Maid
Rabbit
Air Force
Helen Landon
Helen
University of Tennessee Coed
Cotton Belt Desuties
Br Tenn
T. H. Landon
U. S. Air Force
Caribbean
University of Tennessee
Maid OF Cotton
Boy Named Neujahr Puzzles Nevada Family
In Los Angeles a 2 year old boy with the surname Neujahr is nicknamed Happy New Year by his father David Neujahr an aviation electrician. The family notes the pronunciation and the amusing coincidence with holiday greetings. The unusual name surprises relatives and neighbors.
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Los Angeles
Happy Neujahr
David’ Neujahr
Nei
Neb
Tech, Pitt, and All-College Tourney Outcomes in Oklahoma City
Texas Tech fell to Georgia Tech 79 66 to finish fifth in the All College Tournament in Oklahoma City. Georgia Tech edged Pitt 21 14 in the Gator Bowl thriller. Blues beat Grays 140 and West All Stars beat East 7 6 in two upset games. Avalanche Journal previews its all area grid team.
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Texas Tech
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma City
Pitt
Panthers
Blues
Gray's
West _All Stars
Avalanche Journal
Knife threat is ignored in wild downtown pursuit
A 37 year old shoplifter was chased through downtown Lubbock by store staff and a group of youths who captured him and disarmed him after a knife was displayed. Police identified the suspect as Vidal R Rodriguez of McAllen as the chase ended with his capture.
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Bill Wilkerson
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Vidal R. Rodriguez
Weather Brief Oddity Sparks Local Curiosity
A fragmented weather notice from The Weather desk reports unusual wind patterns and scattered showers. No precise locations or times are provided, but residents are advised to stay prepared and monitor updates for changes in forecast.
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Drouth
Clovis
Farm Interior Chiefs
Nation
New Tech
JIM _ LINDSEY
Tech
Dallas Coun
Ares
Joatton Belt
CBS Radio Avalanche-Journal
Texas Bound
Freedom Snag
South Plains Maid of Cotton
Memphis
Tenn
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tech Coed
le Sonn
Nore Calvacade
Kenneth Austin
Max Rogers
Jack Neal
Buddy Holly
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