Nightclub prices drain New Year Eve budget across the nation
A AP report from New York outlines New Year’s Eve costs at top venues. Maxim's De Paris in Chicago seeks 100 per couple for dinner dancing and a hotel suite. In New York Latin Quarter offers steak dinner and floor show for 35 per person. The Plaza Persian Room features Barbara McNair with similar top prices.
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Hal Cooper
New York
Maxim's de Paris
Chicago
Mickey Rooney
Plaza ‘Hotel
Barbara McNair
Jast
Washington, D.C
Shoreham
New Orleans
Pete Fountain
al Hirt’s
Milwaukee
Seattle
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Towson
Alcoholics Anonymous
Linseed Oil Found To Prevent Heart Attacks Debated
Norways Dr Paul Owren once claimed daily linseed oil could prevent clots causing heart attacks. New tests and later retracts show other oils like soybean may reduce platelet adhesion, while Owren recants amid conflicting results and ongoing studies.
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Norman Laden
Beck Encyclopemia Inc
San Francisco
Oslo University
Paul A. Owren
American College of Physicians
Owren
Norway
United States
San Fran
Cisco
Rpresentative
Dr. Owren
France
George D Duckworth, 80, dies. services Friday in Post
George D Duckworth, retired Justiceburg area rancher, died at his daughter's home in Post after a period of illness. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Post with Rev. H M Biggers and Rev. R B Heltser officiating. Burial will be in Terrace Cemetery, under Hadrian Funeral Home direction. He leaves wife Elvy, two daughters, two brothers, six grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Duckworth, born in Hill County, moved to Scurry County as a child and moved to Garza County in 1898 to ranch. He held 50-year Masonic pin this year. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy.
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George D Duckworth
Justiceburg
Here
Sid Cross
Post
First Baptist
H.M. Biggers
Lubbock
R. B. Heltser
Church of God of Prophecy
Hadrian Funeral Home
Terrace Cemetery
Hill County
Duckworth
Scurry County
Ira Duckworth
Garza County
Post Masonic Lodge
Elvy of
Cross
Dude McLaurin
Portales
Walter
Ira Lee Duckworth
Milkweed Insects Show Sex Shortens Life, Says Scientist
At the AAAS meeting in Berkeley Dr. Walter Lener of Nassau Community College reports the large milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus dies earlier with mixed sex rearing. Bachelor and spinster insects outlived married ones, though he notes human data may differ due to lifestyle.
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Berkeley
Calif
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Walter Lener
Nassau Community College
Garden City
N.Y
Dr. Lener
Bill To Help Persons Aiding Crime Victims
Mayor Wagner signed a law providing payments to families of people injured or killed while aiding crime victims. The bill followed the fatal subway stabbing of Arthur Colling in New York last October as he protected women passengers from a drunken assailant.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Arthur Colling
Collins
Episcopal Bishop Refused Entry to Rhodesia
The Rt. Rev. James A. Pike, bishop of California, was refused entry at Salisbury Rhodesia and told to return to London. He had arrived from London to tour the country to study racial problems and was declared a prohibited immigrant and held at the airport pending departure. Bishop Skelton of Bulawayo accompanied him. Skelton travels back by train.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
James A. Pike
California
Wednesay
London
Pike
Kenneth J. F. Skelton
Bulawayo
San Francisco
Bishop Pike
Bishop Skelton
Rhodesian Council of Churches
United States
SkeJton Wis
Coyote Captured Near Frankfort Avenue Wardens Hold Pet
City animal wardens captured a coyote believed to be a tame pet near the 3000 block of Frankfort Avenue shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday and detained it at the Animal Shelter as efforts continue to determine ownership. John Arnold Simmons, 40, of 1814 Ave F, faced felony theft charges for a car theft Tuesday from C L Dean Motor Co and was held on 1500 dollars bond. Mrs La Ann Kramer 26 Mrs J Fred Kramer 29 and Mrs Carol Niemann 26 were listed in poor condition after a Monday plane crash at West Texas Hospital. Larry Niemann 27 remained in serious condition at Methodist Hospital."""
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Frankfort Avenue
John Arnold Simmons
1814
Ave. F
C. L. Dean Motor Co
la Ann Kramer
J. Fred Kramer
Carol Niemann
West Texas Hospital
Larry Niemann
Methodist Hospital
Area Couple's Services Today
Rites for Donato Samora Jr. 16 and Martha Garcia Samora 14 will be held at 3 p.m. in Seagraves Baptist Mission with Rev. Carl Garcia and Rev. Fred Martinez officiating. Burial follows in Seagraves Cemetery. They were found dead Tuesday in a farm home structure near the Loop community. death ruled asphyxiation due to a burning butane heater. Survivors include both families and siblings across Friona and Seagraves.
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Seagraves
Donato Samora Jr
Martha Garcia Samora
Baptist
Carl Garcia
Fred Martinez
Anthony
N.M
Seagraves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Loop
Justice of the Peace
Sam Chenault
Manuela
Sylvia
Ruth
Minerva
Friona
Donato Samora Sr
Francisco
Employment Commission studied deteriorated federal state partnership
The Texas Employment Commission faces critique from the Texas Research League which labels federal authority as dictatorial. The league urges Congress to reclaim funding control and establish judicial review. Examples include pressure to boost placement funding and youth counseling centers under federal oversight. HR 8282 could shift benefit entitlement decisions to Congress.
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Austin
Texas’ Research League
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Research League
Congress
Bureau of Employment Security
U.S. Department of Labor
League
Federal Bureau of Employment Security
Federal Bureau
Rice Shortage Amid Abundant Crops Fueled by Viet Cong Theft
U.S. backed rice programs boosted production in South Vietnam, but Viet Cong raids and outright theft have cut domestic supplies. Premier Ky threatens execution for rice speculation as stolen grain funds Hanoi’s war effort and some shipments reach Asian markets, while the U.S. finances imports to curb inflation.
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Washington
UPI
America
Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
V.C. Gaines
Cambodia
Asia
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Thomas Gordon Dies Rites Set
Thomas Clyde Gordon 72 of Happy Union near Plainview died on arrival at Plainview Hospital after a heart attack. Rites set at 3 p.m. in Plainview First Presbyterian Church. burial in Plainview Memorial Park. Survived by wife Vita Welch, son Thomas Clyde Gordon Jr., four sisters, and other relatives.
Services Friday For Mrs Roxie Smith
Funeral services for Mrs Roxie Smith 83 of El Paso former Lubbock resident will be at 2 p m Friday at Harding Orr McDaniel Funeral Chapel in El Paso Burial will be in El Paso She died Wednesday in Southwest General Hospital El Paso after a long illness she moved to Lubbock from Floydada and since about 1950 had lived with her children in El Paso and Lubbock She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church Surviving are two daughters Mrs Harry Morris 3304 45th St and Mrs R H Bailey El Paso two sons James V 2408 39th St and Jack Smith El Paso five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
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Roxie Smith
el Paso
Lubbock
Harding-Orr- McDaniel
Buria
Plan to Retire London Firemen Get New Pensions
Firemen in England will receive redesigned pension schemes aiming to simplify retirement terms and improve benefits. Officials say the plan addresses long term financial sustainability while safeguarding frontline staffing.
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London
England
James E. Fish Dies Rites Set in Paducah
Funeral services for James E. Fish 83 are set for 10 a.m. at Crowell Methodist Church with L. E. Fowlkes of Hereford Church of Christ and Ode Prescott of Paducah Church of Christ officiating. Burial follows in Crowell Cemetery under Norris Funeral Home. A resident of Foard and Cattle Counties since 1901, Fish died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in Anson Texas. He is survived by two sons, three daughters, a brother, a sister, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and other relatives.
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Paducah
James FE. Fish
Crowell
Hole in the Palace Floor Reveals Santa Fe Past
Archaeologists from the New Mexico Museum study an underground store of history beneath Santa Fe’s Palace of Governors. The exhibit titled Palace Sub-Floor Archaeology shows conquistador remains, Mexican pottery, an ancient bell, and infant skeletons from layers beneath the oldest European structure in the nation.
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Robert E. Huber
United Press Internacional
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico Museum
Philip Kearny
Army of the West
U.S
Texas Army of the Confederacy
Territorial
Lew Wallace
Funeral services set for Mrs Ethel Gertrude Maschek
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Gertrude Maschek 71 will be held at 10 a.m. today at Colonial Baptist Church Snyder. The Rev Miller Robinson will officiate. Burial follows at 2:30 p.m. in Tuscola Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home direction. She died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Harley Smith and Mrs Glen Stephens both of Snyder and five grandchildren. Pallbearers named Leland Hobbs A L Byron B A Ellidge Gordon Sharp Alfred Liebe Walter Suttle.
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Gidding
Snyder
Tuscola
Harley Smith
Glen Stephens
Leland Hobbs
A. L. Byron
8. A. Ellidge
Gordon Sharp
Alfred Liebe
Walter Suttle
Robert J. Stovall rites set today at Kress church
Rites for Robert J. Stovall, 97, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today at Kress First Baptist Church. Burial follows at 3 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery, Memphis, Texas. He died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Swisher Memorial Hospital. A retired farmer, he had lived in Swisher County.
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Tulia
Robert J. Stovall
Kress First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Memphis
Tex
Stovall
Tuessday
Swisher Memorial Hospital
Swisher County
resiaAant Esinne
South London Plans to Send Men to Antarctica
A London based initiative outlines the plan to deploy personnel to Antarctica for forthcoming exploration or research missions, detailing logistical aims and expected early steps in the program.
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London
England
Antartica
Slander and Gossip Beware In Sermon Tone
A reflective verse cites Mark 9 39 and admonishes against repeating rumors. It warns that idle chatter breeds distrust and fear and urges self restraint to avoid harm to others and one’s own reputation.
Former Electra mayor dies at 64 after railway dispute
Thomas Leon Moore, former Electra mayor, died at 64 in Ada Ohio from an apparent heart attack. He rose to national notice in 1949 for opposing Fort Worth and Denver Railway plans to make Electra a whistle stop, leading a court battle and local protests. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Electra
Thomas Leon Moore
Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Moore
Ada
Ohio
Services Today For Mrs. Tanner
Maud Tanner 66 dies after brief illness in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Funeral at 2 p m in W W Rix Chapel with Rev H M Sheats officiating. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home. Pallbearers named Newton Weathersby Troy Willis Win Breedlove James Witt. Survived by daughter Mrs Donald Byrne Brandon Minnesota. sisters Mrs Bertie Tinney Gardena California and Mrs Vashti Manning Gardena California. brother Reubin Bailey Lakewood California. nine grandchildren.
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Maud Tanner
W. W. Rix
H. M. Sheats
Assembly of God
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Rix
Mobutu Targets Corruption and Smuggling in Congo Decrees
President Mobutu of the Congo announced two anti corruption measures. A decree requires direct salary payments to provincial government workers starting January 1 to curb misappropriation. A second decree tightens customs controls to halt diamond smuggling and other illegal traffic, with smugglers to be tried in military courts.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph D. Mobutu
Congo
Bill Beasleys Rites Scheduled
Services are set for 2 p m today at First Assembly of God Church Clovis for William B Beasley 83 retired farmer who died Monday night in the Grier Community Entombment will be in Plains Sanctuary Mausoleum Mission Garden of Memories Sherwood Mortuary Clovis in charge Pallbearers are Charles D Kempf Harry Willis Plese Owens Ben Akers Quincy Arnold and Lawson canipe Beasley homesteaded in the Grier Community in 1906 Survivors include his wife three daughters Faye Elms Lela Moore Jewell Laney Farmington N M 13 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren
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Clovis
First Assembly of God
William B
Bill) Beasley
Grier
Melvin Sasse
Assembly of God Church
Plains Sanctuary
Mission Garden of Memories
Sherwood Mortuary
Charles D
Marsh Watson rites set in Plainview
Funeral services for Marsh S. Watson 68 will be at 10 a.m. today at Wood-Dunning Colonial Chapel with Dr. Tim Trammell officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Watson, a WWI veteran and longtime Hale County Abstract Co. worker, served as county tax assessor collector and judge. He was a deacon, Mason, and American Legion member with family including Lola, Lt. David Watson, Mrs. Douglas Moore, and siblings.
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Plainview
Marsh S. Watson
Wood-Dunning Colonial Chapel
Tim Trammell
First Baptist Church
Plainview Cemetery
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Watson
Franklin
Hale County Abstract Co
Plainview Cemetery Assn
Masonic Lodge
American Legion
Lola
David Watson
Viet Nam
Douglas Moore
Dallas
Artist Hand
Amarillo
Maud Herndon
Bryan
Kermit D
Clovis
N. M
Morning Delivery Rates in Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Classified price list shows subscription options for delivery by month or per Sunday, morning, evening, or combined services. Rates indicate Morning Only, Evening Only, Morning and Sunday, and Evening and Sunday plans with various monthly and per Sunday charges.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lubbock Avalanche. Journal
Avenue J
Lubbock
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