Vote Outlook For South Plains Exceeds Previous Records
The South Plains area shows voting potential above 135000 with possible total near 153000 if Idaho County votes are included. Lubbock leads gains with 40556 poll tax receipts and exemptions, 7001 above 1956. Extrapolations use 25 percent for under 60 outside large towns.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Idland County
Lubbock County
Russell Hardin
Lubbock
Filing Fees Set By Lubbock County Demo Committee
Lubbock County Democratic Executive Committee approved filing fees for the 1960 primaries. Candidates for county and district offices face about 12 percent of a year’s salary, with Congress, State Senator, and State Representative candidates paying a flat $50. Assessments are due by February 13, with the committee having previously spent around $10,000 in past elections.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Congress
Lubbock County
Democratic Executive Committee
Bill Davis
Night storm strands ski event site after toppled tree
A night rainstorm isolated McKinney Creek where cross‑country ski events were to be held as a massive tree toppled in 100 mph winds. Rock slides closed other roads, delaying transportation and setup. AP Wire photos.
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McKinney Creek
Dual Crim es Doubles Are Trouble To Detectives
Chicago police faced a puzzling case as identical twins Charles Shee han and Edward, both 22, are linked to six stickups. A lie test gave inconclusive results with Charles seen as indifferent and Edward emotional. Edward urged reprieve for his brother, claiming solidarity if Charles faced punishment. Charles admitted planning simultaneous robberies to confuse witnesses, complicating identification.
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Associated Press
Charles Sheehan
Edward
Charles
James McMahon
Bequeathed Affairs Tarnish Doctor in Murder Trial
Los Angeles doctors misconduct case reveals Dr. R Bernard Finch admitted long running affairs with two women tied to his medical center. He testified the couples' liaisons spanned 1953 into 1954 and occurred mostly in cars, challenging earlier claims of infidelity only after a 1956 armistice with his wife Carole. The proceedings concern the murder of Barbara Jean Finch outside their West Covina home last July 18.
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United Preas International
LY Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Parasawa
Y.” Finch
Fred N. Whichello
Finch
Carole
Barbara Jean Finch
West Covina
Calif
Blizzard battering Olympic site curbs flood risk at Squaw
A Pacific storm and blizzard pounded the Squaw Valley site near Lake Tahoe as winds up to 100 mph and heavy rain lashed California. Crews protected 120 million dollar Olympic facilities, built snow fences and blasted ice dams while National Guardsmen guarded flooded towns and a main highway was washed out. Coast Guard gale warnings covered small craft as heavy eastbound winds and waves were reported offshore.
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Squaw Valley
Calif
Avalanche-Journal
Francisco
California
Pacific
Navy
Coast Guard
Humboldt County
Pepperwood
Weatt
Shively
Eel Canyon
Eureka
Squaw Valley Lodge
Cotton Men Seek Reduced Exports Subsidies At Dallas Meet
The National Cotton Council backed a long range plan to reduce export subsidies, aiming for a sound price and production program, expanded U S cotton production and consumption, and a one price system while limiting government role. C C Cartwright voiced that the plan does not bind the council to any compensatory payment program but supports laws raising farmer income with less aid. He said current eight cent per pound subsidies should continue until research allows cheaper U S cotton to compete internationally, and delegates opposed a maximum dollar limit on farm participation in price support pay programs.
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Commeicu 2 Iter Allas
National Cotton Council
U. S
C.C. Cartwright
Rolling Fork
Miss
Council
Cartwright
Fewer Mishaps Lubbock Women Safer Drivers Says Police
Lubbock police records show women drivers accounted for 26 percent of 1958 traffic accident participants, with 1 943 women among 7 324 involved. Captain Lewis Kittrell notes similar ratios for 1957 and 1956, suggesting women drive more safely than men. Khrushchev to Visit Guinea
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Lubbock
Lewis Kittrell
Kittrell
Lady Bird Johnson An Inside White House Advisor
Behind the scenes profile of Lady Bird Johnson, known as Mrs Lyndon Johnson, a petite Texan who earned a million dollars and acts as a close adviser to her husband in the Senate and the White House race. Page 1 Section B.
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Lady Bird
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Senate
White House
Lady Bird Johnson
Anderson urges faster Rover nuclear rocket program
Senator Clinton P. Anderson demanded a speed up in the Rover nuclear rocket project and announced closed hearings with top officials from the Atomic Energy Commission and NASA. He blamed budget cuts for slowing progress and urged full AEC responsibility up to prototype testing amid plans for a 39 million dollar budget.
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Clinton P. Anderson
D- NM
Anderson
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AEC
Congress
News Under GOP SCORES LYNDON Page 1
A compact note details the GOP scoring on Lyndon, listing key names and outcomes across sections. It highlights editorial emphasis and cross-page references, summarizing the overall political impact and reader reception.
Man in Amarillo Held for His Own Good Over Hidden Cash
A 79-year-old Texas oil field veteran, Jesse Anderson, is in Amarillo city jail for his own safety after police found a belt with 75 one hundred dollar bills totaling 10 830 in his possession. Authorities worry he could be targeted by criminals while unaware of his fortune. Anderson, born September 5 1880 in Denton County, gave fragmented life details that do not verify. officers plan a guardian appointment if relatives cannot be found.
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United Press International
Amarilo
Amarillo City
Everett Storey
Jesse Anderson
Texas
Anderson
Storey
Denton County
Los Angeles
Continuous Air Alert Is Boosted
The United States faces direct attack risk as Defense spending is urged to rise. House Appropriations Chairman Clarence Cannon and Senate Armed Services Chair Richard Russell push expanding Eisenhower's 41 billion dollar military budget to advance an airborne bomber vigil. Cannon attacks Navy leadership over submarine emphasis, implying Adm. Burke is among those targeted.
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Associated Press
Ashington
House Appropriations ‘Committee
United States
Clarence Cannon
D Mo
Eisenhower
U.S
Cannon
House
John R. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Russia
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Georgia
Russell
Navy
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Burke Lee
Atomic Energy Agency hot spot teams briefed on real calls
Eight 24 hour alert hot spotter squads stand by to respond to atomic accidents across the United States. The AEC formed the eight field units two years ago with regular staff carrying detection gear at home. Most real calls have been routine or by telephone, with several odd incidents cited in New York tours. Teams are based in Oak Ridge Aiken Albuquerque Lewiston Idaho Falls Oakland and Richland with New York as the central office.
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Associated Press
York
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
New York
ABC
New Yorker
Nuclear Products
Health and Safety Laboratory
Albuquerque Family Shot To Death Tragedy Stuns City
A family of four was found shot to death in their Albuquerque home in what investigators call a triple murder suicide. Theo dore R. Baker, 38, a federal agriculture employee, allegedly killed his pregnant wife and two infant daughters before taking his own life after the shootings likely occurred Sunday.
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Albuquerque
Frank Vigil
State District Attorney
Theodore R. Baker
Vigil
Weather Map Page 8 B Lubbock and Vicinity Bookmark
Partly cloudy and warm today with a cooler turn Wednesday. Morning low 36, high 72, moderate to strong westerly winds. Maximum 75, minimum 38. Humidity 68 percent high, 20 percent low. Sunrise 7 33 am, sunset 6 25 pm. Precipitation and temperatures for last 14 hours ending midnight listed for multiple cities.
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Seers
Bam
Abilene
el Paso
Albuqque
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
City
Dallas
Roswell
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