Blizzard Toll and Snow Spread Across Regions
A massive storm wall dumped heavy snow in the Plains and Midwest, with 3 to 5 inches forecast and easing on the East Coast. Southern states felt wintry weather as sleet and rain disrupted travel. Wisconsin and Michigan expected more snow. heavy traffic and outcry followed in towns from Georgia to Indiana. Countess Mountbatten of Burma dies in North Borneo tour.
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Plains
Ross
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Virginia
Georgia
Corgia
Westinkion
Wisconsin
Wiscon
Michigan
Indiana
Nton
Chicago
Countess Mountbatten
Burma
Britain
Prince Philip
North Borneo
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Teenager hurt in street scooter crash with car
A youth sustained a serious head injury after a motor scooter collided with an automobile at Broadway and Avenue A. The driver was cited, and the injured rider was taken to Methodist Hospital in fair condition. Others involved faced lesser injuries or were treated on scene. Names and addresses of involved parties are listed in police reports.
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Pital
Kies C. Reed
Bates
Eers
Mountbatten Relative Dies During Tour Event
An elderly Countess Ed intbatten dies after a Red Cross tour in the British North hire area. The report notes her relation to the wealthiest woman and mentions Mountbatten as a military figure and Burma connection. The timing follows a celebration of a third child, with details fragmented and unclear.
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Edintbatten
British North
Red Cross
Havana bombing hits northeast Havana suburbs
A twin engine aircraft dropped bombs in the Vicinity of Regla and Cojima near Havana early Sunday shattering windows at a refinery. The Cuban army report says the plane came from the north and vanished in that direction. An Esso Standard refinery was suspected though not confirmed. Shell said no damage to its plant.
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Avalanche-Journal
Havana
Regla
Cojima
Fidel’ Castro
Esso Standard
Shell
Shell Oil, Ltd
Cuba
Polaris Submarines Backed by Tests Drive Defense Funding Plea
Adm. Arleigh Burke announced "remarkably successful tests" of Polaris missiles fueling a push for more nuclear powered submarines. Sen. Henry M. Jackson supported funding, arguing Polaris subs offer rapid, stealthy strike capabilities and could blunt Soviet ballistic blackmail. Burke said two new submarines will be ready this year, with a goal of 45 in coming years beyond 15 already authorized.
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Arleigh A. Burke
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Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Burke
Congress
Eisenhower
Navy
Senate
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Polaris
Jackson
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Senate Armed Services Committee
Talking dog Gretchen Says Mama In Hunger Hints
Jack Reavis a Perrin Air Force Base master sergeant trains his six month old boxer Gretchen to vocalize hunger cues. The dog now reliably says Mama to signal a meal and is learning a second word as part of training at home in Lubbock visiting relatives Yale Rice.
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Bob Horton
Avalanche:Journal
Thi
Jack Reavis
Lubbock
Reavis
Perrin Air Force Base
Denison
Yale Rice
Ave. W
Mrs. Rice
Art Carney
Perrin
Gretchen
Grétchen
Mama
Mechonic
Craig Reavis
An ‘Mya
Perrin Afb
Dennison
Pam Rice
Mia
Ave
Adda
Cookie
Reavises
Haskell Death Beating Probed in Stamford Case
Stamford police and Haskell County Sheriff Bill Pennington opened an investigation after a Graham man Roy Burger aged 45 was found in a car west of the area with a throat wound and dead the same day. A woman identified as Mrs Fern Gallenger was in the back seat and reportedly beaten but condition not too serious. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Stamford
Haskell
Bill Pennington
Graham
Pennington
Here
Roy Burger
Fern Gallenger
Burger
Space funds shift to Air Force for Centaur and Mercury aims
NASA revealed a 524 million dollar transfer to the Air Force for space projects including 19 million for the Centaur rocket to launch an 8,000 pound lab into 350 miles orbit or a 1,000 pound probe to the moon. A 33 million goes to Mercury program changes and a 100 thousand dollar gift supports Stratoscope II balloon telescope with Princeton University aiding management. The Stratoscope project will use a 36 inch telescope and study Mars surface, lunar topography, the crab nebula, and Cygnus galaxy interactions.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Moon
Mercury
NASA
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Office of Naval Research
National Science Foundation
Princeton University
Mars
Cygnus
Convair Astronautics Division
General Dy- Swe Space Funds
Project Alert Wins Award in Lubbock Community Programs
The Project Alert program in Lubbock received a Washington Medal award in the community programs category. The $100 prize recognized 27 Texas organizations and individuals for promoting the American Way of Life through writing and speaking in various projects presented by the Freedom Foundation Sun HY.
Hate in sports stressed at Lubbock coaches dinner
South Carolina coach Warren Giese urged area coaches at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event to keep sports free of hate. He said competition should motivate, not define life, recalling a moment with his players before a game.
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Texas Tech
DeWitt Weaver
University of South Carolina
Warren Giese
Perry McGriff
University of Florida
McGriff
Giese
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Monterey High School
Bill
Hart Avalanche-Journal
Qsports
Lubbock
First Christian Church
Fellowship of Christian
Jim Tatum
South Carolina Duke
Khrushchev Presses Indonesia Tour Cheer Push
Nikita Khrushchev urged about 3 000 Indonesian university students to visit the Soviet Union and embrace communism while he criticized Sukarno and Indonesian arts. Sukarno sat grim during the visit at Gadjah Mada University as Khrushchev praised Soviet science and denounced the cost of artistic handcrafts in human terms.
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Presa
Jogjakarta
Indonesia
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Java
Sukarno
Khrushchev
Gadjah. Mada University
E. Khrushchev
Carnival season brings wild revelry to German regions
The article notes Germany’s carnival peak with fierce exuberance in the Rhine land and Bavaria. It highlights the number 11 as central, describes sked-balls and gala entertainments, and mentions celebrations begin at 11 minutes after the hour, with the season starting on the 11th.
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Onn
Germany
Rhineland
Bavaria
Trio Flees with 88 Dollars in Robbery at Shamrock Service
Darrell Groff, attendant at Shamrock Service on Brownfield Highway Quaker Ave, describes the Sunday night hold up by three bandits who retrieved 88.30 in cash and a 38 caliber revolver. Groff identifies two masked suspects and notes the same attackers used in last Tuesday’s robbery. The 1952 tan Ford sedan remained near the door as the trio fled, leaving minimal change in the till.
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Darrell. Groff
Atl Shamrock
Brown, Fieldiwy
Quaker Ave
Groff
Groff Ald
Bandits
Jeff
Bullet Heart Attack Kill Two In Odessa
John Wesley Bungard, 34, was shot to death in Odessa on Sunday afternoon. His mother in law, 77 year old Mrs Susan Kelly, died of a heart attack after hearing of the shooting. Police confirmed the single rifle shot and said the investigation is pending formal completion.
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Odessa
John Wesley
Bungard
Susan
Kelly
Justice of the Peace
E. E. Wells
Eisenhower defends defense aims on Latin trip
President Eisenhower outlined a two week 15010 mile Latin American tour to Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay. He argued the United States has an indestructible force of power and cited bombers carriers missiles to deter rivals. Critics said the speech did not address Russian missile progress and future defenses.
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United Press International
Ashington
Eisenhower
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
U.S
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Johnson
Dirksen
Everett N. Dirksen
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Cold Front Brings Dust Advisories For South Plains
Weather officials forecast a cold front moving through the South Plains with south winds 25 to 35 mph stirring dust. Forecasters noted no precipitation and warned of uncertain dust intensity though light particles were detected in rain gauges after the duster.
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South Plains
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