Faith and finance build Lubbock into a prosperous crossroads
The Avalanche-Journal profiles Lubbock’s early bankers and their role in turning a rough crossroads 300 miles from a city into a thriving town. Walter Posey and Dr. Clifford B. Jones recall how Wise banking kept citizens afloat during hard times and shaped a lasting community ethos.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Walter S. Posey
Sus
Ivory Towers
Jones
Posey
Gregg County Judge cites irregularities in county spending
Gregg County Judge R E Blount and private investigators from Bradley Wilson and Associates report irregularities involving hundreds of thousands of dollars in Gregg County operations. They allege misuse of county equipment and funds paid for private use, with some bills sworn as county work. The probe, coordinated with a county audit, has questioned about a dozen people since Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Ouston
The
Houston Chronicle
Gregg County
R. E. (Peppy) Blount
Blount
Houston
Clyde Wilson
Bradley, Wilson and Associates
Gregg
the Chronicle
Wilson
Kenneth Kipe
Jack Wolf
Tyler
County Commissioners Court
Charles Stipe
See
Fire Kills Disabled Veteran Family in All-Flames Home
A disabled World War II veteran Paul Saville his wife Shirley and their eight children died in a Saturday fire that swept their four room frame home in Morehouse Missouri. Police said the family likely had no warning and most bodies were found in the living room. Authorities speculated a stove explosion after extra coal in subfreezing weather caused the fatal blaze. The pension was the family’s only support and Morehouse has about 1 500 residents.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Orehouse
Paul Saville
J. T. Kindred
Morehouse
J. W. Wyrick
Elizabeth Rogers
Saville
Bootheel
Missouri
Libyan Quake Death Toll Linked to Building Trends
Seismologist says Libyan quake was relatively mild, yet 285 to possibly 700 deaths result from collapsed stone and mud housing. UN and housing officials study quake aftermath and lessons for safer construction worldwide.
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New York
J. Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
Seismological Institute
U.S
al Mars
Father Lynch
United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Far East
South America
Tokyo
Chile
Kansu
China
United States
San Francisco
New Yorkers shrug off major snows in snowbelt town
Residents of ATERTOWN New York report 14 feet of snow this winter with another two feet on Saturday. Mayor Lachenauer says streets are crowded with snow banks while city officials struggle to push snow back as the thaw lags. Snow removal funds of 92000 are exhausted.
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Associated Press
N.Y
Lake Ontario
William Lachenauer
Lachenauer
Robert Chaufty
Jefferson County
Chaufty
Ladenauer
Californians divided as GOP convention splinters emerge
At the California Republican Assembly state convention a confrontation between party regulars and conservatives erupted during the opening meeting. President Fred Hall postponed the business session amid protests over seating of challenged delegates. Birchers were cited as influencing the dispute, with factions backing Harry Waddell of Salinas and William J. Nelligan of San Francisco, while Fred Nagel Jr. of Susanville backed by moderates.
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Associated Press
Naheim
Calif
California Republican Assembly
Fred Hall
Assembly
Kansas
San Diego County
Palo Alto
Harry Waddell
Salinas
William J. Nelligan
San Francisco
Fred Nagel Jr
Susanville
Nelligan
U.S
Earl Warren
California
Waddell
Nagel
Conventions Backed by Conservatives Draw Debate
A convention scene centers conservatives who deny John Birch Society membership yet accept its backing. The opening events signal debate over loyalties and influence within the movement as coverage notes the California link.
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John Birch Society
California
GOP Renews Blockade Call
Fidel Castro urges US fear of Cuba and declares empire to lose if attacked. California Republican rally hears Knowland demand for air naval blockade and severing ties with the Soviet Union to force Soviet troops from Cuba. Dirksen and Haleck plan to pressure the administration but oppose a total blockade. CASTRO page 12.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
CRBAN
Fidel Castro
Rodion Malinovsky
United States
Cuba
California
William F. Knowland
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Castro
U.S. Navy
Havana
Malinovsky
U.S
Karl Marx
Organization of American States
Ussr
Knowland
Latin America
Dirksen
House
Charles A. Haleck
Indiana
Halleck
Soviet disarmament talks advance as Kuznetsov heads to Moscow
The Soviet Union plans a summit to push nuclear test ban talks amid Cold War tensions over Cuba and Berlin. Vasily Kuznetsov travels to Moscow for consultations with Premier Khrushchev as William Foster returns to Washington to press for real negotiations on on site inspections and a ban framework.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
Cuba
Berlin
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Khrushchev
Kuzetsov
U.S
William C. Foster
Washington
Kuznetsov
United States
Kennedy
Prayer for help to share faith in daily life
A reader prayer from Rev. Dr. C. Melvin Ratheal in Lubbock asks for guidance to help others today. The note invites readers to submit favorite prayers in concise form.
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Christ
C. Melvin Ratheal
Lubbock
Explosion Kills Eight Miners in Czech Coal Mine
An explosion at the Marshal Konev coal mine in Most Northwest Bohemia killed eight miners. Radio Prague reported the blast occurred Saturday.
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Vienna
UPI
Radio Prague
Marshal Konev
Most
Bohemia
Getting Acquainted Cat Heads to World Housing Contest
Katrina, a cat sent to Memphis by Milam Greer of New York, begins acclimation for today’s world championship housing contest. The cat, valued over $1,000, is said to descend from a line once owned by the Russian czars, and will share the show with a white mice display.
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Katrina
Memphis
Tenn
Milam Greer
New York
West Texas editors oppose federal aid for local projects
Visiting newsmen in West Texas voiced independence from federal participation in post office and other buildings. Doug Meador of The Matador Tribune said Motley county residents resent federal aid and prefer local control, noting Matador’s privately owned post office leased to the government. Page 12.
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West Texas
West Texas Press Assn
Pioneer Hotel
Michigan
Doug Meador
Matador Tribune
Motley County
Matador
Meador
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South Plains
Texas
A. L. Carlson
First National
Steve Blast
Shirley
Paul David Jr
Glenda Sue
Hester
Everett
Alvin
Michael
Henderson
Zelda Mae
John Connally
Mark
Austin
St. David's Hospital
Connally
Hall
Birchers
Plains Farm
Comic Dictionary
GOP
Bert Brewer
West, Texas
Wee Teeee
Penne
Teyeeare
West Wi
Abilene
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Dallas
Osta
Roswell
H& DB
Beaver
Falls
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