Six Killed and 40 Hurt In Flaming Ohio Train Wreck
The report from the Conference on Economic Progress cites President Eisenhower's budget as a creeping negativism. Leon Keyserling urges spending increases to boost growth, defense, and social needs, proposing a rise from 78.9 billion to over 100 billion by 1964, with education health and basic research highlighted as deficient.
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Flaming
Ohio
Associated Press
Ashington
Conference On Economic Progress
Eisenhower
Leon Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
Truman
Congress
Keyserling
United Automobile Workers
Machinists
Keyserting
Thugs Pay New Visit To Station
Avalanche Journal reports a fresh holdup at T W Cadenhead Servis Gas on the Levelland Highway as two masked robbers took 158.55 dollars at 2 15 a m on Sunday. Police chased suspects after a prior Dec 18 raid on the same station and a Levelland hardware burglary loot of about 900 dollars was seized by patrolmen. The spike in armed robberies across the South Plains nears four thousand dollars in losses since November 15.
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Jay Harris
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
South Plains
Levelland
Carlisle
Lubbock-Levelland
Ivan Cooper
Cooper
Buddy
Levelland Highway
Kenneth Holleman
Reds To Use Rocket Test As Booster
The Soviet Union plans Central Pacific rocket tests over the coming months to bolster Khrushchev’s prestige before the 1960 Paris summit. U.S. protest urged by Senator Mansfield, with potential United Nations action discussed as Moscow advances its space and missile program.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Central Pacific
U.S
United Nations
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Paris
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Khrushcchev
United States
Khrushchev
Nine Cars Derailed and Signal Tower Hit in Ohio Crash
The Southwest Limited derailed in fog near Elyria Ohio, smashing a signal tower. Six people were killed and more than 40 of 155 aboard were injured. Two victims remained in a crushed car. Hospitals in Oberlin Elyria Norwalk and Lodi treated 35 injuries. Emergency aid was set up at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars hall.
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Fronallington
Ohio
New York Central
S ‘Southwest Limited
Vernon Smith
Lorain County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oberlin
Elyria
Norwalk
Lodi
Mararet Taylor
East Cleveland
Light Rain Likely Across South Plains with Minor Cold Front
The South Plains is forecast for scattered light rains as Gulf moisture moves in. A small cool front could reach tonight or Tuesday, bringing little temperature change after a mild Sunday peak of 72 degrees.
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South Plains
Lubbock
29 Die In Bus Crash Near Victoria Mexico
A Transportes de Oriente bus left the Pan American Highway on a horseshoe curve and plunged into a 100-foot ravine, catching fire. Authorities report 29 dead including seven children. driver Miguel Aceves, conductor, and 27 passengers perished in the wreck near Tamaulipas capital Tampico highway.
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Victoria
Mexico
Transportes de Oriente
Reynosa
Texas
Tampico
Laredo
Tamauli‘pas
Alvaro Resendez
Miguel Aceves
Symington and Brooks Attack Ike on Missile Strength
Two Democrats assailed the administration over defense and missile space programs. Sen. Stuart Symington disputed Eisenhower's figures on overall missile strength and Polaris launch capacity, saying the president was misinformed about national defense in his State of the Union message. Rep. Overton Brooks criticized handling of missile space work as Symington warned the U.S. lags behind the Soviets.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ashington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Eisenhower
Overton Brooks
D-La
Suminatan
Fisan
Symington
U.S
Soviet Union
Missouri Democrat
Air Force
Steel Row: Price Hike Forecast Tied to Nixon Settlement
Senate leaders say Eisenhower aides used threats to push a steel strike settlement that will raise prices. Fulbright Butler and Dirksen echoed views that the move pressures steel costs, with Finnegan denying Nixon intervention claims and noting timing of potential price rises.
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Avalanche Journal
Washington
John Marshall Butler
Rmd
Fulbright
Butler
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Sen- Seo
Missing Heiress Gamb le Benedict Reaches Belgium
Police said 18 year old Gamble Benedict arrived in Belgium aboard a freighter that left New York on December 31. The Remington heiress had been missing since December 27. A chauffeur named Andre Turimbeau was aboard the same ship with her. Earlier theories suggested a possible elopement with an older man.
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New York
Gamble Benedict
Belgium
Remington
Andre Turimbeau
Inferiority Complex Seen Through Others Eyes
A column on how people judge themselves by others perspective plus the social impact of perceived inferiority. The piece examines feelings of inadequacy across contexts and suggests ways to counteract negative self appraisal.
Silent concert stuns at University of Detroit
In Detroit, 600 silent fans attend University of Detroit Cass Theater event during Silent Record Week. The 65 member chorus and band performed no sound as conductor Don Large raised his hands, while emcee Henry Morgan led a humorous mime act before urging students to study hard.
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Don Large
University of Detroit
Cass Theater
U. of D
Henry Morgan
Patrol Boat Attacked Off West Korea Kills One
Chinese armed fishing boats fired on a South Korean Coast Guard patrol vessel off the west coast of Korea. One Coast Guard member was killed and four wounded in the Sunday incident, as announced by the government.
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Seoul, Korea
South Korean Coast Guard
Korea
City Men Held As Burglary Suspects
Two men from Lubbock were arrested after a service station robbery and a patrol pursuit along the Levelland highway. They were taken into custody by city officers during a wider search for two armed robbers. Local investigators continue to probe the sequence of events and identify possible accomplices.
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Lubbock
Levelland
Area Bandits Take Daily Average $82 Before $1000 Haul
The Av elan che Journal reports a pattern of holdups since Nov 15 with 15 armed robberies totaling $4,520.30 and an average take of $82 per day. A Brownfield attendant was killed on Dec 26 and about $60 vanished from the register. Police have two arrests, including the “whistling bandit” and an unmasked Negro linked to a $1,000 raid in Lubbock. A Levelland burglary at Levelland Hardware produced about $900 in loot when two officers stopped the getaway car and arrested three men with two portable TVs and assorted gear.
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Lubbock
John Roberson
Dalmer Parker
Levelland Hardware
Levelland
South Plains
Avalanche Journal
Brownfield
Dallas
Andrews
Levelland Hardware Store
Calmer Parker
City seeks ways to cut traffic toll
Enforcement officers and safety officials study 1959 1960 traffic deaths as they search for the cause of soaring tolls. The year began with a 21 year old Texas Tech student killed and by year end 940 hospitalizations and 3897 wrecks marked a record. The toll rose despite numerous moving violations as authorities blame apathy and unsafe driving attitudes.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Seo City Page
Weather Map Page 3 A Lubbock Vicinity Forecast
Cloudy mild with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Scattered light rain this afternoon. Low 38 morning high 65. Maximum 72 minimum 31. Humidity high 90 percent, midnight 81. Sun rises 7 53 am sets 5 57 pm. Precipitation, high and low temps for 24 hours ending last night.
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PHL
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
Dallas
Roswell
Mdenver
W. Fallg
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