Water cost depletion ruling boosts High Plains economy
U.S. District Judge Joseph B. Dooley ruled in favor of a Petersburg farmer who sued the federal government for a cost depletion allowance on irrigation water. The early victory for the plaintiff signals a potentially large economic boon for the Southern High Plains of Texas and the High Plains Underground Water District.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
S. Dist
Joseph B. Dooley
Petersburg
High Plains
Water District
Dooley
Texas
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Supreme Court of the United States
W. L. Broadhurst
Appeals Courts
Tshombe heads toward Kolwezi amid UN pressure and arrest threat
Katanga President Moise Tshombe slipped from UN jurisdiction and flew toward Kolwezi via Solwezi after a day in Elisabethville. Diplomats warn he faces arrest on treason charges, while UN Secretary General Thant defends Tshombe as the legal Katanga head.
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Associated Press
Dola
Northern
Rhodesia
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Kolwezi
Congo
Solwezi
Here
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Katanga
A Thant
New York
Thant
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Record Cold Grips Lubbock as Temps Dive Below Zero
A brutal Arctic surge chilled the South Plains with Lubbock readings near zero and plunging past several records. At 9 p.m. Saturday the city stood at minus 3, with forecasts calling for 15 degrees today and freezing temperatures through Monday.
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Leon Fleming
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Mercury
Lubbock
Rio Grande Eros
Vancy
Texas
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Lovington
N. M
Floydada
Dalhart
Amarillo
Tulsa
Hobbs
Clovis
Hereford
Muleshoe
Andrews
Midland
Texas Highway Department
Progress in New York newspaper strike remains stalled
Both sides in the city’s longest and costliest strike loosen their positions but reject the other side’s compromises after several hours of joint talks. The sessions, urged by a fact finding panel that blamed the International Typographical Union, were recessed until further notice.
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New York
International Typographical Union
Doctors End Strike In Italy After 48 Hours
Italy's 83,000 striking doctors suspend their 48 hour stoppage at midnight Saturday. They warned of potential future walkouts to protest low fees and government red tape.
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Doctors End Strike
Rome
UPI
Italy
Arctic cold halts routines as Lubbock plummets
BERT BREWER reports on an Arctic cold wave hitting Lubbock and South Plains Saturday. Hundreds face no water and no cars as snow and subzero temperatures disrupt schedules. Plumbers report a rush day and expect triple calls when thaw begins, with frozen water and sewer lines in trailers and widespread furnace issues.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Inauguration Extravaganza to Fill Austin This Week
Avalanche Journal plans extensive Austin coverage Monday and Tuesday with staffers Jerry Hall Kenneth May Sue Flanagan and photographer Sarge Klinger. AP and UP wire services will also provide reports as the paper promises full word and picture accounts on the inauguration.
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Austin
Avalanche-Journal
Jerry Hall
Kenneth May
Sarge Klinger
Sue Flanagan
Associated Press
United Press International
AP Yreeze
Pecos Doctor Wins Ruling in Hospital Hearing Fight
Dr John Dunn won a temporary injunction allowing him to treat patients at Reeves County Memorial Hospital in Pecos while the hospital board schedules a formal hearing within a week. The hearing will be closed to outsiders and limited to board members, medical staff, and witnesses.
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Associated Press
PeCos
John Dunn
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Dist
William
el Paso
Board of Managers
Hill Hudson
Dunn
Hudson
Harrison Beauchamp
Beau
Total hits billion as South Plains bank deposits hit record
The Avalanche-Journal reports area bank deposits tied a billion dollar level as 1963 opened. The South Plains Lubbock trade area shows a total of $1,140,429,938.86 on deposit across banks, despite late crops and weather setbacks.
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Tanner Lane
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Matador-Paducah
Hereford
Midland-Odessa
Clovis-Portales
Roswell
Lovington-Hobbs
Marriage: An Institution in which the woman who chooses her husband's clothes
A humorous quip suggests that the act of a wife selecting her husband’s attire may be the origin of marriage, reflecting social norms of sartorial selection and partnership. The remark frames marital roles with wit, typical of editorial humor sections.
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Mary Ella Beavers
Daily Prayer for Sun and Work and Shared Bread
A compact anonymous verse asks for sun work and joy with daily bread and butter. It seeks health and means to aid others, balancing personal need with communal provision.
Gas Sickens 15 In City
Fifteen occupants of Century House Apartments at 1629 16th St were rushed to city hospitals after escaping gas filled the three story building via the central heating system. Assistant manager Ron Biggerstaff warned residents and seven were taken to St Marys Hospital before the source was found. One hospitalized, Mrs. E C Nichols, and several others treated for exposure as firefighters cleared the leak and declared the building safe after 9 PM. Betty Westerland and family were among those moved to Methodist Hospital.
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Century House
16Th St
E. C. Nichols
Methodist Hospital
Ron Biggerstaff
Biggerstaff
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marshall Warren
Nichols
Rix Funeral Home
John
Betty Westerland
Apt
Wendy Ann
Sandra Kay
60 Below In Montana Strikes Across United States
A brutal winter blast blankets the nation from the Rockies to the Atlantic with deep snow, high winds, sleet, and record low temperatures. Montana records 60 below zero as deaths rise to 33 nationwide amid fires, freezing conditions, and widespread travel disruption.
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NTER
Mexican
Gulf
Rio Grande Valley
Arizona
Montana
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Wisconsin
Illinois
Louisiana
Kansas
Nevada
Missouri
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Rockies
Atlantic
California
Los Angeles
Weather Map Page 2-C Lubbock Forecast
Partly cloudy and very cold with low temperatures 10 to 15 below zero. Warmer this afternoon with high temperatures in the middle or upper teens. Light northerly winds across Lubbock and vicinity.
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Lubbock
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