Democrats Blast Nixon At A $100 Plate Dinner Kickoff
A swarm of Democratic hopefuls assailed Vice President Nixon at a $100-a-plate dinner drawing about 2,500 party loyalists. Senators Kennedy Humphrey Symington Johnson and governors Brown Williams Meyner criticized the Eisenhower administration amid calls to raise funds expected around $40,000. The event set the stage for the 1960 campaign with Nixon eyed as the likely general election opponent.
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GOP
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Nixon
Truman
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Edmund G. Brown
California
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Humphrey
Bathyscaphe sets record depth in Pacific trench
Navy scientists Jacques Piccard and Navy Lt. Dani Walsh piloted the bathyscaphe Trieste to the Marianas Trench, reaching 37,800 feet off Guam. They spent about 30 minutes on the bottom, observed moving objects, and noted cold, wet conditions as contact with surface ships was lost then reestablished.
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Pacific
Guam
Navy
Jacques Piccard
Dani Walsh
Marianas Trench
Trieste
U S Envoy Bonsal Sees Worsening Cuba Ties
U S Ambassador to Cuba Phillip W. Bonsal returned to Washington to report to Secretary of State Herter on what he called a serious deterioration in U S Cuban relations. He blamed unwarranted attacks by Fidel Castro and said the situation is not routine. He hopes to return to Havana, noting warm sentiment for Americans remains.
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Phillip W. Bonsal
U.S
Cuba
Eisenhower
Herter
White House
Castro
Bonsal
New York
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Havana
United
Race Track Burned by Hot Tips
A wry note on horse racing hints. The column jokes that race track tips burn many men with supposedly sure-fire calls, highlighting the risky lure of betting and speculation in racing circles.
Poll Tax Rush Nears Deadline in Lubbock County
With the January 30 deadline looming, tax offices rush to process poll tax receipts and exemptions amid long lines. County officials plan midnight closing as filing for county offices opens February 1, while notices hint at contests for commissioner and state representative seats. In Cuba, Holguin reports a counterrevolutionary ring busted and 40 arrests noted.
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CW. Ratliff Avalanche
Journal
Ith
Lubbock
Lubbock County
Russell Hardin
Hardin
Democratic
Rob Dennis
Dennis
Wayne Richardson
HH. Boedeker
Doer Blanchard
Heiress Dragged Back From Paris by Court Edict
An 18 year old heiress, who ran off with Romanian lover Andre Porumbeanu, was brought home to Idlewild Airport after a Paris court ordered the transfer. Her brother Douglas organized a dinner date trap that led to her capture, while Andre remained in Paris police custody for paper verification. Gamble pledged she would not give him up.
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Giamble Benedict
Paris
Idlewild
Douglas
Joddan
Gamble
Andre Porumbeanu
Andre
Katherine Geddes Benedict
Wilson At VFW Meet in Plainview for AG bid
Texas attorney general candidate Wilson spoke at a VFW Mid-Winter Roundup in Plainview telling 60 attendees there is no rackets operating openly in Texas and praising his drive to oust naturopaths. More than 350 post and district officers attended as the VFW and its auxiliary held events and a lengthy council session.
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Avalanche Journal
Plainview
Will Wilson
Texas
Texas Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wilson
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Council of Administration
Benson family born triplets in Lubbock County
Mrs Benson and her husband welcomed a boy and a girl and then triplets Lora Glora and Lloyd who marked their 19th birthday with no fanfare. She recalls other triplets but believes theirs are the only locally documented to have lived in Lubbock County.
Texas editors begin annual convention here in Lubbock
Texas daily newspaper editors gather for the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Assn meeting in Lubbock. William P Steven of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune delivers the noon Caprock Hotel address as editors and their wives register for a three day session. About 100 attend a reception at the Lubbock Club.
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Lubbock
Ed Wishcamper
Abilene Reporter-News
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Assn
William F. Steven
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Steven
Texas Associated Press
Warming Trend Is Due To Begin In Area Today
Light snow touched East and Southeast Texas as coldest week of winter ended. A gradual warming trend is forecast from today through Tuesday with cloudy to partly cloudy skies on the South Plains. Highs near 44 after a low around 17 early today. Florida braced for a five day cold snap easing later. Beaumont and the Panhandle saw rare flakes and lingering snow cover. Amarillo reported light snow Saturday.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
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South Plains
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Gulf
Kilgore
Longview
Panhandle
Mercury
Amarillo
Eisenhower to discuss civil defense plans Monday
President Eisenhower will brief a special Conference of Governors committee on civil defense measures to protect the public from radioactive fallout, with talks set for Monday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Conference of Governors
Chicago Police Boss Quits Under Pressure
Chicago faces a major scandal as Police Commissioner Dorothy J. OConnor resigns to return to captaincy. Mayor Daley and Gov Stratton clash over cleanup while 17 officers face suspensions for burglary bribery and robbery. Grand jury probes led by Benjamin Adamowski unfold amid political turmoil.
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Daley
Republican Guides
Atty
Benjamin $. Adamowski
Adamowski
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Rufus Greenfield
Thure Mills
Ben Bonner
Delegations Arrive in Tunis for All Africa Congress
Observer delegations from the Soviet Union and Red China have arrived in Tunis for the All Africa People's Congress opening on Sunday.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Soviet Union
Red China
All-Africa People’s Congress
AP Texas bureau chief's wife dies in Corpus Christi
Bill Barnard, AP Texas bureau chief, loses his wife to cancer in a Corpus Christi hospital. Today sessions begin at 9 a.m. with reports by members of a Continuing Study Committee evaluating AP news and picture coverage.
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Tom Stuetzer
AP Business Office
Harold Ratliff
Bill Barnard
AP Texas Bureau
Corpus Christi
Fires Consume Homes as Lava Destroys Two Dwellings
In Hawaii, a lava lake breached an emergency dike at Kapoho village and engulfed two homes, one inside Kapoho town and another near Kahopo. Red hot cinders from the main fountain set one house ablaze, while lava tongues consumed the other. Kahopo residents were evacuated as Kilauea eruption began ten days earlier. only emergency workers remain on Hawaii Island.
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Kilauea
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Weather Map Page highlights mixed skies Lubbock vicinity
Partly cloudy in Lubbock and area with no significant warmup. Early low around 17 degrees and afternoon high near 43. light southwest and west winds 5 to 15 mph. Forecast includes fog and scattered precipitation with regional temperatures from El Paso to Denver.
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