Whites Face New Peril As Congo Strife Grows
United Nations observers report escalating danger as Congo tensions widen. Whites seek refuge in Usumbura amid mob violence and killings linked to Lumumbist and Mobutu rivals. Pullout of UN troops raises risk of wider civil conflict and potential interposed security gaps.
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UN Talks On Congo Stated
UNITED NATIONS AP The UN Security Council was summoned for a meeting next Wednesday to discuss the Congo situation. Omar Loutfi of the United Arab Republic is president for February. The council faces urgent demands by seven nations to protest Lumumba’s imprisonment and to address UN force withdrawals that favor Lumumba. A second item concerns Congo President Kasavubu’s demand that Dag Hammarskjold remove Rajeshwar Dayal of India as principal UN representative, accusing Dayal of supporting Lumumba.
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May Be Close Two-Way Race For Senate
State GOP head Tad Smith predicts a two candidate race for the April 4 U.S. Senate special election between John Tower and Maury Maverick Jr. The remark came at a business gathering the night before the public call for runoff and noted nineteen candidates including interim Sen. Bill Blakley and several Texas figures.
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Tom S Wins Second In Speech Tournament
Tom S Lubbock High School led by a second place sweepstakes finish at the Midland Invitational Speech Tournament climaxing Saturday. The event included a boys debate win by Steve and Douglas Cannam. Burke revised remarks praised Navy readiness and U S strength while noting official preclearance of foreign affairs statements. Salinger discussed administration speech reviews and ongoing editorial scrutiny under Eisenhower and Kennedy eras.
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Snow Heavy at Dallas as Death Toll Mounts
Cold spreads across the state with up to six inches of snow and dangerous ice. From Lubbock to Houston, accidents rise and travel warnings spread. 21 people are reported dead. Police follow tracks to two robbers in Dallas. Temperatures plunge, then rebound, with forecasts for more below freezing conditions.
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East Still Plagued by Cold and Snow Across Nation
Intensified cold and heavy snow hit the eastern two thirds of the country on Saturday causing travel shutdowns and stalled ferries. In Texas and the Gulf Coast, blizzards dumped several inches of snow with ice and freezing rain spreading northward. deaths occurred from sled accidents and car crashes while Interstate traffic faced major delays. The storm disrupts coastal and river traffic, with officials noting strategic political aims amid ongoing East West tensions and a thaw in relations.
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Actor Arrested For Delinquent Alimony
A jumbled report notes actor Cameron Mitchell was hospitalized after a leg wound from a shooting incident while filming in Orlando. The piece also mentions a fatal pedestrian crash near Plainview, severe winter weather in Texas, and gas usage records, reflecting a chaotic mixed-news page.
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Man's Alma Mater Has Role In Divorce
Eva Adolph Oliver Jr. testified in Oakland California that his wife described him as disagreeable and unbearable. The case involved a $50,000 bond and references to Stanford University and a TV series acting persona. The Superior Court judge granted interlocutory degrees amid the tense proceedings.
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Rayburn and Smith Clash Over Packing Scheme
Rayburn called for a joint House Senate conference to resolve differences on the packing scheme. Smith issued a defiant statement claiming opponents had offered to settle the controversy amicably. Rayburn dismissed the five bill proposal as minor and warned the long two year session will require broader support. he cited a split rules committee as blocking progress.
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Auto Registration Plates To Go On Sale In Lubbock
License plates for 1961 go on sale Wednesday at the county tax office in Lubbock and the deputy office in Slaton. New colors and prefixes apply to passenger cars, trucks, trailers, and motorcycles, with a total of 84,978 sets on hand. Last year 75,742 sets were issued in Lubbock County. Registered figures show growth over the past decades.
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Kennedy seeks steadier tone in policy clashes with Khrushchev
The White House pressed Adm Burke to soften a speech and Kennedy aides aim to avoid provoking Khrushchev while pursuing policy reviews and new proposals. Kennedy may still welcome a Khrushchev visit if it aids U.S. Soviet talks, and Adlai E. Stevenson publicly weighed in on the thaw. In Paris, Macmillan and de Gaulle opened secret weekend talks on disarmament Laos and European economic policy amid wider world shifts under the new U.S. administration.
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City Youth's Steer Is Tops
Fort Worth AP report on the Southwestern Exposition open show where a Hereford steer from Lubbock judged by a Lester Lenter of Lubbock earned top honors as grand champion with a reserve winner also named in the finals.
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Area Rescue A J Staffer Wins Texas News Honor
Avalanche Journal staff writer Jerry Hall earned second place for a Brownwood grain elevator explosion story. Harold Scarlett and Louis M. Boyd of the Houston Post won first for a gentle guitar piece. Tommy Thompson of the Amarillo Globe Times received the grand prize for exposing Randall County misconduct. Rhea Howard was named Texas publisher of the year and Eva Marie Saint received a special award for Exodus.
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Blaze Tears Through Factory Complex Injuring Four
A second fire at a factory complex damaged stores and apartments and left four people injured, one critically. Firefighters, including the fifth Battalion led by George Kuhn, battled the dawn blaze as a roof collapsed trapping rescuers and killing one victim named Rees before others could reach him.
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Payoff Tops Million For Embezzled Bank Payoff Tops Million
In Sheldon Iowa a bank president's daughter admitted a two million embezzlement linked to Operation Payoff. The FDIC reported payouts of one million two hundred eighty seven thousand one hundred to one thousand ninety four claimants from the Sheldon National Bank.
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Wright Campaign Swing Visits Panhandle City
Rep. Jim Wright toured the Panhandle and South Plains on his Senate bid journey. He planned church attendance in Lubbock before heading to Fort Worth, after arriving Saturday from Plainview. Local supporters joined the campaign swing across the region.
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