Abernathy Lumber Yard Fire Threatens Gas Tanks
Firefighters from Abernathy and nearby units battled a blaze at the McCurdy Lumber Company that endangered 12 000 gallon gas storage tanks. The fire began around 8 p m and was controlled by 9 30 p m with damage estimated near 50 000 dollars. Chief Ed Crow led a 21 member volunteer department assisted by Lubbock units and an air base staffing. The frame yard, largely destroyed except for a lumber bin, suffered partial insurance coverage.
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Hank McKef
Avalanche-Journal
Bernathy
McCurdy Lumber Company
Lubbock
Military Auxiliary Air Base
Here
Abernathy Volunteer Fire Department
Cecil McCurdy
McCurdy
Abernathy
Volunter Fire Department
Ed Crow
U.S. Yields Twice In Talks With Rhee Over Armistice
U.S. concessions to Rhee emerge from discussions in Washington and Seoul. The joint statement shows Rhee pledging to cooperate in an armistice while the United States grants two key points: possible withdrawal after 90 days if talks stall and a defense pact to deter future attacks. The administration also pledges continued military and economic aid.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
u—Syngman Rhee
United States
Seoul
Rhee
Walter S. Robertson
U.S
Korea
South Korea
Eisenhower
Stevenson Escorted by East Berlin Soldiers Amid Gun Threat
Adlai Stevenson and seven companions were halted for about 20 minutes near Wilhelmstrasse as a Russian gunman warned them to stop moving. Police and soldiers blocked exits while photographers captured scenes of the bunker ruins linked to Hitler. Cecil B. Lyon U.S. High Commission Berlin director and others witnessed the incident.
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Don Doane Erlin
Adlai E. Stevenson
East Berlin
People's Army
Stevenson
Iron Curtain
Wilhelmstrasse
Hitler
Cecil B. Lyon
Berlin
U.S. High Commission
U.S
Edwin Lumpkin
Athens
Ernest Ives
Chicago
Adlas
Rhee Reaffirms Three Month Truce Window
South Korea leader Syngman Rhee said he would not block a truce but would only refrain from interfering for three months if Korea is not yet unified. U S envoy Robertson voiced concern after reports of Rhee hedging on armistice terms. The joint Rhee Robertson statement said they had advanced toward mutual understanding on truce arrangements.
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Associated Press
GFOUL
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
Republic of Korea
U.S
Korea
Rhee
ROK
Robertson
U. S
Presiential
Walter S. Robertson
Syngeman Rhee
United States
Pusan
Tokyo
Beria Purge Spurs Unrest In Germany
East German leaders denounce Eisenhower food offer as aid to subvert the Soviet zone while widespread unrest and anti purge demonstrations unfold in Berlin. Kremlin signals mixed on Big Four talks as Beria fallout sparks labor tensions and martial law adjustments.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
White House
State Department
U.S
East Germany
Matyas Rakosi
Communist Party
L. P. Beria
Beria
Molotov
East Berlin
William Zaisser
Hennigsdorf
P. T. Dibrova
Otto
Ten Airmen Die in Georgia B 22 Crash
Ten airmen from Hunter Air Force Base were killed when a B22 bomber crashed during a training mission into marshy tideland by Rock Creek near Savannah Georgia. The wreckage was scattered in swampy terrain and recovered by helicopters and boats. A board of officers was named to investigate the tragedy and cause remains undetermined.
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Savannah
Hunter Air Force Base
Rock Fir Creek
Five Indicted for Murder in Lone Star Case
A 99th District grand jury indicted Felton Askew and his wife Virginia for murder along with 49 other cases. Also charged were Jim Ward 44 Juan Ysasago 25 and Alfonso Poncho Atardo 24 for shootings in New Deal Lubbock and nearby areas. Other named suspects face forgery burglary and swindling charges as proceedings continue.
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99Th District
James G. Denton
Felton Askew
Virginia
Ave. D
Jim Ward
Birch Ave
Juan Ysasago
3Rd St
Alfonso Poncho Atardo
N. Ave
Askew
Charley Johnson
Ward
Gilcus Ward
Ysasago
Agapito Pena
New Deal
Utardo
Conrado Vela
Lubbock
Jack Adams
5Th St
Henry Blanton
Edward Browder Jr
Amarillo
James Bunyard
Traffic toll climbs in area with 53 deaths first half 1953
The Lub bloom area reports 53 traffic fatalities in the first six months of 1953, up 11 from 1952, while Lubbock city saw 2 deaths and 1,377 accidents injuring 221. The six month toll suggests a grim year ahead for motorists and pedestrians.
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South Plains
Lubhock
Lubbock
Ranchmen Split On Proposed Price Program
President Eisenhower met with governors and ranchers in Amarillo as they debated cattle price supports. governors urged a thorough study while ranchers urged quick action to avoid bankruptcies. About 500 Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Kansas and Colorado ranchers organized for price supports and parity pricing with quotas and potential production controls. See CATTLE Page 10
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Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Colorado
Dalhart
Congress
Eisenhower
Washington
Girl Runs Away From Parents Who Turned Communist
Arlene Miguez a 19 year old American girl fled from her Communist parents in Red Poland after four suspenseful years in Warsaw. She walked alone through Copenhagen Airport seeking freedom in Denmark en route to Chicago believing she had escaped danger and fear.
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Oliver G. Clausen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Arlene Miguez
Red
Poland
Warsaw
Chicago
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Weather Summary for Lubbock and Southwest Region
Partly cloudy in Lubbock and vicinity today and Monday with a few scattered showers and cooler conditions. Morning lows around 65, afternoon highs near 92, and humidity around 66 percent. Weather Bureau data show high temperatures around 98 and lows near 70 across the area with regional readings for Abilene El Paso Amarillo Dallas and San Antonio.
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Lubbock
U S. Weather Bureau
Lee Rue
Abilene el Pass
Amarilla
Houston
Albuan
Okla
City
Dallas
Sen Antonio Danval
Wife Held In Area Slaying
A murder charge was filed against Mrs. Claud B. Kays in Andrews County after her husband, 32, was shot near the Fullerton home. No witnesses. a .22 rifle was found at the residence. Kays died after staggering toward a service station. Mrs. Kays is held on $12,000 bond. The shooting occurred about noon and investigators noted threats made by Kays.
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Andrews
Claud B. Kays
Fullerton
Andrews County
Kays
Peacock
John Suggs
Ray Phillips
Killeen
Frankel City
Here
Wayne Wetzel
Singleton
Oregon Prison Riot Quelled Swiftly by Guards
Guards swept the Oregon State prison yard today as flames rose from a blazing tailor shop. Tear gas drove back rebellious convicts over food supplies, one prisoner wounded by a guard's bullet during the tear gas attack. Fire crews responded as the yard was secured.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon State
Comissary
Salem City
Dulles Meets Salisbury on Suez Crisis and Middle East
Secretary of State Dulles and Britain's Lord Salisbury held urgent talks with Georges Bidault and the French on ending the British Egyptian Suez dispute. Bohlen returned to Washington for consultations on the Beria purge while security limited details of the sessions.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Georges Bidault
Lord Salisbury
Soviet
Russia
White House
Associated Press
Dull
Britain
Suez Canal
Dulles
Middle East
Bohlen
Charles E. Bohlen
U. S
Moscow
Kremlin
L. P
Bern Bohlen
Beria
Paris
Salisbury
Bidault
Suez
Beef sale in Muleshoe tops budget after retail price drop
Manager Thurman White says Cashway Grocery faces a loss between 1200 and 1500 dollars as 42 beeves sold at pre inflation prices in Muleshoe. Shoppers lined up for roasts and steaks on Friday and today, with prices as low as five cents per pound for some cuts.
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Chick Morris
Avalanche-Journal
Muleshoe
Cashway
Relative Of State Sclon Is Killed In Anson Car Wreck
R W Tinsley 80 father in law of State Senator Jarrard Secrest Temple killed in an automobile accident near Anson at 430 pm Saturday. His daughter Mrs W H Huwit of San Antonio injured slightly. Tinsley had lived in San Antonio since retirement in 1937.
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Sclon
Anson
R. W. Tinsley
Jarrard Secrest Temple
W. H. Huwit
San Antonio
Tinsley
Red Troops Storm UN Outpost Near Finger Ridge
More than 2,000 Chinese forces attacked a South Korean outpost on the East Central Front, driving back the 6th Division from Finger Ridge southeast of Kumsong. The rest of the front remained quiet a night. U S B 29s bombed three bridges in northwest Korea.
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Seoul
Red
Finger Ridge
Kumsong
Korea
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