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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1956

Page

5

SHAPE Leader Gears Himself To Be Precision Instrument

NORSTAD, 49, rising from brigadier general at 36 to four stars at 45, leads SHAPE as NATO’s soon to be supreme commander in Europe. The Norwegian Lutheran son of a pastor built Europe's air defense from a French chateau base in 1951 52, shaping Eisenhower’s atomic air strategy and serving as key air chief during his presidency.

Seymour Topping Allied Powers Europe Lauris J. Norstad Europe Red Wing Minn Larry Norstad America Norstad Paris Free Europe Eisenhower U.S Alfred M . Gruenther Oran Fisenhower NATO Swank St.Germain

Lovington merchant jailed for assault on Hobbs mother

Lovington merchant Thurman Eugene Davis 39 was jailed on $10,000 bond on a rape charge after a Hobbs mother described a three hour fight in Davis upholstery store. She escaped through a broken door with aid from two passersby, while Davis allegedly threatened to kill her and sustained injuries en route to police.

Lovington Hobbs Thurman Eugene Davis Lea County Sheriff's Department Davis Ben H. Craig el Paso James Palmer Craig

Paul Bertrand Services Set Today

Funeral services for Paul Felix Bertrand 66 Floydada farmer who died Friday night in Lockney General Hospital will be held Sunday at First Methodist Church Floydada with Rev Tilden B Armstrong officiating Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery Harman Funeral Home directing Survivors include his wife three sons Neal Harold all of Floydada a daughter Gladys Westfall Plainview a brother Adolph Amarillo three sisters Mrs Tom McSpadden Wichita Falls Mrs John Seedig Denver Colo and Mrs Charley Larlwig Clifton and 12 grandchildren

Floydada Paul Felix Bertrand Lockney General Hospital First Methodist Tilden B. Armstrong Bertrand Floyd County Clifton Tex Flovdada Harman Funeral Mome Neal William Harold Gladys Westfall Plainview Adolph Amarillo Tom McSpadden Wichita Falls John Seedig Denver Colo Charley Larlwig

East German unions ordered to allow worker input at meetings

In Berlin East Germany unions were ordered to permit member suggestions at meetings. Tribunae the official organ lamented past obedience and urged change as workers show growing dissatisfaction and skip gatherings. The Labor Ministry had recently moved against arbitrary quota boosts. Venezuela records show 4468 twins and 36 triplets born in 1954.

Berlin East Germany Tribuene Venezuela

Rancher Tests Breeding Wild Rodeo Stock For Bronc Tests

Sacramento July 21 A California rancher, 45, plans an unprecedented experiment breeding wild bucking horses from ornery stock. He will take two years before first ranch reared colts are rode in bareback events. If any prove weak they will be used for dog food. He compares to his Brahma bulls and notes dwindling range horse supply.

Barmby

Hungarians Defy Red Orders In Mass Funeral Demonstrations

In Budapest crowds refused police attempts to divert processions for Gypsy violinist Sandor Bura and singer Sari Fedak. Some 35 000 mourners filled Farkasreti cemetery grounds while 300 Gypsy musicians played as flowers rained down and the crowd sang patriotic tunes.

Russell Jones Vienna East Europe Hungary Sandor Bura Bura Sari Fedak Ferenc Molnar Farkasreti Evpsy

Inventor Advised To Use Invention

Igor Sikorsky, the Bridgeport Connecticut helicopter inventor, was in an accident on Route 54 near Paulling New York when a deer struck his car. He and his vehicle were uninjured and he proceeded to Brewster where he called the sheriff for guidance. The sheriff joked that he should use a helicopter for night travel.

Pawling N.Y Igor Sikorsky Bridgeport

Betsy the cow not explosive after all

In Paso Robles California on July 21, Betsy the Guernsey was believed dangerous after being seen near dynamite caps. Sheriff Merrick and a veterinarian watched Betsy in a pasture, but they concluded the box was empty and she had eaten only grass while continuing to give milk.

Paso Robles Calif Etsy Paul Merrick Peter Duckworth G. B. Collins Dyvaacon Merrick Betsy

Pedestrian Patrick Anderson Dies After Morning Hit

San Antonio reports Patrick Anderson, 76, died from injuries after being struck by a car this morning. Investigators determine the incident occurred in the early hours and the driver remained at the scene.

San Antonio Patrick Anderson

Luce Says Poison Came From Ceiling Paint in Rome Home

Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce states she was poisoned over a year and a half ago by arsenic in paint peeling from her Rome residence ceiling. She corroborates Time magazine release, cites a CIA inquiry clarifying how arsenic entered her body.

Washington Clare Boothe Luce Central Intelligence Agency

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