U.S. envoy killed in Cyprus raid and blasts injure Americans
U.S. envoy killed in Cyprus raid. Bomb injures five other Americans. Reports say officials are to observe nuclear tests in the Pacific as top advisers depart to witness Op Redwing at Eniwetok.
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Axshandle
Ashington
Easenhower
Pacific
Donald A. Quakies
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Dillion Anderson
National Security
Af Central Intelligence
Amos J. Peasieputy
Old FE
Stassen
Eniwetokwing
Anthe Mise
Quarles
U.S
Cyprus
Cyprus bombing kills U S consular officer in Nicosia
A Cypriot terrorist blast at the Little Soho restaurant in Nicosia killed Vice Consul William Boteler of Washington and injured five other American staff, two blasts by pro Greek nationalists demanding union with Greece. British troops sealed the area and searched rooftops for attackers. Boteler had arrived four weeks earlier from Ankara.
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Avalanche-Journal
Winicosia
U.S
State Department
Washington
William Boteler
Mediterranean
Greece
Boteler
Britain
Cyprus
Ankara
Turkey
EOKA
Metaxas Square
Area Guardsmen Head For Camp
About 290 members of the 122nd Field Artillery battalion bivouacked on the Slaton Highway near Buffalo Lake ready to board a convoy at 3 30 p m to Fort Hood for a two week encampment of the 36th Division. Units from Lubbock Plainview Levelland Big Spring join to form the battalion commanded by Lt Col Ross Ayers. The Big Spring battery will link with the convoy at Roscoe.
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122Nd Field Artillery
Slaton
Buffalo Lake
Fort Hood
Lubbock
Plainview
Levelland
Big Spring
Ross Ayers
Roscoe
Area Guardsmen
Military Chief Attacks Foreign Aid Cuts in Testimony
Admiral Arthur W. Radford chairman of the joint chiefs warned in secret testimony made public that deep foreign aid cuts will keep American troops overseas. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee delayed final action on the 4.5 billion aid bill until Monday, with further cuts anticipated on the floor.
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Avalanche Journal
Washington
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Radford
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Appropriations Committee
Rock and Roll Frenzy Grows Beyond Teen Limits
A sweeping feature analyzes how rock n roll has captured both teens and anxious parents, with educators clergy and industry experts weighing its impact. Norman Orlick notes growing sales and the difficulty separating it from rhythm and blues while predicting continued expansion beyond youth culture.
AREA PIONEER GEORGE R BEAN LONGTIME LUBBOCK FIGURE
George R Bean known as the county’s senior citizen marks 64 years as a Lubbock County resident this month. He arrived as a young cowboy with his father during the era when cattle trails and freight roads were fading from the South Plains. Bean later served as Lubbock County Judge from 1902 to 1906 and remains the lone survivor among the early adult pioneers who shaped the area’s history.
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TMTE
South Plains
Texas
George R. Bean
Lubbock County
Bean
Geo. R. Bean
Man Reaches For Snake In Drunkenness Case
In Council Bluffs Iowa on June 16 a man charged with drunkenness told police to take care of his snake. He then pulled a three foot bullsnake from his shirt, shocking officers who assumed the reptile came from drinking.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Centralized burglary hits three firms on Ave H
Burglars struck the intersection of 25th Street and Ave H Friday night, hitting three local firms. At St. Clair Service Station 2501 Ave H a broken window and a forced cigarette machine yielded 72 dollars plus unknown money. A filing cabinet was pried open with a tire tool, taking 70 dollars in small change and about 2 dollars in pennies from the register. Pat's Cafe at 2502 Ave H showed a broken rear door window but no entry after forced entry, while Plains W 2426 Ave was reported to have an undetermined amount of change taken. See BURGLARIES HIT Page 10.
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25Th St
Ave. H
St. Clair
Pat's
Plains
Ave
Mercury Soars To 103 In Lubbock Area Amid Heat Storms
The Reading area saw its highest temperatures in three years as Lubbock and surrounding towns endured blasts of rain hail and powerful winds. A weather radar showed widespread showers from southwest to northwest with hail up to large eggs near Gail and winds causing brief power outages including Levelland Police Station. Continued heat and storms threaten area farmers with forecasts predicting lingering heat and unsettled weather through the week.
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Kenneth Maycury
Jayton
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Met
Levelland
Littlefield
Senators Push to Bolster Tactical Air Command
A Senate subcommittee chaired by Sensen Symington and Jackson urged a stronger Tactical Air Command. Gen. Otto P. Weyland testified behind closed doors that adequate tactical air power before 1950 might have deterred the Korean War, framing TAC as essential to counter brush fire or limited wars worldwide.
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Washington
Senate Air Power Investigating Subcommittee
Otto P. Weyland
Tactical Air Command
United States
TAC
Sens
Symington
DMO
Air Power Probe
Jackson
D-Wash
ABC Meet To Open Editorial Page Time Clue
The fragment lists newspaper sections and pages for content such as editorial material on page 10 and farm and oil news on other pages. It also includes a riddle about time as a concept that cannot be delayed.
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ABC
Area Farm News
South Plains Oil News
Speer Grocery Store in Dickens Destroyed by Fire
Fire, driven by a strong south wind, leveled the Speer Grocery store in Dickens. Fire crews from Dickens Spur and Crosbyton fought the blaze but could not save the landmark. Mrs Lela Speer said the store was insured and no inventory was saved.
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Dickens
Speer
Spur
Crosbyton
Lela Speer
Industry forecasts buoyed by diverse sources for 1956 prosperity
After reviewing reports from 15 industry sources the U S Chamber of Commerce chief economist predicts 1956 will be the biggest year with prosperity likely to carry into the second half. Executives from 14 trade associations and one banker offered forecasts at the midyear symposium noting optimism in homebuilding but grim outlook for car dealers. The Union Trust Co executive vice president warned the economy will need a shot in the arm, possible tax cuts or easier money.
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Sterling F. Green
Ashington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Today
Emerson P. Schmidt
Eisenhower
Schmidt
National Automobile Dealers Assn
Justin Bowersock
Union Trust Co
Washington
Bowersock
Better South Plains crop prospects seen in 1956
1 430 000 base yield seen crop conditions on the South Plains are better than 1955. Dry-land plantings now at 70 percent with 30 percent remaining. Weather has been hot and dry but recent 18 day showers improved moisture. Fertilizer use down from last year as some late plantings receive boosts. See Crop Conditions Page 10.
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Conrad Schoefer
Avalanche-Journal
Rea
South Plains
Weather summary for Lubbock area with scattered storms
Lubbock and vicinity show clear to partly cloudy skies with no major temperature change. Widely scattered thundershowers expected late afternoon, plus occasional strong southwest winds and blowing dust. High around 100, low near 65. Sunrise at 3 36 AM, sunset about 8 00 PM. Maximum humidity 70 percent, minimum 40 percent. Precipitation expected in a 24 hour period ending at midnight.
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Nish
Midment
Abilene
Aurique
Houston
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
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America
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