Search for missing Globemaster halts in Iceland gale
Seventeen airmen aboard a U S Air Force Globemaster are feared lost after the four engined plane crashed into the Atlantic between Iceland and Greenland. Bad seas and a wind swept snowstorm hindered the search as crews from several nations scoured the area. Pieces of burnt plywood and oxygen bottles were found, while the crew includes Captain Roland S Cornwall and Lieutenant Barney S James. The plane was en route from Iceland to Goose Bay, Labrador and New York.
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Eykjavik
Iceland
U.S. Air Force
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Atlantic
Greenland
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Reykjavik
Air Force
Roland S. Cornwall
Washington, D. C
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Howard A. James
Goose Bay
Labrador
New York
Lubbock Officer Hurt In Patrol Car Collision
A Lubbock officer sustained a cut above the eye and minor injuries after a patrol car collided with a parked pickup in the 3600 block of 24th Street around 9:20 p.m. Saturday. The officer, treated at Methodist Hospital, was riding with Sgt. Lynn Hargrove when the car rammed the rear of the unoccupied truck.
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Lubbock
24Th St
Methodist Hospital
Bard Marland Robertson
Victors Named At Slaton Show In FFA And 4 H
Slaton show crowns FFA and 4 H victors with 108 points securing first, second places among FFA chapters. Roosevelt 4H Club tallies 45 points and Lubbock 4H Club 3, earning top two spots for H Cubs competition.
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Lubbock County
Rt. 1
Shallowater
FFA
Roosevelt
Lubbock 4H
Moore Resigns Tech Board Post
Canadian post in Dallas reports Moore resigns from the Tech board effective April 1 after three years as a director. His term would have expired February 1959. Also mentions local farm show results and awards at Monterey and Frenship FFA events with champions.
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Canadian Post
Dallas
Moore
Tech
Allan Shivers
Easterners Fear Nixon Support Signals Veiled VP Bid
A draft showing Eastern Republicans fear a Nixon backing signals moves to oust Nixon as Eisenhower’s running mate. Former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Gov. Christian Herter eyed as possible replacements. Eisenhower praises Nixon but stops short of renomination. Page 8.
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Eisenhower
Thomas E. Neey
New York
Chris
Tian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Nixon
Dewey
Herter
View Vandalism Reported in Lubbock Youths Simmering Tensions
Police in Lubbock crack down on thousands of juveniles amid vandalism and theft waves. Officials note the issue extends beyond the city and that Friday and Saturday saw intensified inquiries from the public and press as agencies respond to teen crime concerns.
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Lubbock
Zoning Action On Service Stations Faces Backlash
Residents on 33rd and 35th streets react to a plan by the City Planning and Zoning Commission to extend C-2 restrictions to service stations. The proposal, aimed at keeping drive-in businesses out of nearby homes, would place undeveloped parts of 34th Street in the new zone first, affecting blocks and triggering mixed zoning across town. Joseph E. Jones of 3601 23rd St. voiced opposition, saying he does not want a filling station near him. The commission will study the plan at a forthcoming meeting.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Tate
34Th Street
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Stancard
Joseph E. Jones
23Rd St
Avalanche Journal
Planning Commission
Rail Rate Hike To Cost Local Firms $1 Million Yearly
Lubbock shippers face about $1 million yearly rise as the Interstate Commerce Commission approves a 6 percent increase in rail rates. Robert Reedy of the Chamber of Commerce urges accurate records of freight payments to ensure any potential refund if the rise is found excessive. mentions possible truck rate actions and notes the Commission reserves the right to audit.
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Lubbock
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert Reedy
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Reedy
Commission
Girtetown Hearing Set
A report notes a hearing scheduled in Girtown with details to be announced on page 12 section 3. The item appears in the church and community news section of the daily paper. The phrase Miser is referenced in a comic dictionary entry with a brief definition.
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Girtetown Hearing Set
Miser
Deadline narrows mayor race in Lubbock with two candidates
Deadline for filing passed leaving two men in the mayoral race for Lubbock. No contests in three City Commission vacancies as Forrest, a lumber dealer, and others vie for seats being vacated by Hurley Carpenter and Lucian Thomas Byrd. Forrest resigns to run for mayor.
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Lubbock
Lubbock Ixoters
S. S. Casey Charness
Manyor
Forrest
Sioner Casey
Maxey
Hurley Carpenter
Lucian Thomas
Byrd
FBI Chief Seeks Parents’ Blame For Juvenile Crimes
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover argues parents should face legal and financial responsibility for their children’s delinquent acts. He states lack of parental training and discipline drives rising juvenile crime, calling for accountability and tougher measures amid a debated policy and curfew discussions locally.
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International News Service
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Law Enforcement Bulletinn
J, Edgar Hoover
Probe for body search at Phares Farm opens today
A fresh inquiry into the disappearance of a Latin American woman shifts to Phares Farm, 12 miles northwest of Hale Center. Rigging equipment will reopen a gas line as 200 volunteers joined a prior futile sandhills hunt. two men tried witching for the body.
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Lainview
Ottoa
Hale Center
TWO AREA CHAMPIONS REPEAT IN SPELLING BEE
In Cochran Lamb and Hockley counties the 1966 county spelling bees crowned winners as two area champions repeated. Judy Merrifield, 14, of Littlefield, won Lamb County with keepsake after a miss by the runner up, then captured Cochran County title.
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Lubbock
Lamb
Hockley
Avalanche-Journal
Cochran
Judy Merrifield
Littlefield
H. B. Littlefield
H. B. Littlefield Rt. 1, Won Ihe Lamb
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