U Bomb Enriched Hydrogen Device Revealed in Bikini Test
Atomic Energy Commission released a report on the Bikini Atoll test noting a natural uranium jacket around the hydrogen bomb core. The resulting weapon produced a larger fireball and deadly radioactive fallout surpassing prior concepts, termed the U bomb by experts.
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Dulles to report on Formosa and China raid plans
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles returns from the Far East to outline an American led strategy against Red China on three fronts and report on Formosa. He met Chiang Kai shek and will address the President and nation with possible new ideas.
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Middle East Tension Escalates as Refugees Move to Jerusalem
In Gaza and the Palestinian coastal city, new demonstrations by Arab refugees and unconfirmed reports of Israeli troop actions increased tensions. A convoy transported 16 wives and children of UN truce observers through Israeli territory to Arab Jerusalem for safety. UN truce team head Francois Gicomaggi warned the situation was becoming extremely difficult and urged safer conditions away from Gaza.
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Evacuation Ordered As Pahoa Faces Possible Erup tion
Non residents were ordered from Pahoa Hawaii and officials prepared to evacuate the town on moment's notice as tremors signaled potential new eruptions. About 200 people east and south of the town were being moved, with nearly 400 refugees in Pahea from bubbling Puna. Dr Gordon A. MacDonald urged evacuation then tempered it to avoid panic.
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Robbery and Burglary Incidents Reported in Lubbock
Police investigated several thefts and break ins with minor injuries and no major losses. A 62-year-old G. W. Wilkinson said a white man beat and robbed him of 38 dollars in the Negro district Friday night, treated at Porter Clinic. Pioneer Cookie Co. thefts yielded 20 dollars cash and 57.80 in a check. Tools worth 75 dollars were stolen from a pickup on 37th Street and a 50 dollar Stetson vanished from a car on Broadway.
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G. W. Wilkinson
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37Th St
Broadway
Fight Looms Over Yoakum County Audit Request
A pitched battle over whether Yoakum County should have an official audit is slated for the County Commissioners Court meeting on March 14. Backers say hundreds signed a petition urging the audit, which would be the first complete county books audit in 15 years. Opponents and cost estimates from $10,000 to $25,000 loom, with a grand jury investigation into state affairs possible. a 106th District grand jury meets March 18.
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Soviet say United States on targets for atomic retaliation
Moscow radio quotes New Times Maj. Gen. F Isayev claiming the United States could be struck with atomic weapons if military retaliation is needed. The piece says the USSR is ahead in hydrogen weapons and warns Western bases and satellite states are vulnerable, with Washington facing a shifted strategic balance.
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Truce Sought In Irving School Strike
Irving officials teachers and staff pressed the school board to end the dispute and allow strikers to return to work. Dr John L Beard former superintendent proposed restoration and a voter decision in May on his retainment with termination at term end and no contract balance.
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First Methodist opens new Lubbock church today
Opening of a magnificent religious edifice as the First Methodist church in Lubbock welcomes worshippers. The ceremony marks the launch of a new building with a celebratory note for the faith community.
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First Methodist Church
AREA COLD FRONT TO CONTINUE
Flooding along the Ohio River spurred hundreds of families to flee as the cold front grips the midwest and South. The Panhandle and Texas face a deepening chill with forecast lows near 8 to 20 degrees and a warming trend later. Ohio river predicts a 40 to 41 feet crest at Marietta, threatening the business district with a 35 foot flood stage.
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New Hybrid Grain Program Revealed At Meeting Here
Dr. N. W. Kramer told more than 150 Texas seed growers at the Texas Certified Seed Growers Association gathering at Texas Tech that a hybrid grain sorghum will be commercially grown in Texas this year, the first such production worldwide. The effort involves J. Roy Quinby and J. C. Stephens from the Chillcothe substation and Dr. R. E. Karper, with Kramer active in hybrid sorghum research at Lubbock Substation.
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Chillicothe
First Methodist Opens New Building at 13th Street
The First Methodist Church begins using its new building at 13th St and Ave M with an 8 a.m. service in the sanctuary moved from Broadway and Ave M. A 10:50 a.m. service will follow, both led by Dr J Chess Levern. The Texas Tech Choir will sing at the 7:30 p.m. service. Open house runs noon to 7 p.m. and 9 to 10:30 p.m.
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Avalanche-Journal
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New Mystery Shrouds Killer in Western Chase
Authorities proved the Green River slaying suspect, killed by a railroad agent, was not the ex convict Melvin Henry Gray as once believed. Fingerprint tests showed the man used the same name while in the Pinedale area, complicating the case in Wyoming and Utah.
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County Stock Show Honors At Slaton In 14th Event
Frenship and New Deal FFA members won grand champion honors at the 14th annual Lubbock County Stock Show held at Slaton High School field. Bobby Weiss of New Deal took sheep top with a Southdown lamb. Mike Gross of Lubbock 4H won for Hereford calf. Grand champions in swine went to John Powers in gilt with a lightweight Duroc and Sammy McWhorter of Frenship for barrow with a Poland China. Judges included Texas Tech agri education professor T. L. Leach. More than 100 fans braved cold winds as show superintendents guided the event.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Martha Allred
Slaton
Weather Map Light Cloudiness Near Lubbock
The Lubbock vicinity experiences cloudy to partly cloudy skies through Sunday night with a warmer trend on Monday. Morning low around 23, daytime high about 45, winds variable near 15 mph.
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