Knowland presses U S to seize tanker amid China trade clash
Amid debate on trade with Red China officials outline possible U S actions if Beijing moves against offshore targets. Military plans consider limited American responses aimed at deterring invasion of Quemoy and Matsu, with a three front strategy across Korea Formosa Indochina. Russia’s influence over arms to Red China factors into hopes for avoiding open clash.
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China
Peiping
Quemoy
Matsu
State Dulles
Southeast Asia
United States
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Pescadores
Marst
Fisenhower
Reds
Russia
Opening of Rabbit Show Slated Today
The South Plains Rabbit Breeders Association Spring Show opens at 9 a m in the Merchants Building at the Panhandle South Plains Fairgrounds with 400 rabbits entered. Don Guthrie of Mount Ayr Iowa will judge the event running through Wednesday featuring the famous Larry Kissing Bunny exhibit and classes for Dutch New Zealand California Himalayan American Chinchilla English Spot and Latin breeds.
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South Plains Rabbit Breeders Association
Merchants
Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds
Larry Kissing
J. J. Scharnberg
Lubbock
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Don Guthrie
Mount Ayr
Iowa
Heat and dust storms linger across Texas and plains
High temperatures continue across West Texas with a brief cool front forecast. A weak front in Lubbock will drop temperatures to about 35 by Monday. Dust storms rip the Great Plains as Colorado wheat suffers an estimated 50 million dollars in losses. The Ohio River flood causes 13 million in damage and displaces thousands in Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Kentucky.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Great Plains
Colorado
Ohio
Ohi
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Slashing Victim Leaves Fort Worth For Iowa Farm
A Fort Worth cab driver, Klaus Koch, was killed after being dragged from a street in the early hours. His wife, Mrs Koch, reported threats from two men who accused him of drug smuggling hidden in a car inner tube. Police issued a pickup order for a 45 year old suspected dope peddler. Koch had traveled to Mexico two weeks earlier with his wife.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Worth
Koch
Mexico
Juarez
United States
Land Probe Continues Amid Fire Over Veterans Land Board
Shivers and Shepperd, former Veterans Land Board members, press for a $500000 inquiry into the land office amid allegations of plunder. Autocratic pressure on witnesses is alleged, with charges of tampering and offers of legal help to veterans. Giles, indicted for a $30000 bribe linked to 652 acres, remains jailed as probes widen.
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Shepperd
Giles
Veterans Land Board
Hardeman
C. Il. Cavness
Land Office
Veterans Land Program
Texas
Jhcorn
Albcorn
Attorney” Geners
Veterans’ Organizations
Small
San Antonio
The
Houston Post
Len
In Antonio
Giles Giles
Bexar County
Veterans Land
Herman Enters First Candidacy in School Election
Herman files his candidacy as the fifth entrant in the school election with a filing deadline of March 19. Other candidates include Tom Murphey Ruel C. Main seeking reelection Dr Davis Armistead and W Medlock. Absentee voting runs March 21 to 31 in the Lubbock County Clerk's office.
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Herman
Tom Murphey
Ruel C. Main
Davis Armistead
W. Medlock
Lubbock County
Lubbock Minister Wins Area 2 Toastmasters Speech
The Rev. Paul G. Elbrecht, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church and member of Lubbock Toastmasters, won the Area 2 Speech contest with Why Should We Worry. Second place went to Hal W. Kirchoff. third to Bill Holder. About 104 attendees heard Dr. W. English deliver the keynote as Elbrecht advances to district competition in Midland April 23.
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Area 2
Toastmaster's Clubs
Paul G. Elbrecht
Lubbock
Hal W. Kirchoff
Plainview
Bill Holder
Caprock
Paul G.elbrecht
Toastmasters Clubs
Elbrecht
Christ Lietheran Church
Toastmasters Club
Plainview Toastmasters Club
Hub Toastmasters Club
W. English
Scott
Midland
Dallas
B. T. Rucker
Will Rogers Toastmasters Club
Aubrey
Pin Point Bombing Sharpens War Target Distinction
The discussion contrasts war against soldiers with war against noncombatants and argues for precision bombing to destroy military targets without leveling cities. It notes improvements in crews, electronics, jet platforms, and prestrike procedures. It mentions aerial reconnaissance and new reflector materials being studied in South Africa.
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China
Dulles
Nevada Proving Grounds
Winners Named From 33 Beauties In South Plains Show
Joyce Verkamp of Wilson and Doris Ann Fields of Muleshoe won as stock show princesses at the 1955 South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show judging in Lubbock. Verkamp topped 2 1/2 FFA division entrants and Fields led 12 4 H division contestants. They will serve as official hostesses during the three day exposition opening Monday.
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Wilson
Doris Ann Fields
Muleshoe
South Plains
Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Miss Verkamp
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Miss Fields
H. Verkamp
Wilson High School
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R. L. Fields
Rt. Box
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4Il
Wineners
Silvia Rauatats
Ann Cline
Fea Vingeer
Manse
Ann Adams
Liicteld
Dane Simosue
Rita
Suzanne Ravisveau
Lutrnck
Matic Harta
Laenze Banna
New Deal
Yoanin Chisum Girard
Lace
Joann Newnan
Walter Mian
Daten Cisrhara
Smoke Pots Test Shows Smoke Screen Reduces Heat Radiation
The Defense Department and AEC tested a smoke screen around a 37 000 foot detonation to reduce thermal radiation. About 120 smoke pots created a smog half the area while mice in both zones served as controls. The test aimed to assess how smoke could insulate Earth from the fireball.
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Arizona
Texas Panhandle
Defense Department
AEC
Utah
California
Nevada
Invokern
Calif
Atomic Energy Commission Department of Defense
Army Chemical Corps
Nehru Survives Attack During Nagpur Drive
Prime Minister Nehru waved from a car when a rickshaw rider swerved toward the vehicle. He grappled with the attacker and wrested a clasp knife before police took the man into custody. The incident lasted about ten seconds and recalled Gandhi's 1948 assassination.
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Page One
Nagpur
Nehru
India
Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
Gandhi
Vinayak Godse
Butler says Eisenhower health not a 1956 campaign issue
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler told a Detroit news conference that the party will not use Mrs. Eisenhower health as a campaign issue if Eisenhower runs again. He defended remarks in New York, calling Republican protests over his comments "much ado about nothing."
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Detroit
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Butler
New York
Washington
White House
American mail order catalogs as propaganda weapons
Representative Victor Wickersham argued that American mail order catalogs such as Sears and Montgomery Ward would be more effective propaganda weapons in Russia than the Voice of America. He noted his two months traveling through Russia and its satellite states and said Russians were surprised by the prices Americans pay for goods.
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Houston
Russia
Voice of America
Victor Wickersham
Id-Okla
Voice
Sears
Montgomery Ward
Spelling Bee Prizes Slated and County Directors Named
Schedule shows multiple county bees this week with prizes. Avalanche Journal regional directors include Ri Boyd Post Dean A Robinson Gaines Lamb J A Lumsden Cochran Fred Stockdale Morton Yoakum Harry K Benton Lynn Ruth Jolly Tahoka P K Humes Alamese Lasema E G Brownlee Crosby D A Edwards Korkiey Petty Bailey M Forbes and others. Post winner Linda Kuykendall to represent Post schools in Garza County Bee with Jimmy Short and Victor Hudman Jr advancing as alternates.
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Avalanches Journal
Lubbock
Ri Boyd
Avalanche-Journal
Dean A Robinson
Post
Gaines
Charles FE. Lawrence
Lamb
J. A. Lumsden
Littlefield
Cochan
Fred Stockdale
Morton
Yoakum
Harry K. Benton
Plains Lynn
Ruth Jolly
Tahoka
Dawson
P. K. Humes
Lamesa
Linda Kuykendall
Linda
V. H. Kuykendall
Post Rt 1
Garza County
Jimmy Short
Victor Hudman Jr
Fin
County Bee entries due for Lubbock schools
The regional Bee in Lubbock places third in the Post Bee. County Sept. Boyd requests Lubbock County school entries for the county Bee to be submitted by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Each school district may enter one student.
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Lubbock
Boyd
Flemming to Speak at Sherman Oil Banquet
In Sherman on March 12 the chief of the Office of Defense Moralization Arthur Flemming will speak at the Chamber of Commerce oil banquet on April 26.
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Sherman
U.S. Office of Defense Moralization
Arthur Flemming
Chamber of Commerce
Weight and weight loss event at Wade avenue gathering
A fragmented report covers a weight weighing event at Wade 308 Ave with multiple individuals and teams named. It mentions pounds in weighings, a Saturday schedule, and hospital connections, with medical staff and local names appearing in a scattered OCR text.
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Mey Hevard
Wade
Annon Eighing
Amaunite
Lunves
Tem Samana
Memo & Bec
Taskar
Stock Show youths enter animals for junior show
Youths with animals gathered at the fairgrounds for the junior show amid heavy entries. The event, sponsored by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and local boards, plans noon start and a split schedule with an auction Wednesday afternoon. About 200 youths pre-registered. decorations and banners will adorn the barns for the event. Prizes and auction proceeds aim to aid fair pricing, with about 5.10 raised by the finance committee matching last year. The awards banquet is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the animal husbandry pavilion on the Texas Tech campus.
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Lubbock
Her of Commerce and Board Cire Development
Abuit
Satwidas
China
Animal Husbandry
Texas Tech
Roundup Queen Finalists Narrowed by Texas Tech Group
Members of the DoubleT Association at Texas Tech narrowed Roundup Queen candidates to three finalists. President Raymond Mitcham announced the selections Saturday night. Finalists include Phyllis Martin of Lamesa Shirlee King of Stinnett and Shirley Herrington of missing details. The winner will be crowned during halftime of the intra squad football game Monday.
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Texas Tech
Raymond Mitcham
Phyllis Martin
Lamesa
Shirlee King
Stinnett
Shirley Herrington
Red Cross Fund Drive Extended in Latchbock County
General Chairman Frank Jinell announced a March 31 extension after a meeting reporting partial totals. divisions showed progress toward goals with gifts from general solicitations and employee drives while some areas lagged. Local earmarks total about 9597 with most funds staying in Labhoes County.
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Red Cross Fund
Latchbock County
Frank Jinell
Sibsit
SEO
SAA
Manel
Saair
Empolye
Nubie
Slaton
Junel
Labhoes County
Princess Margaret Contemplates Townsend Marriage Amid Monarchy Debate
Reports from London describe Princess Margaret's engagement rumors to Townsend sparking royal and public debate. Some Britons fear a marriage to the divorced Townsend could tarnish the monarchy while others see it as a personal matter with limited throne implications.
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Townsend
Twa ‘Wronz Omarraces
Camrenind
Margaret
Royal Ladze
Wandsne
Tay
Tox
Spa
Torensend
Eas
Pronesse
Sion Habin Peven Charis
Anne
Edward Mul
Margaret Marres Townsend
Tax Compromise Debated Amid GOP Tension
Fragmentary text shows a debate on a tax compromise with partisan tension and references to Republican views and individuals, including North Dakota figures, amid unresolved questions. The readable lines imply a continuation from a prior page and a political maneuvering scene.
American Student At Oxford Found Dead Near Girls Dorm
A New York City postgraduate student and noted literary figure’s son Clement Zimmer aged 23 was found dead in bushes outside a girls dormitory near Oxford. Police ruled out murder, a full report to the coroner is expected, and the cause of death will be announced.
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England
New York City
Furopean Fami
Sil
Clement Zimmer
Sun Af Prellege
Crandsam
Richard Strauss
Poties
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