Snowbound Mountains Strain Rescue Efforts Across Carolinas
Rescuers push through deep snows in the Blue Ridge and Appalachians aided by National Guardsmen and Red Cross personnel. Helos dropped fuel and food to stranded families as a derailed coal train blocked icy routes. Disasters sprawl across East Tennessee and western North Carolina with isolated communities facing weeks without heat.
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Pellston
Mich
Central Plains
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Elizabethton
Upper East Tennessee
Red Cross
Blue Ridge Mountains
National
West Jefferson
N. C
Devil's Crossing
Boone
N.C
Donna Davis
National Guardsmen
Roan Mountain
Tenn
Ashe, Alleghany
Avery
Watauga
Wilkes Counties
North Carolina
Wilmington
Adj
Capus Waynick
Raleigh
National Guard
Tennessee Civil Air Patrol
Nashville
Donelson
Gulf
Desert
Southwest
Move Begins To Split Michigan Ento Two Parts
Lansing Michigan AP reports a bill to split Michigan into two states. Rep George Montgomery Democrat proposes Detroit County form a new state named Water Wonderland. Opposing views say the Upper Peninsula should have priority as divisions are debated in the legislature.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Amg
U.S
Senate
George Montgomery
Detroit
Montgomery
Pioneer V to be analyzed for Venus Earth space conditions
NASA says no definite start time for Pioneer V studies yet as Jodrell Bank tracks the probe's signals. The satellite, first inside solar orbit, will approach Venus and issue long range transmissions later, with instruments including two radios and a high power transmitter.
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Scientis
Venus
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Adminision
Pioneer V
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Pioneer
Washington
NASA
Radio Moscow
Strangulation Blamed In Death Of Infant
An Andrews area 2 month old girl Merry Jane Petteson died about 6 a.m. Saturday after strangling on milk given earlier. Parents, maternal and paternal grandparents survive. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at Singleton Funeral Home with burial in Babyland Cemetery. Autopsy directed by Dr. Henry T. Leigh.
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Singleton Funeral Home
J. W. McKinney
First Christian Church
Babyland Cemetery
R. F. Jackson
San Angelo
V. F. Patteson
Mount Vernon
W. M. Taeger
Taylor
Portales Woman Injured in Weekend Wreck
A Portales woman, 31 year old Belle Hale, sustained minor injuries in a two car collision at College Avenue and Second Street. Anna Jackson, 18, of Tait, the other driver, was not injured. Hale received treatment at Methodist Hospital Saturday night.
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Porades
N.M
Methodist Hospital
Oeom St
College Ave
Belle Hale
Anna Jackson
Tait
Solons Dismiss Firing Probe In Texas Legislature
The General Investigating Committee will not probe the firing of Tex as Ranger Capt. Jay Banks nor the Tarrant County gambling juror. Chairman H. J. Blanchard said Banks dismissal is an administrative DPS matter and gambling in Tarrant County not within the committee's remit. the grand jury handles such probes.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Ranger
Jay Banks
Tarrant County
H. J. Blanchard
Lubbock
Banks
Texas Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Blanchard
Grand Jury
Woman Delivers Her Own Great-Grandson in Maryland
In Laurel Maryland Mrs Adama Purkey, 55, delivered her great grandson John David Purkey at home with the help of a family physician who arrived as the birth began. The mother and baby were pronounced in good condition.
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Laurel
UPI
Sisted
Purkey
Adama
John David Purkey
Washington
Local Birth Announcements From Area Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Don McGuire announce a daughter born at Methodist Hospital weighing 7 pounds 18 ounces at 6 51 p.m. Saturday. Mr and Mrs Hart Moore announce a son born at Methodist Hospital weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce at 5 38 p.m. Saturday. Mr and Mrs J B Vines announce a daughter born at West Texas Hospital weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces at 7 50 p.m. Saturday. Mr and Mrs W R Reed announce a son born at West Texas Hospital at 9 08 a.m. Saturday. Mr and Mrs W C Cook announce a son born at West Texas Hospital weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces at 6 49 a.m. Saturday. Mr and Mrs Wilbur J Kalb announce a son born at Goodnight Hospital weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces at 8 23 a.m. Saturday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Roger Brarmum announce a daughter born at Taylor Hospital weighing 9 pounds 1 ounce at 5 06 p.m. Friday.
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Methodist Hospital
C&i Life Insurance
Hart Moore
Auburn St
Southwestern Public Service
J. B. Vines
Lorenzo
West Texas Hospital
W. R. Reed
Erskine St
Texas
W. C. Cook
Levelland
Loran Tatham Co
Bates
Goodnight Hospital
Avalanche Journal
Kenneth Roger Brarmum
Jarvis
Taylor Hospital
the Transport Co. of Texas
Breakthrough Seen For Agriculture At Agronomy Banquet
Wilmer Smith told more than 100 attendees at Texas Tech's Agronomy Club banquet that the industry faces major breakthroughs, citing light research that makes plants interpret minute night light as longer day lengths. He urged viewing farming by labor value, not dollars, and highlighted agriculture as a major user of steel, rubber, and petroleum. Awards were given to scholarship recipients Hulan Hill Don Adams and Bernard Knezek, with a South Texas tour prize to Dickey Hardee. Tech team honors went to Eugene Coleman Mike McDonald Dean Edwards and Glenn Robison, coached by Cecil Ayers.
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Texas Tech
Agronomy Club
Wilmer Smith
Bob Stevens
Smith
Stevens
New Home
Tech
KFYO
Hulan Hill
Don Adams
Bernard Knezek
Dickey Hardee
South Texas
The
Plains Cotton Growers Assa
Eugene Coleman
Mike McDonald
Dean Edwards
Lubbock
Glenn Robison
Hereford
Cecil Ayers
Plainview Negro Shot Near Tulsa
A 50-year-old Plainview Black man Ernest Carter was shot in the face during an automobile argument west of here near the Swisher County line. Carter, in satisfactory condition at Plainview Hospital, was shot with a .22 pistol after a crash involving Charlene Wideman Edward Johnson and four others. A suspect sought on liquor violation warrant was held by Sheriff Derrell Smith as witnesses described the events.
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Tulsa
Plainview
Ernest Carter
Plainview Hospital
Swisher County
Derrell Smith
Carter
Charlene Wideman
Here
Edward Johnson
Smith
Carr Wilson Face Off At Shamrock Banquet
Attorneys General candidate Will Wilson and challenger Waggoner Carr plan a joint public appearance at the St Patrick’s day banquet in Shamrock. Wilson schedules an intensive campaign tour with stops in Dallas Fort Worth Amarillo and Shamrock. Carr begins with campaigning around Lubbock and Matador before Tuesday banquet.
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Austin
UPID
Will Wilson
Waggoner Carr
Shamrock
Panhandle
Wilson
Dallas
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Shamrock Carr
Lubbock
Matador
Texans and British Leaders Praise Texan British Ties
Alfred Bossom, American designer in Dallas, leads Anglo-Texas Society as McLaughlin extols Britain Texas cooperation. Lord Jellicoe recalls Texas ties and Neiman Marcus model praise. Bebe Daniels and Lord Bossom highlight cross Atlantic friendship and plans to host East Texas Chamber delegates in England in May.
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Alfred Bossom
Dallas
Anglo-Texas Society
McLaughlin
Lord Jellicoe
Neiman Marcus
Bebe Daniels
London
Texas
Snyder
Tex
House of Commons
The
M. V. K. Wilkinson
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
England
Lord Bossom
Harold MacMillan
Great Britain
Moon Eclipse Question Sparks Weather Bureau Talk
A Lubbock woman phoned H. C. Snyder at the Municipal Weather Bureau seeking sight of the late night lunar eclipse. Snyder warned it would likely be cloudy and uncertain, and she pressed to proceed with watching anyway.
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Lubbock
Municipal Weather Bureau
H. C. Snyder
Weather Bureau
Snyder
Lubbock man jailed in sodomy probe at Mackenzie Park
A %-year-old Lubbock man was jailed Saturday night on investigation of a sodomy incident alleged with a 17-year-old girl at Mackenzie Park around 5 pm. Detectives Jerry Stevens and Ken Privett said the suspect signed a statement admitting the offense after the girl identified him.
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Lubbock
Mackenzie Park
Jerry Stevens
Ken Privett
Texan Rangers Hitting London Seek Ranger Recruit
London encounter as Texas Rangers chairman C T McLaughlin chatted with Police Constable Leonard Coles near the Houses of Parliament. Coles declined to transfer to the Rangers, despite praise from McLaughlin who travels with Retha R. Martin of Lubbock. They plan trips to Paris and Rome before returning to the United States.
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London
Texas Rangers
C. T. McLaughlin
Texas Public Safety Commission
Rangers
Mclaughlin
Texas Ranger
Leonard Coles
House of Commons
Retha R. Martin
Lubbock
Paris
Rome
United States
Liquor Vote Opens in Garza County Precinct 4
Cecil Smith of Justiceburg filed a petition for an election in southeast Garza County Precinct 4 with 21 signers though 17 were needed. If approved, voting could occur within 20 to 30 days. outcome depends on a second petition. A wet victory would place liquor within 45 miles of Lubbock amid a regional wave since a 1930s local option ruling. Garza County previously voted dry in 1938 and 1944.
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Cecil Smith
Justiceburg
Garza County
Precinct 4
Post
Scurry
Lubbock
South Plains
Supreme Court
Dickens
Castro
Eisenhower Eyes Broad Campaign to Sell U.S. Goods Abroad
President Eisenhower plans to send Congress a special message this week proposing a wide campaign to boost American exports. The plan includes a study on the value of the dollar and Brazil's San Francisco River Basin development program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Brazil
San Francisco
Civil Rights Bill Faces Senate Battle and House Preview
The civil rights package undergoes weekend revision to ease Southern opposition as House and Senate leaders forecast rapid progress. Moderates dominate in both chambers with key votes shaping whether a conference is needed and which enforcement measures survive.
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House
GOP
Halleck
Dirksen
Senate
House-Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Johnson
Frank J. Lausche
Dohio
Lausche
Amputee Held Captive by Bandits After Nightlong Theft
A man with artificial legs was held for six hours by armed bandits who bound him and fled in his car. One attacker struck him in the mouth with a pistol and both the watch and artificial legs were left missing. Police suspect the robbers discarded the legs after leaving Collins’s vehicle.
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Page One
Collins
Saucer Evidence Claimed by Alamogordo UFO Group
A research team in Alamogordo New Mexico says it has found evidence suggesting unidentified aerial objects from somewhere other than Earth are operating within the earths atmosphere.
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Alamogordo
N.M
UPD
Earth
Mistrial Declared In Finch Tregoff Case After Deadlock
California court recessed Thursday with a mistrial in the long Finch Tregoff case as jurors failed to agree after nearly 40 hours of deliberations. Dr. Finch and Miss Tregoff faced retrial on murder and conspiracy charges. prosecutors signaled readiness for another jury, while defense warned of economic burdens and potential delays.
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Miss Tregoff
Dr. Finch
Barbara Jean Finch
I Jon
Minneapolis
Jack Cody
Cody
Mrs. Finch
Las Vegas
Nevada
Los Angeles
Een
California
S. Gas
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