Trap Snares Lubbockite
A 24 year old, Don Standifer, was held on $7,500 bond for armed robbery after admitting two holdups near Lubbock and confessing to others. He described capture by Plainview officers and criticized the police. The report links his case to several other heists around Idalou Abernathy Shallowater and Lubbock in early March.
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Bill Wilkerson
Avalanche-Journal
Don Standifer
Gird St
Standifer
Cadenhead Servis
Idalou
Bridges Mobil
Abernathy
Lubbock
Servis
Ges
Shallowater
United Super Market
Garvin Bridges
Frank Miller
Plainview
U.S. 87
Miller
Jack Bryant
C. L. Dyer
Jim Paulk
Lamesa Counciligan says chief to resign for city’s best interests
Lamesa councilman J D Dyer Jr stated Chief of Police Leo Box was asked to resign Friday for the city’s best interests and not due to any proven wrongdoing. Box had fired two officers and a recall petition circulated, while a group supporting Box gathered at a cafe. The city manager requested Box’s resignation after an hours long meeting with the council.
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Amesa
Lamesa
Leo Box
Box
J. D. Dyer Jr
Carroll Taylor
Ner
Storm Belts East Rain Forecast Amid Snow Toll
Readable meteorology note reports moisture pushing into the saturated South Plains with light rain today and further rain tomorrow. Lubbock Weather Bureau cited a high of 60 to 62 degrees and partly cloudy skies. A separate crippling snow storm stalled trains snapped lines and caused up to two feet of snow with at least 22 deaths reported across the Southwest.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Tech SMU Plan Joint Ownership Yacht Bell Agreement
Tech and Southern Methodist University agreed to a four hour meeting to discuss joint ownership of a yacht bell as a symbol of strengthened relations. The SMU delegation visited Lubbock, toured the campus, and planned social activities for fans while delving into game communication and collaboration between the two schools.
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Kenneth Irish
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Southern Methodist University
Tech
Dallas University
SMU
Lubbock
David Thompson
Borger
Dent
E. N. Jones
Washington Grid Dinner Targets Dignitaries In Satirical Toast
Washington dignitaries from Nixon to Kennedy and top officials were lampooned at the Washington Gridiron Club dinner. Off the record debaters Rogers and Kennedy headlined a night of satire with political skits and songs.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ashington
Outer Space
Texas
Washington Gridiron Club
Richard M. Nixon
Capitol
Supreme Court
Statler Hotel
William P. Rogers
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Benjamin M. McKelway
Washington Star
Marquis W. Childs
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Washington
Eisenhower
Sec
John Foster Dulles
Sherman Adams
Senate
GOP
William F. Knowland
Harold E. Starson
Lyndon Johnson
Adlai F. Stevenson
Harry S. Trumpov
G. Mennen
Gridiron
News Quder TECH HONOR PROGRAM
The brief excerpt lists multiple page sections from a newspaper including editorials, market news, oil news, fine arts, and media programs. It serves as a navigational note rather than a full article, with no named individuals or concrete events provided.
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TECH
Market
Plains Oil News
Two Princesses Named For South Plains Fat Stock Show
Enell Cornett from Terry County 4 H and Billye King from Loop FFA named as princesses for the 25th annual South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show opening Monday. Selection followed a Saturday contest at Fair Park Coliseum with about 300 attendees.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Enell Cornett
Brownfield
Billye King
Loop
South Plains
Fair Park Coliseum
Miss Cornett
Earl Comnet
Terry County
Miss King
FFA
Odie Hood
Stock Show Entertainment Committee
Sandra Adams
Sea Princesses
Genell Comett
Panhandle South Plain Fairgrounds
Itatt
16 Injured As Flyer Derails
Klamath Falls Oregon reports a Southern Pacific streamliner derailed in the Cascade Mountains injuring 16 passengers seriously and causing about 20 more minor injuries. The 13 car train bound for Portland traveled 69 mph before hitting a broken rail 100 miles north of Kotan. Relief trains and buses ferried injured to Crescent Lake and Chemult. 209 passengers, 25 crew, and uninjured travelers were accounted for.
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United Prevy
Here
Crescent Lake
Kotan
Incene
Southern Pacific
Chandler Fee Train
U S Nuclear Test Promises Space Explosion Next Month
Rep. James T. Patterson warns of secret plans to explode a nuclear weapon in space as part of atomic tests in the South Pacific starting next month. He says tests at Funeak tests will pair Nike missiles with rockets speeding at thousands of miles per hour, framing an anti missile showdown.
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Washington
Sns
U.S
Outer Space
South Pacific
James T. Patterson
Rconn
Fnnwetok
West Won't Yield On Overseas Bases
The United States accuses Russia of flouting UN disarmament aims and seeks a summit as Moscow pushes a plan for a UN space agency. Washington denounces the Kremlin offer to supervise outer space in exchange for U.S. bases withdrawal and notes Russia’s UN Disarmament Commission boycott as ongoing UN flouting. The State Department will study the Soviet proposal details, noting a preference for looser UN control.
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Ashington
United States
Russia
United Nations
Eisenhower
State Department
Kremlin
Europe
Middle East
North Africa
2Nation Disarmament Commission
UN General Assembly
UN Security Council
Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Outer Space
Washington
U.S
West
U. S
Church Pastor Uses Coffee Cigarettes To Boost Attendance
Messiah Lutheran in Richardson offers Christ, Coffee, and Cigarettes for adult Sunday School. Pastor Mark B Herberner greets visitors with coffee, noting a 100 percent attendance rise since the program began. He cites busy mornings and partial breakfasts as reasons, adds he is a bachelor who enjoys coffee brewed by others.
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Associated Press
Ichardson
Richardson
Mesesiah Lutheran
Mark B. Herberner
Messiah Lutheran
Army Plans Explorer II Launch Soon Says Missile Official
Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris, commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, said Explorer II would be launched into space very soon. The new satellite will be about the same size as Explorer I, which is currently in orbit.
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Army
San Francisco
John B. Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Knowland Sees June Tax Cut Decision Delay
Senator Knowland predicts Congress will wait until June to decide on tax cuts. He notes action must occur before June 30 to preserve current excise and corporate levies, so any income tax relief would be postponed. A Republican meeting with Eisenhower and treasury officials will discuss possible measures to counter the business slump.
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Knowland
Rom Avalanche Journal
WashingTon
William F. Knowland
Calif
Congress
Senate
Eisenhower
Sec. of the Treasury
Robert Anderson
Solone
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Lewis L Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
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Solon
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