U S Protests Russian Recon Flights Over Alaska
U S officials reported two Russian reconnaissance aircraft violated Alaska airspace near Hooper Bay and Nunivak and Nelson Islands. American fighters intercepted by radar but did not engage as the intruders showed no hostile intent and were leaving Alaska airspace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuskokwim Bay
Hooper Bay
Nunibak Island
Nelson Island
Pentagon
Defense Department
U.S
Alaska
Defense
Kremlin
Moscow
Kohler
Vasily Kuznetsov
Russia
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Cuba
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Khrushchev B
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Powers
Mystery surrounds night murder in Lubbock
Police probe into the midnight killing of 41 year old Robert O Burdett Jr in Lubbock moves slowly with six witnesses, unclear last movements after 9 15 pm and footprints suggesting two men aided the victim in a car scene. Authorities seek motive amid possible robbery or fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O. Burdett Jr
Lubbock
Wayne LeCroy
Burdett
Quaker Ave
82Nd
Tohoka Highway
Youth Held From Page One Vandalism at Evans Home
Police reported vandalism at 5019 38th St where Arthur Evans Jr found yellow and gray paint on his house and car and toilet tissue scattered in the yard after a caller directed his attention outside. A janitor at The Avalanche Journal saw a broken west door window early Saturday. two males fled, window valued at about 15 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche-Journal
Arthur Evans Jr
38Th St
Evans
The
Avalanche- Journal
Table Tennis Meet Slated At Andrews Recreation Center
A men's singles table tennis tournament is set for Tuesday at the Andrews Recreation Center. Director Gerald Woodward announced trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers. A small entry fee will defray expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Andrews Recreation Center
Gerald Woodward
Births in Petersburg and surrounding areas this week
Congratulations to multiple families for new births across West Texas and Petersburg areas. Parents include Clifton H Watson and Mrs Watson in Petersburg. Cedar 2006. L W Sims in Petersburg. G K Mitchell Morton. Jessie Lee Elliott. Terry Ray Dopson. Bill Warren Cantren. Rayburne Levi Lee. Billy Jo Taylor. and others. Hospitals cited include Lub bock Osteopathic Hospital, Methodist Hospital, and West Texas Hospital. Fathers’ occupations span cacher, service man, Tex Tech student, architect, farmer, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Ray
Dopson
Main
Apt
West Texas’ Hospital
Texas. Tech
Rayburne Levi
Lee
E. 35Th St
West-Texas
Baggett
Machines. Co
Tech ROTC Drill Meet Winners Named at Reese AFB
The Lewis C. Ellis Jr. Squadron of the Arnold Air Society staged a drill competition at Reese AFB with teams from Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. Louisiana Tech won the men's overall honors, Oklahoma and Texas in second and third. Women's division went to Texas Tech with North Texas State second and TCU third. Carolyn Wood of Texas Tech was named outstanding women's drill commander and Sheila Helbing Tech's sweetheart was introduced at the Air Force Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Ellis Jr
The
Arnold Air Society
National Air Force Rotc
Reese Afb
Texas
New Mexco
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Air Force Ball
Tech
LPI
Louisiana Polytechnical Institute
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas
Afrotc
Sheila Helbing
Richardson
Texas Tech
George R. Hull
Tech Union
Sarge Klinger
Texas Gets in Act Too on New York’s St Patrick Parade
Irish eyes on Fifth Avenue as a Mulligan stew of races and nationalities joins the nation in the St Patrick’s Day celebration. The avalanche of revelers fills the sunlit sidewalks with an estimated 2.5 million spectators and a 120,000-strong parade crowd across New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Avalanche-Journal
Little Old New York
Fifth Avenue
Ireland
John J. MacWeeney
Dublin
America
Killarney
Nelson ‘A. Rockefeller
Texas
St. Patrick
Shamrock
Panhandle
Erin
Order
Hibernians
Dallas
Weather rolls across Plains with blizzard and cold snap
A massive storm blanketed the central plains with drifting snow up to 18 inches at high elevations and winds reaching 90 to 100 mph in Colorado. Nebraska roads were blocked, rescues were made for Scouts, and blizzard warnings extended from Nebraska to the Dakotas and Minnesota as cold subzero air cooled the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Black Hills
Sidney
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Neb
Wildcat Hills Park
Boulder
Colorado
Denver
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Chicago Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Ohio Valley
Appalachians
Northwest
Pacific
California
New England
Burlington
Houston
Maine
Kansas Plains
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Lemnitzer Visits Norway for NATO Talks
General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, supreme commander of NATO, will visit Oslo on March 27 and 28 for talks with Norwegian officials. The visit aims to discuss alliance defense arrangements and regional security matters.
Measures Under Rio Treaty Target Dominican Dictatorship
The speaker warned that new actions under the Rio Treaty could mirror penalties used against Rafael Trujillo’s Dominican regime, including complete diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael Trujillo
Pentagon faces civilian military control clash over Boeing GD deal
Testimony from Air Force and Navy officers argues civilian Pentagon officials overruled military subordinates who favored Boeing. Senators and defense leaders debate civilian versus military control as MeNamara counters with a 32 page defense of the initial 1700 plane contract and a bid to testify again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Navy
Pentagon
Boeing
General Dynamics
McClellan
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. Menamara
Spelling Bees Highlight County Youth Competitions
Lamb County and Terry County hold spelling bees with young students from Sudan Union Brownfield and other schools. Judy West and Robert Baumgardner win district crowns as 12 year olds compete in Littlefield and Brownfield Junior High venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Herald
Walker Bailey
Howard County
Judy Ann West
Sudan
Lamb County
Littlefield
Debbie Landers
Stlents
Landers
C. Roy Stevens
Judy
Dick West
Debbie
L. E. Landers
Amherst
Curtis Wilkerson
Robert Baumgardner
Brownfield
Terry County
Brownfield Junior High
Union
Trudy Marshbanks
Union Community Elementary School
Terry Bee
E. G. Brownlee
Jim Cherry
J. O. Burnett
A Union
William Nunn
Union School
Robert
Polish Premier Visits Rome For Courtesy Call
Polish Premier Jozef Cyrankiewicz paid a courtesy call on Italian President Antonio Segni during a Saturday in Rome. The briefing notes confirm the visit as part of ongoing diplomatic exchanges between Poland and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Brehm
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Capitol
State Property and Supplies Department
Rome
UPD
Jozef Cyrankiewicz
Antonio Segni
Georgia coach resignation tied to grid whisper allegations
The FBI inquiry rumor centers on a claim that coach Butts overheard a telephone call where Bryant allegedly outlined Georgia plays. Both men deny the charge. Butts, who resigned Feb 28 after 25 years as head coach and athletic director, plans a libel suit through attorney William H. Schroder once the magazine is released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butts
Georgia
Bryant
William H. Schroder
Birmingham
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Johnny Griffith
M. Cook Barwick
University of Georgia Athletic Board
United Press International
Burnett
Barwick
Moore
SEC
Southeastern Conference
D. C
West Texas convention openings and schedule details
The West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Assn opens its annual convention in Caprock Hotel with registration today and meetings through Tuesday at Caprock and Pioneer Hotel. Key sessions feature county judges from Winkler, Gaines, Kleberg, Dallam and others, with expected attendance over 430. banquet and women’s program planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
W. E. Cook
Winkler County
Roy Bass
Lubbock
Jack Strong
Chas. A. Guy
Avalanche Journal
Judge Cooke
State Association
Charles Lawrence
Gaines County
South Texas Association
B. A. Brown
Kleberg County
Fred Husbands
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Hal Woodward
James H. Yauncey
el Paso
Hillcrest Country Ub
W. D. Henson
Dallam County
Wayne Cook
Methodist Hospital
Tom Diamond Jr
James A. Denton
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
99Th District Court
John Winters
State Department of Public Welfare
J. C. Davis
Ollie Garland
Pecos County
Association
Virgil Lasiter
W. E. Thorn
Calvary Baptist Church
Hemphill-Wells
Southwest Public Service Co
Reddy Room
San Angelo
Landslide Wrecks Train In Japan
A locomotive pulling seven coaches plunged from a landslide near Hakusan Tunnel 150 miles NW of Tokyo and toppled into sea front homes setting fires. Minutes later another slide swept onto the wrecked track, pushing the engine 300 feet into the Sea of Japan and leaving two empty coaches beached. Police report great confusion in Niigata as the event unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hakusan
Sea of Japan
Niigata
Also Mentioned on This Page
O'Donnell
Ralph Burdett
18Th St
China
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Red China
John Sherman Cooper
Rky
State Department
Joseph Reap
Chukotsk Peninsula
United States
Atlantic
Norfolk
Page One
Jefferson County
Clifton H. Watson
Petersburg
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Schoo S
Willie McKnight
Lorenzo Compress
Haden Neon Sign Co
G. K. Mitchell
Star -Rt
Morton
Methodist
Jessie Lee
Elliott
West Texas Hospital
Bill Warren
Billy Jo. Taylor
Zenith
H. A. Lott Construction. Co
Tech Rotc
Texas University
San Patricio
Gulf Coast
McMullen
McGloin
Paddy
Gaines
Duff
Wharton
Seminole
Earl Brasfield
Crosby County
Crosby ‘County
Fem Martin
Crosbyton
Dee
Bee
Farmer
Cone
Crosbyfon
Lorenzo
Ralls
Meene
Stopaugh
Dawson County
Lamesa High School
Wayne Smith
Lamesa Junior High School
Ray Renner
A. H. Smith
Sands
Harry Bradstreet
Knott
Fred N. Minter
Whitt Gunn
Dawson
Dan Hodges
Gerald Glenn
Lamesa
Ackerly
Sanders
E. A. Deering
Ector
Ector County
Kosa-Tv
N. Whitaker St
Odessa
R. E. Durrett Jr. Pulitica
Bledsoe
Glenn Thompson
Floyd County
Floydada
Fioydada
Lockney
South Plains
Lakeview
Dougherty
Providence
Clarence Guffee
Garza Bee
Garza County
Dorothy Bouchier
Charles Didway
Helen Livington
Eva Mae Kennedy
Close City
Post
Southland
Juaticeburg
Dean A. Robinson
Bailey County
Muleshoe
Fred Johnson
Bobby Alrhart
Harmon Elliott
J. G. Arn
Bula
Ramon Martin
Muleshoe Journal
Jaibbock County
O. L. Slaton
32Nd St
Ave. Q. Lubbock
Wilma Robbins
Monterey High School
Lubbock County
Roy Boyd
Andrews County
Lions Club
James Mathis
Nell Bowe
Andrews Independent
T. A. Roach
Vernon Payne
Midland
Mitchell
Dickens
Yoakum
Lubbock Public
Casey Charness Jr
Janet Moriarty
Shallowater
Jimmy Preston
Brenda Byers
St. Joseph’s School
Slaton
Cynthia Steffens
Kathryn Kitten
Boyd
FBI
Aame At
Schrader
Japan
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