Democrats push to finish farm bill before Easter recess
House Democratic leaders cleared the decks for a desperate effort to finish work on a compromise farm bill before Congress's 10 day Easter vacation. A conference committee of five from each chamber will start Monday to bridge the Senate and House versions. The high price support issue remains explosive as President Eisenhower opposes heavy Senate benefits but may compromise.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ashington
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Congress
Senate
Eisenhower
Democratic High Command
Sec. of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
House Agriculture Committee
GOP
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Harold D. Cooley
Cooley
New Storm Lashes East with Third Northeast Snow Blitz
A spring snowstorm hammered the Northeast for the third time in nine days, dumping up to 8 inches in New York State and setting Portland Maine’s March record at 42.6 inches. Six deaths were reported in the region as highway crews labored to clear the piled snow and continue cleanup from prior blizzards.
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John Durant
Boston
Avalanche-Journal
Portland
New York State
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
St. Patrick’s
Michigan
New England
City Auditorium To Open Friday
Lub bock civic leaders celebrate the opening of a new Auditorium on the Tech campus west of Jones Stadium marking the first unit of a $2,350,000 complex. A 2,000-car paved lot adjoins the buildings, with Coliseum set to open in May 2027 and Owen Show named as the first major attraction.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Tech
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Owen
First atom airborne unit planned by Army general
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Sherbourne Jr. announced that the first airborne infantry division with an atomic punch is being organized and could begin overseas duty by February 1957. The unit will train at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, backed by four Honest John rockets and a pair of secret atomic weapons replacing 105 mm howitzers, with 11,500 men and 6,000 fewer than WWII divisions.
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Darrell Garwood Ashington
INS
Thomas L. Sherburne Jr
Fort Campbell
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101St Airborne
Airbourne
First Atom
Daniel Danielson speech signals 1956 gubernatorial bid
Texas politics focus on Price Daniel who will disclose 1956 plans in a Monday night address and on Tuesday the Democratic executive committee in Houston will consider a July primary ballot referendum on interposition. Key figures Yarborough White Hart met labor officials in Austin amid gubernatorial talk.
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Avalanche-Journal
EXAS
East Texas
Price Daniel
Texas
U. S
Democratic Executive Committee
Houston
Allan Shivers
Organized Labor
Austin
Ralph Yarborough
Sec. of Agriculture
John White
State
Supreme Court
James P. Hart
Younger Drivers Hire Statistics in City Traffic Crackdown
A study of Lubbock traffic records shows more enforcement lowers accidents, while tighter policing raises fatalities and injuries. In 1954 arrests reached 17,244 with 370 deaths. 1955 arrests fell to 13,492 as deaths rose to 538. Through early 1956 arrests dropped 49 percent and injuries rose 81 percent, with a two day spike of 249 speeding tickets underscoring police stance.
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Lubbock
Remains Of Plains Indian Presented To Tech For Study
In February 1955 amateur archaeologist Claude McKaskle of Midland uncovered a buried grave near Stan ton in Martin County while seeking Plains Indian projectile points. He found a Plains Indian man remains with burial artifacts including robes bracelets saddle and a flat silver concho on the skull.
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Kenneth Rhodes
Avalanche-Journal
Claude McKaskle
Midland
Caprock
Stanton
Martin County
Cyprus Curfew Set for Today’s Paper Editorial Notes
The day’s edition outlines a new curfew in Cyprus and highlights editorial content across multiple sections. The paper lists pages where Radio TV programs, farm news, area notices, and comic dictionary entries appear, noting Millenium as a term defined as the time for planned good actions to be carried out.
Woman Reports Man in Bushes Provokes Police Find Marines
Los Angeles police stated a woman overestimated a sighting of a man with a rifle near her home. Investigating officers revealed a regiment of Marine reserves was conducting maneuvers nearby, explaining the reported sighting.
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Marine Regiment
Los Angeles
INS
Police Chases Involved In Two Mishaps
Two deadly weekend traffic crashes on the South Plains, tied to police chases, left seven dead and several injured. In the first, Mrs Mil dred French, 35, Brownfield, died when a car overturned near Tokio. Frank Lloyd, 32, Brownfield, was killed in the second chase crash west of Tokio. Lamesa patrolmen injured when their cruiser overturned in a 100 mph chase near Lamesa. The fatalities raised 1956 South Plains deaths to 29 and 30, with March marking the 11th fatality. See AREA FATALITIES Page 10.
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South Plains
Tokio
Brownfield
Mildred French
Yoakum County Sheriff's
Frank Lloyd
J. D. Roberts
Treadaway-Daniel Hospital
Lamesa
J. P. Lowrey
Lamesa General Hospital
Terry County
Six Candidates For Lubbock ISD Trustee Race
A new candidate enters the Lubbock Independent School District trustee race, filling a slate of six for two positions on the April 7 ballot. Mrs. Oscar Ray joins William H. Evans Earl Inc. Jr. Hudson Bird Leroy Waggoner and John J. Christmann. Rays says a woman candidate is needed on the board and cites examples from other cities.
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Lubbock Independent
Oscar Ray
Mesa Road
Mesa Addition
William H. Evans
Ear] Inc. Jr
Hudson Bird
Leroy Waggoner
John J. Christmann
Accent on speed blamed What is the answer
Father of a youth killed in a March 17 highway crash urges safety over speed. City councilman Bill Myers shares his grief and questions how to balance parental responsibility with public life. He notes traffic ads push speed, laments unsafe outcomes, and calls for safety emphasis rather than speed.
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Tampa Times
Myers
Associated Press
W. B
Bill) Myers
Ampa
Fla
Tommy
Indianapolis Speedway
Mike Korbly
Bill Meyers
Tampa
Boy Kills Abusive Father Ends Turmoil In NC Farm
Allen Thomas Brock Jr., a 15 year old from N C, killed his abusive father after his mother suffered years of hardship on a poverty stricken farm. He tended a small garden for the eight member family and endured a deteriorating four room cabin with no electricity. The eighth grader described the abuse and said action followed a broken washing machine when his father became angry and violent. The case is reported by United Press.
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United Press
N. C
Allen Thomas Brock Jr
Allen
Weather map update for Lubbock area shows fair skies
The weather map reports fair weather in Lubbock and vicinity with little temperature change. Light southerly winds increase to about 20 miles per hour in the afternoon. Dust is minimal to none with a high near 80 and a low around 45.
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