Hundreds March In Louisiana
Demonstrations in Texas and Louisiana drew thousands as water hoses were used on sit ins in Marshall and Baton Rouge. In Louisiana about 3 000 students knelt and sang on the Capitol steps while another 2 000 picketed downtown. Southern University expelled 18 students for insubordination, while the Baton Rouge march proceeded peacefully with hymns and prayer.
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Dusty South Plains Faces Higher Mercury and Winds
Southerly winds 25 to 35 mph stir brown dust as a warm day near a record 86 degrees is forecast for today on the South Plains. The Lubbock Weather Bureau notes Wednesday equaled the all time high for the date at 83, while the low humidity of 8 percent may be the lowest on record.
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Map Reveals $100000 Gold Buried In Backyard Treasure
Chicago investment broker Stanley R. Pierce died December 25 at 67 leaving a half million estate to the University of Chicago. Treasures worth at least $100000 were found two weeks ago under two fruit trees after a map was discovered in a garage safe. Pierce starred as a Maroons fullback in 1913.
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Heavy Integration Vote Nears in Wolfforth District
In Wolfforth the Frenship Rural High School District faces a Saturday election on school integration. About 500 district residents paid poll taxes this year. The move follows a lawsuit by Negro airmen from Reese AFB seeking admission for their children.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
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Reese Air Force Base
South Africa declares emergency as protests surge
Security forces mobilize amid mass demonstrations against apartheid. Police seal Parliament and Cape Town streets while more than 30,000 Black protesters clash with authorities. Prime Minister Verwoerd warns regular army may be used if unrest spreads. hundreds arrested as habeas corpus challenges rise.
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Eisenhower backs limited nuclear test moratorium stance
President Eisenhower said the Soviets want some disarmament and a ban on small underground tests, but US adherence to any voluntary moratorium is not binding on his successor. He noted the pact would last only until inauguration day unless reaffirmed, while urging an effective treaty to outlaw nuclear explosions and delaying broader power access.
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Government Starts Early Census Effort Tonight
The 1960 census begins with a Thursday night head start by thousands of census workers at hotels and motels to count travelers. Temporary staff will collect questionnaires from guests, aiming for better data as of April 1, with a regular house canvass to follow by 160,000 enumerators.
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Five Killed In Station Blast In Auburn New York
An explosion leveled a gasoline service station in downtown Auburn killing three firemen the station operator and an oil company employee. Two women residents of a neighboring apartment building were injured and hospitalized. The blast occurred after a gasoline odor drew firefighters to the site.
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Eight Die As Midwest Floods Widen Across States
Eight deaths are blamed on spring floods that swamped the Midwest. Nebraska plumbs new lows as towns like Beatrice and Fremont face inundation while rescue crews work by air and boat. Across Missouri Illinois and Wisconsin waters rise with thousands displaced and millions in damage. Federal disaster aid appeals go out as Red Cross reports hundreds of affected families.
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Cannibal: A punny definition from the comic dictionary
In the humor section a cartoonish dictionary entry defines Cannibal as a person who eats something that disagrees with him or someone. The fragment hints at light satire within the paper’s miscellaneous pages.
Air Force tanker plane crashes in Atlantic near Cape Canaveral
A KC-97 tanker from MacDill AFB crashes about 60 to 70 miles east of Cape Canaveral while 14 aboard reportedly bailed out and drifted in rough seas. Coast Guard and Navy units launch a nightlong search amid 30 knot winds and 500 foot ceilings, with survivors reportedly spotted and being rescued by helicopter.
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Screen Strike May Be Settled Today
HollywoodAP The 314 week old Screen Actors Guild strike that idled major studios may end today. A potential settlement was delayed a day when a meeting between the sides was postponed and no reason was given.
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Screen Actors Guild
Junior High Girl Fires, Kills Boy in Science Class
Donna Dvorak, 14, pulled a .22 pistol from a zippered bag in a ninth grade science class and shot Bobby Whitford, 15, in the neck. The incident occurred as about 20 students watched. the teacher dodged the shot. Dvorak was taken to the sheriff's office and later charged with delinquency for killing with malice aforethought and placed in the Marineau juvenile home awaiting hearing.
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Weather Map Page Forecast for Lubbock
Partly cloudy with winds 25 to 35 mph and blowing dust anticipated in Lubbock and vicinity. A slightly warmer day with a low near 50 and an afternoon high around 60.
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