Man Dies In Truck Mishap Near Lubbock
ESSE MARTINEZ 27 of Shallowater Route 1 was killed when his pickup overturned on the Plainview Highway north of Lubbock near the Country Club Drive In Theater. Six others injured. 12 year old Santos Martinez only front passenger hurt. reason cited: broken neck and multiple injuries. Funeral plans pending. Parker Newton remained in serious condition after a motorcycle crash Friday night.
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Lubbock
Plainview Highway
Country Club Drive-In
Santos Martinez
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Martinez
South Plains
Lubbock Area
Rex
Santos
Rose
Jake Martinez
Manuel Martinez
Josephine
Manuel
Highway Patrol
Shallowater
Rix Funeral Home
Parker D. Newton
Lubbock Memorrial Hospital
4Th and College
Dodd Report Sought On Koje Prisoner Seizure After Release
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd arrived in Seoul after 78 hours in the Koje Island compound where he was seized by North Korean prisoners. He will report to Gen. James A. Van Fleet and may be interviewed later. The Army noted minor redconcessions granted including use of a telephone and writing paper.
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Associated Press
Geoul
Francis T. Dodd
Gee
Koje Island
Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Dodd
Eighth Army
Alde
Island
Robert Raven
Newton
Texas
Raven
Isand
Southwest Conference Keeps Seven Members In Closed Door Policy
The Southwest Conference voted to remain a seven member closed corporation and to invite no new members. Texas Tech and the University of Houston were denied consideration amid concerns over interregional pressure harming conference harmony. Texas Tech officials lament the decision, insisting it hurts West Texas athletics. The action ends any future bid from these schools.
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Associated Press
Las
Southwest Conference Today
Texas Tech
University of Houston
Hite
Tech
DeWitt Weaver
West Texas
Weaver
Inany
Howard Grubbs
Davis
J. William Davis
Texas Tech Athletic Council
Texas
Lubbock
Rice
SWC
Houston
Tech And SWC Bias Disappointment Sparks Texas Tech Debate
The Southwest Conference again rejected Texas Tech for membership, prompting cold anger and calls for restraint. The De Avallanche Journal cites Dr. Clifford B. Jones, saying faith remains that justice will prevail and the SWC will recognize Tech’s scholastic and overall strength, with or without membership.
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de Avalanche-Journal
Clifford B. Jones
Texas Tech
Southwest Conference
Southwest Conference Declares Texas Boundary For Athletes
The Southwest athletic conference set a boundary line running from Fort Worth to Austin marking who may compete in conference sports. The rule aims to keep admittees out of the select circle, comparing any attempt to join to unlikely social pairings of 1880. Pressure is cited as a factor in the decision.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Southwest Athletic Conference
West Texas Today
Texas
Fort
Worth
Austin
Tech Officials Voice Disappointment At Conference Action
West Texas leaders joined Tech figures in condemning the Southwest Conference decision to bar Texas Tech from membership. The SWC read a formal statement limiting expansion and denying future applications while noting effort to de-emphasize athletics and raise eligibility standards.
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Tech
Band Wins High Honors At Meet
The Lubbock Senior High School band won first division ratings in concert sight reading and marching at Enid Oklahoma. Durant Browns ville and Pasadena Texas also earned top honors as 7,200 festival attendees from six states witnessed 151 schools compete. 18 Lubbock soloists also placed among the participants.
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Durant
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Tri-State
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Lubbock Lee Band
Son Safely Home In Lubbock Reunion Marks Happy Mother’s Day
Sgt. James Batson returned from Korea aboard the General William Weigal to Lubbock to join his wife and two daughters. The 1st Marine Division tank unit veteran, a 1947 Lubbock High School graduate, was warmly greeted by his mother Mrs. C. B. Batson at 4610 W 18th St. He had served since 1950 and earned the Korean Service Ribbon UN Ribbon and the President’s unit citation.
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Korea
C. B. Batson
18Th St
Lubbock
Sgt. Batson
Jo Ann
Brenda
Pamella
Bob Cortt
18Th
S&t
Marine Set
Batson
Texas Tech
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San Diego
Camp Pendleton
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Punchbowl
Heartbreak Ridge
Ike Backers Are Assaulted Texas GOPs Fuss Over Family Tights
Texas Republicans face a wave of intra party tension as Eisenhower backers clash with Old Guard GOP members. Fort Worth figure Henry Zweifel leads a staunch faction while Mrs Allie Mae Currie promotes Eisenhower for president, arguing party switching is legal and widespread. Zweifel says the 11 party aim stalls, as Eisenhower supporters may vote on either ticket.
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Martha Cole
Associated Press
Exas Gops
Lone Star
Henry Zweifel
Texas
Zweifel
Dallas
Eisenhower
Area Quiet Saturday Amid Strong South Plains Storms
Severe wind and hail damaged parts of the South Plains with estimates of tens of thousands in losses near Littlefield and Lubbock while cotton crops endured some harm. Calm afternoon weather followed as the cold front swept eastward, with scattered damage reported in Georgia Tennessee and South Carolina though no tornadoes were confirmed.
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Lubbock
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Georgia
Alabama
Southrolina
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Muleshoe
Lamesa
Lubbock Area
Berlin Area Hit By New Red Ban
Western Allies faced renewed tension as Russian border guards barred patrols from entering the Berlin Helmstedt Autobahn from the eastern end. Gen Chuikov was informed of the dispute after a brief period of entry denial and later partial permission, prompting Allied bewilderment and calls for clarification.
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Berlin
Berlin-Helmstedt
U. S
Vasily I. Chuikov
Helmstedt
GOOD MORNING In Today's Paper Boys' Club Rodeo Plans
RAFB Graduation Is Held. Soap Box Derby Data. Editorial Page. South Plains Farm News. Radio Programs For City.
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South Plains Farm News
South Plains Oil News
Fear Of Revolution In Egypt Reported
Washington dispatch reports a government intelligence agent stating King Farouk faces a possible nationalist revolt in Egypt. The king reportedly seeks asylum in the United States or Portugal while negotiating a Middle East Command supported by the United States Britain France and Turkey to sustain his reign.
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United States
Portugal
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France
Turkey
U S Holds At Least 1000 Atomic Bombs Says Scientist
Dr. Ralph Lapp, former Argonne official, told a Chicago dinner that the United States possesses at least 1000 atomic bombs. He said the nation could unleash an attack on Russia that would return that country to the Czarist era.
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Chicago
INS
Ralph Lapp
Argonne Atomic Laboratories
United States
Lapp
Illinois Association of Clinical Laboratories
Russia
McGrath Shouts Scorn For HST
Washington May 10 Fired Atty Gen J Howard McGrath publicly denounced President Truman at a Washington Gridiron Club dinner. He appeared onstage in a skit as himself and shouted That’s the truth God it, signaling a break with Truman after his dismissal.
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J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Washington Gridiron Club
Potomac
Gene Archer
Archer
Lee McGrath
Weather Summary for The Southwest Region
The daily weather report covers precipitation and high and low temperatures over the 24 hours ending at midnight. The region experienced variable rainfall with notable totals in several counties while temperatures ranged from cool to mild across cities and towns.
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