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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1960

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Tornadoes and storms kill and disrupt across Texas Oklahoma

Severe weather swept through North Central Texas and parts of Oklahoma with a Tulsa death blamed on a tornado and flying debris. Funnel clouds menaced parts of Oklahoma while Eastland Texas suffered hail and a twister near Carbon. Texas towns including Olney Paducah Abilene Amarillo Mineral Wells and Childress reported thunderstorms and hail as the system moved east.

Avalanche-Journal Texas Oklahoma Tulsa Eastland Carbon Eastland County South Plains Floyd County Olney Wichita Falls Paducah Lake Brownwood Abilene Amarillo Mineral Wells Childress Weather Bureau Eufaula McAlester Tipton Oklahoma City

Hail Lashes Floyd Area Across Caprock

An encore to Tuesday's storm sent hail from the South Plains northeast of Lubbock toward Floydada Caprock pockets south and southeast of Floydada. Meteorologists tracked formation north and east of Lubbock at 2 p.m. with the storm moving into Oklahoma by night. Crops near Floydada, especially cotton on J S Hale Jr's farm, suffered noticeable damage.

South Plains Lubbock Floydada

Khrushchev Pounds Table in Paris Press Conference

Russia's Nikita Khrushchev addressed 2,000 reporters in Paris with Andrei Gromyko and Rodion Malinovsky at his side. He pounded the table during his remarks in a dramatic display.

Russia Nikita Khrushchev Paris Andrei Gromyko Defense Marshal Rodion- Malenovsky Khrushchev

Sniper Fires From Darkness Targets Women in Quanah

Texas Rangers and patrolmen hunted a rifle wielding prowler after two late night shootings in Quanah. Charlotte Wiseman, 12, was hit in the groin as she prepared for bed, and Annie Laura Annis, several hours later, was shot in the shoulder. Both wounds described as not serious as authorities swarmed the town.

Associated Press Uanah Texas Rangers Texas Malon Owens Charlotte Wiseman Annie Laura Annis Byron Curren Vernon Quanah

Nixon discloses UN Russian spy expelled during Khrushchev UN address

Vice President Nixon said a Soviet UN Secretariat employee Vadim A. Kirilyuk and another Russian were expelled for spying during Nikita Khrushchev's UN address last Sept 18. The two attempted to obtain classified American information. one Russian remained, the other left after Dag Hammarskjold arranged their departure.

Associated Press Affalo N.Y Richard M. Nixon United Nations Secretariat United States Nikita Khrushchev Nixon Springfield Mass Sec. of State Christian A. Herter Khrushchev Dag Hammarskjold Vadim A. Kirilyuk Ukraine Secretariat Tthe State Department Kirilyuk United Nations

Alarm over summit sparks bomb shelter inquiries nationwide

Defense officials report a sharp rise in inquiries about nuclear sheltering after the summit collapse. Minneapolis alone sees calls jump from 10 12 to 350 while Washington Battle Creek and other centers note a nationwide uptick driven by sober awareness rather than fear.

Associated Press MIL Defense Civil Defense Minneapolis Washington Battle Creek Mich Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization Richard Rasmussen National Civil Defense U.S Ohio North Carolina

Khrushchev to Receive Conquering Hero Welcome in East Berlin

East Germany prepares a conquering hero reception for Khrushchev arriving from Paris with a scheduled rally speech postponed to Friday. Eisenhower also slated to be greeted as a conquering hero on a Lisbon stopover en route home. Unconfirmed reports linked Warsaw Pact talks to the postponement.

Preas Perlin East Germany Nikita Khrushchev Lisbon Tke Eisenhower Portugal U.S ADN Khrushchev Paris Berlin Russia East Berlin

Dempsey By the Man Himself to Run in Avalanche Journal

The Avalanche Journal begins a series titled Dempsey By the Man Himself revealing Jack Dempsey life story in collaboration with Bob Considine and Bill Slocum. The first installment appears next Monday May 23.

Jack Dempsey Dempsey Bob Considine Bill Slocum Avalanche Journal

Copter Fails In Rescue Attempt On Mount McKinley

An Army helicopter failed to lift one of four injured climbers stranded at about 17 000 feet on Mount McKinley. Earlier reports claimed John Day of Central Point Oregon was rescued, but radio updates indicated he remained with Pete Schoening and the Whitaker twins James and Lou, all from Seattle.

Mount Mckinley Alaska UPI Air Force John Day 51 Central Point Ore Day Pete Schoening James Lou Whittaker Seattle

Soviet Union asks UN to halt U2 flights over its soil

The Soviet Union moved to the United Nations to demand action stopping all U2 reconnaissance flights over the USSR. Andrei Gromyko sent a cable from Paris to Dag Hammarskjold requesting an urgent Security Council meeting, as Eisenhower had ordered the flights halted. The move follows the Big Four summit in Paris and Khrushchev's protests.

Associated Press N.Y Soviet Union United Nations Andrei’ A. Gromyko Paris Claude Corea Ceylon Council Dag Hammarskjold UN Security Council Eisenhower Ussr Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Corea Hammarskjold

Women’s News Pages From Market Quotations

The index lists Women’s News on pages 4 and 5 of Section B and Market Quotations on pages 10 and 11 of Section D. Details are unavailable from the current excerpt.

Air Force expert sees Soviet satellite enabling multi crew orbit

Brig. Gen. Don Flickinger says the latest Soviet satellite shows complex protection for humans during re entry and could support more than one man in orbit. Maj. Gen. John Medaris guesses a man is aboard and would be recovered. The device may test emergency egress and a dummy is assumed inside.

United Press International Ashington Air Force Earth Don Flickinger Air Force Research and Development Command Flickinger Chicago John B. Medaris Ther Russia Medaris America Fuckinger Laika

Khrushchev Rants At Summit Booed By Crowd

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev blasted the United States at a Paris news conference, threatening to resume nuclear tests and shoot down spy planes. He denounced Eisenhower and Adenauer, praised Roosevelt, and vowed to hold another meeting in months.

Avalanche-Journal Paris Nikita S. Khrushchev United States Russia Eisenhower Konrad Adenauer East Berlin Geneva Berlin United Nations Latin America Franklin D. Roosevelt Etther Khrushchev Charles de Gaulle Harold Macmillan U.S Palais de Chaillot Andrei Gromkyo Defense Rodion Y. Malinovsky Adenauer Germany See Red

Weather Map Page 4-A Lubbock Forecast Today

Clear to partly cloudy conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with not much warmth. High around 85 and low near 57. Westerly to northwesterly winds 15 to 30 mph. Southwest weather: precipitation highs and lows through 24 hours ending at midnight.

Astor Raldaight Ian Digest

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