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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1950

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Johnson Says West Holds Key To Victory

Senator Lyndon B. Johnson addressing about 2,000 at Texas Tech urged continued expansion of productive capacity to outpace the Russians. He warned against cutting civilian production for defense and cited U S industry growth from 1939 to 1945 as proof that America can win the struggle between freedom and Communism.

Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Tech College Gym Texas Sclon Tech Sen. Johnson West America Germany U. S Senator Speaks

U S Continues Trade With China Amid Korea Tension

Secretary Sawyer said the United States will keep shipping non military goods to Communist China despite Chinese troops in Korea and will not embargo trade. He noted no strategic items are going to China and hoped Peiping would continue exports.

William Kerwin INS Ashington Sawyer United States China Korea U.S Peiping Sen O’conor D-Md State Department United Nations

Lubbock Observes Armistice Day With Veterans Led Ceremony

Lubbock joined the state and nation in the 32nd Armistice Day observance led by veterans groups and clergy. The day honored war dead and prayed deaths were not in vain as dawn prayers and parades marked a solemn observance.

Lubbock Texas Tech Union Buglers Reveille Veterans of Foreign Wars Post VFW American Legion and Legion Auxiliary Lyndon B. Johnson Legion

French Troops Drive to Retake Indo Chinese Post

French forces moved to retake a border outpost in Indo China after losing it to Vietminh forces led by Ho Chi Minh. The operation was announced from Saigon with hopes of recapturing the contested position as fighting continued nearby.

Saigon Indo-China Ho Chi Minh Sertocy Siewede

Nation Honors War Heroes

The Associated Press reports global leaders marked Armistice Day with calls to honor the fallen and renew dedication to unfinished tasks. Maj. Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff urged Americans to rededicate themselves to their fight for peace and progress.

Associated Press Lincoln Gettysberg Roscoe B. Woodruff First Army New York

Rising Temperatures Forecast For Area

The South Plains area expects a warm up with rising temperatures today and Monday and a low around 30 tonight. A light south wind and sunshine end a cold wave that sent readings as low as 4 to 18 degrees in several locations including Darhart and Dallas.

South Plains Weather Bureau Associated Press Dallas el Paso Orona Darhart

Tech Silver Homecoming Parade Draws Massive Crowds in Lubbock

Thousands of Texas Tech alumni filled downtown Lubbock for the universitys Silver Anniversary Homecoming. Sen Lyndon B Johnson delivered an Armistice Day address from the Tech campus as 30 000 spectators lined the parade route. A 9 p.m. campus dance concluded the day with reunions, remembrance and gratitude for the nations security and techs future. The 39 7 loss to Tulsa marred the day though.

Tes Technological College Tulsa University Lubbock Texas Tech United States Lyndon B. Johnson Tech Sen. Johnson College

Fight On Diabetes Pushed In Today’s Paper

A brief overview notes the push to combat diabetes appears across sections and pages, with sport and editorial items scattered through the edition. The page layout hints at health and community coverage, including school activities and local features.

Guests Arrive for Lubbock Traffic Safety Banquet

Plans completed for a traffic safety banquet to be held Monday at 7 30 p m in the hotel lobby. Guests of honor include Rex V Lentz executive secretary Lloyd Braff city traffic engineer and J O Musick Austin general manager. Tickets are $1 50 and available after 7 p m on the reservation list.

Rex V. Lentz Lloyd Braff J. O. Musick Austin

Finger resigns as Borger mayor in Panhandle city

George W Finger, serving as Borger mayor since November 1949, resigned today in a special meeting of the city commission. The commission took no action to replace him.

Borger George Finger Panhandle

China Rejects UN Parley On Aid To Korea

China accepts UN Security Council invitation to present its case accusing the United States of aggression but rejects a council discussion on Chinese intervention in Korea. Chou En-lai announced plans for a nine man Peiping delegation to depart November 14 to answer charges over Formosa and U S Seventh Fleet actions.

Associated Press China United Nations Security Council United States Council Korea Chou En-lai Trygve Lie Peiping Lie Formosa Manchuria Chou Warren R. Austin Austin

Suspect Held In Hot Check Case

A trail of hot checks cashed at downtown stores led police to a 20 year old woman. She confessed passing forged instruments at Furr Food, Dobbs Department, and Mayfair shop. Police planned forgery charges and a theft under five dollars charge against Wanda Bustus, 19, a Latin American woman. Suspect held page 10.

Furr Food Broadway Dobbs Department Store Mayfair Wanda Bustus

California Families Die in Plainview Wrecks

Three people were killed and eight injured in two separate auto crashes on the South Plains Saturday. The Plainview crash, a three car collision five miles north of town, killed Mrs. L. J. Boulware of Oceanside California and two Barker children. The Idalou crash injured several occupants including Domingo Perez Santa Perez and Jose Barrera, all taken to Lubbock hospitals with head injuries after their vehicle struck a bridge on Farm Highway 400.

South Plains Plainview Idalou California L. J. Boulware Oceanside Calif Ronnie Barker Cindy Sue Barker Madera James H. Barker Plainview Clinic Barker Lubbock M Hospital Mile Dorkavok Domingo Perez Santa Perez Jose Barrera

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