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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1953

Page

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Aggies Tough Back Tech In 27-14 Victory At Jones Stadium

Texas Tech entered undefeated hopes, but Texas A&M dominated with a ground game and quick backfield. Bob Easley rushed 75 yards on 18 carries setting up scores, Huddleston scored twice and recovered a fumble, Ellis added a short touchdown, while Tech struggled to mount a passing attack as Aggie line play and defense dominated.

Joe Kelly Avalanche-Journal Opes Texas Tech Jones Stadium A&m Aggies Red Raiders Bob Easley John Kimbrough Pete Huddleston Iraan Huddleston Don Ellis Aggie Little Johnny Salyar Tech Paul Erwin Bobby Cavazos

Crowded City Sees Largest West Texas Crowd At Jones Stadium

The Odessa Western game day drew about 26 000 spectators into Lubbock with 6 000 fans still arriving from the Odessa crash. Downtown shoppers reported brisk fall buying as officers managed traffic and parking. No traffic fatalities were recorded despite heavy travel as crowds overflowed sidewalks and streets near Jones Stadium.

Jones Stadium Texas Tech Texas A. & M West Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Odessa

Bomb Defense Study Underway in U S Senate

Senator Leverett Saltonstall announced an inquiry into U S defense against a hydrogen bomb attack. Sprague Electric chairman Robert Sprague will conduct the study on radar screens and continental air defenses, reporting recommendations to strengthen defenses. Senator Estes Kefauver urged immediate hearings on the topic.

International News Service Washington Leverett Saltonstall R-Mass Senate Armed Services Committee U.S Saltonstall Robert C. Sprague Sprague Electric Co North Adams Mass Continental Sprague Air Force Eisenhower Harold E. Talbott Estes Kefauver D-Tenn

Tru man Urges Democrats to Restore Party in Nation

Former President Harry S. Truman urged Democrats to set their house in order to go forward in the next election and save the nation from retrenchment. He spoke at a testimonial dinner honoring Frank E. McKinney, former National Democratic Committee chairman, praising McKinney and promising the party will return power to the people.

Indianapolis Harry S. Truman Frank E. McKinney National Democratic Committee McKinney

Churchill urges world leaders for informal talks and anti war pact

Prime Minister Churchill appealed for a friendly personal conference of world leaders and an East West treaty to outlaw military attacks. He warned France to join the European Defense Community or risk a new alliance with NATO, as he pressed for a stronger Western alliance and face to face talks with Soviet leaders.

Gate England Urchill Russia West Ike Churchill Eisenhower Joseph Laniel Georgi Malenkov European Defense Community EDC West Germany North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Red Demonstration Hinted In Store For the Falcon Dam

Reports indicate a possible Communist demonstration at the Falcon Dam meeting between Eisenhower and Ruiz Cortines on October 19. Authorities fear a crowd of up to 100000 on the Mexican side could spark a riot, prompting heightened security measures by Mexico.

Falcon Dam Mexico City Eisenhower Ruiz Cortines

Missing $300000 ransom search shifts to Meramec River

In the Bobby Greenlease kidnap case the hunt for the unaccounted cash moved to the Meramec River mud banks while Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady remain jailed in St Louis. Authorities seek the missing ransom amid security delays before transferring the pair to Kansas City.

Associated Press T. Louis Bobby Greenlease St. Louis Carl Austin Hall Bonnie Brown Kansas City Hall Robert Greenlease Sr Little Bobby Meramec River Motor Court

Tito threatens to use arms over Trieste stand

President Tito warned he would bar Italian troops from Trieste and reinforce Zone B with Yugoslav units. An American observer reported Yugoslav troops tanks and artillery moving toward Zone B as talks split over the 1947 Italian Peace Treaty.

Alex Singleton Elgrade Yugoslavia Marshal Tito Trieste Tito Zone B Zone A Belgrade Sezana Free Territory Ljubljana Italy Leskovac United States Britain State Department Washington

Oct 10 Record Heat Hits Lub bock And Dallas

A record high 91 degrees was logged at the Lubbock Weather Bureau on Saturday for Oct 10, surpassing the 87-degree mark set in 1947. Forecasters expect unseasonably warm conditions to continue today with a cooling trend arriving Monday as a moderate cool front moves in from the northwest. Dallas also hit 94 degrees.

Lubbock

Weather summary for Lubbock area and vicinity

Fair today with morning low near 47 and afternoon high around 90. Winds up to 18 mph. Cooler trend possible Monday. Official readings show a maximum 91 and minimum 45 in the past 24 hours. Sunrise 6:45 a.m., sunset 6:21 p.m. Humidity varied from 15 to 76 percent.

Lubbock Eevee U. S. Weather Bureau

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