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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1956
Page
1
Adlai E Stevenson plans a nationwide appeal to back his proposal to end hydrogen bomb tests. He cites Dr Laurence H Snyder who warned such tests could trigger universal death and atomic war. Stevenson will frame the issue as central to his campaign against President Eisenhower.
Morning home of Mr and Mrs A D Saw yer Dent near Milneland New Mexico will host a rally of West Texas and New Mexico Democrats. Area congressmen including West Texas figures are slated to speak. The event is led by DEMO CHAIRMAN. Page 10.
About 350 fathers attended Texas Tech Dad Day events on campus. They heard Tech president Dr E N Jones speak at a stag banquet in the Student Union before watching Tech vs West Texas. The gathering formed a Texas Tech Dads Club and set up a committee to draft a charter.
Legal dispute flares over consolidating cases to dismiss in one complaint. Judge Aden and County Attorney Gilkerson clash on whether consolidation saves court time and juror costs while aiming for a clearer portrayal of offenses. Page 8.
Vague reports say two faint distress signals near Spain involved an air transport craft with 59 aboard. Wires indicate an attempt to inspect the wreckage and locate survivors about 100 miles offshore, as hope ebbs for rescuers.
More than 1 000 volunteers will attend a giant kickoff luncheon and rally Monday at the Municipal Coliseum to start Lubbock’s Community Chest fund drive. James W. Aston of Dallas will speak as the drive about 300 000 is set to support 17 agencies. Carr will emcee and Dr Edmund Kirby will give an invocation. The effort aims to raise 300 568 94 to back health welfare and recreation groups.
Late reports from the North Atlantic recount faint SOS signals near La Coruna as British and German ships join a wary search for a missing plane. Conflicting sightings of two rafts and a decomposed whale carcass complicate hopes for survivors amid thick clouds and 100 foot visibility.
Fulgham says the goal is to have a goal year with minimal fuss as members from all civic and service clubs in the city plan to attend the Low Chest Rally set for Page 10.
The edition lists multiple sections including Editorial Page on page 4, Page 14 for Art Music and News, Pages 2 and 3 for Section 6 Area Farm News, South Plains Oil News on pages 8 and 9, and Radio TV coverage on pages 4 6 and elsewhere.
UN Security Council approves an Anglo-French six point negotiation framework for Suez after a Russian veto removes internationalization references. Dag Hammarskjold offers to facilitate future talks as U S Secretary Dulles calls for continued exchanges among Egypt Britain and France.
Lois Stuart, longtime chief operator for Southwestern Bell in Lubbock, died of a heart attack at about 6 p.m. She was 61 and had served since 1924, shaping long distance service in the city. She resided at 1904 Sth St. Her death ends a career described by Dist. Mgr. Kenneth Kirkpatrick as essential to local telephone service.
Thousands joined Ike Day celebrations as President Eisenhower, turning 68 the day after his party, voiced thanks for the nationwide event. Charles H. Percy presented signed scrolls pledging votes in November as millions promised to help mobilize support.
A young American clerk at the U S Embassy in Prague was accused by the Czechoslovak government of spying and using false identification. The U S admitted the false papers but said there was no espionage and blamed the incident on complicated tensions with a mysterious Czechoslovak citizen.
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with light southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Morning low around 53 degrees, daytime high near 8 degrees? The text is garbled. winds mainly SW. Numerous time stamps and city names appear, but core forecast notes indicate a mild, dry, tranquil day with modest wind from the southwest.
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