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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1955
Page
4
Washington officials say the cost of living may creep up this winter but no price spiral is seen. The BLS index rose to 114.9 from a prior month, near October 1953 peak, with most increases deemed seasonal and not yet tied to wage hikes, while wholesale prices rise on metal costs.
The administration faced criticism as its pledge to buy 10 million tons of coal for foreign aid faltered. Democrats called it a double cross and coal region Republicans pressed protests while Harold Stassen’s plan is shown as abandoned with only 1.13 million tons purchased.
Ex Major Karl Schneider, a German prisoner freed from Soviet custody, said Hitler and Eva Braun were exhumed after the war. He claimed the Russians retained Hitler's skull and jawbone in Moscow after autopsies in a nearby hospital.
Nine organizations will interview Texas Tech applicants this week for 19 fields. Creole Petroleum seeks unmanned Venezuelan operations staff. U S Civil Service Commission posts entrance exam eligibility. Socony Vacuum and Trane Co list engineering and sales posts. Continental Oil, Pure Oil, and Stanolind seek chemistry, geology, and petroleum staff across development research and exploration.
Marine Pvt Travis W Parrish arrived in Japan with the 3rd Marine Division's 1st Amphibious Tractor Battalion at Camp McGill. Navy electrician Jack D Watson to return to Long Beach aboard USS Cowell after a six month Far East tour. Also listed are James L Quicksall and others with local ties, a truck accident victim released, a Cadillac theft report, and upcoming interviews with McDonnell Aircraft and Ames Aeronautical Laboratory for engineering positions and officer training programs.
Edward Crego a 72 year old man died days after a probationary officer Melvin Hill 35 beat him following an argument on a Chicago street. A witness Wayne Merill 34 noted Hill license plate and said Crego slapped the officer before the attack. Merill and another aid saw a gun in Hills hand as they helped the unconscious man.
The U S Department of Agriculture reported higher grass seed output in Texas this year. Alfalfa seed production is about three million pounds, roughly four percent above last year, while sudan grass seed yields estimated at 16 250 000 pounds, a sharp rise from nine million pounds in the prior year.
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