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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1955
Page
5
Analysis notes a strenuous debate among Republicans on when or if President Eisenhower should declare he cannot seek another term. Observers warn a premature retirement could sap his leverage, while delaying might impede party reorganization and stall his policy agenda.
James L. Lindsey, managing editor of the Midland Reporter Telegram, is named the 1955 press award recipient of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He will receive a wrist watch and plaque at the Houston convention, honored for outstanding Christian service in journalism. Lindsey, a Midland First Baptist Church member, has covered religious news across faiths and began his career at Texas Technological College in Lubbock.
Tokyo dispatch reports Peiping radio and People's Daily reject Dulles demand renounce force. China reiterates aim to liberate Formosa by force if needed and denounces Dulles as misusing force. Chinese officials urge peaceful talks but warn US actions in Taiwan and coastal islands fuel tensions.
A group of visiting Russian journalists on a two month U S tour praised New York automat dining comparing it favorably to home eateries. They sampled hot lunch meals at steam tables and milk from dispensers before splitting to see Broadway shows. They also briefly observed John D Rockefeller at a Rockefeller Center luncheon but did not meet him.
Memphis garbage truck driver Willie Kelly still owes 162.44 on a 395 watch bought as a Christmas gift in 1944. Store vice president Hilda Reiss has kept it in layaway, yearly oiling it and storing it. A newspaper reader sent 10 to reduce the balance. Kelly hopes to claim the watch by this Christmas.
B W Newman a 60 year old Abilene salesman for Shield Company was found dead Friday in a Fort Worth hotel room. He had traveled in West Texas and attended a funeral for company president Wyatt Slaughter. Peace Justice Boyd ruled death from natural causes likely a heart attack. He leaves a wife and a son. his body will be sent to Elliott Funeral Home in Abilene for services.
Special investigators revealed a vast spy chain during Perons regime to monitor teachers and punish dissent. Teachers recalled student spies, gifts to pupils, unions under control, and classroom propaganda praising Peron and Eva. The interim government removed Peronista textbooks and removed portraits and statues from schools.
Mobile Alabama reports Mrs W Douglas Bearden narrowly escaped a meteorite strike while standing in her yard. The hot smoking rock hummed like a vacuum cleaner and passed just inches away. Weather experts confirm it as a meteorite. A year earlier a similar object hit a roof in Sylacauga, injuring Mrs Hulett Hodges.
New York state officials halted the use of a controversial questionnaire for brokers and agents applying for licenses. The form demanded applicants reveal any associations with subversive organizations and will be studied further before any replacement is issued.
In Kampala King Mutesa II known as Freddie after exile in Britain did not welcome two British guests. Models Marcelle Parker and Phillida Stephens followed him to his capital triggering a swift royal dispatch. Police and immigration officials later questioned Stephens with rumors she left for Dakar.
In Houston on October 22 Jerry Brown a nine year old son of a disabled veteran who could not afford a bicycle learned that unclaimed bikes in Roanoke Virginia were available. Readers offered help but Roanoke police had already bought and are sending Jerry a bike with their own money.
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