Fulbright and Mahon Urge Texas Hold On Democratic Dinner
Arkansas Senator J William Fulbright and Representative George Mahon told about 1000 at a Fair Park Democratic dinner that Texas wields outsized influence in Congress and must stay Democratic. Mahon attacked Republican farm and fiscal policies as Fulbright praised Lyndon Johnson and warned of Republican gains weakening Texas clout in Washington.
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Arkansas
J. Wm. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George Mahon
Lubbock
Fair Park Coliseum
C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Exas
Congress
J. William Fulbright
Mahon
Texas
House
Senate
Tas
Lyndon
Fulbright
New York
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Wreck Kills Two Near Snyder on Rain Slicked Highway 180
A two car collision on Highway 180 near Snyder at about 5 30 p m left Earl Gaylord Rupp of Los Angeles and his wife Pearl 57 dead at Wilkerson Clinic Roby. Don Sparks of Tulsa and his wife 28 were not seriously injured. A boy passenger Gordon Mendenhaw was treated at Cogdell Memorial and later moved to Roby. The dog in the Sparks car was taken to Allen Clinic Rotan.
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Roby Clinic
Don Sparks
Tulsa
Okla
Sparks
Gordon Mendenhaw
Hobbs
Mendenhaw
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Roby
Snyder Hospital
Allen Clinic
Rotan
Color Tour of Photoscenic America shown in Lubbock
A free Color Tour event titled Photoscenic America screens at 8 p m in Lubbock Municipal Auditorium under The Lubbock Avalanche Journal and Eastman Kodak Company. The presentation uses three screens to depict America's landscape and history with Kodak photographers capturing scenes from Alaska to Yosemite amid challenging weather and wildlife encounters.
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Eastman Kodak Company
America
Kodak
Mendendal Glacier
Alaska
Yosemite National Park
Mt. Rainer
Hundreds Evacuated in Texas Floods and Snow Hit Northeast
Wide storm system drenched South Texas with up to 15 inches of rain flooding Rio Grande City where eight foot waters forced 1,000 from homes. In Michigan blizzards lashed Lake Huron coastline while New York City and Hartford saw early season snow. The national outlook warned frost in the Ohio Valley as rain and floods disrupted events including the San Antonio Alamo premiere parade.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Texas
South Plains
Rio Grande City
Michigan
Lake Huron
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
New York City
Connecticut
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Boston
New York
Empire State
Michiigan
Huron County
Texas
Eisenhower
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Ciudad Acuna
Rio Grande
del Rio
Snyder
Helmleigh
San Antonio
Alamo
Badman Slain In Breakout
Clarence Leon Raby, 27, once listed among the FBI's most wanted, was killed after an escape attempt from Knox County jail in Knoxville. Deputy Kenneth Milligan was shot, and two women were being held in connection with the breakout as 11 shots were exchanged on the jail yard.
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Knoxville, Tenn
FBI
Most Wanted
Ten
Clarence Leon Raby
Knox County
Kenneth Milligan
Raby
Milligan
Herman Wayland
Anderson County
Love: A romantic feeling that should be behind every wedding
A quippy column explores romance as a social ideal, arguing affection guides marriages yet cautions against overreach. It blends light humor with era specific social norms and expectations for couples.
Von Braun sees Mars as frontier for manned spaceflight
Dr. Wernher Von Braun told the Independent Petroleum Association convention that the United States will soon send a man to Mars and sustain life there longer than a tropical native could endure in the Arctic. He warned of possible orbital refueling needs for lunar missions and described Saturn class rockets and the Saturn C1 as key steps toward a manned lunar landing with safe return.
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Associated Press
Wernher von Braun
United States
Mars
Tropics
Arctic
von Braun
Independent Petroleum Assn
America
Moon
Youthful Desperado and Companion Recaptured Near Claytor Lake
Pulaski Virginia police recaptured teen desperado Harless Jennings 19 and accomplice Glenn Montgomery 26 from a cabin by Claytor Lake near Peak Creek after a jailbreak. Officers flushed them from the cabin as a statewide search followed two private cabin break ins along the lake shore.
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Pulaski, Va
Harless Hardin
Jackie) Jennings
Claytor Lake
Pulaski County
Sheriff's Department
Jennings
Glenn Burlen Montgomery
Peak Creek
Here
Friendship plan lauded by Ike and Mateos in Mexico meeting
At Ciudad Acuna the Lubbock Good Neighbor Project received praise from Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos and President Eisenhower. The program offers friendship and technical aid to Mexican braceros harvesters, with Lions Club backing.
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Ike
Eisenhower
Howard Schmidt
Lubbock
South Plains
Ciudad Acuna
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Fer Acuna
Mexico
Good Neighbors
United States
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
South Plains Lions Club
Iisentower
Lopez Mateos
Sehoudt
Four Die In Dow Plant Blast At Freeport
An explosion and fire at Dow Chemical Co. Glycerine No. 1 Plant in Freeport killed four men and injured 12 others. Victims were Houston F. Smalley 41 of Clute Texas George Francis Mehis 39 of Freeport Charles R. Conn 39 of Freeport and Howard G. Walker 45 of Angleton. Damage estimated at 100000 with fire contained in about 30 minutes.
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Freefort
Dow Chemical Co
Houston Frank Smalley
Clute
Tex
George Francis Mehis
Freeport
Charles R. Conn
Howard Glenn Walker
Angleton
Plane lands safely in Honolulu after gear trouble
An 87 passenger United Airlines DC8 landed safely in Honolulu after circling for over two hours due to landing gear trouble and wing flaps issues.
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Honolulu
United Airlines
Eisenhower warns against false fears and promises in Houston speech
President Eisenhower told a Houston audience that the United States remains the world’s most powerful nation with a strong economy. He argued there is no need for new giant arms programs or government driven stimulus and defended his nonpolitical tour while noting Soviet strength as a backdrop. He met Nixon backers and Texas Democrats for Nixon, receiving a four minute ovation from about 8,000 people at Rice University. He praised state and local solutions to modern problems and lauded the South.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ouston
Eisenhower
United States
U.S
Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
John F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
Ile
Paulo
White House
Allan Shivers
Texas
Democrats
Oretta Culp Hobby
Health, Education and Welfare
U. S
Rice University
Carey Croneis
Rice
Houston
Houston International Airport
Laughlin Afb
South
Milano man killed in two car crash north of San Marcos
Frank Heting of Milano died Monday when his car collided with another during a drizzle two miles north of San Marcos Texas. Two others were injured in the wreck reported by authorities.
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San Marcos
Tex
Frank Heting
Milano
Here
Invasion jitters over Cuba as rockets threaten response
Cuba and United States tension rises after Havana officials warned of Soviet rockets responding to alleged U S aggression. Refugee arrivals from Cuba reach about 32 500 as U S actions prompt international diplomacy and exile rumors swirl about Guatemala gear for invasion.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Revolution
U.S
Revolucion
anteCastro
Miami
Florida
U.S. Immigration Service
United Nations
Guatemala
Mexico
Puerto Rico Church Vote Rift Feeds Political Furor
The pastoral letter banning Catholics from voting for Gov. Luis Muñoz Marín's Popular Democratic Party fuels a church state clash in Puerto Rico and draws Vatican and U S reaction. Cathedral picketed. archbishop Davis booed. Muñoz Marín vows Vatican protest after November 8 elections. Cardinal Spelman backs secular voting stance in New York.
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Avalanche-Journal
Luis Munoz Marin
Popular Democrat
Puerto Rico
United States
San Juan
James P.davis
Munoz Marin
Vatican
Vatican City
Ietter
New York
Francis Cardinal Spelman
Boston
Weather Map Page 3 B Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy with light morning drizzle then clearing by afternoon. Warmer with moderate southwest winds. Temperatures rise and fall through the day with midnight readings noted. Regional city highs and lows listed for nearby locales.
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Budapest
Washington
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Alburguw
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