Graham Breaks Tech Record In 89 Yard TD Dash
Lonnie Graham's 89 yard rushing score highlights Texas Tech's 27-24 win over West Texas State in Jones Stadium. West Texas State rallies with a booming passing attack but fails to convert four extra point tries, costing a tied game.
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Joe Kelly
Avalanche-Journal
Lonnie Graham
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West Texas State
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Tech
Buffs
Raiders
West Texas
Hugh Fewin
Ronnie Herr
Jim Sides
Graham
Fewin
Joe Walden
Orville Copeland
Dave Corley
Bubba Hillman
Mark Clapp
Corley
Raider
Bobby Cavazos
Baylor
Glen Lee Tech
Spelling Bee plan set for fourth Avalanche-Journal event
County superintendents met at Caprock Hotel to discuss the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Spelling Bee for 15 counties. The luncheon approved using the Words of the Champions word list for the March 17 competition.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Avalanche- Journal
Caprock
Floyd County
Prac
West Rejects Molotov Pact at Four-Power Talks
Western delegates denounce Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov plan as threat to NATO and European security. Dulles urges a security pact while opposing German reunification steps. Pinay warns against dismantling NATO. Conference ends with no German breakup or neutralization agreed, as Molotov’s pact stalls.
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Daniel DE Luce
Eneva
Russia
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
U. S
John Foster Dulles
NATO
Antoine Pinay
France
Molotov
Atlantic Defense Alliance
Pinay
West
Europe
Elbe Line
Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Kefauver Sees Right Wing Plot to Oust Ike in 1956
Senator Kefauver accuses a segment of Republicans of scheming to force President Eisenhower from office before his term ends. He cites columnist David Lawrence suggesting resignation in January 1956 and says most Americans, regardless of creed or party, support Ike returning to the White House. Lawrence says he merely noted resignation as a possibility and expects Ike to run and be reelected.
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David Lawrence
Lawrence
Ike
Washington
Kefauver
Analyst Defines a Reader Who Sees Between the Lines
A playful note in the editorial section explains an analyst as a person who reads between the lines even when nothing is there. It frames keen interpretation as a quirky skill across the daily pages.
Rendezvous Around Royal Romance Near Crucial Decision
Britons await a final choice as Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend, at Uckfield House on the Sussex Downs, face marriage questions amid heavy security and global interest. Reports say the couple, guests of Lord Rupert Nevill, have discussed state matters with Queen Elizabeth II and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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England
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Sussex Downs
Mance
Princess
London
Townsend
Uckfield House
Lord Rupert Nevill
Canterbury
Queen Elizabeth II
Eden
Special Series On Bond Proposals To Begin Monday
The Avalanche Journal launches a 12 part factual series detailing the proposed $18 400 000 city of Lubbock bonds and the $74 800 000 Canadian River Dam bonds in daily Q A format. By C W Ratliff associate editor. Series informs voters ahead of the November 8 special election.
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Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche. Journal Newspapers
Father and Daughter Die in Head On Crash Near Chardon
A 63-year-old man Arch R. Kimmick and his married daughter Marilyn May were killed in a head on collision south of Chardon Ohio. Each was driving to separate errands when their cars crashed. The elder man was en route to a filling station for water after his farm well ran dry. May had left home to buy groceries.
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Ohio
Here
Arch R. Kimmick
Marilyn May
Funeral Services Set Monday for Mrs. George M. Boles
Mrs. George M. Boles 81, pioneer Lubbock County resident, died Saturday at her home seven miles southeast of Lubbock after months of illness. Funeral services will be Monday at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. J. Ralph Grant and Rev. J. F. Nix officiating. Burial is in Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home. She came to Lubbock County in 1891 and left four of seven children, a sister, two brothers, five grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Her husband died March 7, 1951. See Pioneer Page 14.
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Lubbock
Pat Farris
Tom S. Lubbock High School
Boles
Pioneer
Six Point Farm Plan Backed by Eisenhower to Aid Farmers
President Eisenhower voiced strong support for a flexible six point farm plan linked to Benson's policies. The plan aims to return a fair share of national income to farmers while ditching rigid wartime price supports. Benson described the framework as a shift from old failed policies and outlined steps to Congress for January.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro Enver
Eisenhower
Sec. of Agriculture
Benson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Congress
Imagerty
Airman arrested in Wise County bank robbery
An 18 year old Air Force enlistee, William Coy Burk of Haltom City, was charged with armed robbery after stealing 280 dollars from First National Bank in Decatur. He was arrested at his home one hour forty three minutes later as officers waited. Bank president Joe Chambers recalled the robber demanded money and fled in a car toward Newark.
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Associated Press
Air Force
First National Bank
Decatur
Wise County
William Coy Burk
Haltom City
Fort Worth
Joe R. Chambers
Texas
Chambers
Newark
Tarrant County
Rhome Bank
SNAKY HEIST ENDS IN OSAKA AT STATION
A Japanese thief who stole a knapsack at an Osaka railway station found the bag contained 12 live snakes. Police reported the startling discovery as the suspect faced consequences.
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Osaka
Harvest Festival Parade Crowns School Queens At Abernathy
Thousands jam Abernathy for the Harvest Festival as Shirley Mills and Paula Owens are crowned high school and elementary school queens. The 1,200-seat High School Auditorium crowd attended the festival program, following a large parade through town. Freshmen won float honors, with junior high costumes marching as runners up.
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Shirley Mills
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
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Paula Owens
Miss Mills
Miss Owens
Queens
Abernathy Floats Lead Cavalcade Of 32 Entries
A parade of 32 floats from schools organizations and businesses winds through the streets with the Abernathy High School Band and Abernathy Riders among the front runners. Out of town judges selected the winners as various groups presented Halloween outfits and costumes.
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Abernathy High School
Abernathy
Weather summary for Lubbock area with mild temperatures
Continued fair and warmer conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with a high of 65 and a low of 30. The report lists hourly readings from early morning to evening, noting temperatures ranging from the upper 30s to near 60s, and shows sun rise at 7 04 a m and sunset at 5 58 p m. Also includes regional climate figures for Abilene Amarillo Dallas El Paso and other cities with daily highs and lows.
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