13 Sep 1955
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1955
Page
1
Lubbock area celebrates a tech sophomore crowned Fabens Cotton Festival Queen, following in the footsteps of sister Page Sec. A. State and Nation. The event highlights local youth, with community pride centered on the new queen’s achievements.
A Nebraska man died and two others were seriously injured when an auto struck the rear of a truck on the Tohoka highway about one mile south of the city limits Sunday night. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene as the unidentified woman, tentatively named Pentecoste Garcia, age unknown, was transported for treatment.
Reports from New Delhi describe fierce border fighting with both sides claiming gains while UN envoy Thant pursues a cease fire. An unidentified American missionary was killed in an East Pakistan bombing, and a separate American death was reported by Radio Pakistan. In Formosa a bus plunge killed 15.
Tech's record fall enrollment surpasses 15,000, with over half of beds now off campus, signaling a rising trend. The university plans more dorms and policies to manage the shift, as growth outpaces on campus capacity and dorm costs.
Dean James G. Allen notes rising enrollment while questioning whether students, especially those living off campus, reveal their needs. He urges staff to seek out individual requirements rather than wait for notices, highlighting the challenge of identifying student needs amid growing enrollment.
A chemist reports a step toward explaining life’s origins by linking two crucial molecules under conditions akin to primitive Earth. The work, described by NASA scientist Cyril Ponnamperuma at the American Chemical Society, aims to show how energy from sun or radiation could drive early chemical evolution.
U S war planes bomb Hanoi area as 125000 plus troops noted after 20000 Flying Horsemen arrive from Fort Benning. Thunderchiefs hit Yen Khoulo barracks near Hanoi while Mekong Delta raids target guerrilla camps west of Soc Trang.
A late night car butane explosion in Carlisle injures two people. Meisin To Rust and companion Pack ard Gambrell were using a butane tank in a rear trailer when the blast occurred. Gambrell was hospitalized at Methodist with burns to arms and face. To Rust treated and released.
The Texas Tech campus fills as over 15 080 students begin arriving for the new term. Dormitories report near capacity while off campus housing draws about 6000 students unable to secure on campus rooms. Paul Wilkerson notes Pioneer Hotel vacancies are nearly exhausted as men move into the fourth floor.
EW Orleans amid revival as military authorities search the Mississippi for a sunken barge 85 miles upstream from New Orleans with 600 tons of chlorine aboard. President Johnson ordered full federal resources. risks feared up to 40 000 deaths if released. Authorities found a possible object near Baton Rouge as 100 000 gas masks head to the city and recovery of Hurricane Betsy remains continues with hundreds feared dead.
A Viet Cong squad leader was killed and another guerrilla captured in a brief clash with government troops five miles northwest of Saigon Sunday night. No government casualties were reported.
The article contrasts heroism and profiteering after Hurricane Betsy in New Orleans. Mayor Schiro praises volunteers, including teens aiding in autopsies and identifications, while denouncing price gouging of essentials like gas bread and ice. State officials similarly condemn profiteering amid the disaster.
Clear to partly cloudy and warm with high mid 90s and overnight upper 60s. Light to moderate south and southwest winds. The fragmentary text also mentions various place names and garbled strings not contributing to a coherent event.
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