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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1955
Page
5
The article notes a planned U S troop buildup and a projected 1 to 1 man power ratio against Communist guerrillas estimated at 165000 in July. It cites 500000 South Vietnamese forces and several thousand Allied troops, with strategy to adjust to Viet Cong reinforcements and evolving U S strategy.
The House bumbled through a marathon session with 21 roll calls past midnight amid repeated attempts to bypass the Rules Committee. Leaders announced few breakthroughs on key anti discrimination and bank divestment measures as House adjourned late.
A Trans World Airlines 840 Convier jet crashed and burned on a training flight in Kansas City. Four crew members escaped injury and no passengers were aboard. The $5 million aircraft was destroyed after engine trouble developed after takeoff from Mid-Continent International Airport. The crash landing at a field corner near the airport was relatively smooth, but the plane exploded seconds after the crew reached safety.
In Flagstaff a judge ordered the minister’s daughter Dixie Radcliff to face adult charges in the deaths of Robert Willis and Halvor Johnson. County officials say co-defendant Donald Boggs and ex convict from Londonderry were arrested with her. Boggs allegedly confessed to multiple murders across Utah Texas and other states. The case involves a complex web of alleged killings and ties to several jurisdictions.
A two year old boy in Dallas was found dead after a neighbor reported a chained dog attack in a yard. Police said the boy’s father returned home and learned his son was missing before a neighbor directed officers to the scene. The dog reportedly attacked the child near a tub, with the toy nearby.
Saigon reports say government troops with air support repulsed a large Viet Cong attack about 20 miles northwest of Saigon. The guerrilla force was estimated at ten battalions, possibly over 1000 men, with at least one battle line involved. Details from the night action remained sketchy.
Telegrams describe renewed fighting in Lahore and Syalkot sectors with air strikes near Noasiur. Both sides claim gains and losses, Pakistani forces say they repelled Indian divisions and held Amritsar outskirts, while Indian reports cite raids inside Pakistani territory and a broad aerial offensive.
The coroner reports 30 identified hurricane victims with many still unidentified as Betsy devastates New Orleans area. Navy divers search sunken vessels near Baton Rouge while the White House allocates aid to battle the disaster.
Crumley heads Arrowhead Corp a local eight member firm with Billy Crumley president and Texas Tech ties plan a 24 hour spinning operation at 535 32nd St with 400 training staff and 70 bale weekly cotton input producing knitting yarns 6s to 20s for mills nationwide.
Bully Mack Gough of Andrews was arrested Saturday night on theft charges connected to several oil field thefts in the Lovington area. Bond was set at $1,000. Some equipment valued about $1,600 has been recovered while most had been disposed of.
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev paid a weekend visit to Poland for talks with Polish party chief Wladyslaw Gomulka. Tass reported the trip Monday.
A garbled notice discusses towing capacity for a vehicle described as a Dearborn model. It mentions towing eight times and carrying loads for three lines. Details on weight, vehicle type, and exact limits are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
Two governors from South Carolina and Mississippi condemned the Voting Rights Act as discriminatory arguing it creates a double standard by diluting illiterate votes while urging suit to test constitutionality. Johnson limited support while Wallace urged broader opposition amid conference topics.
In New Orleans Josephine a rare captive Whooping crane died after Hurricane Betsy disruptions. Park Superintendent William Pohlmann noted her mate Crip survives with three female and one male offspring. Autopsy planned to determine exact cause while weather stress and cage injuries were considered factors.
Dolphin Tully was airlifted by helicopter from Pt. Mugu to La Jolla California to join aquanauts including Scott Carpenter at Sealab. The trained dolphin will train Monday and Wednesday before diving work begins Thursday. Carpenter, the second American astronaut to orbit Earth, will be aboard for 30 days as divers test Tuffy underwater.
Mr and Mrs Donald Muller announce the birth of a son weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces at 609 Bouoday in West Texas Hospital. The father employed by West Texas Warehouse. mother Pam Muller. Also listing the birth of a daughter weight 2 pounds at 12 noon Monday in Methodist Hospital. Father on leave from Tech.
Casablanca hosts a three day Arab summit as Tunisian President Bourguiba misses the session. He accuses the United Arab Republic of plotting against other states and says Arabs have never been so divided since Egypt claimed the mission of unity.
The Fischer quintuplets Mary Ann Catherine Margaret Magdalene and James celebrate their second birthday on a Soo acre Aberdeen farm. Their father Andrew Fischer earns 76 a week as a wholesale grocery clerk. The quints were the United States first surviving quintuplets and have since grown with a baby sister in a larger home on the family farm.
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