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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1956

Page

7

Sinking Ground Alarms Pik Point South Dakota Citizens

A South Dakota town of Pik Point faces alarming subsidence as soil sinks due to glacial sand and depleted underground water. Reports connect sinking to upstream damming of the Missouri River and dry years, with broader mention of Texas Gulf Coast and Mexico City cases.

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Mexico Declines U S Dollar Diplomacy Offer

Vicente Sanchez Gavito, Mexico's minister, rejected a proposal from U S Immigration Commissioner Joseph Swing to fund a Mexican public works program with American dollars. He said Mexico will pursue its own plan and criticized dollar diplomacy as a poor approach to winning foreign friendship.

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Ethical Deception in Medical Treatment Sparks Debate

The Houston Chronicle discusses using dummy pills as a psychological aid to health, arguing deception can prompt recovery when there is no real pathology. It questions the ethics of such practices and notes dangers of unreliable speech and unsafe driving behavior.

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Lubbock Avalanche Journal Publication Details 1956

The page shows publication data for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal dated September 24 1956. It lists staff like CHAS W RATLIFF and CHAS A GUY PARKER PROUTY and notes associate editors and mailing details. Subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions are presented, including carrier and mail prices for various periods. The pledge to the flag appears, reflecting standard newspaper boilerplate.

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Return to Duty Sparks Confusion in Incoming Major

A former Army officer recounts being recalled after years as a civilian. He logs a bungled redeployment from a Denver life as an insurance investigator to a puzzled Washington assignment, aided by a WAC sergeant and a mysterious office with no matching number. The tale mixes satire and military bureaucracy as the protagonist searches for his mysterious destination.

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Washington golf lesson request leads to tense encounter

In a Washington corridor a man asks for a “three twenty-one” and is told it isn t on this floor. He claims to seek golf tips but is suspected of being a bird dog, prompting a wary exchange as the scene hints at servicemember tension and rank issues.

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Coffees and cakes spark partisan doorsill politics in Fairfax

Special correspondent recounts a New Deal era scene where women host coffee gatherings as a nonpartisan lure to voters in Fairfax County Virginia. The piece notes Kennedy’s coffee origins and describes cakes, ham sandwiches, and social conviviality used to attract supporters from both parties.

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Warren Views on Desegregation and Local Policy

The piece discusses Warren's 1948 letter advocating local handling of racial issues and its impact on the desegregation ruling. It notes Southern critics, the potential delay in implementing the 1954 decision, and how states may resist via tuition plans or pupil assignment methods, signaling lengthy litigation ahead.

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Flood Swamps Route Near Matador Trains Stranded

A five and a half inch rainfall near McAdoo caused Tongue Creek to surge washing out a Quanah Acme and Pacific bridge 18 miles east of Matador. Mail service paused, train crew bused home from Floydada, with service expected to resume by Friday. Ground will host a Texas Tech museum site with a December completion target as funds and permits move forward.

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Dulles Praised For Handling Tough Post Amid Cold War Strife

George E. Sokolski lauds John Foster Dulles for steady management as Secretary of State through postwar challenges. The piece notes strained US relations, disarmament issues, and global crises from 1945 onward, highlighting Dulles’ diplomacy and travel to sustain alliances despite harsh critics.

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