Hurricane Florence weakens along Florida Gulf Coast
U S storms insurance and relief efforts shift as Florence sweeps Alabama and Georgia. In Florida Red Cross reports 15 000 people in 50 shelters may return home while damage tops about 2 million dollars. Power lines down stretch Pensacola to Panama City. Apalachicola residents cut off by floodwaters.
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Fila
Florence
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Red Cross
C. E. Griswold
West Florida
Pensacola
Panama City
Apalachicola
Panacea Beach
Government orders beef price spread inquiry
The Agriculture Secretary announced a probe into whether the price spread from cattle to retail beef is too wide. He cited reports of rising margins despite ample supplies and low cattle prices and directed agencies to investigate, with details to follow on Page 14.
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Karl Bauman Ashington
Benson
Congress
Farmers of America
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department
Panhandle-South Plains Fair set to open with big crowd forecast
Dormant IKE era fairgrounds come alive as 18 area bands, eight host units, and 29 balloons lead Monday parade. Officials expect 165000 attendees, aiming to break the opening day attendance record. Ringling circus mark from 1947 possible. Nat Williams notes Lubbock schools will be released after parade.
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Lubbock
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Nat Williams
20 Year Pact Seen As Blow Against Reds
The United States and Franco Spain signed a 20 year aid for bases pact in Madrid to strengthen Western defense against Soviet aggression. The agreement includes developing air and naval bases in Spain, with four air bases and two naval bases cited, plus future installations. Spain earns American economic and military aid totaling 226 million dollars in the 1954 fiscal year, with aid to transport and industry likely forthcoming.
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INS
Adrid
Spain
United States
Franco Spain
U.S
Madrid
North Africa
Russia
James C. Dunn
Alberto Martin Artujo
Washington
U. S
Europe
Mediterranean
Seville
Catalonia
Cartagena
Red Airman Foresees Near Revolt by Communists
Fifth Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. S. E. Anderson quoted a North Korean pilot who defected from a MiG-15 saying other Red flyers would like to switch to the American side. The pilot also claimed Russian pilots flew in combat against UN forces in MIG alley, supporting Anderson’s claim of Soviet air involvement during the Korean war. Anderson warned of manpower shortages in critical specialties while maintaining constant alert for renewed Communist aggression.
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International News Service
Seoul
Fifth Air Force
S. E. Anderson
Anderson
Americans Refuse Repatriation Protest At Zone Camp
In a buffer zone camp 23 American prisoners in custody of Indian troops booed an Allied observation team. They sang communist songs and shouted slogans as South Korean captives joined the protest. Separately 70 Chinese prisoners asked to be returned to the Communists amid tensions.
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INS
Neutral Zone
Buffer Zone
Thousands attend fall festival in Sudan pageant
Thousands filled Lamb County town for a daylong celebration promoting international brotherhood. UN delegate Dr Sudjarno Tjondronegoro urged unity as a parade of 60 nations opened with sheriffs posses and bands from Sudan Orion Springlake Morton Littlefield and Texas Tech guiding the procession through the crowd of about 5 500.
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Sudjarno Tjondronegoro
United Nations
Indonesia
Sudan
Lamb County
Dr. Sudjarno
Lamb, Hockley
Cochran
Orion
Springlake
Morton
Littlefield
Dunbar High School
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Lamb
Beria Mystery Stirs Washington Detectives
Washington criminologists question whether Lavrenti Beria can be positively identified if he escaped Russia. They note impersonators may exploit publicity and that only fingerprints and handwriting tests offer positive identification, leaving a definitive match likely impossible.
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International News Service
Washington
Lavrenti P. Beria
Russia
Beria
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Traffic Ticket Crackdown Update
Brief item notes a city effort to crack down on traffic violations with targeted enforcement, warning motorists that patrols and penalties may increase in the near term. Local authorities emphasize safety and compliance over punitive measures.
Sudan Festival Floats Promote United Nations Theme
Commercial, organizational and agricultural floats highlighted the See Sudan Festival with a United Nations and World Peace theme as noted on page 14.
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United Nations
Sudan
Record Heat Reaches 99 Degrees Sets Local Benchmark
Area residents endured a 99 degree high on Saturday, the first Sept 26 to hit that mark in local history. Readings peaked between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Forecasts promise more heat, suggesting the new record could be broken as autumn shows its quirks.
Lubbock Banker Alfred Leftwich Sr. Dies at 80
Alfred Marion Leftwich Sr., an early Magazine Arkansas banker and founder of the Bank of Magazine, died at 10 45 am Saturday in St Marys Hospital Lubbock born November 1 1872 in Magazine Arkansas moved to Lubbock in 1930 survived by widow Vournie D Chitwood three sons Julian A M Leftwich Jr Kenneth D Leftwich and A M Leftwich Jr and four brothers W T C C Ray R Lemuel Details note his civic and business work in western Arkansas and Lubbock.
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Alfred Marion Leftwich Sr
Western Arkansas
Lubbock
St. Mary’s Hospital
Leftwich
Magazine
Ark
Arkansas
Bank of Magazine
Vournie D. Chitwood
Julian R. Leftwich
19Th St
A. M. Leftwich Jr
Broadway
Kenneth D. Leftwich
22Nd St
W. T
New Pact Sets U S Air Bases in Spain for War Reach
Air bases in Spain under a new agreement provide stepping stones for U S strategic bombers to extend reach toward the Soviet Union. The bases will link England to North Africa, supporting heavy bombers like the B 36 and B 52 and medium jets such as the B 47. The arrangement keeps heavy bombers based in the U S with overseas staging fields for missions.
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Elton C. Fay Ys Seviere
Spain
England
North
Africa
Urals
Soviet Union
United States
Bank robber slain after long distance trap in theater
In Baltimore a 3,000 mile call triggered a deadly shootout inside a downtown theater telephone booth. FBI agent J Brady Murphy died of a stomach wound, 34 year old John Elgin Johnson was killed. Agent Ray Fox was wounded but expected to recover. Reporter Sid Hughes witnessed Johnson's last words.
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Associated Press
Altimore
FBI
John Elgin Johnson
Alcatraz
California
J. Brady Murphy
Ray Fox
Johnson
Sid Hughes
Los Angeles Mirror
Hughes
Baltimore
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Nearby Regions
Clear to partly cloudy today and tomorrow with little temperature change. Low near 55 this morning, high in the upper sixties to mid seventies across the area. Readings for nearby cities show Abilene around 104, Paso 68, Amarillo around 91, and Dallas near 68 with cooler spots in Denver and Roswell.
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Patu Abilene
Paso
Amarillo
Houston - Beb
Albuque'que
Okla City
Dellas
Roswell
Denver BS Falls
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