Astin Reinstated at National Bureau of Standards
Secretary Weeks announces Dr. Allen V. Astin will remain as director of the National Bureau of Standards after earlier dismissal over AD X 2 tests. The interim decision follows a committee’s approval and a fraud order against Pioneers Inc. promoter Jess Ritchie is lifted, allowing AD X 2 marketing to continue.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Allen V. Astin
National Bureau of Standards
Astin
Standards Bureau
Standards
Post Office Department
Pioneers, Inc
Jess Ritchie
Ritchie
Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa Proclaimed Sultan of Morocco
Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa was proclaimed Sultan of Morocco in Rabat in a ceremony marked by tears from mourners. The event follows the exile of the nationalist Sidi Behan Se Youssef to Corsica. The UN Arab-Asian bloc urged Security Council action and Al Azhar called for a crusade against France.
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Rabat
Morocco
Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa
Sidi Behan Se
Farid Zeineddine
Syria
France
Cairo
al Azhar
Detroit Editorial Director Bingay Dies at 68
Malcolm W. Bingay editorial director and columnist for the Detroit Free Press died at Grace Hospital after a stroke. A longtime staffer since 1930 he collapsed at his desk while working on his column Good Morning. He previously belonged to the Detroit News and was born in Sandwich Ontario.
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Detroit
Malcolm W. Bingay
Detroit Free Press
Grace Hospital
Bingay
Good Morning
the Free Press
The
Detroit News
Sandwich
Ont
Duchess County fires off 16 sirens in false alarm test
Otto Friske activated a new county wide alarm system at Milan firehouse causing 16 sirens to sound across 16 Duchess County communities. Volunteers rushed to report, as officials called it the biggest false alarm the county has seen.
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Poughkeepsie
Otto Friske
Milan
Duchess County
Swingsters Back to School Party at Public Library
Story Hour and music event announced for USC at Second and Polk with hours from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Public Library hosts the Swingsters as part of back to school activities.
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Owererr
USC
Polk
Wellington High Alumni Reunion Opens Registration
The Third Annual Wellington High School Alumni Reunion welcomes attendees to register at 9 00 AM at the North Plains Fair grounds in Perryton. Organizers invite former students from all classes to reconnect and celebrate.
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High Plains
Dodge
Perryton
North Plains
Wellington
Wellington High School
Three Plainsmen Freed in Korea
Sgt. Thomas J. Howell of Amarillo is repatriated from a Communist prison camp in Korea. He is joined by Cpl. Jimmy Chavez of Borger and Cpl. Earl R. Roberson, marking the release of three High Plains men as part of POW repatriations under the Korean truce and Operation Big Switch. Howell, 23, native of Felt, Okla., is married to Etta Faye Howell and worked for Del Webb Construction before enlisting in 1952.
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Mary Louise Natho
Amarillo
Panmunjom
Korea
Thomas J. Howell
Etta Faye Howell
North East
4Th
Howell
High Plains
Tri-State Area
Corporal Chavez
Sergeant Howell
Charles M. Howell
Felt
Oklo
Everett Ricegs
Stratford
Bill Ramage
Texine
Daily News
Okla
Sergeant
Newcastle
A&m
Goodwell
Tom
del Webb Construction Company
Amarillo Air Force Base
Fort Lee
555Th Field Artilery Battalion
One Slain and Three Hurt in Prison Riot
In Monroe Washington on August 21 riotous inmates at the Washington State Reformatory set five buildings aflame. One inmate Walter Lyshall 21 of Seattle was killed and three wounded. Knives vanished from the wrecked kitchen during the outbreak. Damage to buildings and equipment is expected to reach several hundred thousand dollars. Inmates say Lyshall was shot without justification after the riot subsided.
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Monroe. Wash
Washington State Reformatory
Walter Lyshall
Seattle
Shah hints at death penalty for Mossadegh evil man
In Baghdad the Iranian Shah denounces Premier Mossadegh as an evil man and hints at possible execution while Mossadegh remains under arrest in Tehran. The Shah, returning toward Iran's throne, says armed resistance is the highest crime and praises the coup that toppled Mossadegh.
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Shah
Mossadegh
Baghdad
Iraq
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Tehran
Shah to Fly From Baghdad After Pilgrimage
The Shah plans to depart Baghdad tonight for Tehran in his own plane after a brief stay at the Iraqi government guest house. He will pilot the twin engined aircraft he left behind when he fled his country. Premier Fazollah Zahedi remains in office while Mossadegh awaits trial.
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Fazollah Zahedi
Zahedi
Mossadegh
Shah
Baghdad
Adkarbala
Iraq
Tehran
Phone Strike Truce Parley Set Monday
The Associated Press reports union and management will meet Monday in St. Louis to seek a settlement of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. strike spanning Texas and five other states. The walkout began Thursday, affecting 259 Texas cities. services run with supervisors at switchboards while dial city calls mostly function.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas
Bell
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Illinois
Federal Conciliation Service
Communications Workers of America, Cio
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Amarillo
A. O. Thomas
Telphone Company
Telephone Company
Chavez Family In Celebration
The Chavez family in Borger welcomed news of Cpl. Jimmy Chavez release after six months as a POW. The 21 year old was reported missing on February 12 1951 and prisoner status was confirmed December 18 1951. The father reacted with disbelief followed by uncontrollable joy as neighbors and children shared in the moment.
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Pat Johnson
Cpl
Jimmy Chavez
Borger
Chavez
Daily News
Grunewald and Friend Held After Gas Incident in Jersey Apt
Grunewald 63 and Mrs. Ann Anderson 46 were rescued from a gas filled Jersey City apartment. They were jailed on disorderly conduct charges after failing to explain their presence. Grunewald, once fined for contempt of Congress, cited a heart ailment as the cause of the episode.
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Jersey City
N. J
Henry
Peter Smith
Grunewald
Erna Grunewald
Spring Lake
Anderson
J. Leo O'Connor
Paratrooper Saves Teammate After Parachute Collapse
At Fort Campbell Kentucky on August 21 a mass training jump ended with Pfc Harold D Lovell of Oklahoma City sinking as his parachute collapsed. Sgt Richard N Cleaver of Niagara Falls grabbed the collapsed canopy and guided Lovell to safety, both men of the 11th airborne division. Lovell was unharmed.
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Fort Campbell
Public Information Office
Richard N. Cleaver
Niagara Falls
Harold D. Lovell
Oklahoma City
Okla
11Th Airborne Division
PIO
Cleaver
Lovell
Ovell
Pioneer Rancher George Isaacs Dies in Hobbs
George Franklin Isaacs died in Hobbs at age 91. The retired Lea County rancher was a pioneer in the area and his death was reported from Hobbs yesterday.
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Pioneer Rancher
Hobbs
George Franklin Isaacs
Pioneer Lea County
United States to stay ahead in atomic race say lawmakers
Washington report says Chairman Cole and CIA officials briefed on the Soviet Aug 12 test. Cole asserts the United States remains pre-eminent in both fission and thermonuclear developments and praises CIA detection. AEC not present, CIA discusses detection methods and upper atmosphere sampling.
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Washington
Cole
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
New York
C. P. Cabell
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Free World
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Named to State Board by Governor Shivers
Governor Allan Shivers announced the appointment of A. R. Dick Bivins of Amarillo to the Texas Commission on Higher Education. Bivins is a member of the State Board of Education and the commission will study Texas public colleges and universities with a report due not later than Navy 1 1954. Other appointees include Ruel Walker D M Wiggins J Womble Sam Braswellavy John Newton Mrs Charles Devall and Mrs Lois Cunningham Irby plus five senators five representatives and the heads of the 10 state governing boards.
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Allan Shivers
A. R
Dick" Bivins
Amarillo
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Bivins
State Board of Education
Texas
Navy
Ruel Walker
Cleburne
D. M. Wiggins
Lubbock
John Womble
el Paso
Sam Braswellavy
John Newton
Beaumont
Baseball scores from West Texas-New Mexico and American leagues
Summary of multiple scores from regional league games including Abilene Amarillo Pampa and Clovis, with pitchers Novak Morris Henson Lambrinos and others. Also lists Boston Washington St Louis Cleveland Philadelphia New York Detroit Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee Brooklyn Pittsburgh and St Louis match results across several dates.
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Abilene
Sss
Amarillo
Novak
Palmer
Morris
Venable
Gorkis
Lakind Pampa Coe
Albuquerque
Henson
Lemons
Lambrinos
Blacksher
Jordan
Plainview
Borger -Esses
Calahan
Ewen
Garrett
Trujillo
Hoeckendorf
Lubbock
Clovis
Garmon
Payte
Isenhart
Schindler
Reguera
Dial
Carson
Fleisher
Mitchell
Parker
Benites
Boston
Erees
Washington
Stobbs
FitzGerald
Boston Cesses
Henry
Hudson
Niarhos
Shea
Nixon
Grasso
ST. Louis
Cleveland
Littlefield
Stuart
Blyzka
Courtney
Feller
Hegan
Brecheen
Hoskins J
Tipton
Philadelphina
Cincinnati
Perkowski
Kell
Seminick
Haddix
Rice
NEW York
Philadelphia
Hearn
Wilhelm
Koslo
Worthington
Westrum
Calderone
Miller
Ridzik
Konstanty
Burgess
Campanella
Dickson
Janowicz
Chicago
Milwaukee
Church
Lown
McCuLlough
Burdette
Liddle
Crandall
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Se
Podres
Wade
Black
Davis
Borrego
Brown
ReLock
White
Weather forecast for the vicinities of Victoria and West Texas
Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with few isolated afternoon and evening thunder showers. Warmer Saturday with low Friday night and high Saturday around 88. West Texas forecast shows partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with widely scattered afternoon thunder storms and no major changes.
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West Tenas
Fear Mental Patient Langley Sought After Escape
A Texas to California manhunt was launched for escaped mental patient Paul Langley, accused of murdering his infant daughter. Langley, described as dangerous, fled San Antonio State Hospital Aug 10 with his wife and two children in a travel agency car toward Los Angeles.
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EL Paso
Paul Langley
Los Angeles
Langley
Travel Agency
San Antonio State Hospital
Patricia Karen
State Hospital
Criminal District Court
Pearl Matthaei
Josephine
Tampico
Mexico
San Antonio
Jesse Wilkerson
Houston
Ralph Lesser
Lesser
California
Juarez
Rio Grande
J. B. Carter
Glen Rose man fined for selling beer in bone-dry county
A. E. Phipps of Glen Rose was found guilty by a district court jury of selling a 35-cent can of beer in Somerville County and received a $4,000 fine.
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Glen Rose
A. E
Alex) Phipps
Somerville
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Bureau Post
Ben Youssef
Corsica
Arafa
Ayello
Mary Lee Taylor
Pally News
Billy Forbes
Ek Ae
Earl R. Roberson
Robert B. Roberson
General Delivery
Summerfield
Sgt
Thomas Howell
Terday
Italy
Constellation
Rome
Pal
Silk
Jumper
Joe
Bentons Park
Harvey
Gayle Alldredge
Rita Alldredge
East 14Th
Dick” Bivins
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