Oil Imports Debate Faces House Over Quotas and Voluntary Controls
Southwest Democrats oppose excess oil imports under the voluntary control program and consider voting to recommit. Ikard presses for mandatory quotas while officials defend the voluntary approach as effective and aimed at preventing circumvention by unfinished gasoline imports.
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Frank Ikard
D-Tex
United States
Secrrtary of Commerce
Frederick H. Mueller
White House
James C. Hagerty
House
Special Committee
Sinclair Weeks
Cabinet Committee
Ikard
Congress
Mueller
Superskyways To Link U S Fort Worth to Dallas by Fort Worth
Civil Aeronautics Administrator Jim Pyle outlines plans for superskyways to control all aircraft above 15 000 feet within four to six years, requiring over one billion dollars in new equipment. Rep Albert Thomas says a link between Fort Worth and Dallas with coasts could arise in about 60 days.
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Fort Worth
UPT
Civil Aeronautics
Jim Pyle
Pyle
Albert Thomas
Houston
Washington
Dallas
Snider Declares Victory In Write-In Union Race
E C Snider, former Local 351 president, claims a 459 to 401 write-in victory for union treasurer and disputes eligibility with International headquarters. Union headquarters says Burl Curtright was re elected, while Phillips Tank Car shop workers return to work as three week strike persists and talks continue.
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Borger
E. C. Snider
International Union of Operating Engineers
Snider
Burl Curtright
Union International
Curtright
Phillips
R. G. Peiffer
IVCE
Afl-Cio
Washington, D. C
Hunter P. Wharton
Joseph J. Dulaney
Wharton
E. E F. Rooney
E. C Jones
P. H. Henegar
Marvin Pierce
Ralph Lobaugh
L. R. Huval
Gordon King
Peiffer
S. L. Stone
F. Rogers
Leonard Harlin
Herbert Wilson
K. A. Davis
J. B. Sartor
Homer Hunter
Jim Agee
Phillips Company
Amanila
Pantex
De Gaulle Opens Door to Reconciliation in Algeria
De Gaulle announced that in three months Algerians will vote like mainland France in constitutional changes and that Algeria will have one voting system with equal rights. He hailed the rebellion’s leaders and stressed integration, promising dignity and livelihoods for Muslims while praising the army’s support and seeking one legislative assembly.
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Algeria
France
de Gaulle
Republic
Raoul Salan
Jacques Massu
Jacques Soustelle
Paris
Soustelle
Grasshoppers Prompt Range Control Plan Across Counties
Dallam County farmers have signed about 60,000 acres into a range control program with aid tied to registering at least 100,000 acres, while smaller infestations are exempt. Meetings in Dalhart Dumas and Channing aim to boost participation as observers warn roadways may need priority over pastures. The outbreak is a rare, early season event, with farmers eager to act to protect cattle and crops.
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Dallam County
Dalhart
Dumas
Channing
Battlers
Dallam
Haircut Prices Rise Across Dumas and Dalhart
Local shops in Dumas and Dalhart implement a quarter increase on flat top haircuts two weeks after a similar rise. Barbers vote to standardize pricing so regular and flat top cuts cost the same.
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Harbers
DeArmond
Eisenhower OKs $4 Billion FHA Mortgage Insurance
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the Federal Housing Administration to insure four billion dollars more in home mortgages. The move allows FHA to resume processing mortgage insurance applications after a brief suspension due to nearing the previous authorization limit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Sheep Replace Wheat as Main Revenue for Australian Farmers
The article notes that sheep production has overtaken wheat to become the primary income source for most Australian farmers, a shift highlighted in Sidney.
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Sidney Learns
Tornado Hits Wisconsin Town Killing Several and injuring many
A deadly tornado struck Wilson and Knapp near Menomonie, Wisconsin, killing a woman and an unidentified construction worker whose trailers were destroyed. Ten miles north of Menomonie a man died at Memorial Hospital after injuries from the storm. The 65 bed hospital treated 32 injured and 20 from Knapp while St Joseph Hospital in Chippewa Falls took in 50 more. Rescue efforts were hampered by rain and debris as communications failed and property damage spread through the area.
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Menomonie
Memorial Hospital
Wilson
Knapp
St. Joseph Hospital
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
George Emmett 74 Borger burial set at Wesley Church
George Emmett aged 74 of Borger died. He is survived by his wife, a son Roy C, and five daughters Mrs. Frank Richards Mrs. Ralph Stewart Mrs. Mildred Jackson Mrs. Gerald Fisher and Mrs. Ralph Mellvain. Service 3 p m Thursday at Wesley Methodist Church Borger with burial at Highland Park Cemetery.
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George Emmett
Borger
Roy C
Frank Richards
Ralph Stewart
Mildred Jackson
Gerald Fisher
Ralph Mellvain
Wesley Methodist Church
Highland Park Cemetery
Hot dogs in Washington showbiz at Benson desk
In Washington, Secretary Ezra Taft Benson receives a gold dog desk ornament and a giant 40 inch hot dog as meat packers promote National Hot Dog Month. The piece traces hot dog history from 1601 to 1904 and notes playful anecdotes about buns, gloves, and varied names for the sausage.
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Associated Press
Ezra Taft Benson
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Paul Gilmore
Carol
Silver Spring
Washington
Cool Front Affects Panhandle With Lower Temperatures
A cool front was due in the High Plains with a frontal passage expected to drop temperatures by five to eight degrees in the Panhandle and about ten degrees in western Kansas. Amarillo's high today forecast at 87 after a 91 high on Wednesday. Readings in Guymon 97 Hobart 97 Dalhart 91 Tucumcari 91 Clovis 87 Lubbock 90 Garden City 96 Dallas 95. No moisture reported across the Golden Spread and humidity in Amarillo Wednesday night was 24 percent.
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High Plains
Amarillo Air Terminal
Panhandle
Kansas
Amarillo
Guymon and
Gage
Okla
Hobart
Dalhart
Tucumcari
N. M
Clovis
Lubbock
Garden City
Kan
Dallas
Senate Passes Salary Hike for Civil Service Workers
The Senate approved a 10 percent pay raise for about one million classified civil servants and related employees, matching a House figure. The bill, costing about 542 million dollars yearly, heads back to the House with Senate amendments before going to President Eisenhower for signature.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congressional
Foreign Service
Veterans Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knife incident cuts rugs during sales confrontation
Ralph Buckles warned the furniture salesman his pocket knife was sharp. The salesman insisted on borrowing it to demonstrate rug toughness. The knife sliced the top rug and gouged the one beneath it in a brief exchange.
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