Nixon Leads Kefauver in Poll After Latin Tour
Nationwide survey shows Nixon ahead of Kefauver in a trial heat as his Latin American tour boosts standing. Eisenhower comparison noted. regional trends favor Nixon except in the South where Kefauver leads. Independent voters favor Nixon. Kefauver remains strong within Democratic ranks.
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Princeton
N.J
Caracas
Nixon
Sen. Estes Kefauver
South America
Kefauver
Tennessee
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Institute
U.S
Stevenson
Sen
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
GOP
Krefauver
East
Midwest
Far West
South
U S Firm Signs Trade Contract In Soviet Fiber Project
New York businessman Henry Vonkohorn of Vonkohorn International signed a contract with the Soviet Union to supply machinery equipment and production know how for synthetic fiber manufacture. The deal, part of Khrushchev's plan to expand the Russian chemical industry, involves cash payments the exact sum of which was not disclosed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
New York
Khrushchev
Henry Vonkohorn
Vonkohorn International
White Plains
N. Y
Knife free kitchens on Madrid street delight diners
In Madrid on the Street of Knifemakers restaurants avoid knives. Chefs cook meats until tender enough for waiters to carve with a pate side. Diners enjoy smooth textures and easy service as the roast suckling pig and other meats are served.
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Madrid
Spain
Demo Forecasts Big Gains in Senate Race
Washington AP reports Senator George Smathers predicts 12 to 14 Democratic pickups in Senate contests this year while Senator Irving Ives argues forecasts are premature. Smathers cites recession angst and leadership absence as factors. Ives notes 1946 New York prospects and the need for a divided government.
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Washington
George Smathers
D-Fla
Senate
Irving Ives
R-Ny
Smathers
Senate Democratic Campaign Committee
Ives
Saeathers
New York State
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
West Virginia
Study reveals lag in wages for teachers
The National Education Association reports college and university salaries trail other professions, with half of teachers earning under 6 015 yearly and a median for full professors at 8 072. Instructors average 4 562, near the 4 520 public school rate, while head coaches and presidents earn higher medians.
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New York Herald Tribune
Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Sam Lambert
National Industrial Conference Board
Virgin Islands Bought by United States in 1917
The Virgin Islands located about 40 miles east of Puerto Rico were purchased from Denmark in 1917 for 25 million dollars.
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Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S
Denmark
Wheat harvest hampered by 1000 combine shortage in North Plains
The Wheat Control Office in Amarillo issued a call for more combines as a 1000 unit shortage threatens full scale harvest in North Plains counties. A dry warm spell accelerated maturity across the 1958 crop with yields reported from 35 to 64 bushels per acre and moisture between 5 and 12 percent.
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North Plains
Wheat Control Office
Texas Employment Commission
Amarillo
High Plains
TEC
Panhandle
Quanah
Childress
Paducah
Central
Moore
Hansford
Ochiltree
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pampa Harvest Needs More Combines to Speed Wheat Pick
Pampa area elevators and the Texas Employment Commission office report rising wheat harvest activity. TEC manager Bill Ragsdale says 35 to 50 additional combines can be placed now, with some machines arriving from Oklahoma. Grain is above average in weight with low moisture, and manpower is adequate to meet current needs.
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Pampa
The
Texas Employment Commission Today
Bill Ragsdale
TEC
Spearman
Perryton
Oklahoma
Ragsdale
Body Found After Lake Whitney Drowning Incident
Searchers recovered Leon Turner, 19, of Seagoville at 6:45 p.m. near Lake Whitney, while another man, William E. Springer, about 26, of Fort Worth, remained missing after apparently falling from a boat. Turner drowned while swimming from a barge. Springer’s boat was found drifting with engine running and a cigarette package afloat. Rescue teams from nearby towns aided the ongoing hunt.
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Lake Whitney
Tex
Leon Turner
Seagoville
Itasca
Texas
William E. Springer
Fort Worth
Springer
Jack Nevins
Whitney Dam
Katy
Ronine van Vost
Dallas
Nevins
Turner
Joseph Rath
Katy Bridge
Harvest Shortage Hits Texas Panhandle Wheat
Farmers report land production of 20 to 35 bushels per acre with storage adequate except in Hollis Oklahoma and Quanah where grain piles clog streets. Fires burn hundreds of acres southeast of Canyon and near Amarillo and Happy, prompting an urgent call for preventable-fire vigilance by travelers and harvest workers.
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Hollis
Okla
Quanah
Canyon
Amarillo
Happy
Plane Crash Kills Two Near Pearland Texas
Two Houston area men died when a small private plane crashed four miles west of Pearland near FM 315 and 1128. The victims were identified as pilot Jackson Smith of Galena Park and passenger Wilford Ray Johnson of Houston.
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Pearland, Tex
UPI
Houston
Here
Jackson Smith
Galena Park
Wilford Ray Johnson
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J. Victor Ellis
M.D
F.R.C.S
Hich Plains Neurological Center
John O. Vitz
Robert D. Blood
Henry Kk
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Miarwe
With Els
Life Insurance
Great Southern
Home Office
Houston, Texas
Momxivh
Carl Fischer, Inc
Jack V. Hawkins
CLU
Dumas, Texas
Roy L. Reinarz
West Eighth Street
C. W. Hargis
Nick P. Craig
Dalhart
John Getz, Farwell
Ernest A. Kendrick
Leon B. Field
Texhoma
Frank Barnett
Clovis
D. A. Glenn
New Mexico
Fred W. Phelps
Sam Page
Milton
Ren
Hill
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Ben A. Skidmore
Shamrock
John O. Vitz, Dumas
Gene R. Grove
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Texas Optometric Association
the Panhandle
Optometric Society
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American Optometric Association
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