Iron Clad order for retaliatory bomb strikes outlined
Washington reports a military plan to launch immediate counterbombing if attacked. The order would bypass civilian delays and may use an emergency line of succession. The aim is to destroy enemy air bases and cripple Russia's war industry, with possible political retaliation beyond. In Houston a salesman, Yancey McGowen, 61, was condemned to death for Herbert Schwartz murder.
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Congress
Russia
Houston
Yancey McGowen
Herbert Schwartz
Forest fires threaten Florida lines and Georgia blaze grows
Fire crews in Georgia battle a nine mile front near Okefenokee Swamp with about 200 firefighters. A large south Georgia forest fire northeast of Foley Florida doubles in size amid high winds, threatening to break lines. 25 000 acres destroyed since Thursday. No homes endangered.
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Associated Press
Foley
Fla
Florida
Waycross
South Georgia
Bethea
Georgia
Okefenokee
Guyton Deloach
The
Georgia Forestry Commission
Forestry Department
Hoboken
U.S. High
Princess Margaret Townsend marriage rumors spark royal statement demand
London reporters push for an official royal denial or confirmation of Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend's marriage plans. The Reynolds News calls for a court statement while crowds and papers debate public opinion and church acceptance.
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London
Ingham Palace
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Reynolds News
Four die in Seagraves area car truck crash
Four people were killed and three injured in a head on collision between a car and a truck on U S Highway 62 near Seagraves Texas. The sedan carried the dead and two Levelland residents among the injured. The truck driver from Lubbock was hurt as the vehicle skidded after the impact.
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Seagraves
Tex
West Texas
U.S. Highway 62
Brownfield
Weldon Kinnesey
D. L. Reed
Tohoka
Charles Wayne Hensley
Levelland
Wilma Raye Carrigan
Bonnie Lenore Thompson
James Gober
Lubbock
Otis Ellison
Wilma Jean Ellison
Morton
Kinnesey
Jack
Atomic Test Today Postponed
LAS VEGAS November 13 The Atomic Energy Commission spokesman announced there will be no atomic blast tomorrow in the current test series after a conference with AEC Defense and weather experts. An evaluation meeting set for tomorrow morning will decide on firing shot No 6 Tuesday with no details on size or type released.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Department of Defense
Relax Dear Its Just Spring Daze
Weather outlook calls for fair skies and little change in temperatures. High near 76 degrees with a low around 42 expected tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 76 and the low 36. No rough weather is expected in the near term.
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Weather Bureau
Sydney Morning Herald Drops Staff Amid Turbulent Shakeup
Sydney newspapers report the March 14 decision to cut staff as part of a broader management shakeup. The Herald states it has dispensed with certain services and reorganized editorial operations, signaling major changes in newsroom structure.
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Sydney
Australia
The
Sydney Morning Herald
Amarillo Sees 64 Sunny Days in 72 in 1955
Weather report notes 64 days of sun over Amarillo in 1955 with a 3 pm comparison showing Dallas and Oklahoma City with light winds and clear to partly cloudy conditions.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Clady
Dimmitt Welcomes State Champion Bobbies Home
Dimmitt celebrates the State Class A basketball champions after a 62-44 win over the Pirates. A motorcade, courthouse square reception, and school band greeted the victorious Bobbies amid a record crowd and praise for Coach Leo Fields and the team.
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Dimmitt High School
Oklahoma City Assistant DA abducted and released
Carroll Freeman, an assistant county attorney, was abducted at gunpoint by two men in Oklahoma City early today and forced to drive away. After about three hours they released him saying they did not want to harm him, and his wife Barbara reported the incident. The men questioned him about race and a past or upcoming case.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Carroll Freeman
Free
Freeman
World Friendship Tea Draws Thousands in Amarillo
Nearly two thousand people attended the Amarillo Girl Scouts World Friendship Tea at Fair Park Coliseum. The event marked Girl Scout Week and the 43rd anniversary with 50 international exhibits and a Swiss Friendship House model.ziuns
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International Friendship House
Switzerland
World Friendship Program
Girl Scouts
Girl Guides
Juliette Low
Jaguar Wins Near-Official In 12 Hour Endurance Race
In Sebring the black Jaguar driven by Mike Hawthorne and Phil Walters was named unofficial winner of the 12 hour International Grand Prix of Endurance. Early results cited Carroll Shelby in a Ferrari as winner, but officials soon said the decision was not definite and would require further conference.
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Associated Press
Jack McAfee
Sebring
Fla
Ben Funk
Mike Hawthorne
England
Phil Walters
West Palm Beach
Grand Prix Ends In Contested Finish Between Jaguar and Ferrari
Briggs Cunningham of West Palm Beach owned the Jaguar and led early until an overheating issue sent him to the pits for emergency repairs. Allen Guiberson of Dallas drove the Ferrari and claimed a late charge, building a five mile lead before the finish. AAA officials awaited official tabulation while scorer Joe Lane estimated a ten second margin. final decision expected tomorrow.
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Briggs Cunningham
West Palm Beach
Fla
Jaguar
Allen Guiberson
Dallas
Ferrari
Guiberson
American Automobile Assn
Joe Lane
Aaas
Cigarette and Gasoline Tax Tests Planned in House Hearings
Texas House Revenue and Taxation Committee schedules first tests on administration backed taxes including cigarettes and gasoline. A proposed cigar tax also to be heard though not currently levied. Public hearings set for 7 30 p m Wednesday HB 181 by Rep Charles Murphy as administration supports measures while lawmakers work on final form of major appropriations bills.
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Austin
House Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Allan Shivers
House
Senate
House Veteran's Land Investigating Committee
Charles Murphy
Officers Meet In Plainview for Texas Police Association
More than 100 peace officers from the Plains Panhandle are expected in Plainview for the Texas Police Association quarterly meeting. About a dozen speakers from across the state will present on police work topics. Plainview and Hale County sponsor a noon luncheon in the auditorium with Sheriff Ted Andrews and Plainview police chief Hoyt Curry as hosts.
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Plains-Panhandle Area
Texas Police Association
Hale County
Ted Andrews
Hoyt Curry
Curry
State Association
Public Hopes Rise as Reserve Board Reports Consumer Finances
The Federal Reserve Board announced the 10th annual consumer finances survey showing the buying public feels financially better off this year with plans to spend on homes furniture and appliances. It notes a slight drop in new car buyers to 7.6 percent expecting a median price of 2800 dollars, down from 2500 last year, and aligns with predictions of a near record 1955 for business activity despite Detroit forecasts of high car sales.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Detroit
Harlow Curtice
General Motors
Rubirosa Out After Ferrari Hit During Race Incident
About 25 of the 80 starters abandoned pits by lap ten as Porfirio Rubirosa was knocked out when another car rammed his Ferrari in the rear, punching a hole in the gas tank. He said, I just ran into real hard luck.
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Porfirio Rubirosa
Ferrari
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