Committee of One Million Against Admission of Communist China
An editorial endorses a new Committee of One Million Against admitting Communist China to the United Nations. Warren R. Austin chairs the group with a steering panel including Sen. Paul Douglas Rep. Walter Judd Charles Edison and Joseph C. Grew. It warns a post election move to seat China could endanger the UN and calls for more public support.
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Committee of
China
United Nations
Warren R. Austin
U.N
Sen
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Rep
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Congress
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Committee
Kind Stranger Helps Duo After Car Breaks Down
L O Morris Jr of Tulsa, Tube Turns district manager, recounts a Feb 24 dash to Amarillo. After a roadside breakdown 15 miles from the air port, a good Samaritan from the city aided, helped push to the airport, parked the car, and drove the travelers to the Herring Hotel. The helper was Roy L Reinarz, Great Southern Life Insurance agency manager.
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L. O. Morris Jr
Tulsa
Morris
Ed Harrington
Pampa
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Roy L. Reinarz
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
Guyman Story to Air on Channel Four in Oklahoma Panhandle
Local feature notes a humorous take by Howard Payne of Dumas claiming 180 trains of 100 cars each could move enough gold to pay the national debt and a stack of $1,000 bills 17.23 miles high. It cites banker Harry Gaskill confirming bill thickness as 200 notes per inch.
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Howard Payne
Dumas
Payne
Harry Gaskill
First State Bank
Gaskill
Philadelphia
Shanghai
Guyman
Oklahoma Panhandle
Channel 4
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Wes
Texans urge Sen Price Daniel to run for governor
Telegrams from 1 022 Texans urged Sen Price Daniel to seek the Texas governor’s race while he weighs the decision announced on Texas radio and TV. He plans to decide by March 26 and has delayed appearances due to farm bill voting. Daniel’s term as senator ends Jan 3, 1959.
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Washington
Price Daniel
D-Tex
Hilda Weinert
Seguin
Democratic National
Texas
Senate
Daniel
Texas Cattle Raisers Assn
Weatherford
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
Brownwood
Howard Payne College
Bitter Pickpocket Blunder Lands Man in Jail
New York dispatch reports Alexander Dawson aged 28 was jailed Tuesday after attempting to pick the pocket of a policeman, a bold misstep for a thief and a blunt lesson in selection.
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New York
Alexander Dawson
Senate Approves Two-Price Wheat Plan Amid Farm Bill Vote
The Senate voted 54 to 39 to attach a two-price plan for wheat to the omnibus farm bill, guaranteeing parity for domestic food wheat. A rival two-price proposal for cotton failed 57 to 33. The Carlson aided measure would have the government pay farmers the gap between market and domestic wheat prices.
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Washington
Senate
Ment
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Ezra T. Benson
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Til
Kefauver Leading In New Hampshire Primary
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee led Adlai Stevenson in New Hampshire's presidential primary with 100 of 297 precincts counted. Kefauver's slate of 12 delegate candidates topped Stevenson supporters as the race for Democratic convention votes intensified. The result echoed Kefauver's 1952 NH victory as returns from 12 cities favored him.
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Manchester
N.H
Kefauver
Dtenn
New Hampshire
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
City Police and Firemen Likely to See Pay Increases
The City Commission discussed possible raises for police and fire personnel as funding hinges on a new revenue re estimate for the current fiscal year. A proposed starting police salary of 310 dollars per month, up from 290, and upgraded pay scales for detectives to 325, sergeants to 340, lieutenants to 370, captains to 400, and division captains to 420 were noted. The mayor cited 14 police and seven fire department vacancies amid active recruiting plans.
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N. V. Moss
Donald Leonard
Detroit
Art Jordan
Leonard
Plainview Rejects Canadian Dam Contract
Eight of nine Canadian River Municipal Water Authority member cities approved water purchase contracts at 22 cents per 1000 gallons for six years. Plainview voted against, 557 to 330, affecting the authority’s plan to fund a dam with a $74.8 million revenue bond.
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AL Hall Daily News
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Plainview
Robert Maxey
Lubbock
O'Donnell
Canadian River
Sanford
Matinee Theatre and Howdy Doody Schedule on KGNC TV
KGNC TV lists a matinee at 2 p.m. followed by Howdy Doody at 4 30 p.m. including colorcast. The program guide notes colorcast for the afternoon slots.
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Kgnc-Tv
Four Witnesses Testify in Randall County Expressway Suit
Randall County hearing on 1955 condemnation proceeds with four county witnesses examined. Testimony covered the Taylor property 1,915 acres north of Canyon at U S Highways 60 and 87 and lot dimensions as the case advances to cross examining and further expert testimony from Big States Auction Associates and others.
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Byron Reese
Lyndon Carter
Texas Highway Dept
Reese
Canyon
Amarillo
Carter
A. C. Youngblood
Big States Auction Associates
Randall County
Taylor and Sons
Canyon City
James Lumpkin
Taylor
U S Declares Neutrality in British Greek Cyprus dispute
The United States says it will not take sides in the Cyprus dispute between Britain and Greece and offers its good offices for a fair solution. State Department spokesman Lincoln White says the U S stands ready to assist friends in achieving a just Cyprus settlement while stressing Western interests.
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Washington
United States
Cyprus
State Department
Lincoln White
Roger Makins
London
U.S
White
Makins
Herbert Hoover Jr
Tongue Trip Delivers Mixup in House Presid ing Officer
In Washington on March 13 Representative Bonner misnamed an ally while presiding, calling Hollfield of California “the gentleman from Holl field, Mr. California,” causing light chatter as the session proceeded.
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Washington
Bonner
D-Nc
Rep
Hollifield
D-Calif
Hollfield
California
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