Prison Boss Threatens Newsman At Angola Penitentiary
KWKH news director James B. Van Sickle reports at Angola prison, Camp H, prison Supt. D D Bazer allegedly threatened his life and drew a pistol while ordering him off the ground during interviews with hunger strike convicts. Bazer denies the threat, says inmates are not starving and are receiving food from the camp kitchen. Van Sickle details prison discontent and four cited hunger strike grievances.
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Baton Rouge
Angola
D. D. Bazer
James 8
van Sickle
KWKH
Shreveport
L. H. Mulina
Bazer
Camp H
Shreveport Times
C. P. Chambers
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Spark Mixed Results
National and American leagues report varied outcomes with several doubleheaders. Philadelphia beat Brooklyn in 10 innings while Chicago and St Louis split twin bills. New York postponed by rain. Texas and West Texas–New Mexico leagues show multiple close games and extra innings as Beaumont, Dallas, Tulsa, and San Antonio post moderate totals.
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Priend
Garagiola
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Atwell
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Fusselman
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Amarillo
Lubbock
Webb
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Auikes
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Mann
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Brown
Spence
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Cuitil
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Moore
Abilene
Hair
Dial
Benites
Herrborger
Wood
Harrison
Carrier
Calahan
Cleveland
Garver
Courtney
Lemon
Hogan
Missionary Crippled But Going Back
Mrs Beryl Bowden Masters a 30 year old missionary who lost her husband and daughter to polio vowed to return to Africa to do Gods work She waved to friends as a Pan American Airways employee carried her from the plane that brought her to Boston from Southern Rhodesia last night The line continues on page 13
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Boston
Africa
Beryl Bowden Masters
Pan American Airways
Southern Rhodesia
Four Seriously Hurt in Wreck Near Canyon
Four Amarillo residents were injured in a late Sunday collision five miles north of Canyon. Three victims were listed in serious condition. Among the injured are Pete Ernest Fischbacker of Route 4 and Andrew Jack Meadows, 54, a janitor with Amarillo public schools, and his wife Martine Meadows, 36, employed elsewhere.
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Canyon
Amarillo
Pete Ernest Fischbacker
Andrew Jack Meadows
Martine Meadows
Maverick Fund Drive Kickoff for Club Building
Civic leaders gather at the Herring Hotel for a 7 am kickoff breakfast launching the Maverick Club building campaign at 21st and Lincoln. The drive seeks materials hours of labor or money to cover the $200 000 cost and will run until May 28. Attendees at all meals pay for their food, with no funds spent on fundraising.
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Maverick Club
21St
Lincoln
Herring Hotel
Kids, Inc
Witness Tells Of Tank Mass On Koje Island
International News Service correspondent describes Army deployment on Koje Island with at least 20 tanks massed to pressure North Korean prisoners and free Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd. The reporter, held briefly, saw Dodd well treated and observed his transfer between tents during captivity.
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Koje Island
Kose Island
Compound 76
Dodd
Army Cancels All Interviews With Dodd News Conference Abandoned
Seoul May 12 Army officials withheld details of Brig Gen Francis T Dodd after a seizure by Communist prisoners on Kose Island He was released after 78 hours and flew to Eighth Army HQ for talks with Gen James A Van Fleet Reports warned of a Sunday briefing but Army denied plans for a Dodd news conference With police quiet on the seizure and release Army officials provided no clear explanation of the incident
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Sanford L. Salberg
Associated Press
Seoul
Francis T. Dodd
Kose Island
William C. Barnard
Dodd
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Tokyo
O. C. Mood
Glamorous Stars Endorse Motherhood as Beauty Aid
Hollywood celebrities from Betty Grable to Marlene Dietrich praise motherhood on Mother's Day as a beauty boost. Edith Head notes waist changes. Dorothy Lamour, Lana Turner, and others credit motherhood with depth and allure. Several stars celebrate breakfast in bed and gifts from children, while others affirm choosing motherhood over careers.
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Hollywood
Betty Grable
Marlene Dietrich
Dorothy Lamour
Lana Turner
Miss Head
Ann Baxter
Miss Baxter
Kathryn Grayson
Mommie
Maureen O'Sullivan
Even cheaper by the gross Amarillo four-generation reunion
Amarillo mother Ada Braswell was honored as 14 Braswell kin gathered weeklong from Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and across the nation to mark a four generation reunion. Her daughter Edna Budine hosted at 907 North Taylor as relatives traced births marriages and the many offspring numbering 55 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. The gathering included Avis Davis twin sister E J Stoops and numerous Braswells stationed or returning from Okinawa Kadena Air Base and the Pacific with Navy Army Air Force and Marine ties. Phone lines buzzed with greetings from Brawswells in Redwood City Houston Terrell Point Richmond Redlands Compton Mentone and Cal. Marie McCuen was noted among the clan, recently lost in an automobile accident.
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Braswells
Amarillo
High Plains
Plains
USA
Avis
Okinawa
Davis
Air Force
Shreveport
Ex-Newsman Ends Debt With Catholic Priesthood Quest
SALT LAKE CITY May 11 Bill McDougall former United Press foreign correspondent was ordained a Catholic priest at Cathedral of the Madeleine. He said a private miracle followed his 1942 Poelau Bras sinking when he refused evacuation, swam ashore and survived after a life boat rescued him. He completed a final payment on a long standing debt to God.
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Salt Lake City
Bill McDougall
United Press Foreign
Cathedral of the Madeleine
Java
McDougall
New York
Rupp Ditches Coach Clinic
Beaumont May 11 Adolph Rupp the Kentucky basketball coach withdrew from the Texas and School coaching staff in August. Texas High School Coaches Assn president Herbert Hopper said Rupp canceled to avoid further discussion in Texas. Hopper will announce a replacement soon.
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Streit
Kentucky
Pessages
Hopper
Rupp
Fort Worth
Kremlin Hesitates Over War as U S Leaders Warn
Washington May 11 AP Top American military leaders say it is quite likely the Kremlin has not yet decided whether all out war with the West is inevitable. A House Foreign Affairs Committee report on the $6.9 billion foreign aid bill cites testimony from 43 witnesses. The panel notes reductions to Europe funds and does not explain proposed cuts or possible tweaks to defense spending.
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Kremlin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Truman
International Children's Fund
Europe
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Rep
Vorys
United Sstates
Whale meat gains taste as budget option in Washington
A Interior Department official says whale steaks sell for about 79 cents a pound in Washington and that about 1000 pounds of whale meat are sold weekly along the East Coast. He touts whale as digestible as beef and nutritious, noting it is popular overseas and largely imported from Norway.
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Interior Department
Raymond Gilmore
Department
Fish and Wildlife Service
Seaboard
Gilmore
Japan
Norway
Iceland
Newfoundland
England
Antarctic
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