Doctor Declares Slayer McGee Sane After Delay
Huntsville Texas August 1 The state psychiatrist Dr C A Shaw says Richard Mc Gee is sane following a 30 day postponement of his execution for a sanity hearing. Mc Gee was convicted of murder in 1948 for shooting R L Allston a Lubbock grocer and would be husband to his daughter. Mc Gee remained naked in a stripped cell and calmer after an interview with Huntsville Item editor Don Reid.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas Prison System
C. A. Shaw
McGee
Richard McGee
Shaw
Paul White
R. L. Allston
Lubbock
Red Generals Say Truce Talks Will Collapse Unless Allies Budge
Chinese and North Korean commanders warned cease-fire talks would fail unless the UN command accepts a truce line on the 28th parallel. Pentagon and U.S. officials insisted the line be defensible near the present battlefront, rejecting a 38th parallel settlement. UN and Communist negotiators met again after another day of deadlock at Kaesong.
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Red
Kaesong
Korea
United Nations Command
Tha Amaanae
Lowasi
Eo Eo
VE Lmng Pectschl Dulles
Peng Teh-hui
Peiping Radio
Pyongyang
Central
Washington
Dean Acheson
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Acheson
Peiping
Eighth Army
Fought Eight Years for Peace to Find It Beneath Silent Sod
The burial of Pvt. Everett L. Mitchell, a Korean War casualty, marks Amarillo’s first Korean War interment. He died in Korea after a long military path from the South Pacific to Germany, earning two Purple Hearts. Mitchell, born in Tulsa and raised in Oregon, was 24, returning home with seven other flag draped caskets as mourners watched. Memorial Park Cemetery will hold graveside services at 10 tomorrow.
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Santa Fe
Everett L. Mitchell
Mitchell
Amarillo
US Army
Memorial Park Cemetery
High Plains
Tulsa
Battlefields
South Pacific
Germany
Lee Mitchell
Germ trapping water filter proposed to detect germs
Washington announced a simple portable filter to trap bacteria in water and grow them for identification. Officials said it could aid rural sanitation, cut analysis time from days to hours, and offer potential for defense against germ warfare, though further work is needed.
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Washington
US Public Health Service
Health Service
Mark D. Hollis
Hollis
Lodge cites seven million as NATO army size in Europe
Senator Lodge argues for a fully trained US field army of about 350000 in Europe within a year and up to 5 percent of total forces in the next years as part of the Western Europe NATO force. Hearings on the 8500000000 foreign aid plan unfold.
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Washington
Lodge
Massachusetts
Republican
Europe
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Alfred M. Gruenther
Joint Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Brewster
Maine
J. Lawton Collins
Marshall
Collins
Connally
Texas
Questioned testimony fuels aid bill debate in closed session
Connally cited remarks about releasing statements from trained seals to spark propaganda for the multi billion dollar aid measure. Brewster warned reporters that restricting statements to official ones would yield ten days of propaganda. Connally quoted Bissell on Europe needing 675 million in aid next year, unless rearmament was reduced. Perkins warned that any cutback would lift morale and reduce NATO divisions.
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Lodge
United States Army
Connally
Brewster
General Collins
George W. Perkins
Richard M. Bissell, Jr
ECA
Bissell
Europe
Perking
Perkins
NATO
Post Office Traffic Gets an Overhaul
Traffic changes at Fifth and Taylor allow southbound left turns on red while solidifying a new four way signal. Cars may go straight or right on green, with left turns onto Fifth Avenue on red. North and eastbound movements stay the same, and eastbound turns at Fifth and Fillmore are prohibited to ease congestion. Harold Miller says the setup is experimental to improve post office traffic flow.
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Fifth and Taylor
Taylor Street
Taylor
Fifth Avenue
Fifth and
Fillmore
Post Office
Harold Miller
Miller
Globe
Clifford Holt
W. P. Moore
City
Fifth
Secret Trial Underway in Ethiopia for Assassination Plot
In Addis Ababa the trial of three individuals charged with planning to assassinate Emperor Haile Selassie and overthrow the government began in the Parliament building. Last week seven others were convicted and sentenced to death in a related secret trial, with evidence linking to the new defendants.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Mystery silver balloon drifts toward eastern U S
Reports from Youngstown and Cleveland describe a large silver balloon 150 to 200 feet in diameter drifting at 30 000 to 50 000 feet toward the eastern coast. Airline and military pilots observe seams, flag it possibly a weather balloon, with flights from Selfridge and Cleveland intercepting it before continuing search.
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Youngstown
Ohio
United States
United
Capital
General Mills
Minneapolis
Ogden
Utah
Cleveland
Warren
Mercer
Harrisburg
Fred Branden
Youngstown Municipal
Selfridge Field
Greate
Pittsburgh
Chester Watson
Cleveland Hopkins Airport
Increase Draft Call for Marines and Army in October
The Defense Department announced an October draft to call 41,000 men, with 5,000 for the Marine Corps and 36,000 for the Army, a rise of 6,820 from September figures. The Marines, who shifted to draft in August post Korea, will undertake an October draft as their third month, alongside a continuing volunteer program expected to recruit additional personnel.
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Washington
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Army
Korea
Baseball Results and Tonight's Schedule Summary
In the AmeriCAN League Detroit loses to New York 105 to 50 with Woodling and Berra homering for New York. St Louis vs Boston 6 5 0s. Williams and Stephens homer for Boston. Cleveland at Philadelphia doubleheader. Tonight Chicago hosts Washington. National League New York at Chicago doubleheader. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Late scores. tonight Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and Boston at St Louis.
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Detroit
New York
Stuart
Bearden
Borowy
Swift
Reynolds
Ostrowski
Berra
Woodling
St. Louis
Pillette
Lollar
Nixon
Rosar
Williams
Boston
Stephens
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Deny Corpus Christi Has Polio Epidemic
Corpus Christi officials reject a polio epidemic label as the city’s health officer disputes the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis report. Dr. J M Cameron notes no epidemic declaration. Memorial Hospital treats 10 polio patients with Nueces County totaling 104 cases and four deaths for the year, 73 of them from Corpus Christi.
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Corpus Christi
J. M. Cameron
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Cameron
Polio Foundation
State Health Department
Memorial Hospital
Nueces County
Corpus Chisti
Fir lumber assortment from Olver & Wiggins Lbr Co
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co offers fir 2x4 2x6 and 1x8 shiplap at 6.95 per M feet. Located at 1200 West 6th.
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Fir
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
West
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity show partly cloudy and warm conditions with highs near 96 to 97 degrees and lows around 70. Precipitation near .01 inches. West Texas expect scattered late day thunder showers and little temperature change. New Mexico varies from cloudy with showers to partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers, warmer northeast today, and unsettled Thursday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Afternoon only dove season opens Sept 1 Panhandle
Secretary of Interior Oscar Chapman announced dove hunting in the Panhandle will open September 1 and run through October 10 with afternoon shooting only. The bag limit remains 10 birds, and the season is five days shorter than before.
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Panhandle
Oscar Chapman
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Credit Law Now in Effect
Washington Aug 1 The Federal Reserve Board issued revised credit regulations under the Defense Production Act allowing relaxed terms for purchases of autos furniture and household appliances The one third down payment on autos remains but the balance term extends to 18 months Down payments on appliances including radios and TVs may be cash trade in or mix and are reduced from 25 to 15 percent with 18 month maturity Furniture down payment stays 10 percent but 18 month term applies Home improvement loans now 36 months with 10 percent down The board also extended loan terms for unclassified consumer loans and exempted sewerage related installations from restrictions
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Federal Reserve Board
Truman
Amarillo Plans Unchanged Tax Rate for Next Year
City budget estimates show Amarillo will keep the same overall tax rate, with a slight shift of levy toward the general fund. City Manager N. Moss estimates 26 cents will fund interest and sinking funds, while the rest supports the general fund. The charter allows up to $1.30 per thousand. Last year the interest and sinking levy was 28 cents.
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Amarillo
N. ¥. Moss
Perseid Meteor Shower Lights Amarillo Skies
The Perseid meteor shower lights Amarillo skies each July to mid August with peak activity on August 11 and 12. Meteors travel fast through Earth's atmosphere vaporizing before reaching the surface, with speeds reported from 480 to 3,000 miles per hour.
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Amarillo
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