Iran crisis widens as protesters target oil interests
A Tehran protest against British imperialism grew as parliament extended martial law to seven Khuzistan districts. British oil interests faced nationalization pressure while Anglo-Iranian Oil Company prepared for liquidation talks. N R Seddon planned talks with Iran’s finance minister as Grady met Mossadegh and Shepherd in a luncheon.
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Tower House
Iran
Khuzistan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Abadan
N. R. Seddon
U.S
Henry F. Grady
Francis Shepherd
F. Mohmed Mossadegh
Burden and Two Pals Free Huntsville Prison Farm
Billy Gene Burden, jailed for Potter and Hutchinson burglary, escaped Wynne Prison Farm with two other convicts. They sawed a way out between midnight and 4 am, then Burden was recaptured in Houston hours later. The farm lies about three miles from Huntsville, home of the state penitentiary.
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Troy Martin
Billy Gene Burden
Potter
Hutchinson County
Houston
United Press
Burden
Wynne Prison Farm
Huntsville
Shaie
Robert Steiner Strother
Williamson County
John Wesley Zetsche
Dallas County
Potter County
Zetsche
Tsville
Lee Sande
Higheway
Strother
J. C. Roberts
Writer Captures Prisoner in Korea Escapade
Reporter Jim Becker describes a humorous scene in East Central Korea with a boyish Chinese prisoner and Marines nearby. The incident unfolds as they drive the captive toward the rear, seek guidance from MPs, and eventually engage in a lighthearted exchange while awaiting proper processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Becker
Korea
UN advances in Korea push toward Yanggu and Hwachon
Reports from Tokyo note South Korean troops penetrating toward Kansong and Yanggu with limited resistance as UN forces seize a ridge overlooking the Hwachon reservoir. US Marines engage near Hwachon while Chinese and North Korean forces mount stiff, costly resistance along the central front.
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Tokyo
Kansong
United Nations
Hwachon
Yanggu
Eighth Army
Korea
Tom Bradshaw
Inje
Bradshaw
Jim Becker
Becker
Vandenberg Faces Senate Charges Over UN Korea Policy
Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg testifies on policy clashes with General MacArthur during the Senate inquiry. Senator Hickenlooper questions his resignation, citing critical comments on UN policy and air power near the Yalu River. Vandenberg insists his remarks were factual reflections of timing and military results.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Senate
MacArthur
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Republican
Vandenberg
Air Force
United Nations
Korea
Yalu River
Air Force Magazine
Drawal
Pantex plans release schedule for maintenance and site work
Plans and specifications for a maintenance shop warehouse building and laundry rehab at Pantex will be released to contractors around June 15. The project total is estimated at 250000 to 500000 dollars with masonry construction. Subsequent releases include railroad power distribution fencing roads site improvements and fire alarm system with costs ranging from 100000 to 300000 dollars.
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Pantex Atomic Energy Plant
Relief From Heat Due Tomorrow
A cooler spell is forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday with only light rainfall and scattered showers. The five day average temperature should be about two degrees below late May normal, while today’s high reaches 90 and the low 59. Del Rio led highs at 114 followed by El Paso 104 and Roswell 101. Down-slope winds pushed Clayton to 105 and Tucumcari to 97. Seven day Amarillo rainfall totaled 0.81 inches with varied amounts reported across nearby towns.
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Texas
New Mexico
del Rio
EFI Paso
Roswell
Mercury
Clayton
Tucumcari
Dalhart
Tougher Law Hits Hot Check Writers
Texas Governor Allan Shivers signed a measure imposing fines from 200 to 10,000 dollars and prison terms of two to ten years for hot check writers. The act takes immediate effect and requires notice to the writer when a hot check is non payable, with presumed intent to defraud if not cured within ten days. Rep. Waggoner Carr of Lubbock authored the bill.
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Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
MacArthur Accepts Bid to Fort Worth
Gen Douglas MacArthur notified Fort Worth Mayor J R Edwards he would visit June 16 for about four hours after leaving Dallas by motorcade. Plans were made for an address during the visit before he proceeds to New York.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
J. R. Edwards
Texas
Edwards
MacArthur
Here
Dallas
New York
Amarillo Forecast With Warm, Fair Conditions
The Weather Bureau reports fair weather across Amarillo and vicinity with a high of 90 today and 88 tomorrow. Tonight will be cooler with a low around 58, while yesterday’s high was 87 and the low 66. Panhandle outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warmth, then cooler Wednesday. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers mainly today night, while New Mexico expects light showers and thunderstorms in the north. Windy afternoons are noted statewide. Remodeling Loans appear from Olver & Wiggins Lumber Company at 1200 West Sixth.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Vaccination During Polio Season Declared Dangerous
In the polio season from June to September delaying vaccinations for whooping cough or diphtheria is advised unless outbreaks occur. Studies from England, Australia, and Chicago with nearly 500 mice show vaccinated groups developing polio earlier and shortening the incubation period. Roach carriers are explored as potential polio transmitters, with research funded by the March of Dimes.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science Reporter
Chicago
Society of American Bacteriologists
Albert Milzer
Milly A. Weiss
Katherine Vanderboom
Michael Reese Hospital
England
Australia
Milzer
Journal of the American Medical Association
Robert G. Fischer
University of North Dakota
Jerome T. Syverton
University of Minnesota
Pro-Am Golf Leads End Of Nine At Amarillo Course
Pro Johnny Austin of Pampa and partners Russ Davidson Amarillo and Johnny Pipes Big Spring led by two strokes after nine holes at Amarillo Country Club in a two under par 33. They birdied on Nos 2 4 and 7 with a bogey on 8 as Dan Ramirez Charles Isom stood one under.
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Johnny Austin
Pampa
Russ Davidson
Amarillo
Johnny Pipes
Big Spring
Amarillo Country Club
Dan Rameriz
Charles Isom
Dennis Dellis
Fort Worth
Chick Dawson
Cotton Hill
Ralph Johnson
Herb Schroeder
Rex Baxter
Walter Thompson
K. G. Liljedahl
C. L. Spence
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Old Happiness Boy
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East Twenty-third
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Kathy Howard
F. R. Howard
Jackson
Wilson School
Neely-Greenhill-Lownd
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Pantex
Childress
Clarendon
Claude
Crosbyton
Dumas
Hereford
Memphis
Miami
Muleshoe
Plainview
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Spearman
Tulsa
Vega
Boise City
Guyman
Gage
Woodward
Des Moines
Bulletin
Fanny Brice
Hollywood
Comedienne
Cleveland
Detroit
US Weather Bureau
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Company
West Sixth
Monk Owens
Bob Giese
Chuck Klein
Cliff Rogers
Olin Dutra
Alfie Zavala
Mexico
Byron Nelson
Willard White
Shreveport
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