All-Out Battle as Cease-Fire Nears
Israeli and Egyptian commands massed forces in southern Palestine as a UN cease-fire nears. Egyptian moves from Jerusalem front to the Negev and Gaza siege tightening. Israel braces to honor the cease-fire while reporting fractured front lines and pockets of control.
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Palestine
United Nations
UN Security Council
Paris
Jerusalem
Negev Desert
Gaza
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Security Council
Negev
Prison Guard's Wife Slain at Angola Penitentiary
Mrs. John Henry Spillman, 48, wife of a camp captain at the Louisiana state penitentiary in Angola, was found beaten and stabbed to death in her home on the prison grounds. James de Negro, a trusted cook assigned to the Spillman residence, is being sought for questioning. The victim was discovered with fatal injuries including a broken neck and multiple stab wounds.
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Angola
John Henry Spillman
State Penitentiary
R. H. Lawrence
James de Negro
Spillman
Bruce
Lawrence
Soviets Lose Atomic Vote at United Nations
The United Nations voted 41 to 6 with 10 abstentions to turn the atomic energy dispute to the Big Five and Canada for agreement on principles. The committee defeated a Soviet bid to outlaw the bomb and rejected an Indian plan to return the commission to treaty work, setting up a likely General Assembly approval for Canada's proposal.
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United Nations
Big Five
Canada
Politial
Ganization
UN Atomic Commission
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United States
Britain
France
China
General Assembly
Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Legion Home Plans Okayed By Hanson Post 54
The American Legion Hanson Post 54 executive board approved floor plans for a new $135000 Legion Home adjacent to Legion Hall at 615 West Seventh. Architect John Hannon will finalize designs in two weeks for a 90 by 120 foot two story brick building facing Seventh Avenue. Post commander L A Pitt said construction is likely to begin after plans are completed.
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American Legion
Hanson Post 54
At Legion Hall
West Venth
John Hannon
Amarillo
L. A. Pitt
Seventh Avenue
Legion Hall
Rhea Smith
Dalhart
Veterans Administration Hospital
Stadium Traffic Study Set For Wednesday Inspection
Officials plan an inspection Wednesday into traffic problems expected from a new football stadium south of Thompson Park and north of the city. Carlie Price and Polk Ivy will lead the review with Grayson Gill, the Dallas stadium engineer. A 1937 Ford sedan was stolen from 2500 North West Second, last night, police said.
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City
Carlie Price
Polk Ivy
Amarillo
Grayson Gill
Dallas
R. H. Gollehugh
North West Second
Buchanan
Charles Givens Appointed Clerk of the County Court
Charles Givens of Woodward has been appointed clerk of the county court in a recent selection. The announcement names the new appointee and notes the official duties tied to the post.
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Charles Givens of
Woodward
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