Texan Among Three Yanks in Red China Release
Peiping radio said five former U.N. soldiers granted permission to leave Red China include three Americans. Griggs Bell and Cowart among those listed as seeking home. Devriendt Verdyck Belgians. Cowart to Japan Verdyck to Laos. The five were not at a meeting announcing the decision.
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Tokyo
Red China
U.N
Peiping
Rmer Ameticuh
Japan
United States
Laos
Lewis W. Griggs
Kickapoo St
Jacksonville
Tex
Otho G. Bell
Rt. 5
Olympia
Wash
William Cowart
Benton St
Dalton
Roger Devriendt
Westvlaanderen
Belgium
Louis Verdyck
Antwerp
Griggs
Bell
Devriendd
Cowart
Verdyck
Red Cross
Hong Kong
Far East Command
Shamrock Teen Beating Sparks Mass Manhunt in Wheeler County
A 13 year old junior high student was beaten by a gang of five in Shamrock and dumped on North Main Street. His two companions, Richard Payne and Lee Harrison, were forced to flee and later released. The victim remained unconscious for hours and suffered a fractured nose, multiple tooth injuries, and facial wounds. Police and Sheriff staff led a large investigation as details emerged of the assault after a movie theater encounter with older youths boasting boxing prowess.
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Shamrock
Wheeler County
Bus Dorman
Harbert Callan
L. H. Tucker Jr
North Main Street
Richard Payne
Lee Harrison
Tucker
Wedding Bells Wait On Referee's Whistle
Houston Chronicle notes a couple delaying wedding plans until the Southwest Conference football schedule is released. Nancy Dudley 71 an oil company employee and her fiancé Joe Yeary 24 an Amarillo accountant hope to pick a date around the season’s big games.
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Houston
Houston Chronicle
Nancy Dudley
Oil Company
Joe Yeary
Amarillo
Hearsemen Sing To Title In Barbershop Finals
The Four Hearsemen of Amarillo won the world barbershop quartet title at Miami Beach Florida finishing ahead of The Confederates of Memphis Tennessee. Wendell Henry was tenor Dean Watson sang lead Dick Gifford bass. The Amarillo quartet wore undertaker garb sponsored by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
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Amarillo
Miami Beach
Fla
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Memphis, Tenn
the Hearsemen
Georgia
Wendell Henry
Dean Watson
Dick Gifford
Unknown Fleck Nearly Forces Open Playoff With Hogan
Davenport Iowa golfer Jack Fleck, a virtual unknown, fired a final round 67 to tie Ben Hogan at 287 in the National Open at the Olympic Club. Hogan shot 70, Fleck eagled the 15th and parred the 16th to force an 18 hole playoff the next day as crowds overflowed the course.
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San Francisco
Jack Fleck
Davenport
Iowa
Ben Hogar
Hogan
Olympic Club
Fleck
Nurse Has Answer To Danny's Prayers
In Stuart Florida Mrs Willard Brady drives home from vacation Bible school with seven year old Danny who fears a polio vaccine. A nurse miscounts injections leaving one shot short but Danny takes his turn with a brave smile as he faces vaccination.
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Danny
Tornadoes carve wide path across Texas Panhandle area
A crescent shaped tornado cut a 20 mile path through Floydada Lockney and Plainview with major damage near Plainview. Stratford faced funnel activity and a later hit on town outskirts. No injuries were reported. Nine funnels observed. heavy rain and dust storms disrupted travel near Lubbock and Crosbyton. Baseball sized hail began after a sandstorm.
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Texas Panhandle
Floydada
Lockney
K. R. Jenkins
Panhandle
South Plains
Cone
Lubbock
Crosbyton
Wayne Robison
Wellington Tornado Destroys 159 Buildings No Casualties Reported
A Friday night tornado hit Wellington at 7 10 p m cutting a path through the town. It damaged 159 buildings including a furniture store and service station, severed power and telephones, but caused only two minor injuries. Emergency crews and National Guard assisted, with many residents sheltering in basements.
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News-Globe
Wellington
Courthouse Square
CAP Club
J. H. Parker
Hollis
Ohio
Bill McCarver
John Rainey
Experts Endorse Polio Vaccination Push This Summer
A panel of 30 family doctors and public health officials concluded the polio vaccination program should continue through the peak summer season. They warned a small risk of paralytic illness exists but outweighed the dangers of delaying inoculations for the 9 million children enrolled this year. They noted vaccine effectiveness is not 100 percent and emphasized careful administration during epidemic periods.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
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William A. Cowart Dalton
Jacksonville, Texas
Associated Press
Bell Olympia, Wash
Shamrock Boy
Fouths
Derman
Callan
L. H. Tucker, JR
Wneather Forecast Mer Bureau Vo
West Texas
Eve
Will Grimsley
Juradewind Airport
Hedgecoke
Nurse
AHS
Sunday News-Globe
Ellen Short Arquette
Jack Kreisinger
Corsicana
Amarillo High School
Plainview
Stratford
North Plains
Nado
Weather Bureau
John Haney
C. Park
Drake
By AL Hall
Childress
Collingsworth County
142Nd
36Th Div. National Guard
Maj
Dale Watkins
Kenneth Hodge
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Josephine
Summer Salk
Tae
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