Churchill Plans To Test Labor Bloc Wednesday
Winston Churchill urged that Labor’s excesses threaten Britain and said two Wednesday confidence votes on the 1956 53 budget will test Cripps’s expenditures. He denounced a 95 percent tax on large incomes and a 33 13 percent truck sales tax as intolerable, warning of potential new elections and a possible all party cabinet.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
United States
Cripps
Churchill
Conservative
House of Commons
Labor
Blow by Ball Not Cause of Boy Death In Fort Worth
A Fort Worth autopsy report found a softball blow had little or no relation to the death of 3 year old Jeffrey Vaughn Heitzman. The child died after being struck while crossing the street near his home. Doctors cited a congenital gland disorder affecting the adrenal gland and thyroid.
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Fort Worth
Jeffrey Vaughn Heitzman
Nothing Faster BC Pain Relief Formula Ad
An ad touts BC tablets and powder for fast relief from headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. It highlights a multi ingredient formula claiming superior effectiveness when combined and notes two tablets equal one powder with price references 10c and 2$¢.
Spy Trials Spread Mass Production Across Red Countries
Associated Press reports mass production of espionage trials in Communist states. Czechoslovakia sentences 47 and moves to 18 more accused spies. Romania sets a new trial in Bucharest. East Germany’s first mass trial includes eight leaders. Western force readiness and Jerusalem fate linked to regional tensions.
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Bucharest
Leo Herwegen
Christian Democratic Party
Saxony-anhalt
Supreme Court
Herwegen
West Berlin
Johannes Stumm
London
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Jordan
Abar Palestine
Jerusalem
Arab League
United Nations
Palestine
League
Official of Cincinnati Musicians' Union Dies
Oscar F. Hild, 49, longtime president of Local No. 1 of the Cincinnati Musicians' Union and former managing director of the Cincinnati Summer Opera Association, died Monday after a Friday illness.
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Cincinnati
Oscar F. Hild
Hild
Cincinnati Summer Opera Association
Wrecks and fines end drivers career for Earl M Leonard
In Fort Worth on April 24 Earl M Leonard a 28 year old roofer had a string of traffic incidents since October including multiple careless collision charges leaving scenes with no operator's license. He faced 480 dollars in fines and admits trouble passing the license test.
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Fort Worth
Earl M. Leonard
Leonard
Salvation Army Chest Allowance Still Not Decided
Salvation Army officials and Community Chest leaders met to settle the monthly allotment. Captain James Lemon said no definite funds were approved though a budget of 2542 dollars is needed for relief and Youth Center operations. Chest director Wayland Towner and four army officials discussed the proposal, with further actions slated by the chest bureau and board next week.
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James Lemon
Army
Lemon
Wayland Towner
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Capt. Lemon
Ben H. Powell
Ersell C. Duke
Tom Miller
Chest
Chest Board of Directors
Chilean President Videla to visit Texas in May
President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile will be welcomed in Houston by Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd on behalf of Governor Allan Shivers. The visit includes Houston Friday, Lubbock Sunday, and a May 1 departure to New Orleans, with an escort provided by the Department of Public Safety.
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Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Chile
Austin Hivers
Houston
Shepperd
Department of Public
Houston Grand Jury Examines Four Abortion Cases
Harris County grand jury listened to information on four abortion cases presented by District Attorney A. C. Winborn. The cases involve married women who paid between 20 and 400 for procedures. Investigations began after Eleanor Little, 22, was found dead. A murder by criminal abortion charge was filed against Diana Banti, jailed without bond. Two witnesses testified before the jurors.
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Harris County Grand Jury
A. C. Winborn
Winborn
Eleanor Little
East Houston
Diana Banti
Tornado Destroys Baseball Stadium in Donaldsonville
A small tornado hit Donaldsonville Louisiana early Monday destroying a baseball stadium and damaging several houses with no injuries reported. In Churchville a separate twister moved two houses from their foundations. The stands, rebuilt after a similar twister two weeks earlier, were hurled 200 feet into a yard. A roof fell over a man in the yard but he escaped injury.
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Donaldsonville
Churchville
Lighthouse revived at Cape Hatteras after 13 years
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse in North Carolina, closed in 1936, was reactivated in 1949 returning a navigational aid to the coast. Local officials reported the restoration would improve safety for ships along the Outer Banks and nearby harbors.
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Council Member Warns Reds Seek to Block Housing
Emma Long accuses Austin communists and allies of attempting to derail public housing at Tuesday 8 p.m. City Hall hearing. Debates over a federal 520 unit project continue as Former Mayor Tom Miller and Former State Senator Joe Hill prepare opposing positions on federal funds for housing.
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Emma Long
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Austin Housing Authority
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Board of Commissioners
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Dallas to Seek Bids for Central Expressway Project
Dallas officials announce that in May the State Highway Department will seek bids for about 1.2 miles of central expressway from Lovers Lane to Northwest Highway. The project is valued at roughly 1.5 million dollars and is overseen by Dallas urban expressways manager Tom Huffman.
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Dallas
State Highway Department
Lovers Land
Northwest Highway
Dallas Urban Expressways
Tom Huffman
Toscanini Enjoys Dixieland During New Orleans Visit
Maestro Arturo Toscanini on a six week NBC Symphony tour toured New Orleans with his son and grandson and NBC officials. He listened to Dixieland jazz in the French Quarter and expressed fondness for the city and its people. He will perform Tuesday night at Municipal Auditorium and then proceed to Houston and Austin on the tour.
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Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony
Municipal Auditorium
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Walter
Walfredo
Albert E. Walker
NBC
French Quarter
Richmond
Santa
Atlanta
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Houston
City Auditorium
Austin
Kids Hijackery Foiled by Victim Witness
Two 12 year old boys attempted a car hijacking in Dallas when one produced a pocket knife and ordered a driver to take them to a street. The driver Miss Lois Lynne Syverson resisted, screamed, and police arrested the youths within minutes. A female pedestrian alerted authorities after the alarm.
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Lois Lynne Syverson
Merchant of Venice staged by UT drama department
The University of Texas drama department presents The Merchant of Venice at Hogg Auditorium starting Tuesday at 8 p.m. for five nights with a Saturday matinee. Directed by B Iden Payne the production uses 70 cent tickets with season tickets honored and reservations via the Fine Arts box office at 6-8371 extension 444.
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University of Texas Department of Drama
Hogg Auditorium
B. Iden Payne
Fine Arts
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