McFarland Named Senate Floor Leader in New Congress
Senate Democrats chose Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona as floor leader with Lyndon Johnson of Texas as assistant. The secret ballot produced 30 votes for McFarland and 19 for Joseph C. O’Mahoney. The caucus also considered Senator-elect John Mars Butler’s seating amid controversy over circulating literature attacking Senator Tydings.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Congress
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Lator Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Francis Myers
Pennsylvania
McFarland
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
O'Mahoney
Hayden
D-Ariz
Hunt
D-Wye
Johnson
Sparkman
D-Ala
Douglas
D-Tid
John Mars Butler
Maryland
Kan
Tydings
Butler
Negro's Execution Halted Fifth Time in Texas
Ben Pickett a 35 year old Houston Negro awaiting the electric chair received a 10 day stay of execution after eating his last supper and having his head shaved. Governor Allan Shivers granted the stay on a Board of Pardons and Paroles recommendation citing new evidence. a hearing is planned in Austin.
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Huntsville
Ben Pickett
Pickett
Houston
Allan Shivers
Austin
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Lyle C. Harris
Liberty County
Harris County
Harris
Father Francis Aint
Weckett
UT Football Coach Blair Cherry Ends Tenure After Cotton Bowl Loss
A well earned vacation begins for Blair Cherry after four years as University of Texas football coach. Texas fell 20 to 14 to cause disappointment in the Cotton Bowl, ending Cherry's tenure.
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Blair Cherry
University of Texas
Texas
Autopsy Sought In Georgetown Merchant Herschel Glass Death
Dallas police said Herschel Manson Glass a 39 year old Georgetown merchant died in a Dallas hotel Monday night or Tuesday. He checked in at 3 30 pm Monday and was found dead by a maid at 5 pm Tuesday. An autopsy was ordered and results were not ready before Wednesday.
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Dallas
Herschel Manson Glass
Georgetown
Ben H. Roberts
Travis
Glass
Parkland Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Pierce McBride
Texas Asked To Return Fugitive Vasco Joiner
Governor Warren asked Texas to extradite Vasco Joiner the last of eight escapees from the Chattahoochee Hospital. Joiner sentenced to 20 years for breaking and entering in Van County in 1945 was captured in Beaumont Texas and opposes extradition.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Warren
State of Texas
Vasco Joiner
Chattasoochee Hospital
Joiner
van County
Beaumont
Texas
Congress Accepts 20 Billion Defense Fund And 3.1 Billion Front Bill
The 81st Congress approves a 20 billion defense outlay and a 3.1 billion home front preparedness bill for President Truman. Senate adjourns at 2 58 p m and House at 4 53 p m as the 82nd Congress prepares to convene Wednesday.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Rayburn
Texas
House
Senate
82Nd
Representative Rich
R-Pa
Rep
Rich
Supreme Court
Barkley
Senate Democrats
Ernest W. McFarland
D-Ariz
Lucas Eon
Sen
MacFarland
Senator O'Mahoney
D-Wye
McFarland
Meenager
Lyndon Johnson
Ware Named Procter Sub In Attorney Post
Austin attorney James Ware was named assistant county attorney by Travis County and will run the office while County Attorney Jes Procter, a Marine Corps lieutenant, is away. Ware, 35, a former district attorney aide and attorney general assistant, will earn the county attorney’s salary and lead prosecutions especially for hot check offenders and gambling. Procter noted a second assistant will be hired later to replace a former special investigator role.
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Ware
Procter
Commissioners’ Court
Neal Douglass
Austin
James Ware
Travis County Commissioners’ Court
Jes Procter
Marine Corps
Air Force
Westover Road
Volunteer Air Force Reserve
Travis County
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Dean Deflates Talk Russians Lack A Bomb
US Atomic Energy Commission chief Gordon Dean asserts Russia has the atomic bomb at a news conference. He declines to reveal US stockpile or bomb production details while confirming Russia’s A-bomb capability. The comment follows Senator Brewster's reference to Dr. Karl Compton’s remarks on Soviet nuclear progress.
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Washington
Russia
US Atomic Energy Commission
Gordon Dean
Dean
Brewster
Karl Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate
Compton
Cambridge
Truman
United States
Porter
Commission
Heprivyantan
AEC
Seeibe
Freezing Rain and Snow Hit West Texas Plains
A winter storm brought freezing rain and snow to the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Lubbock reported up to 3.5 inches of snow and icy highways, with the State Highway Patrol warning against nonessential night travel. Temperatures hovered around 20 degrees as more snow was expected and western North Texas saw gusty winds.
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Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Highway Patrol
Austin Weather Bureau
Austin
Texas
Lubbock
State Highway Patrol
Amarillo
Clovis
N. M
Big Spring
Panhandle
Dalhart-Texline
Hereford
N. M. Dalhart
Borger
Childress
Grover
Plainview
el Paso
Marfa
Adalupe
Denton
Denton County
Love Field
Dallas
Ennis
Beaumont
Galveston
US Weather Bureau
Four Justices Take Oaths In Two Ceremonies
Dallas lawyer Will Wilson was sworn in as associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court alongside Meade Griffin and Robert Calvert for new six year terms. Judge Morrison of Cameron joined as a justice in the Court of Criminal Appeals, with oath taken in Leon. Chief Justice Hickman presided, praising the court’s long service.
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Will Wilson
Dallas
Supreme Court
Judee W. A. Morrison
Cameron ‘A
Leon
Morrison
Frank Lee Hawkins
Harry N. Graves
Georgetyrwn
Glenn Haynes
Wichita, Falls
Olin W. Finger
Haynes
Austin
Meade Griffin
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Justice Wilson
James L. Noel
Houston
Calvert
William C. Morrow
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Roy C. Archer
UN Balks Over Demands by US
United States pushes for stronger UN action against Communist China but several Asian members balk at labeling Peiping the aggressor in Korea. A ceasefire committee prepares its report for the General Assembly while Commonwealth talks in London may influence Britain India and allied positions. The committee has yet to halt the Korea fighting.
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British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
London
Britain
India
Burma
Australia
Canada
Pakistan
China
Korea
Chinese Reds Break Through Near Seoul As Seoul Flees
Chinese forces break through 10 miles northeast of Seoul hitting UN lines as President Rhee and cabinet abandon the capital. UN reserves rush to plug gaps while tanks and fighter planes strike the advancing Chinese columns. Ridgway rallies troops amid fears of a wider push on the peninsula.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
United Nations
Stan Swinton
Swinton
United States
Uijongbu
Jack MacBeth
MacBeth
Redere
Korean
Soviet accepts four power talks amid German disarmament focus
London dispatch reports Russia ready for a preliminary four power conference while stressing demilitarization of Germany as the top priority. Moscow broadcast noted notes to France Britain and the United States and drew mixed reactions from Washington London and Paris.
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London
Russia
Germany
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Council of Foreign Ministers
Washington
Paris
Council of Minters
US State Department
Prague
Equaliay
Chinese troops disciplined in Korean war air battles
US Air Force pilots describe Chinese Communist soldiers as highly disciplined and unmoved by air power, contrasting with scattered North Koreans. On Jan 1 US planes reportedly wounded 6,000 enemy troops east of Korangpo and destroyed an entire company six miles away. Close support missions rise as air power slows the offensive despite camouflage and withdrawal uncertainty.
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
Air Force
Eighth Army
Korangpo
Long-Time Burnet Rancher Succumbs
Henry J. Everett, 72, a Burnet rancher and longtime director of the Burnet County National Farm and Loan Association since 1919, died Tuesday. Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel Cemetery with the Edgar Funeral Home procession leaving at 9:45 a.m. Rev. Ralph Seilers will officiate. Survivors include his wife Susan, two daughters Mrs. Ben Alexander and Troy Reavis, a son William, and four others indicating additional relatives.
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Burnet
ANS
Henry J. Everett
Everett
Burnet County National Farm and Loan Association
Edgar Funeral Home
Bethel Cemetery
Ralph Seilers
Buene Methodist Church
Susan Everett
Ben Alexander
Troy Reavis
Okalla
William Everett
Walter Hays
Marve
Leonard Smatt ¢ Ton, Ao
Cecil Everett
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Ise
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Associated Press
William J. Waugh
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
North Korea
Kim U Sung
Pyongyang
South Korea
Hungary
Bulgaria
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Romania
Poland
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