Texas Demos Wrangle Butler Peace Tour Sparks Party Feud
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler arrived in Dallas for a six day Texas peace tour aimed at defusing a long running party feud. He planned meetings with Gov. Allan Shivers or other state officials as tensions flared after Shivers called Butler’s Austin luncheon invitation rejection regrettable.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Portland
Ore
Allan Shievers
Shivers
Austin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas Democratic Advisory Council
George Sandlin
Hilda Weinert
Washington
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Lubbock
Uvalde
Sandlin
Democratic Executive Committee
Butler Favors Rules Changes Across Democratic Ranks
Washington D N C chairman Paul M Butler backed rules to prevent a loyalty oath clash next year. The plan would shift ballot placement to state committees and require nominees appear under party labels, with sanctions for noncompliance. The tour tests Texas tensions as Shivers spars with party leaders and Butler seeks convention harmony.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Butler
Democratic
U N Commander Links Reds to Slaying of 2 Korean Soldiers
U N Command chief Maj Gen Harlan C Parks charged the Communists with murdering two South Korean soldiers in the DMZ on June 2. He said the Reds tampered with evidence and removed markings, moving a recovery party’s truck and placing a pistol in a killed worker’s hand.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
Demilitarized Zone
Harlan C. Parks
Military Armistice Commission
Parks
U.N
Driver Charged With 29 Traffic Violations
William B. Centers 24 a refinery worker faced 29 traffic charges after an eight mile chase in Long Beach California Police said he reached speeds to 90 mph He was charged with 12 stop signs 12 signals driving on the wrong side of the street reckless driving resisting arrest and an improper turn Centers pleaded innocent Bail was set at 1000 with a jury trial scheduled for June 28.
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Long Beach
Calif
William B
Mars Day Longer Than Earth Day By Half Hour
A Mars solar day runs about 24 hours and 39 minutes, roughly thirty minutes longer than a terrestrial day. The difference affects timekeeping and mission planning for rovers and landers operating on the Martian surface.
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Mars
Earth
Compromise Tariff Bill Heads For Final OK
Washington lawmakers move toward final action on a compromise tariff bill granting President Eisenhower broad new powers. It would extend the Reciprocal Trade Act three years and allow tariff cuts up to 15 percent annually, plus a 50 percent lift on duties above that rate with concessions from other nations. House leaders expect quick Senate action, while Cooper and Mills criticize Senate amendments on safeguards for U S producers and the escape clause.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Cooper
D-Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Mills
Arkansas
Belgian House Votes Aid Cut for Catholic Schools
Belgium’s Chamber approves a bill cutting state aid to Roman Catholic schools by about 5 percent. Catholic Social Christian lawmakers boycott the vote. The measure moves to the Senate as protests and clashes from March linger.
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Brussels
Belgium
House of Representatives
Senate
Achille van Acker
Frost Extends Deep Into Ground on Cornwallis Island
Permanent frost reaches at least 675 feet below the surface on Cornwallis Island located 560 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
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Cornwallis Island
Arctic Circle
Flash Flood Strikes Las Vegas Nevada Trains Derailed
Torrential desert cloudbursts hit Las Vegas causing extensive flooding and a derailed Western Pacific California Zephyr 58 miles west of Winnemucca. Police report 80 percent of telephones out, city officials consider a state of emergency, damages exceed 100000 dollars with potential to reach 500000.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
C. D. Baker
Western Pacific Railroad
California
Eddie Lambert
Two U.S. Vessels Assigned to Japan Under Aid Program
The destroyer escorts Atherton and Amick, credited with sinking a German submarine near Block Island, are loaned to Japan under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program as World War II nears its end.
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Boston
Block Island
Atherton
Amick
Japan
Dandelion Greens Fed to Silkworms in Mulberry Scarcity
Dandelion greens serve as an alternate feed for silkworms when mulberry leaves are scarce, illustrating farming adaptability and resource reuse in sericulture.
Strip Hotels Suffer Minor Flood Damage After Bridge Weakening
Report notes one railroad bridge weakened by recent events causing minor flood damage to Strip hotels. Water seeped into kitchens and lower level rooms in several properties with limited structural impact.
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Sterling
Bernice Seay
Donald Cathay
Chicago
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Oks
Charleston
U.S
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Ray Riley
Ken Combs
Bob Chaz
Bob Stenger
Bok
Gorpon
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Trowbridge
Gordon Electric
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