Forward Firepower Shapes U S Defensive Posture
In a simulated exercise near Fort Hood and San Marcos, 82nd Airborne and U S forces held a defensive line along the 35 mile front with bridgehead actions at Cowan Creek and Fite. About 4,200 attackers faced 2,400 defenders as air strikes and mock atomic drops shaped casualty estimates. An Army helicopter evacuated a simulated casualty but landed safely at Brownewood.
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U.P
U S
Ramiee
Cownonbe Creek
Fite
Rave Lang
Horn
R Getion
Figegood
San Marcos
Yokumotown
Tex
Seid
Arti Air Force
Browwood
Arteal J
College summer session questions prompt notice
Registration for summer courses will begin soon. Dean Wal Bedell urges interested students to visit the college office or call for details, with about 413 expected signups. Community leaders discuss park plans at Lakewood meeting this week as plans move forward.
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Dean Wal- Bedell
Mts
Niege
At -Ixi
Rundell
Dcivic Association
Tate
Mors
Lake
Unclear Fragment References Town Names and People
Fragmentary text mentions ZICKERSTAFF vacation at Pauls, injuries, Lang call this week, Hdren in the house, Pestling matches, Meyer weather home Se hospital, Petbrim hat, police chief, J S Sasha OS Rags James, Donnellys, Branch and clone, Ruby Tyree, Hazel Burch, Cedar Bay, Nje-Duke, Kath birthday gift.
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Zickerstaff
Paul's
Hos- MG
Edge
Lang
Mile Meyer
Vo St . Avey
Bill
Police
Laens
J. S
Sasha OS Rags James
Pusch House Fooks
T. Retner
Ruby ‘Tyree
Hazel
Burch
Lawless and Campbell Victors In Baytown Council Runoff
Lawless and Mitton L. Campbell won council seats in Baytown's triple header election. Reeves and Boucher advance to a runoff for the fifth district. Lawless will fill District One after 20 years in the Baytown Refinery accounting office. Campbell begins a second term in District Four.
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Lawless
Campbell
Reeves
Boucher
Menting
Baytown
E. W. Buelow
Hla
Emery H. Harbers
James C. McMurrough Jr
McMurrough
Ray C. Weaver Jr
Colincilman Reeves
Buelow
Michigan
Lewless
No Rush To Appoint Civil Service Heads In Baytown
Mayor J A Ward says no rush to appoint a civil service commission after residents voted 2249 to support civil service for police and fire departments. The three member panel will be city manager nominally appointing with council consent. Terms will stagger for continuity and eligibility requires Baytown residence, age over 25, and no recent public office.
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Civil Service Commission
J.A. Ward
T Oday
Police and Fire Department
Civil Service
Baytonians
Baytown
Cvil Service Commission
Meyer Ward
M. Campbell
Voters reject Aggieland city name at College Station election
College Station voters defeated a bid to rename the city Aggieland in a recent ballot. The measure received 40 votes in favor and 11 against, ending the class of 1952 dream to change the town’s name before graduation.
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College Station
Texas A and M College
Aggieland
Yesteriay
New Steel Talks in Washington as Strike Pressure Rises
New York ICPI Steel union and Industry wage negotiators raced to avert a nationwide strike set for April 8. Benjamin J Fearless of United States Steel scheduled talks with government price officials as President Truman ordered legal review of possible seizure of the steel industry. Philip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers and company negotiators spoke from separate rooms while Fairless pressed for substantial price boosts to offset a wage fringe package.
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New York
Icpi Steel Union
Washington
Benjamin J. Fearless
United States Steel Corp
Truman
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Ben Moreeil
Tones and Laughlin Steel Co
New Steel
More Floods Predicted By United Press
Warnings of new floods spread across the Midwest as emergency measures and martial law spread from Havre Montana to other states. At least 2,500 people were left homeless after spring thaws and rains swelled rivers in Montana Wisconsin Indiana Ohio Kansas and nearby areas. A three foot wall of water swamped 50 000 to 100 000 acres flooding land and flooding influenced Fresno dam. Marmath North Dakota cleaned up after a flash flood. The Missouri River neared flood stage in parts of North Dakota while Sioux Falls South Dakota fought seepage with a four foot mud dike keeping the river within banks but requiring continual patching.
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United Press
Midwest
Montana
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
Havre
Mont
Fresno
Marmath
N. D
Missouri
North Dakota
Weather Bureau
Big Sioux
Sioux Falls
Schuman Plan Gains Final French Approval
Paris reports France’s Council of the Republic upper house ratified the Schuman plan after a marathon fourteen hour session. It follows the National Assembly’s approval, making France the second nation to ratify the Western Europe heavy industry pooling plan, with West Germany already having done so.
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Paris
GRI
France
Schuman
Europe
Council of the
Reprdtic
Natlanel Assembly
Germany
Cancer Crusaders Open Educational Drive With Films
Baytown cancer volunteers launch an April educational campaign led by Dr. George Brice to warn the public about cancer, offer film demonstrations in English and Spanish, and distribute literature while answering questions from qualified medical personnel.
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Baytown
George Brice
National Cancer Society
America Cancer Society
Cancer
St. Cecilia's Guild of
Trinity Episcopal Church
DeZavela Pta
Fiims
Parents Council of
Baytown Junior High School
Burnet School
Carver School
St Paul's Lutheran Church
League
First Christian Church
J.N. Chatfield
United Fund
Cancer Caixade
George Bruce
Czechs Free Texan Veteran After Three Months
The State Department announced that Communist Czechoslovakia released Army Pvt. Charles E. Wood of Vent, Texas after holding him for more than three months.
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Texan
Washington
SVY
State Department
Czechoslovakia
Army
Charles E. Wood
Vetn, Pex
Elks Plan Installation for Baytown Lodge Leader
Ben D. Jones, longtime Baytown resident and top Baytown Refinery official, to be installed as exalted ruler of Bayflown Elks Lodge No 1649 at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the lodge hall. W. F. Fortney oversees arrangements. Installation includes dinner and broader officer slate with Clifford Bond, Cal Hartrick, J D Saunders, and others. Jones also serves as vice grand of Goose Creek Lodge No 960 IOOF and treasurer of Encampment Lodge No 160 IOOF. He resides at 3122 Nebraska and is active in the Texas Elks State Assn Social and Community Welfare committee.
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Ben D. Jones
Baytown
W. FL Fortney
Jones
Brookshire
Tex
Elks
Goose Creek
Nebraska
The
Texas Elks’ State Assn
Baytown Elks
Cifford M. Bond
Cal Hartrick
J.D. Saunders
Carl, R. Mann
E. N. de Masters
F. M Sloan
Emory G. Born Jr
H. B. Naylor
Grand Lodge
Nelson D. Longnecker
Esquire
Victor Northcutt
PL Welter Henckett
Thomas J Pruett
Truman Faces McGrath Or Harris Ouster Over Cleanup
President Truman faces a cabinet showdown as Attorney General J. Howard McGrath resists a financial questionnaire pushed by Morris. Harris, the corruption cleanup chief, risks removal as the White House weighs both men’s futures after Morris threatened dismissal for any official refusing full disclosure. The decision looms after McGrath testified he had not answered the questionnaire.
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Merrdeax Smith
Washington
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Wewbold Harris
McGrathr
McGrath
Morris
Justice Department
Rf Morris
Tn Av
Publc
House Judiciary
Burglary Night Leads Diner to Get Watchdog
In Providence Edward Farris, tired after 22 burglaries at his diner, bought a watchdog last night after the 23rd break in seven years. The intruders fled with Wan Hho watchdog in a reported steal-for-hire incident.
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Providence
Rip
Edward Farris
Taft Wins Nebraska Wisconsin Primaries
In Wisconsin Taft captured 24 of 30 delegates while Stassen and Eisenhower supporters split remaining votes. Hefauver won all 36 Democratic delegates as Truman stepped back. In Nebraska Taft led Eisenhower in the Republican primary with Kefauver defeating Kerr in the Democratic race. Kerr conceded shortly after.
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Milwaukee
Robert A. Taft
Wisconsin
Dwight’ Eisenhower
Ohio
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Truman
Sen
Estes Hefauver
Tennessee
Jerome Fox
Charles Broughton
Taft
Warren
Stassen
Grant Ritter
Douglas MacArthur
Hefauver
Fox
Broughton
Werren
Ritter
Omaha
Neb
Robert AL Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Nebraska
Tate
Harold UK
Ike Blitzkreig
Estes Kefauvér
D- Tenn
Robert Kerr
Kerr
Kefauver
Ike Tops In Texas Straw Votes At Four Of Five Cities
Eisenhower won clear leads in four of five unofficial Texas straw votes conducted with municipal elections. He led Kefauver by about three to one, with Waco Dayton Liberty and Breckenridge showing strong Ike support. Five-city totals placed Ike at 4,076 votes to Kefauver 1,382, as Truman and others trailed in the unofficial tally.
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Texas
Ike
United Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Forces
Waco
Dayton
Liberty
Breckenridge
Richard Russell
Dga
Kountze
Kefauver
Douglas MacArthur
Harry’ Truman
Russe
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Adlai Stevenson
Minds
Earl. Warren
California
Robert Kere
D-Ohia
Harold Stassen
Essen‘howor
Russell
MacArthur
Truman
Taft
Stevenson
Warren
Kerry
Stasseri
Dacus Plans Second Challenge To Jacinto City Mayor May
C L Dacus, mayor of Jacinto City, announced a bid to unseat Hugo A May county commissioner from Precinct Two. Dacus, 38, a resident of Precinct Two for 21 years, notes his prior run and his six years in Jacinto City politics. He touts a new city hall, municipal buildings, a swimming pool, no garbage fee and low taxes, along with family and community ties.
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Dacus
Hugh May
C.L. Dacus
Jacinto City
Hugo A. May
Ioeaat
Texas
Dacus Dacus
Dacus Realty. Co
Jacinto” City
Disappointed Baytown Leaders Plot New Plans After Bond Loss
Baytown voters rejected both sewer and water bond issues in a hot mayoral election. J A Ward and councilmen faced defeat on the bonds while civil service for police and paid firemen passed. Incumbents Ward Buelow and Bersgeron won their seats. Reeves and Hy Boucher tied in a runoff for the third council vacancy. Precincts 100 and 101 heavily opposed the bonds. other precincts approved. The big turnout and late tallies marked the city’s largest election. Ward questioned voting rules comparing property ownership to bond eligibility. The council will canvass results next night.
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Baytown
J.A. Ward
Couneil
Civil Service
Agin
East
South Baytown
Ward
BE. W. Buelow
Rufus ‘Bers Geron
City
C. D.middleton
City Hall
Bae
Ten Days Extra On Car Tags Penalties Postponed
East Harris motorists gain a 10 day extension to register 1952 license plates with no 20 percent penalty. County officials will not ticket for noncompliance during the period but owners must sign affidavits stating no use of the cars. Baytown area plate totals rise to 14,770, with Highlands Crosby and La Porte bringing the regional total to 17,770.
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East Haris
A. B. Collins
East Barris
Carl Smith
Smith
H. B. McKee
Baytown
Highlands
Crosby
la Porte
Western Union to Strike at Midnight Across Nation
Washington reports union officials say about 30,000 Western Union workers will strike at midnight unless the company makes an acceptable wage offer. Adolph Brungs, AFT division president, and Wilcsak, chief negotiator, press for higher hourly pay for telegraph messengers and clerks.
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Washington
Western Union
Adolph Brungs
Western Union Division
AFT
al Wilcsx
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