World Disarmament Panel Takes Up Hydrogen Bomb Threat
United Nations Disarmament Commission members meet in New York to discuss a plan banning nuclear weapons acceptable to both the United States and the Soviet Union. The two nations now face the hydrogen bomb amid deadlock over international control versus immediate prohibition and destruction of stockpiles.
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United Nations
United Nations Disarmament Comission
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
World and regional briefs from Jerusalem to Graham
Foreign dispatches report Jordan accusing Israeli troops of border fire near Jerusalem and Bethlehem with six overflights and a plane over El Jaba near Nahalin where nine Arabs were slain. Mossadegh, jailed ex-premier of Iran, appeals a three year treason sentence amid claims of mistreatment. British and French allies mark the 50th anniversary of the entente cordiale signed in 1904. Belgian royalty news notes King Leopold’s jungle expedition loss of contact with authorities. Garth Baker named Graham High School principal to take effect July 1, succeeding H. A. Heafner who becomes district superintendent. News brief.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Bethlehem
el Jaba
Nahalin
Graham
Graham, Tex
Garth Baker
Graham High School
Baker
H. A. Heafner
Five Texas convicts recaptured after Louisville chase
Sick List Escaped Convicts Nabbed In Louisville. Betty Joyce David Crosby, Frank Anderson, 1503 South Pruett, Thomas B. Cole Higklands, Patrick Berry Houston, Mrs. Grady Lenamond 2100 Nolan, George W. Flowers Baytown, Mrs. Gordon Hannan 600 South 7th, Jeannette Morse Baytown, Mrs. Willie Schell La Porte, Mrs. Barney C. Buescher 1206 Layton, Mrs. William T. Hammack 811 Avon. Louisville April 8 UP five convicts who fled a Texas prison farm last Saturday were captured Wednesday after a 95 mile per hour gunbattle with city police. leader Vernon Lee Joiner, 32, majority 99 year sentence from Orange County Texas. The others were Virgil T. Winders 33 Boyce James Wallace 24 Billy Raymond Bedford 30 and Robert J. Robins 36. The escaped men stole uniforms and a car, fired on a police cruiser but were not hit. their car overturned and they were arrested.
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Betty Joyce
David—Crosby
Frank Anderson
South
Pruett
Thomas B. Cole
Higklands
Patrick Berry—Houston
Grady Lenamond
No-lan
George W. Flowers
Baytown
Gordon Hannan
Jeannette Morse
Willie Schell—La Porte
Barney C. Buescher
Layton
William T. Hammack
Avon
Louisville
Texas
Central Prison Farm No. 1
Sugarland
Tex
Vernon Lee Joiner
Orange County
Joiner
Sugar Land
Virgil T. Winders
Comal ‘County
Boyce James Wallace
Dallas County
Billy Reymond Bedford
Larrant County
Robert J. Robins
Bexar County
Severe weather hits North Texas with tornado and heavy rain
A small 0.24 inch rainfall was officially recorded in Oak Cliff and Cockrell Hill as a baby tornado struck near Cresson in Hood County. Fred Lege, owner of the Diamond L Ranch, reported his $70,000 home damaged by the twister, chimney wrecked and roof peeled, with the wind dropping the roof in a pasture a quarter mile away. Lege, his wife, and a maid sheltered inside as the storm damaged Glen Rose and disrupted communications and power. Miss Sarah Oldham near Rainbow suffered head injuries from shattered windows and was hospitalized. Rain and a 0.23 inch reading fell in Weatherford, with hail and damage to autos and roads in Granbury. A Santa Fe bridge washed out near Nolan Creek. Temperatures fell about 20 degrees as dust picked up in West Texas, with reduced visibility in Salt Flat and other towns. Showers continued along the frontal line with forecasts of more in East and South Central Texas.
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Oak Cliff
Cockrell Hill
Fred Lege
Diamond L
Cresson
Hood County
Lege
Glen Rose
Rainbow
Sarah Oldham
Weatherford
Granbury
Nolan Creek
Weples
West Texas
Salt Flat
Wink
el Paso
Midland
Marfa
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Alice
Palacios
Austin
Laredo
East Texas
South Centralexas
Permits debated as spacing and pooling stir council
The council wrestled with oil well permits amid a dispute over spacing and pooling rules. Lusk urged granting the permits, while Campbell urged voter input. Mayor Pruett argued the ordinance wasn’t yet in effect, and several wells were later approved with locations listed on Sunset and East Nazro. Other wells will follow. two court-ordered wells were resumed after a lifting of a restraining order.
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Lacy Lusk
Lusk
Oil Company
Pruett
Tusk
HM. Campbell
J. Leonard Davidson
Oak Oil Corp
Rufus Bergeron
Richard Payton
W. J. Mainer
G. G. Wilson
Cleveland
J. Johnson
East Nazro
Davidson
B. H. Adlong No
Baytown
W. D. Reeves
M. E. Campbell
Reeves
Campbell
Spring Giving Congressmen Indigestion
Washington April 8 UPI spring and cherry blossom time in the Capitol give a congressman indigestion. He notes swarms of visitors from his district want him to take them to lunch in the House restaurant which admits visitors only when escorted by a congressman. He downed four pieces of pie and four cups of coffee by two oclock but refused to be identified.
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Washington
Capitol
House
Jury Gets Check Case Against Tubbs Bound Over
J. W. Tubbs a truck driver was bound over to the grand jury on two charges of passing forged checks totaling 37 dollars Roden’s name was on the paper Tubbs and his wife faced charges of forging Roden’s signature and passing the checks but the wife’s charges were dismissed for lack of evidence The checks were cashed at Big Chief Supermarket A third count was dropped after a Hallaway’s cashier could not identify Tubbs as the man who cashed the check
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J. W. Tubbs
Reverk
Grand
Roden
Tubbs
Big Chief
Hallaway's Grocery
Fable
Scoutmasters Take Training Courses In April Schedule
Area Scoutmasters and Cubmasters will attend four training courses starting Friday at 7 pm The Scout leaders meet at Troop 28 scout house and the Cub leaders meet at Grate Methodist church BE Freehner leads the Scout course and Paul Kuehler leads the Cub course The sessions continue April 23 and 30 with a makeup class on April 29 Troop committeemen will be invited.
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Grate Methodist Church
BE. W. Freehner
Paul Kuehler
Livestock Prices at Fort Worth Auction April Report
Livestock market notes from Fort Worth dated April 8 show cattle mostly steady with softer canners and cutter cows. Slaughter steers bring 19 to 22.75 per hundredweight. utility cows 10.50 to 12. bulls 10 to 15. stocker yearlings 14 to 19. Hogs steady to lower with butcher hogs and sows trading around 25 to 28 per hundredweight.
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Fort Worth
Choice
Oil and Chemical Stocks Show Broad Market Moves
The page lists numerous corporations including Celanese, Celotex, Dow Chemical, Texaco, Gulf Oil, Goodyear, and Union Oil among others, with varied percentage changes. It reads like a financial snapshot of stock performance across the steel, oil, chemical, and energy sectors, reflecting markaing shifts and investor interest in major industrial names.
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Alley Ludlum
Allis-Chalmergs
Amer Cyan
Seseeee American Repub
Teeseeeveeensens
LGLI
Amer Woolens
Anaconda Coppar
Beth Steel Sevsaree Os Calvan
Canada So Oil
Celotex
Chi Corp
Chrysler Corp
Coastal Carib
Columb Gas Srecreressesesee
Dow
du Poht
Eastman Kodak
el Paso Nat'l Gas
Fairchild Eng
Ger Motors
Ssssc
Gillette
Goodyear Tire
Greyhound Bussesspaerens
Gulf Oil
Gulf Stat-Util
Houston Oil
H. IL
P. Co
Imperial
Nice
Kirby Pet c
Libby
Ssen
Liggett and Myers
Mack Trucks
Monsanto
Chet - Mont-Dakota Util
Nat Distillers
Nat Dairy
Ohio OH
Pac Pet
Packard Motors Pac West Oil
Pancoastal Oil
Panhandle P and R
Periney
Periney's Ineeeesence Phillips Petscseres Pure Oil
Richfield Oil Rem Rand
Repab Steel
St. Regis
Sinclair Oil
Socony-Vac Sou Pacif
Stan Oil Calif
Sunray Oil
Texas Co
McCarthy Inquiry Chooses Jenkins as Counsel for Subcommittee
A rugged six foot three attorney, Jenkins, was unanimously named impartial counsel to lead the subpoena into charges against Senator McCarthy and his aide Roy Cohn. Hearings were set for April 21 with noncommercial radio and TV broadcasts. Earlier, Samuel Sears resigned after public praise of McCarthy, leaving Jenkins to head the investigation into alleged pressure on the Army for favors for Pvt. G. David Schine.
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Senate
Oe Jenkins
Latvyer
McCarthy
Jenkins
Denking
Boston
Sammuel P. Sears
Roy M. Cohn
Army
Pvt. G. David Schine
Baytown Sun Publication Details And Rates
The Baytown Sun announces subscription rates and offices in Baytown Texas with editorial and advertising staff credits. Rates list monthly and yearly options with a note on advance payment and extended class matter registration at the Baytown post office.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Aghbel
Baytown, Texas
Fred Hartman
Puditaner Syd
Gould
Beulah Ma¢ Jackson
Warren Edwards
Carpler
Armed Services
Baytown
Texas
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opda-Pa
Magoie Main
Percy Kilbride
Casper Carioon
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Jan Arthur - van Heflin
George Stevens
Seanoon
Peter Aman
Tech
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St. Joseph's Infirmary
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