ANZUS Council Scrutiny Of Pacific Ties Under Way
In Honolulu delegates from the United States New Zealand and Australia meet to set up a Pacific agenda and discuss regional security. Secretaries Acheson Casey and Webb lead aides as talks cover ANZUS relations and non communist partners while outlining a seven point political program and potential hot spots amid Cold War pressures.
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Fane G. Casey
Dean Acheson
T. Clifton Webb
Honotta
Casey
Australia
Au Webb
New Zealand
David F. Belnap
Hnolulu
United States
Pacific
Anzus Council
Acheson
Richard G. Casey
Pacific Basin
U. S.japan
U. S.-Philippines
La Porte Lions Club plans safety event at local schools
Amid school safety efforts in La Porte, Lions Club president Gande Shaffer says the group seeks cooperation with Houston Safety Division to present a safety program and films for elementary and high school students. About 502 registration last year. 533 registered the year before.
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la Porte Lions Club
Presi- Gande Shaffer
Houston
Sneipal B. PL
Vandenberg To Return As Air Force Chief of Staff
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg will resume duties as Air Force chief of staff on August 15 after recovering from abdominal surgery in May. The 53 year old four star general collapsed at work in the Pentagon and medical officials say he has recovered sufficiently. The illness was not officially released but reports say cancer was involved. The Senate confirmation followed nominations that would extend his service to 1953.
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Charles Cord Dry Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Pentagon
Vandenberg
Fruman
Senate
Vanilenberg
Reds Face Sentence For Plot To Overthrow Govt
Angeles dispatch reports fourteen second sting Communist party leaders face Wednesday sentencing on charges of conspiring to teach and advocate violent overthrow of the government. They could receive up to five years in prison or a ten thousand dollar fine or both. A jury of eight women and four men convicted the leaders after a six month trial. They were remanded to U S Marshal custody and bail was denied.
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Log Angeles
Communist Party
New York
U.S
James J. Boyle
Record heat triggers deaths and wrecks across Texas
The 95 degree heat scorched Texas with a high tied to a seasonal record while showers and storms rolled in. Drownings in the Houston area were linked to the heat and a man died at a prison farm. Dallas logged 104 degrees as a 0.4 inch shower sparked multiple crashes and a lineman fell from a pole. Weather stations reported highs across Gaines Ville Wichita Falls Presidio and Childress with overnight lows near 82.
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United Press
Texas
Houston
Olivia Elizabeth Connor
Humble
Tex
Linda Beth Keeling
Carthage
Sanders Martin
Houston City
D. F. Thompson
Gaines Ville
Weather Bureau
Wichita Falls
Presidio
Childress
Dallas
Abilene
Ten State Meeting Maps Out Dreuth Relief Plans
Grim faced farmers and officials from Georgia Alabama Arkansas South Carolina Kentucky Missouri Mississippi and Oklahoma convened in Atlanta to map federal relief for a searing drought. The plan includes low interest farm loans emergency livestock feed purchases grain and feed from CCC storage and reduced freight on feed shipments. The gathering follows a Nashville fact finding session and seeks rapid government aid for widespread agricultural losses reaching near a billion dollars.
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Atlanta
South
Southwest
New England
Nashville
Tenn
Commodity Credit Corp
Midwest
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
South Carolina
Kentucky
Missouri
Missexas
Oklahoma
Milk Source Of Polio Theory Urges Texas Study
St Louis physician Dr. Marsh Pitzman, a 24 year polio researcher, urged Texas communities to study their milk supply. In a Houston radio broadcast he promoted the theory that poliomyelitis is spread through milk poisoned by Jimson weed or other plants cows eat.
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Houston
Texas
Marsh Pitzman
St. Louis
Pitzman
Pittmen
Flaming Plane Pilot Dives Sea to Save Beachgoers
In San Diego on August 6 witnesses described a B36 bomber turning away from crowded beaches after a starboard engine exploded. The giant eight crewed plane crashed into the sea near Lindbergh field as six crew parachuted to safety while the pilot reportedly went down with the craft. Two veteran pilots called the event a miracle for the six survivors.
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San Diego
Calif
Lindmorg Field
Pacific Ocean
Drouth Spreads East Across Texas Fields
Drought worsens across Texas with western two thirds drying, eastern third deteriorating, and showers temporary in places. Cotton yields mixed. Lower Rio Grande reports heavy damage from boll weevil and pink bollworm. Sorghum mostly failing in western counties while some relief appears along upper Gulf Coast. Pasture feed declines statewide as drought spreads.
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Austin
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Upper
Gulf Coast
High Plains
USDA
Waco
Dallas- Fort Worth
Abilene
Rio Grande Valley
Water bill shock as sprinkling error dumps 697000 gallons
Fort Lauderdale city manager Milton Link said a vacationing resident left a lawn sprinkler system on, causing 697000 gallons to flow before a meter reader noticed. The projected bill will be about 115 dollars.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fia
Milton Link
Link
Channelview Family Hurt In Broadside Crash
Four members of the Britton family in Channelview are in critical condition at Community Hospital in Jacinto City after a two car collision at the Bandera and Barbara Mae Lane intersection. Mrs Bazet Britton expectant with multiple injuries. Raymond Britton pelvis and internal injuries. Larry Britton skull fracture and severe chest injuries. D J Hise chest injuries and cuts. Patricia and Richard Britton escaped serious harm. driver Charlie Hackett faced aggravated assault by motor vehicle charges. Ennis van Waggoner not seriously injured. Both cars involved, Hackett and van Waggoner residents of Channelview.
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Channelview
Jacinto City
Bazet Britton
Raymond R. Britton
Larry Raymond Britton
Ennis van Waggoner
Bandera
Barbara Mae
Highlands Girl Is Polio Victim
Pamela Treat five year old daughter of J S and Mrs Treat of 215 San Jacinto has polio symptoms and is under treatment at Hermann Hospital in Houston since Monday. Physicians say the case is mild and she will recover without permanent disfigurement. East Harris county reports show at least forty persons admitted to polio centers this year though many are treated at home.
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Highlands
Pamela Treat
J. S. Treat
San Jacinto
Hermann Hospital
Houston
Harris County
Eisenhower’s Second Platform Speech to VFW
Dwight D. Eisenhower outlined a 10 point program before about 20 000 VFW members at Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles detailing his future hopes as Republican candidate. He spoke after receiving the VFW Bernard Baruch Distinguished Service Medal and then toured California with a political but non campaign tone.
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Rex Chaney
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum
Eisenhower
Wisenhower
VFW
Bernard Baruch
California
Mace
Byrnes Calls South Carolina Loyal to Stevenson Nomination
South Carolina Governor James F Byrnes urged the state Democratic convention to pledge electors to Adlai Stevenson and Sparkman, urging loyalty to the national ticket. He criticized the Republican platform and warned against domestic programs he said would bankrupt the government. He praised Stevensons past work and indicated Thurmond might join Stevenson.
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O'Neill Hendrick
Columbia
S. C
James” F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Democratic Convention
National Party
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Democratic’ Party
Republican Party
Byrnes
Chicago
Democratic Party
Carolina
Stevenson
Sparkman
Burnet R. Maybank
Olin D. Johnster
James P. Richards
Joseph R. Bryson
J. Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
United Press
Edgar A. Brown
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
Russell
Congress
Truman Man Gets Drubbing Stuart Symington Wins Senate Post
SF. LOUIS Aug 6 Stuart Symington, once a key figure in President Truman s administration, soundly defeated the President s favored Democratic Senate candidate J E Taylor in Missouri s primary. In incomplete returns Symington led 2 to 1 with 296,097 to 117,203 from 3,505 of 4,732 precincts. Jackson County backed Symington strongly, reflecting Truman s political weakness in his home area. Former Gov Phil M Dennettly led a separate Democratic nomination race for governor while Howard Elliott led a five way Republican governor contest.
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Truman
Stuart Symington
Senate
SF. Louis
Missouri
Symington
Bate
J. E. Taylor
Taylor
Howard Elliott
FEPC Dead Says Monroney Steers Clear of Issue
Senator Mike Monroney declares compulsory fair employment practices near dead as a political item and predicts Adlai Stevenson will not revive it. He cites high employment and general prosperity as reducing FEPC heat, complimenting Stevenson as a moderate liberal while Mississippi Gov. Hugh White voices similar doubts.
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Washington
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
FEPC
Stevenson
Dwight D
Eisenhower
Monroney
Uberal
Hugh White
Mississippi
Springfield
White
Tommys Ninth Wife Leaves for Divorce and Settlement
Anita Ede, once Anita Manville, sails from West New York to Houston and Mexico for a divorce from Tommy Manville. She recounts a $50,000 payment and a $330,000 bonus, claiming it as his humorous approach to taxes. Her twin sister Juanita Pe Uno accompanies the farewell and says Manville offered a tenth wife but was declined.
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New York
Tommy Manville
Anita Ede
West New Yorks
Houston
Messea
Hersbent
Manville
Nuevo Laredo
Mex
Vomany
Anis
Juanita Pe Uno
Asbestos Workers Stay On Job Amid Possible Gulf Strike
Asbestos workers remain on the job in the Baytown area Tuesday as wage talks continue with mediation set for Thursday. If no agreement is reached, a strike could halt Gulf Coast construction. pickets were planned but workers agreed to continue to work. Negotiations involve Houston Insulation Contractors Association and AFL Asbestos Workers Local No 22 over a 19 cent hourly wage increase.
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Baytown
Gulf Coast
Houston Insulation Contractors Association
AFL Asbestos Workers Local No. 22
Probe Shows Corruption In Alcohol Unit
House investigators uncover new corruption in the Internal Revenue Bureau alcohol tax unit. Informants say liquor dealers settled large tax claims for small sums and licenses were issued to bootleggers and other shady figures. Hearings led by Rep. Cecil King will publicize findings later this year.
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Milton Magruder
Washington
House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Ways and Means
Cecil King
D-Calif
Carroll Mealey
Albany
Internal Revenue
Mealey
M. L. Harney
Bureau of Narcotics
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Department
Harney
Arcotics
Unnder
Charles Lyon
Tnbs
Congressional
Get Acquainted Edition Promotes Good Neighbor Contest
The Baytown Sun announces a September Get Acquainted Edition and a Good Neighbor Contest with $50 in cash prizes. Readers nominate a neighbor by a 301 word letter explaining why they deserve the title. Entries must be postmarked by September 13. prizes go to letter writers, not the winners.
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Baytown
Sun
the Sun
Stevenson Woos Dick Russell in Southern Harmony Effort
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson meets Sen. Richard B. Russell to ease Southern Democrats into his camp and plans a conference with Harriman after charming Mississippi politicians. He will speak at the American Legion convention Aug. 27 and aims to solidify support two days before Eisenhower's address.
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Raymond Lane Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Mississippi
Russell
Stevenson
American Legion
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Trussell
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
Harriman
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