Spain Seeks More U S Aid for Franco Regime
United Press analysis says Spain feels its value to the United States in building western defenses against communism is underrecognized. Madrid complains economic aid under the 1953 Spanish American Military Agreement is being doled out reluctantly while Franco’s government is seen as a key anti Communist bulwark in Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. McCann
United Press
Spain
United States
Prancisco Franco
Europe
Portugal
Pyrenees
France
Italy
Maly
Franco
Madrid
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Washington
Fox terrier touted as superior rat catcher at meeting
A Tulsa cat expert and Dr William F Irwin debated feline versus canine rodent control at the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association session in St Louis on February 22. Irwin argued fox terriers kill many mice while cats often merely kill then drag prey home. Irwin noted cats bring prey to feed bins, while Teawin praised cats for forgiveness after abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
William F. Irwin
Trewin
Tulsa
Missouri Veteri
Nary Medical Association
Tovin
Irwin
Tewin
Iewinn
ICC Finds Discrimination Against Negro Seaman on Bus Ride
An ICC examiner ruled that a 21 year old Negro seaman Ben Maddox of Los Angeles faced unjust discrimination on a Southwestern Greyhound Lines trip from Dallas to El Paso. Maddox said a driver forced him from a reclining seat and spoke insultingly, seeking $50,000 in damages. A Boston theft case is also noted with a separate $1,219,400 Brink’s robbery reference during a theater showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc
Dallas
el Paso
Tex
Ben Maddox
Los Angeles
ICC
Maddox
Glitchy Word Scramble in Daily Agros Clues
A garbled daily puzzle from Daily Agros lists scattered clues and misprints for terms like arrangements of numbers, geographic hints, and names. The fragmentary items mix monetary symbols with partial phrases, offering a glimpse of a humorously broken word game.
The finesse that doomed a contract bridge hand
In a testy contract from a shared deal South, vulnerable, misplayed Trick 1 after North opened 2 clubs and East led. The diamond finesse failed, the fall of the spade lead allowed East to shift to the queen, and South’s failure to rise with the spade ace doomed the contract. South should have rebid diamonds and let North declare no trump, avoiding the costly defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
Trump
East
West
Beelarer
Weet
San Antonio Cleanest Town In U S
San Antonio Texas won first prize as the nation’s cleanest town earning the Ernest T. Trigg trophy from the Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up Bureau. It led its population category 100000 to 600000 and collected multiple awards for 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Antonio
Tex
Ernest T. Trigg
Interior and Commerce Departments
R. H. White
Philadelphia
Houston
East Chicago
Ind
Highland Park
Mich
Los Negaunee
Chincoteague
Soviet Says Farms Heated By A Energy
London reports Soviet radio says scientists plan to harvest several crops a year from farms heated by atomic energy. The broadcast claims Banvay first used atomic energy for peaceful purposes and foresees rapid hydro installations and soil enrichment to yield multiple crops annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fev
Moscow
Tajnal
Kolyma
Russia
France
Mexico Ships 140000 Head Of Cattle To U.S
Mexico shipped 140000 head of cattle to the United States in the first six weeks of 1955, the Agriculture Department said. The year quota is 246000. There is exceptionally strong demand for Mexican cattle in the United States. National Guard units made up two fifths of the U.S. Expeditionary Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
United States
Agriculture Department
Corn Land Desired in Northern States 1954 Market Up
The Agriculture Department reports interest in buying farms rose across northern corn belt states in 1954 due to favorable weather and strong farm income. It notes the market was not very active, but buyer readiness remained among seller farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Earl Doring Undertakes Flight Training in Maine
In Lincoln Center Maine Earl Doring 38 bought a pontoon equipped craft. He began a two hour practice the following Thursday then logged another two hours next day. Saturday he completed a total of three hours forty minutes of instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncoln Center
Maine
Earl Doring
Doring
Hens Adapt Housing to Weather Conditions in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska laying hens adjust to temperature changes by moving to angled hen houses facing east to west. The structure aims to shield layers from northwest winds and maintain a stable environment for poultry production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Uues
Ex Senator Says Security Plan Gone Too Far
Former Sen. Harry P. Cain and Rep. Martin Dies criticize Eisenhower security measures as overly harsh and hard to administer. Sen. Hubert Humphrey and Sen. John C. Stennis push for a bipartisan commission to probe the security issue while Eisenhower resists a special commission approach. The article notes ongoing Justice Department review and Cain’s concern that the order favors government over individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Subversive Activities Control Board
Tisenhower
Harry P. Cain
Rwash
Martin Dies
D-Tex
House Un-American Activities Committee
Cain-Dies
Hubert A. Humphrey
Dminn
Himelf
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Eisenhower
Special Commission
Nie
Justice Department
Cain
Dies
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Koi Tadiy
Donald Bliss Hayden
Carol Ann Beery
Hnayden
Wallace Beery
Martin Chirk
Boston
Keith Memorial Theater
Southeas
Bone Witt
God
Little Chil
Oles
South Desier
Josephine Culbertson
Kent
Ohio
Davey
Durham
N. H
Ea Roy
University of New Hampshire
Hollywood
Gia Scala
Screen Pew
Comal
Liverpool
England
Egypt
Turra
Cairo
Abdul Amer
San Francisco
Mercury
Brilliai
Montclair
Monterey
Staton Kgal-Ty
Charmed
Bayshore Motors, Inc
Market Street
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