Atlas and Snark: Air Force reveals intercontinental missiles
In a Washington briefing, General Nathan Twining confirmed the Air Force is developing an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile with Convair General Dynamics. He said the program is in early stages while another project, the Snark long-range pilotless bomber, is nearing a payoff stage and has been tested. Senators heard the names Atlas Snark Bomarc and Falcon as the service outlined its guided-missile program.
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John W. Finney Washington
Air Force
Atlas
Nathan F. Twining
Twining
Convair Division
General Dynamics Corp
Air Force Information
South Atlantic
Patrick Air Force Base
Cocoa
Fla
Air
Harold &. Talbott
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sun Spots Rotarian Returns From Chicago Events
R A White of La Porte Rotary returned from Chicago where he attended a Cradle club meeting, the first Rotary club organized by Paul Harris in 1905. Rotarians celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rotary this year. A mass meeting is set for 7 30 p m Friday at Pasadena High School to discuss removing Southern Pacific tracks and building a four lane highway to La Porte and Baytown, plus Houston port area enlargement. St Agnes Society will sponsor a kolaches sale Saturday at the parochial school starting at 9 a m. Taxpayers Assistance Days run Mondays through April 11 with IRS Baytown help at City Hall. Seven La Porte seniors named to DAR Good Citizenship contest.
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Chicago
R. A. White
la Porte
Rotary Club
Cradle Club
Paul Harris
Pasadena
Southern Pacific
Baytown
Houston
Kolaches Sale
ST. Agnes Society of St
Robert L. Webb
Internal Revenue Service
Five Stray Dogs Poisoned in East Fayle Vicinity
Five stray dogs died from poisoning Thursday afternoon near East Fayle. Residents report people feeding strychnine to reduce the stray population, raising concern over animal welfare and public safety.
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East Fayle
Around Town Highlights from Local Notables
Lucile Beard displays the biggest printed bag this side of New York. Mary Poe shows three spring outfits. Suzie Powers may have shelves installed. Dot Vidrine reminds a customer about an overdue item. Jerry Sterling models a starched swirling skirt awaiting the school bus. Kay Underwood leaves for Kansas City to take a six week course to become an airline employee, traveling by train. Knox Beavers notes a late reporter. Billie Laughlin adds trips to the University of Houston. Grace Long departs Gretchen in Houston as Medical Record Librarians discuss how to record receipts.
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Lucile Beard
New York
Mary Poe
Suzie Powers
Dot Vidrine
Jerry Sterling
Kay Underwood
Kansas City
Airlines
Knox Beavers
Billie Laughlin
University of Houston
Grace Long
Gretchen
Houston
Chiang pulls off Nanchi retreat across sea
Formosa Feb 25 Gen Chiang Nai Shek withdrew Nationalist forces from Nanchi Island in a bloodless move, leaving the way open for the Chinese Communists to be 120 miles from Formosa. Nanchi, once Chiang’s northern outpost, fell as his coast line from Tinshan to Quemoy remained a threat.
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Formosa
Chiang Nai-Shek
Nanchi
Chiang
Tinshan
Quemoy
Crystal City land dealer refuses to testify before probe
A Crystal City land dealer named J. Paul Little refused to testify before a House investigating committee in Austin on grounds his testimony could be used against him. He appeared with two attorneys and provided a typewritten statement. The matter ties to broader scandals in a $100 million veteran fund program investigated by Senate and House committees.
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Austin
Crystal City
Tex
House
J. Paul Little
Joe Burkett Jr
Kerrville
Little
Senate
Honest Disarmament Plan Sought by West
The five nation disarmament conference opens in London amid hopes for an honest world disarmament plan. Bulganin faces scrutiny as nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons nag the talks while the United States tests more weapons in Nevada and Britain pushes to build an H bomb.
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London
United States
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Nevada
Britain
Construction To Start In June Central Heights Approved
Central Heights subdivision cleared for first section with 433 home sites. Ike Lerner says street construction begins in June after replatting and renaming of streets. FHA VA approval in place. Lerner to lend $10 000 for sewer line. home prices project $7000 to $9500. locals and out-of-town contractors courted.
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City Council
Central Heights
Ike Lerner
Lener
Lerner
Jacent Property
Gulf
Humble
West Texas
Airhart
Laredo
Sec
Negro Boy Struck By Car In Serious Condition
A 12 year old Negro boy was injured seriously when struck by a car while chasing a ball across a highway near Crosby. Clifford Tullos, son of John Tullos Sr, suffered fractures of the leg and pelvis and severe bruises. His brother John Tullos Jr, 14, recounted they had been to a rovers store to buy bread and were returning home. Reginald Anderson of Parkersburg said the boy dropped the ball and crossed into the road, not seeing the car. The driver faced no charges.
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San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Clifford Tullos
John Tullos
Iilton Runneberg
Crosby
Clifford
Rovers
Reginald Anderson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Steve Goodsight
Area Angler Swallows Fish Hook
Frank Wood, 40, of Morgan's Point, was hospitalized in Houston after accidentally swallowing a fish hook while checking fishing tackle shortly after midnight. He had worked as a cook and waiter at Zeisiz's patio dining room. An ambulance transported him to the hospital.
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Frank Wood
Morgan's Point
Houston
Wood
Zeisiz
Art Simpson
Rangers Clean Up Galveston County
Texas Rangers closed alleged gambling clubs across Galveston county after raids at the request of County Attorney Marsene Johnson. He did not specify numbers, saying there were too many to list. Some sites were warned while Galveston and Texas City gambling houses remained open under city jurisdiction.
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Galveston
Tex
Marsene Johnson
Texas Rangers
Galveston County
Johnson
Texas City
Damage 1000- Girl Scout Camp Aranna Wrecked by Vandals
Teenage vandals blamed for a $1 000 damage at Camp Aranna the Baytown Girl Scout camp on Cedar Bayou after an attempted arson Thursday afternoon. Sheriff and juvenile officers investigated over 100 boys who skipped class as leaders and families mourned two years of work disrupted. Tools damaged interiors cabinets counters were smashed with drawers opened and contents strewn as public outrage rose.
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Aranna
Rosalie Myers
Sun
Baytown
Camp Aranna
Cedar Bayou
Sheriff's Department
Houston
Barbers Hill
City Ends Danubina Drainage Clash After Heated Meeting
Danubina Acres drainage dispute flared at City Council with Mayor R H Pruett and Councilmen Lacy Lusk pledging a Friday site inspection. Residents including Dave Parish urged engineering tests. officials planned study of a knoll blamed for trapping water near Cedar Bayou affecting East Wright East James and Texas Avenue. The council, having faced months of attempts, prepared to dispatch hands on deck to resolve the ponding after rain.
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Danubina Acres
R.H. Pruett
Lacy Lusk
Dave Parish
Danubria Acres
Cedar Bayou
R. H. Pruett
East Wright
East James
Texas Avenue
Danahina
Pruett
Parish
Acems
Way Of Aggressor Hard Third World Asia Policy Quoted
Bangkok February 25 Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the final session of Southeast Asia talks under the Manila Pact that the way of the aggressor has been made harder. He said urgent SEATO efforts provide an effective foundation to defend against armed attack, subversion, and to promote economic and social well being.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Tohn Yester Dulles
Southeast Asia
Asia
Dulles
Five-Year-Old Eats 12 Tons Of Bananas In Two Years
Susan Morgan a five year old from Pontchatoula Louisiana has survived with a banana diet prescribed for a rare abdominal disease. She has eaten nearly 20 bananas daily since age three totaling about 12 tons by 1956. Her doctors say the diet keeps her alive and she now weighs 47 pounds and will start school this year.
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Susan Morgan
Susan
Johny Morgan
Marshall M. Searle
Morgan
New Orleans
Concert Set At Crosby Monday Night
The Crosby school music department presents a concert Monday night in the high school auditorium. The high school band, junior high chorus, junior high band, and swing orchestra perform under directors Terry Andon Wire J J Anderson and Fred Williams. Featured soloist Robert Stevens on alto sax, Tennie Wiggins and Donnie Tamsey in a cornet duet. Admission 30 cents adults 25 cents students. A reception for band parents follows in the homemaking department.
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Hn Crosby
Terry Andon
Wire
J. J. Anderson
Fred Williams
Robert Stevens
Tennie Wiggins
Donnie Tamsey
Barbers Hill Considers First School Bond Since 1948
Barbers Hill School district voters decide Saturday on a 225000 bond to finance a new gym, repair high school foundations, and add elementary classrooms. The plan would raise the tax sale ceiling to 1.25 and include site purchases for future growth. Don McLeod serves as election rider.
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Barbers Hill
Don McLeod
Exes Hear Dr Matsen Humble Technical Consultant
Texas Exes plan a March 2 banquet at the Tower with Dr Frederick Albert Matsen added to the program. Matsen, a physics and chemistry professor, directs a spectroscopy lab and works on combustion studies. Also featured will be Wilbur Evans and Longhorn athletic outlook. Tickets are 2.50, with sales coordinated by committee members and alumni from UT.
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Exes
Matsen
Texas Exes
Frederick Albert Matsen
Texas Ex
al Melinger
Matson
Wilbur Evans
Shy
Univers
Mathen
Baytown
Humble Research
Texas
Douglas Stewart
Rosene Zierlein
Molinger
Herd Meier
Ll. T. Yule
Burnell Bennett
Jodie Isenhower
Baytown Area Weekend Weather Outlook
Cloudy and mild with damp weekend in Baytown area. Light rain possible Friday night and Saturday, low near 50. Moderate easterly winds shift to southeast Saturday. Temperatures ranged from 18s to 60s elsewhere. scattered rain fell in Brownsville with about 0.1 inch.
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Baytown Area
Morncasta
West Texas
Abilene
Wiehtti Falls
Sam Angelo
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Dallas
Junction
Texarkana
Waco
Luflin
Austin
College Station
Beaumont and Laredo
San Antonio
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Solens Weekend Action on Women Juror Exemption
Austin lawmakers debated exempting many women jurors with 128 to 7 votes on second reading to grant an exemption system. Rep. DeWitt Hale warned amendments would disqualify too many, risking nullifying a constitutional amendment approved two years ago, and the measure was set for sample sentiment by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christ
Hale
Two Councilmen Walk Out Over Balloting Drama
Baytown council reels as four members, plus the mayor, vote on a two way police radio for ambulances amid absences and procedural disputes. Tense exchanges hinge on presence and timing as officials argue over whether a vote can proceed.
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Montgomery
Lacy Lusk
Rufus Bergeron
M.l.campbell
H. M. Campbell
M. IL
A. Clayton
H. A. Mours
Clayton
Lust
Lusk
Thea Clayton
HW. Priett
Mears
Cone
Bergeron
Edna Oliver
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Temple City
Calif
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LA Porth
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Betty Sinclair
Jean McAlvaney
Janice Bilis
Elaine Terry
Patsy Mayfield
Helen Vacek
Hanma
Divinity School
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Richard Hisemann
Hicksville
Eisemann
Crystal Cition
West
Solens
Clyde Murray
Baytown Funeral Homes
Billy Ainsworth
Pan 0
Lee
White House
Fred Seaton
Eft
Defense
Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
Seaton
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