Men Among Chlorine Gas Victims at Deer Park Plant
A 25-year-old Baytown man was one of 28 workers treated after chlorine gas leaked at the Diamond Alkali Deer Park plant. He and four others from East Harris County were admitted to Pasadena hospitals, with one man gallantly aiding a fellow worker by sharing his mask. The release occurred when a hose ruptured as a switch on a tank car bumped, releasing about a ton of gas as wind carried the cloud over the plant. Ambulances ferried victims to hospitals. many workers lacked masks in the confusion.
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Baytown
Deer Park
Pers
Sam Pasadena
Sanders
Ay Oefferman
Iowa
Offerman
Harris County
Pasadena
Jimmy Crossland
Greens Bayou
RW. Adams
Eugene McElroy
la Porte
W. J. Raspberry
Channelview
Diamond Alisti
Brown and Root Construction Co
Willis Kennedy
Company Safety Department
Vo Company
Brownwood area to elect officers at city meeting
Western Associated Telephone Co. will rename as Geners perpective. President Floyd Higginbotham announced Tuesday to unify operating companies of the Western Electric System. Autry to be named to new post. Officers to be installed Tuesday night in Brownwood at the Halon East Texas meeting.
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Awestern Associated i
Leal Telephone Co
Dots
Eserat Telephone System
Geners
Autry
Nwood
Nwood Civica
Mrock
Floyd & Higginboth- 4
Brownwood
Halon East Texas
Beaumont
Atomic airplane tests eyed in Idaho project
Energy Commission officials in Idaho announced plans to build an atomic powered airplane at the reactor testing station. prototype propulsion tests would occur at Lockland with General Electric and Atomic Energy Commission work advancing toward a full scale test. The effort involves a large uranium energy program and a mammoth B36 bomber concept, with no fixed construction timeline yet.
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Wrray -M. Moler
Slls
Idaho
Energy Commission
Spraw
Lockland
General Electric
Atomic Pawich
Mammoth
Atomic Energy 2
Eet
AEC
Disjointed Notes on Plans and Personal Items
The fragmentary text mentions plans to attend an event next Saturday and references to various people such as Paul, Zeid, Reg Puderbaugh, Mak Souby, and Baytown. It notes vacation themes, hospital visits, and a Montgomery entry, with scattered mentions of locations and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Luis Poveting
Lee Beng
Reg Puderbaugh
Mak
Sam Tilised
Sinder
Ospital
Will
Sant Tras
Aluminum Strike Off Ends Alcoa Wage Dispute
The CIO Steelworkers ordered members to cancel a strike against Aluminum Co. of America that would have cut national aluminum production by a quarter. The six month wage dispute was settled Monday under the guiding board chairman Nathan P. Feinsinger, resulting in a 21.4 cent per hour raise for 15 000 workers in 10 Alcoa plants, with 16 cents as a straight raise and the rest in fringe benefits.
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Washington
CIO
Aluminum Co. of America
CIO Vuion
Alcoa
Directization Board
Nathan P. Feiesinger
Agreement Ends Strike At Sheffield
HOUSTON July 29 LH A 68day strike by CLO United Steel Workers at Sheffield Steel Co plants in Houston Sand Springs Oklo and Kansas City Mo ended. J G Miles director industrial relations said union members approved the agreement. Maintenance and service employees at Sheffield works will be recalled first to reopen operations and departments will be reunited. The contract provides an average straight time wage increase of 25 cents per hour plus a further five cents in benefits including six paid holidays and improved vacation benefits.
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Houston
CLO United Steel
Sheffield Steel Co
Sand Springs
Oklo
Kansas City
J. G. Miles
Sheffield
Miles
al Three
Sheffield Works
Recovery From Steel Strike Will Take Eight Months
Washington July 29 a Des says recovery from the Sidney steel strike will take eight months for the nation to return to pre strike levels. Civilian manufacturers face tighter steel supplies during the defense buildup with many firms shutting down for lack of steel and thousands losing work. Defense Production Administrator Henry H Fowler calls it the worst production stop in American history and predicts full supply restoration by next April with possible defense production resuming by year end.
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Washington
Defense
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Polio Deaths and 36 Cases Reported in Area 3
A Houston area polio surge prompts a weekend total of 36 new cases since Saturday and three deaths, including five year old Pamela Stafford of Freeport. Statewide cases dip slightly but city counts rise with 31 new diagnoses at two clinics and three fatalities in three days.
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Houston
Freeport
State Health Department
Austin
George Cox
Health Department
Pamela Stafford
Woodrow W. Stafford
W. 7Th
Croft
Herris County
Onix
Motorcyclist Dies in Highway 146 Collision Near La Porte
Alva Leon Bass 23 of La Porte was killed when his northbound motorcycle collided head on with a car driven by Daniel E B McBride 17 of Liberty after Bass and Robert L Fincher 21 attempted to pass. Fincher was critically injured. seven passengers and McBride’s car occupants were treated and released. Negligent homicide charges were filed but likely to be dropped. Bass’s death marked Harris County’s 36th road fatality outside city limits in 1952.
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Highway 146
la Porte
Alva Leon Bass
Robert L. Fincher
New Pasadena
Daniel EB. McBride
Liberty
Bass
Fincher
McBride
Art Simpson Funeral Home
J. Buckley
Sheriff's Department
Edd White
Harris County
Incorporated City Liraits
Drastic Economy Plan Outlined by British Govt
London July 29 Prime Minister Churchill's government announced a drastic new economy program to avert national bankruptcy. R A Butler presented the plan in the House of Commons with a two day debate on economy. Slashes in imports of manufactured goods foods paper and wood pulp were announced. Britain expects arms orders from the United States and higher earnings from selling arms to dollar countries possibly slowing rearmament at home. Butler said defense demand could be eased and a balance of trade with dollar countries aimed for in the second half of the year. The plan implies sweeping import cuts to support the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Landrey
London
Winston
United States
Britain
Butler
Churchill
Flying saucers prompt Air Force inquiry in capital
In Washington on July 22 1998 air traffic radar detected mysterious objects swooping over the capital. The Air Force ordered a high level inquiry with top scientists to determine what flying saucers really are as the Civil Aeronautics Administration reported radar detections.
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Air Force
Charles Corddry Washington
Cavites
Civil Aeronautics Administration Traffic Control Center
CAA
Herndon
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Eastern Airlines
United Press
United States
John A. Samford
Air Force Director of Intelligence
Mrs LeBlanc 76 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Idola LeBlanc aged 76 died at 7 40 am Tuesday in a Baytown hospital after a long illness Funeral services will be at 345 am Wednesday at Earthman chapel then 10 am service at St Joseph Catholic church Rev Dennis Kennedy to officiate Burial in Garden of Gethsemane Houston home 714 Bowie She lived in Baytown 34 years with husband from Louisiana Survivors include five daughters and three sons 15 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and three brothers from Louisiana and Texas
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Idola LeBlanc
Baytown
Earthman Chapel
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Dennis Kennedy
St. Joseph's
Garden of Gethsemani Cemetery
Houston
LeBlanc
Bowie
Dallas ballot looms with few runoffs in 2nd Democratic primary
In Dallas on August 23 a statewide second Democratic primary narrows to five congressional races and the State Supreme Court contest. Martin Dies trails for the at large seat, with 548,176 votes and 49.72 percent. Runoffs loom in districts 2 3 and 7 as incumbents did not seek reelection. Supreme Court runoff set between Frank Culver and Spurgeon Bell after Bell led with 334,324 votes.
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Dallas
Supreme Court
Martin Dies
John Lee Smith
Dies
Dieg
Smith
Texas Election Bureau
W. Thompson
T. W
Buckshot) Lane
Wharton County
Thompson
James Pattison
J. M. Combs
Joe H. Tonnhill
Jasper
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Lindley Beckworth
Tom Connaily
Price Dariel
Tyler
Brady Gentry
State Highway Commission
Fred Whitaker
Carthage
RL. Whitehead
Longview
Tom Pickett
Athens
John Dowdy
Frank P. Culver
Court of Civil Appeals
Fort Worth
Spurgeon H. Bell
Houston
Bell
Culver
Southern Democrats Show Signs of Revolt
ATLANTA July 25 Southern Democrats stir to switch to Eisenhower in a 1952 style States Rights revolt. Governors and leaders weigh actions as several Southern states open doors for possible bolt while others endorse the Democratic ticket or wait to see how the Stevenson Sparkman campaign shapes up. Several governors voice cautious signals amid regional tensions.
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Atlanta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sam Lumpkin
Mississippi
Eisenhower
Hugh White
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Chicago
Byrnes Sai
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
South
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Vindicated Dies Plans Return To Washington
Jasper Texas July 29 Martin Dies the originator and first chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee prepares to return to Washington with a claim of vindication. He promises fresh assaults against communists and says he may resign from the committee to pursue internal security reforms.
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Faye Loyd
Jasper
Martin
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Texas
Congress
Un-American Activities Group
GOP Cross-Filing Plan Sparks Texas Debate
Texas Republicans propose cross filing some Democratic nominees on GOP ballots in November to widen influence. Alvin Lane of Dallas said Republicans may cross-file with Democrats sharing views while Democrats oppose blending. Gov Shivers and AG Price Daniel acknowledged potential, with Daniel seeking to stay competitive. Lane projects a GOP Texas win by about 160,000 votes.
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GOP
Texas
Dallas
Alvin Lane
New Guard
Lane
Wright Morrow
Houston
Allan Shivers
Pri¢te’ Daniel
U.S
Shivers
Woodville
Tex
Daniel
Murder suicide on Galveston Island beach shocks city
On a wind swept Galveston Island beach a 22 year old woman Evelyn Allen and her estranged husband Everett Allen 26 of Houston were found shot in a station wagon. The coroner ruled murder and death by own action with a 22 caliber pistol. Justice Ralph Gustafson returned the verdict.
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Galveston
Galveston Island
Everett Allen
Houston
Dickson Sun Plant
Evelyn Allen
Allen
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Gustafson
California Quakes Hit Strongest Aftershock Yet
Three tremors struck southern California on Tuesday with magnitudes up to 6.50, the strongest aftershock since last week's killer quake. No major LA damage reported but Bakersfield and Tehachapi reported fires from wiring damage and a death in Tehachapi last week.
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California
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Reno Gutenberg
California Institute of Technology Seismological Laboratory
Bakersfield
Shack
Tehachappi
Pork Price Ceilings Lifted by OPS Across Pork Cuts
Washington reports ceilings on pork prices raised by the Office of Price Stabilization. Weekly adjustments include a bump of one cent for pork shoulders, three cents for hams bellies Boston butts and neck bones, and eight cents for joints and spare ribs to align with summer price provisions in the new economic controls law.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Incumbent Ramsey Captures Runoff Edge in Tight Primary
In a chaotic Democratic primary count, V V Ramsey narrowly forces a runoff against incumbent Hugh May after late ballots and tally sheet mix ups. May led earlier with about 12,801 votes to Ramsey’s gains, but discrepancies at Highlands and East Houston delayed final totals. Ramsey won Channelview precinct decisive for the runoff, while Galena Park ballots surfaced late to alter the momentum.
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V. V
Ramsey
Hugh May
May
Rams
Bill Philper
Channelview
Highlands
East Houston
Teavas
Houston
Galena Park
Jerry O'Brien
Channalview
Philpot
Dacus
Ex-King Farouk Arrives in Italy For Exile Aboard Mahroussa
Exiled Egyptian sovereign Farouk arrives at Capri Naples aboard the royal yacht Mahroussa with 40 cases of champagne whisky and gin and other luggage. He is accompanied by his infant son and Queen Mother Narriman while Italian officials greet them and decide dock location. Farouk left Alexandria on six hours notice after a military coup led by Gen. Mohammed Naguib Bey.
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Aldo Forte
Isle
Capri
Italy
Farouk
Egypt
Mahroussa
Naples Bay
Med Fuad Ti
Narriman
Naples
Baron Scamiada
Foreign Office
Abdel Aziz Bar Bey
Mahrooussa
Ine
Matroussa
Ante
Alexandria
Mohammed Naguib Bey
Farouk Corruption Unveiled in Cairo Cleared by Army
An army spokesman in Cairo reports mounting evidence of Farouk’s corruption and implicates many royal household members. He notes only five percent of prior knowledge, with more documents uncovered as Gen. Mohammed Naguib's military coup reshapes the ruling party's future.
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Cairo
Farouk
el Nahas Pach
Mohammed Naguib
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