Coffee Prices Under Scrutiny By Senate Subcommittee
A Senate agriculture subcommittee asked the Justice Department to probe coffee price spikes and unregulated speculation. The 42 page report calls for possible Commodity Exchange Act enforcement, tighter industry self correction, and scrutiny of loans to coffee producing countries amid claims of large speculative profits hurting U.S. consumers. Separately General Hoyt S. Vandenberg warned of a potential atomic attack by Russia, urging strategic air forces and long range missiles as central to U.S. defense.
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Omar N N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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President Discusses European Aid and Loyalty Panel
President urges aid to Europe as essential for world peace amid rising Cold War tensions. He warns of costly foreign aid but argues it fits a long term strategy to counter Soviet influence. While in Missouri he hints at a Loyalty Review Board reexamination of State Department personnel, with details expected from Washington. He plans a quick return to St Louis for the 25th Division reunion after a stop in Mexico Missouri attracting up to 10000 locals.
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Just One Of The Boys At Texas Admission Sparks Debate
The University of Texas admitted John Saunders Chase, 26, the first Black student in an architecture class, amid a mixed reaction. Chase reported a welcoming atmosphere from classmates, while others noted supportive behavior in the bookstore. Another Black student, Horace Heath, 50, begins graduate studies today. The admissions followed a Supreme Court ruling requiring integration of the university’s law school.
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Chase
Hugh L. McMath
School of Architecture
McMath
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Anther Negro
Horace Lincoln Hesth
Waco
Heath
State University
U. S. Supreme Court
Heman Marion Sweatt
Houston
City Manager Middleton Takes Secretarial Role in County Group
Baytown city manager Middleton was elected secretary of the Harris County Mayors and Councilmen's Association at a dimmer and officer election. Mayor Sam Hoover of Pasadena was named president, Middleton saying the role entails heavy unseen work and came as a surprise. Separately, a federal grand jury indicted Harry Gold, a Philadelphia chemist, and two unknowns as part of the spy ring that passed atomic secrets to Russia in World War II.
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Gold
New York
IUB
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Shirt sleeves months gain official sanction in Texas
Governor Allen Shivers designated June July and August as shirt sleeves months in Texas allowing citizens and visitors to go coatless except on formal occasions. The move extends the long established summer custom and signals official tolerance for lighter attire.
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Austin
Texas
Allen Shivers
Potential Fifth Column Of 540000 Workers Feared By FBI Head
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testifies to a Senate subcommittee that a two year old Communist program has yielded a potential fifth column of 540000 people with 54174 actual members and about 500000 sympathizers. He notes 48 percent of party members work in basic industry in New York New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania California and Michigan and warns they could sabotage essential defense sectors in a national emergency. Hoover seeks more agents as Communists go underground after the 11 leaders were convicted.
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Senate Appropriations
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New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
Michigan
Henry Winston
Winston
Communist Magazine
Communist Party
City Works On Linking Main Pipe Amid Shipping Delays
Public Works crews continue laying an eight inch water main to connect Goose Creek and Baytown water systems. Digger work runs along Fourth Street ditch while pipe shipments lag due to a railroad strike. Grantham notes ditch work slower but necessary with hand labor for storm sewers and drainage. Middleton and Grantham journeyed to Houston to check on progress.
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Red) Grantham
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iSee City
Butterflies Cause Traffic Jam At Wooster. District Approves Improvements
Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No 8 board at Wooster approved final improvements for a 425000 program, including a sewage disposal plant and two pump houses. Eddie Cox to lead volunteer tire department. fire trucks and equipment ordered. Also reported: swarms of butterflies birds and chickens along Lower Rio Grande Valley to San Antonio highways caused hazardous driving with debris on radiators and windshields.
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Lakewood
Eddie Cox
Yellow Jacket Inn
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Alice
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio
Five Wooster Streets Work Promised by County Officials
Moves to repair five Wooster area streets reported by County Commissioner Hugh A Mey. Streets Ashby Arbor and John And Arbor will be reworked with Harris County Fresh Water supervising. Completion of water line upgrades is awaited before street work begins.
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Lone Star Gas Company Secures $65 Million Loan
Dallas Texas Lone Star Gas Company announced receipt of a substantial loan totaling 65 million dollars from twelve financial institutions to retire debts and fund a five year expansion program. Lone Star president D A Haley called it probably the largest single financial transaction closed in Texas. Prudential Insurance Company of America handled a major portion of the loan with the remaining funds distributed among Fisk Pro and others as the largest loan Prudential has ever made for a public utility.
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American Bomber Shoots Self Down In Unique Mishap
An American B 29 or Superfortress plunged into the North Sea during gunnery training off Yarmouth England after a device preventing the gun from bearing on the plane failed. Three crewmen died, four were rescued, four remain missing as search efforts continue across the North Sea. Survivors faced a media blackout while officials denied immediate comment and dismissed rumors of British anti aircraft fire.
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Three Communist Leaders Arrested By Japanese Police
Tokyo police arrested Yasumase Sato chairman of the National Federation of Government and Public Workers Unions and Takezo Minamino and Toshio Hirai leaders of Osaka branches on charges tied to distributing handbills and posters critical of General MacArthur and the occupation. The group is accused of posting materials asserting undemocratic actions and the arrest of eight Communists for an assault on American soldiers in Tokyo last May.
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National Federation of 'Government and
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Toshio Hirai
South
Atom Free Says Lilienthal on Government Role
Lilienthal argues government must be free to set policy while industry shows interest in a new frontier. He asserts cautious optimism but warns errors arise from overestimation of government power amid past fires and public incidents.
Buster Enters Terrapin Derby at Jaycee Race Evening
More than 300 turtles from Dallas, Galveston and Houston enter the Terrapin Derby in Commerce and Pearce. Five judges pick winners from each heat with finals the next night. Jaycees offer food and activities as City officials sponsor events amid race excitement.
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Baytown DAV Sells Forget-Me-Nots for Charity
The new Baytown chapter of the Disabled American Veterans led by Commander Maurice Joy will conduct a forget-me-not sale through tomorrow. Proceeds aid welfare for disabled Baytown veterans and their families. The group was organized with 10 charter members and meets June 21 at 5 pm on the City Hall second floor.
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