Oddball Texas news mix shows capsized stories and one man’s arm
A column of humorous and odd items from Texas towns recounts a burglar using a blow torch at Delta Sales in San Benito, a Texas Senate candidate failing to draw a crowd in Houston, and local capers from Alice to San Antonio. The San Antonio school system wrestles with confiscated pinball parts for physics, a vet treats a plastic balloon–eating cow, and officials debate pregnant women’ s queue order. A three year old Eddie Jones stars in a petty custody dispute, while a man wrestles with a wooden arm and a drunken arrest. A DC 8 stranded near Dallas required 48 hours to cover 150 feet and rescue crews used large equipment to recover it.
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Delta Sales Co
San Benito
Harry Diehl
Texas
Houston Hall
Diehl
Alice
The
First Baptist Church
San Antonio
Arch Hancock
Jewett
Weather Bureau
Albert Pena
Stephenville
Homer Wolfe
Eddie Jones
Eddie
Wolfe
Jones
Frank G. Suarez
Suarez
Dallas
Cavalry Challenges TV Westerns Over Army Portrayals
The U S Cavalry and the U S Armor Association condemn TV Westerns for depicting Civil War era army officers as treacherous and dishonest. They urge better, fairer portrayals of frontier soldiers and leaders in popular programs.
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Federal Communications Commission
U.S. Cavalry
U.S. Armor Association
the Cavalry
Voice of the Cavalry
Morton Receives Blotter Gift After Joking Autograph
Senator Thruston B. Morton, former RNC chairman, was presented a desk blotter with an elephant emblem. He quipped that it would prevent him from ever becoming a Wayne Morse, referencing the Oregon senator who left the GOP for the Democrats.
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Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Republican National Committee
Morton
Kennedy
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Bingo Catches On Sweeping England
London reports bingo expanding across England as a social revolution with near 2 billion dollars spent on gambling yearly. Eric Morley notes it enables women to participate alone and claims many clubs sponsor games under relaxed laws. Membership or bona fide guest required. admission and each game cost about 80 cents.
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London
Eric Morley
Baytown Sun Heralds Staff and Publication Details
The Baytown Sun lists offices at Pearce and Ashbe in Baytown Texas with staff including Jim Boone Preston Pendergrase Beulah Mar Jackson and J T Bowling as editor and publisher. It notes office management circulation and advertising departments and provides subscription rates and mailing info.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and
Ashbe
Baytown
Texas
Jim Boone
Preston Pendergrase
Beulah Mar Jackson
J. T. Bowling
Reagan Mail Tactics Highlighted In Health Debate
The article notes Ralph B. Kersey recalling a young man who turned out to be Attorney General Kennedy and paid for a paper. It then details Ronald Reagan’s involvement in opposing socialized medicine, via AMA backed campaigns and a scheme called Operation Coffee Cup aimed at mobilizing doctors’ wives to urge Congress against King Bill.
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Washington
Ralph B. Kersey
St. Matthew's Cathedral
New York Times
Kersey
The
United States
Kennedy
Alabama
Ronald Reagan
Hollywood
Congress
Ron Reagan
American Medical Association
Reagan
General Electric
John
Mary
AMA
Regan
Cecil King
California
Blue Cross
Try and Stop Me
A secretary reports a bubbly outburst as she tells her boss. The boss dismisses concerns citing a breakfast mishap with soap in the coffee maker. A counterfeit-ring leader praises an engraver and orders extra counterfeit bills.
Today’s Grab Bag The Answer Quicki 1 Georgeic terms
The item presents a mixed trivia list asking about the origin of the adjective Georgian, the bugle call Taps, the date and founder of the first national nominating convention, a definition of genocide, and a description of the Hermian blood factor, statue, or airtight seat.
TV Star Candidate and Boxing Icon tale in a collage
A collage of trivia and rumors outlines a famed male TV personality touted by critics, a New York born fighter Rocco Barbella, and a quirky “Happened Today” section with dates and statues. It reads like a noisy omnibus of names, claims, and questions from a late era column.
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Soane Australia
Hollywood
Paul Newman
Kong
Rocco
Barbella
New York City
Tony Zale
Zale
West Berlin in the Berlin dispute the lenient or lethal path
Washington reports that Kennedy and Khrushchev kept a cool view on West Berlin as a legal battleground. The Soviets demand a peace treaty with East Germany to revoke allied access, risking a Western claim to defense routes and possible confrontation if East German forces sever the links.
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Washington
Berlin
Kennedy
Khrushchev
West Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
East Berlin
Russia
Stalin
Truman
United States
Britain
France
West Berin
Negro Guards The President In Historic Secret Service Move
Washington AP reports Abraham Belden a 36 year old Negro becomes the first Black Secret Service agent assigned to the White House temporarily with potential for permanent duty. Michael Torina, SS chief inspector, says the transfer from Chicago is routine and not a special case.
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Washington
Abraham Belden
White House
Cetaib
Michael Torina
Secret Service
Halden
Chicaca
Verse on Wages of Sin and Gift of Eternal Life
A short biblical quotation notes that the wages of sin is death while the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, citing Romans 6:2 for guidance and reflection.
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God
Jesus Christ
Lord
Consumer warranties expand to win back trust across goods
New York AP reports manufacturers extend warranties and use simpler parts to restore consumer confidence. Auto makers raise terms, while firms like Motorola, Hamilton Beach, Hotpoint, and Polaroid join a growing trend toward longer or lifetime guarantees and clearer conditions to counter frequent breakdowns.
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New York
Federal Trade Commission
Better Business Bureau
Montgomery Ward
Zippo
Ford
Rolls-Royce
Lippincott & Margulies, Inc
Motorola
Hamilton Beach
Bulova
Hotpoint
Wepco
Bissell
Benrus
Polaroid
Moonshiners Take To Road In Georgia Area
In Grady County Georgia moonshiners mount stills on flat bed trucks and tap farm homes gas and water lines then vanish in seconds. Two mobile distilleries have been seized recently including one with 200 to 300 gallon capacity and full mash ready for cooking.
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Cairo
Georgia
Grady
James T. Hicks
Sheriff's Office
Women’s world bridge event yields bold bidding
In Turin, Italy, Mrs Fleming leads a six diamond contract after a Swiss three heart opening and four heart overcall. North passes, South raises to six diamonds, East doubles, declarer goes down, Britain gains 400 points as Swiss fail by four hundred. Ladies’ courage praised as eight players push bidding to the hilt.
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Queen of Hearts
Turin
Italy
United Arab Republic
Switzerland
Great Britain
Hearts
North
Gordon
South
Mrs. Fleming
West
East
Hast
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed Text
Puzzle clues mix across and down items with scattered garbled text and partial phrases. Several entries mention languages, places, and generic terms, but many lines appear incomplete or corrupted, offering no coherent crossword grid.
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