Harvard graduate smuggled children from East to West Berlin
Peter Grimes of Belmont Massachusetts recounted to UP how he and his wife Irmgard smuggled their German-born granddaughters Monica aged 14 and Evelyn aged 11 from behind the Iron Curtain. They entered East Germany on a 0 day visa and stayed four months before slipping into West Berlin with the girls. US officials confirmed the tale as the couple and the girls reached safety, ending a three year effort to escape Communist influence.
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Harvard
America
Peter Grimes
Belmont
Mass
East Germany
Grimes
West Berlin
Irngard
Irmgard
Gregory Peck
Bast
Germany
Nas-senheide
West
Monica
Evelyn
Shis
Reds
American Pilots Arrive In Indo China For Supplies
U S civilian pilots under Maj Gem and Claire L Chennault have reached Indo China to fly in supplies for French and Viet Nam forces. Officials disclosed Thursday in a world news in brief item detailing moves in Indo China and related actions.
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Hanoi
Maj
Gem
Claire L. Chennault
Viet Nam
Courthouse In Dither Stage Set For Biggest Nuclear Blast Yet
Honolulu reports the Atomic Energy Commission plans a major nuclear test on Eniwetok between March 15 and 28. Chairman Lewis Strauss and other officials anticipate the blast to be twice as powerful as the 1952 device. Weather and guest attendance were cited as factors in timing, with test details withheld and congressional observers arriving in Honolulu.
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Eniwetok Island
Pacific
Lewis Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Ganmmission
Tig
Thes
Lonely
Eniwetok
Bikini Proving Grounds
Congressional Committee On Atomix Energy
Shivers calls Texas legislative special session
Governor Alan Shivers issued a formal proclamation summoning lawmakers to meet at noon Monday. The agenda includes funding a new minimum salary schedule for public school teachers, state employe pay raises, construction at state institutions, outlawing the Communist party, and other items the governor may submit. A Friday press conference will reveal financing plans for about 40 million dollars in proposed expenditures, including a 23.5 million annual boost for teacher salaries.
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Austin
Alan Shivers
Texas
University of Texas Dental Branch
Houston
C. Texas School
D. Eastham
Texas Prison System
Communist Party
Shivers
Gravedigger Strike Enters 11th Day in Bay Area
In Oakland and four California counties, gravediggers strike halts emergency burials. Morticians’ spokesman Jerome Cahill calls the situation a tragedy for bereaved families while noting no immediate health risk due to available storage, despite emotional strain.
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Oakland
Calif
California
Win
Jerome Cahill
Cahill
Bay Area
Cartoon Joke Comes True Woman Locked Out Of Own House
Mrs. W. W. Gann of 407 North Tones stepped outside at 7:30 p.m. a gust slammed the door and the Yale lock clicked, leaving her outside with water running. Fire Marshal T. H. Hounds and Fireman G. O. Harris arrived in a fire truck, climbed to a second floor window, removed the screen, and unlocked the door from inside.
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W. W. Gann
407 North Tones
Defense Near End In Bank Theft Trial
Defense lawyers for three accused bank robbers in Houston begin presenting their case in U S district court and signal they may wrap up the trial today. Attorney Robert Scardina says an instructed verdict of innocence could be sought for James Mitchell Nick Mitchell and Johnny Navarra, with six or seven potential witnesses if denied. The government closed its case yesterday with a surprise testimony from a confessed bank robber.
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Houston
Alformeys
U.S. District Court
James Mitchell
Nick Mitchell
Johnny Navarra
Hsrase
Opinion May Force Scott To Quit Post
Houston March 11 UP A wave of uncertainty swept Harris counties judicial affairs after a Wednesday indictment against District Attorney William H. Scott for allegedly keeping a brothel near the courthouse. Scott vowed not to resign and sought an early trial. Court observers note prior cases where officials resisted resignation only to be ousted by public pressure. Bonds for Scott and two associates were set at 1000 each. trial date not yet set. A replacement district attorney remains unresolved. Special prosecutor O'Brien Stevens suggested any party could hire a new prosecutor. Indictment alone provides grounds for removal. The Rex regular grand jury continues its inquiry with weeks of work ahead.
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Harris County
William H. Stott
Couty
Scottt
Guadam
Criminal District
Langston King
Scott
Lorraine
Lou) Ayres
Curley Meyers
O'Brien Stevens
Riseouity Grand Jury
Stevens
Rexular Grand Jury
Paor
GOP Hones To End McCarthy Warfare
Washington March 11 UP Republican leaders moved to end the McCarthy controversy to protect Eisenhower's program in Congress and party prospects. Senate GOP leader Knowlars said purging a senator is unworkable and warned the storm could endanger the legislative agenda. A Sharp note from party leaders urged a prompt quieting of the dispute. ).
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Washington
Congress
Senate
GOP
William Fknowlarg
Eisenhower
Public Hearing Sought On Oil Well Spacings In Wynnewood
Baytown City Council will hear Wynnewood area property owners Thursday night on spacing oil wells. If favored, an old well spacing ordinance may pass. Taxicab fare changes and a new tax on taxis are discussed, with bids on sewer pipe for the Minnesota Oklahoma drainage project to be opened. The meeting starts at 7 20 pm at City Hall.
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Chester Bulgier
Baytown
Wynnewood Addition
City Hall
Shannon Morris
Wynnewood
Morris
Dallay Holmes
South Circle Drive
Holmes
Ewing Boyd
Red Top
Safeway
C.D. Middleton
Middleton
Minnesota
West Baytown
Thes Council
Oklahoma
Black Duck Bay
Patro lman Enax’s Wife Dies in Baytown Hospital
Mrs. Malinda Jan Enax wife of City Patrolman Henry Enax died at 7 a m Thursday in a Baytown hospital. She 61 had lived in Baytown about four years. Funeral services set for 10 a m Friday at Barthman chapel and 2 p m at Simank Funeral Home Branham. Burial in Prairie Lea cemetery Brenham with Rev K H Bracker of St Paul’s Lutheran Baytown officiating. Pallbearers include Baytown Police Chief H E McKee Assistant Chief W R Montgomery Patrolmen N M Seeley H F Freeman H H Steele and Constable Paul Anderson. Survived by husband mother Mrs Anna White of Waco and brother Etenk Menk of Burton.
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Henry Enax
Baytown
H, Eb, McKee
W. R. Montgomery
N. M. Seeley
H. F. Freeman
H. H. Steele
Paul Anderson
Enox
Anna White
Waco
Etenk Menk
Burton
Community Chest in Victoria Disbanded for Lack of Interest
Victoria Tex March 11 UP The Victoria County Community Chest has disbanded citing a fall in public interest. President Lea Welder said the 335,000 budget for the current year was planned during last year’s drive, but Victoria residents did not contribute enough.
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Victoria, Tex
Victoria Canty Community Chest
Community Chest
Lea Welder
Victoria
La Porte Politicians Propose Re elects In 1954 Race
La Porte announces show the 1954 city election will again pit two incumbent commissioners R A White and T R Rigby against three challengers H P Pfeiffer and ex mayor Pred Ross fund efforts. White and Rigby seek re election citing past two years’ city improvements and fair pay while Pfeiffer resumes bid after 1962 defeat. Riyhby and White hold varied local roles and family ties as candidates.
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la Porte City
Policics
R. A. White
T. R. Rigby
H. P. Pfeiffer
White
Rigby
M. D. Burgin
Hia
Pred Ross
Kufe
LA Porte
Jin
Tan Porte
Wichita
Sauth
Texas School of Liaw
La Porte Bayshore C of C Fights Island Plant
La Porte Bayshore Chamber opposes a proposed Harris County upper county sanitation district disposal plant to serve La Porte Baytown and Galveston Bay area. The commission remains inactive with six of nine members appointed, no meeting held. La Porte directors voted against the project, while a committee was formed to study the issue.
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Harria Aunty Sanitation
Atkinson Taland
Morgan's Point
Nelson Mcnlroy
Baytown
McEvoy
Harris County Mayors and Councilmen Association
C. D. Middleton
Kage Mane
Fla
Frank Melvin
Thay
Harris County
la Porte Group
la Porte
Cously
Texas City
Galveston
la Porte Chamber Board of
W. H W. Baugh
Tang
al Wadsworth
Lee Posey
Franke Boyie
Mckkey
Ald Pot
Mysterious Letter Leaves Baytown Bequest Land
A widowless Baytown physician Dr Van Meldert died February 4 and left a bequest of three meres of Cedar Bayou land to Ernest Weber and Mrs Ll Be Conts of Galveston and the children of Mrs J C McLaughlin from a former marriage. County Judge Bob Casey opened the envelope Wednesday as directed. The envelope also contained a private letter for Dr Van Meldert's heirs, not disclosed. The doctor's son Lewis Van Meldert was present for the reading.
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Sean van Meldert
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Bob Casey
All La Porte Teachers Re-employed for Next Year
La Porte school board renewed contracts for 63 instructional and administrative staff members and approved participation in National Children's Crusade to collect clothing March 22 to 26. Trustees adopted a textbook list, planned to test hearing with a midiameter device, and approved repairs to campus trees.
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la Porte
Carnegie
W. K. Jobson
Tomball
She
R. G. Johnson
Coal Front Promises Cooling Toward Gulf Coast
A coal front moved into the Texas Panhandle and headed toward the coast, bringing scattered showers and a slight cooling trend. Forecasters expect Baytown to see normal late winter temperatures with readings near 2 degrees lower in north and west Texas and lows around the forties in Baytown. Weather observer Chester Rogers noted 70 degrees at 1 a.m. Thursday after a 48-degree night.
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Baytown
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Chester Rogers
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