Congress Faces Bitter Debate Over Agriculture Funds
Washington reports House Republicans and Democrats clash over an 878.6 million Agriculture Department bill for next year. Rep. Jamie Whitten faults Ezra Benson for farm surplus handling, while Republicans defend Benson and blame policy for surpluses. The session previews clashes on price supports and farm policy. Other items note Byrd backing trade bill, Case proposing a road bill substitute, an investigation into gas station supplier practices, and views on Yalta and veterans care reforms.
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Colored Autos Sickening If So You Certainly Aren't Alone
Detroit reports strong public taste for colored automobiles in 1955 with green leading by region. West of the Mississippi shows light green as best seller while east of the Mississippi favors medium green, though bold purples oranges and mustard yellows gain attention.
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Mississippi
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New England
Far West
Texas
Southwest
Midwest
Ship Boiler Blows Up Off Tokyo Coast
A Panamanian flag freighter named Harry Lundeberg, weighing 7,160 tons, sent a distress signal at 11:50 am after a boiler exploded. The vessel was 120 miles southwest of Tokyo off Honshu when the incident occurred, per Coast Guard reports.
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Harry Lundeberg
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Coast Guard
Seaman Drowned Near Galveston Bay
Coast Guard said chances of finding 27 year old Herman Brandon, a mete aboard the tug Lou Ann, who fell overboard about one mile west of the Galveston causeway, were remote. The vessel Dalehite Boat Service was en route to Port Louis with Captain James M. Reilly and two other crewmen aboard. Coast Guard Lt. J. K. Cross reported a search by another Dalehite tug and by divers proved futile as Brandon's wife and two young sons await any outcome.
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Coast Guard
Galveston Bay
Herman Brandon
Lou Ann
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Causeway
J. K. Cross
Dalehite Boat Service
Port Luca
James M. Reilly
Brandon
Cross
Reilly
Dalehite
Elaine Hillis
Subtle Bridge Bidding Sparks Slam Ambiguity
Norths cue bids in hearts and diamonds urge a slam idea, but South cannot exploit the hint due to overcall values. East’s two spades and two hearts show psychic interference, while the path to four spades remains unclear amid cautious play.
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Prince Men Study Air Conditioning at GM Center Houston
Three Buick employes Paul Prince Valeria Warrick Donald Harriman and L J Turkeett are taking automotive air conditioning courses at the General Motors Training Center in Houston Warrick recently completed the course and works in the parts department for a year and a half Prince says the training aims to improve service techniques for customers at the Buick dealer Buytonh
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Buick
General Motors Training Center
Houston
Valeria Warrick
Donald Harriman
L. J. Turkeett
Warrick
Paula, Prince
Buytonh
Beaumont hearing set for baby kidnapping case
A habeas corpus hearing for Pauline Schulze, 29, of Houston, charged with kidnapping Caro lyn Sue Wharton at East Texas Baptist Hospital, was scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday before Judge Owen Lord in Beaumont. Schulze, mother of three, allegedly abducted the newborn within hours of birth, posing as a nurse to switch babies and claiming the child. Her attorney Percy Foreman filed the petition and a request to reduce bail, with police locating the infant in Schulze’s Houston home.
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Pauline Pat
Schulze
Percy Foreman
Houston
Hubans
Schultze
Brawling Suspect Freed From Arms Of Waco Officer
A suspect in a drive in altercation escaped custody from a Waco officer Sunday night. Officer Nelson fired at the fleeing maroon sedan dragging the suspect after a man in blue jeans jumped from a rival car and yanked the man away toward Marlin.
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