Grand Jury to Probe Baytown Gambling Pay-Offs
Harris County Grand Jury, led by District Attorney A C Winborn, will investigate gambling pay-offs in Baytown. At least 24 persons are to be summoned as the probe proceeds Wednesday. The inquiry targets Police Chief L E McKee and Assistant Chief W R Stontgomery after talks with Mayor J A Ward, City Manager C D Middleton, and Chief McKee.
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A. C. Winborn
Harris County Grand Jury
Baytown
Winborn
LE McKee
W. R. Stontgomery
J. A
Winkorn
Marer Werd
Middleton
Reeves
RK. FL Pruett
W. OC. Williams
M. L. Campbel
Rufus Bergeron
E. W. Buelow
Miccifee
Montgomery
F. W. Vetusii
J. ©. Shaughnessy
Edgar A. Rountree
J. B. Fpavikier
Corporatin Court
O. S McCullough
George Chandler
Atorney Howard C. Boyles
Ike Spencer
Clyde Lyons
Bruce Helen Mulrooney
Wilson
George Hoppe
L. B Bryant
D. BK. Myers
Werd
McKee
Houston
Chandler
Sun Spots and Local Events Stir Baytown News
The Baytown area reports a community movie event by the Jaycee-Ettes at the high school auditorium. Mention of a play at Lee College and a cast list follows. A traffic disruption near Texas Avenue affected lines and a building move is detailed, with officials named and a call for investigations into gambling payoffs pending.
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Yeton Roper
Maceh of Dimes
Bartown Jaycee-ettes
LEE College
Joe
Audigum
Mrs. Odhagen
Ann B Schmael
Guy Winind
Jean Kellogg
James Wier
Jean Woods
David Kellogg
Moontown
Iuis
Texas Avenue
Texas
G. A. Lilie
H. Enderli
Wes
Finson
Massey
Round Town Notes From Early Morning Shuffle
A fragmented town round up with scattered names and events. J D Mathis reports gener hor trouble and Janie Bulgier recovers while Dr Herbert Duke nears a new job. Police Chief Mece, Roy Senta, Mlorning Aw Barber and others are mentioned in a string of brief scenes and chores from a January morning.
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J.D. Mathis
Janie Bulgier
Herbert Duke
Mac House
Roy Senta
Lewis
Barber
Earl
Ty Blacke
Iaudie Krigar
Murrey
Homer Shelton
Dick Ekelberry
Bill Whittredee
Montgom
Carletstrom
Norwe
Prairie fires ravage pastures in Harris County area
Baytown and East Harris County battled a record Sunday with 28 fire calls from noon Saturday to midnight. Grass fires spread near Highway 146, Casey pasture, Rosile subdivision, and Cedar Berou bank along Kil gore property while crews fought blazes at Britton Cravens Addition Hughns and Missouri Streets. Fire Chief f jands reported 190 volunteers and almost all equipment busy as a 700 acre Decker Drive blaze menaced Busch Ranch owner Hance Busch said firefighters arrived too late to save his winter pasture.
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Bsytown
F Jands
Wooster
Baytown
Highway 146
Casey Pasture
Rosile Subdivision
Cedar Berou
Kilgore
Britton-Cravens Addition
Hughns
Missouri Streets
Decker Drive
Coady Road
Hance Busch
Busch Ranch
Busch
iSee Escing Prairie
US Faces Reds In Formosa Debate At UN
In Formosa and Korea issues at the United Nations on the security council agenda United States ambassador Warren R Austin outlined a plan of 20 questions on Magotze Tung army entry to the Korean war while Chinese Communist delegates joined the General Assembly debate on Peking aggression. The council president Ari Bebler of Yugoslavia linked Formosa and Korea items to widen the discussion.
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Mago Tze ‘Tung
Security Council
Formosa
General Assembly
Mein
Peking
Truman
Aris Bebler
Tugoslavis
Bebler
Korea
Czechs Try Nine Priests on Treason and Spying Charges
In Prague nine Roman Catholic clergymen including a bishop faced trial at the State Court in Pankrac today on charges of high treason espionage spreading subversive propaganda and aiding people to flee the country. It follows the previous major church official prosecutions in which ten monks were sentenced from two years to life on April 5 for similar charges.
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Prague
Cechoslovakia
Pankrac
Truman Prods Lame Ducks for Defense Spending Edges
President Truman in the lame duck session urged action on a 90 day rent control extension and Alaska and Hawaii statehood. He asked Democratic leaders to prepare a major defense bill and an excess profits tax to finance defense, as the new Congress looms with razor thin majorities and a brief session outlook.
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Bist
Congress
Truman
Atence
Alaska
Hawaii
House
Senate
Legislative Plains
Capitol
Hill
Kenneth S. Wherry
Wherry
Alben W. Barkley
White House
Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn From the Meeting With Mr. Truman
Snowstorm Toll Rises Across Eastern States After Big Weekend
United Press reports 386 deaths from the storm with tens of millions affected by shortages and outages. Ohio River Valley industries halted as plants in Cleveland Pittsburgh Youngstown Erie and Altoona closed. Floods and high tides displaced hundreds along the Atlantic coast while a thaw was urged to prevent further damage.
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United Press
Pennsylvenia
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Ohio
West Virginia
I Dustries
Ohio River Valley
Clevand
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Erie
Altoona
Weather snapshot: Texans enjoy mild warmth amid scattered cold
UNYISED PRESS reports srow Jay brings 18 to 27 inch depths in parts of Ghia and Pennsylvania while Texas enjoys sunshine and moderating temperatures. Eastern and northern East Texas expect warmer highs, with readings from 72 in Dalies to 47 in Galveston and 25 in Ozona. rain remains scarce as a dry 24 hours looms.
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Srow
Delhart
Amarillo
Galveston
Ozona
Junction
Lufkin
Presidio
Atomic Somber Shot Down Over Anchorage Defenders Balk Mock Attack
Anchorage Alaska reports a mock Pearl Harbor style strike during a five day air defense test. Neptune bomber from Kodiak Island approached the city’s nerve center and was intercepted by jet fighters as radar tracked the craft hundreds of miles out. sirens, ambulances, and volunteers mobilized as Alaska tests its defenses amid ongoing alarms.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Pearl Harbor
Alaskan
Kodiak Island
Cook Inlet
Navy
St. Aiy
German Voters Back Adenauer Setback Across Bavaria
In Bavaria voters today told Chancellor Konrad Adenauer that they do not want to shoulder arms again until their fatherland is strong. For the second time in a week the Christian Democrats faced a setback in a state election where remnant pro-arms forces led by a primary figure supported by the party marked a defeat.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Bavaria
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Christian Democrat Party
Rearmani T
Christian Democrats
Lost Pump Station Buried by Snow in Monongeh
City officials searched for the buried pump station after heavy snowdrifts hid the facility serving 406 families in Ida Mae and Carolina. Superintendent Louis Giffin reported 300,600 gallons pumped into storage yesterday, enough for two days, as residents were urged to conserve water until the station is recovered.
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W. Va
Fep
Ida Mae
Carolina
Monongeh
Louis Giffin
Two Divisions Feared In Major Korean War Counterattack
The center of the Allied North Korean line collapsed under a savage 20 600 strong Chinese counter-offensive. A North Corps spokesman warned two Allied divisions in danger as Four UN divisions faced encirclement. The 8th Army positioned to halt the attack with ROK Seventh and Eighth Divisions under pressure. Major fighting swung from Tokchon to Gechang as US and British units pounded enemy positions with air and artillery support.
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Earnest Hobbrecht
Tokyo
Nirth Corps
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Tokchon
Gechang
Eighth Army
Walton W. Walker
Sth
RON First Divi
Sion
First Cavalry
Teserva
Eighth “Army
Songchon
Pyongyi Fane
Reds
Chongjin
Rcms
Finnerly
US First Marine Divisiton
Chosin Reservoir
Tokchong-Ochang
Yudam
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Deposed Cureland Indians Manager Lou Boudresu
The late bulletin reports Lou Boudresu, former player-manager of the Cureland Indians, was released by the Boston Baseball Club today amid ongoing team standings and management reshuffles.
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Boston Aubi
Lou Boudresu
Cureland Indians
eStt Dinger
Boston
Soviet Army Heads For North Korea
Soviet forces move toward North Korea as an Eighth Army spokesman declines to comment on cost or reliability raises questions about aid and alliance dynamics in the region.
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North
Korea
Newssie
Rites Today For Retired Railroader John Neal Grissett
Retired railroad man John Neal Grissett age 68 died Sunday at a hospital. Funeral services were planned for today. He leaves a son in Virginia and other relatives including daughters and a widow. Pallbearers named in local notices include several men from the community.
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John Neal Grissett
G. ‘A. Messon
Benelshee Paul
Nationalists Raid Mainland Chiang Fores Defy Truman Request
Nationalist forces raid the Communist mainland and threaten invasion amid claims of air and naval action. Leaflets dropped on Linchow Peninsula promise a counter offensive. Reports say warships attack on Yuhwan Island as Marines await a signal to land. The raids appear to breach President Truman s cease fire order and his call to Formosa to halt operations against the mainland.
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Hong - Kong
Truman
Linchow Peninsula
Formosa
Yuhwan
Wenchow Bay
Shanghai
Rines
Seventh Fleet
Hope Abandoned for Lost Shrimper in Port Isabel
Hope is abandoned for the two man crew of the tiny shrimper Nell and G. believed rammed by a dig ship. Wreckage has drifted ashore for five days. Coast Guard directed search by air and water but the finder and son Percy, both of Brow, are gone.
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Port Isabel
Hope
Nell
Accabin
the Coast: Guard
Mwearché
Percy
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