Fort Worth Fire Damages Bell Aircraft Warehouse
A $1 million blaze at Bell Aircraft Corp in Fort Worth destroyed a warehouse packed with critical helicopter parts destined for Korea. The fire followed a recent 160 mile per hour windstorm at Carswell Air Force Base that damaged B-26 atomic bombers. Nine workers were treated for burns and injuries from magnesium explosions and flying debris as crews battled the blaze and searched wreckage.
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Bell Aircraft Corp
America
Carswell Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Bell Aircraft
James Fuller
Bell At Fort Worth
Alwailing Asserm
Bell
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ambassador Briggs ends secret talks on freeing Oatis
Washington writes from Sept. 35 0 says Ambassador Ellis O Briggs wrapped up secret strategy talks with Secretary Dean Acheson on freeing imprisoned AP correspondent William N Oatis in Prague. Briggs reported no breakthrough and plans a Maine vacation before a Korea posting while the State Department stays silent on a replacement.
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Michael J. O'Neill
Washington
Ellis O. Briggs
William N. Oatis
Briggs
Maine
U. S
Korea
Dean Achison
Brivis
Oasis
Associated Press
Prague
Rom Prague
Acheson
State Department
Truman
United States
Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Prochazka
Smallest Book Aims For Tiny Text In Munich Publisher
Munich firm Waldmann and Pishher creates What if he s to be the world s smallest print book. Measuring 0.1 millimeters square, it holds 20 pages with the German Lord s Prayer on the first page and blank rest. 252 copies fit a matchbook and weigh less than half a match. Reading requires a magnifying glass. Dime Box Texas origins trace to mail service in early days and a local push for a post office.
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Germany
Hans Waldmann
Waldmann and Pishher
Dime Box
Texas
Tex
Lee County
San Antonio
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed In With Themed List
A jumble of across and down clues appears: Sea eagles fish Roman animal’s ocean money coat alms box mountains decoration cursed so am approaches stagger admonishes announce kettle Greek letter Greek man’s portions of goddess nickname curved lines strike girl’s name caused to slang escapes fall as tree padded as liquid golf mount leather seat chests statues for a rider river doctoral expression medicine of contempt Christmas tabler hail wander fencing weapon cubic meter pockets sod musical instrument part of to be nocturnal taanunal a wink North Atlantic blenny measure Heb English author caprice auctions rows trust industrious insects down clues include conscious magician seaport city Friar’s title and more.
Sparks Appointed to Education Group
R. B. Sparks, principal of Robert E. Lee High, named to the district committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools at a Houston meeting. Holly McLemore attended. new reporting flow to Gordon Worley of the Texas Education Agency. District elects reps by enrollment group and from private schools. Oct 3 meeting planned activities for the year.
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Robert EB. Lee High School
Dstrict
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Sparks
Houston
Holly McLemore
Robert E. Lee
Association
State Department of Education
Austin
Gordon
Worley
Texas Education Agency
Eagle Lake
Alan L. Chidsey
St. John's
Ben Fitzgerald Leaves Cedar Bayou for Beall Brothers
Ben Fitzgerald resigns as vocational agriculture instructor at Cedar Bayou high school to join Beall Brothers store staff in Bartown. A Chandler native, Navy veteran 1942–46, 1953 Sam Houston State Teachers College graduate, he taught at Cedar Bayou since 1950 and led the FFA to district regional and state honors. He is married and resides at 60 Morrell. member of Cedar Bayou Methodist Church.
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Ben Fitzgerald
Cedar Bayou
Beall Brothers
Bartown
Chandler
Henderson County
Tzgerald
Navy
Sam Houston State Teachers College
FFA
Fitzgerald
Morrell
Can't Beat New Prices Election Board Finds
In Akron Ohio the Summit County elections board reports inflation affects polling booths. They found worn voting shacks advertised for bids and six sold for an average of six dollars each, while replacements rise from 700 to 945 dollars. In Centro California a separate incident notes home invasion with boarded windows and theft.
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Summit County Elections Board
Elections Board
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