World news snippets mix on disarmament and diplomacy
Various items show political tension and rumor: Soviet leader Sokhrushc promotes limited steps toward disarmament while Ayres criticizes Eisenhower's visit. A Czechoslovak council head lays a wreath at a monument to a village destroyed by Nazism. A Belgian palace spokesman denies a royal romance report. An Indian husband comments on his wife's scandal with Roberto Rossellini and delays legal action.
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Calcutta
Har Ioas Gupta
Sunahlus Gupta
Romame
Roberto Rosselini
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Summary
USDA Fort Worth market notes cattle and calves active with slaughter steers and heifers firm cows strong bulls steady. Slaughter calves strong. stockers and feeders firm. Primarily cows and feeders comprise about a third of offerings. slaughter steer prices range 17.50 to 22.00 with high choice near 23.00. Calves 19 to 21 with choose scarce. utilities 12 to 16.50. Barrows and gilts steady. sows steady. large number of butcher hogs.
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Fort Worth
Poppy Sale Realizes $ ninety by VFW Post
James Bragg Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars reported a Buddy Poppy sale raised about $90. Commander John Van Kirk noted that poor weather hampered visibility for the Otyo Tanda and Lotawanda Camp Fire groups during the drive last week.
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James Bragg
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John van Kirk
Post -Ommander
Otyo Tanda
LoTawanda
Pressure on White House to curb foreign oil and meat imports
Lawmakers from Wyoming and others urge President Bass to act against rising foreign oil and meat imports. They cite foreign oil now about 19 percent of domestic consumption and growing. John Marshall Butler proposes delaying a federal state and local law enforcement conference to coordinate crime controls amid increases in major crimes.
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White Horse
Congress
Sens
Frank Carlson Oh
Joseph
Mahoney
Ron Neadest
Whte
Bass Rdtewar
Carlson
John Marshal Buntlerhield
Eisenhower
Flood damage: bridges along Henson Creek washed out
Ray Edwards reports five bridges on Henson Creek in the Red Icube area washed out by high waters. A large tree toppled into the creek. Sulphur on county roads suffered damage and destruction. Commissioners estimate flood losses over $100,000. County Judge Chote Moore cites damaged approaches in several cases.
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Ray Edwards
Henson Creek
Redicube
Edwards
Jadge Chote Moore
Admitted and Dismissed Patients at Alfen Memorial Hospital
A list of admitted and discharged patients at Alfen Memorial Hospital across Sundays, noting names such as Tibbie Clark and Mrs Irene Rogers, with many Bonham and nearby towns represented. The fragmentary OCR includes multiple entries for Bonham, Whitewright, Windom, Dallas, and other locales, alongside staff mentions and editors.
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Alfen Memorial Hospital
Tibbie Clark
Bonham Laram Underwood Bonham
Acern
Bonham
J FF Young
Whitewright
Mary Horn
J W. Park
Irene Rogers
Karen Kay Fason
Herman McClary
Marion Perry
Faris
Animals Tested For Radioactivity At Nevada Test Site
Report describes animals including monkeys exposed to radiation at Nevada proving grounds before a Sunday test. Observers noted prompt radiation effects and distance variations, with a blast reportedly reaching over 40 miles per hour and a 24 hour delay cited in the account. Experimental details mention ARCS findings and TNT components involved in the test sequence.
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Las Vehvas
Nevada Proving Grounds
AF Captain Soars 18 Miles High in Balloon Flight
Captain Kittinger of Holton Army Base New Mexico set a record by rising 18 miles into the sky in a balloon Sunday. He hovered about two hours near 98990 feet and saw the eastern shore of Lake Michigan some 290 miles away before a radio breakdown ordered him down. The previous record stood at 72395 feet set last November near Rapid City.
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Minneapolis
Kittinger
Holtoman Air
Base
Lake Midigan
Rapid City
Flooded Northeast Texas interdicts traffic and path of freight train
Record of a severe weather episode across East Texas with heavy rainfall and flash flooding. A 70 car freight train derailed or toppled into floodwaters near Ardmore and Sherman County. High water closed routes from Tyler to Longview and between Longview and Tatum. Evacuations occurred as bridges over the Red River and streams failed. A separate bear incident near Palmale involved a bear being towed after a collision.
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Tyler-Longview
East Texas
Blackong
Longy
Shermer
Kittinger Flight Ends Safely After Six Hours In Air
Astronaut Joseph Kittinger completed a six hour and 34 minute ascent and descent in a helium gondola near Weaver Minnesota, collecting scientific data and conducting medical and psychological tests for future rocket missions. Oxygen was supplied by a liquid oxygen converter and carbon dioxide was removed by a chemical regen system ensuring he could breathe at high altitude. The craft landed in a creek about 70 meters southeast of Minnapois with no injuries reported.
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Kittinger
Weaver
Man
Minnapois
Six Stills Seized by Texas Liquor Board in April Raids
The Texas Liquor Control Board seized three stalls in Harrison county two in Titus county and one in Cass county during April in northeast Texas. Two arrests were made.
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Austinps
Texas Liquor Control Board
Harrison County
Titus County
Cass County
Texas
Cochran Family from Houston to Bonham Visit
Mr and Mrs John Cochran of Houston visit relatives in Bonham along with his parents Mr and Mrs E V Cochran of San Antonio. Cochran was an attendant at the Hancel Long wedding. Mrs E V Cochran taught in San Antonio schools. John Cochran, a senior at Texas Dental College, and his wife Mrs Cochran, employed with an insurance company, visit her parents Mr and Mrs W M McMurry.
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John Cochran
Houston
E V Cochran
San Antonio
Cochran
Ineen McMurray
W. M. McMurry
Texas Dental College
Bonhamite Nets Big Bass Near Lac Texar
Bonham resident Boyd of Paris and companion Mike Langley spotted high water near Lac Texar and Will Woods road. They fished from the car using gear they found aboard and hauled in a six and three quarter pound bass after a few casts.
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Stick Boyd
Paris
Bonham
Boyd
Mike Langley
Lac Texar
Will Woods
Tig Base
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