VA May Halt Work Private Firms Are Willing to Do
The Veterans Administration granted field offices authority to stop any commercial or industrial activity that private firms are able and willing to provide. Administrator Higley cited Eisenhower's private enterprise policy and urged negotiation with firms showing definite interest at specific locations for goods and services such as bakery items cleaning and pressing ice cream and biological products.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Harvey V. Higley
Eisenhower
Budget Bureau
Home Utensils and Rockers at 660 E 4th St
Open daily from noon until dark features rocking chairs platform rockers and furniture refinishing and repair services at a storefront on 660 East 4th Street.
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4Th St
Sheffield Seeks Lie Detector Test in Brady Bomb Case
Land promoter B. R. Sheffield requests a lie detector test in the Brady car bombing case and invites victim lawyer Sam McCollum III to participate. Sheffield and L. V. Ruffin, both indicted in veterans land scandals, live in Brady where a June 8 bomb damaged McCollum's station wagon injuring him. he is recovering.
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Dallas
B. R. Sheffield
Sam McCollum III
Sheffield
L. V. Ruffin
Ruffin
Veterans Land
McCollum
Brady
Race and a Hidden Letter Change the Island Tale
Bruce reads a letter from Eileen Featherstone that shifts blame and reveals a plan to turn Stormbhurst Manor into a children’s home. Val, Jane, and John tour Montego Bay and Port Antonio as Bruce accepts responsibility for Eileen’s death.
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Val
Hanson
England
Stormbhurst Manor
Pundy
Lurnach
Featherstone
Euleen Featherstone
Tom
Feuleen
Montegy Bay
Bruce
Sfain
Hspital
Carraways
Fie
Jare
John
Mandeville
Port Antonio
Old Town
Tarbor
Nigut
Tiehfeld
Jane
Bath
Sonn
Pere x Val
Dirk
Eileen
London
Ales. Featherstone
Jetter
Vale
Dallas Boy Drowns in Brazos River Trip
A 9-year-old Dallas boy, Charles Edward Magness, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. D. Magness, drowned while on a Brazos river fishing trip with his parents and four siblings about 15 miles southwest of Weatherford. The incident occurred Tuesday.
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Dallas
Weatherford
Tex
Charles Edward Magness
J. L. D. Magness
Brazos River
Here
Funeral Services Held For William R Hickson
Funeral services were held at Wise Funeral chapel for William Rile Hickson retired farmer who died Tuesday morning at his Bonham home. The Rev James Sitze officiated with interment at Elwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife a son Edwin W Hickson of Fort Worth a daughter Mrs Jack Hardin of Bonham two brothers Tom Hickson of Pauls Valley and Dave Hickson of Maryland Ky six grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Wise Funeral
William Rile Hickson
Bonham
James Sitze
Boyd Baptist Church
Elwood Cemetery
Wise Funeral Home
Bill Baker
Denver
Clifford McRae
Gorman Jaynes
Willard Harrison
Vernon Kumbler
Hickson
Tennessee
The
Baptist Church
Edwin W. Hickson
Fort Worth
Jack Hardin
Tom Hickson
Pauls Valley
Okla
Dave Hickson
Maryland
FBI Denies Seeking Serviceman Over H Bomb Near Miss
Honolulu report claimed an unidentified serviceman disclosed to the Star Bulletin that the H-bomb nearly missed Enjwetok or Namu by seven miles. FBI Hawaii chief said no investigation. called it an Air Force matter.
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Honolulu
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Eniwetok
Air Force
John Williams
FBI
Hawaii
Honolulu Advertiser
The
Star Bulletin
Namu
Russians Charge U S Planes Buzzed Soviet Naval Force
London dispatch reports Radio Moscow quoting Izvestia that American planes repeatedly buzzed a Soviet naval task force visiting Chinese ports. The correspondent says the flights are tiresome and provoke sailors with sarcastic comments. California gold vs oil wealth totals highlighted with petroleum surpassing gold in value.
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U.S
London
Radio
Moscow
Izvestia
Red Fleet
Sacramento
Calif
California
Long Arm of Law Reaches Funeral Home for Traffic Violator
In Houston an officer found a casket with a live man, Luther Washington, 33, inside. Washington had been jailed on a $105 traffic-ticket fine and was awaiting hearing after being discovered at Liberty Funeral Home. The attendants denied his presence, and officers pursued the case.
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Houston
Liberty Funeral Home
Harry Holman
H. C. Walling
Holman
Walling
Funeral Home
Luther Washington
Kentucky Feud Mirrors Texas Battle for Party Control
Kentucky Democrats divide amid a leadership contest pitting Gov. A. B. Chandler against Assistant Senate Leader Earle C. Clements. The clash echoes a recent Texas-type feud as the state party seeks direction amid rivalries and factional shifts.
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Washington
Kentucky
Texas
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Senate
Earle C. Clements
Kentucky contest mirrors Texas battle for Democratic nominating support
A 30 vote Democratic national convention delegation boosts Adlai E. Stevenson as a pace-setting presidential candidate. Stevenson supporters face Chandler allies in Kentucky similar to Texas in a clash between U S Senate leader backers and a sitting governor backer.
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Adlai E. Stevens
Ements
Stevenson
Chandler
Kentucky
Texas
U. S. Senate
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