Loyal hounds link families in a stubborn dog tale
Joe and For rest Copelands own loyal hounds Tessie and Poochy. Tessie was shown off in Sherman then returned home on good behavior. Poochy, a large mongrel hound, was given away to a party twenty miles away but returned soon after, restoring a street full of loyal canines.
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Joe Dentons
Forrest Copelands
Dentons
Tessie
Sherman
Copelands
Poochy
Mrs. Denton
Navy underwater demolition team to perform at Lake Texoma
The U S Navy under water demolition unit 2 from Coronado CA will appear at Butterfly Cove in Fisenhowe Park July 4-5 to demonstrate demolition work and underwater blasting techniques. Denison Chamber of Commerce sponsors event to aid Eisenhower State Park development and give North Texans a chance to see the frogmen in action.
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North Texans
U. S Navy
Lake Texoma
Denison
Coronado
Calif
Butterfly Cove
Fisenhowe Park
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Eisenhower State Park
North Texas
Navy
Patrolmen Return From North Fort Hood Summer Camp
Highway Patrolmen Bob Walker and Charles Carey and City Officer Neil Gilbert resume duties after two weeks with the 49th Division at North Fort Hood. Guardsmen described a dusty, hot camp with one morning wind and rain knocking down tents. Carey recalled dusty conditions and a mouthful of dust from driving an old tank as rain and wind blew through the area. Both Carey and Walker noted losing some weight during the camp period.
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Bob Walker
Charles Carey
Neil Gilbert
49Th Division
North Fort Hood
National Guardsmen
Carey
Walker
Ben Jack Cage Faces One Year Embezzlement Sentence
The US Supreme Court denied Cage a hearing on his embezzlement conviction. If he returns from Brazil to serve a one year term, Cage would begin his sentence for stealing about $100,000 from the Ib Corporation, part of the empire he built. Bail of $15,000 was posted after the Dallas jury verdict in 1957.
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Washington
UPID
Ben Jack Cage
Pexis
Brazil
US. Supreme Court
Cage
Dallas
Ib Corporation
Herter To Report Realistic Talk On Berlin Talks
Secretary of State Christian Herter will urge a realistic stance in negotiations with the Soviet Union on Germany while defending Western rights in West Berlin. He will say no concessions that end Western occupation, and anticipate Geneva talks resuming July 13 after a cooling-off period. He will appear on NBC CBS and radio networks for a 9 to 9 15 pm ET address.
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Geneva
Eisen Right
Foceyn
Hes
Washington Cupl
Christan A Herter
Russia
West Berlin
State Department
Herter
NBC
CBS
ABC Television
House Forein Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Berlin
City Begins Hunt For Library Site
City manager Grady Fisher was authorized to locate a new site for the city library within three weeks, with a decision deferred to Library Board input. The council approved selling the old city hall building site to Bonham State Bank for 40000 dollars, with investment options to be reviewed by Fisher before proceeding. Also considered were appeals on property tax valuations and extending urban renewal work, while a leak in the overhead storage tank prompted engineers to inspect and report needed action.
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Grady Fisher
Old City Hall
Ciy
Kaisher
Compassion
Oan
Ocity Hall
Bonham State Bank
Fisher
Commission
Commisson
Hotels boom as 87 new properties rise in 1958
The American Hotel Association reports 87 new hotels opened in 1958 on the seaboard area. The projects included pubs and a combined total of thousands of rooms with a construction cost surpassing 701 million dollars.
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The
American Hotel Assortion
Father of 34 dies in bulldozer accident
In Orlando Florida Gary Armstrong aged 58 was electrocuted when a bulldozer he drove contacted a guy wire supporting a power pole. He left a second wife and 33 of his 34 children ages from infants to adults. Armstrong’s eldest son had died in a drowning last week and was buried Sunday.
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Fla
API
Gary Armstrong
Nepro
Martthind
Armstrong
Dé Veat
Turman Favored In 1961 Texas House Speaker Race
In Austin 103 members backed James A Turman of Gober as favorite for 1961 speaker with 49 pledges and 54 divided among rivals. Three candidates Dewste Hale Corpus Christi Wade Spillman McAllen remain active after Ben Glassny Kingsville withdrew.
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Corpus Christi
Wade Spillman
McAllen
Ben Glassny
Kingsville
Fires claim Americans in Norwegian hotel blaze
A four story wooden hotel in Vossestrand near Bergen, Norway, burned at 3 am trapping guests. About 35 people were hospitalized, with injuries from burns and falls. several Americans escaped by leaping from upper floors. Norwegians and officials searched the ruin for missing travelers from the United States, Britain, and France.
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Peveas
Bergen Te
Horace Carter
Atinta
Polce
Caldwell
Norway
Amerion
Brosst
Vossestrand
Late bulletins detail flood damage near Fort Worth
United Press International reports a severe storm drenched Valley View area 50 miles north of Fort Worth, washing out roads and two railroad bridges on Monday night. Torrential rain in the southwest disrupted Fort Worth and Desver passenger service.
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Valley View
Ft Worth
Fort Worth
Desver
Louisiana Governor Seeks Freedom From Mental Hospital
Baton Rouge officials quote Gov Earl K Long as scared as hell about his new legal challenge to be released from a mental hospital. The report notes the tense atmosphere as Long presses for a court remedy and potential discharge in a high profile case.
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Baton Rough
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Queen Elizabeth Heads to St Lawrence Seaway Opening
Queen Elizabeth sails into Quebec as she resumes her tour and will join President Eisenhower on Friday to inaugurate the St Lawrence Seaway. Klaus Fuchs, a German-born physicist who spied for the Russians, is released from a British prison and departs for Communist East Germany.
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UPI
French Canada
Pres Dent Eisenhower
St Lawrence Seaway
London
Klaus Furhs
East Germany
Fuchs
Nioe
Wakesfield
Erie
Strikes Shut Down Two Steel Plants
In New York the steel contract talks resume as a wildcat strike sinks two Jones & Laughlin plants in Pittsburgh and halts about 12 000 workers. A potential half a million steelworkers face a possible walkout as industry and United Steelworkers seek a new deal before the strike deadline. Federal Mediator Joseph F Finneston met negotiators in Washington but offered no intervention unless requested.
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New York
UPI
Badsteel
United Steelworkers
Amelia
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Glusing Withdraws From Speaker Race in Texas
Rep Ben Glusing of Kingsville withdrew from the 57th Legislature speaker race, narrowing the field to three candidates: Wade Spilman, James Adurman, and Dewi Hale. He cited time demands from legislative service and upcoming sessions as the reason, noting the strain on his professional duties.
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Wade Spilman
Mec
Allen
James Adurman
Gober
Dewi Hale
Corpus Christ
Glasing
Legislatuve Service
Mas
Gluseng
Asath
Kingsville
Civil War Vet Reported Better Amid Pneumonia Battle
Houston reports rising health for a Civil War veteran as pneumonia improves. Walliams Bowles, Confederate veteran Williams’s daughter, says he rested and spent much of the night off the oxygen tent. In Lubbock, a plant worker died after a 120 foot fall from an elevator under construction for Chalmers and Bartow Construction Co.
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Houston
Wallie Mare Bowles
Confederate Veterans
Walliams
Williams
Lubbock
Glen Holmes
Anton
Chalmers and Bartow Construction Co
Floods and Tornadoes Hit Texas Area Severe Weather Across Fort Worth to Lubbock
A frontal system brought heavy rain and tornadoes to North Texas. Fort Worth endured the heaviest downpour, flooding streets and sewer systems as multiple twisters touched down near Hale Center and west of Lubbock. Northwest towns reported high water and damaged farms while a Fort Worth to Bowie rail derailment occurred with no injuries.
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Lubbock
Vionday
Texas
South Plains
Bryan
Hale Center
Panhandle
North Texas
Wichita Falls
Holiday Creek
Denver
Decatur
Bowie
Alvord
Wise County
Bonham Sees 1.35 Inches Rain and Cloudy Outlook
Steady light rain covered Bonham on Monday with total rainfall near 1.35 inches. The forecast calls for continued cloudiness and scattered thundershowers through Wednesday as moisture-laden clouds ease.
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Bonham
16 Hour Riot at Mental Hospital Unfolds
A chaotic 16 hour riot erupted involving mentally ill inmates at a springheld facility. Officers, including Warder Russell O. Sette, faced violent disruption while medical and security staff scrambled to restore order.
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Springfield
UPI
U. S. Prison Medical Center
Rusell O. Sette
P.m. Grts
Vanguard Firing Ends In Orbit Attempt Failure
Vanguard rocket fails in second stage as weather satellite misses orbit after third stage separation. NASA initial statements misled. later confirmation that satellite is presumed not in orbit. Background notes include the 100 million dollar project and prior launch attempts.
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Vanguard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Judge McCall Named to Post at Baylor University
Baylor University trustees chose Judge Abner V. Mc Call as executive vice president with full authority to run all academic and professional branches. The board reversed its plan to elevate President WR White to chancellor and instead kept White as president with expanded duties while Mc Call holds the powers of the president.
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Waco, Tex
Long fights insanity ruling in Baton Rouge hearing
In Baton Rouge Louisiana the 63 year old Far K Long battles a habeas corpus challenge over his commitment to Southeastern State Hospital for paranoid schizophrenic illness. Judge Robert D Jones ordered doctors to produce Long for a June 2 hearing to decide whether the commitment was legal and if he could assume governing powers if found sane.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Far K Long
Louisiana Rosemors
Robert D Jones
Long
Covington
Southeastern State Hospital
Jones
Polase
National Guard
Starkweather to Die Thursday in Nebraska Execution
Nebraska Supreme Court set Thursday for the execution of mass killer Charles Starkweather. The UPI report notes the US Supreme Court denied a hearing Monday, leaving Starkweather with no further stay.
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Neb
UPI
Nebraska Supreme Court
Charles Starkweather
United States Supreme Court
Midwest
Starkweather
C. S Beck
US Supreme Court
State Court
Youth Drowns in Rain Filled Pit in Levelland
Nino Hernandez, 16, drowned in a rain filled pit southeast of Levelland on Monday. He was found in the water by a passerby and pulled from the pit by emergency responders return. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Nino Hernandez
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