Bulganin Keeps Door Open to Eisenhower Plan
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin told the Supreme Soviet he has not closed the door on Eisenhower's mutual military inspections proposal. He said Moscow would examine the plan seriously, despite earlier calls that it is unworkable, and invited all heads of diplomatic missions to Semenovka for a country day with lavish lunch and activities.
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Bulganin
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Geneva
Semenovka
United States
Russian Farm Expert To Open Tour Of Texas
Vladimir Matskevich first deputy administrator of agriculture in Soviet Russia arrives in Fort Worth to observe Texas farming. He will hold a press conference at Amon Carter Field, tour Northwood Hereford Stock Farm, Angus Farm, and dine with local agricultural leaders before visiting Raphael and Tolleson farms Saturday.
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Fort Worth
Vladimir Matskevich
Soviet Russia
Texas
Amon Carter Field
Tass Interpreting
Texas Hotel
D. A. Adams
Texas A&m College
Bennett Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Robert L. Bennett will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. H. W. Barnett officiating. Burial is in Childress cemetery. Bennett, 78, a former Childress resident, died in Fort Worth at his son Paul Bennett’s home.
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Robert L. Bennett
Newberry Funeral Home
H. W. Barnett
King Memorial Methodist
Troy Hackler
Luke Sims
Kyle Williams
Edd Anderson
Smith
M. E. Williams
Houston Powell
Buck Atkinson
Childress Cemetery
Sims
Williams
Anderson
Need For Honest Men Is Stressed By Yarborough
Former gubernatorial candidate Ralph Yarborough told the Wood County old settlers reunion in Quitman Texas that Texas needs a revival of rugged honesty more than laws. He urged a code where public officers write laws rather than private lobbyists and called for lobbyist registration and pay-based legislatures.
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Quitman
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Austin
Wood County
Old Settlers
Jim Hogg
Guv Hogg
Allan Shivers
Giants Win Little League Title in Pitchers Duel
The Giants beat the Dodgers 4-2 to claim the Little League baseball championship. Charley Mashburn earned the win, with Travis McCain taking the loss in a tight pitching duel. In the Farm Club playoff, Cramer Grocery defeated Smartt Plumbing 5-2, with a second game expected tonight at 8.
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Giants
Dodgers
Charley Mashburn
Travis McCain
Cramer Grocery
Smartt Plumbing
Airmen Freed From Communist Camps Begin Second Leg Home
Eleven American airmen freed from prison camps in China depart Clark Air Force Base aboard Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s private DC-4, carrying $70,000 in back pay. They travel to Tachikawa near Tokyo for a two day stay before returning to the United States.
American Airliner Crash Kills 30 on Army Post
At Fort Leonard Wood Missouri a Convair operated by American Airlines crashed during an emergency landing on the airstrip. All 30 aboard—27 passengers and 3 crew—were killed as the plane burned and plunged into a ravine near military housing. Capt Hugh C Barron of Macon Georgia piloted the flight from Tulsa to New York after reporting engine trouble.
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Army Post
Fort Leonard Wood
American Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Sinex
Springfield
Tulsa
New York
Barron
Schmidt Told Wife Married To Another Man
Tachikawa Japan US airman Daniel C Schmidt one of 11 freed from Red China learned on arrival that his wife, now Mrs Una Fine of Cisco Grove California, has married another man while he was believed dead The Air Force disclosed the news during the flight home and Schmidt rushed to call his wife before the other airmen received greetings. Red Cross could not say if packages were from her Air Force said the men would undergo medical checks at the air base hospital for three or four days
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Tachikawa
Japan
Airmar
Daniel C. Schmidt
Red China
Air Force
Schmidt
Clark Field
Philippines
Red Cross
Una Fine
Cisco Grove
Calif
Air Base
Airforce
Two Get Diplomas From Summer School
Two Childress High School students received diplomas at the close of the summer session. Patricia Rutledge and Lynn Laningham earned their diplomas. Thirty students attended the summer session with instructors Lula Caudell and Martha Walling.
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Childress High School
Patricia Rutledge
Wilmer Rutledge
Lynn Laningham
James Laningham
Lula Caudell
Martha Walling
Life Writer Attacked in Galveston by Casino Gang
Life photographer Joe Scherschel and writer Hank Suydam were threatened and beaten while photographing a rumored gambling club in Galveston. Suydam was knocked down multiple times as three men demanded the film before fleeing to their hotel. No charges were filed and local detective officials called the incident a rumor with no complaint filed.
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Galveston
Life Magazine
Life
Joe Scherschel
Hank Suydam
Suydam
Turf Grill
W. J. Whitburn
Whitburn
Scherchel
Connie Reaches Full Hurricane Strength In Atlantic Storm
A tropical storm named Connie intensified to 125 mph hurricane speed in the Atlantic. Located 325 miles northeast of Antigua, it moves west-northwest toward the Leeward Islands with warnings for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Miami
Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
Antigua
Atlantic Seaboard
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Leeward Islands
Efforts To Gain Release Of U S Civilians Bogged
Geneva reports say U S efforts to free 40 American civilians held by Peiping are stalled by Communist delay tactics. Wang Ping nan aims to skip civilian repatriation and pursue common interests as talks adjourn until Monday. Johnson and Wang have met 3 hours 15 minutes with little progress noted.
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Geneva
Peiping
Wang Ping-nan
Wang
U. Alexis Johnson
Red China
United States
Heavy Rains Sweep West Texas Up To Six Inches
San Angelo and Breckenridge endured the heaviest downpours with 2.5 to 3.7 inches in thirty minutes. Breckenridge faced 62 mph winds and a destroyed drive in theater screen. Abilene and Big Spring logged over an inch, while some Northwest Childress areas saw up to an inch and a half.
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United Press
San Angelo
West Texas
Breckenridge
Tom Green
Ray Jackson
Harold Singleton
Big Spring
Abilene
Sweetwater
Clyde
Officials Say Next Move Up To Soviets
Washington officials say President Eisenhower's offer to combine US and Soviet arms inspection plans shifts the onus to the Soviet Union to advance disarmament. The move may be included in new proposals to Russia and other powers over the next ten weeks.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower pushes cotton surplus issue to Benson
President Eisenhower relinquishes the cotton surplus question to Secretary Ezra T. Benson and says an announcement on selling surpluses abroad will come soon. A delegation led by Senator Walter F. George urged a positive export program while disagreements within the administration delay a formal policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Agriculture Department
Walter F. George
D-Ga
United States
Wood Named Manager At United Super Market
John Wood, former Pampa resident, is new manager at United Super Market replacing W C Bates. He and his family moved from Childress where they lived for two years after Wood served in WWII and worked as Buddy s Super Market assistant manager in Pampa for about two years. He began in groceries at Dumas in 1948 and later joined United as assistant manager.
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John Wood
Pampa
United Super Market
W. C. Bates
Wood
Childress
Buddy’s Super Market
Bible Baptist Church
Frederick
Okla
Japan
Philippines
New Guinea
Dumas
United
Inside Track Named For Air Force Secretary Post
The White House gave no comment on a successor to Harold E. Talbott who resigns August 13. David S. Ingalls, Cincinnati Times-Star, is said to have the inside track for the post, with Eisenhower expected to name him before leaving for a Colorado vacation. Ingalls is a wealthy Republican tied to Robert A. Taft.
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White House
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott Talbott
Kansas City Star
Washington
David S. Ingalls
Cincinnati Times-Star
Eisenhower
Ingalls
Talbott
Colorado
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Methodist Laymen To Attend Retreat At Ceta Canyon Camp
Several Childress men plan to attend the Laymens Retreat of Methodist churches to be held tomorrow through Sunday at the Methodist camp ground at Ceta Canyon. Attendees include H A Rogers E E White Bud Adams J O Haymes Frank Lightfoot B F Hudson and Russell Jones with Bishop Raines of Indianapolis as a speaker.
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Childress
Ceta Canyon
H A. Rogers
E. E. White
Bud Adams
J. O. Haymes
Frank Lightfoot
B. F. Hudson
Russell Jones
Bishop Raines
Indianapolis
Ind
City Tax Board In Session Today
The city tax equalization board is in session today to hear complaints on changes made by the board. Hearings are expected to be completed by 5 p.m. today.
Self-preservation amid Red prison camps described in trial
Fort Lewis Washington witnesses detailed how American POWs at North Korea camp No 5 endured harsh conditions during early 1951. Lt Jefferson D Erwin of Blanchard Oklahoma stands accused of collaborating with the enemy while a prisoner.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Korea
Jefferson D. Erwin
Blanchard
Okla
Erwin
No. 5
North Korea
Ralph A. Nardello
Fairlawn
Nardello
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Cross TO Freedom
Dwighton D. Simpson
US Air Force
Hong Kong
John K. Arnold
Silver Springs
NEA
Bennett
Airmen
Clark Air Force
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Clark Air Force Base
Tachikawa Air Base
Portland
Ore
Clarkfield
James Davin
St. Louis
Far East Air Force
Davin
R D. Sinex
Army
Hugh C. Barron
Macon
Linex
Ame
Trail Drive-In
Telephone Servce
Soviets
George
Commodity Credit Corp
Leslie Dixon
Baton Rouge
Camp No. 5
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