President Opposes Jury Trial Amendment Damaging Judiciary
President Eisenhower said the Senate amended jury trial provision would harm the federal judiciary and indicated no veto decision yet. Senate leaders predicted swift passage, while Knowland and Johnson discussed a possible House conference and a compromise acceptable to all.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
William F. Knowland
House
Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Red Cross chapter adopts 5400 dollar budget in Texas
Childress County Red Cross directors approve a 5400 budget at a special meeting. Bill Sager becomes Disaster Preparedness chairman and Mrs Winifred Krigbaum receives two weeks vacation. Finances show a 1957 budget deficit and details outline receipts by fund and 1956 expenditures.
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Childress County
Red Cross
Bill Sager
Winifred Krigbaum
Gaines Highsmith
Krighbaum
Home Service
Rackets Group to Hear New Witnesses in Dio-Hoffa Tie
The Senate Rackets Committee will hear testimony on Hoffa using Dio allies to run union elections. Ten witnesses are planned, focusing on New York Joint Council of Teamsters power struggles in 1955. Paul Claude testified about Dio associate Max Chester proposing a contract for Paragon Brass at $2,000 to aid control and threaten his shop’s viability.
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Washington
Senate
New York
James R. Hoffa
Teamster Union
Johnny Dio
Robert F. Kennedys
Munion
Dio
Kennedy
Joint Council of Teamsters
Hoffa
AFL
United Auto Workers Union
Paul Claude
Brooklyn, N.Y
Claude
Paragon Brass Products, Inc
Max Chester
Chester
John Dioguardi
Fireman Duke Collides With Truck
Old Duke the big boxer known as a fireman was hit by a truck during an unauthorized city excursion. Dr. Bob Jones reported torn muscles and cuts but said Duke should cause less concern among firemen after treatment at the Veterinary Hospital.
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Old Duke
Veterinary Hospital
Bob Jones
Duke
Local Board Inducts Four Area Registrants
Four area men were forwarded to the armed forces induction station at Amarillo today by Local Board No. 20. They are J. W. Lacy of Turkey, Willam R. Whitten of Memphis, Robert O. Langston of Vigo Park, and Thomas G. Williford of Paducah. The board serves Childress, Cottle, Hall, Briscoe and Collingsworth counties.
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Armed Forces
Amarillo
J. W. Lacy
Turkey
Willam R. Whitten
Memphis
Robert O. Langston
Vigo Park
Thomas G. Williford
Paducah
Childress
Cottle, Hall, Briscoe
Collingsworth
Texas cool spell yields record low in Fort Worth
A cool air mass pushed Texas temperatures down to a record 63 degrees in Fort Worth, matching Mineral Wells, with 63 also logged there. Lows across the state ranged from 63 at Fort Worth and Mineral Wells to 78 in Presidio, with forecasts predicting a return to near normal to hot levels over the next five days.
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Fort Worth
Texas
West Texas
Two Escapees From Wellington Jail Break
One of two men who escaped the Wellington jail Tuesday night surrendered to Collingsworth County officers this morning. John Thomas Lindley was recaptured. his partner J D Earp remained missing as of late morning. Officials reported the pair broke through a large hole in the jail wall to gain their escape.
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Wellington
Collingsworth
John Thomas Lindley
J. D Earp
Poem About Speeding Student and Judge in Michigan
In Owosso Michigan undergraduate William Pilgrim wrote to Judge Peter J Maruitak asking leniency after speeding. The judge replied Ten bucks is your fate and called college speed demons bad for the state while noting the student studies hard but has no money.
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Owosso
Mich
Michigan Tate University
William Pilgrim
Pilgrim
Peter J Maruitak
Michigan
Nationalists Sink Four Red China Boats
Nationalist Chinese naval patrol sank four Red Chinese gunboats and heavily damaged five others in the Formosa Strait early today. All Nationalist vessels returned undamaged after the sea battle off Fu Tou Kan between Amoy and Swatow.
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Taipei
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Defense Ministry
Red China
Fu Tou Kan
Amov
Swatow
Soap Maker In Line For Defense Post
President Eisenhower said he plans to nominate Neil H. Elroy of Procter and Gamble to succeed Charles E. Wilson as secretary of defense, but only after a routine fitness investigation clears him. McElroy, a Cincinnati businessman and soap maker, has held talks with Wilson and other officials and met the President to confirm his consideration for the post.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Neil H. Elroy
Charles E. Wilson
Cincinnati
Wilson
Defense Department
McElroy
Procter and Gamble
White House
Mc Flroy
Dulles Accuses Democrats. Names Not Revealed
Washington report says the Democratic National Committee urged Secretary Dulles to reveal Democratic donors who received ambassador posts from the Republican era. Dulles denied targeting contributors and cited at least one known donor, David Bruce, as ambassador to West Germany after giving to the Democratic fund.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
GOP
Democratic
David K. F. Bruce
Bruce
United States
West Germany
Legion Auxiliary Plans Fall Dance and Labor Parade Float
At the American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Veterans Hall plans were set for an early Fall dance at the Elks Club and a float for the Labor Day Parade. A swimming party at the park pool was announced for next Tuesday. Mrs Georgia Ann Rogers became president and Mrs Doris Clements led the peace prayer. Mrs Minnie Lee Reynolds received an appreciation gift from Miss Paula Rogers.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hall
Elks Club
Minnie Lee Reynolds
Paula Rogers
Park Pool
Georgia Ann Rogers
Doris Clements
Russian Officer Abel Indicted for Espionage in McAllen Arrest
A federal grand jury in New York indicted Rudolph Ivanovich Abel a top Russian intelligence officer for transmitting U S defense secrets to the Kremlin while posing as a Brooklyn photographer He faces the death penalty if convicted and is described as a longtime Soviet spy ring leader and colonel with access to arms equipment and the atomic energy program Abel was seized in McAllen Texas 30 days ago on immigration grounds and was awaiting deportation proceedings while public details of the case emerge.
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Mcallen
New York
Rudolph Ivanovich Abel
Kremlin
Brooklyn
Abel
United States
U.S
Russia
Weldon Taylor
Immigration Border Patrol
Leonard Blalock
FBI
San Antonio
Blalock
Tex
President says Mamie Eisenhower’s condition remains fine
White House says First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, 60, remains fine after a two hour operation at Walter Reed. Dr. Snyder described her post operative condition as sleeping with few interruptions after a gynecological procedure to treat a benign condition not an emergency. President Eisenhower visited, grinning, for 35 minutes and said she is sleeping.
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White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Washington
Denver
James C. Hagerty
Howard McC. Snyder
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Humbert L Riva
Army Medical Corps
Childress Drops Second Contest In Sectional Play
Childress Colt All-Stars led 4-2 entering the seventh before losing 5-4 to Anniston Alabama in a sectional tournament game at Austin. Don Darling pitched well into the seventh as shaky defense allowed a three run rally. Fred Cawthon, winner of the first game, was expected to start against Austin in a critical matchup.
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Childress Colt All - Stars
Austin
Anniston
Ala
Alabamans
Childress
McAllen
All Stars
Don Darling
Alabama
Fred Cawthon
Austin Clash
Defense chief orders halt to civilian hiring and force drawdown
Defense Secretary Charles E Wilson directs immediate halt to civilian hiring across all services and sketches plan to reduce civilian employment from about 1.16 million. He also shifts the 9th Marine Regiment from Japan to Okinawa as part of broader moves to pull U S ground forces out of Japan and cut spending to meet a 38 billion dollar cap for the year ending next June.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E Wilson
Wilson
Defense Department
9Th Marine Regiment
Japan
Okinawa
U. S
Small rug fire at 801 G. N. reported early morning
A small rug caught fire over a floor furnace at 801 G. N. Avenue. Fire crews arrived around 6 45 o clock. No other damage was reported.
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G. N
Wet Cool Front Boosts Texas Crops and Pastures
A cool front drenched much of the High Plains and North Texas with rain boosting cotton, feed crops and pastures. Sorghum at boot or head stages improved as moisture arrived. volunteer wheat revived in the High Plains. Hot weather opened cotton bolls in South Central Texas and early bales appeared along the upper coast to Guadalupe and Washington counties.
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Plains States
Central Plains
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
Pacific Northwest
Appalachians
New England
Gulf Coast
Florida
Rockies
Page
Texas
Austin
High Plains
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Guadalupe
Washington
Panhandle
Cross Timbers
North Texas
Grizzled Rancher Defies Army to Keep His Land
In New Mexico, 82-year-old John Prather vowed to defend his 120 section ranch near Fort Bliss against a government seizure for the McGregor missile range. Deputy marshals and military police planned a dawn eviction as Prather, with rifle and pistol, awaited the assault with his daughter and housekeeper nearby.
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Prather
Hart Gaba
Mary Toy
Fort Bliss
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