Hurricane Connie Causes Widespread East Coast Winds
Hurricane Connie weakened from hurricane force winds along the North Carolina coast while a new tropical storm, Diane, formed southeast of Miami. New England avoided hurricane warnings as Wilmington reported near hurricane winds and towns braced for gusts from Georgetown to the Virginia capes.
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Cape Hatteras
Connie
North Carolina
Diane
Miami
New England
Miami Weather Bureau
Myrtle Beach
Wilmington
Georgetown
Virginia Capes
Center
Cape Romain
Savannah
Block Island
Boston
mid-Atlantic
Explosion and Fire Kill 18 in Andover Ohio
In Andover Ohio a blast and fire leveled a block-long building during a storm killing 18 people and injuring 18. Rescue teams sift debris as officials search for more victims and begin identifying scorched remains.
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Andover
Ohio
Nancy Mack
Mike French
Jaycees Host Coaches at Regular Noon Luncheon
The Childress Jaycees welcomed visiting college and high school coaches for the Greenbelt Bowl game and thanked local organizers. Samuel Lyle of Oklahoma and Bully Gilstrap of Texas, Sleepy Morgan of Texas A&M plus others attended. Nancy Nelson was named Wheatheart contestant. Dr. Bob Jones and Bob Wadsworth were appointed to committees. Sgt. George Ahern was praised before leaving for Sherman AFB.
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Childress Jaycees
Dub Nelson
Clark Jarnagin
Frank Kimbrough
Oliver Jackson
Garvin Beauchamp
Elmer
Delmer Brown
Sam Lyle
Oklahoma University
Bully Gilstrap
Texas University
Sleepy Morgan
Tipps
Texas A
Childress
Sherman Afb
Bill Hobgan
Amarillo
Truman Kidwell
A Hayes
Joe Smith
Lubbock
Joe James
Abilene
Greenbelt Stars Prepare For Sixth Annual Bowl Contest
Final practice for the Greenbelt Bowl features 48 selected 1954 school boy stars, with West and East coaches ready for a tough starter lineup. No injuries reported as fans converge for the all star game at Fair Park Stadium, tickets at 2 dollars sold out in advance.
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Frank Kimbrough
Childress
Vernon Eubank
Fair Park Stadium
Eubank
West Texas
Strauss: US H bomb progress not a break through
Adm. Lewis L. Strauss told the UN Atoms-for-Peace conference there has been no breakthrough in harnessing hydrogen bomb power for peaceful use. He noted the race among the US, USSR, Britain and France continues, with only cautious progress reported to about 300 newsmen.
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Geneva
United State
Adm
Lewis L. Strauss
Man
US Atomic Energy Commission
United Nations
Strauss
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Suspect to undergo new lie detector test in Allen case
A Kansas City suspect in the sex slaying of Wilma Allen will take another polygraph Thursday after an unsatisfactory exam. Allen, 34, mother of two and wife of dealer William R. Allen Jr., disappeared a week ago and was found shot and nude in a pasture 15 miles southwest of the city. Coroner reports say preliminary tests indicate she was criminally assaulted. The suspect was detained near the bloodstained convertible found Friday.
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Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Wayne Gibson
High School Band Classes To Start This Year
Director Pat McNallen announced practice sessions for Childress High School band members at 8 o clock Monday morning in the band room. Students will attend morning classes until the regular school year begins.
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Childress High School
Pat McNallen
Greenbelt Breeders Feature in Cattleman Magazine
The Greenbelt Hereford Breeders Association gains a two page spread in The Cattleman. Secretary Bob Polson notes the feature covers the association's recent Pitchfork ranch tour and includes pictures and a accompanying narrative.
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Greenbelt Hereford Breeders Association
Cattleman
Bob Polson
Pitchfork Ranch
Reds Secret Reply to Johnson in Prisoner Talks in Geneva
In Geneva, Communist China sent a secret reply to U S demands on the release of 41 American prisoners as negotiations with US Ambassador W U Alexis Johnson and Chinese Ambassador Wang Pin nan continued. The talks, in their fifth session over 11 days, focused on the return of civilians with a next meeting set for Saturday at 10 a m. Officials hinted the note may answer U S questions, while the United States resisted third party intervention and urged free repatriation of Americans already in Red China.
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Geneva
China
Alexis Johnson
Wang Pin-nan
Johnson
Wang
United States
Red China
Stevenson to decide by November on 1952 bid
Adlai E. Stevenson told about 100 reporters at the Illinois Governors Conference he will announce within the next four months whether he will run again for president. He said he will reveal his plans and reasons sometime before the end of November, while defending his decisiveness and denying fear of challenging Eisenhower.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Ike
White House
Illinois
Oil Test Slated To Be Abandoned Near Tell
The A. H. Griggs-Smith No. 1 wildcat well northwest of Tell is expected to be abandoned this afternoon after Schlumberger completes a test made this morning. Drill crews report instructions to abandon once Schlumberger finishes.
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A. H. Griggs-Smith
Tell
Erratic Texas Weather Kills Two and Wounds 13 in Storms
Lightning strikes fatally hit Daniel Byrd 41 and son Jerry 4 near Bay City as storms sweep Texas. Two people die in Gatesville from wind and collapsed cafe roof. Thunderstorms heavy across the state injure 13 Oklahoma guardsmen at Fort Hood and bring widespread rainfall amounts.
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Texas
Bay City
Oklahoma National
Fort Hood
Gatesville
Ferris
Dallas
Fort Worth
Abilene
el Paso
Austin
Daniel Byrd
Jerry
Byrd
67 Airmen Die in Stuttgart Plane Collision
In Stuttgart Germany two US Air Force C-119 troop carriers collided during a training flight about 30 miles west of Stuttgart. 67 aboard were killed including 42 on the first craft and 25 on the second. The crash happened at 2 18 German time after takeoff from Echterdingen Airfield.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Air Force
Echterdingen
Seventh Army
Freed Airmen Reach Honolulu En Route Home
Ten U S airmen freed from Red Chinese prisons arrived in Hawaii on their way back to the United States. Daniel C Schmidt and others faced mixed receptions as personal troubles surfaced, with Schmidt learning of possible bigamy charges against his wife Una. Captain Elmer Llewellyn described torture by captors and became emotional when questioned by reporters.
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Honolulu
Daniel C. Schmidt
Air Force
Schmidt
Hawaii
Una
Nevada City
Calif
Dis
Elmer Llewellyn
Missoula
Mont
Llewellyn
John K. Arnold Jr
Llewelly
Defense Assistant Named For Air Secretarys Post
President Eisenhower named Donald A. Quarles as secretary of the Air Force, succeeding Harold E. Talbott who resigned amid a private business controversy. Quarles, now assistant secretary of defense for research and development, led the department's R and D including guided missiles and previously served with Bell Telephone Laboratories after World War I service as a field artillery captain.
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Defense
Air Force
Quarles
Harold E. Talbott
Department
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Defense Department
Bell Laboratories
Bulgaria Offers Compensation For Plane Shooting Deaths
Bulgaria apologized to the United States and offered compensation to families of 12 Americans killed when an airliner from London to Tel Aviv was shot down by Bulgarian fighters. The State Department noted Bulgaria promised to punish offenders after the incident on July 27.
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Washington
Bulgaria
United States
State Department
Switzerland
London
Tel Aviv
Yugoslavia
Western Union Seeks to Close Local Office Here
R J Redstrom of the Western Union office in Albuquerque announced plans to apply to the FCC to close the local Western Union office. The earlier application was withdrawn this year as business did not justify a local outlet. If closed, an agency will open in the Chil Dress Hotel.
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FCC
Western Union
R. J. Redstrom
Albuquerque
Redstrom
Childress Hotel
Red China Calls for Far Eastern Conference on Korea
London dispatch reports Red China urging a Far Eastern conference to peacefully settle the Korean question amid protests by South Korean mobs targeting Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission guards in Korea. The unrest injures 26 American soldiers as the US pledges protection of the commission members.
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London
Red China
Foreign Ministry
New
China
Republic of Korea
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Red
Korea
Peiping
United States
Syngman Rhee
Neutral Nations Commission
Riots Threaten U S Compound as South Koreans Push Protests
South Korean demonstrators attacked the U S Army compound in Pusan with about 600 at the gates, while 50 rioters remained at each gate. Riots also surged at Taegu and Kangnung as commanders pressed President Rhee to end the clashes.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Army
Hialeah
Pusan
Neutral Nations Truce Supervisory Team
Wolmi Island
Inchon
Taegu
Kangnung
America
Syngman Rhee
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Idaho Falls
Jaycees
Greenbelt
Greenbelt Breeders
Reds
Mount Pleasant
Ennis
NEA
Patch
Donald A. Quarles
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