Nixon Aide Overload At White House Docket Storm
Washington dispatch notes busy work at Vice President Nixon's office as staff handle mail and inquiries while the Nixon family visits California. Stories cover transit strike victims, a Korea war film theft, diplomatic quips, roaring jet engines, and USDA canning cautions on freezing tomatoes.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
la Habra
Calif
Dorothy Cox
California
Miss Nelson
AG accuses suit against George Parr as political trick
Assistant Attorney General Sidney Chandler charged a $750000 suit aimed at George Parr is intended to aid him. He said Arthur Klein filed in Webb County to leverage Parr’s allies there. The action alleges Parr borrowed $500000 in 1945 to buy a ranch spanning Webb and LaSalle counties.
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Laredo
Sidney Chandler
South Texas
George Parr
Parr
Chandler
Arthur Klein
Harlingen
Webb County
Duval County
Webb
LaSalle County
State of Texas
Duval
Cotulla
Klein
Dan Tobin
Subway New York Trains Lose Track Circles Passengers
New York City transit officials report one subway train was switched to the wrong track Monday causing passengers to be dropped off blocks from their destination. The incident illustrates widespread commuter confusion with the system.
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New York
City Transit Authority
Subway
Manhattan
Prisoner handling policies spark cross service study
After shocking Korean War disclosures the services debated prisoner treatment. The Army and Marines pressed harsh stances, 435 cases reviewed with 210 referred to Justice, 47 court martials for collaboration. The Air Force took a lighter path with no coerced confession cases.
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Army
Marines
Air Force
Justice Department
Local House Guests Share Visits Across Town and States
Recent visitors in Elroy Peters and Doyle Potts households included J. H. Peters family from Lonie. Potts relatives traveled from Oklahoma for the Gibson reunion at Craterville Park, while others visited Amarillo Lubbock Carlsbad and Colorado.
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E. D. Etheredge
Elroy Peters
Doyle Potts
J. H. Peters
Lonie
Sunray
Gibson
Craterville Park
Oklahoma
Thomas Etheredge
Frank Mitchell
Charles
Schylar Williams
Amarillo
Ray Mitchell
Loco
M. B. Morris
Gay
W. H. Kindle
Wesley Wylie
Brenda
Hollis
Wylies
Morris
Lubbock
Carlsbad Caverins
W. H. Kindles
Frank Kindle
Amy
Odessa
Willie Weatherbee
Community Center
Frank
Russ Schaefer
Colorado
FIF to Pay Record Dividend to Shareholders
Financial Industrial Fund Inc announces a September 15 payout of a 17 cent per share capital gain distribution totaling about 1 763 506 dollars and the 79th consecutive quarterly dividend at three cents per share for about 10 375 000 shares.
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Financial Industrial Fund, Inc
Mutual Investment Fund
C. B. Sikes
Childress
FIF
Financial Industrial Fund
Denver
Colo
Hawaii
Alaska
Sikes
Prison Yard Roundup Continues After Guard Sweep
Guards moved through the damaged prison yard inch by inch as part of a dawn roundup to ensure no prisoners hid or escaped. Anderson, who had set up night long headquarters at the facility, announced the continued search.
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Anderson
Market Report Fort Worth Livestock and Produce Prices
Fort Worth reported mixed movements across markets. Poultry fowls and eggs listed with price ranges, cattle slaughter classes steady to uneven, stockers strong, calves and hogs showing varied bids, sheep offerings mainly spring lambs with prices easing for some classes.
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U. S
Corn Land Desired in Northern States Quiet Market
Lincoln Nebraska report notes interest in purchasing farm land rose through the northern corn belt in 1954 due to favorable weather and high farm income. The Agriculture Department said the market was not very active overall, but better farms still found ready buyers.
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Lincoln, Neb
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Fire Toll Reaches Near 500 Daily in U.S. Last Year
Federal data show about 500 fires burning daily across the United States during the previous year. The figure reflects widespread wildfire activity with impacts on land, air quality, and firefighting resources nationwide.
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United States
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