UN Says North Koreans Wilfully Downed Plane
UN command accuses North Korean forces of firing on an unarmed US Air Force trainer near the Korean DMZ. A second American search plane was shot at inside UN territory. two airmen’ fate from the downed craft is unknown. Report cites nine prior incidents with unarmed aircraft in ten months.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Harlan C. Parks
Military Armistice Commission
Demilitarized Zone
Tokyo
US Far Eastern Air Force
Seoul
North
South Korea
Light Showers Possible Across Texas After Thunderstorm Line
A thunderstorm line rolled through Texas from east of Dallas to College Station bringing heavy rain in spots. Forecasters expect light showers statewide by Thursday night as East Texas thundershowers ease. Rain cooled temperatures with highs around 100 and lows near 66 across several towns.
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United Press
Texas
Dallas
Waco
College Station
Emory
Rosser
Austin
US Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Galveston
Schmidt plans to file for divorce soon
Sacramento Calif Airman Daniel Schmidt plans to file for divorce and custody after being held captive 32 months His wife Ana 20 remarried while believing him dead He may seek a downward allotment to support their son while defending against prior payments and seeking custody despite her marriage to Alford Fine 21
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Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Schmidt
Schmidt
Enoch Arden
Ana
Howard P. Welch
Una
California
Husky Logger
Alford Fine
Welch
Death of Envoy Puerifoy and Son Ruled Accident
US and Thai officials rejected foul play in the death of Ambassador John E. Puerifoy and his nine year old son Danny after a highway collision on a Thailand bridge. A report cited no evidence of foul play and said the ambassador and his son were traffic accident victims while another son survived.
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Washington
United States
John E. Puerifoy
Danny
Puerifoy
Thailand
On Son
Code Of Conduct To Arm i With Mental Weapons
Eisenhower approves a six point code for prisoners of war and all uniformed personnel. The plan urges home, school, and church to instill moral character to prepare Americans for captivity and combat, stressing tell-the-enemy-nothing discipline against brainwashing.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Code of Conduct Committee
Defense Department
Carter L. Burgess
Riots End Across Nation After Heavy Prison Clash
Nationwide prison disturbances ended as guards and state troopers subdued a 11 convicts at Great Meadows in New York, injuring several. Nebraska, Framingham, and Lincoln reports follow with gunfire, escapes halted, and property damage pegged at $100,000.
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New York State
Nebraska
Framingham
Mass
Great Meadows
Comstock
N. Y
Thomas J. McHugh
Framingham Reformatory
State
Iris Allen
Lincoln
Neb
Lively Court Battle Seen In Houston
Houston faces a heated dispute as Mayor Roy Hofheinz fights eight misconduct charges amid a seven minute impeachment session. Attorney George Neal warns of a lively court battle if Hofheinz is found guilty while a suspension deadline looms.
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Houston
George Neal
Houston City
Roy Hofheinz
Hofheinz
Seaman Defends Mother Against Red Charges
Seaman apprentice Norton Pierre Gaston defends his mother Mrs. Jean Grisez of San Francisco as loyal American amid Coast Guard security delays. The service withheld his reserve commission after graduation for clearance tied to his mother’s past group affiliations. He awaits clearance and aims to receive the commission as an ensign.
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Washinton
Norton Pierre Gaston
Coast Guard
Gaston
Jean Grisez
San Francisco
Eugene Landy
Naval Reserve
U.s.merchant Marine Academy
Communist Party
Griser
Childress Bobcats Open 1955 Football Practice
Head coach Charles Churchill announced the first practice of 1955 for the Childress Bobcats will start at 8 30 Monday morning. All eligible high school boys planning to play football are urged to meet at the stadium as tryouts begin.
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Childress Bobcats
Charles Churchill
Churchill
Pauline's Style Shop Fire Devastates Main Street Store
A late night blaze at Pauline's Style Shop 217 Main destroyed most stock and caused heavy damage to the building owned by Abe Ray. Owner Jack Gibbs estimates merchandise losses near 30,000 with building damage running into thousands. Fire started in the rear storeroom. second floor remained empty. Fire chief Ballew reported the fire under control in 45 minutes. Gibbs and Ray await insurance settlements before planning next steps.
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Pauline
Fremen
Main
Jack Gibbs
Abe Ray
Wichita Falls
Ray
Childress
Gibbs
KCTX
John Ballew
Ballew
Preston Clothiers
Perry Bros
Radio Executive Refuses To Testify On Communism
New York former radio and TV executive Tony Kraber 50 defied a House Un American Activities subcommittee inquiry into his alleged Communist past He invoked the First and Fifth Amendments to refuse to answer questions about a Manhattan Communist cell in the 1930s and was the 19th show business figure to testify during a four day hearing series led by Rep Francis E Walter The subcommittee plans to wind up the hearings Thursday and Odets and Kazan testified about the cell involvement continued on page two.
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New York
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Tony Kraber
Dumont Television Network
Columbia Broadcasting System
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Federal
Walter
Kraber
Frank S. Tavenner
Manhattan
Clifford Odets
Elia Kazan
Tavenner
Weather Bureau seeks diary history to fill pre-1870 climate record
The Weather Bureau urges citizens to lend great-grandfather diaries to help reconstruct weather history before 1870. Researchers aim to extend 85 years of data, noting North Africa warming and debates over future winters. Journals from 18th and 19th centuries are prized for daily weather entries.
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Army Signal Corps
Weather Service
Weather Bureau
North Africa
Gate City Electric Plans Annual Meeting and Elections
Gate City Electric will hold its annual meeting at the Fair Park softball stadium Friday night at 7 30 for the election of three new directors to replace W E Andrews R L Hight and Walter Newman on the nine member board J B Johnson serves as president with F M Kyle as vice president W E Andrews treasurer and Clyde Hackler B L Smith Garland Terrell D D Chewning Newman and Hight on the current board The meeting covers Hardeman Childress Cottle and King Counties.
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Gate City Electric
Fair Park
W. E. Andrews
R. L. Hight
Walter Newman
J. B. Johnson
F. M. Kyle
W. E Andrews
Treasure
Clyde Hackler
B. L. Smith
Garland Terrell
D. D. Chewning
Newman and Hight
Hardeman
Childress
Cottle
King Counties
Air Force shreds old reservist files in massive purge
The Air Force cleaned out enough records to form a stack three times the Empire State Building and reduced 144,288 master files for reservists. Temporary workers and officials processed birth certificates licenses and diplomas mailed back while burned worn travel orders. Discards would reach 3458 feet high if stacked.
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Air Force
Empire State Building
Records Center
James T. Muirk
Group Defends Hoover Report Against Demos
Washington civil group backs the Hoover Commission and its efficiency aims, accusing some foes of warped views. They claim 1941-42 recommendations earned broad support and that the panel’s bipartisan stance is misrepresented by critics from the Democratic Digest.
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Hoover
Demos
Washington
Citizens Committee For the Hoover
Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Democratic Digest
Democratic National Committee
Commission
Citizens Committee
Rioting Reported in Casablanca Ahead of Saturday Protests
Casablanca saw rioting that injured four Moroccans and a European trader as demonstrations loomed to demand the return of exiled Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef. French authorities in Paris and Resident General Gilbert Grandval sought to avert wider clashes with approaching street protests and troop deployments.
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Casablanca
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Permier
Edgar Faure
Paris
Protectorate
Gilbert Grandval
Faure
Pamphalet
Black Crescent
John Prettyman Services Slated Here Saturday
Funeral services for 79 year old John Prettyman of Childress will be held at Newberry Chapel Saturday at 10 a.m. Rev. H W Barnett will officiate with pallbearers Alvin Caldwell George Tipps Raymond Lassen Marvin Weir John Ballew and H C Preslar. Burial in Childress Cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. He died Tuesday in Emporia Kansas while visiting. He was born August 31 1875. He was a member of King Memorial Church and Burlington Veterans Association. Survived by wife two foster sons John Davis and Dan Davis and daughter Mary Helen Davis. Dan Davis was traveling from Washington and expected Friday.
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John Prettyman
Childress
Newberry Chapel
H. W. Barnett
King Memorial Methodist Church
Alvin Caldwell
George Tipps
Raymond Lassen
Marvin Weir
John Ballew
H. C. Preslar
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Denver
Prettyman
Emporia
Kan
Kansas
King Memoral Methodist Church
Burlington
Prettymans
John Davis
Dan Davis
Honolulu
Mary Helen Davis
Washington
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USDA
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