Possible Block Seen In Probe Over Jurisdiction
In Alice on February 12 a dispute over which judge has jurisdiction threatens Attorney General John Ben Shepperd’s probe into alleged financial scandals in Duval county. Judge Arthur Klein of Harlingen temporarily seized county and school records and set February 19 for arguments on an injunction, while Judge C Woodrow Laughlin disputes Klein’s authority and plans to preside in the 79th district next Friday.
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Alice
John Ben Shepperd
George Parr
Duval’ County
Shepperd
Blalock Klein
Admin
W. R. Blalock
Laughlin
Parr
Klein
San Diego
Duval County
Blalock
Knowland Defends Democrats Against Loyalty Charge
Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland rejects blanket claims that Democrats are less patriotic than Republicans. He cites loyal Democrats in the Senate and notes similar statements by Eisenhower and Nixon. He avoids commenting on Jenner’s Korea speech and remarks by Rep. Sikes linking security risk to holding a government job. Agriculture panel supports Mex labor imports. Bricker amendment vote sought.
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Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Knowland
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Democratic Party
William E. Jenner
Ind
Korea
Robert L. F. Sikes
House
District Baseball Schedule Released
The Childress Bobcat baseball team opens district play April 13 versus Quanah Indians with district foes Quanah Crowell Paducah Chillicothe. Coach Dick Risenhoover released a schedule listing dates from April 13 to May 14 including byes and interdivisional games.
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Childress Bobcat
Quanah
Dick Risenhoover
Crowell
Paducah
Chillicothe
Childress
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Quanah Paducah
Chill
Dairy Fire Reported at Texas Dairy Building
Fire department responded to a blaze at the Texas Dairy building the second since Wednesday but reported no damage. An official cited sparks from cutting pipes with an acetylene torch as the probable cause.
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Texas Dairy
Solon Proposes Food Stamp Plan to Move Surplus Aid
Mrs. John B. Sullivan proposes a food stamp program to issue government stockpiled food worth up to 1 billion dollars to needy families. The plan would let agriculture department stamps be exchanged for surplus foods at local welfare agencies. Federal officials note states have begun requesting surplus stocks for relief and shipments already head to Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania Missouri and Wyoming for unemployed workers.
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Washington
John B. Sullivan
D-Mo
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Sullivan
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Wyoming
Talbott weighs San Antonio site for Air Force academy
Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott arrived in San Antonio to survey possible academy locations and weigh site options. An aide quoted him saying San Antonio would be a good place for the academy, with Gen. Hubert Harmon accompanying him. He planned base tours and a helicopter survey of Kelley, Randolph, Brooks and Lackland bases and to depart for Houston next.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force Academy
Talbott
West Point
Army
Naval Academy
Navy
Hubert Harmon
Eisenhower
Texas
Grapevine
Dallas-Fort Worth
Grayson County
Sherman
House
Senate
Special Academy Board
Kelley, Randolph, Brooks
Lackland Air Force
Houston
Blood money no surprise to nation tax collectors
The article notes the Internal Revenue Bureau faces grim humor as taxpayers send odd items in protest or to vent. Examples include silver dollars stained with blood, pieces of skin, shirts, or even a George and Martha Washington tax return. Some send requests or jokes. the bureau continues to log a flood of such correspondence.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Des Moines
George and
Martha Washington
Mt. Vernon
George
Martha
Bureau
Austria asks Big Four to return independence
Austria seeks restoration of sovereignty lost in 1938 after Nazi annexation. Foreign Minister Leopold Figl urged a treaty that makes Austria a fully independent state, arguing it would ease international tension and bolster European security. The Big Four met in plenary after a morning secret session on Far East issues with no agreement on Korea or Indo China, while Molotov reportedly resisted a Big Five configuration.
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Berlin
Austria
Leopold Figl
Europe
Fig
Far East
Soviet Russia
Red China
China
Molotov
Vyachesslav M. Molotov
GOP Rally Attacks Democrats Across Nation on Lincoln Day
Republican speakers nationwide urged voters to back GOP control of Congress in November. They criticized Democratic policies, praised the Eisenhower administration, and emphasized unity with Democrats needed in Congress amid Lincoln Day events.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Richard M. Nixon
New Haven
Conn
Cold Front Dips Texas With Freezing North Lows
A cold front swept across Texas bringing cool dry air and freezing temperatures to the north Thursday night. Readings ranged from 22 at Childress to 53 at Brownsville, with many spots in between showing near freezing lows. Friday forecast called for fair skies with increasing warmth in West Texas and cooler Central and East Texas.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Mercury
Childress
West Texas
East Texas
Sherman
Fort Worth
Junction
Midland
Fires cause no damage in two local calls
The Fire Department reported no damage after two calls yesterday and Wednesday. Sparks from cutting pipes at the Texas Dairy started a brief fire in pipes, and a trash fire near Lake Scott was extinguished yesterday.
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Texas
Lake Scott
Disney Studio Designs Insignia for Childress Chow Hounds
Walt Disney Studios will design the insignia for the Childress Chow Hounds. Joseph P. Reddy reports Disney will send draft ideas to Childress for approval, finish the drawings, and charge nothing for noncommercial use. Morris Higley requested the design. Sam Privitt chairs the group.
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Walt Disney Studios
Childress
Joseph P. Reddy
Disney
Morris Higley
Sam Privitt
Scout meeting at First Methodist Church tonight
All Boy Scouts must meet at 7 30 P M tonight at the First Methodist Church with parents and families invited. Explorer Post 61 will show a film and present the entire program for all scouters.
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First Methodist
Explorer Post 61
Chow Hounds Hold Meeting for Rotary Conference Help
The Childress Chow Hounds announced 36 members signed to join with a goal of 45 to 50 total. They plan 20 workers for the annual Rotary International District 13 Conference next month and invite others to join, with members buying their own work clothing.
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Childress Chow Hounds
Rotary International
Sam Privitt
Privitt
US Considers Aid For French In Indo China Crisis
Washington reports the administration weighs steps short of direct intervention to aid France in Indochina. Proposals include more planes to France, a high level military mission, and a possible naval blockade to curb weapons from China to Viet Minh. Defense officials note the need to prevent a fall to communism. reactions from Rhee and senators Sparkman and Stennis surface. General Hull spoke after a White House meeting.
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Washington
Indo-China
France
China
America
Ners
United States
Syngman Rhee
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Joan C. Stennis
Minn
Korea
John E. Hull
White House
South Korea Offers Troops To French Indo China
South Korea proposed sending a combat division of about 15 000 troops to assist in Indo China and asked the United States to name Gen James A Van Fleet to lead the force The plan faced rejection from French officials who cited risk of Chinese intervention and UN officials noted some advantages in Washington Hull said the proposal was discussed with UN Far East command and could proceed to page four for continuation
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Seoul
South Korea
Indo-China
United States
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Hongkee Karl
ROK Information Ministry
France
Washington
China
Paris
Foreign Office
Karl
Indo- Chine
ROK
Sun Yung Tae
John F. Hull
Hull
POW Anxious For Return To Bride Farm
Cpl. Donald Wakehouse of Woodbine Iowa the last of 3597 repatriated prisoners to return to the United States arrived at Travis Air Force Base California by hospital plane from Tokyo. He is 22 and wore a cast from his ankle to his waist signed by Marilyn Monroe whom he met in Tokyo. Wakehouse is eager to reunite with his wife Louise married November 1952 and plans to return to farming. He reflected on the odd sensation of being the final homecoming among former prisoners.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Donald Wakehouse
Woodbine
Iowa
United States
Wakehouse
Tokyo
Marilyn Monroe
Louise
San Antonio Council Opposes Telephone Rate Hike
The San Antonio City Council reluctantly approved a rate hike to match Dallas Fort Worth area charges by Southwestern Bell, calling it an extensive campaign and urging Texas cities to unite for rate regulation. Acting Utilities Director Jack Davis said compromise was needed as cities rarely prevail against the phone company.
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San Antonio
Texas
Fort Worth-Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Southwesttern Bell
Jack Davis
Davis
Southwestern Bell
Houston
Bell
Hosts Named for Rotary Conference Plenary Sessions
Morris Higley announced eight hosts for the Rotary Conference plenary sessions to be held March 4 5 and 6. Will S Carter Clyde Clark C J Lyons Fay Eatherly Matt Coyne Ray Green T L Lewis and J D Michie will each serve as one of the two hosts for each session. The total allocation for hosts is 5100.
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Morris Higley
Will S. Carter
Clyde Clark
C. J. Lyons
Fay Eatherly
Matt Coyne
Ray Green
T. L. Lewis
J. D. Michie
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Big Four
GOP
Nixon
Page Four
United Press
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Lubbock
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Corpus Christi
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Tyler
San Angelo
Abilene
Dallas
Brownsville
Chow Hounds
Fred Sherwood
Norris Hardware Company
Tri-State Hardware and Implement Association
Amarillo
W. Brasch
Levelland
Homer Estiack
San Antonio Council
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