Air Force Probes Crash Of New F-84F Thunderstreak
A brand new F-84F Thunderstreak crashed during its first Air Force flight near Kansas City killing the pilot 2nd Lt. John H. Capeles and three others. Five more people and three firemen were injured as the jet damaged homes a car lot and caused a fire. The aircraft of four built by General Motors was ferried from Fairfax AFB to Bergstrom AFB.
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Kansas City
Kan
Air Force
John H. Capeles
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Gertrude Lankford
Edna Hoffman
Earl Redwine
Capeles
Casper
Wye
General Motors Corp
Fairfax Air Force Base
Bergstrom
Kapeles
Fairfax
Secretary Dulles Sees Little Chance Red China to U.N.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said he is highly confident Red China will not be seated in the United Nations or any sub body in the near future. He rejected withdrawal from the UN and warned the administration would use the veto to block China’s Security Council membership if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Red China
United Nations
United States
China
UN Security Council
World Organization
Dulles
Aiken objects to dairy price support rise
Senator George D. Aiken sharply criticized the Senate Agriculture Committee for approving a rise in dairy price supports. He warned an 85 percent parity boost would raise butter prices and pull butter off tables, while consumer prices for butter run about 69 to 70 cents. The vote, 8-7, heads to the Senate floor as Aiken vows to fight to strike the provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George D. Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Vermont
Republican
Aiken
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Gay Is Named Jaycee Of Month For June
Jerry Gay received a certificate as Jaycee of the Month for June during the club luncheon. Buddy Cordell, president, presented the award citing Gay for leading caravan stops for out-of-state Jaycee groups en route to the National Convention in Colorado Springs. Several others, including Johnny Love and the Gloar brothers, were recognized for caravan work. Wayne Laurie and Tru man Gloar also honored. Bruce elected director replacing Mack Bush who moves to Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Gay
Buddy Cordell
Gay
Colorado Springs
Johnny Love
C. B. Gloar Jr
Truman Gloar
L. V. Bruce
Wayne Laurie
Bruce
Mack Bush
Wellington
Bush
J. D. McClendon
Czech Guards Call Off Meeting Over GI Fate
Czech border guards canceled a planned meeting with West German police on a bridge near WAIDHAUS to discuss seven American soldiers captured July 4. The Czech major failed to appear. an underling said the major was summoned to Prague. The United States protested the abduction and demanded immediate return of the soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waidhaus
Germany
Hans Welzel
Robert Hajek
Prague
Peared
U.S
State Department
United States
Cotton Acreage Drops 21 Percent in 1954
The Agriculture Department reports 19,961,000 acres of cotton in cultivation on July 1, down 21 percent from last year. Estimated yield could yield about 11.98 million bales if lint per acre averages 300 pounds. last year produced 16.47 million bales from 25.24 million acres. Acreage allotment under federal control averages 21.379 million acres, about 15 percent below 1953, to curb surpluses. Readouts list state-by-state figures including Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and others. A portion of acreage is devoted to American-Egyptian cotton with specific allotments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Four Puerto Rican terrorists given maximum prison terms
Lolita Lebron 34 received 16 years eight months to 50 years for firing from the House gallery. Rafael Cancel Miranda 25, Andres Figueroa Cordero 29, and Irving Flores Rodriguez 28 each got 25 to 75 years. They were convicted June 16 on five counts of assault with intent to kill. The four belong to the Nationalist Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lolita Lebron
Rafael Cancel Miranda
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Irving Flores Rodriguez
Revolutionary
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Lebron
Barn Fire Near 903 Avenue H. Ne.
A small barn adjoining the alley at 903 Avenue H Ne burned this morning per a fireman’s report. No other buildings were damaged.
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Avenue
H. Ne
Field Day At Ross Ranch Draws Hereford Growers
About 150 Hereford ranchers farmers and visitors attended the Greenbelt Hereford Breeders field day at the J. F. Ross and Sons Ranch near Goodlett. Ted Alexander president of the Texas Hereford Association and other Hereford officials assessed groups of summer yearling bulls aged cows three year old cows and two year old cows. A barbecue lunch was served under a large tent by the Childress Chow Hounds and the Greenbelt group furnished the meal.
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Ted Alexander
Texas Hereford Association
Greenbelt
J. F. Ross and Sons
Goodlett
Alexander
Jim Sanders
Suncrest Hereford Ranch
Phoenix
Mill Iron Ranch
Henry Elder
Fort Worth
Bill Wright
American Hereford Association
Ed Silk
Greenbelt Association
Childress Chow Hounds
Greenbelt Group
Swimming School Seeks Assistants as Classes Multiply
Chief Instructor Mack Bush running a Jaycee sponsored swimming school with over 100 students seeks senior swimmers to help instruct and supervise. Classes arranged for 30 minutes each morning, with a five minute early arrival limit to manage crowding. Participants range from six to forty plus. volunteers urged to contact Bush immediately as the program continues through next week.
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Mack Bush
Mack
Buddy Cordell
Bush
Cordell
Rebels Blow Up Supplies Near Hanoi Rail Link
Rebel saboteurs damaged two trains carrying American supplied to French Union defenders along the Hanoi Haiphong line near Kesat. French warplanes responded with air strikes against rebel bases as fighting spread toward Hung Yen and across the Bamboo Canal defense perimeter.
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Hanoi
Red River
Kesat
Haiphong
Bamboo Canal
Hung Yen
Texans Record Hottest Day As Heat Persists Across State
Texans sweltered on Wednesday in the season’s hottest conditions with Dallas and Wichita Falls not dipping below 84 degrees early morning. Forecasters warned of more heat Thursday with isolated showers mainly in Central and Southeast Texas, while West Texas could see late-day activity. Beaumont recorded .53 inch of rain. overall, most rainfall amounts were light. Low and high temperatures varied statewide from the 60s and 70s to mid hundreds in Wichita Falls and Mineral Wells.
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Dallas
Wichita Falls
Texas
Beaumont
Dallas, Fort Worth
Red River
Amarillo
Midland
el Paso
Lubbock
Lufkin
Tyler
Houston
Laredo
San Angelo
Brownsville
del Rio
San Antonio
Abilene
Waco
Fort Worth
Galveston
Mineral Wells
Presidio
Childress
Salt Flat
Texarkana
Austin
College Station
Alice
Corpus Christi
Dalhart
Marfa
Mack and Peggy Bush Resign to Accept Wellington Posts
Mack Bush resigns after a decade as Wilson School principal to become Wellington Junior High principal. Peggy Bush, formerly Peggy Yarborough, will teach third grade and music at Wellington. The couple plan to stay in reach of Childress and maintain ties with former students and friends.
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Childress
Mack Bush
Wellington
Bush
Wilson
Former Guatemalan Leader Faces Murder Charges
Formal murder charges were filed against former President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman in Guatemala City. The case ties to the 1949 assassination of Col. Francisco Javier Arana and challenges Arbenz’s asylum bid at the Mexican embassy, potentially extending his exile.
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Guatemala City
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
Peru
Jose Maria Palacios
Arbenz
Col
Francisco Javier Arana
France urged to frustrate US in Indo China talks
Ho Chi Minh told French Premier Mendes France to frustrate U S policies in Asia or risk stalling cease fire negotiations in Indo China. The interview, distributed by the Peiping News Agency, coincided with Molotov returning to Geneva as talks on Indo China progress slowly toward peace.
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London
Ho Chih Minh
France
U.S
Asia
Indo-China
Pierre Mendes - France
Peiping New China
Mendes - France
Hod
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Geneva
Switzerland
Solon Proposes Deep Slash In Foreign Aid
Sen. Walter F. George proposes cutting the administration foreign aid program from 13.3 billion by about 1.5 billion using unspent funds. He unveiled the plan as the Senate Foreign Relations committee convened a closed session with Harold E. Stassen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter F. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
George
Harold EB. Stassen
Senate
Georgia Democrat
Shivers and Yarborough Spar Over Tidelands Fight in Texas
Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Yarborough accuses Gov Allan Shivers of silent approval as Republicans push to limit Texas tidelands to three miles. Yarborough cites Attorney General Shepperd and questions Shivers on the three mile stance and school children. Shivers accuses Yarborough of flip flopping and presses race discourse.
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Richard L. Taylor
United Press
Ralph Yarborough
Gav
Allan Shivers
Texas
Tidelands
Snyder, Tex
Yarborough
Eral John Ben Shepperd
San Antonio
Department of Justice
Shivers
Parr
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Palace Theater
Rowden Cordell
Knights of the Round-Table
the Palace
IPE
Jaycee
Frontier Guards
Hint
Henry Suydam
Czechoslovakia
USDA
Ark
Okla
House of Representatives
Alexander Holtzoff
Leo A. Rover
F. Joseph Donohue
Puerto Rico
Ross Ranch
Texans
Peggy Bush
Guatemala
Arana
Palacios
Alfonso Martinez Estevez
Carlos Castillo Armas
Solon
South Texas
George B. Parr
Duval County
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