Eisenhower asks Congress for 1.1 billion for atomic defense
President Eisenhower urged Congress to allocate 1.1 billion dollars in the next fiscal year to strengthen U S continental defenses against atomic attack and expand military bases worldwide. The request, part of a military public works bill, would raise the 1955 defense appropriation to about 29 billion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S. Continental
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Franklin G. Fleete
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Nike
Select Student to Study Here
John Poulsen of Odense Denmark has been chosen as the foreign student to study at Childress High School next year. The 17 year old will live with the Morris Higley home and study under the American Field Service of International Scholarships. He aims to be an engineer and has strong grades.
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John Poulsen
Odense
Denmark
Childrees High
C of C
BCD
Childress
American Field Service of International Scholarships
State Department
Morris Higley
Young Poulsen
Godthardt Poulsen
Childress Cited By Safety Council
Chicago reports that Childress and 817 cities with populations over 5,000 earned a place on the National Traffic Safety Contest Honor Roll. No traffic fatalities occurred in Childress during 1953, part of a nationwide rise in no-death records. Mount Vernon led non-fatal cities, while Hobart and Belmont topped smaller or larger city categories for sustained no-death years.
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Chicago
Childress
National Safety Council
Mount Vernon
Hobart
Okla
Belmont
Mass
Fairfield
Ala
Midwest City
Polson Named State Jaycee Chairman
Polson named chairman of the Public Affairs and Legislation committee of the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce. He was the only local Jaycee to receive a state committee chairmanship among 24. Polson serves as secretary manager of the Childress Chamber of Commerce and BCD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polson
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Childress C of C
BCD
Communists Seize Outpost Near Hanoi Road Lifeline Threatened
News from Hanoi reports Communist troops captured a defense post nine miles east of Hanoi along the Haiphong corridor, threatening the vital railway and highway lifeline. French command said traffic continues but suffered heavy losses defending the position as Giap massed divisions in Phu Tho and along the Red River delta.
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Hanoi
Ipp
Haiphong
Indo-China
Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
Phu Tho
Red River
Retired General Urges Use Of A-Bombs Against Reds
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby, former OSS chief on Gen. MacArthur’s staff, calls in Freeman magazine for using atomic weapons to blunt Asia’s manpower. He argues a single air strike could sever Soviet Siberia from European bases and threaten ports from Vladivostok to Shanghai, urging Western forces to avoid ground combat. He links Soviet aims to Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Burma, and Malaya and predicts Indonesia would join the Red advance.
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Charles A. Willoughby
The
Freeman Magazine
Asia
Harry
Truman
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Willoughby
Soviet Union
Far East
Soviet Russia
Trans-Baikal Railway
Soviet Siberia
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Burma
Malaya
Clear Skies Across Texas With Scattered Thunderstorms
Weather outlook shows clear skies for most of the state while southern Texas may see widely scattered thundershowers. A cool front from Texarkana to Wink lingered near stationary Tuesday. Farmersville reported 1.10 inches Monday night, with other spots recording trace or light moisture. Temperatures ranged from 50 in Amarillo to 77 in Corpus Christi and Galveston.
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Texas
Texarkana
Waco
Junction
Wink
Farmersville
Fort Worth
Dallas
Sherman
San Angelo
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Dalhart
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Abilene
Midland
Presidio
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Brownsville
Tyler
del Rio
Temperatures Report Max and Min for 24 Hour Period
The maximum temperature reached 85 degrees by 4 30 p m yesterday and the minimum dipped to 56 degrees at 5 30 a m today. Temperatures follow with readings from the period.
Holiday death toll hits record as traffic crashes surge
A three day Memorial weekend record of 351 highway deaths led the tally to 532 overall with 92 drownings and 20 air crashes. Illinois logged 33 highway fatalities while Michigan Ohio and West Virginia each reported 20. A Duluth air crash killed nine at the Indianapolis speedway event.
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National Safety Council
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
New York State
Air National Guard
Duluth
Minn
Four Programs Selected For ChilDress Town Hall 1954
Four programs were chosen by the ChilDress Town Hall Association for 1954. Final dates are pending. Hansen and DeDell will bring two Steinway grand pianos. Other acts include Dr. N. S. Fatemi a Princeton professor. the Dungill Family. Ananta an Eskimo speaker on the Great Wastes of the North. Local and surrounding towns welcome guests. membership drives begin in September. New officers include Leroy Carter as president.
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Childress Town Hall Association
M. C. Turner Jr
Dallas
Southern Town Hall Association
Hansen and DeDell
N. S. Fatemi
Iran
Princeton University
Dungill
Ananta
Baffin Island
North
Childress
Pauline Cannon
W. J. Sharp
Oklahoma
Leroy Carter
Legion to Meet at Veterans Building Tonight
Regular meeting of Cox-Farr Post No. 65 of the American Legion will be held tonight at the Veterans Building. Commander Bob Woolfolk announced the event today.
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Cox-Farr
The
American Legion
Veterans Building
Bob Woolfolk
McCarthy Hearing Digs Into Army Row and DOJ Clash
The McCarthy backers accuse the Justice Department of blocking testimony as the Army McCarthy hearings enter their 24th day. Roy Cohn faces cross examination while McCarthy seeks to record a telegram about efforts to banish a witness to Hawaii. The telegram concerns Paul Crouch and a memo alleging Red infiltration in the Army.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Justice Department
Senate
Wisconsin Republican
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Subcommittee
Ray H. Jenkins
Conn
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Paul Crouch
Immigration Service
Crouch
Herbert Brownell Jr
Hawaii
Cohn
Army
Mundt
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
Eisenhower Turns On Demagogues Aiming At McCarthy
President Eisenhower in a New York address denounced demagogues who would divide Americans over communism. He did not name Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy directly, but administration aides said his remarks targeted the Wisconsin senator. The speech marked Columbia University's 200th anniversary and asserted unity against communism.
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Washington
Eisenhow
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
New York
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Sen
Wisconsin
White House
James C. Hagerty
Bond Set At 1500 For Albert Jones
Justice of the Peace L C Elliott set bond at 1500 for Albert Jones a local Negro accused of theft in excess of 50 from the DeLuxe Barber Shop on May 11 or 12. Jones bound over to the Grand Jury and held in County Jail after not posting bond. He was returned to Childress from Los Angeles Saturday by Sheriff Paul Griffin after being released to officials there.
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Justice of the Peace
L. C. Elliott
Albert Jones
Jones
Joe Ricks
Childress
Los Angeles
Paul Griffin
Soldier Rescued After Eight Days On Mt McKinley
Brooklyn soldier George W. Argus spent eight days stranded in a flimsy tent high on Mt. McKinley. He was rescued by a seven man team and flown to Ladd Air Force Base in surprisingly good shape with a dislocated hip but no broken bones.
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Mt. McKinley
Ladd Afb
Fairbanks
Alaska
George W. Argus
Argus
North America
Brooklyn
Ralph Searle
Wonder Lake
Minchumnia
Ladd
William Dallas
Dallas
Tex
Scott Rubenstein
Elton Thayer
States Rights Party revival eyed after Supreme Court rulings
Louisiana Democratic leader Leander Perez urged reviving the States Rights party citing Supreme Court decisions on school desegregation and land titles. A meeting to reorganize was planned after June 10 with Jackson, Mississippi as a likely site, reviving a movement tied to Thurmond’s 1948 bid.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
States Rights Party
U. S. Supreme Court
Leander Perez
South Louisiana
Gove. J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Truman
Perez
Supreme Court
Alabama
North Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Tennessee
Arkansas
States’ Rights Party
Mission Farmer Declared First In Bale Contest
Ray Barnick of Mission Texas was declared winner of Harlingen's 1954 first bale of cotton contest. A federal grader judged the bale merchantable though low middling, affording Barnick a $2,500 prize from the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce, marking his third consecutive win.
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Harlingen
Ray Barnick
Mission
Tex
Hartingen
Chamber of Commerce
Barnick
Corpus Christi
Greenbelt Bowl ticket prices reduced for this year
Steve Cowan president of the Quarterback Club announced price cuts for advance tickets to the Greenbelt Bowl. Reserved seats will cost 1.75 this year then rise to 2 before the game, compared with 2.40 last year.
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Steve Cowan
Cowan
Lions Club hears on Little League plans and schedules
Tom Hestand spoke on the Little League and Pony League programs at the Lions Club meeting. He said 180 boys participate with four teams in each league and noted 21 games scheduled. Dub Nelson named Lion of the Month. Ladies Night planned for June 29 with officer installation. Guests included Charles Reynolds Bobby Hart and Dee Robinson of Vernon.
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Tom Hestand
Lions Club
Hestand
W. T
Dub’’ Nelson
Chicago
K. L. Butler
Steve Cowan
Dub Nelson
Charles Reynolds
Bobby Hart
Dee Robinson
Vernon
Life-Saving Course Turns Grudge Into Miracle
Houston detective D M Fults called a life-saving course a waste of time yet used its improved artificial respiration method to save his four year old son Scott after a swing accident. Scott stopped breathing and turned blue, but the father revived him for 20 minutes until help arrived, highlighting the course's value.
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Houston
D. M. Fults
Scott
Fults
Drayton Jr
John K. Kerver
Pauline Fults
Bil
Harris County Mercy
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Air Defense Command
Commerce
Charles E. Peter
R-Mich
Safety Council
State Jaycee
Douglas MacArthur
United States
New High
Legion
R. Murry
32Nd Infantry Regiment
Bunker Outpost
E. W. O'Flaherty
John &. Fine
Penn
Dan Thornton
Colo
Allan Shivers
Bth Army
Maxwell Taylor
Murry
NEA
Ike
Temple of Freedom
Bond
Vitalize
Jackson, Miss
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