Indian Editor Says 11 Americans To Be Released
Times of India editor J C Jain said 11 American airmen imprisoned in Red China are expected to be released within 24 hours. He cited a usually reliable Hong Kong source. Four airmen were freed earlier, reaching Hong Kong. the 11 awaiting release were convicted of espionage and sentenced last November. Names of the 11 include Maj William J Baumer and others from several states.
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Manila
Red China
Times of India
J. C. Jain
Hong Kong
Washington
Jain
United States
Flooding Hits Wisconsin as Rains Sweep Plains
Rains caused local flooding in Wisconsin with up to four and a half inches in four hours. Black River Falls saw a river crest spill over roads and rail lines, delaying traffic. Floodwaters reached one foot over railroad tracks and secondary roads near the city were submerged. Tornado activity occurred in the Great Plains but caused no damage.
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Wisconsin
Plains States
Rockies
Black River Falls
Wis
Chicago-Minneapolis
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Great Plains
Great Bend
Kan
Menon Heads to Washington for Far East Cease-Fire Talks
Indian roving ambassador V. K. Krishna Menon travels via London Peiping and New Delhi toward Washington to report on Red China discussions and prospects for a Formosa Strait cease-fire. He cites Beijing's release of four U.S. fliers as opening the door to settlements and notes ongoing efforts for release of 11 imprisoned airmen. He will meet British officials including Harold Macmillan en route.
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London
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
United States
Menon
Peiping
New Delhi
Washington
Formosa Strait
China
United Nations
Harold MacMillan
Red China
States delay polio shots as vaccine supply tightens
A growing number of states plan to postpone polio vaccination programs into the next season amid vaccine shortages. Nine states plus Washington DC have halted or paused inoculations, while New Jersey recalls vaccine and a bill for free shots gains Senate support.
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Washington
District of Columbia
New Jersey
New York
Idaho
California
New Mexico
Maryland
Oregon
Texas
Lister Hill
Senate Labor Committee
All America
Freed Fliers and Families Reunite In Honolulu Spending Spree
Ameri ca's 13 happiest people four freed American fliers and their families celebrate a storybook reunion with shopping nights clubbing and plans for swimming and sightseeing. They spoke of prison memory and intelligence Qs while enjoying freedom after returning from Red China. Judith Heller of Waynnewood Pa echoed joy saying she is queen for eternity. The reunion began at Hickam Field on Thursday.
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Honolulu
America
Red
China
Ar Force
Judith Heller
Edwin L. Heller
Waynnewood
Texas moisture conditions improve to best in years
USDA reports June 1 moisture statewide the best in years with farmers planting, replanting and harvesting row crops. While most areas improve, parts of coastal bend, extreme southern counties and western regions still need rain. some East Texas spots remain too wet.
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Austin
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Bend
Western Plateau
Trans-Pecos
Texan Named As Standout Farmer By US Jaycees
A Texas farmer, Clinton J. Harbers of West Point Fayette county, was named one of four America's outstanding young farmers of 1955 by the National Junior Chamber of Commerce. The panel cited his 620 acre top-grade farm developed from swampland supporting a family of seven, amid adversity. Other honorees were Homer R. Beedle, Alvin H. Hanson, and Jack G. Thomson.
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Minneapolis
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Clinton J. Harbers
West Point Fayette County
Harbers
Homer R. Beedle
Cle
Shell Oil Test Abandoned as Dry Hole near Childress
Shell Oil Company reports its No. 1 Tabor test well, 12 miles east of Childress in Hardeman County, was abandoned as a dry hole after reaching 7,599 feet. A second test well northwest of Tell reached 2,460 feet this morning. The farm‑out well involved several major producers.
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Shell Oil Company
Tabor
Childress
Hardeman County
Tell
Khrushchev Sees Yugoslav Pact Boosting Peace Drive
Soviet leader Khrushchev told satellite nations in Bulgaria that Moscow’s pardon of Marshal Tito strengthens the world communist camp for peace. The visiting delegation stopped in Sofia after Belgrade talks, where thousands heard his remarks broadcast from the square.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
Bulgaria
Belgrade
Kremlin
Sofia
Tito
Irving board offers old post to superintendent Beard
Irving ISD voted to offer Dr. John Beard his former job as superintendent after a dispute that caused a teachers walkout and two special elections. The board cited a detailed study and a hearing in Austin led by State Education Commissioner J W Edgar, noting it would be months before a decision is finalized.
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Irving
IPB
Irving School Board
John Beard
Old School Board
John Andrews
Beard
Tas
Austin
J. W. Edgar
Education
Andrews
Edgar
San Francisco Chronicle Defies Judge Order in Jury Interactions
The San Francisco Chronicle ignored a federal judge’s order forbidding interviews with jurors after a perjury trial. Reporter George Draper contacted 11 of 12 jurors by phone, asking about Hugh Bryson’s conviction for falsely claiming Communist Party ties on a Taft-Hartley affidavit. Judge William C. Mathes issued the gag.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
the Chronicle
George Draper
Hugh Bryson
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
Communist Party
William C. Mathes
Los Angeles
Bitter Tax Bill Drives Deadlock Amid Texas House Debate
The Texas House approved a 98 million budget-balancing tax measure 72 to 47 in a sharply divided session. The bill, endorsed by a House-Senate conference, raises levies on cigarettes gasoline beer and corporate franchises and could prompt early adjournment or a special session. Rep Stanton Stone led efforts while Senate opposition cited by Sen Gus Strauss framed ongoing resistance.
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Austin
House
Senate
Stanton Stone
Freeport
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Sen
Gus Strauss
Tornado Funnels Reported In Area
Two tornado funnels touched the ground and a third was sighted across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas Thursday night with no damage reported. One funnel landed 10 miles southeast of Shamrock in the Panhandle another near Sayre in Oklahoma and a third southwest of Great Bend Kansas. Forecasters warned of more scattered showers Friday as a trough from New Mexico extends into Texas with rain totals varying across towns.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Shamrock
Panhandle
Sayre
Great Bend
Kan
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Presidio
Midland
Alpine
Dalhart
del Rio
Ford Offer Brightens Outlook For Avoiding Costly Strike
Ford Motor Company proposes a multi million dollar fund to aid workers during seasonal layoffs, signaling a potential settlement with the CIO United Auto Workers. With three days until a Monday strike deadline, negotiators may reach an agreement on guaranteed annual wages, while sporadic wildcat walkouts disrupt plants in Atlanta St Louis and Metuchen New Jersey.
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Rey W. Brune
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Atlanta
St. Louis
Metuchen
N. J
Mercury Assembly
Kindergarten May Be Set Up Here This Fall
Superintendent Newell Odell says a first grade kindergarten could open at East Ward School this fall for children born September 2 to January 15. A tuition fee will cover the teacher’s salary since these students are ineligible for the regular program. Parents should contact the School Administration office WE 7-2501 to proceed with planning by July.
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Newell Odell
East Ward
Billy Graham Preacher Faces Communist Mockery in Paris
Paris papers mock Billy Graham before his five day crusade at Palais des Sports. Liberation ridicules his methods while noting his goal to re awaken faith and avoid sectarian disputes. Graham press conference draws pro and anti responses as he prepares to preach.
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Paris
iPo
Billy Graham
Liberation
Graham
Christ
Billy
Simple
United States
Palais Des Sports
Acers Approved For TEC Post And Other State Commissions
The Texas Senate confirmed Maurice Acers as a Texas Employment Commission member for a term expiring November 21, 1960. It also confirmed appointments to Good Neighbor Commissioners and terms for Kelly McAdams, Reynaldo Garza, Conred Dunagan, and others. Additional confirmations covered the Pecos River Compact Commissioner, fire insurance, health board members, turnpike authority, and medical examiners with terms expiring in 1957 to 1961.
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Austin
Senate
Maurice Acers
Allan Shivers
Texas Employment Commission
Acers
Shivers
Kelly McAdams
Reynaldo Garza
Brownsville
Conred Dunagan
Monahans
William H. Martin
Houston
Pecos River
Dallas
W. R. Boyd Jr
Teague
Board of Medical Examiners
Charles Reece
Cecil Greer
M. C. Carlisle
Waco
Howard R. Coats
Tyler
Dallas Building Collapse Kills Three In Downtown
Dallas officers opened a probe into the three story limestone building collapse in downtown Dallas that killed three people. Raymond Henry Hill, 31, of Dallas, remained in critical condition among nine injured as fire crews completed a search and police guarded the site on Elm Street.
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Dallas
NEA Telephoto
Raymond Henry Hill
C. N. Penn
Elm Street
Fire in Garage on Avenue E Causes Little Damage
A minor blaze in a garage at the corner of Avenue E and 17th Street Northwest was extinguished around 2 p.m. by the Children’s Fire Department. Chief John Ballew said the fire started in automobile seats and little damage resulted.
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Avenue E
17Th Street
Childress Fire Department
John Ballew
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Lewisburg
Steve R. Kiba
Akron, Ohio
John W. Thompson, III
Orange
Eugene J. Vandi
Clayton
N. Y
John K. Arnold Jr
Montgomery
Ala
Wallace L. Brown
John W. Buck
Armathwaite
Tenn
Harry M. Benjamin Jr
Worthington
Minn
Howard W. Brown
St. Paul
Elmer F. Llewellyn
Miss
United Press
Tooley Street
Anthony Eden
British Rail
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Hill
Eisenhower
Hickam Field
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Board
Bulletin
France
Reds
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