Eisenhower Plans Harmony Lunch With GOP House Members
President Eisenhower scheduled a $1.19 lunch with GOP House members at the Capitol to ease tensions as party leaders acknowledge his influence waning in his second term. House GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. hosts the event while RNC Chairman Reade Alcorn notes the backdrop of constitutional limits and shifting support.
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Weather woes linger with record May moisture in county
Continuation reports damage across Vernon and Chillicothe areas from washed out bridges and rail lines on FW and D to Lubbock. May totals push moisture higher, with county year averages showing a long decline since 1950, while January to May rainfall runs well above or below typical figures in several months.
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Woman sues after helping destitute family costs her 2500
Houston housewife Edna Spicer says she aided a destitute family she found in a roadside ditch on March 2. She claims Doyle Wood and the family moved into her home, used her car and goods, and left her with a 2500 loss after Wood failed to work and racked up a 93 grocery bill.
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Fatal Burning Of Man Investigated
Investigators say Francisco Garcia, 35, sprayed gasoline on himself Sunday and ignited it to become a human torch. He died in a Shamrock hospital about 15 hours later with 90 percent of his body burned. He had worked at Willie Knoll farm four years. his wife cried out as he burned, Knoll pursued and carried him to the hospital. Sheriff Rainey and Deputy Sheriff Popper reported self-immolation as the likely cause. The Garcias had moved from Corpus Christi to Shamrock.
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Davis Birthday Observed By Iowa State Employees
Austin notes show Iowa State employees observed Jefferson Davis birthday holiday. Official records list Davis as Confederacy president. Local workers participated in a day off reflecting historical commemoration.
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Senators Press Eisenhower on Reducing Foreign Oil Imports
Senators O Mahoney and Dirksen urged the White House to seek action to cut foreign oil imports. Carlson reports imports now supply about 19 percent of domestic use and are rising. Senator Butler proposed a conference of federal state and local law enforcement to fight rising major crimes and coordinate efforts.
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Selective Thief Hits Apartment in Maplewood
George Trim told police his Maplewood apartment was entered by a high spirited thief who took only a bottle of expensive cordial. A filled jewel box on a nearby cabinet remained untouched.
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Mayflower II Heads Toward Plymouth After Bermuda Report
The replica pilgrim ship Mayflower II radioed Sunday it was about 500 miles south of Bermuda and traveling toward Plymouth Massachusetts at four knots.
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Texas Plans 314 Million Tollway Program Over Three Years
State Highway Engineer D. C. Greer outlined a bold start on a 13 year interstate plan for Texas during a Texas Chamber of Commerce speech. The project aims to create a 2,900 mile system of controlled access, multi lane highways linking major metros across 41,000 miles nationwide. Estimated right of way costs total 273 million from federal and state funds with 43 million in rural areas and 230 million in urban districts.
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Highway Closures Listed For Texas Regions
The report notes multiple US and state highways in Cottle Hardeman Childress Briscoe Wheeler counties closed indefinitely. Detours exist for class B loads up to 10 000 pounds per axle, with open routes Kirkland to Paducah and Quanah to Paducah via Farm-to-market highways 104 and 1033.
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Texas Crashes Claim Five Lives In Separate Accidents
In a head on collision 60 miles north of Beaumont Vernon Bagwell, 28 of Liberty, Mrs. Eunice Smith, 33 of Loeb and her daughter Sheila were killed and six injured. Near Navasota Bobby L Wheeles, Bryan, Mrs June Wheeles 27 and C L Ripley 44 of Waco died. In a car truck wreck near Humble Robert M Gentry of Little Rock Ark his month old daughter Sandra and Walter Ryans of Little Rock were killed.
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Budget debate highlights tied to long range loan strings
The group continued discussions from an earlier frame noting no long term blank checks for spending. Knowland said strings would accompany any long term loan program for economic aid. Meade Alcorn, defending Eisenhower, warned a Stevenson win would have produced a budget over 85 billion.
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Weather forecast contrasts highs with prior day in western and central regions
The report notes Needles California recorded an early morning low of 97 while a cooler contrast appeared the day before. Forecasters expect scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Plateau region northern Rockies Texas Gulf states South Atlantic Coast and upper Great Lakes with fair warmer conditions in the central Plains and mid Miss Valley. Fair skies are also forecast for New England and California.
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Teen-Age Road-eo at Cleveland tests encourage youths
The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce launched the 1952 Teen-Age Roadeo due to public concern over teen driving. Some 275,000 teenagers entered last year’s event. local winners advance to state finals with top state, Alaska, and Hawaii contestants earning scholarships of 1500, 1000, and 500 dollars at a Washington, D C trip August 12 to 15. Eligible entrants must be under 20 by August 15, 1957 with a license and a clean six month driving record.
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