California Vote May Decide Fate Of Stevenson Kefauver
California Democrats vote today in balmy weather to decide the presidential futures of Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver. Polls opened at 7 a.m. PDT with early turnout light in the north and heavier in the south. The primary offers 68 Democratic convention votes. Eisenhower unopposed on the Republican side with Nixon Knight and Knowland leading the unity ticket.
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California
Stevenson, Kefauver
San Francisco
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Benjamin S. Hite
Lo Angeles
Stevenson
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Chicago
Ikre “Unity
Richard M Nixon
Goodwin J. Knight
William F. Koowland
Hickenlooper Wins Iowa Nomination In Farm Protest Vote Upset
In the Iowa Republican primary Sen. Hickenlooper defeats Attorney General Dayton Countryman 67.7 to 32.3 percent with 2,286 of 2,515 precincts reporting. Evans edges Wilcox for the second GOP nomination. Hickenlooper’s win tests price support policy ahead of the fall general election.
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Des Moines
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Dayton
Countryman
R. M
Spike) Evans
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Lamund F. Wilcox
Evans
Wilcos
April Personal Income Hits All Time High
The Commerce Department reports April personal income at an annual rate of 317.1 billion dollars, up 2 billion from March. Higher manufacturing wages and employment boosts drive the rise, with farm income at 14.6 billion, up from March but below last April.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Acreage Reduction Required For Soil Bank Payment
Government officials ruled out automatic payments for crop reductions due to accidents floods or insect damage. Payments depend on farmers reducing acreage. June 18 is the expected completion of basic program instructions. Chairman Cooley accused the administration of political delay while Benson defended immediate launch and generous benefits for certain plow-under scenarios.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Harold D. Cooley
DNC
House Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Farmers of America
Benson
Soil Bank
Mrs Weatherly Dies. Services Set in Carey
Mrs. Mary Ellen Weatherly 65 died at Childress General Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Carey Church of Christ with Raymond West officiating. Pallbearers named. burial in Carey cemetery. Survived by three sons, five sisters, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Mary Ellen Weatherly
Carey
Childress General Hospital
Carey Church of Christ
Raymond West
Paul Efird
Reuben Arnold
Oliver McKee
Ernest Aran
W. H. Mote
Loren Trent
Carey Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Weatherly
Calif
O. D. Woods
Earth
Lula Williams
Wellington
Lula Ray Richerson
Dalhart
Kate Newton
Lubbock
Loot recovered tied to Brink's Boston heist
Police and FBI seized about $100,000 from a South End office in Boston as part of the Brink's robbery case. Two men were arrested on accessory after the fact charges. The money, found in a green metal beer cooler, is linked to the Jan 12 1950 Brink's counting house robbery. Jordan Perry, a contractor associate, was arrested in Baltimore and faces transfer to Boston for trial.
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Boston
FBI
South End
Brink
North Edn
Massachusetts
Jordan Perry
Baltimore
Perry
Justice Department
Washington
French impose curfew on five western Algerian cities
French security forces tighten operations in Algeria with a dusk to dawn curfew across five western cities near Oran. A major raid in Algiers Casbah and a house to house search in Tlemcen followed, 25 000 Arabs questioned and 500 detained for further inquiry as raids target rebel networks and sources of funds.
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Algiers
Algeria
Oran
Casbah
Alberies
Tlemcen
Haley Campaign Tour Reaches Childress Candidate Supports Segregation Stand
Gubernatorial candidate J Evetts Haley spoke in Childress during a stump tour. He defended segregation in Texas public schools and public places and pledged to use state power to halt federal moves toward what he calls dictatorship. Haley, Belton native and Texas rancher, is a noted historian with ten books and UT graduate, accompanied by Mrs Haley.
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J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Childress
Haley
Southwest
Texas
Belton
James Evetts
San Jacinto
Pecos
University of Texas
Texas Tech
Navy To Continue Research With High-Altitude Rocket
The Navy says it will persist with the Aerobee Hi sunspot probe program after a second test failure. An Aerobee Hi failed to reach altitude, falling in the White Sands desert from 36 miles, destroying its nose instruments. officials cite a suspected motor defect and vow improvements while pressing on with the International Geophysical Year project.
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White Lands Proving Grounds
US Navy
Navy
Cmdr
E. W. Diehl
Naval Research Laboratory
International Geophysical Year Project
Diehl
Aerobee
Three Car Crash Leaves No Injuries on Main Street
A collision involving three autos occurred at 4 55 p m yesterday about 50 feet south of Avenue F on North Main. No injuries or tickets were issued. Rose Harrison backed from the curb and was struck by Conley Bishop who was driving south. Harrison’s car hit Myrle Chapman’s southbound vehicle. Damage was listed as considerable to the Bishop and Harrison cars and minor to Chapman.
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Kirkland
R. D. Billington
Amarillo
Cc. L. Hamrich
Wichita Falls
Avenue F
North Main
Rose Harrison
Dew
Conley Bishop
3Rd Street
Bishop
Harrison
Myrle Chapman
Route One
Childress
Bishop and Harrison
Senate approves Interior nominee for secretary post
The Senate Interior committee unanimously approved Fred A. Seaton as secretary of interior. Seaton, a former Nebraska senator and White House aide, was named by President Eisenhower to succeed Douglas McKay. The panel voiced approval after a 90 minute session on federal power policies. The vote sends the nomination to the Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Fred A. Seaton
Seaton
Nebraska
White House
Eisenhower
Douglas McKay
Senate
Department
Eisenhower Leans on Bipartisan Session for Foreign Aid
President Eisenhower summons Democratic and Republican House leaders to a White House meeting at 4 p.m. to salvage the 4.9 billion foreign aid request amid heavy House cuts. House GOP leader Martin says the aim is to restore the 1.1 billion among the reductions. Senate debate continues with administration witnesses opposing deep cuts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
House
GOP
Joseph W
Martin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Walter F. George
Dga
United Press
City Plans Meter Removal If Buyer Is Found
City council voted to remove downtown parking meters if a buyer for the meters can be found. Local businessmen led by John Herren urged action citing lost trade and delivery alley blockages. The city owes 5229.03 on the meters and will advertise them for sale to raise funds.
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John Herren
Walter Lockhoof
C. V. Jones
Ebb Chesnut
Alton Ryan
Rowden Cordell
Childress
Herren
H. C. Preslar
Cordell
Country Club
Mollet and Adenauer Reach Final Saar Agreement
In Luxembourg Mollet and Adenauer finalize a plan to restore the Saar to Germany by January 1 1957 and merge its economy with Germany after a three year interim. They resolve canal projects and pledge 71.6 million dollars for the Moselle canal while ending work on the Rhine lateral canal. They express united views on the Atlantic alliance.
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Luxembourg
Guy Mollet
Konrad Adenauer
Saar
Germany
Mollet
Adenauer
France
Moselle River
Rhine
Moselle
Upper Rhine
Atlantic Alliance
Mrs Dora Ivey Dies at Family Home North of Childress
Mrs Dora Lee Ivey 62 wife of R C Ivey was found dead at 6 am at her home north of Childress Natural causes listed Funeral services set for 4 pm Wednesday at First Methodist Church with J O Haymes and Dr E E White Pallbearers Merle Darnell Roy Williamson Emmett Reeves Claude Dudley Erwin Carter Frank Ehrle burial in Childress Cemetery Newberry Funeral Home born July 19 1893 near Waco came from Crosby County in 1924 married June 12 1912 Survivors include husband two daughters Joyce Cheatheam of Childress and Frances Ann Cheatheam of Big Spring two sons R K Ivey Jr of Temple Clyde Ivey of Canyon one sister Mrs Gladys Robertson two brothers J D Sanders of Lubbock and C P Sanders of Austin step mother Mrs C P Sanders Sr of Wichita Falls seven grandchildren
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Dora Lee Ivey
R. C. Ivey
Childress
First Methodist Church
J. O. Haymes
E. E White
Merle Darnell
Roy Williamson
Emmett Reeves
Claude Dudley
Erwin Carter
Frank Ehrle
Newberry
Ivey
Waco
Crosby County
Crosbyton
Women's Society of Christian Service
Joyce Cheatheam
Frances Ann Cheatheam
Big Springs
Ivey, Jr
Temple
Clyde Ivey
Canyon
Gladys Robertson
J. D. Sanders
Lubbock
C. P. Sanders
Austin
C. P. Sanders, Sr
Wichita Falls
Greenland Movie Shown To Lions Club Hosts
Clint Crawford discharged from the Army presented a film about Greenland to the Childress Lions Club. He described the area around his base and two years stationed there. Guests included Tom Lowrey Denton Kenneth Jones new Central Christian Church pastor S Barrett Abilene R W Melton and Tom Higley Childress.
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Greenland
Childress
Two Year Guaranteed Paint Job Offered by Sam Privitt
Sam Privitt Paint and Body Shop advertises a two year guarantee on a complete paint job for a fixed price of 25 dollars, highlighting affordable automotive refinishing services.
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Sam Privitt
U Nu Quits As Burma Premier For Party Work
Burma premier U Nu resigns to devote time to reorganizing his Anti Fascist Peoples Freedom League. He cites displeasure with Burma's neutral stance amid East West tensions and concerns over Soviet and Chinese embassy influence. U Ba Swe to succeed him as defense minister and lead a new cabinet lineup.
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Rangoon
Burma
U Nu
Asia
Jawaharlal Nehru
U Ba Swe
Peoples Freedom League
Ba Swe
Brucker Urges Cadets to Maintain Tough Military Shield
Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker told West Point’s 480 graduates to expect a long era of armed threat and to keep a tough, technologically advanced defense. He warned that atomic weapons guided missiles and aviation have transformed warfare and will demand exacting leadership as officers enter the fastest moving army in history.
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West Point
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
United States
US Military Academy
Brucker
Three States Claim Temporary Flood Victories
Western states won brief wins over floods and melting snow as Cedar Creek's Spring rise receded near Denver suburbs and the Columbia River peaked in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon and Washington dikes remained soft while rains or warm weather threatened further breaches. A burst dam at Idaho Springs released over a billion gallons, washing away nine bridges and two highways. one truck driver was injured and damages approached 500000 dollars.
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Western States
Little Mountain
Cedar Creek
Denver
Columbia River
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Columbia
Idaho Springs
Colo
Golden
Arvada
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Ular
Florida
Derby
Harry Lerner
Illinois
Brink’s
Ln Oe
Dora Ivey
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