Four States Hit by Grasshopper Invasion Across Plains
United Press International reports a grasshopper swarm threatening crop damage across Kansas Texas Colorado and Oklahoma. Officials warn infestations could grow before harvest three weeks away with potential for severe losses to wheat and pastures. Scientists urge aerial liquid sprays over older bran methods as crews mobilize in Dumas and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Ellsworth Sherman
Garden City
Kan
Alvin E. Lowe
Kansas State College
Texas
Dallam
Hartley
D. H. Russell
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Amarilllo
Texas Panhandle
Dumas
Russell
Dakotas
Channing
Lowe
Judge Turned Down Aid To Little Rock
Virgil T. Blossom testified that a federal judge refused the school board plea for federal help to settle strife at Central High School. He said he sought U S marshals from Judge Ronald Davies but was turned down. The Little Rock board seeks to de integrate Central High through 1961 while NAACP witness Dr. Virgil M Rogers noted de integration would be a victory for those blocking the law. Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin and Augusta Courier editor Roy Harris spoke at segregationist rallies last year.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Virgil T. Blossom
Integrated Central High School
Blossom
Central High School
Federal Dist
Ronald Davies
Davies
U. S
Harry Lemley
Virgil M. Rogers
Marvin Griffin
Roy Harris
Augusta Ga
Barn Fire Destroys Part of Ocis Bur Row Home
A grass fire at the Ocis Bur rows home in northeast Chil dress yesterday spread and partially destroyed a small barn. It burned a car parked nearby and scorched the auto. Firemen said the blaze got out of control about 5 30 p.m. Two fire trucks were sent to the scene.
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Ocis Burrows
Childress
Confusion Over Missing Cars Ends In Mix Up
Mrs. Joe Jones reports her 1955 Oldsmobile vanished from Commerce Street. Police traced a mistaken swap involving R. T. Adams who had traded for a Pontiac and left town. A young dealership employee drove Jones’s car onto the lot by error and nearly sold it before the mix up was resolved.
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Polly Laningham
Joe Jones
Commerce Street
R. T. Adams
Adams
Pharr
Tex
W. E. Helms
Cuban War Breaks Anew As 100 Die In Major Latin American Drive
Loyal forces push into Maestra moon spots seeking to push rebels to the sea. Government units estimated at 8 000 to 11 000 men attack rebels 2 000 to 5 000 strong along a 125 mile front from Manzanillo to near San Tiago. Saturation bombing has little effect as rebels hold trenches or caves. Naval patrols block sea escape as the operation ranks as Latin Americas largest since 1898.
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Havana
UPI
Maestra
Latin America
Manzanillo
San Tiago
Tax Suits Filed For Schools In Childress District
County Attorney Charles Reynolds announced that several suits were filed to collect delinquent taxes for the Childress Independent School District. Tax collector Ralph McBride estimated about $35 000 in delinquent taxes. Reynolds did not reveal who was being sued in the district’s name.
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Charles Reynolds
Childress Independent School District
Reynolds
Ralph McBride
Reynal
Telephone calls open to Labrador families and servicemen
Families and servicemen in Labrador may now call the United States. Mrs. Jack Bybee of Childress received one of the first calls from Goose Bay. Captain and Mrs. W. E. Allard announced plans to visit in July before his transfer to Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Labrador
United States
Jack Bybee
Childress
Goose Bay
W. E. Allard
Allard
Shreveport
Darrell Seal Hospitalized After Tulsa Wreck
Darrell Seal underwent knee and jaw surgery at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo after a Tuesday night accident near Tulsa. He drove into a ditch to avoid a truck collision and remains hospitalized about six weeks. Seal is employed by National Harvester Co of Amarillo.
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Darrell Seal
Northwest
Texas
Amarillo
Seal
Tulsa
National Harvester Co
Alcoholics Anonymous property exempt from taxes in Texas ruling
UPI reports Attorney General Will Wilson ruled that real property owned by Alcoholics Anonymous used for care and rehabilitation of chronic alcoholics is exempt from county and state taxes. The opinion followed a request by Travis County Attorney Tom Blackwell.
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Austin Upi
Will Wilson
Alcoholics Anonymous
Travis County
Tom Blackwell
Rotary Asked To Help With World Problems
UPI reports U S ambassador to Mexico Robert C Hill urged Rotary International delegates at the 49th convention to mobilize the organization to address nuclear era challenges. He warned of the need for peaceful, controlled use of atomic energy and proposed a select committee to chart recommendations. Johns Hopkins Andrews also urged winding down power balance as peace by force wanes. Delegates from Childress Rotarians attended, including Morris Higley and Doyle McKinney family groups.
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Dallas
Hill
Rotary International
Rotarians
Johns Hopkinsdrews
Andrews
Wheat Harvest Shifts into High Gear Across County
Childress County's wheat harvest opens in full swing with 23 cars shipped. Kirkland, the wheat center, has sent 20 cars while Childress contributes three. County Agent Bill Moore notes the season is just starting and sets expectations for a strong yield.
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Childress County
Bill Moore
Burlington
Kirkland
Childress
Texas farm price index edges up for May 15
The UPI report shows a slight rise in the index of prices received by Texas farmers and ranchers for all farm products for the month ending May 15 according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The White House disclosed Eisenhower personally delayed Milton Eisenhower’s planned fact finding trip to Central America. Amarillo’s A J Filey was elected president elect of the State Bar of Texas at its annual meeting in Catetina.
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Austin Upi
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
UPI
White House
Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Central America
Austin
State Supreme Court
A. J. Filey
Amarillo
State Bar of
Tey
House Approves 38 Billion Military Bill With Additions
The House voted 389 to 0 to send a 38 409 561 dollar military appropriations bill to the Senate for the year starting July 1. An extra 99 million was added to block a cut in Army forces, with 224 to 158 on the extra money. Submarines and rockets received a large share of the increase. The package exceeded Eisenhower’s request by 212 million. In other notes, foreign aid and Alaska Hawaii statehood themes were discussed. The joint session also heard West German President Theodor Heuss.
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United Press International
House Today
Senate
Eisenhower
GOP
U. S
Republican
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Asst. Sec. of
Marvin L. McLain
McLain
Congress
House Senate Conference Committee
Treasury
Alaska
Hawaii
House
Theodor Heuss
West Germany
California primary settles one race remains for attorney general
In the close four way attorney general contest only a runoff could decide the GOP nominee between Mosk Hillings and Weinberger with Los Angeles County delaying final tallies. Brown leads Knowland in a separate Democratic battle as the final unofficial counts begin with Knowland far behind.
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San Francisco
UPI
Los Angeles County
Mosk and
Hillings
San Diego
San Bernardino
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
Mosk and Hillings
Atty
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
U. S
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Brown
Wisconsin tornadoes kill at least 25 across dairy region
Tornadoes carved a 40 mile swath through northwestern Wisconsin killing at least 25 and injuring more than 100. Colfax bore the heaviest losses with 13 dead as homes leveled and trees snapped. Hospitals in four cities filled as officials prepared emergency aid and trauma care for survivors.
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Menomonie
Wis
Wisconsin
G. J. Neumann
Colfax
Neumann
United Press International
Politics Sparks Alarm Over Cotton Disaster Threat
Burris C. Jackson, chairman from Hillsboro Texas, told 400 Ameri can Cotton Congress delegates in Harlingen that politics has pushed the cotton industry to the brink of disaster. He warned that price supports at 90 percent and current acreage controls may force further allotment cuts and shift mills to lower grades and rayon. Lamar Fleming Jr. of Anderson, Clayton and Co. Houston was also set to speak.
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Harlingen
Tex
UPI
American Cotton Congress
Burris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
Jackson
U. S
Lamar Fleming Jr
Anderson, Clayton and Co
Houston
Damage Considerable In Car Truck Wreck At Main And 287
No injuries were reported after a 3 am collision at Main Street and Highway 287 between a car driven by Mrs Dorothy Martin Houston and a semitrailer driven by B F Cochran Lufkin. Police report incomplete with no tickets issued.
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Main
U. S. Highway 287
Dorothy Martin
Houston
B. F. Cochran
Lufkin
De Gaulle Expands Peace Drive Into Algeria Amid Cheers
General Charles de Gaulle pushed his Moslem equal rights pledge into Constantine and Bone in Eastern Algeria. A 50,000 strong crowd greeted him in Constantine while armored escort and paratroopers faced rebels. He promised Moslems equal voting rights with French, seeking reconciliation to end the war.
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Constantine
Algeria
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Paris
Qued Hamimine
Foreign
Bone
de Gaulle
Constantine Opera
Strike at GM Fisher Body Plant in Pittsburgh
UPI reports 2,400 workers at General Motors Fisher Body Division stamping plant in Pittsburgh walked out Wednesday night amid the post contract strike wave. The walkout follows UAW guidance to work without a contract after the three year pact expired. union members push for improved unemployment benefits pensions and job security.
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Detroit
UPI
Fisher Body
General Motors
Pittsburgh
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ford
Chrysler
Showers Expected Across Texas Tonight Across Texas
Skies were partly cloudy in the south while remaining clear elsewhere in Texas. The weather bureau predicts isolated late day or night thunderstorms for all sections. Overnight lows range from 60 at Dalhart to 81 at Corpus Christi, with Wednesday highs from 87 at Galveston to 103 at Presidio.
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United Press International
Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Presidio
Legion Baseball Group Opens Practice at High School Diamond
The American Legion baseball team starts first practice at 7 p.m. Friday at the high school diamond. Bobby Reynolds, Kids Inc coordinator, announced the session and said a Pony Grads team will be fully organized with details on team assignments and coaches published Sunday in The Index.
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American Legion
Bobby Reynolds
Reynolds
Kids, Inc
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Herman Smith
Jack Fox
Jim Ragsdale
Bob Ragsdale
Howard E. Newberry
McKinney
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Goodwin Knight
California
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Los Angeles
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