Guatemala suspends constitutional guarantees amid political upheaval
President Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala issues a 30 day decree suspending press, movement, assembly and correspondence freedoms after a crackdown on opposition leaders. More than 20 people arrested or exiled as tensions rise with a domestic Communist party influence.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Jacobo Arebenz
Council of Ministers
Communist Party
Arebenz
el Espectador
Guaemalan Labor (Communist) Party
Independent Evening
Moscow
Jose Manuel Fortuny
Gener
Vernon Johnson Resigns Here To Accept Andrews Position
Vernon Johnson resigns as Childress High School basketball coach to take the head post at Andrews High School with a September 1 start. His Bobcat teams reached state playoffs, finishing 20-10, and star Derrill Nippert made the All State squad. Johnson will also coach the Andrews football team until October when basketball practice begins.
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Vernon Johnson
Bobcat
Childress High School
Johnson
Andrews High School
Andrews
Austin
Bowie Jackrabbits
Derrill Nippert
Childress
Bruce
Jan
Armed Forces
Jaycees To Try Baseball Game Tonight
Childress Jaycees shift to baseball after Gould Oklahoma softball team's cancellation. They will face the local American Legion squad on the softball field at 8 p.m. This break comes as the wheat harvest keeps Gould players away. Alonzo Garvin and Leo Stephens arranged the switch after the notice.
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Childress
Gould
Okla
Childress Jaycees
American Legion
Alonzo Garvin
Leo Stephens
Legion
Garvin
Fatal Hiway Accident Near Paducah Claims One Life
An eight mile east of Guthrie crash near Paducah early today killed Paul Eugene Pistol 41 of Milsap. Injured seriously was William Bill Poole 20 of Jacksonville a ministerial student who had picked up Pistol near Fort Worth. Poole remained in serious condition with head and arm lacerations and possible internal injuries.
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Childress
Paducah
Memorial Hospital
Art
Paul Eugene Pistol
Milsap
William
Bill) Poole
Jacksonville
Fort Worth
Poole
Guthrie
Dry Candidate Secures GOP Nomination In Iowa Primary
Attorney General Leo Hoegh won a six man race for the Iowa Republican nomination for governor on a dry platform. He carried semi dry rural counties and counties along the Mississippi Missouri River Valley. With 2 140 of 2 487 precincts reporting his victory was declared decisive though results continued to trickle in.
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Leo Hoegh
Iowa
California
South Carolina
James Roosevelt
George Bell Timmerman
Lester L. Bates
Hoegh
Mississippi
Missour River Valley
Dub Nelson Honored as Lion of the Year
Lion President W. T. Nelson was named Lion of the Year at today's Lions Club luncheon. A program by Mrs. Juanita Titus and three 4-H girls highlighted lessons from the Junior Leadership Camp at Buffalo Gap, with Miss Bearden performing a solo.
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Dub Nelson
Lion
W. T. Nelson
Lions Club
Juanita Titus
Regina Bearden
Synthia Caradine
Sonya Gresham
Buffalo Gap
Maverick Dies In San Antonio
Maury Maverick Sr., 57, former congressman and mayor of San Antonio, died at Nix Hospital of a heart ailment. He helped popularize the Maverick name for a branded calf and coined gobbledygood to describe bureaucratic talk. Survived by son Maury Jr a state representative, a daughter and his widow.
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San Antonio
Maury Maverick Sr
Nix Hospital
Maverick
Texas
Gobbledygood
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Maury Jr
Parr Pulls Surprise In Duval Court
Political figure George Parr moved to quash an assault with intent to murder indictment in Duval County. His lawyers Luther Jones and Victor Woods filed a jeopardy based plea backed by evidence. Parr had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a rifle and paid a fine in March for the same Aug. 17 incident.
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San Diego
George Parr
Luther Jones
Corpus Christi
Victor Woods
Laredo
Parr
Daniel Tobin Jr
Duval County
Cristobal Ybanez
John Ben Shepperd
ASC Gives Recourse Loans For Wheat Farmers
The Department of Agriculture announced limited price support recourse loans for wheat farmers. Distress loans at 80 percent of the price support rate will run 90 days and require on farm or approved commercial storage. Details and requirements are at the local ASC office with Gene Frisbie.
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Gene Frisbie
ASC
Department of Agriculture
Frisbie
Police Department Receives a New Face and Paint Job
The Police Department began a facelift with a near complete paint job. Walls and ceilings are being refinished, Chief Roy Hassell’s office re arranged, and some furniture moved to complete the update.
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Roy Hassell
Turbulent Weather Looms After Texas Squall Line
A squall line dropped heavy rains and hail across North Central and West Texas with flash flooding in San Angelo and damage to roofs windows and power lines. A possible tornado was reported near Big Spring while transmitters knocked out at Abilene. High water closed part of U S 87 and rainfall totals varied across towns.
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North Central
West Texas
San Angelo
Abilene
Lakeview
U.S. 87
Water Valley
Carlsbad
Sanatorium
Sterling City
Robert Lee
Ballinger
Mathis Field
Goodfellow Field
Big Spring
Sherman
Wichita Falls
Merkel
Trent
Stamford
Nolan
Southwestern Senators condemn high court gas ruling
Senate leaders denounced the Supreme Court decision extending Federal Power Commission control to some 2 300 independent natural gas producers as shocking. They warned Congress did not plan new action this term and expect further court review in fall.
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Washington
Southwestern
Supreme Court
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Congress
Kerr
Truman
Stevens Lashes McCarthy In Speech At West Point
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens told West Point graduates they will not face unwarranted attack while he runs the Army. He blasted Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for abusing an army general during a winter hearing and said he has no plan to quit.
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West Point
N. Y
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph RK
McCarthy
R-Wis
Stevens
Elmer Haslett Dies at 63 in Lonie Area
Elmer Haslett, a 63 year old farmer from the Lonie community, died at 3 15 p m yesterday in Childeross General Hospital after a three day illness. He was born May 15 1891 in Hardy Arkansas and came to the county more than 40 years ago.
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Elmer Haslett
Lonie
Childress General Hospital
Haslett
Hardy
Ark
Voiture Officers Nomination Meeting Recaps Plans
At a meeting last night the Voiture discussed sponsoring a student nurse to a nurses training school and agreed to obtain more information for action at the next meeting. Members accepted W. T. Ross and Cole Boswell of Turkey as new members. Glenn Clements and E. J. Huddleston were named as chef de gare and correspondent nominees for 1954-55 with remaining positions to be filled from the floor at the July 12 meeting. officer elections follow.
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W. T
Bill) Ross
Cole Boswell
Turkey
Glenn (Scottie) Clements
E. J. Huddleston
Two Killed By Tornadoes In Midwest Area
A string of tornadoes and 90 mph winds swept across Oklahoma to Minnesota Monday night, killing Emil Timmerman in Leech Lake Minnesota and Oscar Pearson near Detroit Lakes. Gusts near 50 mph hit Minot North Dakota and 70 mph winds lashed southern Manitoba as central Minnesota faced 90 mph gusts. Fire and destruction followed including a log cabin blaze near Detroit Lakes and an airplane hangar ripped from Fergus Falls.
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Oklahoma
Minnesota
Minot
N.C
Farmington
Canada
Manitoba
Emil Timmerman
Marengo
Iowa
Leech Lake
Minn
Detroit
Lakes
Oscar Pearson
Minnesota Lakes
Fergus Falls
Joe Must Go Group Plans Fall Signature Drive
Editor Leroy Gore vows to revive his recall effort against Sen. Joseph McCarthy after a failed 403,840 signature bid. he will launch a new signature-gathering campaign after the November elections, claiming the effort is sure to succeed.
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Chicago
Leroy Gore
Joseph McCarthy
Joe
Sauk City
Wis
Gore
European tourists seek real Texas ranch and fail
The Don Farringtons hosted three European visitors yesterday, two men from Switzerland and an Englishman with a Swiss woman, touring Texas en route to the West Coast. They hoped to photograph a real cowboy but locals helped guests view a ranch, with Dan Davis Jr. stepping in to assist.
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Don Farringtons
Mrs. Farrington
England
Childress General Hospital
Don
Childress
Suppy
Switzerland
John C. Shepherdson
Wills
Farringtons
Yvonne Gentry
Paducah
Farrington
Texas
Dan Davis, Jr
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Childress Bobcats
Andrew
Jaycees
Hiway
GOP
United Press
Duval
Police Department
T. L. McFarland
C of C Agriculture Committee
A. W. Smotherman Jr
Sim Vaughn
Hill and Eatherly Grain Company
W. J. Lambert
Chamber of Commerce Office
IPE
Power Commission
Commission
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Robert 8. Kerr
D-Okla
High Court
Avenue F
Ird Street
Highway Department
Midwest
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