Defense official drops bombshell in Girard case
In Coral Gables Florida Defense Department general counsel Robert Dechert said new testimony and evidence suggest GI William S Girard enticed Japanese shell gatherers toward a guarded area by tossing expended casings before firing, a conduct he termed a complete departure from duty. He noted the incident involved Mrs Naka Sakai and that Japan holds jurisdiction over Girard.
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Girard
William S. Girard
Robert Dechert
Defense Department
Coral Gables
Fla
Japan
Naka Sakai
Plete
United States
Dechert
British Queen Plans U.S. Visit in October
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have accepted a U S invitation for October with a tentative arrival around October 16. The royal couple will visit Washington New York and Jamestown Virginia amid possible Canadian election implications and scheduling adjustments.
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Washington
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
United States
London
Ottawa
New York
Jamestown
Davidson Speaks At Lions Session
Rollo Davidson, new pastor of the First Methodist Church, spoke at the Lions Club noon meeting urging four walls for a strong nation. He proposed walls of God's word Sabbath observance family worship and temperance. Cecil Pryor led the program with James Glasscock as guest.
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First Methodist Church
the Lions Club
Davidson
Cecil Pryor
James Glasscock
City Studies Recreational Plans For Childress Lakes
City Council votes to form a committee to study recreational issues on two lakes, review letters from the State Health Department on water use and safety, and consider policing and buffer rules. Mayor Preslar says rules will balance fishing and boating rights while City Attorney Harp visits Wichita Falls for lake control methods. Mrs. Hardin thanks the city for the park project.
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Louis Sally
State Department of Health
Lakes Tion
Health Department
Baylor Lake
H. C. Preslar
Allen Harp
Wichita Falls
Carrie A. Hardin
House Heads For Showdown On Civil Rights Bill
The House moves toward voting on amendments to a civil rights bill amid deep Southern opposition. Debate focused on a jury trial amendment and whether to push a broad package or adopt limited jury trial provisions. Southern leaders predict a close vote. leaders across parties foresee defeat. The dispute centers on protecting rights while shaping trial procedures in civil rights cases.
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House
Sen. Thom
C. Hennings Jr
D-Mo
Meeting on Hunting Prospects Scheduled
A Texas Game and Fish Commission hearing will be held Thursday night at 8:15 at the courthouse to discuss wildlife investigations in the Panhandle, current game status, next season hunting outlook, and proposed hunting and fishing regulations. A factual movie Conservation at the Crossroads will be shown. the public is invited.
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Texas Game and Fish Commission
Panhandle
Court House
Daniel To Name Judge To Board
Gov Price Daniel will appoint Judge Penn J Jackson of Cleburne as chairman of the new State Board of Insurance effective July 1 He had planned to announce the appointment Wednesday but delayed after word leaked The three man board will replace the current insurance commissioners board and stem controversy surrounding the former body The move aligns with legislative support Daniel pushed in the last session
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Austin
Price Daniel
Penn J. Jackson
Cleburne
State Board of Insurance
Jackson
Italy Without Premier After Loli Resigns
Rome headline: Adone Zoli resigns after 36 days in office as Italy faces a new government crisis. President Gronchi to seek a caretaker administration until elections likely in June 1958. talks continue after clerical error showed abstentions in a key vote.
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Italy
Adone Zoli
Giovanni Gronchi
Gronchi
Zoli
Senate
Water Meeting Set Wednesday
A. A. Meredith executive secretary of the Canadian River Water Authority will speak at the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority meeting Wednesday night at 8 in the District Court Room of the county courthouse. Dr. S. H. Townsend invites the public to attend. Meredith formerly Borger city manager and has worked on the project since its inception.
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Canadian River Water Authority
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
S. H. Townsend
Meredith
Borger
Canadian River Group
Townsend
Greenbelt Association
Eisenhower Fully Recovered From Stomach Upset
President Eisenhower returned to the White House office after a stomach upset kept him in bed Monday. He appeared well and told reporters he felt fine, planning a quiet day with no engagements while his doctors monitored his recovery and he signed a few papers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Howard McC
White House
Ann Whitman
President Eisenhower Illness Spurs Congress Action on Succession
Congress moves on sick president legislation after Eisenhower’s stomach ailment. House Judiciary Committee, led by Emanuel Celler, reviews proposals to declare a president unable to serve and transfer power. Separate items note Soviet radio requests to U S senators and hearings on foreign trade with Red China and the Soviet bloc, plus four appropriation bills totaling over 12 billion dollars for next fiscal year.
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Eisenhower
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Huse Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N. Y
Eisenhow
Red Radio
Soviet Union
Radio
Senate
Agriculture Department
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Delegations Protest School Alignment Plan In Childress
Two delegations of parents and property owners from Southwest and Northeast Childress met the Childress Independent School Board to urge keeping Robert E Lee School open and maintaining a first grade at East Ward. The groups presented five petitions and asked the board to study the issues, noting some names were from outside the area. The board said it would study both cases after a new superintendent assumes duties.
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Southwest
Northeast
Childress
Harry Thaten
Curtis Cotton
Alvin Stevens
Michie Thaten
East Ward
Carrie Hardin
J. J. Rhodes
Conservative Victory Sets Canada to Minority Government
Conservative leader John Diefenbaker steered the party to a 108 seats with 4 leading, ahead of Liberals at 100 and 5 leaders and CCF at 120 with 5 leaders. With 135 seats needed for a majority, no party can govern alone, leaving Prime Minister Louis St Laurent to seek a new election or a minority government as Diefenbaker takes the helm. The result ends 22 years of Liberal dominance and reshapes Ottawa politics.
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Canada
Liberal Party
United Press
CCF
Social Credit
Commons
John Diefenbaker
St. Laurent
Vincent Massey
Diefenbaker
Johnson Backs 312 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Endorsed
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B Johnson endorsed the Senate foreign aid measure 3.617 billion and urged passage with minimal further cuts. He praised the Appropriations Committee for trimming 250 million and outlined plans to move four appropriations bills before the foreign aid bill, aiming for enactment by June 30.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B Johnson
Foreign Relations Committee
Ate
House
Agriculture Department
Labor Department
Health, Education and Welfare Department
District of Columbia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Polio in Texas Drops Sharply in 21st Week
Texas polio cases dip to 172 through week 21, the lowest in a decade. Health officer Dr J H Jernigan says the run of about 320 cases is typical for 21 weeks, noting a nearly 50 percent reduction and underscoring vaccine action as key to eradicating paralytic polio per Dr Salk.
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Texas State Department of Health
J. H. Jernigan
Childress City
Texas
Twelve Migrant Workers Die as Train Hits Pickup
A pickup carrying about 25 migrant farm workers to sugar beet fields in southeastern Colorado collided with a Santa Fe freight train on a crossing near Rocky Ford. Twelve died including Sylvester Licano the driver. Survivors and victims were transported to Rocky Ford and La Junta hospitals.
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Colo
Colorado
Santa Fe Railway
Rocky Ford
U. S. 50
Sylvester Licano
Here
Colorado State Patrol
Licano
W. S. Inskeep
J. C. Prince
Troy Thomas
D. A. Johnson
Governor Signs 15 Bills Into Law
Governor Price Dane icl signed into law 25 bills in one day including a measure broadening the bribery law to cover agents and employees of public officials and the officials themselves The move was tied to Sen Searcy Bracewell of Houston and Rep Frates Seeligson of San Antonio Other enactments regulate bail in counties with large cities authorize court moves and create a tax study commission The governor also signed measures on DPS branch crime laboratories water protection and temporary vehicle registrations with several bills still awaiting his signature by Wednesday
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Austin
Price Dane Icl
Searcy Bracewell
Houston
Frates Seeligson
San Antonio
Robert Hughes
Dallas
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
el Paso
Richard White
Trinity River
Barefoot Sanders
Texas
Menton Murray
Harlingen
Murray
Daniel
Insurance Commission
Commissioners Court Considers Renditions
The County Commissioners Court discussed tax renditions in regular session led by County Judge Leonard King. They set June 28 for the equalization board session and approved monthly bills with all commissioners present.
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County Commissioners Court
Leonard King
Equalization Board
Mayflower II Nearing Final Leg of Historic Voyage
The 92 foot Mayflower II replica sails toward Nantucket light ship as onlookers expect a grand greeting. The voyage, reaching its List day at sea, aims to beat the original 66 day cross Atlantic record despite treacherous shoals near Land's End Cape Cod.
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Mass
Pilgrims of America
Nantucket
Cape Cod
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