Texas Weather Menu Includes Scattered Rain
A trough centered over California pushes east to Texas Tuesday bringing scattered showers but keeping values hot. Sunday highs reached 103 at Presidio, the nation’s warmest. El Paso reported .08 inch rain. overnight lows ranged from 54 at Amarillo to 76 at Galveston and Presidio with many Texas sites between 61 and 69 degrees.
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California
Texas
Presidio
el Paso
Amarillo
Galveston
Lubbock
Midland
Wink
Alpine
Salt Flat
del Rio
Junction
San Angelo
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth and Mineral Wells
Dallas
Texarkana
Truman to Speak at UN 10th Anniversary Session
Former President Harry S. Truman travels home from Portland after addressing Oregon Democrats. Dag Hammarskjold said Truman will address a UN night meeting in San Francisco on June 24, accepting the invitation from the UN rather than from a nation. The UN was formed in San Francisco after Truman became president in 1945.
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Portland
Ore
Harry S. Truman
United Nations
San Francisco
Truman
Oregon
Mr. Truman
John Foster Dulles
Rebels Warn US To Stay Neutral In Viet Nam War
South Vietnamese rebels, blamed by a Sunday night grenade attack on the US economic mission, warned Monday that American officials must remain neutral in Viet Nam's civil war or face retaliation. Mrs. William Hardy and her son narrowly escaped injury when the blast struck a tree. An unidentified Frenchman was killed in another attack, and a second grenade in an American jeep caused no injuries. A Hoa Hao rebel radio broadcast urged neutrality to shield officials from retaliation.
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Saigon
Indo - China
Viet Nam
William Hardy
William Jr
Washington DC
Hoa Hao
GM and Two Unions Sign Three Year Guaranteed Wage Pacts
General Motors reached three year guaranteed wage contracts with CIO United Auto Workers and CIO Electrical Workers Union. The pacts cover 410 000 GM employees joining 140 500 Ford workers under similar terms. The agreements come as strikes affecting 28 GM plants were resolved and production to resume.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
Electrical Workers Union
Ford
UAW
Ternstedt
Trenton
Walter Reuther
General Motors
Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Adlai Urges Compromise Ahead of Big Four Summit
Adlai E. Stevenson told Oberlin College graduates the United States must be willing to compromise and take reasonable chances at the Big Four summit. He warned against inflexible holds on policy, urged independent public thinking, and criticized overzealous information bans while urging hopeful but clear, honest consideration of all offers. He noted Europe’s shift toward independence as the ice breaks after the long freeze.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Oberlin College
Stevesnon
Europe
Adenauer in US for talks with Eisenhower and Dulles
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Washington and planned talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles about Moscow invitation and the Big Four summit while signaling West Germany will stay allied with NATO but push for reunification.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Free World
National Airport
State Department
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Adenauer
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Catholics Arrested After Peronist Riots At Buenos Aires Cathedral
Federal police report two groups of Catholic youths were arrested for provoking riots and plotting to burn the cathedral. Reports from Montevideo say about 250 Catholics sought refuge in Cardinal Capello’s palace after clashes with a mob of up to 500 Peronists. Police used tear gas and high pressure hoses as stones and gunfire were reported near the cathedral and bishop’s residence.
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Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Uruguay
Santiago
Cardinal Capello
Peronistas
Cardi
No Injuries In Two Weekend Auto Accidents
Police report two weekend car crashes with no injuries and no tickets. Nancy Nelson collided with Jimmy Price on Avenue F at Commerce causing considerable damage to Nelson and minor damage to Price. Will Medley backed into Bill Stahl’s car during a baseball game area injuring no one and causing considerable damage to Stahl’s vehicle.
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Nancy Nelson
Jimmy Howard Price
Parnell
Avenue F
Commerce
Nelson
Price Auto
Will Medley
Avenue F Nw
Bill Stahl
Stahl
Medley Auto
Baseball Button Sale Scheduled This Week
The Childress summer baseball program holds its annual button sale this week. All boys are asked by President Bob Wadsworth to attend at the Little League park this evening at 6 30 to receive the buttons. Buttons cost 1 and buyers should wear them all week to avoid further asks.
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Childress
Bob Wadsworth
Ma Ferguson To Be Feted Tonight In Austin Dinner
Mrs Miriam A Ma Ferguson former Texas governor and the only woman to hold the post will be honored at an Austin dinner celebrating her 80th birthday. The $6 plate event is hosted by the Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce with Gov Allan Shivers serving as master of ceremonies and hundreds from across the state expected to attend.
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Austin
Miriam A. (Ma) Ferguson
Texas
Reds Accept Geneva As Talks Site
The Soviet Union accepted the Western proposal to hold a Big Four summit in Geneva starting July 18. The note to the U S Britain and France confirmed agreement on time and place, following Western suggestions after earlier talks about Lausanne and Vienna. Molotov had signaled no objections and was en route to join UN observances in San Francisco.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
Lausanne
Switzerland
Vienna
V. M. Molotov
Paris
Russia
Molotov
United Nations
San Francisco
Zephyr Train Tragedy After Electra Auto Crash
Two Vernon residents John Lovejoy 38 and Rose Helton 42 were critically injured when a car left the highway, crossed wet earth and ditch, and rolled onto railroad tracks. The Burlington Zephyr overtook the vehicle seven miles east of Electra at 2 15 am Sunday, delaying the train three hours for front end adjustments.
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Electra
John Lovejoy
Wagner Ranch
Vernon
Rose Helton
Miss Helton
Lovejoy
Wichita Falls Gerral
Bascom Hataway
Hataway
Burlington Zephyr
Fort Worth
Denver
Pioneer J E Skinner Dies in Amarillo Hospital
J E Skinner age 61 longtime Motley County sheriff and West Texas pioneer died at 2 45 am in the Veterans Hospital Amarillo He came to the area with his parents near the turn of the century lived in Coleyville area and worked for O X Land and Cattle Company He served 18 months aboard submarines in World War I and had lived in Orion recently His wife Exea Glasscock survives funeral services pending in Amarillo.
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J. E
Ed) Skinner
Veterans Hospital
Amarillo
Motley County
Childress
Skinner
Coleyville
Paducah
Cattle County
OX Land and Cattle Company
Free Europe hails Eisenhower atomic aid plan
Western European capitals welcomed President Eisenhower's offer to share atomic know-how and help fund reactors for peaceful use. Finland weighed Kremlin approval before joining the atoms for peace plan. In London officials called the offer generous and Britain signaled willingness to share information. In Washington the Salk polio vaccine program faced congressional scrutiny with hearings planned on free inoculations and distribution.
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London
Ith
Europe
Eisenhower
United States
Finland
Soviet Union
Pennsylvania State University
Free Nations
Finalnd
Moscow
Helsinki
Foreign Office
Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Eienhower
Britain
Washington —P
Senate Labor Committee
Lister Hill
Dala
J. Percy Priest
Dtenn
House Commerce Committee
House
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
President and Officials Flee Washington for Civil Defense Drill
President Eisenhower and 15 000 officials will simulate relocation to 31 emergency centers across 30 to 300 miles from Washington in the Operation Alert 1955 test. Sirens at 10 05 a m est Wednesday trigger the drill to assess war essential functions and warning networks.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Directors meet to plan Little and Pony Leagues night session
A meeting of directors and managers of the Little and Pony Leagues is set for tonight at 7 30 in the City Council room City Hall President Bob Wadsworth urged all officers to attend.
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John T. Warren
Robert Jones
Warren
State Health Department
Childress
Little and Pony Leagues
Bob Wadsworth
Le Mans sponsors vow to continue after deadly 24 hour race
The Le Mans endurance race, though marked by a Friday tragedy that killed 78 spectators and injured many more, will not be halted. The Mercedes driven by Pierre Levegh crashed into the crowd, sending shock through the 250000 spectators. Despite the disaster, the automobile club declared the annual Prix dEndurance would proceed the next day with a reduced crowd.
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LE Mans
France
Automobile Club
Price of
Mercedes
Piere Levegh
Jaguar
Britain
Mike Hawthorn
Ivor Buebwin
Butler Arrives in Dallas to Launch Texas Tour
National Democratic Committee chair Paul Butler will fly into Dallas Monday to begin a week long Texas tour aimed at reconciling liberal and conservative wings of the party. He will stop in Lubbock Big Spring Dallas Tyler Waco McAllen Weslaco Corpus Christi and Houston with a dinner in San Antonio and a visit to former Vice President John Nance Garner in Uvalde.
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Dallas
Paul Butler
Democratic Party
Texas
Adlai Stevenson
Allan Shivers
Dwight Eisenhower
Butler
Shivers
Hilda Weinert
Seguin
Texas Party
George Sandlin
Austin
Portland
Ore
Lubbock
Big Spring
Tyler
Waco
McAllen
Weslaco
Corpus Christi
Houston
San Antonio
Uvalde
John Nance
Cactus Jack
Sorghum Price Support Rate Set for 1955
Grain sorghums price support is set at 1.69 dollars per hundredweight for US No 2 sorghum or better for 1955 according to Gene Frisbee. If stored in commercial warehouse, storage charges run through March 31 likely leaving farmers a net price around 1.55 to 1.56 dollars per hundredweight.
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Gene Frisbee
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Choice Command
Isaac Davis White
Eighth Army
Far East
HST
GMC
Adlai
Dulles
West Germany
Peron
Nal
Catholic Action
Harry Lev
Senate
Lev
NEA Telephoto
Ma’ Ferguson
Reds
Zephyr
J. E. Skinner
Ipe
Hawthorn
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