Churchill Eden to Visit Eisenhower in Washington Meet
President Eisenhower announced a weekend gathering with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in Washington starting June 25. He says the talks aim to counter a theory of rifts between the United States and Britain and to spur a broader anti Communist pact among ten nations.
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Britain
Churchill
Washington
Potomac River
Southeast Asia
White House
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
Harriman says Red Cross will not refuse aid
National Chairman E. Roland Harriman reassured at the Red Cross convention that the organization will help disaster-stricken communities even if they have not repaid funds from the Kelef group. He cited cities like Waco Texas as examples of aid recipients that did not reimburse Red Cross after disasters. The Red Cross said his statement counters hints it might withhold aid from nonpaying cities.
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Los Angeles
E. Roland Harriman
American Red Cross
Kelef Group
Harriman
Red Cross
Waco
Tex
Haile Selassie Tours Yosemite in Imperial Visit
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia arrived in Yosemite National Park with 19 companions, touring the valley with rangers. He planned a Wawona forest visit and sightings of Mirror Lake before departing for Los Angeles, after arriving Tuesday from San Francisco.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
Haile ‘Selassie
Ethiopia
Wawona
Los Angels
California
Haile Selassie
San Francisco
Mirror Lake
United Nations Opens Debate on Indo China War
The United Nations Security Council began a discussion on Indo China with urgency as Geneva talks near collapse. Thailand asked for peace observers in the Indo China area, aiming to avert threats to international peace and security. The move follows a 1950 uniting for peace framework enabling UN action despite vetoes.
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United Nations
United Nations Security Council
Council
Henry Cabot Lodge
Land
Indo- China
Geneva
Russia
Security Council
General Assembly
Assembly
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Peace Observation Commission
Weather and harvest progress across Texas amid heat and wind
The USDA reports hot south winds and high temperatures halting range and pasture growth in much of southern Texas. Dry weather aids wheat and sorghum harvesting in the northwest and coastal bend while haying and replanting proceed. Fruit and vegetable harvests advance. onions and cotton show good progress though some regions need moisture for watermelons, cantaloupes, and sweet corn.
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Austin
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Cew
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North
High Plains
Plains
Cross Timbers
Blacklands
East Texas
North Texas
Panhandle
South Texas
Flanders Seeks Senate Vote on McCarthy Chair Removal
Senator Ralph E. Flanders plans a Senate vote within a month on stripping Joseph R. McCarthy of committee chairmanships. The move was sent to the Rules Committee by voice vote, with Flanders warning of renewed action if mid July passes without action. Observers doubt quick action while McCarthy sits on the Rules panel.
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Washington
Ralph E. Flanders
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Flanders
Senate Rules Committee
Vermont
William E. Jenner
Rind
McCarthy McCarthy
Rules Committee
Wayne Morse
Ind.-Ore
McCarthy
Local Jaycees Win National Award in Colorado Springs
The Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce earned first place at the National Convention for Public Relations work during the past year. Competing with U.S. cities up to 10,000 population, the award honors service to the community and Jaycee involvement in activities.
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Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Springs
Childress
United States
Eisenhower calls Guatemala situation disturbing
President Eisenhower described the Guatemala crisis as very disturbing noting suspensions of constitutional rights and arrests of anti- Communists. He said the United States is in close contact with other American nations, seeking ideas and offering its own.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Guatemala
Organization of American States
Rio de Janeiro
Bogota
US State Department
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Mexican Troops Alerted After Red Rioting in Cananea
In Cananea Sonora 115 soldiers stood by after a Communist demonstration marking the jail release of five rioters and eight land squatters. A Tuesday crowd of about 300 urged freeing the prisoners until halted by a Mexican Communist leader. The five agitators faced charges for leading a bloodless riot on June 8 and were released on $40 bail, with appeals planned. Bail for eight land squatters was $24 each.
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Cananea
Sonora
Mex
Homer Castro
Alfonso Zumudio
Supreme Court of Sonora
Cananea Cattle Co
Welch Says McCarthy Signed Schine Papers
Senate hearing footage shows McCarthy's signature on Schine's Army commission application. Welch produced the original and a photostat, asserting McCarthy knew about it. McCarthy admitted signing as a witness with Cohn claiming as reference, McCarthy saying he witnessed Schine's signature. Hopes for a quick end to hearings fade.
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Washington
Army
Joseph N
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
G. David Schine
McCarthy
Welch
Schine
MecCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Schine Figure in Army McCarthy Hearings Drafted in 1950
The article centers on Schine, unpaid chief consultant to McCarthy's investigating subcommittee, drafted November 3. It notes his central role in the Army McCarthy hearings now in their 35th session, with the Army accusing McCarthy and aides Carr and Cohn of improper tactics to secure Schine’s special treatment.
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Schine
McCarthy
Army
Francis P. Carr
Roy M. Cohn
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Strong Winds Hit Scattered Points Across Texas
Thunderstorms produced 90 mile per hour winds and torrential rains in scattered Texas locales, with Dallas hit near nightfall and Del Rio Eagle Pass flooded roads as the Rio Grande rose 10 to 12 feet. Rainfall fed Dallas Fort Worth water supplies, with multiple towns reporting inches and losses at Love Field airport noted as a damaged DC-7 tailfin.
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Texas
Dallas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Cession
Rio Grande
West Texas
Lake Dallas
Fort Worth
Carrollton
Slidell
Grapevine Lake
Roanoke
Anna
Celina
American Airlines
Page Siz
Twelve Area Men Set For Induction In Amarillo
One Childress man and 11 other area men were forwarded to the Armed Forces Induction Station in Amarillo for induction. From Childress: Clint W. Crawford, transferred from Board No. 80 at Jeyton. Other registrants: Allen T. Kutch Arthur Hennard Calvin Brock Lowell Moody Claude Jett Sandy Parsons Herschel Combs Jr Weldon Fowler Ronald Wilson Chester Weatherly Henry Brooks.
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Childress
Armed Forces
Amarillo
Clint W. Crawford
Jeyton
Allen T. Kutch
Arthur 8. Hennard
Calvin H. Brock
Lowell G. Moody
Claude R. Jett
Sandy K. Parsons
Wellington
Herschel A. Combs
Hoffman Services Held Here Today
Funeral services were held at 2 p m in Newberry Chapel for Louis Lynn Hoffman who died yesterday in Childress General Hospital. The rites were conducted by Ross Davis pastor of the Assembly of God Church with pallbearers Johnny Rucker Carl Miller Jim Fields John Cannon George Copeland and Harley White. Burial followed in the Childress Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
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Newberry Chapel
Louis Lynn Hoffman
Childress General Hospital
Ross Davis
Assembly of God Church
Johnny Rucker
Carl Miller
Jim Fields
John Cannon
George Copeland
Harley White
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Teller says lack of moral support delayed US H-bomb
In testimony before an Atomic Energy Commission board, Edward Teller claimed Oppenheimer and others delayed the H-bomb by withholding moral support. I I Rabi and other experts disputed the claim, noting the gadget was never built. The transcript also probes suspicions about Oppenheimer’s loyalty and a letter by William Borden.
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Washington
Edward Teller
J. Robert Oppenheimer
I. I. Rabi
Atomic Energy Commission Advisory Committee
Rabi
Oppenheimer
Teller
Special Atomic Energy Commission Security Board
ABC
William L. Borden
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
FBI
Soviet Union
Gordon Gray
Leslie R. Groves
Borden
Eisenhower
AEC
Atom
Cox-Furr Post 65 Nominees Named For 1954-55 Officers
Cox-Furr Post No 65 of the American Legion nominated Hubert Dishman and Larry Lawrence for commander at a regular meeting. The nominating committee included E J Huddle ston Frank Buster Alex Saied Scotty Clements Bob Woolfolk and Joe Howard with additional nominations for first and second vice commanders ad jutant chaplain finance officer service officer sergeant at arms house committee and more. Election is set for Tuesday July 6 with further floor nominations allowed. Woolfolk urged full member turnout to choose leaders for 1954-55.
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Hubert Dishman
Larry Lawrence
Cox-Furr
American Legion
E. J. Huddleston
Frank Buster
Alex Saied
Scotty Clements
Bob Woolfolk
Joe Howard
Guy Burton
Mike Pennell
Bill Scott
Blackie Burton
Homer Reynolds
Dick Preston
Leland Vitt
Val Land
Lyman Davenport
G. F. Sanders
Dishman
Lawrence
Woolfolk
Roy Allmond
Claude Dudley
French Forces Repel Reds in Delta Flooded Fields
French and loyal Indo-Chinese troops repelled Communist rebel attacks 55 miles south of Hanoi in the Red River delta. Raids disrupted installations near Na Hoc on the coast east of Ninh Binh as air strikes intensify to slow General Vo Nguyen Giap's Delta and Hanoi offensive.
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Hanoi
Red River
Ninh Binh
Na Hoc
Red
Vo Nguyen Giap
Delta
Former Resident Fowler Dies in Wichita Falls
16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fowler died at 6 40 this morning at 1107 Burnett Street Wichita Falls The Fowlers are former Chi dress residents Funeral arrangements not reported here.
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W. C
Hap) Fowler
Burnett St
Wichita Falls
Fowlers
Young Fowler
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