McCarthy Charges Dems With Goading Stevens Into Fight
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy accused Democrats of goading Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens into the Army-McCarthy clash. He warned the party would “suffer and bleed” for it as the Senate subcommittee’s marathon hearings stalled cross examination and devolved into political wrangling.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
John McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Senate
Donnybrook
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy
China Delegate Keeps Geneva Talks Alive
In Geneva the talks were kept alive after Chou En Lai offered a six point plan. U S Under secretary Walter Bedell Smith British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault agreed to extend discussions and determine who should remain to negotiate after the top diplomats depart. Eden plans to travel to Washington with Churchill for Southeast Asia security talks.
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U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
Smith
Eden
Bidault
Geneva
United States
Britain
London
Winston Churchill
Washington
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
Chou
Cambodia
Laos
Eleventh Texas Insurance Firm Fails in Receivership
General American Casualty Co., a $4 million surplus underwriter with operations in 10 states, will enter voluntary receivership. The Texas based company wrote about half its $6 million annual premiums in Texas and the rest elsewhere, serving 120000 policyholders. Directors blame politics after a governor candidate accused a separate insurer of failing to pay claims amid statewide publicity.
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Austin
General American Casualty Co
Texas
Garland Smith
State Insurance Commission
General American Casualty
Licyholders
San Antonio
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
West Berliners Beat Up Group Of Commie Youths
West Berliners clash with Communist youths at a mass meeting outside city hall injuring 15 civilians and three policemen. Ten assailants from the Soviet sector were beaten as police restored order amid tributes to June revolts and deaths of nine Germans at a West Berlin cemetery.
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Commie
Berlin
West Berlin
United Press
Erhard E. Rogge
Rogge
Collective Action In Asia Urged
Adm. Arthur Radford urged nations with stakes in Southwest Asia to form a security pact to halt communism. Speaking at the American Red Cross convention, he warned against passive acceptance and favored positive collective action without specifying formal U S military aid. He criticized Red China and warned of a long term Reds’ dream of a Red world.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southwest Asia
Adm. Radford
The
American Red Cross
Southeast Asia
United States
Red
Asia
Little League Sets Opening Night for Childress Leagues
Opening night for the Childress Little and Pony Leagues unfolds at 7 30 p m with dads and moms as honored guests. A complete eight inning game follows pre game talks and first ball toss as the Little League farm clubs, the major team, and Pony Loop boys rotate through innings under coordinator Tom Hestand.
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Little League
Childress Little and Pony Leagues
Dad
Mom
Stan Musials
Ted Williams
Pony Loop Boys
Tom Hestand
Grain Trucks Needed In Plainview Area
Texas Employment Commission in Amarillo reports an urgent call for 35 to 40 tandem grain trucks with beds to haul wheat from Olton to Houston. Payment on CWT basis, about 30 to 40 days of work. Interested truckers contact Mr Berkshire in Plainview or the TEC office at 4-7451.
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Plainview
Olton
Texas Employment Commission
Amarillo
Houston
Berkshire
Smythe Street
TEC
US seeks authority to stop ships of other nations at sea
The United States asked major seafaring nations for power to stop and search their merchant vessels on the high seas to block arms to Guatemala. Officials said replies are not yet received and that such searches may not be needed, relying instead on export controls. Backup authority would be used if other means fail.
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Washington
United States
Guatemala
State Department
Lincoln White
U.S
London
Copenhagen
Europe
Britain
British Foreign Office
Denmark
Demos Reject AEC Statement On Release Of Hearing Data
Congressional Democrats condemn the AEC for releasing the Oppenheimer hearing transcript and a 992 page closed testimony book. They dispute the missing document saga and urge publication of all material to avoid partisan advantage. The commission plans a ruling on Oppenheimer’s security status later in June.
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Demos
Washington
Congressional Democrats
The
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Chet Holifield
Calif
House-Senate
Omic Energy Committee
Holifield
Commission
Board On
Oppenheimer
Joint Committee
Eugene M. Zuckert
Connecticut
Internal Revenue District Chief To Visit Here
B Frank White regional commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service will visit Childress on Friday June 25. This marks his first local visit since taking the post in December. He will be accompanied by assistant regional commissioner Chester A Usry. They will confer with the local IRS staff and discuss current operations and progress reports. The Childress stop is one of 12 visits across West Texas and New Mexico before returning to Dallas on Friday.
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B. Frank White
Internal Revenue Service
Childress
Chester A. Usry
West Texas
New Mexico
Dallas
French Premier-Designate Faces Slim Chance To Win
Paris reporters say Pierre Mendes France likely will fail to win the premiership as the national assembly prepares for a pivotal vote. He plans a speech aimed at gaining support in a divided body while observers weigh possible late ballots and Communist bloc influence.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
Ram
Mendes France
France
Permier
Mendes - France
Reds
Massachusetts Governor Demands Red Cross Apology
Gov. Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts calls for a Red Cross apology over claims Worcester accepted disaster relief without reimbursement. He cites Massachusetts citizens’ large 1953 contributions while noting Red Cross relief figures for other tornado cases and Worcester’s total aid.
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Boston
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
American Red Cross
Worcester
Mass
Red Cross
Roland Harriman
The
Harriman
Los Angeles
Flint
Mich
Waco
Tex
Herter
Soil Conservationists Split On Plan To Impose Penalties
Amarillo June 17 farmers on wind erosion plan clashed over penalties for land loss but agreed on key aims. The conference of 300 delegates from six states backed replacing punitive subsidies with land use and production records guiding acreage allotments and price supports. Additional support urged education, district law revision, more research and funding.
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Amarillo
Colorado
Dan Thornton
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Thornton
Ike Mor
Goodyear Store Names New Budget Manager
Jimmy Welch becomes budget manager at the Goodyear Service Store. From Lawton Oklahoma, he is in his third year at Midwestern University and has worked for Goodyear for one and a half years. He was transferred from Lawton.
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Jimmy Welch
Lawton
Okla
Goodyear
Welch
Midwestern University
Goodyear Company
Traffic Rules For Highway Are Stressed
Palmer Massey, district highway engineer, issued simple safety rules for the widened Highway 287. Rules urge not crossing double yellow lines and using correct lanes for turns, with a 30 mph speed limit and proper parking and lane discipline to reduce accidents.
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Palmer Massey
Romulo Urges U S to Halt Communist Aggression in Asia
Philippine envoy Carlos P. Romulo told a United States Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Colorado Springs that the United States must act immediately to stop Communist advances in Southeast Asia or face disaster for the free world. He warned negotiations are nearly over and outlined two stark options including full American action in Indo China.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Philippines
Carlos P. Romulo
United States
Southeast Asia
Free World
Junior Chamber of Commerce
United Nations General Assembly
Romulo
France
Indo-China
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Une
Chou En-Lai
Texas Insurance Company
Ralph Yarborough
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Edward Teller
Internal Revenue District
Goodyear Store
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