Soviet War Vessels Headed Through Bosphorus Toward Mediterranean
Three Soviet motor torpedo boats passed the Bosphorus en route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. They join a cruiser and two escorts that moved through the Dardanelles earlier. NATO drills in Naples begin June 25 across six nations to test defenses against atomic air attack. Observers note no official link to the exercises, but Moscow media flexes naval power amid U.S. 6th Fleet activity.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bosphorus
Black Sea
Mediterranean
U.S
NATO
Dardanelles
Naples
Italy
Eisenhower Holds Budget Breakfast With GOP House Leaders
President Eisenhower met with 40 Republican House members at a sociable breakfast to discuss budget and vacation matters. The session marked his third such gathering, with talk at Rep. Ben Jensen of Iowa’s table noting the budget debate and the President’s view on Congress voting their convictions while staying in his good graces.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Ben F. Jensen
Iowa
Jensen
Congress
County Favors Marketing Quotas for Wheat 1957 58
Eligible county farmers and wives voted overwhelmingly for marketing quotas on the 1957 58 wheat crop in five county voting places. Total tally 88 for 14 against with counts: Childress 31 9, Kirkland 15 2, Loco and Annie 24 1, Gilpen and Harrell Chapel 7 0, Tell 6 2. Frisbie noted very light participation due to busy planting and harvesting.
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ASC
Gene Frisbie
Childress
Kirkland
Loco
Annie
Gilpen
Harrell Chapel
Tell
Frisbie
U N Forces Announce Korean Build Up In South Korea
The U N Command told North Korean Maj. Gen. Jung Kook Rok it would start a major military buildup in Korea to offset alleged intensions by the Reds to use South Korea as a base for atomic war. The decision to abrogate the armistice status quo was announced in Tokyo as the North built up jets and Soviet equipment. The exchange saw Jung react with rage as the armistice violation claim sparked threats of further aggression and new war.
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Panmunjom
U.N
Republic of Korea
Jung Kook Rok
U. N
South Korea
United States
Red China
Siberia
U.N. Command
Tokyo
United Nations Command
U. S. Marine Corps
Homer L. Litzenberg
U. N. Military Armistice Commission
Jung
Tornado kills nine and injures 105 in Fargo N D
A Fargo tornado devastated North, West and East Fargo killing nine including three Munson children and injuring 105 others. Officials sought Gerald Munson, and Gov. Davis ordered 200 National Guardsmen for patrol and cleanup as 250 buildings were damaged.
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Camp Grafton
N. D
Naval
Air Force
Finley Air Force Base
Fargo
Phylis Munson
Jeannette
Mary Beth
Gerald Munson
Lois Ann
Eisenhower hints at suspension of nuclear tests
President Eisenhower signaled a possible temporary suspension of nuclear weapons tests at a London press conference while not yet securing full allied approval. Harold Stassen cited the remarks as a potential first step in a disarmament pact, though exact terms and timing remained unsettled as talks pause for further consultations.
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London
I P
Eisenhower
United States
U. S
Jules Moch
Paris
United Press marks 50th anniversary with Eisenhower tribute
United Press observes its 50th anniversary with a President Eisenhower message praising a free press. The agency reports nearly 4 million words daily from 10,000 staff to 1,560 newspapers in 45 languages for clients in 71 nations, with reach by radio and television.
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New York
United Press
Eisenhower
United Press Today
Scattered Rain Across Gulf Coast With Warm Outlook
Scattered thundershowers along the lower Texas coast and forecasts for more rain into Saturday. Kingsville recorded 1.25 inches, with Cotulla 0.01, Laredo 0.03, San Angelo 0.04, Brownsville 0.11, Lufkin 0.12, Texarkana 0.28, Corpus Christi 0. BB, Victoria 0.04, Junction at trace. Overnight lows ranged 65 to 80 degrees.
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Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plaine
Kingsville
Cotulla
Laredo
San Angelo
Brownsville
Lufkin
Texarkana
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Junction
Salt Flat
Galveston
Hearing On Sachse Suit Is Underway
Judge Jesse Owens of Vernon hears oral arguments in L. A. Sachse versus Childress County in district court. Motions for summary judgment by both sides discussed as court recessed for lunch with County Attorney Charles Reynolds presenting the county's case before Owens.
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Jesse Owens
Vernon
Childress
Charles Reynolds
Owens
Luther Gribble
Wheat Farmers Vote For Rigid Marketing Quotas
American wheat farmers voted overwhelmingly for rigid marketing quotas for the 1258 crop. Preliminary returns from 36 states show 83.3 percent in favor with 143,333 growers supporting quotas and 28,833 opposing. This marks the fifth year of quotas and acreage allotments. The total vote was the lowest ever cast in a wheat referendum.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Insurance Board Starts Term Today
The State Board of Insurance begins operations with Judge Penn J. Jackson joining as a member. Governor Price Daniel accepted resignations from John Osorio and Mark Wentz and plans Jackson to qualify today to enable the new board to select a commissioner and conduct business.
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Austin
State Board of Insurance
Penn J. Jackson
Gov
Price Daniel
Insurance Commission
John Osorio
Mark Wentz
Jackson
Daniel
Washington
Osario
Wentz
Jake Jacobsen
Judge Jackson
Gibbs
Joe P. Gibbs
Osorio and Wentz
David Irons
Fort Worth
Gibbs Irons
Will Wilson
Del Rio Bank Liquidation Underway After FDIC Audit
Del Rio National Bank faces liquidation after an FDIC audit showed irregularities exceeding its $859000 capital. Autry Walker, 59, bank president, died by his own hand days after the bank was handed to the comptroller of the currency. Walker had loaned to ranchers amid a seven year drought, a local friend recalled. No arrests reported and FDIC withheld details.
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del Rio
Tex
del Rio National Bank
Autry Walker
Gayle Lanley
Walker
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
FDIC
1222 Persons Have Chest X rays Made At Clinic
A total of 1,222 persons had chest X rays at the free X ray clinic this week Publicity Chairman Clayton Floyd reported. The unit was in operation less than one full day due to mechanical trouble and turnout was described as excellent by Chairman V E Eubank.
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Clayton Floyd
V. E. Eubank
Supreme Court Considers Girard Appeal in Japan Case
Supreme Court justices confer on whether to accept appeals to resolve the Girard case. The government called Tuesday’s district ruling by McGarraghy “clearly wrong” and seeks to overturn it. Girard, a GI from Ottawa Illinois, is held at Camp Whittington Japan awaiting a U.S. military court decision on charges tied to a Japanese woman’s death.
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Supreme Court
William S. Girard
Joseph ©. McGarraghy
High Court
McGarraghy
Girard
Ottawa
McGurraghy
Dayton H. Harrington
Camp Whittington
Japan
U.S
Major Fighting Still Due In Civil Rights Battle
In a key Senate test the South lost a procedural clash over the civil rights bill but remains active in the fight. The 45 to 39 vote kept the House approved measure in Senate purview, delaying floor action until after July 4 with a potential filibuster requiring 64 votes to advance. Northern Democrats such as Kennedy Mansfield Morse joined southern bloc on this procedural point.
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Washington
South
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Wayne L. Morse
Oregon
Johnson cites government action to curb oil imports
Senate leader Lyndon B. Johnson says the government is taking steps that may curb foreign oil imports. Defense Mobilizer Gordon Gray reports action under way, with Eisenhower prepared to order an investigation if voluntary cutbacks fail.
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Johnson
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Defense
Gordon Gray
Gray
Eisenhower
Independent Petroleum Association
ODM
Europe
Japan and United States Ease Trade Restrictions with Red China
Washington sources say the United States will cautiously relax Japan Red China trade limits as part of talks with Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. The discussions aim to strengthen postwar ties and prepare a joint communique. Kishi plans to meet President Eisenhower for final approval and assurances of Japan’s greater role in defense arrangements.
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Washington
United States
Japan
White House
John Foster Dulles
Softball Tilt Saturday at Fair Park Field
The Childress Stars host the Fort Sill WACS in their first home game of the season at Fair Park Softball Field. The contest starts at 8 o clock Saturday night.
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Childress Stars
Fort Sill Wacs
Fair Park
Galveston Drives Out Gambling Machines by Fire and Dump
In Galveston the Texas Rangers and attorney general Will Wilson led a purge of gambling devices from the old Hollywood Club. Machines were burned at the city dump and many more were dumped into the Gulf after a forceful raid. Wilson personally dumped several machines overboard as part of the operation.
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Galveston
Hollywood Club
Gulf of Mexico
Will Wilson
Texas Gulf Coast
Wilson
Texas Rangers
Cecil Rotseh
Pier 18
Gulf
Carrier Goes To Dry Dock After Mishap
The 45,000 ton carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt heads to Norfolk for drydock repairs after a pump room explosion off Florida killed Boiler Tender 3-C Bobby E. Hyd er and injured others. A Navy board could not determine the explosion's cause and will reconvene for further study.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mayport
Norfolk
Atlantic
Navy
Florida
Bobby E. Hyder
Spartanburg
S. C
Local Grain Dealers Ship Seventeen Carloads
Seventeen carloads of wheat have been shipped by FW&D from Childress, handled by two local grain elevators. It is not known how much wheat has been shipped from nearby Kirkland as of today, according to a railroad spokesman.
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Fw&d
Childress
Kirkland
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