Texas Jaycees Sweep National Awards in Kansas City Meet
National Junior Chamber of Commerce contests in Kansas City honor Texas entries with Odessa taking the sweepstakes in Americanism. Wichita Falls tops Division 3 agriculture and conservation, while Amarillo and Dallas secure multiple honors across divisions including aviation and public health. Other Texas winners include Waco Midland Fort Worth El Paso and Irving Ballinger San Antonio Mexia Texas City Conroe and Lubbock in various divisions and categories.
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Kansas City
Texas
Odessa
Lubbock
Nocona
Amarillo
Waco
Dallas
Midland
Fort Worth
el Campo
Austin
Conroe
Houston
Texas City
Mexia
San Antonio
Britain to Cut Defense Spending Amid Imperial Tensions
Britain announced a 141 million dollar cut in defense spending ahead of a Commonwealth leaders meeting. The government also plans a 212 million dollar overall spending reduction as part of anti inflation measures, with two thirds from defense. A Soviet trade mission will visit to pursue a 2.8 billion dollar trade offer from Moscow.
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London
Britain
Empire Alliance
Foreign Office
Harold MacMillan
MacMillan
Navy
Oscar Levant Keeps Program On Local Basis
Hollywood comedian Oscar Levant talks about keeping his TV show local to avoid New York travel and network pressures. He jokes about shameless ad libs on air, past nervous breakdowns, and life at MGM while working on Silk Stockings scripts.
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Hollywood
Oscar Levant
New York
Culver City
le Pavillion
Levant
Oscar
Bing Crosby
Hi Tor
Judy Garland
MGM
Arthur Freed
Super Chief
Menninger’s
Black Cat’s Stroll Seen as European Good Luck Emblem
A large black cat strolling across a path is described as a sign of good luck in European folklore. The sighting is noted as a positive omen with cultural roots across several European regions.
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Europe
Guatemala's Castillo Armas orders tougher rule after protests
President Castillo Armas invokes modified martial law for 30 days as police clash with May Day protesters in Guatemala City. Three students die and 19 are wounded as authorities crack down on unrest linked to underground Communists. He warns of a broader Red threat across the Western Hemisphere and urges regional unity against infiltration.
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United Press
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala City
Castillo Armas
Mexico
Jacobo Arbenz Gusman
United States
Arbenz Guzman
Communist Party
Jaycees Invite Families to Fair Park Picnic Day
Plans for a day long event at Fair Park continue from page one. Jaycees President Larry Wrence urges attendees to come early and stay. Concessions will offer cold drinks and sliced watermelon for all.
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Jaycee
Larry Wrence
Yate
Fair Park
Jaycees
Birthday greetings for Lonnie Garrison and others
Birthday wishes are sent today to Lonnie D. Garrison A B Clements Maureen Heard Freidia Miller and Mark Graham. A Washington report notes that half the global population over ten cannot read or write. It adds that most Pakistanis live in East Pakistan, while West Pakistan is much larger. The Step Pyramid of Egypt was built as a tomb for King Zoser.
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Lonnie D. Garrison
A. B. Clements
Maureen Heard
Freidia Miller
Mark Graham
Egypt
Zoser
AEC reports three million tons uranium mined yearly
Denver audience hears Atomic Energy Commission reveal annual US uranium ore production exceeds three million tons. Johnson notes US reserves exceed 300 million tons with potential in producing areas another 30 million tons. By 1958 production could double. nine mills operate, three more due this summer. Military needs remain primary driver.
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Denver
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Jesse C. Johnson
AFC
Johnson
AEC
Free World
Canada
South Africa
J. J. McMullen
US Maritime Commission
McMullen
Market Report Fort Worth Marketsrails Livestock and Poultry Prices
Fort Worth markets report steady to uneven changes across poultry eggs and livestock. Cattle and calves show mixed demand with high grade slaughter steers scarce and stockers steady, hogs and sheep afoot with prices broadly firmer on some classes and under pressure on others.
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Fort Worth
Hughes Brother Seeks Place 3 on Texas Supreme Court
Robert G. Hughes of San Angelo, associate justice of the Third Court of Civil Appeals, seeks Place 3 on the Texas Supreme Court. W. J. Hughes, his brother with the Texas Highway Department, urges support and votes from friends. Robert Hughes practiced law 20 years in San Angelo, served as city attorney eight years, district attorney 3.5 years, yielding the post to the prior district attorney for war service.
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Robert G. Hughes
San Angelo
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Texas Supreme Court
W. S. Hughes
Texas Highway Department of Childress
W. J. Hughes
Robert Hughes
Temperature Extremes Reported For 24 Hour Period
The 24 hour period ending 11 30 a m Wednesday recorded a high of 97 degrees on Tuesday evening and a low of 75 degrees at 5 30 a m Wednesday. Temperatures follow.
Mundt Attacks Fund for the Republic Report
Senator Karl Mundt charged that a Fund for the Republic report aids communists at home and abroad. He said the document attacks radio TV and film groups, some congressional committees and business leaders for alleged blacklisting of communists and sympathizers in entertainment.
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Washington
Karl FE. Mundt
R-Sd
Fund For the Republic
Mundt
Senate
Shivers Yarborough Aiken Speak at AFL Convention
A round of political speeches emerged from the Texas State Federation of Labor meeting in Austin and Atlantic City. Governor Shivers addressed the conference, Ralph Yarborough urged unionists to root out corruption, and State Sen. A. M. Aiken Jr. pledged strict fair play if elected lieutenant governor.
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Texas State Federation of Labor
Austin
Allan Shivers
Atlantic City
Ralph Yarborough
AFL
A. M. Aiken Jr
Paris
Federation
Steel unions threaten strike as contracts near expiry
Talks between the United Steelworkers and major producers including US Steel Bethlehem and Republic have been deadlocked over a five year no strike offer. Contracts expire at midnight on June 30 and a new agreement is sought by then to prevent a work stoppage.
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Page One
United Steelworkers of America
Bethlehem
Republic
Rotary Club Committees and Officers Summary
Standing Arthur Power leads a Rotary list with guests Pat McNallen and Roe Smith. Directors include George McAllister of International Service, Doyle McKinney as vice president, and multiple committees covering relations, information, student projects, and vocational service with members named. Special committees include Budget and Auditing and roles for McKinney and Ragsdale.
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Arthur Power
Pat McNallen
Roe Smith
Bill Moore
Jack Fox
S. H.townsend
Donald Black
George McAllister
Lee Harp
Andy Rogers
G. C. Fox
Jim Ragsdale
Turner
Edwin White
Sanders
Rotary Foundation
Doyle McKinney
Ambergris Value and Sperm Whale Scent Uncovered
Survivors include her husband Bill Mills of North Hollywood. Ambergris is obtained from the sperm whale and is valued in perfumery.
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Bill Mills
North Hollywood
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Joseph J. Leary
Frankfort
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Ghents
Alben W. Barkley
Chandler
Aline Mosby
Main ST
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Childress
Nothng
Edmonton
Alberta
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
McCann’s News Analysis
Charles M. McCann
Pakistan
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Mien L. Miller
USNR
Atsugi Naval Air Station
Japan
Miller
Flat River
Hughes
Ge Aes Bay
America
Lone Star
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