Wilson Declares Defense Adequate Amid Budget Push
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told the Senate Air Power subcommittee that the administration’s defense program is adequate. He described American air power as formidable and said intercontinental ballistic missiles will arrive in the near future as Congress weighs a $34.6 billion defense budget plus a $900 million Air Force boost. The White House reaffirmed the President’s full confidence in Wilson after a 45 minute talks at Walter Reed Hospital.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Air Power Subcommittee
Wilson
America
Russia
Senate House
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Air Force
Walter Reed Hospital
United States
Secretary of
Shivers Sees GOP Dixie Demo Assignment
Gov. Allan Shivers in Washington said a permanent mix of Southern Democrats and Republicans in Congress could be possible. He urged a two thirds rule at national conventions to unite liberals and conservatives and indicated he might back President Eisenhower while avoiding a Stevenson Johnson ticket. The Texas leader noted party shifts after recent control changes in Texas.
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Washington
Congress
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Texas
National Press Club
Tke Shivers
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Democratic Party
New Mexico Firefighters Aided by Rain in Costilla Blaze
Thundershowers and humidity aided 250 firefighters battling a 1000 acre Costilla land grant fire in northern New Mexico. Rain slowed but did not stop the blaze, with officials warning it remains out of control until more rain arrives. A fatality in a separate New Mexico fire was reported when a felled tree crushed Alan Wilson Jr., 27.
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United Press
Costilla
New Mexico
US _ Forest Service
Cotilla
Arizona
Alan Wilson Jr
Wisconsin
Illinois
Atlantic Coast
Sault Sainte Marie Mich
Plains
South Dakota
Montana
Nevada
Platte
Neb
Eleven Hour Bid to Avert Steel Strike Fails
In New York a last ditch talk between United Steelworkers Union and 12 major steel producers broke up with no progress 36 hours before a midnight strike deadline. Union President McDonald sought a personal meeting with industry chiefs to avert a crippling walkout by 650 000 workers. No reply was received from any company on the summit call.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
Crewmembers Escape Death In B 25 Crash
An Air Force B 25 trainer with three aboard struck a power line and burned at a municipal airport in Houston. All three men were treated at Ellington Base hospital with lacerations. Capt Stansberry suffered a dislocated ankle and Lt Peach a broken shin.
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Houston
Ellington Air Force Base Hospital
Verlin W. Smith
Meyer J. Stansberry
Matthew H. Peach
Stansberry
Peach
TCU President Dr. Sadler to Speak at Central Christian Install
Dr. M. E. Sadler president of Texas Christian University will deliver the principal address at Central Christian Church installation ceremonies for Kenneth Jones. Sadler will also preach at the morning service with the topic Confidence In The Future. The event marks Jones’s startup as pastor following John S. Mullen’s departure.
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M. E. Sadler
Texas Christian University
Central Christian Church
Kenneth Jones
Jones
TCU
Brite Bible School
John S. Mullen
Christian Church
Sadler
Atlantic Christian College
Vanderbilt University
Austin
Lynchburg College
Virginia
Liquor Petition Opinion Delayed By County Court
The Childress County Commissioners Court will not act on liquor petitions at the 10 a.m. meeting. County Attorney Charles Reynolds informed they sought an Attorney General opinion, delaying legality ruling on signatures of those over 60. A second batch of petitions was ordered in case they are needed.
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Commissioners Court
Leonard King
Charles Reynolds
Childress
King
Shoemake's Wife Seeks Return Of Family Homestead
Mrs. A. B. Shoemake sues in Waco 74th District Court to reclaim the Shoemake mansion, claiming the homestead cannot be assets of the defunct U S Trust and Guaranty Co. The state took possession Feb. 4 as part of estate proceedings after Shoemake's suicide attempt and brain injury.
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Waco
A. B. Shoemake
US Trust and Guaranty Co
Shoemake
U. S. Trust
Fighting erupts in Poznan as Polish uprising tensions rise
Berlin reports state 38 killed and 270 wounded as anti-Red protests spread to Baltic states and Tibet. Warsaw Radio says most workers return to normal. jets warn rioters. Exiled Polish president warns against a successful uprising amid disputed communique.
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Poznan
Poland
Baltic
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Tibet
Warsaw
London
Stettin
Allenstein
Danzig
Goingen
Cracow
West Berlin
Baltic States
Riga
Telegraf
Jakobstadt
Freidrichstadt
Activvy
United Press
Organized Labor Dominates Texas Gubernatorial Race Debate
In Texas the gubernatorial campaign sees organized labor as a pivotal issue with Sen. Price Daniel and Ralph Yarborough trading remarks on paid organizers. Daniel accuses labor leaders of attempting to steer state politics, while Yarborough attends the Texas Federation of Labor meeting in Austin. Shivers endorses no candidate, speaking in Washington.
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Texas
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Texas Federation of Labor
Austin
Jerry Holleman
Fred Martin
Dallas
Shivers
National Press Club
Washington
West Coast Pier Damaged In Major Fire Blast
A large fire damaged a San Francisco waterfront pier and the Triple A Machine Shop after a gasoline barge explosion. Fire officials reported no deaths, at least five injuries, and damage possibly amounting to a million dollars. One man, Fred Witter of Oakland, was hospitalized with burns. six men were reported on the barge.
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West Coast
San Francisco
Saan Francisco
Frank Kelly
Pier 64
Fred Witter
Oakland
Israel protests blockade at Suez through United Nations
Israeli delegate Mordecai Kidron told the United Nations Security Council that Egypt blocks the Suez Canal and has denied passage to an Israel bound Greek ship. He said Cairo seized the cement cargo and started prize court action to seize the vessel, marking a sharp Middle East flare during Hammarskjold’s peace mission.
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United Nations
Nyup -Israel
United Nations Today
Egypt
Suez Canal
Security Council
Mordecai R. Kidron
Cairo
Britain
Kidron
U.N
Middle East
Dag Hammarskjold
Holy Land
Long Claims Broad Support for Foreign Aid Cut Attempt
Sen. Russell Long said he had substantial cross party backing for another try to trim the Senate’s 4.5 billion foreign aid bill. Senate leaders, including Knowland, questioned the forecast as the chamber rejected deeper cuts and debated Yugoslavia aid strings and textile import curbs.
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Long
Washington
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
William F. Knowland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Yugoslavia
White to Manage Snyder Furr's Food Store
Charles White of Abilene and former Childress resident will take over as manager of the Furr's Food Store in Snyder next week. White previously ran the Childress store until its closure and has assisted in Abilene operations. Hudson Thomas, a former Childress Furr employee now in Abilene, has been moved to Snyder as produce department manager.
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Douglas Howard
Tulsa
Childress
Howard
Gaylon B. Smith
Muleshoe
Collingsworth
A. B. Clements
Linnie
Kirkland
Georgia
Druy Line
Linnie Hardin
Charles White
Abilene
Furr’s
Snyder
White
Furr
Hudson Thomas
Childress Furr
Nation Sees Traffic Toll Head Toward Record High
Safety experts warn a new record in highway deaths as May 1956 becomes the bloodiest month with 3170 fatalities. Through five months the total reaches 14,720, 9 percent above 1955. Memorial Day and multiple-fatal crashes push the toll, with a busier July Fourth anticipated.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Kentucky Man Named To Head US Jaycees
Wendell H. Ford of Owensboro Kentucky was elected president of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce on the 10th ballot in Tulsa. The 31 year old insurance man and former VP in charge of public safety and health won after Barnes and Cook withdrew, with Maloney moving to nominate Ford for unanimous election.
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Kansas City
Wendell H. Ford
Owensboro
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Whitehouse
Tulsa
Ford
National
National Public Safety and Health Program
Jaycee
Michael F. Maloney
Fayetteville, Ark
Jack P. Barnes
Portsmouth
Robert E. Cook
Springfield II
Barnes
Cook
Maloney
Wendell Ford
Isolated Texas rainfall smooths across the state
A pattern of widely scattered thundershowers drenched isolated parts of Texas with more rain in Tyler and Fort Worth. Fort Worth reported 1.21 inches in an early morning shower while other locations logged lighter totals.
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United Press
Texas
West Ridglea
Fort Worth
Southeas
Buau
Tyler
Texarkana
Waco
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Dallas
Panhandle
West Texas
Presidio
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