McCarthy Says He Has No Inclination To Quit
Sen Joseph R McCarthy told reporters at a news conference he has no inclination to withdraw from the subcommittee during the Army McCarthy investigation He plans a self conducted report on Communist efforts to infiltrate news media television radio and newspapers He warned one Communist in a key position could be dangerous and he is not claiming a majority of the press is Communist He spoke before Oklahoma Republicans and said he is recovering from laryngitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Joseph R. McCarthy
Stuart Symington
Wisconsin
Symington
McCarthy
Communist Party
Oklahoma
Ripon GOP marks 100th birthday in birthplace ceremony
Ripon Wisconsin hosts 100th anniversary events led by President Eisenhower and National Republican Chairman Leonard Hall. A schoolhouse birthplace dated March 20, 1854, is highlighted with a flame ceremony, torch bearers, and plans for a future marble statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon
Wis
Eisenhower
GOP
Republican Education Foundation
National Republican
Leonard Hall
Walter Kohler
Wisconsin
Washington
Republican Party
Alvan Earl Bovay
US Sends Top Medical Expert On Atomic Injuries To Japan
US Atomic Energy Commission health chief Merrill Eisenbud travels to Tokyo to assist in treating 23 Japanese fishermen exposed to radioactive dust from a hydrogen test explosion. Doctors in Tokyo expect to use Vera Cal ointment from Santa Barbara along with EDTA therapy for surface burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Pacific Atoll
Ing
Natao Tsuzuki
US Atomic Energy Commission Health and Safety Division
Merrill Eisenbud
Tsuzuki
Chemical Industries of California Elanni Laboratory
Santa Barbara
Tokyo Hospital
Edward L. Blockinger
California Laboratory
Ike and French Indo China talks loom in Washington
President Eisenhower met with top military and diplomatic leaders in Washington on March 20 to prep for talks with Gen. Paul Ely about Indo China. Ely seeks more U S planes and techs for Dien Bien Phu defense as Viet Minh pressure grows. Ely visits for five days and will confer with Dulles Wilson and the joint chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Paul Ely
White House
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
John Foster Dulles
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ely
Paris
Radford
Dulles
Wilson
U. S
Indo- China
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh
Surplus Food To Be Available Soon For Texas Counties
Surplus food commodities will reach Childress County around April 1 per a telegram to Judge Richard D. Bird from the Department of Public Welfare Surplus Commodities Bureau. Lamesa in Dawson County will receive food Monday. Bird and recipient agent Juanita Titus will join committees in Lamesa to organize reception and distribution. all county workers handling surplus foods are asked to attend. Dawson County applied for the commodities about two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Richard D. Bird
Department of Public Welfare
Lamesa
Dawson County
Bird
Juanita Titus
Drillstem Test Slated For S. E. Malone-Magnolia No 1
A drillstem test will be taken in the S. E. Malone Magnola No 1 northwest of Goodlett today at 7 985 feet. The geologist said drilling is in lime with a possibility of oil. The wildcat is planned to reach 8 600 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Malone-Magnolia No. 1
Goodlett
Easter Seal Proclamation Declares Month in Childress
Mayor L. W. McClendon proclaimed March 18 to April 18 Easter Seal Month in Childress. The proclamation highlights crippled children and adults needing rehabilitation medical and educational aid funded mainly by the Easter Seal Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. McClendon
Childress
Texas Crippled Children Society
Senate floor leaders predict GOP win on tax cuts
Senate Republican leaders forecast administration victory in tax exemption increases, with Knowland saying final bill will align closely with the President and House, while a close Senate vote is anticipated. Democrats back higher exemptions, countered by Eisenhower who warns of revenue loss and weak economy. Unemployment data to influence the final decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
GOP
Washington
Irp
William F. Knowland
House
Knowland
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Congress
George
Eisenhower
Grand Jury Calls Murphy Case Over Pyles Shooting
Grand Jury in Childress County planned a special session Tuesday to hear evidence in the murder case of Frank Pyles. William Murphy faces murder with malice charges and remains free on ten thousand dollars bond as witnesses are expected to testify about the shooting near Hotel Ulmer following a gambling dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Frank Pyles
Allen Harp
Harp
William
Bill) Murphy
Murphy
Pyles
Speedway
Ulmer
Traffic Light Approval and School Signal Change
The State Highway Department approved a traffic light for the Avenue F and 12th Street intersection in New, and a change to the signal at Wilson School. City Manager Joe Hord announced the approval after a morning briefing. Palm er Massey, district highway engineer, led a traffic count prompting the council to seek installation. The council also pushed for a red blinkER replacement at Wilson School and requested automatic trip devices on 12th Street signals north and south of the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue F
12Th Street
New
Wilson School
State Highway Department
Joe Howrd
Palmer Massey
Massey
Russell Jones
Wilon School
Massey 6
High Department
Clouds To Hold Little Rain For Thirsty Texas
Texas cloudy Sunday with scattered light showers expected, the weather bureau reported. Dust haze lingers over parts of the state but conditions are improving with limited rainfall anticipated and temperatures holding steady. highs ranged from 51 in Childress to 90 in Presidio.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Alice
Corulla
Junction
Austin
College Station
Victoria
del Rio
Lubbock
South Plains
Panhandle
West Texas
Presidio
Childress
Scouts To Use Rotary Donation For Library
The $112 donated to the Chil dress Boy Scouts at the Rotary Conference March 4 5 and 6 will start a Boy Scout Library. A V Mc Farland Western District chairman said funds were approved this month. the library will hold books for Scouting of all ages in the City- County Library and be run by the regular librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Boy Scouts
A. V. McFarland
McFarland
Opposition to Shivers Mounts in Texas Legislature
Gov. Allan Shivers faces growing opposition in both chambers as the 30 day special session enters its second week. A Senate committee backed administration supporters 11 to 1 while the House, led by Speaker Reuben Senterfitt, backed a teacher pay bill diverging from the governor. The administration favors a $23.5 million plan requiring 20 percent local financing. the House seeks no change in local education funding. The Senate Education Committee approved the administration bill and it moves to floor debate next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Allan Shivers
House
Senate
Texas
Reuben Senterfitt
Senate Education Committee
Career Day set for area colleges at First Baptist Church
More than 26 representatives from 14 colleges and one hospital visit Childress for the annual Career Day at the First Baptist Church. The program runs 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. with lunch and sessions on business administration medicine nursing and more led by university officials and educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Morris Higley
C of C
BCC
Newell Odell
Sup
Air Force probes crash of C-119 Flying Boxcar
Air Force investigators study whether engine trouble caused the crash of a C-119 Flying Boxcar killing 18 aboard near Lothian Maryland after taking off from Bolling Field in rain and wind. The airplane from Maxwell to Mitchell Field was on a routine flight with 11 Air Force personnel six crew members five Navy, one Army, and one Marine aboard. The wreckage covered over a half mile and bodies were thrown from the fuselage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Air Force
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Mitchell Field
Long Island
N. Y
Lothian
Navy
Army
Ardmore Oklahoma
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
Bolling
Dorsey Son-in-Law Named to State Post
Edwin Weiss of Austin named assistant attorney general, at 41, son-in-law of Mrs. Frank Dorsey of Childress. He attended Plainview public schools, Texas Tech, and the University of Texas, and will work in the state affairs division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erintendent
Childress
Gillespie Kirbs
SMU
James G. Allen
Texas Tech
John W. Riehm
Bliss Norton
Trinity University
Otton
Watts
Hardin-Simmons University
May Krantz
R. N
M.A
Hendrick Memorial
Edwin Weiss
Austin
Weiss
Frank Dorsey
Plainview
University of Texas
Hennings denounces Chavez ouster bid in NM race
Sen. Thomas C. Hennings Jr. rejects GOP call to unseat Sen. Dennis Chavez of New Mexico and void the 1952 election. In a 40 page minority report he accuses subcommittee counsel Wellford Ware of bias and argues expulsion would deny justice and disenfranchise New Mexico voters. The Senate debate on Chavez is set to begin Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
Dennis Chavez
D-N.m
New Mexico
Missouri
Wellford Ware
Senate
Chavez
Disaster Plan Booklet Ready for Red Cross Chapters
Red Cross disaster plan committees were asked to pick up booklets and ID cards at the local chapter office. The booklet outlines complete plans and instructions, showing how committees would act in an emergency and how to work together as one unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Steve Cowan
Howard Harrison
Cowan
Winifred Krigbaum
Segregation Crisis Spurs Solon to Propose Texas Exit
Texas state Rep. Jack Fisk of Wharton warns he may seek secession from the Union if abolition of public schools becomes the only way to preserve segregation. He fears a Supreme Court ruling against school segregation and notes abolishing public education requires a constitutional amendment for a regular session.
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Austin
Jack Fisk
Wharton
Texas
Fisk
United States Supreme Court
United States
Bama
Fisk University
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Shivers
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Demo Solon
Solon
Ystem
Boeing Airplane Company
Seattle
Wash
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