Scattered Rain Sweeps West Texas Intermittently
Rain fell across West Texas with 4 to 6 inches on the Deeie Ranch near Monahans washing fences away and killing lambs. SH 118 north of Alpine flooded for 20 miles while other spots reported hail and scattered totals from Alpine to Presidio.
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West Texas
Deeie Ranch
Monahans
Alpine
Glass Mountains
Sohl
Meriwether
Paisano Baptist
Miles Pierce Ranch
Weather Bureau
Christoval
Big Spring
Presidio
Lubbock
Idaho Experts Link Salk Vaccine to Local Polio Cases
Idaho researchers report a strong link between Salk vaccine and 10 polio cases among 32,000 Idaho children inoculated by Cutter Laboratories. Two infants died and three remain critically ill as national concerns grow over vaccine safety and supply.
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Idaho
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
New York
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Hawaii
Atomic Blast Wrecks Survival Town Nevada Test Site
The year’s most powerful atomic blast erupts near Survival Town Nevada as US armored task force tanks ride out the shock less than two miles away. Dust and debris blanket the area for over an hour while civil defense observers report most houses stand with shattered windows. The pre-dawn test, equivalent to 35 000 tons of TNT, sends rocks and dust two miles out as about 500 observers watch.
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Nev
USA
Nevada
Civil Defense Chief Hails Operation Cue as important
Civil Defense Chief notes Operation Cue at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada was a vital test for American homes facilities and utilities. He flew near ground zero with Maj. Gen. Clyde E. Dougherty and observed from five miles away as about 200 of 350 civil defense workers stayed on to study the effects and procedures for future disasters. The test was broadcast on television and praised for showing Americans the impact of a nuclear blast.
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Nev.p
America
Ground Zero
Clyde E. Dougherty
Mrs. America
AEC
Civil Defense
Las Vegas
Mrs. L. Conway Dies Yesterday in Childress General
Lou Edith Conway 49 wife of Raymond Conway died at 11 30 p m Wednesday in Childress General Hospital after months of illness She was born April 9 1906 in Montague County and lived in Childress since 1929 Funeral services set for 3 p m Friday at King Memorial Methodist Church Interment in Childress cemetery Pallbearers named Survivors include her husband four daughters one son six grandchildren a sister and four brothers
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Lou Edith Conway
Raymond Conway
Childress General Hospital
Montague County
Childress
King Memorial Methodist Church
H. W. Barnett
Child
Jerry Conway
Luda Massie
Fort Worth
E. B. Thompson
Bellvue
Buster
Bill Thompson
Snider, Okla
Leon Thompson
Casa Grande, Ariz
Uranium Prospecting Applications Jump in New Year
Interior Secretary Douglas McKay announced a record surge in uranium prospecting aid applications. January to March tally reached 117 in 13 states, with projected costs totaling 5 320 000 versus 440 000 a year earlier. range from a 2 260 mica project in North Carolina to a 523 600 uranium venture in Utah.
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Washington
Interior
Douglas McKay
McKay
North
Caroline
Utah
Violence flares in Southern strikes with two arrests
In Knoxville Tennessee two dynamite blasts damaged a telephone terminal box knocking out service to hundreds. Police arrested two Southern Bell strikers suspected of setting the blasts. No injuries were reported. The strikes against Southern Bell and Louisville and Nashville Railroad continue, with federal mediation seeing limited progress.
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Atlanta
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Bell
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
South
Washington
L&n
Francis A. O'Neill
Smith Sentenced To One Year In County Jail
Smith, identified as a local Negro, was found guilty by a jury of aggravated assault and sentenced to one year in county jail and fined $150 after a shotgun shooting in northeast Chil Dress some months earlier. A new trial for Elbert Joe Bailey on fondling a female minor has not been set. Bailey's trial ended in a hung jury this Tuesday. District Court reconvened today for a hearing on a petition by former commissioner L A Sachse.
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al Smith
Smith
Northeast Childress
Elbert Joe Bailey
Allen Harp
Bailey
L. A. Sachse
Hardeman Oil Test Below 2,700 Feet
The Shell No. 1 A. W. Tabor well is drilling beneath 2,700 feet in shale. The test aims for 7,706 feet and is located about 12 miles east of Childress in Hardeman County. Dillard and Waltermire of Wichita Falls operate the drill.
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Shell
James K Polk and the 1844 Dark Horse Nomination
James K Polk emerged as the first dark horse candidate to win the U S presidency after being a compromise choice when Martin Van Buren failed to secure a two thirds majority at the Baltimore convention of 1844.
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James K. Polk
United States
van Buren
Baltimore
Cool Weather Nips Heat Wave Across the Nation
A May heat wave eased eastward with cooler air from Canada lowering temperatures in the Midwest. Elmira New York hit 93 prompting water shortages and school closings while Detroit Roseville Morton Grove Chicago and other suburbs canceled classes as supply limits lingered. Hobart Oklahoma led with 97 degrees followed by Gila Bend Arizona at 96 and Presidio at 95.
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Elmira
Midwest
Canada
International Falls
Minn
Roseville
Chicago
Morton Grove
Golf
Hobart
Okla
Gila Bend
Ariz
Presidio
Butler Says Party Should Accept Bolters
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler and Texas Governor Allan Shivers agreed the 1956 convention should welcome back delegates who bolted to the Republicans in 1952. They said no loyalty oaths would be required for delegates with lawful credentials and hoped for a platform all Democrats could support despite Shivers not backing Adlai Stevenson unless he changes.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Eisenhower
Butler
Stephen A. Mitchell
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Childress Scouters Plan Budget Meeting in Vernon
Four Childress Scouters will attend the annual budget meeting of the Northwest Texas Area of Boy Scouts in Vernon. The dinner gathering starts at 7 PM at the Wilbarger Memorial Auditorium with attendees Bob Polson A V McFarland John F Robinson and Morris Higley.
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Childress
Northwest Texas
Boy Scouts
Vernon
Wilbarger Memorial Auditorium
Bob Polson
A. V. McFarland
John F. Robinson
Morris Higley
IOOF Special Meeting Tonight At IOOF Hall
All members of the IOOF are requested to attend a special meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at the IOOF Hall.
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The
IOOF
Cardinals to Practice at 5 30 P M Tomorrow
Chester Hufstedier's Little League Cardinals will practice tomorrow at 5 30 p m at the softball field. Announcement confirms the session and venue.
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Chester Hufstedier
Cardinals
LeRoy Carter Dies Here After Lengthy Illness
Morris LeRoy Carter a 26 year old radio announcer and civic worker died at 4 55 p m Wednesday at 609 Avenue G Sw after a lengthy illness He was born November 1 1928 in Lawton Okla and moved to Childress in 1947 He was a director of the Board of City Development a longtime member of the Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce Quarterback Club Little Theater and the Presbyterian Church He appeared in many Little Theater plays and was known for his work with the Birthday Club and as a beloved figure to local youths.
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Uncle LeRoy
Childress
Morris LeRoy Carter
Avenue G. Sw
Young Carter
Lawton
Okla
KCTX
Board of City Development
Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce
Quarterback Club
Little Theater
Presbyterian Church
Carter
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Indo China council calls for end of Bao Dai and new government
In Saigon a nationwide convention of free Viet Nam’s revolutionary council spoke in favor of deposing Emperor Bao Dai and endorsed Premier Ngo Dinh Diem forming a provisional government. Delegates backed the move by show of hands amid tensions over Communist influence and calls to liberate northern Viet Nam. Gen Nguyen Thanh Phong led a vocal critique of the absentee emperor.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Viet Nam
Revolutonary Council
Bao Dai
Ngo Dinh Diem
Galieni
Nguyen Thanh Phong
Reds Yield Major Points in Austrian Treaty Talks
Vienna reports the Soviet Union dropped two hard demands in the Austrian state treaty, clearing the way for early conclusion. The United States disclosed plans to withdraw occupation forces, signaling a complete end to four-power control after a decade-long presence.
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Vienna
Soviet Union
Austria
Russia
US Army
I. I. Tyichev
Kremlin
Tyichev
Moscow
Beard Hearing Highlights Irving High Athletics Turmoil
In an Austin hearing on Beard’s reinstatement request, Bascom Thomas pressed ex-board member Wilson Benson about claims the district failed to develop star players like Doak Walker or Bobby Layne. Benson disputed that issue and cited disunity between junior high and high school programs and a need for clearer coaching authority.
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Austin
Irving School
John L. Beare
Doak Walker
Bobby Layne
Bascom Thomas
Wilson H. Benson
Beard
Benson
Irving High School
School Systems
Doctor Beard
Irving
Thomas
West Germany Regains Place Among World's Free Nations
Bonn is named as the site of the ratifying ceremony that restores Germany's sovereignty under the Paris treaties. The accords grant inde pendence, permit a 500000 man defense force, and admit Germany to NATO and a seven nation western union, while leaving East Germany under Soviet control.
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Bonn
Germany
Hitler
Paris
Washington
Brussels
West
Europe
United States
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Main Street
Val Peterson
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Community Center
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Quaker
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Hardeman
Dark Horse
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Childress Scouters
LeRoy Carter
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Ho Chi Minh
Phuong
Cao Dai
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