New Cloudbursts Push Rivers To High Crest
Cloudbursts in West and Southwest Texas push six rivers to dangerous heights and wash out a railroad track between two trains. At least six people died, including Mrs. Monroe Miller, 66, near Del Rio on the Rio Grande. Floods threaten Red River levees in Louisiana and lowland areas along the Brazos and Trinity in Texas. Forecasters warn of rising Middle Colorado flood risk from Ballinger to Lake Buchanan. Continued on Page Five.
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Texas
Monroe Miller
Elmer Adler
San Antonio
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Rio Grande
United Press
Louisiana
Colorado River
Ballinger
Lake Buchanan
Austin
Pecos
Devil's Rivers
Students Force East German Reds to Back Down
In Berlin on May 11 122 veterinary students at Humboldt University were suspended after a student strike and the dean fled to the West. The Communist regime ordered militia to curb demonstrations but after mass protests the suspensions were labeled temporary and the students could resume studies. The episode follows ongoing anti-Communist unrest linked to Poland and Hungary influences.
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Poa
Reds
Humboldt University
East Berlin
Humboldt Veterinary School
Guenther Scheutzer
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
West Berlin
Humboldt
Post Office To Set Up Register For Employment
A Civil Service employment register is being set up for the Childress Post Office with a June 3 deadline. Postmaster J A Hilburn will mail or provide application forms. the job offers security, retirement benefits, insurance, paid leave and a 40 hour week. Dallas issued a Saturday Civil Service notice listing substitute clerk carrier exams for the Childress post office. local post office can provide further details. The post pays $1.82 per hour.
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Childress
J. A. Hilburn
Dallas
Clean-Up Week Kicks Off in Childress
The 1957 Clean-up Paint-up Fix up Week in Childress opens Monday under Charles Rogers. Mayor H C Preslar proclaims May 13 19 as city wide beautification urging all residents to participate and keep up improvements. A Model Alley will be built by the Childress Jaycee Club as communities are urged to avoid litter and debris.
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H. C. Preslar
Childress
Charles Rogers
Texas
Preslar
Childress Jaycee Club
Pinilla Supporters Face Fury Of Mobs In Colombia
Colombian mobs beat and burned Rojas Pinilla supporters as rebellion spreads across the nation. Death toll tops 100 with 34 in Cali and violence escalates toward exile for the ousted president. A five man military junta seeks diplomatic recognition while offices and pro Pinilla outlets are destroyed.
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Colombia
Bogota
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Spain
Cali
el Pais
Diario del Pacifica
Rojas
United States
Rojal
Polio Vaccination Plan Cut Uses Age Limit
Chairman Carl Hudson announced changes due to a national Salk vaccine shortage. The local program will focus on those 19 years and younger while adults seek shots through regular channels. Officials hope to provide at least one dose to zero to 19 before school ends.
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Carl Hudson
Hudson
Bridges Sees $2.32 Billion Budget Cut In Sight
Sen Styles Bridges, chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, said Congress is within sight of a 2.32 billion dollar cut in Eisenhower budget requests and foresees over a billion more trimmed before July 1. He noted cuts could total over 3.3 billion and urged a tax cut. President Eisenhower plans radio and TV appeals next week to defend against large reductions. House action on agriculture cuts is expected to go through this week with no restoration of 272 million dollars cut already made.
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Sen
Styles Bridges
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
New Hampshire Republican
Bridges
John Taber
R-N Y
House
Agriculture Department
House Appropriations Committee
Ture
General Revenue
Conference Committee
Air Transport Association Denounces Government Airline Competition
Stuart G. Tipton, president of the Air Transport Association, testified before the House Appropriations Committee that the Military Air Transport Service has become the world s largest airline. He argued MATS operates on published schedules on routes used by U S civil carriers, undermining policy favoring private air transport and doubling overseas traffic since 1951 while commercial share declines.
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Congress
Defense Department
Stuart G. Tipton
The
Air Transport Association
ATA
House Appropriations Committee
Tipton
Military Air Transport Service
U. S
President
Air Coordinating Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
MATS
Adjourment Hinges On Texas Spending Bill
The 55th Texas Legislature may adjourn as lawmakers debate a 2 billion dollar appropriation bill. Conference committee changes may unlock 8 to 10 million dollars for a 400 dollar yearly pay raise for public school teachers, to be funded by a state surplus and transfers from the permanent school fund.
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Austin
Inp
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Senate
Conference Committee
Max Smith
San Marcos
House Appropriations Committee
Legisla
Childress Area Records Heavy Rainfall Saturday Morning
Childress and surrounding region saw another soaking rain Saturday with totals near two inches in places. Official gauges report 1.40 inches in the morning and 0.25 in the late afternoon as Baylor Lake and Lake Childress rise. Boy Scouts evacuated overnight camp due to rising waters while residents report muddy conditions and localized flooding.
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Childress
US Weather Bureau
Old Man Sol
Por
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Lake Childress
Baylor
Carey
Lyle Wilcott
James Mitchell
Reds plan to infiltrate Negro march on Washington
The Communist party aims to infiltrate a planned Negro march on Washington next Friday. Church leaders vow to keep Communists out as the event marks the Supreme Court school decision anniversary. The Daily Worker urges joining the effort while Negro Communist leaders in various cities call for participation. Antired leaders Roy Wilkins Martin Luther King Jr and A Philip Randolph co chair the pilgrimage, officially a prayer pilgrimage for freedom.
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Communist Party
New Orleans
Supreme Court
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The
Daily Worker
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Ala
A. Philip Randolph
Wilson Denounces Further Cut In US Defense Budget
In Houston on May 11 Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson said he has reduced the new defense budget to the peril point and denounced the meat-ax boys who want deeper cuts. He argued for increasing rather than cutting his proposed 38 billion dollar military spending program for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Houston
Charles EF. Wilson
Red Cross Disaster Committee To Meet
A Red Cross disaster committee meeting will be held at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon in the Red Cross offices in the court house basement. George Harper of Lubbock will lead the discussion on committee responsibilities and disaster books. Six new sheets for the books are available at the Red Cross office.
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Red Cross
Court House
George Harper
Lubbock
A. P. Wright
Kings of Arabia Iraq Meet to End Feud and Ally with West
In Baghdad on May 11 a historic meeting between King Saud of Saudi Arabia and King Feisal of Iraq aimed to end a long running royal feud and align their oil rich realms with the West amid regional tensions. The handshake and procession through streets lined with Saudi flags signaled a new era in Middle East alignment.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Middle East
Saud
Feisal
Abdullah
Jordan
Hussein
Five Walk To Death In Gas Filled Pit
Five textile workers died in a hydrogen sulfide filled pit at Pepperell Manufacturing Alabama after one man called for help. Electrician Bryan Jones survived briefly. others descended to rescue him and perished in the gas. Fire crews later pulled out the remaining victims and an unidentified man who tried to save them. A separate fire at a Cosden truck stop was caused by a loose neon wire contacting wet asphalt.
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Opelika
Ala
Floyd H. Mann
Bryan Jones
Mann
Jones
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Donald Ingram
Carter Ross
C. B. Cooper
Jesse Thomas
G. A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Ellis
Kenneth Wooten
Childress
Cosden
Wayne Doss
Tigers Pony League Meet at Coach Wadsworth’s Home
Members of the Tigers Pony League are to meet at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home of Coach Bob Wadsworth. The gathering is hosted by Coach Wadsworth to discuss team plans and practice.
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Tigers Pony League
Bob Wadsworth
Beck May Have Violated Mail Fraud Rules
Senate committee chairman John L. McClellan said Teamsters Union President Dave Beck may have violated federal mail fraud law. He noted Beck's dealings in a mortgage sale to a trust for the widow of Beck’s friend and referenced an indictment related to Beck’s income tax evasion.
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Beck
Washington
John L. McClellan
Senate
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Arkansas Democrat
McClellan
Leheney
Eisenhower and Montgomery Revisit Gettysburg Battlefield
At Gettysburg Pennsylvania President Eisenhower and British Field Marshal Montgomery reenact the 1863 battle on the Civil War site. They toured the battlefield and discussed alternative strategies while considering Lee and Meade’s challenges and logistical pressures.
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Eisenhower
Montgomery
Washington
NATO
Europe
Robert F. Lee
George C. Meade
Lee
Meade
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