Squall Line Moves Out Of Texas After Severe Weather
A low pressure system exited Texas on Friday after spawning tornadoes and deadly damage. One Air Force jet crashed near Sterling City, 13 crew members died, while tornadoes sighted near Wichita Falls and Merkel caused no reported damage. Storms dropped rain across the Panhandle to Ozona and produced hail and lightning in several counties.
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Texas
Air Force
Roswell
Sterling City
Wichita Falls
Merkel
Abilene
Fisher
Brown
Wichita Falls-Vernon
Panhandle
Red River Valley
Ozona
Alice
Dalhart
Gulf Coast
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texarkana
Wills Point
Dallas
Austin
Fort Worth
Parr Lawyers Seek Postponement in Tax Case
Attorneys for South Texas political boss George Parr filed a motion in federal district court to stay arraignment and all further proceedings in the government tax case. The request aims to delay action until higher courts rule on the defense appeal regarding the San Antonio indictment.
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Austin
Ipp
South Texas
George Parr
Everett Looney
Tommy James
Federal District Court
Duke of
Duval
Parr
Houston
Luedo
T. M. Kennerly
San Antonio
Kennerly
Laredo
Center Opens as Pathology Institute Aids Global Health
President Eisenhower dedicated a seven million dollar Armed Forces Institute of Pathology at Walter Reed Hospital. He framed the event as advancing medical conquest of disease to strengthen safety, shared prosperity, and lasting peace. The ceremony marked the new center on the hospital grounds.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Armed Forces Institute of Pathlogy
Walter Reed Hospital
Vast Midwest Tornado Toll Tops 122 Dead Across States
Tornadoes across Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Missouri have killed at least 122 people since Wednesday night. Udall Kansas suffered the worst citywide destruction with 76 dead and Oxford nearby reporting 11. Blackwell Oklahoma reports 17 dead with 500 injured as floods worsen the disaster.
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Blackwell
Oklahio
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Udall
Kan
Chiaskin
Kansas - Udall
Oxford
Cheyenne
Sterling City
Jaycee Installation Speech Links Leadership Training to Construction
Ed Stumpt, State Jaycee president of Houston, likens Jaycees to a construction firm but notes they build young men in leadership. He cites plans amid delays and weather, says Jaycee goals match producing leaders like Washington Jefferson and Lincoln. Bob Polson introduces Stumpt at the installation banquet.
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Jaycee
The
Childress Jaycee
City Auditorium
Bob Polson
Gordon Gravney
Ed Stumpf
Houston
Buddy Cordell
Bill Monore
Cordell
Monroe
Graviey
Polson
IPE
Ed Stumpt
Stumpt
Jaycees
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Aix
Solon Proposes Higher Cigaret and Gas Taxes in Texas
In Austin Sen Otis Lock proposed raising the state levy on cigarets and gasoline by one and a half cents to close a 58 million dollar gap between revenue and spending. The plan also raises the franchise tax from 2.00 to 2.25 per thousand and keeps beer and wine fees as approved. The House adjourned while the Senate met in sole session.
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Austin
Ottis Lock
Senate
Lufkin
Lock
Texas
Antici
Eden's Conservatives Win British General Election Majority
Eden's Conservative party secured a commanding majority in the House of Commons with 315 seats or more, finishing Friday with 335 to Labor's 271. The Liberals won four seats as the Labor left wing suffered heavy losses in the Thursday vote that ended the Attlee era.
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London
Anthony Eden
Conservative
House of Commons
Labor
Liberals
Conservatives
Eden
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Ane
Urin Bevan
Winston Churchill
Attlee
White Suffers From Mumps in Texas Officials Family
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White is confined at home with mumps while Mrs. Allan Shivers recovers at the governor's mansion. Shivers' daughter Cislie and White's sons Richard and Edward have recently recovered, with Jake Rayburn avoiding infection so far. The illness began during White's inspection trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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White
Rio Grande Valley
Crash that Killed 13 Airmen Believed To Be Turbulence Cause
Sterling City reports a B 36 bomber from Walker AFB Roswell New Mexico crashed during atmospheric turbulence. Thirteen bodies were recovered with seven identified. investigators sought two more victims amid wreckage across about 25 acres. No survivors reported as rancher Collin Brennan described the flaming left wing.
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Sterling City
Collin Brennan
Brennan
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N. M
Maj
A. K. Barnes
Walker Afb
FBI Chief Hoover Receives National Security Medal
President Eisenhower pinned the National Security Medal on FBI chief J Edgar Hoover in the White House rose garden for 31 years of service. The ceremony praised Hoover's leadership and devotion to duty and noted the medal was authorized by former President Truman in 1953.
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Washington
Jpp
Eisenhower
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House Rose Garden
Hoover
United States
Truman
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
Rebuilding Hope After Blackwell Udall Tornado Night
Blackwell Oklahoma graduation night occurs amid ruin and flood threats after a tornado killed 17 and injured 500. In Udall Kansas mayor Earl Rowe reports a push to rebuild, with a homeless shelter planned in Winfield and banks reporting deposits intact. Residents move through wreckage, repairing homes and facing a long, hard recovery together.
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Blackwell
Okla
Udall
Kan
State Line
Earl Rowe
United Press
Ward Colwell
Winfield
Formal Adoption Of Stiff Vaccine Standards
Washington UP report: the government formally adopts tougher safety standards for Salk polio vaccines to protect children. Production delays arise as manufacturers and scientists agree to stricter rules, with Cutter Laboratories resuming production under batch by batch clearance. Pitman Moore and Wyeth face further retesting before clearance.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Cutter Laboratories
Amercia
Scheele
Pitman-Moore and
Wyeth Laboratories
Pitman-Mooere
Drillers Prep For Oil Test In Tell Vicinity
The Ed W. Moran Drilling Co of Wichita Falls plans a wildcat two miles northwest of Tell. Slush pits are being dug and spudding must occur by June 1. Bo Jones to supervise the test aiming for 7,900 feet. Shell Oil and Tabor No 1 near Childress drills below 7,050 feet in shale toward a 7,700 foot test.
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Ed W. Moran Drilling Company
Wichita Falls
Tell
A. H. Griggs
Wichta Falls
Griggs
Bo Jones
Shell Oil Company
President Sets Up Funds For Tornado Help
President Eisenhower authorized use of federal funds to aid state and local rehabilitation in tornado hit Kansas. He designated the devastated Udall area as a major disaster after a telegram from Gov. Fred Hall describing Udall and Cowley County as virtually destroyed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Kansas
Fred Hall
Udall
Cowley
Dallas Ford Plant Workers Earn Above State Average Wages
Ford executive says Dallas assembly plant hourly workers earned 119.95 weekly in Q1, about 6237.40 yearly, based on 51.4 hours weekly. National figure is 106.67 for 45.3 hours. Dallas plant employs 2,150 hourly workers with depots in Dallas, Houston and Oklahoma City.
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Dallas
Ford Assembly
William W. Hersey
Southwest
Ford
Hersey
Texas
Dalais
Houston
Oklahoma City
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Arkansas
Iowa
Ilinois
Midwest
Don House
Kansas City
US Weather Bureau
Kans
Solon
House
Dolph Briscoe Jr
Uvalde
Trinity River
Trinity River Authority
James E. Cox
Conroe
Laborites
Ing
C. F. Hilldebrand
State Bank of Commerce
Hilldebrand
Parke Davis
Eli Lilly
Cutter
Texas Ford Plant
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