Air Force Major among shooting victims at Texas ranch
AMARILLO Aug 11 Officers believe a lone gun attack at Frying Pan Ranch 25 miles west of Amarillo may have been a murder suicide. Walter Ellis 50 survived after a back head wound and confusion, while Tillie Taylor 53 was found dead. two shells near the scene and two in Ellis’ pockets were noted as possible evidence. Sheriff Gaither said a third person inquiry remains, with the couple previously registered as Mr and Mrs Walter Ellis in Amarillo and as Me and Mrs Edwards in Tucumcari New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Air Force
Here
Walter Ellis
Northwest Texas
Tillie Taylor
Tulsa, Okla
Paul Gaither
Taylor
Ellis
Gaither
Tucumcari
N. M
Edwards
Santa Rosa
GOP To Lose House Control Experts Say
New York August 11 Look Magazine poll of six Washington political writers and commentators predicts a divided Congress next year with Republicans losing control of the House but retaining a Senate majority. The poll also suggests Democrats will nominate Adlai Stevenson for president in 1956.
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New York
Washington
Look Magazine
Congress
Senate
Look
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Ike
Contro
Stevenson
Stuart Symington
Richard B. Russell
Allan Shivers
Texas
Washington Glide Tells Golf Story
At the national convention, dance experts from across the country demonstrate the Washington Glide. Officials of the National Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists say the steps depict President Eisenhower's golf game.
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Boston
Washington
National Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists
Eisenhower
Great Lales Found by Explorers Under French Flag
Five Great Lales were found by explorers who sailed and marched under the flag of France. The discovery emphasizes French involvement in early exploration and territorial claims referenced in historical records.
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France
American Matriarchy Era in U S Says British Kinsey Thinks
British psychologist Dr E J Dingwall argues the United States is a matriarchy as American women outlive men and inherit wealth. He predicts the Kinsey report will reflect US women only and not apply to women worldwide. Dingwall cites historical shifts from 1620 onward and notes American women’s dominance harms marriages and domestic life.
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Robert Musel
LONDJ
United States
E. J. Dingwall
Kinsey
U. S
Dingwall
Dr. Dingwall
Strangest Of Wars Brings Strangest Of Armistices
PHILL NEWSOM examines the Korean truce noting Gen. Mark Clark estimates China may hold twice the number of American prisoners admitted. The ceasefire halts fighting and brings home 3313 U.S. prisoners but lacks a clear victor or vanquished. The article warns a truce is temporary and future accounting and political settlement will be uncertain.
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Mark Clark
Clark
Armistice Commission
Cement Church Expands To Add Classrooms and Social Space
Plans were discussed to enlarge the Cement Christian church building with additional classrooms and a basement extension to connect to the existing basement for more social space. Refreshments followed the business session. Guests included Mrs Beulah Roberts Janet Chickasha Miss Dara Wagner Oklahoma City and Mrs Faye Nolan Drumright. Members present were Fred Routh Joe Potts Charles McDowell Birt Davis Buel Estes Elmer Wagner Hill Elliott Guy Agee F O Parker Cecil Roberts Claude Bledsoe plus Mesdames Harve Kinder Joe Dotson and Fannie Johnson.
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Cement Christian Church
Beulah Roberts
Janet
Chickasha
Dara Wagner
Oklahoma City
Faye Nolan
Drumright
Mesdames
Fred Routh
Joe Potts
Charles McDowell
Birt Davis
Buel Estes
Elmer Wagner
Hill Elliott
Guy Agee
F. O. Parker
Cecil Roberts
Claude Bledsoe
Harve Kinder
Joe Dotson
Fannie Johnson
Hollywood Tale Ends With True Life Happy Ending
The tale follows John Erickson once hopeful but broke after years in summer stock and drama school. He wins a lead in Teresa filmed in Italy, rejects inflated MGM offers, returns to stage in Stalag 17, falls for Milly Coury, and finally lands a hoped for film role after contacting Dore Schary at MGM.
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Hollywood
John Erickson
John
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Fred Zinneman
Teresa
Italy
Pier Angeli
MGM
Pier
New York
Chicago
Milly Coury
Dore Schary
Parents Offer Eyes To Keep Son Living
TACOMA Aug 11 A curly haired four year old boy Randy Booth suffers incurable lymphatic leukemia. His parents Mr and Mrs Dean Booth seek funds to pay medical bills by selling an eye. They claim 20 20 vision and consider eye bank options to save their child.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dean Booth
Randy
Booth
University of Alaska Founded in 1922 at Juneau
The University of Alaska traces its origins to 1922 when it was established in Juneau. Founding figures and early goals centered on higher education access in the Alaska Territory, laying groundwork for future statewide campuses and research.
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The
University of Alaska
Juneau
Hollywood ending as Milly Coury weds John Erickson
A Hollywood couple closes a romance with Milly Coury, 23, marrying John Erickson, 25, at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills on September 12 after Erickson lands the lead role opposite Elizabeth Taylor.
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Charles Vidor
Erickson
Elizabeth Taylor
Milly
Church of the Good Shepherd
Beverly Hills
Milly Coury
John Erickson
Hollywood
Wife of Yank Flees Red Yoke
Leonard Cloud described a telephone talk with his wife Lila in Regensburg Germany. She is one of eight who fled to freedom and has clothing and money for another week. She wants only to come to Sioux City where he waits in Iowa. The group is cared for under an American escape program.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Leonard Cloud
Lila
Regensburg
Germany
Cloud
Freedom
Five Motorists Die In Flaming Car Crash
Five unidentified occupants perished in a head on collision near Carbondale Texas when a car struck a truck loaded with canned goods. An explosion and flames trapped the car occupants as a fire truck from Texarkana fought the blaze. Truck driver Billy Burton, 23, of Denton, escaped with scalp lacerations and minor burns and suspected the car carried a Victoria tag.
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Carbondale
Tex
Billy Burton
Denton
Burton
L. C
Doc) Evans
Victoria
Evans
Texarkana
Navy pilot Lt. (Jg) Trautman identified after F-9F crash near Brawley
The Navy confirmed the pilot killed in a Pantherjet crash six miles east of Brawley California was Lt. (Jg) Lloyd F. Trautman 21 of Portland Oregon.
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Navy Brawley
Calif
Navy
Here
Lloyd F. Trautman
Portland
Ore
Court of Last Resort Gets Another Firing Back
Oklahoma City Aug 11 A second prosecutor said no evidence of a frame up in the Helen Beavers murder case and dismissed Argosy magazine claims. Sam Lattimore backed O K Bivins while Hegel Branch prepared to seek clemency opposition from Judge Marmaduke.
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Oklahoma City
UPA
E. L
Lefty) Fowler
Argosy Magazine
Sam Lattimore
Fowler
Helen Beavers
Duncan
Lattimore
O. K. Bivins
State Crime Bureau
Bivins
Hegel Branch
Stephens County
Pardon and Parole Board
Argosy
Beavers
Attorney General’s Office
Branch
Arthur Marmaduke
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