Reduced Bond For Reds Asked
Attorney Samuel D. Menin filed a motion in Federal District Court to reduce bonds for seven Communists held on Smith Act charges from 20 000 to 40 000 dollars but said he would not defend them at trial. He asked Judge Breitenstein to ease custody to aid securing counsel, while noting he would do no more than seek bond relief. Several Denver lawyers refused representation.
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Buut
Denver
Arthur Bary
FBI
Colorado
California
Thery
Breitenstein
Treitenstein
Hardesty Loses Bid For New Trial
Tulsa district judge denied former county Commissioner Jim Hardesty a new trial after his conspiracy to defraud conviction. The juror’s mental hospital commitment in Vinita was cited as not grounds for delay, and the ruling may be appealed alongside the conviction.
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Tulsa
Jim Hardesty
Elmer Adams
Hardesty
Ewes State Hospital
Vinita
Adams
U S Tourists Boost Mexican Economy in year
American tourists spent over 300 million dollars in Mexico last year government statisticians estimate Mexico earned net income of 165.122 million after subtracting 137.185 million spent by Mexicans traveling abroad The figures underscore strong cross border tourism and spending dynamics across Mexico and the United States.
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Xico City
U.S
Mexico
United States
Mambo King Perez Prado Sparks American Dance Revival
Hal Boyle profiles Perez Prado the mambo king who calls the music blood in motion. Prado has written 200 mambos since 1943 and earned a $150,000 annual income while courts night clubs and dancers with a modern Afro Cuban pulse.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Perez Prado
America
Prado
Cuba
Bullfighter barred from Mexico after visa lapse
Spanish matador Luis Miguel Dominguin was detained at Tijuana with actress Ava Gardner’s group after entering Mexico without a visa to attend a bullfight. He was held overnight, lectured on immigration law, and returned to the United States.
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Tijuana
Mex
Luis Miguel Dominguin
Ava Gardner
Mexico
Dominguin
Annabella
United States
Spain
Exico
Hood ornament arrest in Oklahoma City drunkenness case
A 45 year old man and his 46 year old female companion were jailed on drunkenness charges. Police reported the woman rode on the hood of the escort's car during the intoxicated incident in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma
HOOD
Oklahoma City
Woma
Texas Farm Chief Demands Swift Drouth Aid Reform
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White says the national Republican administration uses drouth relief for political gain and Texas should withdraw federal participation until immediate changes are made. He cites H J Porter and criticizes FHA county committee screenings and eligibility restrictions as impractical and hindering fair administration.
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Austin
Texas
Top Farm
National Republican Administration
Agriculture
John C. White
White
Sapulpa Chief Gets Birth Certificate
TOLEDO Ohio August 17 UP Chief Frank Buckshot Standing Horse of Sapulpa Oklahoma was granted a birth certificate to cross into Mexico for missionary work. He proved his origins by canvassing Bono Ohio and named Wild Rose and Flying Arrow as his parents born May 8 1892. A local man recalled he lived near the chief’s teepee and played with him as a child and produced a Bible naming a local woman as godmother on July 3.
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Toledo
Ohio
Frank Buckshot
Sapulpa
Okla
Mexico
Bono
Wild Rose
Flying Arrow
Here
James Roberts
Thoredman
West German Censors Target Spillane Book Ban Extended
Bonn authorities press a campaign against crime and sex literature for youth. A new federal agency blacklists 40 titles including Mickey Spillane’s Vengeance Is Mine. Officials cite rising juvenile crime and portray Mike Hammer as a danger to minors.
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Bonn
Germany
Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer
Dallas Blind Man Walks Into Manhole Breaks Ribs
Dallas blind man, P. O. C. McCrackin, operator of a concession stand in the Federal Building, fell into an open manhole yesterday. He suffered two broken ribs, a knee bruise and elbow cuts. McCrackin said he just misused his cane.
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Dallas P.O. C
Soviet Grow More Grain Drive Exceeds 1954 Target
Moscow reports the grow more grain campaign greatly exceeded its 1954 plan with virgin soil plowing fulfilled by 156 percent on collective farms and 176 percent on state farms. Tass notes no acreage figures and sets sights on larger gains for 1955 and 1956.
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Moscow
Tass
Soviet Council of Ministers
Communist Party
Central Committee
Fairview Chamber Secretary Resigns for Blackwell Post
Kelly De Busk, secretary of the Fairview Chamber of Commerce, has resigned to take a similar post at Blackwell. De Busk previously directed the state Game and Fish Commission during Gov. Roy J. Turner’s administration.
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Fairview Chamber
Blackwell
Fairview
Okla
Kelly DeBusk
Fairview Chamber of Commerce
DeBusk
State Game and Fish Commission
Roy J. Turner
Beall Cannot Alter Drouth Aid Program
Oklahoma State Chairman Forest W. Beall says the drought relief plan cannot be changed by the state as Rogers County Emergency Drouth Committee and the Farmers Drouth Committee push for adjustments. The joint groups emphasize continued support for drought aid remains intact under state supervision.
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Beall
Stillwater, Okla
Ee UP
Oklahoma
Forest W. Beall
Rogers County
Farmers Drouth Committee
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