Texas Leery Of Enlarging Texoma Bridge Plan
Texas Highway Commission Chairman E. H. Thornton Jr voiced doubt about Texas joining Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary's plan to expand the Texoma bridge to six lanes and add a separate turnpike. He said he had heard of the idea only from reporters and questioned Texas participation. Thornton favored Oklahoma supervising construction if conditions allowed and emphasized joint state approval and cooperation.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
E. H. Thornton Jr
Texas
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
Lake Texoma
Thornton
Gary
Madill
Okla
Balance Sheet Of The Worlds News By McCANN
The weekly balance sheet reviews good and bad world news. Eisenhower expresses optimism on freedom and peace while Soviet Russia signals improved attitudes after a downed U S Navy plane. Ngo Dinh Diem’s forces gain control in southern Viet Nam as Hoa Hao rebels are driven into Cambodia. West Germany faces postwar re armament tensions, dock strikes disrupt ships, and clashes rise in the Formosa Strait with aircraft and naval tensions affecting Matsu Quemoy supply lines.
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Skowhegan
Maine
Washington
Geneva
Switzerland
Russia
United States Navy
Alaska
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
United Nations
San Francisco
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Indo-China
Cambodia
Diem
United States
Formosa Strait
Matsu Islands
Formosa
Matsu
Quemoy
DeMille Puts Water to Work on Ten Commandments Epic
Hollywood legend Cecil B. DeMille stages the Red Sea sequence for The Ten Commandments in a massive $8 million production. The film will use camera tricks and secret effects to create a ten minute spectacle with 300000 gallons of water, filmed across Paramount and RKO stages. Charlton Heston leads as Moses while assistants describe three years of prep and a million dollar budget.
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Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Cecil B. DeMille
Red Sea
DeMille
Paramount
Charlton Heston
Moses
Egypt
RKO
Sunset Boulevard
Drownings in Texas Reach 397 in 1954 Report
The Texas Health Department states 397 people died by drowning in 1954, with over half under 25. Incidents occurred in every age group up to 90, though numbers declined after age 45.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Health Department
Would-be assassins target Judge Ward in Buffalo drive-by
Police said the would-be assassins may be friends of someone due to appear before State Supreme Court Judge Hamilton Ward. Four shots were fired from a passing car as he drove to his summer home near midnight. Three bullets pierced an open side window, missing Ward, while a fourth hit the rear window and embedded in the car roof.
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Buffalo
N. Y
State Supreme Court
Hamilton Ward
Ward
Profit Prospects Bright For Year
New York reports brighter profit prospects as the year advances. Among 34 industrial corporations already reporting six month results, after taxes net income rose about 12.1 percent to a combined $74,007,509 from $65,967,988 a year earlier. Railroads and utilities show strong gains while 15 firms slip modestly.
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New York
Claudette Colbert Delights In Western Shoot Em Up
Claudette Colbert returns to Hollywood after overseas tax benefits and TV work, starring in Texans Lady a drama framed as a Western. She rides a horse in a corset and proves unconvinced it’s a pure Western, calling it a good drama against a Western backdrop while enjoying the role and CBS series work.
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Hollywood
Claudette Colbert
Barry Sullivan
Sullivan
Miss Colbert
Claudette
Easton Bank Honors 150th Consecutive Dividend Payment
Easton National Bank paid its 150th consecutive annual dividend, a record of continuity and regularity cited by bank officials. The milestone underscores decades of steady value for shareholders in Easton, Maryland.
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Easton, Md
Easton National Bank
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