U.S. Weighs Pullout of Korean Forces to Far East Bases
U.S. policymakers study possible redeployment of troops from South Korea to Japan and other Pacific bases as Red China’s stance eases East West tensions and Gen Maxwell Taylor pushes for stronger Korea Japan alignment. ROK forces total about 660 000 with 20 divisions plus reserves. US forces in Korea reported under 100 000.
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John M. Rightover Ashington
United States
South Korea
Japan
Pacific
Defense
State Departments
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Red
Geneva
Red China
Russia
Formosa
Far Eastern
Indochina
Korea
Maxwell Taylor
U. S
Korea-Japan
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Navy
Air Force
ROK
Taylor
Ridgway
Republic of Korea
United States Army
Strange Reunion Awaiting One Airman Home Getting Closer
Eleven U.S. fliers freed by Red China after 32 months in prison began calling loved ones via Red Cross. They held a Saturday party and plan a news conference. many will attend worship services as they anticipate departure by plane late Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Kyo
Man Dies Trying to Save Son From Farm Lake
Hale county man T P Stephenson 37 a farmer died after suffering a heart attack while attempting to rescue his 14 year old son from near four and a half feet of water at a lake by the Stephenson farm. He collapsed and died at Plainview Hospital an hour later. The boy was not in danger.
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Hale
Son
Farm
Avalanche Journal
Lainview
Here
T. P. Stephenson
Plainview
Jimmy
Harry Strain
R. L. Fisher
Stephenson
Strain
Warmup For Scorcher Seen In Heatwave
Heat wave in the northeast and plains prompts talk of a hotter August with subnormal rainfall. Records fall as highs reach 95 to 100s. walkouts occur in Gary and Cicero due to heat. cooling measures and sporadic showers briefly temper humidity.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Rockies
Gary
Ind
Cicero
Detroit
U.S
Mercury
New York
Texas
Presidio
Amarillo
Panhandle
Midwest
Islands Escape Hurricane Path
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands faced Hurricane Connie as it neared the U S mainland, with winds near 125 mph. The eye was 100 miles north of San Juan and warnings were lowered as dangerous winds subsided, while Atlantic seaboard and Bahamas advisories remained in effect.
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Avalanche-Journal
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
U.S
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Here
Seaboard
Atlantic Seaboard
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Bahamas
Cuba
Florida
Wave of South Plains auto wrecks claims life
NE MAN was killed and 12 people injured three critically in a Saturday series of crashes within 15 miles of Lubbock. Chalmers Fulton Bryce, 79, of Littlefield, died in an auto truck collision at the junction of Highway 8 and West Side Avenue. Among the injured were Reese AFB airmen A.2.C. Hopkins and A.J.C. Powell, both in critical condition at Methodist Hospital, and Ralph Glenn Wright, 13, of Abernathy, injured when his scooter hit a house in Abernathy. Bryce died after his 1990 Plymouth was struck by a late model bobtail truck driven by Marvin R. Jordan of Snyder. The crashes involved multiple vehicles and witnesses reported limited details. Page 14.
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DAN Perkes
South Plains
Chalmers Fulton Bryce
Littlefield
Westside Avenue
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
C. J. C. Hopkins
A.J.C. Robert Raymond Powell
N. College
Ralph Glenn Wright
Abernathy
Reese Afb
U Bryce
Marvin R. Jordan
Snyder
Bryce
Medical Arts Clinic
Jordan
Judy May
J. D. Moore
Elton McNeese
Joredan
Reese Air Force Base
N. College Ave
Red Raider
Hopkins
Powell
McDonald Ambulance
Io l
E. State Highway Patrol
Pennes Road
Legrand
Levell
Ic. L. Ream
Hurlwood
H. W
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County Salary Issue Up For Monday Budget Hearing
The Lubbock County Commissioners Court meets at 10 a m in the courthouse to set a date for a public hearing on the county budget for 1956 and discuss proposed raises for county and district officials. Budget approval is due after August 15 and the salary issue has sparked widespread discussion in the city and county.
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Commissioners Court of
Lubbock County
Dudley Brummett
Chandler Holds Kentucky Lead in Democratic Governor Race
Former baseball commissioner A. B. Happy Chandler clung to a slender lead in Kentucky's Democratic governor nomination fight as returns from 979 of 4,063 precincts showed Chandler ahead 76,629 to 72,287 for Bert T. Combs. Lead changes occurred as counting progressed.
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Associated Press
Ouisville
A. B. Happy Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
Bert T. Combs
Louisville
Jefferson County
Combs
Scold quote highlights old fashioned marriage joke
A humorous, clipped line appears in the issue: Scold a woman who never sprains the thumb she holds her husband under. The remark reflects period tone and gender humor from the newspaper page featuring editorials and pages on radio programs and local sections.
Doves Fill Sky On Hiroshima ten Year Peace Day
Ten years after the atomic blast 20 000 residents of Hiroshima prayed at dawn. A minute later 500 peace doves rose above a cenotaph as bells rang and a siren sounded. About 250 000 residents paused for a minute of silence marking the 1945 death toll and the city’s memorial vigil concluded with 10 000 lanterns floating down the rivers.
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United Press
Troshima
Japan
Hiroshima
Seven Rivers
Eace Memorial Park
Purse Clue in Missing Woman Case Near Kansas City
Police pursue leads in the disappearance of Mrs. Wilma Allen wife of automobile dealer William R. Allen A purse similar to hers was found in Johnson County Kansas while a Wyandotte County resident reported hearing a woman scream murder for help near 9 to 10 p m Thursday Her bloodstained car and clothing were located near Union Station suggesting a possible abduction location The case involves the mother of two who was last seen at a South Side Kansas City Missouri shopping center
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Allen
South Side
Union Railroad
Can Johnny Read National Survey Revealed Today
National debate on reading methods in public schools heats up across the nation. Arthur Edson of the Associated Press reports a national survey on whether Johnny can read as well as he should, with coverage prompting parental and educator debate.
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Lubbock
Arthur Edson
Associated Press
Johnny
Hawaii beauty queen stows away aboard destroyer
FBI planned to take into custody 16-year-old Joycelyn Joan Pilapil found among 150 men aboard the Canadian destroyer Athabaskan off California. She slipped aboard in Hawaii to join a boyfriend. Her note claimed she would have a baby, but mother saw no signs. Authorities said no charges beyond illegal passage. case opened as American stowaway in American waters.
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Availanche-Journal
le Beach
Calif
FBI
Athabaskan
Joycelyn Joan Pilapil
Hawaii
Bill
Hilo
Gloria Pilapil
Joycelyn
Oddly Addressed Letter Reaches Gulfport Furniture Firm
J. R. and T. S. Clower of a Gulfport furniture company received a letter from a woman in Waco Texas. The note was addressed to Downtown furniture store run by two brothers who look alike across street from a dime store. Appliance store at one end of street Dry goods store at other Gulfport Miss.
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Gulfport
Miss
J. R
T. S. Clower
Waco
Tex
Knowland Praises Achievement in Opening Gun of Campaign
Senate GOP leaders clashed over whether the current session aided or harmed by divided control as Senator Knowland of California praised the achievement while warning a GOP Congress could be handicapped if Democrats control both chambers. He doubted Eisenhower would call a fall session and cited fears of an ineffective system lacking unified leadership. Page 14.
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Knowland
GOP
Congress
Ashington
Senate
White House
Sen
California
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations ‘Committee
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