Flying discs baffle nation as VFW chief says too little info
Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Louis E Starr urges Washington to release more on the flying saucers seen across the country. Scientists in Chicago and at Northwestern doubt meteoric origin and offer possible radar or test-vehicle explanations.
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Associated Press
California Institute of Technology
C. C. Lauritsen
Cal Tech
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express
Harold Urey
University of Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Louis E. Starr
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Washington
Starr
Carl Spaatz
Strategic Air Command
Texas
Capital
Chicago
Girard Kruper
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Oliver Lee
Northwestern University
Dearborn Observatory
Army
Navy
Los Angeles Herald and Express
Congress May Back Marshall Plan Amid Soviet Stand
Washington observers say Soviet opposition to the Marshall plan strengthens prospects that Congress will approve the European recovery aid and appropriate billions. The move hinges on bipartisan support as European governments seek clear U.S. commitment and allies watch U.S. legislative mood closely.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Congress
House
Senate
United States
Soviet Union
Paris
U.S
Molotov
Truman
Moscow
Charlottesville
Verdict Returned In Borger Deaths
A jury in Borger found Marvin Scarborough 44 his former wife Maybelle 36 and James E Lacey 44 of Fort Smith Ark dead from a double slaying and self inflicted gunshot. The shooting happened near a liquor store on Main Street as Scarborough tried to take back his wife from Lacey. Witnesses described a struggle over a pistol and a fatal shot to Maybelle before Scarborough killed himself.
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Borger
Main Street
Marvin Scarborough
Maybelle
James E. Lacey
Fort Smith
Ark
Justice of the Peace
C. C. McClellan
Scarborough
Cher
Hugh Anderson
Laconner
Cey
Nan
Borger News- Herald
Lacey
Sarborugh
Marvin
Increase In Frenship School Tax Rate Approved By Voters
Voters approved an increase in the Frenship school tax rate to fund new classrooms and modern heating and plumbing. The approved amount raises funds for repairs and to support additional school improvements.
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Frenship
Farrar
Superme
New Record Set In Carlsbad Caverns Attendance
A record 4236 visitors from 39 states the District of Columbia Canada and several from the South Plains toured Carlsbad caverns today. The prior record was 4084 set on an August Sunday in 1941 and the previous day drew 3200.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Carlsbad Caverns
District of Columbia
Canada
Lubbock
South Plains
Lewis Delays Okay Of New Coal Contract
July 5 24 hour delay in signing a soft coal peace pact for northern mines as John L. Lewis postpones a 1:30 p. m. CST vote on an agreement with northern employers covering 150000 miners. Southern operators report a brush-off seeking terms and a separate welfare fund remains a point of contention.
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Sterling F. Green
Associated Press
HincTon
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern Association
Northern
Flood subsiding in Grand Tower as river drops
The Mississippi above Grand Tower Illinois fell from record heights with about 600 of the town’s 1000 residents sheltered in tents and schoolhouses. Meteorologist Harry Wahlgren forecast a 1.7 foot drop in 48 hours around St. Louis and further south, while levees near Perry county and across the river remained critical despite the decline.
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Grand Tower
Mississippi
St. Louis
Cairo
Jesse Grammer
Harry F. Wahlgren
U.S
Cape Girardeau
U.S. Army
Perry County
Missouri
Preston
McClure Inllinois
Britain and France seek European recovery despite Soviet veto
Britain and France plan aid to Europe to rebuild economies while Moscow blocks continental cooperation claiming it would threaten small states' sovereignty. The Anglo Soviet French talks ended bitterly with Molotov warning that Europe without Soviet help risks division and reduced influence.
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Britain
France
Europe
Tom Williams
Aris
Russia
Paris
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
U. S
Marshall
GOPS Push New Tax Bill Faces Senate Debate
Rep Knutson and 15 Republicans with 3 Democrats back a $4.0 billion income tax cut claim debt can be reduced by over $5 billion in the year ending June 30. Democrats call the plan discriminatory and inflationary, while some support moving quickly with a Jan 1 1948 start date.
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Francis M. LE May
Associated Press
Ashington
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Truman
House
Demos
Democrats
Cooper
Tennessee
Dingell
Michigan
Gregory
Kentucky
Camp
Georgia
Lynch
New York
Forand
Rhode Island
Eberharter
Pennsylvania
Doughton
North Carolina
Mills
Arkansas
Texas
White House
Hatch
DNM
State's Construction Soars During Week
Construction awards for the week ending July 4 total $14 757 319, raising year to date to $316 927 847. The Merchants State Bank building in Dallas tops weekly contracts at $1 000 000 for T C Bateson Construction. School awards lead nonresidential at $3 837 441. residential builds total $7 143 780 with 736 units under 7 000. Lubbock permits reach $435 285 for a 52 unit apartment project at Fifth and Avenue U. City permits year to date $6 754 394.
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Austin
Texas
Authoritative Building Trades Journal
T. C. Bateson Construction Company
Dallas
Merchants State Bank
Lubbock
Lubbock Apartments, Inc
Fifth Street
Avenue U
United States Falls to Third in War Air Power
Ray H. Brannaman told the Ohio VFW encampment that America now lags behind Russia and Britain in air strength with about 5,000 first-line fighters versus Russia’s 15,000 and the Royal Air Force’s 10,000. He spoke at Columbus on July 5.
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U.S
Columbus
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ray H. Brannaman
Denver
Ohio
VFW
America
Royal Air Force
Disappear In Burst Of Speed Observers See Weird Objects
An United Airlines DC3 flight 105 from Boise reports seeing four to five thin aircraft-like objects in sunset light, one larger than the rest, moving northwest for about 45 miles before disappearing in a burst of speed. Captain E. J. Smith and co-pilot Ralph Stevens, with stewardess Marty Morrow, corroborate the sighting.
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Ralph Stevens
Seattle
Ontario, Ore
Boise Air Tower
United
Stevens
Miss
Marty) Morrow
Army Planes Ready For Attempts To Observe Saucers
Military planes in California and Oregon prepared to chase flying saucers as reports of mystery discs spread across 33 states. A P-80 jet waited at Muroc Army Airfield California and six P-51s with added photographic gear stood ready in Portland Oregon.
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Associated Press
Muroc Army Airfield
Muroc
Calif
Portland
Ore
Texans Report Large Wave of Flying Saucers
Reports of flying discs spread across Texas with witnesses in Houston and Texarkana recounting sightings. Mrs. W F Parchman says she saw 15 discs near Sylvan Beach and La Porte, described as plate sized and briefly stationary. Georgia Penney and Ada Roberts observed a bright pie plate sized saucer on a porch near Corpus Christi Bay heading west, not changing altitude.
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W. F. Parchman
Houston
Sylvan Beach
la Porte
Texarkana
Corpus Christi
Georgia Penney
Ada Roberts
Penny
Corpus Christi Bay
Texas Oil Firms Match Gulf Price Increase in Texas
Two large distributors Texas company and Magnolia Petroleum announced they would meet the 1 cent per gallon price rise set by Gulf Oil for Texas east of Pecos. Magnolia met the increase this morning and Texas company plans postings Monday. Sinclair Refining has already matched the increase while Humble Oil & Refining has not yet decided.
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Dallas
Texas Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Texas
Pecos
Magnolia
Sinclair Refining Company
Humble Oil & Refining
President Truman Leaves Virginia Estate For Washington
President Truman relaxed on a 210 acre Virginia estate near Charlottesville enjoying birds and countryside before returning to Washington. He plans to resume duties including appointing a general counsel and two new members to the National Labor Relations Board under the Taft Hartley act. He visited the estate of Stanley Woodward to observe wildlife and take in the scenery.
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Charlottesville
Truman
Virginia
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Stanley Woodward
State Department
UN Control Of Oil Opposed
American and British sources oppose a proposal for United Nations administration of Middle East oil. ICA submits the plan amid a global race for concessions as Russia and allies react to Western interests. U.S. investment in the region grows with aims to double output.
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John A. Parris, JR
Ake Success
United Nations
Middle Eas
Middle East
U.N. Economic and Social Council
ICA
International Cooperative Alliance
Russia
Britain
America
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Soviet Union
U.N. Administration
U.S
U. S
One Million French State Workers Threaten Action
In Paris on July 5 approximately 1,000,000 state employees threatened work stoppage unless annual bonuses of 2 600 to 48 000 francs were granted before next Thursday. Simultaneously coal miners union leaders pressed for higher meat rations bread quality improvements and extra production bonuses.
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Paris
Possibility of Kidnapping Sparks Widespread Search
A 3 year old boy Wayne Bowers vanished from a Lake resort near IG Bear California with his mother and Marine sergeant father. Sheriff Stocker said a strong possibility of kidnapping exists as bloodhounds tracked a trail four miles from the camp. Over 200 Marines assisted by deputies and volunteers scoured the area today.
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Associated Press
IG Bear
Calif
James W. Stocker
Stocker
Wayne Bowers
Claude M. Bowers
Marine
Bowers
Wayne
Barstow
Traffic Death Toll Rises Amid Fourth of July Weekend
The nation reports at least 384 fatalities from accidents through Sunday with heavy traffic and drownings likely to push totals higher. California led with 20 traffic deaths, Florida 14, New York and Pennsylvania 11 each, while drownings also contributed to the weekend toll.
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Associated Press
California
Florida
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
National Safety Council
Maryland
Maine
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Death toll climbs as Fourth of July weekend yields Texans losses
Gunfire and traffic crashes mark a violent holiday period with at least seven Texas deaths. A Houston man faces murder charges for Friday’s fatal shooting of Charlie Smith. Other victims include James Clyde Jennings in Houston, a Borger street shooting, and a Pampa murder. Additional fatalities involve a Galveston highway motorcycle crash and drownings near Port Lavaca. Authorities tally nationwide and state figures across multiple incidents.
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Associated Press
Houston
S. J. Clayton
Charlie Smith
James Clyde Jennings
Borger
Pampa
Herbert T. Ross
Kenneth E. Reynolds
South Houston
Galveston
Jack Marvin Palmer
Fort Worth
Dumas
Eulalio Valerio
Taft
Linton
Mes H. Hiatt
Victoria
Port Lavaca
Weather Forecast Lubbock Area Mostly Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy today and Monday with widely scattered showers or thundershowers this afternoon or night. Not quite so warm Monday. Official Weather Bureau readings show high 99 and low 79.
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Lubbock
Weather Bureau
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