Two Men Arrested In Atom Bomb Probe
Washington July publican sponsors failed in an effort to move the 4 000 900 annual income tax cut bill through the Senate session tonight. A vote was put off until Monday under an informal gentlemen's agreement between Democratic and Republican leaders. The GOP leadership accepted it after Democratic Leader Berkley of Kentucky said he believed President Truman would veto the measure. The adjournment goal and ten day count threaten a veto delay. Debate lasted nearly ten hours with eight Morse amendments rejected. Senator McClellan urged community property benefits extend to all states and listed states proposed to gain. Page 12 Column 5.
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Truman to Seek Flood Control Program for Missouri River
President Truman plans to ask Congress to back a 2.0 billion flood control program for the Missouri River valley. The proposal centers on the Missouri Valley Authority and promises power, flood control, and development, with White House assurances that the plan aligns with river management along the Mississippi corridor.
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British Warn Search To Start For Men Missing In Palestine
British authorities prepare to launch a search for three men missing in the Netanya area near Palestine. Reports say residents were dispersed as fighting erupted around Frodean toe and Netanya dawn. Officials confirm that several bodies have been recovered and a brigadier discussed future settlements with local leaders.
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Lew
Frodean Toon
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Natany
European Aid Talks Opened By JOSEPH E. DYNAN
Britain France and Italy opened the Marshall plan conference pledging cooperation with the United Nations and inviting Russia and absent Eastern European nations to participate. Bevin was elected president as 16 nations formed a working committee to study a British French draft for European recovery with American aid.
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Britain
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France
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Joseph E. Dynan
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Italy
Russia
United Nations
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Foreign Ministry
United States
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Europe
Soviet
Two Men Held After Wild Chase Ends In Wreck
Two men were placed in county jail about 1 a.m. after an automobile fleeing from officers crashed into a tree at the end of Eighteenth street and Avenue X. The car had sideswiped another on Nineteenth street just before the final crash on South Avenue H. Neither man was injured, and detectives expected to file charges the next day. The vehicle was heavily damaged.
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Avenue X
Nineteenth Street
South Avenue H
J.D. Robertson
A. H Scharff
Demos Gain Ground In Voting Polls See Dem Leads Hold
A survey shows Democrats leading Republicans in a presidential preference ballot if held today, with gains since last November and a strong Truman popularity swing. The analysis weighs party strength against Mr Truman’s fluctuating ratings, noting shifts over the last two years.
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Institute
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Congress
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Roosevelt
Thomas F. Dewey
Wendell Willkie
Truman
Britain Assails Egyptian Stand Over Sudan Treaty Crisis
LAKE SUCCESS July 12 British officials charged that Egypt seeks to break the 1936 Anglo Egyptian treaty to gain control of the Sudan They said Sir Alexander Cadogan would counter the Egyptian bid for United Nations Security Council action to force total and immediate withdrawal of British forces from Egypt and the Sudan The Egyptian complaint may not be taken up for one or two weeks due to other major world issues.
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Egypt
Sudan
United Nations Security Council
Alexander Cadogan
Britain
Council
Security Council
Forest Said Destroyed London July 12
A 100 year old cedar wagon vanished after the Sikhote Alin meteorite explosion in the Siberian coastal mountains near Vladivostok earlier this year. Tass reported from Alma Ata noting the event was witnessed and later detailed in the Soviet republic briefing.
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Siberian
Vladivostok
Tass
Alma Ata
Kazakh Soviet Republic
Aid plan may yet succeed officials say Soviets failing
Washington officials say the United States will push the Marshall plan aid through despite Soviet veto attempts and protests. They note growing belief that Soviet bloc countries may seek American help despite boycotting the Paris meeting. The Russians appear to have won an empty victory as Eastern satellites shift toward potential participation.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
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Amerian
Europe
Paris
Mrs. W. R. Spencer Dies In Lubbock Sunday
Mrs. W. R. Spencer of 2121 Sixteenth died at 10 15 p m Saturday at a West Texas hospital after a three week stay. Funeral 4 p m Monday at First Presbyterian church with Dr J M Lewis officiating. Burial in Lubbock cemetery. Rix Funeral Home in charge. Survived by sister Mrs J H Gambrell Dallas four nieces and four nephews and two great nieces and a great nephew with ties to Dallas Fort Worth Austin and Temple.
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Lubbock
West Texas
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First Presbyterian Church
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Rix Funeral Home
Percy Spencer
Roderick
Herbert Gambrell
Dallas
Pickens Butler
Howard Pickens
Temple
Martha’ Lingle
Caroline Nichols
Austin
John William Spencer
Philip Murray Defies Taft Hartley in Maryland Election Endorsement
In Washington on July 12 Philip Murray of the CIO openly endorsed Baltimore Democrat Edward A. Garmatz for Congress in a Maryland special election. Murray urged the CIO News to run his statement on page 1, challenging the law's ban on union political expenditures and urging a court test of the Taft Hartley act.
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Edward A. Garmatz
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Maryland
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Plains Among World's Top Cotton Areas
Plains predicts a major share of Texas and national cotton. U S Department of Agriculture estimates place Caprock lands among the top cotton regions with about 4 percent of the world crop, aided by high yields per acre. World prospects remain uncertain, with recent years showing around 25 million bales globally.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Caprock
Texas
Agriculture Department
United States
Federal Department
Anderson-Clayton & Co
Death of Rep. Mansfield Ends Texas Statesman Career
Rep. Joseph Jefferson Mansfield of Texas, 86, oldest member of Congress, died early today. He will be buried at Eagle Lake after 3 p.m. services in Columbus, with brief Washington services planned tomorrow. A 16th-term Democrat, he spent 60 years in public life, chairing the House Rivers and Harbors Committee from 1931 to 1947 while paralyzed but continuing to work.
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Joseph Jefferson Mansfield
Congress
Eagle Lake
Tex
Columbus
Mansfield
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Texas
Galveston
Democratic Party
Pioneer Resident J A Barton Dies In Lubbock County
J A Barton 73 of 1304 Avenue L a retired farmer and Barton House operator died 11:25 PM after a week in a West Texas hospital Born Georgia he came to Lubbock in 1922 from Oklahoma and later opened the Barton House Survivors include widow two sons Raymond and Clarence two brothers Mark and Will and four grandchildren Funeral plans are incomplete Sanders Funeral Home in charge
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Sulphu Springs
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Winterhaven
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Voters approve school bond issue and tax rise in Lubbock
Unofficial counts show nearly three to one approval for increasing the school tax rate to 1.50 and issuing 1,500,000 in bonds for buildings, equipment, and improvements. About 615 voters participated with a few voided ballots, and a board meeting will determine final canvass timing.
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Senator Bricker unharmed after Capitol Hill shooting
On July 12 at the Capitol, two pistol shots missed Senator Bricker of Ohio. Police arrested a Capitol policeman, William L. Kaiser, on assault with intent to kill charges. Kaiser offered a cryptic statement to police and reporters, saying I did it to refresh his mom.
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Associated Press
Ashington
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Ohio
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Capitol
William L. Kaiser
Senate
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Kaiser
Columbus
Senator Huffman
Dohio
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Solons Explode With Everything But Long Filibuster In Game
The Republicans beat the Democrats 16 to 13 in the Congressional Baseball Game sparked by Rep. Glenn Davis’s 200 foot home run. Davis reached base after a two-on situation as a prize washer was promised for the longest hit. The 2,000 fans helped fund a local police boys’ fund as bases were stolen and balls tapped safely. In a separate Capitol incident Bricker ducked gunfire under a subway car while Kaiser was arrested nearby. initial thoughts blamed blanks as bullets left marks on pipes.
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Associated Press
Tashington
Glenn Davis
R-Wis
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Rcalif
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Solon
Rep
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DNC
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D-Okla
Weig
Bricker
Senate
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Kaiser
Capitol
Ohioan
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Senate Expenditures Committee
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Truman planned first flight of Independence plane
Washington July 12 The Presidents new plane Independence will depart at 1130 a m EST tomorrow on its first official flight carrying Dwight Griswold and about six members of his Greek aid mission staff to Athens.
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Highway project in Lubbock faces delays and funding loss
The city and county risk losing 350000 from the State Highway Department for the Trubbock dispersal system as two year rights of way deadlines expired. District engineer S C McCarty says funds were withdrawn and reallocated elsewhere, but may be restored if rights of way are secured. A conference of city, county and district officials aimed to improve prospects for restoration.
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Trubbock
S.C. McCarty
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Charges Filed After Missing Datals Found
FBI agents arrested two former Army sergeants alleged of stealing atomic bomb documents from Los Alamos New Mexico. Alexander von der Luft and Pdore Earnest D. Wallis faced charges for removing and concealing records with potential connections to classified material. Proceedings set in Santa Fe and Chicago with penalties up to three years or a $2000 fine.
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Associated Press
Ashington
FBI
Los Alamos
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Princeton University
Pennsylvana
Chive Cago
Earnest D. Wallis
Chicago
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Lou Nichols
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U.S
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von der Luft
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Justice Department
Levelland And Idalou Youths Die In Crash
Two South Plains youths died and two were injured in a head on collision between a 1941 Ford convertible coupe and a Bowen bus near Olney at 12 30 am. Killed were Beverly Brown 21 and Deward Kimbrill 20 both from West Texas towns. Injured were Bob Fowler 20 and Bill Leener 24 treated at Hamilton hospital. The car carried youths bound toward Fort Worth while the bus headed for Lubbock. Highway officials investigated the crash.
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Lubbock
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Clyde Brown
Lowland
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Idalou
Hamilton
Bob Fowler
John Fowler
Memphi
Bill Leener
S. Evitt
Lorenzo
Texan Tech
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Kimbrill
McCracken Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Weather Report for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy today and Monday with little temperature change. Highs near 96 and lows around 68. Weather Bureau notes some scattered conditions amid a calm pattern for the period.
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