Roads Ahead Of Advancing Red Soldiers Clogged By Refugees
Hundreds of thousands of refugees flee south before Communist forces in Korea. Many know little of Communism, shaped by anti Communist propaganda and posters. Guerrilla bands loom from mountain regions as Col. Wright warns it may take months or years to purge. South Korean troops struggle to match US air power and supply as locals cheer advancing Americans yet offer limited direct help.
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Jack James
United Press
Korea
South Korea
Siberia
Seoul
38Th Parallel
Reds
United States
U. S
Col
W. H. S. Wright
Farris Seeks Precinct 4 Seat in Lubbock County
Candidate Vo. J. Farris announces for Precinct 4 on July 22 primary day. He pledges full cooperation with the City of Lubbock and stresses experience for the Commissioners Court, which handles taxation and funding for county buildings highways and welfare.
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Commissioners’ Court
Lubbock
Vo. J
Farris
Six Area Counties Surpass Quotas On Savings Bond Sales
Six South Plains counties Bailey Dawson Dickens Garza Hockley Lamb have exceeded their Savings Bond quotas as of July 7, with Dawson reaching 447.46 percent on 71 625 sales. County totals show varied performance across the region in the Independence drive by the Treasury.
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South Plains
U.S
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Bailey
Dawson
Dickens
Garza
Hockley
Lamb
Dawson County
Cochran
Crosby
Floyd
Gaines
Gatza
Haleeee
Nockley
Lamb Ls
Lubbock
Lynnee
Motley O.oo
Terry Abs
Yoakump
Red Balkan activity called nerve war
Athens July 15 Field Marshal Alexander Papagos described Balkan Communist movements as a war of nerves and said Greece can defend against Bulgarian and Albanian aggression. He doubted Russia was ready for a new world war and cited Embros interview notes. The marshal downplayed threats to Yugoslavia or Greece. Davis Cup tennis began in 1900 with the United States defeating Britain.
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Athens
Alexander Papagos
Balkans
Greece
Papagos
Russia
Embros
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Woman Foils Robbery Plan On Busy Memphis Street
Mrs. Frank T. Barton was driving when a male robber car pulled up, shouted a fire hoax, and demanded her car. She blew her horn and screamed, causing the aggressor to flee. Police report no injuries or arrests.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank T. Barton
Physician At Abilene Veteran Of Pacific Dies
Abilene reports the death of Dr. S. W. Bailey 44 a practicing physician for 11 years and a World War II Pacific veteran He suffered a heart attack and died today Funeral services will be held tomorrow Bailey served 22 months overseas in New Guinea Leyte and the Philippines earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star He is survived by his widow one son Phillip S Bailey his parents Dr and Mrs C E Bailey of Wichita Falls and his brother Dr James O Bailey of Wichita Falls both dentists
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Abilene
S. W. Bailey
James O. Bailey
Wichita Falls
Brownwood Business Man Dies At Son's Fort Worth Home
W A Bell aged 74 a Brownwood business man died early today of coronary occlusion at the home of a son in Fort Worth Joe Bell is the son listed in the obituary report
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Brownwood
Son
Fort Worth
W.A. Bell
Brownewood
Joe Bell
Fort
Murder Trial Slated Monday for Ritter Case
The state pursues a murder with malice charge against John Dayton Ritter 43 in the Dec 17 pistoling of Robert Stotts Spence 24 of Morton. Trial set for 10 am in Judge Pardue's 99th district court after mistrial and a May continuance. Defense says a key witness, Joe Patterson, may be unavailable. Witness would testify to a weapon seen with Stotts earlier.
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John Dayton Ritter
Robert Stotts Spence
Morton
G. V. Pardue
99Th District Court
Burton S. Burks
Buck W. McNeil
Lubbock
Dave Tant
Oklahoma City
Joe Patterson
Spence
Stott
1905 Ave. R
Stotts
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