McCarthy Accuses Stevens of Covering Up Reds in Talks
Transcripts of three McCarthy Stevens calls reveal the Wisconsin senator threatening to “kick the brains out” anyone who protects Reds and noting a possible leniency for Schine. The notes quote McCarthy saying he is through with covering up Communists and hung up abruptly.
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International News Service
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army Sec
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy
Stevens
Wisconsin
Army
Sen. McCarthy
Associated Press
United Press and
New York Times
Lecy
Cohn
Schine
Robi. Stevens
Senate
Pentagon
Pvt. G. David Schine
Ralph Zwicker
Scene Of Fatal Accident On College Ave
The 1400 block of College Ave shows where Mrs. J B Van Buskirk, 55, a vocational nurse of 2013 Erskine, was killed when struck by a Lubbock city bus after stepping from it near 15th St. The death marks another traffic fatality in the city limits, tying the year’s toll with 1953 and boosting the South Plains total to 24. the scene was photographed by C C Wright.
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College Ave
J. B. van Buskirk
Erskine
Lubbock
15Th St
Rix Funeral Home
van Buskirk
South Plains
C. C. Wright
Ave. V
Woman Dies In Mishap Here
A 22 year old Lubbock mother, Mrs Ina Ellen Johnston of 1113 3rd St, died after mistaking blue ant poison for indigestion medicine. She drank a glass of poison mixed with water at about 3 30 p m and was pronounced dead at West Texas Hospital at 6 45 p m. Detectives say she poured poison into a glass in the medicine cabinet beside another blue powder for indigestion.
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Lubbock
Ina Ellen Johnston
West Texas Hospital
Knowland warns US must act in 30 days on Asia crisis
In a Washington interview, Sen. Knowland warns the free world faces a jumping off point and that the United States may need to lead a showdown with Communists in Indochina within 30 days or Asia could fall to the Reds. He urged decisive action beyond Geneva talks to prevent Hanoi and the delta from slipping further in the next month.
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Knowland
U.S
Asia
Jack Bell Ashington
R-Calif
Free World
Indochina
All Asia
Senate
Korea
Congress
Geneva
A. S
California
United States
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Delta
Governor Shivers Subpoenaed in Texas Insurance Case
State attorney general won a subpoena for Gov. Shivers to testify in the Lloyds of North America insurance matter. Shivers said he would be available at any time as Yarborough seeks to force him to appear. The dispute centers on the 1954 Texas political campaign and the ongoing insurance controversy with multiple subpoenas and accusations.
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BO Byersustin
Shivers
Lloyd's of North America
Ralph Yarborough
Lpoena
Texas Insurance
Yarborough
Texas
Annual reunion slated today at Gail as Dorward’s phone service ends
Pioneer Gail druggist David Dorward, 78, marks a new chapter in Borden history as his decades long phone link to Gail and surrounding county ends with a rural project. Dorward recalls many sickness calls and doctor firings, yet says nothing unusual occurred and notes the store’s closure follows the area’s new Snyder system hookup across Highway 180. See BORDEN REUNION Page 14.
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Gail
Borden
David Dorward
Borden County
Dorward
Highway 180
Snyder
Sreet
Gail School
Sketch aids capture of San Antonio bank robber
A Houston private Henderson H. Denton 2 years Army private was charged in a $500 Frost National Bank robbery in San Antonio. A newspaper sketch and Denton’s hairlip helped police identify him. FBI found a gun and shells in a soldier’s Fort Sam locker. Denton said he needed the money and sent $400 to Houston. He was jailed after a signed statement ahead of a hearing.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Houston
Henderson
P. A. Lockhart
San Antonio Express
Bob Dale
Pfc
Henderson Denton
Fort Sam Houston
Dale
Denton
San Antonio First National Bank
Temperatures Near 100 Again Forecast For South Plains
The South Plains weather forecast calls for near 100 degree heat with a cold front bringing winds and noticeable dust. Cloudy and hot conditions persist until noon when a cool front is expected to drop temperatures 20 to 25 degrees in the Lubbock area. Saturday’s high of 98 marked the hottest day this year.
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South Plains
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Avalancher Journal Standout Copy Ad Teaser
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Woman Fatally Hurled by Bus On 15th Street Alighting
A 54-year-old woman, Mrs. J B Van Buskirk of 2913 Erskine, was killed when a Lubbock city bus dragged her after she disembarked at the northeast corner of 15th Street and College Avenue. Driver Edward Gene Hubbard, 26, claimed he felt a wheel bump and thought he hit a curb. The accident occurred about 2 20 p m and the case likely goes to the county attorney.
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Jack Coats
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
J. B. van Buskirk
Erskine
15Th St
College Ave
van Buskirk
Edward Gene Hubbard
Paris
St. Mary's Hospital
Rix Funeral Home
Hubbard
Bump Hubbard
U S Promises 200 Million in Aid to Turkey
In Washington on June 5 the Eisenhower administration assured Prime Minister Adnan Menderes that military assistance to Turkey in the coming year will total about 200 million dollars and that arms deliveries will be sped up. Menderes left with a notable personal achievement, having prevented a large aid cut, secured a slightly higher total for next year, and obtained a faster delivery timetable.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adnan Menderes
Turkey
Menderes
U.S
State Hit By Third Holdup In Two Days Bergstrom AFB Bank Robbed Of $30,000
A husky six foot bandit in army fatigues robbed the Bergstrom Air Bank on base by forcing three employees into a vault and escaping with $30,000 in a brown paper sack. The robber, about 35, dark complexioned, wore dark glasses and no insignia, and fled on foot. Investigators from the FBI and Texas Rangers joined local officers in the case. Denton, a Houston Army private, was charged in a separate downtown San Antonio bank robbery.
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Associated Press
Ustin
Houston
Henderson H. Denton
Frost National Bank
San Antonio
Denton
Grapeland State Bank
East
Texas
Austin
Austin National Bank
Base
Daisy Moody Wounded by Stray Bullet on Porch
A six year old girl, Daisy Moody of 4218 Ave A, was struck by a stray .22 caliber bullet while playing jacks on her front porch after her family moved to the new home in Big Spring. Officers ruled the shooting accidental, two teenage boys were released, and Daisy remained optimistic about returning to play on her porch.
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Daisy Moody
D. E. Moody
Ave. A
Methodist Hospital
Daisy
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Methodist
Moodys
Big Spring
Moody
Jacks
Weather map forecast for Lubbock area and region
Partly cloudy and hot in Lubbock and nearby areas with a forecast high near 100 degrees and a 20 to 25 degree drop expected after frontal passage between 11 am and 3 pm. Dustier conditions likely this afternoon with U S Weather Bureau readings showing yesterday's highs and lows and citywide temperatures across Abilene El Paso Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Roanake Denver and Fort Worth.
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Lubbock
U.S Weather Bureau
Abilene
el Paso
Amarito
Houston
Albuenane
Dallas
Roewell
Denver
Falls
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Diego
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Archer Parr
C. T. Stansell Jr
Grand Jtarr
KFYO
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Hilton Hagan
D. Dernard Drug Store
Lane
South Plains Oil News
Area Agriculture News
Avalancher Journal
PAC
DEPT
Bergstrom Afb
Pelney
FBI
Texas Rangers
Bergstrom
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