U S Stands Firm On Disarmament Steps Amid Talks
American officials refuse to budge on linking any suspension of atomic tests to a broader first step disarmament package including halting production of nuclear explosives. The stance follows Russia’s two to three year moratorium proposal and seeks diversion of atomic materials to peaceful uses alongside international inspection.
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Ready Reservists Freed From Draft
President Eisenhower issued an executive order freeing from the draft the young men in the ready reserve. The move aligns regulations with practice, though those without two years active duty could still be called up. The Defense Department has no immediate count of affected reservists.
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Defense Department
City Flood Overwhelms 35 000 Inundation Forces Mass Evacuations
Record rainfall swamps a city of 35 000 with one fifth submerged and a farm family of seven swept away as their stationary car is carried by floodwaters. Thousands flee homes while the weather man offers little hope of relief. AP wirephoto.
Homesick turncoat Andrew Fortuna leaves China for U.S.
Andrew Fortuna, a 31 year old former U S Army corporal and Bronze Star recipient, arrives in Hong Kong after nine years in Communist China. He says homesickness drove his decision to return, one of 21 former POWs who refused repatriation. Fortuna worked as a mechanic in Hankow earning about 40 dollars monthly.
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Ong Kong
Andrew Fortuna
United States
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China
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Fortuna
Hankow
Shanghia
Fort Bolivar Fortifies Gulf Coast Slot Bust
Texas Rangers and the attorney general’s office seized about 375 slot machines and pinball devices valued between 800 and 1,800 dollars each from three warehouses and a gun bunker at an old Bolivar Peninsula fort. The raid followed a wave of closures of 52 gambling locations on Galveston Island as the cleanup from Gov. Price Daniel aims to be permanent.
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Governor backs flood control project for Lampasas flood
Governor Price Daniel urged approval by the Soil Conservation Service of a $1 million flood control project in Lampasas aimed at preventing repeats of the disastrous flood.
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Wilson says US could complete ICBM with tests banned
Secretary of Defense Wilson said the United States could finish ocean-spanning ballistic missiles even if nuclear test bans are imposed and would fit a warhead to such a weapon. He spoke at a news conference after the defense conference at Fay Wantico base in Virginia.
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B and P W convention winds up after three day run
Clubs Inc. will close a three day convention with more than 760 delegates in a mid morning session at the Texas Federation of Busic Municipal Auditorium. Mrs Jeannette E Becker urged action and new skills for working women and praised Dr Minnie L Maffett and Dr Sarah T Hughes for organizing B and P W work in Texas.
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Hungarian Youth’s Death Sentence A Trifle Exaggerated
Budapest, June 15. Csaba Koermendy, a 14 year old boy, faced a trial in Budapest’s Fifth District court on a case linked to a pistol firing in an air raid shelter. He told American reporters he exaggerated his role to frighten his mother into sending him to the United States. His mother, Mrs. George Bee, hoped martial law would not bring a harsh sentence.
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Hungary
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Eisenhower
United States
Indianapolis
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George Bee
Good Morning and GOP Setback in Editorial Tone
The edition highlights a GOP loss of ground reflected in editorial pages and stock market notes. It mentions various sections including arenas of news and fine arts while offering a comic dictionary entry defining Nearsightedness as confusing a spouse with another woman and being polite.
Nine Die In Crash At Moscow Airport
A twin engine Polish airliner overshot Moscow Vnuko vo Airport in heavy rain and crashed into a field four miles away. Nine died including several Americans and a Polish crew member. two U.S. survivors are identified among the group.
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Wood-Tv
Margaret Srempen
Blue Jeans Banned As Square Dancing Goes High Falutin
Western style square dancers gather about 12,000 in St. Louis for the 6th National Convention at Kiel Auditorium. They abandon barns for ballrooms and costly attire while eschewing contests and prizes in favor of simple dancing fun.
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Dusty South Plains Bakes Under Heat and Winds
Strong southerly winds of up to 30 miles per hour with gusts to 40s whip West Texas Saturday as dust blankets the region. Forecasters warn of more heat with highs near 95 today and isolated showers only in Alpine and Del Rio. A tornado and severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the South Plains area extending about 60 miles on each side of a Wink to Hill City line, though no severe storm had formed by nightfall.
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House Aims to Trim Eisenhower Foreign Aid Bill Next Week
A House Democrat warned of a tough fight over Eisenhower's foreign aid bill after Senate approval of a 33.6 billion program. Rep. Otto Passman said his subcommittee would cut the bill and target the long range development loan fund with three to four weeks of hearings starting Tuesday. Republican leader Joseph Martin echoed anticipated resistance in appropriations.
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Senate
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D-La
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Mass
Weather map brief for Lubbock and vicinity
Partly cloudy and warm with a few thundershowers in the afternoon. The morning low was 70 and the day’s high reached 95. Winds were southerly at 20 to 30 mph, with brief stronger gusts.
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