Kuykendall Faces Senate Hearing Over FPC Term
Chairman Jerome Kuykendall of the Federal Power Commission fights to keep his post amid charges of impropriety. The Senate Commerce Committee plans hearings on his fitness for a new five year term as colleagues question his ties to gas interests and the H O Harris O Hara bill.
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Harry Wilson Sharpe
Washington
Chaiman
Jerome K. Kuykendall
Federal Power Commission
Seattle
Wash
House Commerce Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Warrren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Committee
Douglas
Kuykendall
Clark
Magnuson
Hells Canyon
Dixon-Yates
House
Harris - O'Hara
Abilene church director mourns father death and meetings noted
Joe Rucker Trinity Baptist Church educational director mourns the death of his father J H Rucker in Abilene. Funeral services are set for 10 am Monday at Fairmont Methodist Church. Theta Rho girls club holds a Monday 5 pm meeting at IOOF Hall electing officers and reporting on the Houston state convention June 6 8.
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Joe Rucker
Trinity Baptist Church
Abilene
J. H. Rucker
Fairmont Methodist Church
Rucker
Gayle Gwynne
Glynda
Theta Rho Girls’ Club
IOOF
20Th
Ave. E
Houston
Carl Benedict
Plainview
Bobbie Richards
Clark Methodist Church
Lamesa
Army Tightens Grip on Haiti Violence
In Port au Prince the army strengthened control after the ouster of provisional president Daniel Fignole. Police announced Fignole reached exile in Miami, dispelling rumors of his death. A tropical rainstorm dampened street protests while troops enforced martial law and asserted solid control nationwide.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Daniel Fignole
Fignole
Miami
Fla
Soldier Killed as Howitzer Explodes in Training
At Fort Knott Kentucky a 135 mm self propelled howitzer exploded during a training exercise. Sgt. Thomas W. Frazier 26 of Vine Grove Kentucky was killed. Injured were Cpl. James P. Morgan 24 Sulphur Springs Texas Pfe Otis Green 22 Columbus Georgia and Pvt. Richard L. Watts 25 Amelia Ohio.
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FT. Knot, Ky
Thomas W. Frazier
Vine Grove
Ivy
James P. Morgan
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Pfe
Otis Green
Columbus
Richard L. Watts
Amelia
Ohio
First Pageant Entrant Is Miss Myrna Thompson
Miss Myrna Thompson of 2317 16th Street is the first entry in the 1957 Jaycee Miss Lubbock Pageant set for July 10 at the Lindsey Theater. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall, 128 pounds, with measurements 38 25 37, and is an IKSEL office employee and Texas Tech alumna candidate. Additional contestants aged 18 to 26 are invited by phone or mail to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrna Thompson
16Th St
Iksel
Corbell Services Scheduled Monday
Funeral services for Lewis A. Corbell 58 of Slaten to be held Monday at 2 pm at the Third Street Church of Christ. Corbell died Saturday at 1 15 pm while working on a farm near Morton. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include a son Kenneth of Shallowater, three daughters, five sisters and four brothers, plus five grandchildren. Pallbearers named from Lubbock.
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Lewis A. Corbell
Third Street Church of Christ
Corbell
Morton
Texas
City of Lubbock
McDonald Funeral Home
Kenneth
Shallowater
Melvin Hale
Levelland
Bill Hyman
Andrews
Frances Holt
Lubbock
Sally Corbell
Pearl Miller
Colorado ‘Springs
Pioneer West Texas Geologist Dies In Midland
Romaaldo Dechiccis aged 55, a pioneer petroleum geologist who helped move West Texas oil exploration, died in Midland. A Midland resident since 1926 he served as a consulting geologist and independent operator and contributed to the discovery of several West Texas oil fields.
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West Texas
Midland
Romaaldo Dechiccis
Sunshine Boosts Prospect For Hale County Crops
Plainview June 15 Special Morale boosting sunshine shifts in Hale County as tractors churn from dawn to dusk. About 80 percent of the 300000 acres of grain sorghum planted and most will emerge by Wednesday. Cotton planting widespread with an estimated 195000 acres up or nearing emergence. Insects threaten early square formation and farmers are urged to control pests to protect yields.
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Plainview
Sunshine Sect
Hale County
Ollie Liner
Liner
County Wheat Harvest Nears After Favorable Weather
Frank More, a farmer, reports he feels much better after a week of farming weather. He notes cotton grows quickly and weeds labor. Liner predicts nearly 50,900 acres of wheat in excellent condition and expects very large yields barring bad weather. Harvest should start in two to three weeks, making it one of the county’s latest harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank More
Moore
Liner
Yarborough backs limited foreign aid after security concerns
Texas City June 15 US Senator Ralph Yarborough said reports on secret discussions convinced him some foreign aid is necessary. He noted the Senate already cut the president's request and he supported deeper cuts, but now believes some aid is essential for security reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas City
Ralph Yarborough
Senate
Has Praise For Secretary Of State
Washington June 15 UP The President honors John Foster Dulles as one of the greatest secretaries of state in American history In a Dear Foster letter he thanks Dulles for a 50 year career and reaffirms full confidence amid criticism and rumors of resignation The President cites Dulles extraordinary ability and growing reputation in international relations over the last four years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Foster
Dulles
Eien
Socialists Seize Girard Case Amid U.S. Rioting
Tokyo reports socialists seized on William S. Girard manslaughter case as new violence erupted with a brawl involving anti-U.S. protesters. The incident underscores mounting tensions as authorities weigh charges and public disorder.
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Sieze Girard Case
U.S
Tokyo
William S. Girard
Graham urges New Yorkers not to turn from God at Madison Square Garden
Evangelist Billy Graham told a packed Madison Square Garden crowd and a nationwide TV audience that the greatest love story is God’s love for man and that rejecting love is the worst sin. He noted Monday night would be a rest night after 33 Garden appearances and urged cooling warmth and attendance despite the heat.
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Graham
God
New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Christ
Yankee Stadium
New York City
Jesus Christ
Texas Beauty Show Slated Next Week
Lake Whitney June 15 Finalists form a shapely field for the Texas edition of the Miss Universe Pageant to be held next Friday and Saturday. Winner goes to Long Beach to compete for Miss United States and Miss Universe July 19 21. Prizes include a cowgirl outfit evening dress trophy and more. Finalists named include Gloria Hunt Patricia Stallings Martha King Lusane Beaver Pat Taylor and Mary Smith among others.
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Lake Whitney
Texas
Hele
Long Beach
Calif
Gloria Hunt
Corpus Christ
Miss Buccaneer
Patricia Stallings
Abilene
Martha King
Baylor
Kilgore
Lusane Beaver
Cleburne
Miss Lake Whitney
Pat Taylor
Stratford
City Man Charged In Connection With Passage Of Hot Check
Jimmy Taft Smith, 27, of 29rd St., was arrested and charged with forgery for a $1,000 hot check passed in Lubbock on May 20. He was arraigned before Justice George Mc Cleskey after deputies arrested him at his home following bank officials’ accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Taft Smith
Lubbock
Smith
Justice of the
George McCleskey
Ministers Ride Segregated Bus in Shreveport Protest
Five Negro ministers read from Bibles as they rode in the white section of a Shreveport bus, defying segregation laws. Police chief Teasley announced arrests would follow for any further Negroes seeking white-section seating, while a lone white passenger sat beside Rev. A. L. Scott for part of the trip. About 20 to 25 whites blocked aisles. driver N. C. Spence took no action to move the ministers or escort them to the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Abua
Deep South
Harvey L. Teasles
Louisiana
Teasley
A. L. Scott
N. C. Spence
Oly
Firing range death and postwar disputes over U S base
The period recounts calls by Japanese officials to remove all U S military units and scrap the U S Japan security treaty, plus Japan pressing to have an Ottawa Ill. army specialist handed over for trial. It notes a man beating a soldier in a brawl and questions a key witness’s credibility in a separate manslaughter case.
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Kishi
Washington
U.S
Ottawa
Ill
Japan
Army
William S. Girard
Girard
Hidetsugu Onozeki
Bus seating shifts amid rain and fear in city
Report describes racial tension as riders note 10 percent cuts, halted courtyard washing, and minimal street patrols. A voice warns of danger, a shotgun is available, and Black passengers are forced to the back of a bus while others reclaim their regular seats.
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DTH
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C. B. Jones
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
Morton Hospital
Julian King Lawson
Olive Ave
Justice of the Peace
F. R. Land
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Mackenzie Park
Harvey Lamb
Jerry Head
O. L. Head
9Th St
Porter Clinic
Baptist
Big Spring
Ruby Herman
Susan van Heuser
Towana Beatricht
Annette Shepherd
Janice Spraberry
Judy Goen
Patricia Beckham
Susan Speck
Sandra Williams
Nancy Gaither
Judy Flache
Janice Shepherd
Bethany Christian Church
Joe Burns
Rt. 8
J. B. Vaught
Rt. 2
Anton
West Texas Hospital
Horace Hutton
Jack Lowe
Harvey Hamrick
Glenn Cabiniss
Milton Evitt
Neal Smith
Yarborough
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St. Louis
Naka Sakai
Onozeki
Pfc
Wilbur R. Smith
1St Cavalry Division
Vienna
Soviet Union
Lon Onozeki
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Stinson Cleaners
Hardin
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Broadway
Spence
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