Whitaker Says On Eve Of Trial In Murder Case
Walter E. Whitaker 21 speaks to a reporter before his Vernon trial in Lubbock County jail. He says he is not afraid of the trial, will plead not guilty, and doubts malice murder charges. He fears facing Joyce White’s family and plans appeal if guilty.
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Fred Bauman
Avalanche-Journal
Walter E. Whitaker
Lubbock
Joyce White
Vernon
Joyce
Texas
Grady Harrist
Lee Rice
Whitaker
Trial date set in Whitaker murder case at Vernon
Alter E Whitaker Jr 21 will be moved to Wilbarger County Jail for a Vernon trial on the murder of Joyce Fern White. Prosecution seeks death sentence as defense plans could hinge on temporary insanity claim. Jury selection starts Monday with 200 veniremen to be questioned in the 46th District Court.
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Alter E. Whitaker Jr
Vernon
Joyce Fern White
Grady Harrist
Whitaker
Wilbarger County
Reese Air Force
Lubbock
Attv
Travis Shelton
South Plains
Shelton
Texas Ranger
Raymond Waters
Austin
Joyce
Bradley says Soviets ease Cold War stance
Gen. Omar N. Bradley told senators that Moscow is pulling back in the cold war as U S strength grows and as it consolidates at home. He said Russia is building its atomic stockpile and shipping jets to satellite states as part of a broader foreign aid bill moving through Congress.
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Jess Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Russia
U. S
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Senate
Reservations Cancelled For Big Three Officials Meeting
In Hamilton Bermuda on June 20, 195? British French and American officials’ reservations for a Big Three conference on June 29 at Mid Ocean Club and Castle Harbor Hotel were cancelled. J H Bonham Carter of the British foreign office in Bermuda cancelled the reservations at 2 p.m. est with no explanation given.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
J. H. Bonham Carter
Mid Ocean Club
Castle Harbor
Waco youth named to top post in DeMolay state meet
More than 750 delegates of the Texas State Chapter, Order of DeMolay, wind up their annual meeting here after a busy Saturday with officer elections and banquet. Bill Powers of Waco was elected State Master Councilor, succeeding Jack Pruitt of Odessa. Cheryll Madison, 18, from the Robert E Lee Chapter in Houston, was crowned State DeMolary Sweetheart.
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Chick Morris
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Order of DeMolay
Bill Powers
Waco
First Methodist Church
Jack Pruitt
Odessa
Hotel Lubbock
Cheryll Madison
Robert E. Lee
Houston
David Hendrix
Dallas
Cleburne
Legion of Honor
Texas Imperial Priory
Caprock Hotel
First Baptist Church
Priory
Caprock
East German revolt sparks massive crackdown across zones
Rioting workers and a broad putsch claim shake East Germany as Communist police and Russian tanks quell upheaval. Thousands jailed from East Berlin to the Oder to the Elbe. an American student, Rudolph Kass, is released.
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East Berlin
U. S
Rudolph Kass
Cedarhurst
N. Y
The
Free University
West Berlin
East Germany
ADN
Rosenbergs' funerals set as martyrs myths emphasized
A Sunday funeral and graveside monument plan mark early efforts to cast Ethel and Julius Rosenberg as martyrs like Sacco and Vanzetti. The Rosenberg bodies were moved from Sing Sing to the I J Morris Funeral Home in Brooklyn for viewing, with an honor guard at the caskets. Burial is set for Wellwood Cemetery as Rabbi Abraham Cronbach...
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New York
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
Nicola Sacco
Bartomoleo Vanzetti
Sing Sing
Julius
Sophie Rosenberg
National Committee
Rosenberg
U.S
I. J. Morris
Brooklyn
Rosenberg Committee
Wellwood Cemetery
Pine Lawn
Long Island
Farmingdale
Abraham Cronbach
Cincinnati
Rosenbergs
Eisenhower
Rabbi Cronbach
Hebrew Union College
Newcom
Summer Arrives As Lubbock Sees Heat Record Highs
Officials declare summer begins at 11 a.m. today though residents have endured 97 degree heat for days. Forecasters offer little relief as heat intensifies, with the city trapped in one of the hottest spells on record. Page 10 continues with weather details.
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Lubbock
Webster
Vacation Pack Service Ad Promotes Paper Delivery
The Avalanche-Journal offers a Vacation Pack to hold papers while readers are away. Call the Circulation Department at 3-4343 to arrange saving and redelivery of the complete paper upon return.
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Avalanche-Journal
Replacements Noted As Crowd Changes Inside Building
The text describes people replacing those who entered the building, with many wearing sport clothing and some women in jeans. Black paper skull caps are mentioned, and the note references ROSENBERG Page 10.
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Ers
Rosenberg
Grandstand Collapse During Shivers Review at Fort Hood
A temporary grandstand collapsed at North Fort Hood during a parade review ending the first week of summer training for the 49th Armored Division. Seven people fell to the ground, all service members' families, with eleven treated for minor injuries. One injured spectator was Mrs. Gaston B. Howard of Longview, wife of Maj. Gen. Howard. Gov. Shivers reviewed an honor guard of Dallas tankers, Marshall infantrymen, and Wichita Falls artillerymen.
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North Fort Hood
Shivers
49Th Armored Division
Gaston B. Howard
Longview
Howard
Gov
Ge. Albert S. Johnson
Dallas
Marshall
Wichita Falls
12 Year Old Wife Delivers Child At Perrin AFB Texas
A 12 year old wife of an airman at Perrin AFB Texas has a daughter weighing six pounds 11 ounces. The mother Mary Kendrick of Durant is in the Perrin base hospital after Caesarian delivery. The girl eloped June 25 1952 and married Sergio Tristan in Sherman Texas with the bride age listed as 17.
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Durant
Okla
Perrin Afb
Texas
Mary Kendrick
Cleo Kendrick
Sergio Tristan
Sherman Tex
Tristan
Perrin Base Hospital
Rhee Firm In Face Of New UN Warning
Far East military sources say President Rhee will press on with actions undermining the Korean truce despite Gen. Clark warning all Rhee forces remain under UN control. UN officials weigh Communist demands for Rhee crackdown and possible truce without South Korea’s signature. Former minister Cho Byong Ok calls for returning POWs and accepting the truce. A U S State Department official will visit Korea as Eisenhower and Dulles eye the deal.
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International
OKYO
Far East
Soneman Rhee
Mark Clark
Rhee
Reds
South Korea
Cho Byong Ok
Korea
United States
State Department
Washington
Eisenhower
Secy
Clark
Tokyo
One Killed In Sweetwater Fire
A fatal blaze at the Rob erts Oil Co Sheridan Distributing Co warehouse in Sweetwater caused massive gasoline explosions. One woman, Mrs Vergie L West moreland, 30, died from burns as flames engulfed the area. Fire damaged two nearby homes and the warehouse losses exceed $50,000 as crews gained control near midnight.
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Associated Press
Roberts Oil Co.-Sheridan Distributing Co
Sinclair Products
W. H. Sheridan
Vergie L. Westmoreland
U S to speed missile plans amid Soviet progress
Defense leaders say Russia has made spectacular progress on guided missiles and plan to spend over a billion dollars in the coming year. Col. J L Zoeckler testifies before the Senate subcommittee, noting German talent aided Soviet advances and that guided missiles aim to strike targets and defeat aircraft.
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Edwin B. Harkinson Ashington
U. S
Soviet Russia
Col
J. L. Zoeckler
Air Force
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Russia
Two Killed Eight Hurt In Auto Mishap Near Roby
A tire blew out, sending a car into an embankment 13 miles east of Roby Texas. Killed were Minnie Boatman 63 of Cisco and Margaret McGough 12 daughter of Sgt and Mrs Darries McGough of Sandia Proving Ground New Mexico. The sergeant 36 and his wife 29 driver were among the injured.
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Roby
Texas
West
Minnie Boatman
Cisco
Margaret McGough
Darries McGough
Sandia Proving Ground
N. M
ROK Troops Help Break Out POW Camp in Korea
Nearly 700 more anti-Communist Korean War prisoners escaped from two Allied stockades aided by South Korean Army tanks and trucks. U S and UN officials noted fire from outside the camp, with no reported casualties as guards attempted recapture.
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Boul
UN Prisoner of War Command
Republic of Korea
Allied
Prisoner of War Command
Jack Vermeul
POW Command
Sangmudai
Vermeul
Karl Hong Kee
Sang-mudai
Korea
ROK
South Korea
Reds Probe ROK Sectors At Front
Chinese forces renewed probing thrusts against South Koreans in the Pukhan River area on the East Central Front. Two fresh divisions totaling about 16 000 men were committed to the sector as the Chinese signaled a possible drive south similar to last week. Allied aircraft were largely grounded.
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Seoul
Pukhan River
Pukhan
Two Escape Injury In Offutt Jet Crash
A T-33 jet training plane crashed and burned while landing at Offutt Air Base Nebraska at midday. The two airmen aboard escaped injury.
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Offutt Air Base
Neb
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