United Nations Aims and Early Cold War Conflicts
Bruce W. Munn outlines the UN founding purpose in San Francisco and its growth to 82 members with seven more expected. He notes Africa's awakening and Asia's rise, the Soviet West clash in Iran, and Korea's 1950 UN aid credited with averting a wider war.
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W. Munn
Uniied Nations
United Nations
San Francisco Opera ‘House
General Assembly
Africa
Asia
San Francisco
China
United States
Russia
West
Security Council
Korea
Republic of Korea
World Organization
League of Nations
Fordt
United. Nations
Kremlin
United ‘Nations
Tibet
Palestine
Israel
Jerusalem
Investments Scrutinized in Texas School Funds Spending
The Senate Investment Study Committee ended hearings on the permanent school fund and related funds and urged consolidation. The four funds total $1.2 billion with 55 percent in U.S. government bonds and 43.9 percent in Texas municipal bonds.
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Senate Investment Study Committee
Permanent School Fund
Permanent University Fund
Teachers Retirement System
State Employes Retirement Fund
Hubert Hudson
Brownsville
U. S
Knute Anderson
Harold Coit
Texas
Hudson
Ben Howell
State Board of Education
Permanent School Fund Committee
Texas Permanent School Fund
Houston annexes large area, signaling possible legal clash with Pasadena
Houston on first reading annexed over 30 square miles that Pasadena had added two weeks earlier. The land lies between Galveston highway and Clear Creek southeast of the city, reaching the Galveston county line. The move could prompt a direct battle with Pasadena as the annexed area matches four channel cities boundaries. Mayor Cutter cited a long standing recommendation while ignoring overlap with Pasadena, setting up potential litigation and a meeting with Pasadena and other city mayors.
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Houston
UPI
Pasadena
Clear Creek
Galveston County
Harris County
Lewis Cutter
Cutter
Deer Park
Lomax
la Porte
Well traveled Dag totals miles in U N travel record
Dag Hammarskjold has logged about 300000 miles on U N business since 1953 while U S Secretary John Foster Dulles had 479.28 miles in official foreign travel, highlighting the vast international duties of the UN secretary general and the secretary of state.
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UPI
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
John Foster Dulles
Amarillo Man Killed In Plane Crash
An Amarillo food market manager named Homer Murray Cravens was killed when a small plane stalled on takeoff and plunged to the ground three miles southeast of Amarillo. The accident occurred Tuesday as the pilot attempted liftoff, with details lingering in initial reports.
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Amarillo
Homer ‘Murray ‘Cravens
Amarillo I. Ie
City Man Charged After Wife Shot at Drive In Theater
James Manuel Lee Copeland, 31, of Lubbock Street 1811 52nd, was charged with assault with intent to murder after a Monday night shooting at a Levelland Highway drive in theater that wounded his 20 year old wife in the left lung. Bond set at 5000, posted before noon Tuesday. The couple and an 18 month old child were in a car when the shooting occurred around 840 PM. Copeland says it was an accident. the wife remains at Methodist Hospital in poor condition. The wife has not given a normal statement. A 22 caliber pistol was used.
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Lubbockman
Methodist Hospital
James Manuel Lee I Copeland
Peate
George H. McCleskey
Copeland
Levelland Hwy
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Suez Canal
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Porsche & Volkswagen Sales & Service
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Broadway
McWhorter’s
General Electric
Houston Annexes
Elmore
Florsheim
Oyee
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