Violent Storms Strike Northeast Causing Destruction
A long lasting storm curve path across the Northeast damaged dozens of Schenectady homes and a Pennsylvania knitting mill. A car was blown onto a roof in Sumneytown and a farmer’s house roof ripped away near Pennsburg. A Glens Falls area poultry farm was leveled injuring a family. A cruise ship ran aground on the St. Lawrence River with no injuries. Emergency alerts prompted business shutdowns and travel suspensions.
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Mohawk River
Schenectady
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Reading
New Jersey
Sumneytown
Devon
Eshbash
Pennsburg
Glens Falls
N.Y
Weather Bureau
New York
New
New England
Betancourt Survives Caracas Bomb Attack With Minor Burns
President Romulo Betancourt of Venezuela escaped a bomb attack in Caracas with only slight injuries. Two presidential aides and Defense Minister Jose Lopez Henriquez and his wife were seriously injured.
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Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
Caracas
Jose Lopez Henriquez
IRS lists tax liens against Hollywood and sports figures
The IRS released liens on celebrities and athletes including Bud Abbott Joe Louis Judy Garland Carol Channing William Saroyan Sammy Davis Jr Martha Hyer George Marshall Wendell Corey Broderick Crawford Art Aragon and others with totals ranging from several thousand to over two hundred thousand dollars. Liens will be settled by agreement or adjudicated at future Tax Court hearings.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Bud Abbott
Joe Louis
Judy Garland
Carol’ Channing
Williamson Saroyan
Sammy Davis Jr
Abbott
Lou Costello
Robert Riddell
Riddell
U.S
Louis
Art Aragon
Davis
Miss Garland
Sid Luft
Miss Channing
Saroyan
Martha Hyer
George Marshall
Wendell Corey
Broderick Crawford
Piranha Import Bill Advances to Senate Action
The House approved a bill to empower the Interior Department to outlaw importation of piranha and other injurious wildlife. Rep. George Huddleston Jr. led the push amid fears the flesh-eating fish could infest southeastern waters. The measure also broadens powers and repeals an old ban on starlings and English sparrows for lack of effective control options.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Interior Department
George Huddleston Jr
D-Ala
Huddleston
United States
Senate Passes Military Air Transport Bill
The House approved a bill to ease restrictions on using air freight by military personnel for overseas household goods shipments. GAO auditors found such shipments to Spain and Metz in May. The measure seeks to cut military transport costs, now about 1.27 billion dollars, and moves to the Senate.
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Washington
Refreshing Idea in London Typing Class
The Evening Star reports that local typing students tired of standard drills now practice with the sentence pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs highlighting a quirky shift in classroom routines.
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London
Evening Star
Drouth-Breaking Rains Soak onto Texas Farms
Drouth breaking rains drenched thirsty Texas farmlands and ranches Friday, reviving crops and grass as tornadoes caused minor damage near Eagle Lake and El Campo. Rain totals topped 5 inches in places like Lake Corpus Christi and McAllen, with strong winds downing a revival tent and flooding streets in San Antonio. Weather eased across the Panhandle and West Texas, with scattered showers forecast east of the Pecos through Saturday.
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South Texas
Lake Corpus Christi
Calallen
Eagle Lake
Houston
el Campo
Waco
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
San Juan
San Antonio
Beeville
Texas
Dallas
Midland
Panhandle
Willie Bacacek
Ingleside
Edroy
Refugio
Tilden
Orange Grove
Linton
Calliham
Padre Park
Banquette
Edinburg
Clayton
Freer
Three Rivers
Pharr
Benavides
Sharyland
Agua Dulce
Realitas
Ray Point
Sign and highway debris studied after 130 circuits cut
Wardell Owens of Carpet City inspects the remains of a large $500 sign and damage along Brownfield Highway at 34th Street, with a staff photo showing the scene and the long sign fragment.
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34Th St
Brownfield Highway
Wardell Owens
39Th St
Carpet City
Lockney Opens New Swim Pool and Pageant Honors
Lockney Texas opened a new municipal swimming pool with a pageant awarding Miss Lockney titles across three age groups. Winners include Janie Rhodes and Paulette Kropp, with 600 in attendance at the ceremony and 400 at a pre opening barbecue. The pool measure 35 by 75 feet and is operated by the Landrum Post of the American Legion on land donated by the Legion.
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Jim Brown
Jeanette Dodson
Weldon Dodson
Lena Kay Merrell
Bob Merrell
Kathy Dodson
Miss Lockney
Joy Frizzell
Jack Frizzell
Jackie Kay Wylie
Cleon Wylie
Charlotte Williams
Bertha Williams
American Legion
J. E. Cox
Landrum Post of
South Lockney
Legion Post
Lightship Hit By Freighter Near New York Harbor
Ambrose lightship guarding the harbor entrance was rammed and sunk in fog Friday by a freighter three times its size. Coast Guard cutters set emergency beacon duties as nine crew members escaped unharmed on a life raft and were rescued by the freighter Green Bay.
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New York
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Green Bay
Matagorda Official Fined In Tax Count
Matagorda County Commissioner Thomas D Matthews was sentenced by federal Judge Allen B Hannay to three years in prison and fined 5000 dollars for income tax evasion. The two three year terms were probated after Matthews pleaded guilty. He was indicted for failing to pay about 3500 dollars in taxes for 1953 and 1955. Matthews is also a rancher and executive of a Matagorda County rice drying firm.
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Matagorda
Matagorda County
Herter Reconsiders Cabinet Role Amid Diplomacy Debate
The article outlines Christian Herter's stance on leaving the cabinet and defending personal diplomacy. It notes his arthritic condition and a 14 month tenure, plus remarks on Cuba unrest, a revamped disarmament plan, and Korea’s 10th anniversary emphasizing free-world resolve.
Texas Democrats Certified Too Many Delegates
Washington AP Texas Democrats certified 122 delegates and 60 alternates to the national convention, but officials say they named four too many alternates and one too many delegates. The discrepancy will be settled by the convention credentials committee. Texas holds 61 convention votes.
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Washington
Texas
Democrats
Los Angeles
National Committee
National Party
Texas Party Organization
Dumbbell Fatality Sparks Window Screen Incident
An improvised window screen in a building gap was weighed with two eight pound dumbbells. While Effie Turner and Muriel Fleit removed the screen from the eighth floor, a dumbbell dislodged and struck Ro decker, fracturing his skull. He survived overnight after emergency surgery.
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Gabel
Effie Turner
Rodecker
Coincidence
Howevelt Hospital
Alvin Rodecker
Detroit
New York
Ar Jene Francis
Martin Gable
Herter blasts trip criticism over canceled Japan visit
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter defends President Eisenhower in a letter to Senator Alexander Wiley, saying remarks criticizing the canceled Japan trip are hypercritical. He notes the president would have proceeded despite demonstrations if the invitation had not been withdrawn.
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Herter
Eisenhower
Washington
Christian A. Herter
Japan
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
America
Three Quail Decoy Missiles Launched by SAC Crew
A Strategic Air Command B 52 crew launched three McDonnell Gam 72 quail decoy missiles in free flight over the Eglin Gulf test range in Florida. It marks the first SAC test firing of multiple quail missiles simultaneously.
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Omaha
Neb
Strategic Air Command
Eglin Gulf Test Range
Florida
SAC
Area families welcome numerous newborns in Friday and Thursday reports
A sequence of birth notices from clinics and hospitals lists multiple families and newborns. Entries include names of parents, addresses, hospital or clinic names, birth weights and times, with fathers’ occupations such as farmer, carpenter, minister, and student, across Lubbock and nearby areas.
Alphabet to Number Dialing Replaces Letters in Phones
The article notes a shift from alphabet prefixes to all-number dialing after experts failed to expand two-letter words. Wichita Falls Texas led the rollout two years early, with other cities expected to follow slowly as the new system proves workable.
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Goofy
Wichita Falls
Tex
Woman Injured in Ropesville Two Car Collision
A 26 year old Ropesville woman Ageli Aguilar was treated and dismissed Friday night after a two car crash on FM Road 41 near a baseball park driveway. Genece Soto of Rt 1 Ropesville drove west with Guadalupe Perez of Rt 1 Ropesville as the other driver. Patrolman Kenneth Walters of Lubbock investigated the scene at about 9 05 p m.
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Ropesville
Agelito Aguilar
Terry County Memorial Hospital
Brownfield
Kenneth Walters
Lubbock
Genece Soto
Rt. 1
Guadalupe S. Perez
Wind Rips Through Plains Causing Widespread Damage
A severe storm system swept across the South Plains from Causey New Mexico to Littlefield and beyond, bringing 70 mph gusts, heavy hail up to six inches, flash floods, and power outages. Reports cite flattened cotton, torn bar racks, downed trees, and damaged pools and windows. Temperatures cooled to 79 as late rain totals varied across towns including Morton and Whiteface, with Amarillo suffering street flooding and electrical interruptions.
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Burt
Morton
Levelland
Artie Forehand
Assa
Whitharral
Hockley County
Sundown
South Plains
Briscoe County
Silverton
Lubbock
Lockney
Texas Tech
30Th
Nashville St
H. R. Bundock
J Ar
34Th St
46Th St
Plains
Happy
Tulsa
Kress
Hale Center
Abernathy
Shallowater
Texico
Amherst
Sudan
Muleshoe
Canyon
Plainview
Crosbyton
McAdoo
Floyd County
Starley
Amarillo
Gas Tax Case Refuels Constitutional Debate
The article details Judge Roberts and the severance beneficiary tax amid a long legal battle. It notes U S Supreme Court upholding and states hesitancy at the Capitol over constitutionality. Wilson admits awkward amendment changes and vows to seek reversal in appeals to the Supreme Court.
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Roberts
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Wilson
Probay
Front Porch Aims Shrine Speech From Denver During LA Weekend
Front Porch plans to attend the Shrine convention in Denver during the week of the Los Angeles convention. He expects to rush to Los Angeles to deliver his acceptance speech. Harmon, living on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, says he would place a glider on the White House porch if elected and welcomes publicity.
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Denver
Los Angeles
Harmon
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
Titan in New Test Cape Canaveral
The Air Force fired a Titan missile on a sixth straight successful 2,000 mile flight and prepared to begin testing a more advanced version of this intercontinental range weapon.
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TITAN
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Truman Urges Restoration of House Cut Foreign Aid
Former President Truman urged the Senate to restore House cuts in the foreign aid budget and criticized restrictive provisions. A Milwaukee citizens committee demanded a $2 billion reduction, while Truman urged restoring the President’s requested $3.5845 billion and preserving mutual security programs.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
House
Truman
William H. Draper
Eisenhower
U. S
Senate
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