Secret Western steps to break East West summit deadlock
U S and allies plan secret diplomacy to end the East West impasse with talks in Moscow Washington the United Nations in New York and NATO in Paris. An initial bid to break deadlock will occur at the UN late this month with a new Moscow disarmament offer. NATO will present new summit proposals to the Kremlin by mid May.
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Russia
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Washington
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New York
NATO
Paris
Kremlin
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Vanguard Scrubbed After 35 Seconds From Launch
The Navy halted the Vanguard countdown 35 seconds before liftoff due to weather and technical delays. Engineers, exhausted from two days of work, faced a rest break before a Monday resumption as daylight launch rules persisted.
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Ape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
Washington
John P. Hagen
Project Vanguard
Hagen
Cape
Crane
No Survivors Seen In Okinawa Crash
Authorities recovered 12 bodies after a fiery serial collision off Okinawa involving a U S Marine transport and a fighter bomber. The Navy said there were probably no survivors. A separate Egyptian airliner crash near Port Said killed eight, including a retired American.
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Port Said
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Police Seek Teens After Box Thefts At Mall
Police hunt several teenagers who pried open Post Office boxes in a mall and took contents. In a confrontation one youth tried to splash a knife at an officer during the chase.
Lie Detector Puts Lubbock in Law Enforcement Spotlight
Tom Barnes operates a polygraph in Lubbock as the DPS changes policy to bring suspects to the city for examinations. The instrument, called a lie detector, draws attention from a 60 county area and affects how criminals are investigated and charged.
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Lubbock
Jim Rolleman
Avalanche-Journal Star
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Tom Barnes
Amarillo
City Girl Wins FTA Scholarship
Heila Cline daughter of Mrs A H Cline 1919 8th St was awarded a $1000 four year scholarship ($125 per semester) to the college of her choice at the state convention of Future Teachers of America in Denton. The award was presented by FTA and the Texas State Teachers Assn. John H Lovelady state FTA grand tide made the award at a banquet. Sheila an honor student and campus leader at Tom S Lubbock has a straight A record and is active in FTA Club dramatics Morning Watch and National Honor Society.
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Denton
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Texas State Teachers Assn
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Sheila
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Tom S. Lubbock
Snow Storm Hits Panhandle With Driving Hazards
Snow depth reached up to eight inches in the Panhandle with highways hazardous. Snow melted in Amarillo but other areas remained snowbound as an overnight freeze threatened dangerous road conditions. Forecast calls for more snow in the Panhandle and clearing skies on the South Plains.
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Texas
Upper Panhandle
South Plains
Benson Likely to Cancel Dairy Price Cut Now
A Democratic farm leader said Ezra Benson will announce soon that he is cancelling all or part of the dairy price support reductions effective April 1. W R Poage believes Benson will backtrack to defuse opposition in Congress to farm subsidy cuts. The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a bill backing wheat and plantings reductions and minor feed price cuts, with Senate action set next week.
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Mont
Eisenhower
Knowland
Sen
California
Len Sparkman
Ala
Om Ayers
Ashington
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Ezra T. Benson
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
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Podee
Kay
Wich
Coalition of Farm Congress
Rio Rail Crash Toll May Hit 80
Police report a four train wreck near Paciencia station near Rio de Janeiro during rush hour. The death toll stood at 58 with 50 bodies recovered and eight people dying in hospitals. authorities warned it could rise to 80 as rescue workers, including air force personnel, searched the wreckage in the night.
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Avalanche Journal
Rio DE Janeiro
Laeer
U. S
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Hall
Pacencia
Ava Gardner Rumored Marriage To Walter Chiari Sparks Talk
London reports on March 9 claim Ava Gardner possibly married Italian comedian Walter Chiari. The rumor spreads through European circles but no confirmation or official announcement appears.
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London
Ava Gardner
Walter Chiari
Europe
Comic Dictionary Love Affair
A witty Dictionary style joke notes a romantic interlude where a woman reveals details while a man spirals into debt. The brief quip contrasts spending and affection, lingering on gendered economic emphasis in a humorous tone.
Eisenhower outlines seven point anti recession plan
President Eisenhower announced a seven point program including extended unemployment benefits and accelerated highway and reclamation spending totaling over 7 billion dollars. The plan also calls for a 2.2 billion upgrade to the national highway program and enhanced defense spending to create jobs, with continued focus on genuine public works and state unemployment support.
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Albert M. Cole
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Martin
Formby hints at 1960 governor bid at Highway 87 meet
At the first annual U S Highway 87 Improvement Assn gathering in Plainview Texas chairman Marshall Formby floated the idea of entering the 1960 governor race following Gov Price Daniel’s term. He acknowledged interest but did not officially declare candidacy.
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Price Daniel
Daniel
Smith
Texas
U.S
Inatmin
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