Mahon Plans 8 Million Study On Diverting Missouri Waters
Rep. Mahon proposes an $8 million engineering study to assess diverting Missouri River flood waters to the Panhandle South Plains region of West Texas. He seeks direct funding from the Reclamation Bureau and notes parallel consented programs like the Upper Colorado project approved by President Eisenhower.
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Associated Washington
Misiver
Panhandle- South Plains
West Texas
Mahon
Culver Basin
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
House Appropriations Committee
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri River
Nebraska-Kangas
Panhandle
Sau Plains
Texas
Western Plains
High Plains
GOP Victory In Tax Fight Seen By Solon
Senate tax writer Senator Walter F. George of Georgia vows to push a $200 exemption rise for 1954 income and $400 for the next year, aiming for a close vote as the tax bill moves to the White House. He warns the outcome depends on near-term economic changes and opposes extra changes to the excise cuts.
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Gop
Solon
International News Service
Ashington
Senate
William F. Knowland
Congress
Eisenhower
California
White House
House
Knowland
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Walter F. George
George
Senate Finance Committee
Seven Die In Texas Farmhouse Fire
In Cedar Creek Texas a farmhouse fire killed seven people including W C Wilson 54 his wife Martha 51 their son Alvin 18 and daughter in law Shirley Walker Wilson 23 along with two other family members as authorities labeled the incident a deadly blaze that trapped a Negro family amid a grim weekend toll.
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Associated Press
Texas
Cedar Creek
Austin
W.C. Wilson
Martha
Alvin
Law
Shirley Walker Wilson
Air Force probes fatal C-119 crash near Annapolis
Air Force investigators studied engine trouble as a possible cause of the C-119 Flying Boxcar disaster that killed 18 servicemen, including air crew and passengers. The aircraft crashed Friday night at 9:29 after departing Bolling Field for Mitchel Field, Dell near Annapolis.
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Annapolis
Air Force
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Mitchel Field
Long Island
Lothian
Sheila Cline repeats as Lubbock County spelling champ
Sheila Cline of Lubbock won the Lubbock County Spelling Bee at O L Slaton Junior High Auditorium after the Hockley County contest earlier Saturday. Twelve county champions competed with two repeaters among the field as organizers noted several close spellings.
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Sheila Cline
Lubbock County
Lubbock
L. D. Lowe
Cooper
O. L. Slaton
Sheila
Avalanche-Journal
Russell McCurdy Jr
Crosbyton
Sharon Copeland
Olton
Joe Peters
Anton
Hockley County
Mac Marcom
Levelland
T. O. Petty
McCarthy Praises Ike as He Seeks Ties With Press
Senator McCarthy told a 1,[?]000 strong Oklahoma GOP dinner he does not view Eisenhower as a superman but praised his high presidential batting average and said he would campaign for Ike if he ran. He urged cutting foreign aid to allies trading with Red China and criticized appeasement of communism while noting a forthcoming report on Communist influence in media. Three Czech students who fled behind the Iron Curtain have joined the U.S. Army and are now in the United States.
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Alahoma City
Sen. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Ike
Ner
U.S
China
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eisenhows By
Communist Party
Teleion
U.S. Army
Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
United States
Bold Bandit Flees In Auto
A bandit shot a diamond firm official in the foot aboard a Wabash dining car and escaped with about $200000 in loose gems. The crime began in Kansas City and ended near Centralia as the culprit grabbed the briefcase then fled in a Pontiac driven by a woman. Police issued a pickup order and set roadblocks statewide while the injured man was treated in Audrain county hospital. The case suggests a preplanned route and rapid action.
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The
United Press
Entralia
Kansas City
Centralia
John Gray
Adolphe Adler Diamond Cutters and
New York
Gray
Missouri
Kansas
Audrain County
Mexico
Man Sought After Shooting Up School In Kidnap Attempt
Portland police hunted a tall gunman after he opened fire at a private school in Northwest Hills while attempting to kidnap 9 year old George Brice NT to demand 125000 ransom. A wounded teacher and two women aided the boy during the incident.
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Man
United Press
Portland
Ore
George’ Brice
Brice
Buidings
Northwest Hills
Newspaper sections and humorous cartoon definition cross pages
The fragment lists several newspaper sections and page numbers for radio TV, oil news, church notes, and comics. It includes a humorous dictionary entry defining Ignorant as a critique of people who lack knowledge.
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South Plains Oil News
Secret Talks Held With French Chief In U.S.
President Eisenhower held an unscheduled 60 minute meeting with top defense and foreign policy chiefs as Gen Paul Ely the French chief of staff arrived in Washington for five days of strategic conferences on Indochina. Senator Knowland said he would not limit U S actions and suggested naval blockades or arms behind enemy lines but cautioned against committing American land forces. White House officials kept details limited while Pentagon discussions paralleled the talks.
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International News Service
Ashington
Eisenhower
Paul Ely
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Charles E. Wilson
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Indochina
Knowland
Asia
Formosa
Korea
White House
James C. Hagerty
Pentagon
Ely
Lee
McCarthy Urged To Step Down From Subcommittee
Sen. Symington urged Sen. McCarthy to temporarily step off his investigations subcommittee or have another group decide the veracity questions with the Army. Symington warned the Senate’s good name is at stake and suggested the Armed Services Committee take over if McCarthy remains in all three roles. Mundt, McCarthy’s acting chair in his absence, reacted with surprise.
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Associated Press
Washington
March
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Senate
Wisconsin
Armed Series Committee
Sen. Mundt
RSC
Joe
Mundt
Mc‘Mundt
U S Triples Danger Zone After Hydrogen Test In Pacific
The United States expanded the danger zone to a 490 mile radius around future hydrogen blasts in the Marshall Islands after 28 Japanese fishermen were treated for radioactive burns. Doctor Herrill Eisenbudh was sent to Tokyo to aid exposed seamen and a new Aloe Vera treatment was prepared for burns.
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United States
mid-Pacific
Japan
U. S
Marshall Islands
Katsuo Okazaki
Diet
Washington
U.S
Herrill Eisenbudh
Tokyo
Missile Squadron Arrives In Europe
The U S Air Force first guided missile squadron arrived by ship at Bremerhaven Germany to join Western Europe defense. Units will be based at Bitburg where two Army atomic cannon battalions are stationed. No missiles were aboard the transport Gen Taylor and shipment planned to be secret and separate.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Europe
Air Force
Bitburg
Rhine River
U. S. Army
Gen. Taylor
Voters Set April 6 On Lubbock Dog Control Issue
The Avalanche Journal reports voters will decide on April 6 whether to prohibit dogs running at large in Lubbock. The piece notes a long history of dog regulations and cites a Mobile voting precedent, with local officials expecting a similar pro con split and only vote tally revealing the outcome.
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Mobile
Ala
Lubbock
City of Lubbock
F. E. Wheelock
Army reveals nerve gas power and protections
Brig. Gen. E. Loucks says nerve gas can kill within a minute under ideal conditions and could affect a 100 square mile area. He notes protective devices and antidotes exist and that Russia may possess similar gas.
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International News Service
Tashington
Russia
Rocky Mountain
Denver
E. Loucks
Army
Mostly cloudy and warmer in Lubbock area today
Lubbock and vicinity expect mostly cloudy skies with a light rise in temperatures. Low around 36 degrees and a high near 70 with southerly wind about 30 mph and some blowing dust. Recordings from the local weather station note a 24 hour high of 60 and low of 37 with humidity at midnight around 70 percent.
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Lubbock
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