Oklahoma Tornadoes Kill Three and Injure Forty Eight
A series of powerful storms raked Oklahoma and Texas from noon to midnight, with eighteen Oklahoma towns hit by tornadoes. Meeker suffered the worst damage while Grandfield Pawnee Tipton and Vernon areas reported injuries and deaths.
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Tipton
Sam Hulme
Vernon
Snyder
Dale
Washita
Pawnee
Sasakwa
Coalgate
Warwick
Wellston
Ponca City
Texas
Oklahoma
Hitt
Meeker
Okla
Geneva Talks On Indochina Hangs Fire in Geneva
The Geneva talks on Indochina proceed in five phases as U S Secretary of State Dulles plans to depart without meeting Chou En Lai. Big Four and others discuss Korea while Molotov meets Dulles on atomic material pools. Vietnamese talks hinge on Bao Dai and Vietminh recognition and seating at the table.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Resoe
Indochina
U. S
Korea
Dulles
Molotov
United States
Munique
Washington
Iguyen Quoc Dinh
Geneva
Vietnam
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
Dinh
St. Julien
France
Ith
Marc Jacquet
Builders’ Fate in FHA Probe Hinted by Officials
Washington May 1 top officials said a crackdown on fraud in the Federal Housing Administration may reach 1 149 builders who turned shoe string grants into million dollar profits inflated housing loans The investigation also targets many unidentified builders under scrutiny as FHA investigators examine ties between builders and FHA staff See HOUSING PROBE Page 14
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International News Service
Washington
and Home Finance Agency
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Albert M. Cole
Russians unveil vast jet bomber on May Day parade
The Moscow May Day celebration showcased a huge new jet bomber capable of carrying a hydrogen bomb. The display included 175 new jet fighters, 18 000 troops, and civilian parades with banners of Lenin and Stalin. Western observers noted the bomber’s speed and size as Premier Malenkov and other leaders watched.
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Moscow
Red Square
New York
Brooklyn
Burlington, Wis
Lenin
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Lenin Museum
U.S
Charles Bohlen
Rep. Vorys predicts House will ok ban on troops in combat zones
Rep. Vorys of Ohio says the House will insert restrictive language in the foreign aid bill despite President Eisenhower opposition. He notes pressure to restrict troop use but says he is not voicing his own view. The bill to be sent to the House later this month includes 3.5 million dollars in foreign aid.
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Org
Ohio
House
Eisenhower
Vorys
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Coudert
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Ferguson
Michigan
Senate
Sen
Flanders
Vermont
U.S
Indochina
Congress
Mundt promises phone calls to speed hearings showdown
Senate subcommittee chair Karl Mundt says three monitored phone calls will be introduced early next week to illuminate the McCarthy Army dispute. He notes 65 conversations will be offered, but the three calls to Stevens and associates hold the key to the Ber of issues in the hearings.
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James Lee Washington
INS
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
Shasten
Joseph R. McCarthy
Pentagon
South Dakotan
Stevens
McCarthy
Army Secy
Robert T. Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
Pvt
G. David Schine
Cohn
John G. Adams
Kirke B. Lawton
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Lawton
Monmouth
McCarthy's Future Hinges on Army Hearings
The McCarthy investigation into alleged Communists in government could change after the Army inquiry into his dispute with officials over Schine. If exonerated, McCarthy may lose his chief counsel Roy Cohn and face changes in the investigation's leadership and strategy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Army
Wisconsin
David Schine
McCarthy
Sec
Stevens
Schine
Rog Hn
Shoeless Hooded Bandit Robbed Roosevelt Paymaster
A strange robber wearing a knee length black hood robbed the Hotel Roosevelt paymaster’s office of $10,000 and escaped. Police reported a further $25,000 in the same drawer was not taken. Detectives searched the 19 story hotel basement levels for clues but found no trace of the suspect or disguise. The hotel housed Gov. Dewey’s campaign offices.
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New York
Hotel Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Reds Launch All-Out Drive On Fortress Dien Bien Phu
The Communists launched a long-expected all-out assault on Dien Bien Phu late Saturday night, the French high command said Sunday. Informed sources said the attack aimed to capture the battered fortress in northwest Vietnam, following a heavy artillery barrage.
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Hanoi
Dien Bier Phu
Viet Nam
Seymour Gathers Town Wide Fishing Day Monday
Mayor W R Whitley proclaims Seymour to close up and send all 3779 residents fishing for a day. The town near Lake Kemp in northwest Texas has held this spring ritual for 28 years, with downtown shut and citizens heading to Seymour Gate on Lake Kemp.
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Martha Cole Seymour
Seymour
Lake Seymours
Texas Plains
Lake Kemp
Seymour Gate
W. R. Whitley
Ridgway Compares Atomic Cannon to Hiroshima Bomb
General Ridgway said the Army’s new atomic cannon can fire shells with power nearly equal to the Hiroshima atomic bomb. He added that soon Army units will receive guided missiles and rockets to boost long range firepower.
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United Press
Gpringfield
Matthew B. Ridgway
Hiroshima
Ridgway
Destruc
Panhandle Snow Forecast As Texas Sees Record Cold
Temperatures dropped 22 degrees in an hour after a cold front moved through Lubbock. Snow was forecast for the Panhandle with drizzle possible on the South Plains. Tornado activity lashed through at least 18 communities in Texas and Oklahoma, with sandstorms and high winds causing minor damage to television antennas in Muleshoe.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Texas
Panhandle
Vernon
Petrolia
Tex
Crowell
South Plains
Lubbock
Upper South Plains
Tellvision
Muleshoe
Weather summary of regional temperatures and locations
Precipitation and temperature readings for a 24 hour period end at midnight. Report includes cities such as Amarillo El Paso Dallas Oklahoma City and Houston with highs and lows noted alongside the Weather Bureau data.
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Cy. Puloy Abueque
Tego Amarillo
Denver Athlene
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