Britain expels two Soviet air force majors as spies
Britain orders the expulsion of Ivan Pupyshev and Andrei Gudkov, both 36 and 37, Soviet air force majors, after a secret service probe found they sought military secrets while abusing diplomatic status. They had lived in Britain since 1951 as assistant military air attaches.
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Arthur Gavshon Ondon
Britain
Foreign Office
Ivan Pupyshev
Andrei Gudkov
Red Air Force
Tass
Churchill
Russia
Selwyn Lloyd
Jacob A. Malik
Secret Service
Pupyshev
Gudkov
Malik
London
Marakazov
Young Demos Urge House-to-House Campaign for Yarborough
Loyalist Young Democrats at their second annual convention in San Antonio urged a door-to-door drive to help Ralph Yarborough defeat Gov Allan Shivers in the Texas governor race. Delegates discussed tactics at an Institute on Political Techniques led by Maury Maverick Sr Creekmore Fath and George Cowart.
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AN Antonio
Ralph Yarborough
Allan Shivers
Yarborough
Shivers
Cong. Maury Maverick Sr
San Antonio
Creekmore Fath
Austin
George Cowart
Beaumont
Boner
Fath
National Party
Democratic Party
Cowart
Young Demos
Nine Individuals And One Firm Named Grand Jury Indicts 10 In Fraud Cases
A federal grand jury indicts ten individuals and one Houston firm on loan fraud charges involving false statements to the Veterans Administration. Indicted are Helen McMurry, W O Hayter Jr, Weldon L Russell Jr, Taylor W Long Jr, Monty D Thomason, Raymond Thomason Sr, C G Stephens, and American General Investment Corporation in multiple counts. The cases were among 35 previously indicted, now dismissed. Motions set for 2 p.m. Tuesday before Judge Joseph B. Dooley. jury panel to report at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Dooley to be in Amarillo Monday. See GRAND JURY Page 10.
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Bob Fenley
Avalanche-Journal
Federal District Grand Jury
Abilene
Investment Corporation of
Houston
Veterans Administration
Joseph B. Dooley
Dooley
Amarillo
Helen McMurry
W. O. Hayter Jr
Hotel Mother's Day Meal At Twelve Cents
The Penn Sherwood hotel in Philadelphia plans to serve an entire Mother's Day dinner for 12 cents to about 2000 mothers. Manager Kurt Smith warned the publicity may be getting out of hand as the event nears.
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The
United Press
Philadelphia
May
Penn Sherwood Hotel
Kurt Smith
Milam Home Parade Launches Week-Long Clean-Up Blitz
A downtown parade in Lubbock highlighted the Clean-up Paint-up Fix-up campaign with about 150 vehicles in a motorized show. At Milam Home, 32 painters painted the exterior in 33 minutes, a rapid effort by the local painters union with contractors and dealers supplying materials and equipment. Prize-winning floats included Forrest Lumber Co, Girl Scouts, and Lubbock Lions Club, with mayor Murrell Tripp and Chamber president C I Wall presenting trophies during the postparade ceremony.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Milam Home
Lubbock
Milam
Painters Union
Forrest Lumber Co
Girl Scouts
Lubbock Lions Club
Murrell Tripp
C. I. (Stoney) Wall
Chamber of Com- See
Logan Utah Blast Baffles Meteor Expert
Dr. Lincoln la Paz of the University of New Mexico reports unmystified by a large crater from May 1 explosion near Logan Utah. He calls the crater not a meteorite crater and admits being at a loss to explain the phenomenon. The blast rattled cars, opened doors miles away, and sent shock over an eight mile radius.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Lincoln la Paz
Logan
Utah
la Paz
University of New Mexico
Institute of Meteoritics
Good Morning City Accident Report
A city accident summary appears on page 10 section 6 detailing a traffic collision with injuries. Police and emergency responders were dispatched and traffic was detoured while investigators documented vehicle positions and witness statements. Further updates are expected from the morning briefing.
Dirksen Pushes McCarthy On Stand In Army Probe
Senate Republicans propose calling Sen McCarthy Wisconsin Monday as final witness in public hearings to shorten the McCarthy Army dispute. Democrats promise to fight, arguing all principals deserve public testimony. Mundt says no word on the plan.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Army
McCarthy
Sen
R-Wis
Dirksen
R-I
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Senate Investigations
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
John G. Adams
Mundt
R-Sd
Illinois
Sen. McClellan
Arkansas
McClellan
Electrical Storm Hits South Plains Area
A thundercloud moved across the South Plains from northwest of Olton to Floydada, with Floydada seeing .35 inch of rain and lightning striking Mrs. B F Rogers home. Smoke damage and appliance loss were reported at the residence. Showers also fell in Hale Center Plainview and Lockney while forecasts warned of limited moisture returning Monday afternoon. Temperatures remained hot with Lubbock area highs around 98 to 100s and Amarillo cooler due to showers. hail up to an inch was noted in southwest Amarillo.
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South Plains
Olton
Floydada
B. F. Rogers
Fred Lambert
Hale Center
Plainview
Lockney
Lubbock
Presidio
Amarillo
Panhandle
First Mother's Day service attendees revisit site
GRAFTON W Va May 8 UP some of the men and women who attended the first Mother's Day service 46 years ago return Sunday to St Andrews Methodist Church where Anna Jarvis persuaded the pastor to start the world wide custom The Rev Forest Raynolds said at least 12 of the original congregation would attend special ceremonies Ronald Knotts assistant superintendent of Grafton schools was to be the featured speaker recounting Miss Jarvis efforts to honor mothers and spread the holiday
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Grafton
W. Va
St. Andrews Methodist Church
Anna Jarvis
Forest Raynolds
Ronald Knotts
Grafton Schools
Cautious Truckers Begin 2590-Mile Nitro Haul
Two trucks carry 600 quarts of nitroglycerin from Farmington New Mexico toward an oilfield near Calgary Alberta. The trip, routed over mountain roads, aims to support a wildcat well owned by major oil companies. Drivers Al Sherman and Shelby Underwood operate with limited guidance to maintain distance and safety.
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United Press
Farmington
N. M
Calgary
Alberta
Eastern Torpedo Co
Bert Smith
Farmington-Calgary
Smith
al Sherman
Shelby Underwood
French Jeer Laniel At Soldier's Tomb
Parisians gathered for Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris booing Premier Joseph Laniel and Defense Minister Rene Pleven. Spectators shouted insults near the tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arch of Triumph, urging resignation and branding Pleven with jeers.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Rene Pleven
Dien Bien Phu
Laniel
France
Arch of Triumph
Pleven
Geneva Talks Knot as Molotov Blocks Cease Fire Bid
French Foreign Minister Bidault urged a cease-fire in Indochina at Geneva today, 24 hours after Dien Bien Phu fell, but Molotov blocked action by seeking Laos and Cambodia reps. The United States rejected Red China’s inclusion and phantom regimes. Bidault called for free elections after a cease-fire, with nine delegations to guarantee peace.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Eneva
Georges Bidault
Indochina
Geneva
Dien Bien Phu
V. M.molotov
Laos
Cambodia
U. S
France
United States
Molotov
Red China
Huang Hua
Bidault
Vietminh
Khmer
Pathet Laos
League of Nations
Viet Nam
Pham van Dong
MIG Designer Once Fled Reds
A refugee aircraft expert testified to the House Committee that the MIG 15 design secrets were lost to the West in 1946 after American authorities refused asylum to German designer Siegfried Guenther. Valentin Sokolow, 41, said Guenther headed Henkel’s aircraft plant before defecting with others, and that the United States paid $100,000 to a North Korean pilot to obtain the MIG 15 details.
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the Express
New York
Korea
United States
Valentin Sokolow
House Committee On
Sokolow
Seigfried Guenther
Henkel Aircraft Plant
Nazi Germany
Guenther
West Germany
Hour Is Late Ike Talks With Defense Chiefs In Indochina Crisis
President Eisenhower and the National Security Council held a 90 minute secret meeting with top Army brass as Dien Bien Phu fell, signaling an urgent response to the Indochina crisis. Secretary Dulles then met with New Zealand and British ambassadors and conferred with Capitol Hill Republicans on Geneva and U.S. Information Agency matters.
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Ashington
Eisenhower
National Security Council
America
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
White House
Southeast
Sia
Sec
John Foster Dulles
New Zealand
Britain
Capitol Hill
Foreign Relations
Appropriations
Senate Gop
William F. Knowland
U. S. Information Agency
Dulles
Senate
Pro Tempore
Styles Bridges
Alexander
Red Radio Claims French Bombed Rebels Ambulances
Tokyo dispatch reports Viet Minh rebels accusing French forces of bombing and strafing rebel ambulances and delivering ammunition to Dien Bien Phu in Red Cross marked planes. Radio Peiping echoed the charges as Viet Nam News Agency rebutted Georges Bidault’s mercy-truce plea.
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Tokyo
Dien Bien Phu
Red Cross
Peiping
Red
Gallant French General Reported Killed At Dien Bien Phu
May 8 report from Hanoi said Brig. Gen. Christie De Castries, commander at Dien Bien Phu, was dead though French HQ cautioned the news could be premature. De Castries vowed to fight to the end as Vietminh claimed capture of the fortress command. His wife described the final hours and the moment before the radio was cut.
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Jacqueline de Castries
Shallowater Girl Wins Area FFA Sweetheart Crown
Miss Gay Payne of Shallowater High School captured the Area 1 FFA Sweetheart title at the convention held in a junior high school rally. The event drew about 200 attendees from 40 counties as Payne, 11, received a bouquet and locket while Levelland’s Miss Peggy Brown was runner-up. Shallowater also earned the Area 1 Star Lone Star Farmer honor for 1954 for James Dunn.
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Gay Payne
R. A. Payne
Shallowater
Future Farmers of America
Texas
Tulsa
Lubbock
Panhandle-South Plains
Sweete Heart
Kenneth May
Jim Compton
Avalanche-Journal
Alia
Shallowater High School
FFA
Panhandle- South Plains
San Antonio
Levelland
James Dunn
J. H. Dunn
Lone Star Farmer
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