Government Ends Tax Write-Off For Oil Tankers
Washington reports the government will halt the five year tax write off for oil tanker construction. The move comes as the nation has a sufficient tanker fleet to meet emergencies. Since 1953 many shipyards benefited from the concession to build tankers up to 60 000 tons.
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Britain
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Two Sentenced in 99th District Court Here
Judge James G. Denton sentenced two men in the 99th District Court Saturday for murder without malice and burglary. Lawrence Sims, 26, of Wilson, received three years in the penitentiary for the stabbing death of Sotero Ursua, 47, of Slaton, following a jury trial. George Lee Parker, 18, was given a three year probated sentence for the Goodpasture Grain burglary after extradition from Portersville, California. Accidents in the U S decrease in spring, but June remains peak for injuries and fatalities.
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99Th District Court
Lawrence Sims
Wilson
Sotero Ursua
Slaton
Goodpasture Grain & Milling Co
N. Ave. NI
George Lee Parker
Parker
Portersville
Calif
Soviet Union offers halt to nuclear tests if US and Britain agree
Moscow radio quoted Premier Bulganin saying the Soviet Union would suspend nuclear tests as soon as the United States and Britain commit to similar prohibitions. He replied to Japanese peace group director Ogata and urged a total ban on atomic and hydrogen bombs. A scientists’ group also urged a universal halt as a first step toward disarmament.
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United States
Britain
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Radio Moscow
Bulganin
Shioji Ogata
Soviet Union
Ogata
Sudbury official welcomes fourth set of twins
Sudbury Ontario May 11 School Inspector Bernard Hoy has become the father of twins for the fourth time. Two boys were born to Mrs Hoy in a local hospital Thursday night. The Hoy family now totals eleven children. The couple wed in 1948.
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Kay Starr shows diamond necklace from husband in Mexico marriage
Singer Kay Starr and husband George Mellen, an Albuquerque millionaire, display a diamond platinum necklace. The couple, married in Mexico two weeks ago, own a ranch near Prescott, Arizona. Starr quips about being “an Okie with a necklace like this.”
Britain and West Germany clash over postwar defense cuts
AP analysis notes uneasy progress from Macmillan and Adenauer talks in Bonn. WEU urges NATO rethink as Britain trims forces, raising fears of weaker continental defense and renewed German reluctance to token military posturing. Nuclear options debated vs conventional firepower amid broader trade and defense tensions.
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Adenauer
Bonn
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Britain
WEU Assembly
Germany
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Europe
United States
Miner Coach Brumbelow To Speak At Hobbs All Sports Fete
Hobbs New Mexico May 11 Special Mike Brumbelow athletic director and head football coach at Texas Western College will be principal speaker at Hobbs High School all sports banquet. Event sponsored by the Hobbs Quarterback Club starts 7 30 p m in Hobbs High cafeteria. Tickets 2 50 on sale by local organizers.
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Hobbs
Hobbs Quarterback Club
Hobbs High
O. H. Gibbs
Frank Smith
Claude Pearson
Bill Byrum
Norman Lockhart
A. H. Linne
Dick Murray
Leon Hoyl
Brooklyn Belle Learns English For Movie Roles
Lita Milan, a Brooklyn born actress with Hungarian and Polish roots, seeks English lessons to play American girls. She speaks several languages and a mix of accents, saying producers won’t believe she’s U.S. born. She co stars with Anthony Quinn in The Ride Back as a fiery Mexican miss.
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Vernon Scott
Hollywood
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Fair Land
Dodgers
Lita
Milan
Flatbush
Paris
Rome
United States
Anthony Quinn
Enlistments Open for Eighth Infantry Division Duty
Army recruiter SFC Frank J. Gaughan said Saturday that district enlistments are open for young men with no prior service to join the Eighth Infantry Division now stationed in Europe. Recruits train at Fort Riley Kansas before assignment under the Army unit rotation program to Europe with the 2nd Armoured Cavalry and the 11th Airborne Division also in rotation. Further information is available from the Army Recruiting office on the Post Office Building’s second floor.
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U. S. Army
Europe
S.F.C
Frank J. Gaughan
Lubbock
Ft. Riley
Kan
Army
2Nd Armoured Cavalry
11Th Airborne Division
Army Recruiting Office
Post Offies
Rumford Brown Installed as Maedgen P-TA President
Clifford Brown was installed Thursday night as president of Maedgen Elementary School P-TA. Other officers named were Dr. J. M. Morris vice president Mrs. James O Rea r secretary and Mrs. Ralph Smith treasurer. Approximately 300 people attended. Fort Worth May le Lawrence McKelvey 57 chief deputy U S marshal died today after a heart attack last month.
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Maedgen
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Clifford Brown
J. M. Morris
James O'Rear
Ralph Smith
Marvin Armstrong
City Council
Mecca Aldridge
C. A. Gentry
Fort Worth
May
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