Unfinished Mount Rushmore Style Carving at Stone Mountain
In Atlanta a century after the Civil War, the Stone Mountain memorial carving remains incomplete. Five anonymous artists urge the partial work as a tribute to the Lost Cause while negotiations unfold over possible touch ups by selected sculptors.
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Alan B. Gillon
Atlanta
Cartists
C. Payne
United Daughters of the Confederacy
UDC
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum
Robert E. Lee
Borglum
Mount Rushmore
Stone Mountain Memorial
Assn
North Carolina
Augustus Lukeman
Lukeman
South Korean Massacres Reported by Hankook Ilbo
The Hankook Ilbo newspaper alleges 1951 massacres by South Korean forces killed 80 villagers for alleged collaboration with Communists and 400 in Kumso Myon and 400 in Yulin Myon in February. Witnesses say many stayed silent under President Syngman Rhee as reports surfaced after a Kochang episode nearby. The villages lie about 160 miles southeast of Seoul in an area dominated by guerrillas at night during the war.
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Seoul
South Korea
Hankook Ibo
Kumso- Myon
Yulin-Myon
Syngman Rhee
Kochang
Hankook Ilbo
Overflights Not New In Eisenhower Summit Remarks
AP reports Eisenhower used overflights to describe spy plane operations but an Air Force spokesman says the term is general aviation usage meaning flying over any state city or area.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air Force
Paris
Kochang massacre reported in Korean villages
Guerrillas seized food from villagers at gunpoint and the South Korean army sent units to two villages. Villagers were called to public meetings and shot or beaten indiscriminately, with many women and children among the victims. The government will investigate the massacre after relatives lynched a former village chief accused of involvement. several hundred were reported killed.
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Kochang
Guilty Pleas Mark Start of Two Weeks of Criminal Action
In 140th District Court Judge Robert H. Bean presided as 49 felony cases were called for trial settings. Multiple defendants received probationary sentences or penitentiary terms, with notable pleas by Eugene Debs Bellah for burglary and Billy Joe Rust for driving while intoxicated second offense.
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140Th District Court
Robert H. Bean
Dist
George E. Gilkerson
Eugene Debs Bellah
Ave. K
Billy Joe Rust
30Th St
Robert Lee Sims
Lubbock
George McCrea
Sims
Aljo Lee Byrumi
Ave. A
Felix, Juarez
Joe Lara
Petersburg
Rudy Arebalo
Plainview
Bobby Oran Dawson
5Th St
Ezell Thompson
Globe
Lonnie C. Hilliard
Quirt Ave
William Lee Brown
Garland
Elton Thomas
Juniper
Jimmy Howard Cross
29Th St
Bobby Jay Lindsey
City church council formed by fourteen groups
Representatives from fourteen churches met Monday night at the First Presbyterian Church activity hall to form the Lubbock Council of Churches. A temporary constitution was adopted and officers were elected including B. E. Rushing as president and Rev. Tom B. Anderson as vice president. The council aims to unite churches to witness for Christ, foster fellowship and cooperation, and coordinate education, social relations, worship, evangelism, and existing activities with allied groups.
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Lubbock
Ike Signs Medical Expense Deduction Bill
President Eisenhower signed legislation allowing an estimated fifty million dollar annual tax break for medical costs of dependent parents aged 65 or older. The change removes the prior 3 percent of adjusted gross income threshold and applies to taxpayers who itemize deductions as well as seniors paying their own bills, with drug costs excluded except above 1 percent of AGI.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
White House
Paris
Tax Fraud Trial Goes To Court
Ray C. Ballantyne faces a federal tax evasion trial in Houston before Judge Ross Rizley. Prosecutors may probe a 1955 payoffs inquiry involving Pasadena and La Porte officials. Witness Edward M. Ainsworth presented Ballantyne’s tax records as the trial began.
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Houston
UPD
Case Society
Ray C. Ballantyne
Ross Rizley
U.S
Pasadena
la Porte
Clyde T. Gary
Ralph A. Davis
Davis
Brazil
Champion Paper Co
Ballantyne
Robbie
Edward M. Ainsworth
Internal Revenue Records
Austin
Will It Do the Job How to buy air conditioners
Edward Cowan surveys factors in choosing air conditioners noting two main types, large whole-house units and room units. He explains capacity in BTUs, dealer reliability, installation and service, wiring needs, noise, and the 10 percent federal tax on units made after December 1, 1959, which buyers should expect to affect price.
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Edward Cowan Washington
UPI
Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Three San Francisco Boys Held Over Auto Theft Spree
Three San Francisco youths aged 11 and 14 were taken into custody in Lubbock County on auto theft burglary and runaway charges. They admitted four auto thefts in Lubbock and Lamesa and two burglaries in San Francisco. Police followed leads after a passerby reported suspects seen escaping a window.
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San Francisco
Lubbock County
Lubbock
Lamesa
Tom Cannon
Plainview
Birkman
33Rd St
Preacher Pollard Defends Word of God Over Civic Role
Dr. Ramsey Pollard president of the Southern Baptist Convention blasted popular preaching and focus on civic groups. He urged ministers to preach with compassion and vigor as the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference opened in Miami Beach ahead of the convention.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Ramsey Pollard
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference
Masonic Order
Elks Club
Lions Club
Woman's Missionary Union
Pollard
Bellevue Baptist Church
Memphis
Tenn
Eiffel Tower Opens as Prince Edward Flags 10,000 Ton Weight
In Paris the Eiffel Tower weighs about 10,000 tons and was opened by Edward VII then Prince of Wales. The landmark’s debut marks a milestone in early 20th century engineering and royal involvement.
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Paris
Edward VII of
England
Prince of Wales
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