FDR Receives Credit in Lead Role on Human Rights Covenant
United Nations completes three year effort to shape an international Human Rights Covenant seen as possible future global law. Eleanor Roosevelt led the commission, steering the draft past objections and ensuring practical compromises to avoid segregation issues. The pact will be tested in Congress and likely approved by the UN General Assembly, with the final structure detailing enforcement machinery to follow.
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Pierre J. Hussins
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Human Rights Commission
Congress
UN Assembly
Eleanor Roosevelt
Commission
Roosevelt
Bricklayers Union
Lubbock
Central Fire Station
Oatman
Beta Sigma Phi Council
Woman Found Critically Ill In Houston Hotel Identified
A woman found critically ill in a Houston hotel Thursday night died and is believed to be Carolyn Evans of New Iberia Louisiana. Homicide Detective C L Phillips said autopsy found a serious liver ailment and a head injury possibly self inflicted during convulsions from the liver illness.
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Houston
C. L. Phillips
Carolyn Evans
New Iberia
Phillips
Passenger Killed In Air Force Plane Crash In Mississippi
A Missile Force A 26 nosed over during a landing in Meridian Mississippi killing 2nd Lt. Morton Marks 25 of Philadelphia Pa who was riding aboard from Kelly Field Texas to Maxwell Field Alabama. The pilot Lt Col James Sammons and crew chief Sgt Jimmy F Lavelle were injured and stationed at Kelly Field.
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Meridian
Miss
Air Force
Meridian Star
Morton Marks
Philadelphia
Kelly Field
Tex
Maxwell Field
Ala
Star
James Sammons
Jimmy F. Lavelle
Boys Ranch Graduate, 17, May Be Appointed To West Point
Earl Leroy Smith, a 17 year old orphan and former Boys Ranch graduate, was under consideration for appointment to the U S military academy. The Hereford born youth, a Texas A M freshman, was nominated by Rep Ben Guill and recommended by Cal Farley, founder of Boys Ranch.
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Boys Ranch
West Point
Amarillo
Ur—Earl Leroy Smith
Toecay
U. S. Military Academy
Texas A&m College
Ben Guill
Smith
Guill
Cal Farley
Old Tascosa
Canadian River
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference Opens Four Day Meet in Big Spring
Ministers and lay delegates from the Northwest Texas conference gather in Big Spring for the 41st annual session Wednesday through Sunday. Rev Alfie H Carleton hosts. several Lubbock pastors hold conference offices and will preach sermons. A list of Lubbock district lay representatives is provided with church affiliations and towns.
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Beck
Tex
Avalanche
Methodist Northwest Texas Conference
Big Spring
Northwest Texas
St. John's Methodist Church
H.]. Robinson
First Methodist Church
Commission On World Service and Finance
M. B. Hilburn
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Uel D. Crosby
Board of Christian Education
Robert E. Goocrich
Dallas
Lubbock
J. L. Newsom
Brownfield
J. F Thomason
Circus
Emory French
Cooper
Idalou
E. F. Luker
Levelland
E. B. Merrill
Lubbock Ashburs
D. L. Nerman
Lubbock East
Broadway
Garland Newsom
Lubroe-Smver
P. B. Ramby
Marte
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UN Group
California
U.N
Louisiana
Mississippi
Master Model Refrigerators
America
Shawn
Ism
Sun
Stark
O'Donnell
P. M. Williams
Plains
Malcolm Bull
Post
Early Daniel
Robertson Canyon
Leslie Hughes
Ropesville
Martha McAdoo
Seagraves
R. W. Pittman
Seminole
F. ¥. Henderson
Shallowater
Martin Collins
Slaton
Louise Davidson
Southland
D. E. Wagegoner
Maurice Small
Tohoka
Ameria
Arppsinaton
Americas
Eieca
Raymond Loewy
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