Winter front chills Dallas area with showers and cools Texas
The piece notes a cold front moving across Texas from the Rockies bringing lower morning temps to Dallas Fort Worth and scattered showers along the upper Gulf Coast. Early Tuesday temperatures ranged from 24 degrees in Amarillo to 67 in Brownsville with East Texas forecast partly cloudy and cooler tonight into Wednesday.
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Rocky Mountains
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Gulf Coast
Amarillo
Brownsville
East Texas
Spy Probe Hearings Open on Hiss and Chambers
Federal grand jury recalls Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss for further testimony on the Pumpkin Papers amid House committee sessions. Nixon and McDowell say probe targets leaks and Soviet espionage. Chambers accuses Hiss of delivering confidential State Department files to Col. Bykov.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
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Maryland
33 Plane Survivors On Carrier On Johnston Island
Thirteen hours after a mid Pacific air crash 33 survivors were aboard Rendova at Johnston Island as search for four missing men ended. Captain Lane said the four are presumed drowned and the survivors are well. Lt. Col. W R Calhoun of Birmingham Alabama was among the rescued.
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Rendova
Cotton and Grain Market Report Fort Worth December 7
In Fort Worth on December 7 the grain receipts totaled 88 cars with wheat at 2.49 per bushel and No 2 yellow corn around 2.72 per hundred pounds. Cotton prices in Dallas showed gains with strict middling up and basis values for March contracts listed against New York quotations.
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LS. Department of Agriculture
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Galveston
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New York
Markets at a Glance from United Press
Markets at a Glance reports irregular trading across bonds and U S govern ments with little change in New York. Chicago stock activity is uneven while cotton futures falter. Grains in Chicago show wheat corn and soy futures up and down.
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U.S
Chicago
New York
Rent Ceilings Seen Up 15 Percent Proposal
The White House plans to raise rent ceilings by 15 percent according to government sources reported today. The proposal would adjust limits on rents and affect tenants and housing policy nationwide.
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White House
State Presses Supreme Court to Uphold RR Commission Order
Texas asked the U S Supreme Court to review a 98th District Court ruling and support a permanent injunction preventing the Railroad Commission from enforcing its order to curb gas flaring. The state argued the order conserves 116.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
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Texas
Supreme Court
98Th District
Reds Seek Retreat Southwest Suchow
Communist forces launch a major attack southwest of Suchow to pierce Nationalist lines guarding the retreat routes toward Nanking. Government reports describe the clash as part of the month long fighting near Nanking with heavy casualties and reinforced Nationalist positions.
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Picket Lines Idle Goodyear Rubber Plant
In Houston workers at the Goodyear synthetic rubber plant idle after a walkout. About 20 electricians and 300 other employees refused to cross lines, seeking a wage increase. Local 716 AFL CIO spokesman said bargaining goals were secured.
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Goodyear Corporation
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Sun Oil Company Resists Price Hike
UPI reports Sun Oil Co. stands firm against a 35 cent per barrel crude price increase pressured by Phillips and Sinclair. Sun reportedly cut connections in the Delhi field of North Louisiana, sending Murphy crude to Phillips or Sinclair, while defending its posted price.
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UPI
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Sinclair
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Texas Electors Vote in Austin Next Monday
Electors in Texas will meet in the capitol to cast their votes for president and vice president of the United States. The state electors are notified to assemble in the state chamber on the upcoming Monday.
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Texas
Austin
United States
Ate Chanber
Gulf Oil announces expansion and price change at Port Arthur
Gulf Oil Corp. says expansion near Port Arthur is complete and a greater portion of the refinery output will be converted to fuel oil or gasoline based on demand. Detailing the price adjustments the company notes supplies of the product will be affected as market needs shift.
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Gulf Oi Corp
Port Arth
Dulles in UN Debate Addresses Global Anti-Communist Bloc
In a UN session, Dulles outlines a need exceeding $60 million to fund state institutions and related programs for the coming biennium. The Board of Control estimates allocate over $20 million for essential operating and maintenance costs, with specific requests for building upkeep and renovations.
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Hall Logan
Dulles Urges Global Unity Against Communism at UN
In Paris Dulles called for world unity against Communist threats. He accused Russia of backing terrorism in Korea and urged non Communist nations to resist coercion for peace. The UN debate on Israel's membership was postponed, with Argentina signaling support.
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John Foster Dulles
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Korea
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Gov Jester Praises Pilot After Belly Landing
Gov Beauford H Jester praised pilot Glenn Darnell of Houston for a magnificent belly landing at the Austin municipal airport after the two engine private plane malfunctioned near Mission The craft skidded on the runway damaging a propeller and an engine but no injuries were reported crash equipment and an ambulance were on standby but not needed
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Tex
Beauford H. Jester
Jester
Missionsterday
Allan Shi
Glenn Darnell
Houston
Darnell
Extension Course Plans for Mexia to Be Discussed Friday
W C Perkins of 5 State Teachers College will address Mexia High School Friday at 5 30 PM about a possible extension course in education. The program would offer graduation in the field and aims to serve teachers in the area.
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Demonstration on Hog Butchering by Local Officials
A&M College meat specialist with M H Brown Jr county agent and Limestone County GI Schools will demonstrate hog butchering Thursday. The event occurs at the Trozen Locker Plant in Groesbeck.
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Texas
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Groesbeck
CWA Favors Strike Against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
With about 73 percent of ballots counted, the Communications Workers of America Division 20 reports 4 to 1 in favor of a strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Frank P. Lonergan said 30,006 union telephone workers voted, covering Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas and Missouri. Negotiators prep talks to avert walkout if possible.
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Communications Workers of America
Division 20
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Frank P. Lonergan
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Oklahoma
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Missouri
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Lonergan
Berlin elects Ernst Reuter mayor in Allied sector
Berlin voters in the American British and French sectors chose Ernst Reuter as mayor by the City Assembly. In the Soviet zone Friedrich Ebert was named mayor of the administration. Union disputes erupt in Bombay as dock workers strike after arrests. The day also reports U.S. readiness to resume Austrian treaty talks and Secretary Marshall’s kidney operation.
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Berlin
Upi
Ernst Reuter
West Berlin
Friedrich Ebert
Bombay
Bombay Dock Workers Union
Christmas Trees Planted by F D R On Sale in Seven States
Poughkeepsie reports Christmas trees planted by the late Franklin D. Roosevelt will be sold in seven states this month. The sale is organized by the International Repre [illegible] James Green and the Electrical Workers Union in cooperation with the welfare fund. About 3,000 trees were arranged for sale, with proceeds benefiting the fund.
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Poughkeeps
UN Approves Spanish as Working Language at General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly approved a Mexican resolution to make Spanish a UN working language by a vote of 30 to 7 with seven abstentions. The decision follows debates on methods used in international actions and signals unity against coercive tactics.
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Paris
UPI
United Nations General Assembly
United States
New York
Palestine
Bentsen Jr Wins Special Congressional Election
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr of McAllen wins the special congressional election after a sparse field contest. The McAllen attorney secures victory as the lone remaining candidate, marking a notable political result.
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Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr
Lft
Lley Jr
McAllen
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Freshren
OWIU in 3 Day Meet Fort Worth
The OSSU team competes in a three day meet in Fort Worth after a policy matters session. Team members from SAACE visit during the event as part of the scheduling and conference activities.
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OWIU
Fort Worth
SAACE
Tulsa bus strike affects students and workers in OK
United transit workers in Tulsa walkout causing bus shortages. About 73 to 40 people, including men and women, and school children lose transportation in the area today.
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Ussa
Okla
Nes
Ke Bay
Meeting Notice of Legion Auxiliary Session
The American Legion Auxiliary holds a four business meeting in the Legion Room on Wednesday evening December 3 at 7 30 p.m. The session aims to discuss pending committee work and community activities.
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