Adenauer Moves To Bolster West At Geneva
Konrad Adenauer 83 changes plan to stay as chancellor and lead CDU in presidential race. An extraordinary CDU session set to pick a candidate with a larger parliamentary meeting to follow. Western officials and press react, noting aim to strengthen the Western position against Russia.
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Germany
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Adenauer
West Germany
Geneva
Adenaud
Christian Democratic
Bavaria
Hermann Hoecherl
Bildzeitung
Herter Blasts East Berlin Intrigues At Four-Power Talks
Secretary of State Christian Herter accused the Soviet bloc of espionage kidnapping and subversion from East Berlin. He presented a 10 year record of 103 West Berlin kidnapings and espionage activity by Soviet Polish Czech Hungarian Bulgarian and East German operatives. He cited pressures on West German institutions and social groups amid four power talks.
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UPI
Christian Herter
Russia
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Herter
West Berlin
East Germany
Cooking School and Memorial Services in Fairfield
Fairfield residents learn cooking at Fairfield High School as a Monday 2 pm start. Memorial services for Big Hill cemetery set for Sunday 11 am at the Methodist church. A Greenwood cemetery service follows Sunday at 2 pm. Transportation via bus arranged between Fair Oaks and Osea Bonner farms.
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Fairfield
Fairfield High School
Director Charles Victor dies in Vienna heart attack
Hollywood director Charles Victor, 58, died Thursday night in Vienna from a heart attack, AP reports. The filmmaker was known for his work across international cinema and had recently been in Vienna for a project.
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Austria
APD
Hollywood
Charles Vidor
Probate hearing set for Louisiana Governor to a mental hospital
Galveston Texas June 16 hearing scheduled by Probate Judge Hugh Gibson on a petition seeking commitment of Louisiana Governor Mark Ke Long to a judicial hospital. The action centers on a mental health evaluation and possible court ordered care.
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Tex
UPD
Hugh Gibson
Louisiana
Mark Ke. Long
Strauss Senate Fight Near End as Confirmation Phase Opens
Washington final phase of confirmation battle as Commerce Secretary Lewis L. Strauss faced Senate approval. Spectators expect decisive votes amid yearlong struggle over his nomination and policy implications for the administration.
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Washington
Senate
Commerce
Lewis L. Strauss
Make Dad King for a Day Contest Draw Date Set
Interest rises in the Make Dad King for a Day observance led by Val Horn and the trade development committee with 44 participating merchants. Free registration runs through June 20 with prizes totaling from $5 to $10 gift items and additional winners to be announced.
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Trade Development Committee
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Horn
Eubanks Hardware
Sinclair Shoe Store
J.C. Penney's
Babcock's
Thirsty Grandfather Sets Record Flight Distance
Max Conrad, 58 year old ferry pilot, completed a 7,168 mile solo flight from Casablanca to Los Angeles in 58 hours 35 minutes beating the previous record by over 800 miles. He suffered severe thirst due to mint flavored tea turning rancid in his thermos and joked about trading 18 gallons for gasoline. He plans a return flight to San Francisco and has logged 30 Atlantic solo crossings.
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Max Conrrad
Casablanca
Morocco
Conrad
San Francisco
el Paso
Texas
Atlantic
Church Page To Start Today
The Mexia Daily News launches a church feature page starting today sponsored by 32 business and professional firms. It will appear each Friday to promote better church attendance.
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Mexia Daily News
Train Defuses Dynamite Cache After Fuse Fire
A suitcase with 99 sticks of dynamite attached to a burning fuse was placed in front of an oncoming eastbound train near Des Moines. The fuse burned out when the train wheels struck it. officials say the hijack attempt failed as the fuse reached the dynamite cap without exploding. A witness reported the device just before the train passed.
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Iowa
UPI
Here
Sheriff's
Harold Clark
Rock Island
William B. Reese
Reese
Half Million Peach Harvest Opens in Point Enterprise
The Point Enterprise peach industry, valued at about half a million dollars, aims for full-scale operations by mid next week. Ellice Lightsey and his father run an 11 000 tree orchard with 250 bushels picked so far, as rain boosts hopes for a strong crop. A new conveyor system will soon automate sorting and defuzing peaches for baskets and packing.
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Point Enterprise
Ellice Lightsey
Ray McGee
Lightsey
Jaycees Plan Expanded Work With Chamber and Rodeo
Jaycees outline future plans with the Chamber of Commerce and local merchants. Calvin Prowell names Pat McCurrin to the Chamber trades development committee. A July free variety show and a ward party at Mexia State School are announced. James Stanford to head the membership drive for men 21 to 35. Rodeo committee chairs are James Wilson and Claude Garber for August 14 15.
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Pat McCurrin
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C of C
Tom Cameron
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Daycees
Mexia State School
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Fred Compton
Prowell
James Stanford
Rodeo Tvo
James Wilson
Claude Garber
Nicaragua Faces Hemispheric Peace Threat Probe
A four nation committee led by Uruguay opened an inquiry into whether Nicaragua's armed conflict endangers regional peace. The group follows an OAS vote approving the probe into weekend airborne incursions, with U S Brazil Mexico and Uruguay taking part and Nicaragua abstaining.
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UPI
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United States
Brazil
Mexico
Uruguay
Council of the Organization of American States
OAS
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Senate Tax Hearing Saturday Aims to Finish Sessions
Senate State Affairs Committee plans a Saturday session to complete hearings on Texas tax issues. Sen Dorsey Hardeman urged the extra day as more than 25 witnesses awaited hearing on the bill. Transit officials from Dallas and Corpus Christi urged tax relief for buses, calling the tax a dying industry.
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UPI
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San Angelo
Frank Owen
el Paso
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Corpus Christi
Daniel
Texas
Liquor Control Official Relocates to Mexia
Raymond McVay formerly of Waco has moved to Mexia to join the Texas State Liquor Control Board. He and his wife and children will reside at 703 Sumpter Street and he will oversee duties across Limestone, Freestone, and Leon counties.
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Texas
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Stone and
Leon
Parents Urged to Fight Indecent Mail Racket
Mexia Post Office appeals to area parents to curb a large scale indecent mailing scheme described by Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield as a vile racket. Up to a million youths may receive lewd circulars this year with pornographic pictures and slides, costing about a half million dollars. parents urged to preserve and return obscene mail to local postmaster.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Childern
New York
Los Angeles
G. E. Blair
Court Order Bans Segregation in Atlanta Public Schools
A federal court in Atlanta issued a preliminary order prohibiting racial segregation in Atlanta public schools. Two judges heard a suit by 10 Negro parents seeking a ruling that segregation violates the Constitution, citing the 1954 Supreme Court decision. The judges stated the court is bound by that ruling despite Georgia's resistance.
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Upija Federal District Court
Frank Cooper
Georgia
Supreme Court School
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Virginia
Hooper
Supreme Court
Plastic Film That Breathes Aims To Reduce Sufocation Hazards
New polyethylene film for dry cleaning bags would be perforated and embossed to allow air flow. Early tests show the film cannot cling to children's faces even when doubled, potentially lowering suffocation risks.
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New York
UPD
Journal of Commerce
New York Business Daily
Weather Notes for Texas Regions
Thundershowers and thunderstorms possible in North Central Texas with partial clouds through Saturday. No major temperature changes. Bi Stone region also partly cloudy warm through Saturday with widely scattered afternoon storms. high around 91, low around 70.
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Texas
Somoza Calls Invasion a Crazy Foreign-Backed Adventure
President Luis Somoza said the airborne invasion of Nicaragua is a crazy adventure backed by foreigners aiming at the United States. He claimed a growing force led by Costa Rican ex-President Figueres and supporters in Venezuela and Cuba is causing hemisphere problems. He reported six killed and four invaders captured in fighting in Chontales and Matagalpa.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Luis Somoza
United States
Jose Figueres
Venezuela
Cuba
Somoza
Chontales
Matagalpa
Representative Oliver Urges Pay Issue For Special Session
Rep W T Oliver of Port Neches urged Gov Price Daniel to submit teacher pay and education to a special session so lawmakers can begin groundwork on the problem.
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Austin
UPI
W. T. Oliver
Port Neches
Price Daniel
Governor seeks federal disaster aid for May flood damage
Gov. Price Daniel requested a federal disaster declaration from the President for Wheeler and Rusk counties and the city of Overton. He sought federal funds to repair rain damage to roads bridges and streets from May rains.
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Austin
UPI
Price Daniel
Wheelersand Rusk
Overton
Arkansas election recount claim stirs House probe
Little Rock publisher testified to House investigators that the Dale Alford Brooks Hays Arkansas victory had more votes than voters indicating possible irregularities in the election.
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Washington
UPI
Little Rock
House
Dale Alford
Arkansas
Brooks J Hays
Gunman Holds Up Randall's Store Manager in Houston
A young gunman wearing a white cap robbed Randall's Super-Value Store No 1 in Houston and fled with 16275 dollars. Police seek the armed suspect who escaped after the hold up.
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ROB Food
Houston
Randall's
Historical change in shoe anatomy shifts to left and right
The text notes that shoes were once identical in shape for both feet, with distinct left and right designs emerging less than a century ago. It highlights a historical evolution in footwear that moved from symmetric to foot-specific forms.
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