Reds May Hit U S Before Election Warns Civil Defense Head
Dallas report quotes Millard Caldwell saying a full scale Russian air attack could reach the United States before the November elections. He notes Russia’s stockpile of bombs, an air armada able to refuel, radar limits, and only about 30 percent of attackers likely to be stopped. He blames congressional funding cuts and mentions flying saucer investigations.
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Dallas
Civil Defense
Russia
America
Millard Caldwell
Air Force Civil Defense
Caldwell
Waco
Central Texas
U. S
Egypt Rejects Western Plan for Mid-East Defense Pact
Egypt's WAFD party declares a categorical rejection of Western Big Three proposals for a Middle East defense command. Mustapha el Nahas states the manifesto follows the August coup and Farouk abdication, backing Naguib and a neutral approach while demanding British troop evacuation and union with Sudan.
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Egypt
Cairo
Middle East
WAFD
Mustapha el Nahas
Farouk
Nahas
Mohammed Naguib
Aly Maher
Suez Canal Zone
The
Sudan
United Nations
Arab League
Stevenson Wyatt Held Secret Talks In Illinois
Gov Adlai Stevenson met with former housing official Wilson Wyatt for lengthy talks at the Illinois executive mansion and Stevenson may name Wyatt to a national campaign role. Kerr, Kerr and other figures joined brief discussions as gossip swirled around farm policy and party leadership.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Wilson Wyatt
Wyatt
Stevenson
Frank McKinney
Democratic National Committee
William S. Flanagan
Louisville
National Housing
Executive Mansion
Stevenson - Wyatt
Washington
Kerr
Polio Foundation Reports Texas Leads Nation in Cases
Texas led the nation in polio cases with 259 new infections last week, far ahead of Ohio’s 179. Harris County and Dallas saw deaths and rising totals, including a Dallas County record July per cent. New reporting methods break down paralytic and non paralytic cases weekly.
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Harris County
Texas
Ohio
Dallas
Waco
Martin Rowland
Pleasant Grove
David Davis
McGregor
Houston
National Foundation For
Evelyn Langston
Wichita Falls
General Hospital
Thursay
Wichita General Hospital
Rowland
Dallas County
Parkland Hospital
Farmersville
Oak Cliff
Oak Lawn
Alice
Jim Wells
Margaret Alaniz
Dollie Jean Sparkman
State Health Department
George W. Cox
Nellda Bynum Prepares For Miss Texas Contest
Odessa’s Nellda Bynum, named Miss West Texas, competes with 13 others for Miss Texas in Galveston the pageant opening tonight at the Marine Room. Contestants include Peggy Fuqua of Corpus Christi and 14 Jaycee entrants from across Texas with the winner entering Miss America at Atlantic City in September.
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Nellda Bynum
Odessa
Peggy Fuqua
Corpus Christi
Marine Room
Houston-Galveston
Doors Closed To Workers After Strike
Chicago August 1 1946 workers at an International Harvester twine mill ended a sit down strike as police barred them from returning to the day shift. about 250 sitdowners were taken to police stations after Thursday clashes. the union said the move aims to stop the plant relocation to new orleans louisiana and called the area a Jim crow forward. the president of local FELLEW said the plant would reopen only after safety checks on idle machinery.
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Chicago
International Harvester Co
United Electrical Workers
Twine Works
Thursiday
Robert Ray
International Harvester
New Orleans
Ray
Three Injured As Theatre Roof Caves In In Austin
In Austin on Aug 1 three persons remained in hospital with injuries after a theater ceiling collapse yesterday. Tons of lath and plaster fell about 12:06 pm, covering 20 rows of seats. 14 children and one man were hurt. Jimmy Wallace 14 had a fractured skull. W D Luedecke 26 a shoulder fracture. Donnie Ray Baker 9 had facial cuts. The Queen Theater, an old venue, saw 92 children and 38 adults flee as plaster damaged the orchestra pit. City inspector John Eckert cited loosening nails as the likely cause.
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Austin
Jimmy Wallace
W. D. Luedecke
Donnie
Ray Baker
Tarzan
Queen Theater
John Eckert
Services Pending For Drowned Man In Denton
Services were pending Friday for Bert Carland 32 of Denton a disabled war veteran who drowned in Lake Dallas Thursday.
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Denton
Bert Carland
Lake Dallas
Military aquatics highlights at Helsinki Olympics
Army Maj. Sammy Lee won the high diving title while Ohio State's Yoshinbu Oyakawa captured the 106 meter backstroke as the United States closed in on the Soviet point lead on the penultimate day of the games.
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Helisinki
Army
Sammy Lee
Ohio State
Yoshinbu Oyakawas
United States
Russia
Saucers Become Big Nuisance For Air Force
The Air Force acknowledges flying saucer inquiries are overtaxing its work. Maj. Gen. Samford notes most questions come from press and public as 432 written sightings are logged this year at Dayton. Coast Guard to release a photo of five white, fuzzy-edged objects in flight over Salem, Massachusetts taken last week.
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John A. Samford
Air Force
Pentagon
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Dayton
Ohio
Coast Guard
Salem
Mass
Air Force Information
Coast
Coast Guard Publishes Photo of Unidentified Aerial Objects
The Coast Guard released a photo by 21-year-old Shell R. Alpert showing four round objects with twin light shafts in a V formation. Alpert at Salem Air Station observed brilliant white lights at 9:35 a.m. on July 16 for five to six seconds before attempting to photograph them as the lights dimmed.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Shell R. Alpert
Salem
Mass
Alpert
Man from Independence says he likes Ike
Max from Independence Missouri reveals he voted for Truman in 1948 but now supports Dwight D Eisenhower this year he says he is passing as Ike and closer to the President’s home shows his political shift
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Hollywe
Toimnalt
Independence
Ike
Max
Harry
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U S Advances Atomic Warship Plan With Nuclear Engine Venture
The United States reports progress on atomic powered submarines and aircraft and launches a project with Westinghouse to develop an atomic engine for large vessels such as carriers. Westinghouse builds a submarine engine at Arco Idaho for the Nautilus with GE also working on another unit at Westinghouse.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse Electric Company
AEC
Congress
Westinghouse
Arco
Idaho
Navy
General Electric
West Milton
N. Y
2 Day Ban Set for Odessa Watering Next Week
Odessa officials announce a two day water use ban for watering lawns on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Martin County Well Field booster will be shut off to install two Lee boosters, cutting Odessa’s flow by about 5 million gallons per day and risking a serious shortage if residents do not conserve. Water pressure dropped after the shutdown, but city manager Dick Pepin said the shortage is being alleviated.
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Odessa
Martin County
Dick Pepin
Man's Two Wives Urge Jail Time in Bigamy Case
In New York court Magistrate James Lopiccolo heard vacuum cleaner salesman Joan March accused of bigamy. His two wives, Margaret Machitelli March and Tina Calbo March, demanded he be jailed as the court set a $5 000 bond. March protested he had support but faced the charge.
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New York
Joan March
James Lopiccolo
Margaret Machitelli March
Tina Calbo March
March
Drouth Strikes Nation With Broad Disaster Declarations
The Agriculture Department reports severe drought across the Southeast and beyond, with 44 Missouri counties 18 in Arkansas and entire Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi designated as disaster areas. Emergency Farm Home loans are available to farmers unable to obtain local credit, as crop and livestock losses mount and pastureland dries up.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Dillar B. Lasseter
Farmer Home Administration
Great Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Midwest
Odessa American faces damage suit in truck mishap
Lloyd Bynum Rippy sues The Odessa American for 67716.24 over an April 1, 1951 highway crash near Penwell on U S Highway 80. He seeks 20000 for pain and suffering and 47716.24 wages lost due to 50 percent disability caused by Duane Miller driving an American truck. A second suit asks 32000 over a June 30, 1952 wreck at W Eighth and Whittaker with S E Etheredge suing C M Hatfield for 22000 partial disability and 10000 pain and suffering.
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Lloyd Bynum Rippy
Rippy
Duane Miller
Penwell
U.S. Hwy
Miller
District Court
W. Eighth
N. Whitaker
S. E. Etheredge
C. M. Hatfield
Hatfield
Eighth St
Etheredge
Phone Workers Return to Jobs in Chattanooga Strike End
Southern Bell operators in Chattanooga, about 750 workers, returned to work today after a heat related walkout. The stoppage began Tuesday with 100 operators saying the main exchange was too hot to work in and expanded into a full scale strike by yesterday. The strike ended last night.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Bell
Unbearable Heat Claims Southwest As August Opens
Heat waves grip the Southwest with July still pushing 90s to over 100 across Wyoming Missouri Kansas Colorado New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma. Forecasts show little relief and scattered showers may reach from Kansas City to New Mexico and the Gulf Coast with rain limited to sprinkle amounts except Victoria Texas at 1.25 inches. Sheridan Wyoming hit 96 degrees while Roswell New Mexico reached 99 and Presidio Texas faced 103 as temperatures hovered near a century.
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Wyoming
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Gulf Coast
Victoria
Tex
Sheridan
Roswell
N.M
la Junta
Colo
Presidio
Identification Controversy Over Headless Yukon Slaying
Oklahoma City mother Mabel Pennington identifies her daughter Tillie Mae Pennington as the headless body found near Yukon, though police doubt the match. Investigators press pathologist exam to confirm age and possible maternity while search efforts for missing persons continue. clues include a blood-stained brassiere and red belt.
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Oklahoma City
Yukon
Mabel Pennington
Tillie Mae Pennington
Here
Crime Bureau
O. K. Bivins
Bivins
Japan Grants First Permit for TV Station
The Japanese government on Friday granted the first permit for a television station in Japan marking a milestone in broadcasting. The approval was announced in Tokyo and signals the start of a new era for Japanese television.
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Japan
TV Tokyo
Political Meetings Here May Be Hot
Odessa set for Saturday county party conventions with Democrats to repudiate Chicago ticket and Republicans planning a full slate. Democrats may urge Eisenhower Nixon on the ballot. both parties prepare for state convention delegates. Leaders Pitts and Fair reelected as chairs amid national press interest.
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Odessa
Ector County
Chicago
Eisenhower
Nixon
Stevenson
Sparkman
Ector Democrats
Ector Republicans
Thomas L. Pitts
Chick Fair
National Press Association
South
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U.S
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Frank Reed
Hazel
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United Press
Tracy Eyers
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