Survivors list released after Waco highway bus crash
The Tuesday release enumerates survivors and the dead from a head on Greyhound bus collision seven miles south of Waco. At Province Hospital Ensign Robert Stockwell, 32, East Aurora, is critical. Mildred Lee, 28, Fort Worth, serious. Velma Broyles, 22, Junction, face cuts and bruises. Matilda Zanndia, 11, South Texas, minor injuries. Dora Daniels, 17, Waco, mild shock. Many servicemen from Connally Air Base hospital listed with injuries. Fort Hood and Bergstrom AFB personnel identified. San Antonio wife notes third wedding anniversary as identification.
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Oklahoma City
James C. Miller
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Death Toll Climb in Waco Greyhound Bus Crash
Authorities continued to tally deaths after two Greyhound buses collided and burned on U S Highway 84 near Waco. At least 28 bodies recovered and 25 injured, with identification slow amid heat and debris. Civilian officials barred reporters from the morgue, delaying identifications.
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Rainmakers Face Uncertain Impact in Connecticut Valley
In Hartford on August 5 a tight rain fell across the Connecticut River Valley but the hired rainmaking crew could not determine if they caused the downpour.
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Navy Treats Jet Attack as Operational Hazard in Korea War
Navy officials deem the Communist jet strike on a patrol plane near Korea an operational hazard not provoking U N protests. American and British patrol craft have logged about 12 000 sorties toward Korea and China, patrolling Yellow Sea routes and monitoring for enemy troop movements while also performing weather duties and mine spotting.
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Services Held For Mother Of AP Newsman
Funeral services were held in Austin for Mrs. Katherine Herndon Cheavens 81 a retired missionary who died after a long illness Dr Blake Smith of University Baptist Church officiated She and her husband the late John Self Cheavens spent over 25 years in Mexico establishing churches and schools later living in El Paso where he led the Mexican Baptist Publishing House She taught in the Baptist College at Chihuahua and ran a mission school at Juarez now she resided with her sons Dave Cheavens AP Austin correspondent and Frank Cheavens.
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Cigar Price Ceilings Lifted by OPS Amid Cost Pressures
Washington reports the Office of Price Stabilization lifted ceilings on all cigars effective immediately, while cigarettes remain capped. The move cites higher labor and leaf tobacco costs and reduced industry earnings. Vice President Marshall’s quip about a five cent cigar is noted as a historic aside.
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Mine Workers Gift Notice Of Contract End And Impending Strike
The United Mine Workers notify that current contracts expire September 30, signaling potential shutdowns across soft coal operations unless new terms are agreed. Leaders warn of possible slow bargaining, with unions seeking wage gains amid rising productivity. Government relief efforts and drought news occupy other regional updates.
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Do-Gooders in Washington Fault War Effort
Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, former 45th Division commander, accused Washington idealists and do-gooders of sapping U.S. strength in Korea. Addressing Oklahoma Legion, he said policy planners seek Far East democracies while neglecting American welfare and urged stronger action without expanding to China or aiding Nationalists. He praised Gen. Van Fleet but blamed federal orders.
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Truman Votes In Missouri Primary at Independence
President Truman voted in Missouri's Democratic primary and chose State Attorney General J. E. Taylor for the U S Senate nomination, citing Taylor's 20 year support in his political battles. He and Mrs. Truman walked from their home to the Memorial Building to cast ballots.
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Russia accuses U S of halting Truth of Russia publication
Moscow charges Washington with stifling truthful information about the Soviet Union as it ends the magazine Amerika and halts distribution of the Soviet embassy information bulletin. Dr Wilson Compton says the United States had no prior restrictions and that the Soviet move followed sabotage by Moscow. He notes Amerikas articles required approval by Russian censors and claims Russian leaders were deterred by hostile Soviet coverage.
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FBI Adds Desperado To List
The FBI added Leonard Joseph Zalutsky of Allentown Pennsylvania to its ten most wanted list. A 37 year old escape artist with four prison breaks since 1951 he is described as intelligent cold blooded and reportedly not willing to be captured alive. He fled Raiford Florida State Prison after hurling Molotov cocktails starting a fire and kidnapping the dentist’s wife. The Miami police officer who killed a suspect in a 1933 payroll robbery is among his past victims. Zalutsky has spent time in Pennsylvania institutions for juvenile delinquency and completed schooling while incarcerated.
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Boy Tells Police His Father Killed Brother
A five year old boy says his step father killed his younger brother by choking him. His mother and step father, charged with beating the boy, are jailed in Choctaw county awaiting further action. The child also described abuse including being made to stand all night and being fed fly poison.
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Wealthy gambling boss fatally ambushed in Chicago turning point
Theodore Roe a 53 year old South Side gambling boss known as the last old guard resisting syndicate control was killed by shotgun blasts as he exited his apartment. Four shell casings were found near the scene and witnesses described a car with three white men. Roe had a history of violence including a 1951 self defense killing of Fat Lenny Caifano.
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Fat Lenny) Caifano
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Iran Considers Selling Oil to Russia
Manucher Nakhai director general of Iran's Ministry of Labor said Tehran might sell its oil to Soviet Russia if no buyers emerge. He noted oil was ready for shipment but Britain’s intrigue deterred customers and that anti American demonstrations in Iran were overstated by reports.
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Four Die As Plane Plows Into Earth
Four persons including two teenage boys were killed when a C 46 twin engine plane dived 200 feet to the ground at Miami International Airport. The victims were pilot Capt Robert E Smith 29 of Miami copilot John Norman Goodman 26 of Vicennes Ind Thomas Slaughter 15 and his brother Glenn 13 of Orlando Fla all aboard were killed.
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Three New Polio Cases Reported in Houston Area
The city health department announced three new polio cases today. The tally rises this year to 321 city cases and 12 deaths, with 206 county cases and eight deaths, and 187 out-of-county cases brought in for treatment.
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Baruch awaits clue to back candidate with fortitude
New York financier Bernard Baruch says he will decide which presidential contender can beat inflation and has the fortitude to do so. He noted both Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai E. Stevenson show the ability to halt inflation, and he spoke after arriving on the Queen Elizabeth following a two month European trip.
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Youth Pays Fine Over Speeding In Des Moines
A 19 year old Des Moines youth paid a $20 fine after speeding in a residential area. He backed his car at 30 miles an hour then accelerated to 45 miles an hour forward. He told the judge he was excited over a date with a girl friend.
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Yarborough Faces 26000 Campaign Debts
Ralph Yarborough carries about 26000 in unpaid campaign debts tied to his unsuccessful bid for the governorship. William G. Carnahan, his finance chairman, said the debts reflect sacrifices of a man of modest means and that Yarborough did not solicit or accept outside state contributions.
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Ralph Yareborough
William G. Carnahan
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ANZUS Ministers Continue Parleys
U S Australia and New Zealand proceed talks on areas of common concern in the Pacific amid Korea Indochina and Malaya. The three powers set to meet annually in one capital with deputies in Washington. They aim to form a simple informal council and later a military organization to fulfill mutual defense pledges. Casey Webb and Acheson outline that ANZUS strengthens existing Pacific ties and does not exclude cooperation with others.
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