First Lady Reported In Good Condition After Surgery
The First Lady Mrs Dwight Eisenhower, 60, was reported in good condition following a benign operation at Walter Reed Hospital. The White House said the surgery was not serious and the President spoke with her by phone shortly after. no medical bulletin was planned.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Air Force Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
White House
Colorado
United Press
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Newport
Eisenhower
Humbert Ll. Riva
James C. Hagerty
Harty
Hagerty
Benipa
Condita
Min Ewarer
Snyder
Haxerty
Plang 15
House Group Slashes Supplemental Funds
The House Appropriations Committee cut 79 million from a supplemental bill and blocked proposed academy spending while approving 1.351 billion of Eisenhower’s requested miscellaneous military programs. It backed 66 million for a Washington airport at Burke Virginia and trimmed 9.3 million from Air Force Academy costs at Colorado Springs. The panel cited cost concerns and urged better coordination among the Defense Department services.
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Eisenhower
Burke
Maryland
Virginia
Air Forces Academy
Colorado Springs
Cole
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Ryukyu Islands
Dhe i Islands
Stoies
Jocel
Six Relatives Die In Reunion Plane Crash
MONROE LA UP six relatives were killed when a five seat Howard DGA type airplane, carrying a family reunion party, crashed into a vacant lot near homes while at about 1300 feet altitude. Victims include J W Johnson 73 of Monroe and Abbie O Johnson plus five other family members, all from Louisiana.
Lightning Kills Girl In Houston Tragedy Reported
A Houston girl was killed by a lightning strike during a storm described with scattered, incomplete OCR text. The incident occurred as rain fell and the weather drew attention from local authorities. Further details remain unclear from the fragmentary source.
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Houston
Grescy Replaced in Kansas City Draft
Grescy was replaced in the Kansas City Draft by an AL based ball club. Lor Boodcas notes the swap affected team rosters and draft positioning in the American League.
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Grescy
Kansas Ciy
Lor Boodcas
Insurance Head Granted Authority To Hire Examiners
Insurance commissioner William Harrison received approval to build a large staff of examiners. Reappointed for a two year term to start September 1, Harrison, age 47, will earn a $20,000 annual salary. He previously led the effort to establish the new commissioner role after a reorganization error left the post without pay until September 1.
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Austin
William ‘Harrison
State Insurance Board
Histo Harrison
Stuete
Joe Gibbs
Morrison
Hartson
Harrison
Commissioner of Insurance
Rejection Of Open Skies Plan In Talks Over Bases
London diplomats predicted Soviet reluctance to back the West’s open skies disarmament plan unless it covers vast American and British bases in North Africa and the Middle East. Valerian Zorin was expected to test Western readiness for Middle East airspace, with a final Soviet reply due in about a month as Marald Stassen observed the session.
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London
Russia
North Africa
Middle East
John Foster Dukes
Valerian Zorin
Slain Clerk's Auto Is Found Near Selma
Thomas Crawford a 26 year old Durham Business College clerk was found slain near Selma after failing to return home from a restaurant on Sunday His watch wedding ring and several hundred dollars were on the body His car was found in a neighboring furniture store lot Authorities reported he may have been abducted and killed within sight of his home.
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San Antonio
Thomas Crawford
Collee
Selma
Thomas
Sund
Crawford
Durham Business College
Forte
Denver
Ding
Rain Strips Two-Block Bryan Area Despite No Flooding
A localized storm dumped a narrow band of heavy rain about two blocks wide on Bryan. The event produced no flooding and moved from a mild cold front into the Middle Texas Gulf Coast and East Texas, with rainfall measured in inches and scattered damage reported nearby.
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Hich
Middle Texas Gulf Coast
East Texas
Briasing Moisere
Cove Star Paces
Thuas
U S Families Seek Escape From Rebel-Infested City
Americans in Santiago Cuba scramble to move families away as violence fears mount after a bomb attack in Havana and rising tensions. Texan refinery workers report wives and children departing, with company seeking flights to Havana. U S envoy criticizes police actions but gains Washington support.
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Re Key
Havana
Mistress Mountains
Thomas M. Miller
Russell FL Master
Vero Leach
San Luis
Ful Sencio Batista
Singerl
U.S
Earl F. Smith
Smith
John Foster Dulles
Washngton
Minister Left Robbed Hurt in Wellington Texas
Wellington Texas police report Church of Christ minister Keith Beeman, 30, robbed and beaten by a dark-haired gunman who forced him from his car and stripped him before leaving him nude in a mesquite thicket ten miles south of Wellington. Beeman, shaken, described the assailant as about 34, with a pistol, who directed him into a pasture then fled. The suspect remains unidentified as officers continue the investigation.
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Tex
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Church of Christ
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Kurt
Beeman Iid
Shenits
Beeman
Hearn
Guards To Meet Protesters Test Site Target Of March
A test site near Las Vegas becomes focal as guards prepare behind barbed wire and maces to face a march by protesters. The incident centers on mass access restrictions and warnings from authorities about potential demonstrations tied to atomic concerns and a pushed back by March events.
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Las Vegas
Eo Feerey Cimmietm
Nevada
TSN
Horoma Ates
AEC Cif
Noa
Low Cost Housing Boom Hinted After FHA Down Payment Cut
Industry officials see potential for a housing boom if lenders accept the new federal floor on down payments. The Eisenhower administration cut minimum FHA down payments by 25 to 57 percent and boosted insured loan interest rates, aiming to mobilize the market. Critics note congressional probes into FHA policy amid higher mortgage rates, while builders warn the lag may limit immediate construction gains. George Goodyear of the National Association of Home Builders calls the move possibly the most significant FHA step since 1935.
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Federal Housing Administration
Hull
Eisenhower
iMonday
Mondy Tw
George
Goodyear
Nationall Association of Home Builder
FHA
San Angelo Dam Bill Passes in Senate Action
The Senate completed action on a 32 million dollar dam and reservoir project at San Angelo. The bill provides funds to be repaid to the government by operators, with portions allocated for local initiatives and irrigation, heading to the President for final approval.
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Washington
Senate
San Angelo
Dames
Samran
Fireman Police SS Rejected Plan in Washington
Fragmented report notes opposition to a plan involving firemen and police, with references to Senate and House figures and security measures. Mentions Rep Hers Tan Po Eherhan and SBIR, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Washington
Hagen
SBIR
Pea
Rome
Dulles asserts political contributions not bar to ambassadorship
Secretary of State Dulles defended political ambassadors saying donations to parties should not block appointments. He cited Maxwell Gluck going to Ceylon as ambassador and noted many ambassadors have contributed to either major party. He said normal clearance with the Republican National Committee applies and stressed integrity, quick intelligence, and devotion to American interests as key diplomat traits. He warned against buying a dish of deception in disarmament talks with Russia and noted a peace appeal from Oman.
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Washington
Dulles
Maxwell Gluck
Ceylon
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Republican
Oviles
Republican National Committee
Free World
Russia
London
State Department
Ram
Oman
Rebail
Muscat
United States
Mane
Moscow
No Tax Raise Seen In Odessa
Odessa property owners face no tax increase next year as City Manager Dick G. Pepin says the current 2 rate should stay for 1937 38 He plans to present the budget to the city council by August 27 with a public inspection copy filed with the city secretary A public hearing will follow within days of filing and Pepin will work three more weeks on the budget for city operating and capital expenses for the next six years
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Odessa
Dick G. Pepin
Pepin
Etere Ae
Polio Strikes S48 Antonio in Unclear Report
Polio report from S48 Antonio notes a health scare with patients and officials unnamed. Details are fragmentary and unclear, reflecting a damaged OCR segment with limited readable facts.
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