Odessa Soldier Dies by Gunshot on Coast
Army Sgt Rocky B Scroggins 39 returned from Korea to Odessa died from a gunshot wound in Port Hueneme California in what investigators call unusual circumstances A coroner verdict of apparent death by own action was tentatively issued The weapon a .22 pistol was found buried behind the home where the act occurred The death occurred as he was en route back to Korea after a 30 day furlough to attend his mother’s funeral
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Odessa
Army
Rocky B. Scroggins
Korea
Port Hueneme
Calif
Scroggins
L. V. Wilson
Oxnard Beach
Wilson
California
John Rawlins Jr
Rawlins
Amanda Eveline Hagler
Big Spring
Bruna Fay
Fort Worth
F. W
Harris Drive
J. D
H. T
Hobbs
N. M
E. E
Midland
J.J. Monahans
C. C. Scroggins
Crane
Stevenson Asked Again For Ideas On Tidelands
Maryland Attorney General Hall S Hammond, chairman of the National Association of Attorneys General submerged land committee, asked Adlai Stevenson to state his stance on tidelands ownership. The letter poses three questions about federal versus state control and a proposed restoration bill.
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Baltimore
Adlai Stevenson
Maryland
Hall Hammond
Illinois
Hammond
National Association of Attorneys General
Texas
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Stevenson
Supreme Court
California
Truman
Feds Seek Criminals in Los Angeles
Federal authorities chase William Merle Martin, 42, the nation’s most wanted fugitive, after two Monrovia witnesses identify him. Police say he fled toward Los Angeles in a .45 pistol attack at a Las Vegas roadblock, with a blonde woman companion, as roadblocks fail in Utah and Colorado.
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Los Angeles
William Merle Martin
Monrovia
Lolice
Martin
Olathe
Las Vegas
Nev
Desperado
Robert Rae
Bobby? Carter
Utah
Colorado
NATO Plans Big Show of Might Next September
NATO outlines Operation Mainbrace a 12 day mega exercise starting September 13 with United States Britain France Canada Holland Portugal Norway and Denmark. Over 150 warships and hundreds of aircraft will simulate a defence against imaginary Soviet backed attacks around Denmark and Norway.
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Copenhagen
Free World
Baltic Sea
Soviet Union
Red Press
Baltic
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Holland
Portugal
Norway
Denmark
Ex Sex Captive Sally Horner Killed in Highway Crash
Sally Horner a Camden N J girl who endured 21 months as a sex captive of Frank LaSalle was killed when her car rear ended a parked truck in Dennis Township The 15 year old vanished in 1948 and resurfaced in 1950 sharing her ordeal LaSalle a Camden area mechanic was jailed in California and later sentenced to 30 to 35 years for kidnapping
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Wgoodbine
N. J
Sally Horner
Camden
Dennis Township
Sally
Frank LaSalle
LaSalle
San Jose
Calif
Voters apathetic in New York fall primary election
In Albany and across the state thirty nine local races for major party nominations ended in a primary election marked by little public excitement beyond the candidates.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Second Primary Set This Saturday in Jeior County Runoff
Jeior County voters face a lean five race and one state contest ballot on Saturday. Spurgeon Bell and Frank Culver compete for Supreme Court Place 1, while Ector County holds multiple contests in Precincts 1 2 3 and 4 with incumbents and challengers. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm across 25 sites, absentee voting ends today with under 100 ballots cast so far.
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Jeior County
Spurgeon Bell
Harris County
Frank P. Culver
Tarrant County
The
Supreme Court
Ector County
Elmer (Pewee) Norman
Claud B. Toles
Iranian Reds Stone Jeep and U S Soldier in Tehran
In Tehran on Istanbul Street a group of about 100 Communist youths stoned an American Army sergeant and a Persian driver behind a stopped jeep. Police dispersed the crowd as the jeep fled. Sgt. James Hagan of Atlanta received a minor scalp wound, none serious.
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Tehran
Iran
U. S. Army
James Hagan
Atlanta
Istanbul Street
Mossadegh
Talks Resume In Rail Fuss
Federal mediators move negotiations to Washington to avert a strike threat on New York Central lines east of Buffalo. Unions burned down a government package plan intended to settle a two year dispute over 58 grievances.
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Washington
New York Central Railroad
Buffalo
New York
Hollywood Stars Back McCarthy in Re election Drive
Hollywood leaders form the Hollywood Committee for Senator McCarthy to support his bid for re election. Rupert Hughes chairs the group with John Wayne Ward Bond and Morrie Ruskind as vice chairmen and members including DeMille Lloyd Mayer Menjou Milland Murphy McCrarey O'Brien Powell Scott and Cobina Wright.
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Hollywood
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Hollywood Committee
McCarthy
Rupert Hughes
Lnterest
Russia
U. S
John Wayne
Ward Bond
Morrie Ruskind
Cecil B. DeMille
Harold Lloyd
Louis B. Mayer
Adolphe Menjou
Ray Milland
Dennris Morgan
George Murphy
Registration Starts In Crane Schools
Crane schools announce the 1952 53 term will begin with a nearly full faculty. A music teacher for grades 1 3 and a science teacher for the High School are vacant after recent resignations. Registration is set to begin August 25 with the official opening September 2.
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CRANE
Brady Nix
Oil Allowable Boosted To Highest Point Yet
Odessa reports a rare cool spell with a Monday high of 98 degrees as Texas endures widespread heat. Statewide records show 19 stations above 100, Presidio hitting 107 and Hobart 106 while no rain fell, signaling another hot, dry day across the six-state Southwest.
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Odessa
Galveston
Texas
Southwest
New Mexico
Colorado
White
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Presidio
Big Bend
Fort Worth
Trusted Cashier Absconds With Nearly 73000 in Dierks Ark
Mrs. Opa Simmington, 49, assistant cashier and city treasurer of Bank of Dierks, is charged with false entries after about 72990 dollars vanished from the bank. FDIC and FBI teams say books manipulated for nearly two decades. She was arraigned and released on 7500 dollar bond.
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Dierks
Ark
Opa
Simmington
Bank of Dierks
Arkansas
FBI
State Bank Commission
Mattie Epperson
Douglas says he saw Russian flag in Malaya
U S Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas told United Press he saw a red flag bearing the hammer and sickle on Malayan soil during a two week jungle tour. He photographed the flag and called the guerrilla presence an extension of Moscow’s plans.
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Singapore
United States Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Malaya
Douglas
Rus ‘Sian
MacArthur Seeks Presidency on Nationalist Ticket
Gen. Douglas MacArthur will appear on the Texas general election ballot in November as the Christian Nationalist Party nominates him for president. Party chairman A. V. Grant filed a petition listing MacArthur, Jack B. Tenney for vice president, and 23 Texas electors, including named electors from Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and other cities.
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A. V. Grant
Saint Jo
Texas
MacArthur
Jack B. Tenney
Los Angeles
Ross
Grant
R. W. Donnell
George W. Armstrong
Courts Cleveland
Roy Summers
Fr. Worth
R. M. Mann
Maurice Sevier
H.C. Durst
B. O. Harrell
San Antonio
Ray H. Keasler
Andy Cash
I. Hugh Gano
Dallas
W. F. Rolf
Seguin
Berta Tribble
Lubbock
Robert B
Russians Build Air Base Near Trapped Berlin
Berlin reports the Soviets are constructing a jet base in the East Zone within striking distance of Berlin, along the Guben Neisse River highway toward Cottbus. The Neue Zeitung notes bases across the East Zone with about 500 jet fighters and light bombers, while Allied fields near West Berlin hold only transports.
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Berlin
East Zone
Neue
Guben
Cottbus
Germany
Allied Command
West Berlin
Pasadena contractor blends road work with politics
In Pasadena a road crewman displayed a political message on warning signs urging motorists to vote for Ike prompting Democrat protests and a police-enforced ban on political posters on city property. The four words were painted out.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ike
Charges Dismissed Man Steps Out Dies in Corridor
Edward S. Gissell, 57, persuaded Magistrate Robert Levinson to dismiss a traffic charge, then left the courtroom corridor and collapsed. He died of a heart ailment at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Edward S.gissell
Robert Levinson
Mercy Hospital
Chinese Begging In Russian Talks Experts Claim
Washington officials view the Moscow Chinese Russian conference as a possible bid by the Chinese to obtain more financial aid and faster shipments of Russian military supplies for Korea. They expect discussions on Port Arthur Changchun Railway and Dairen with Chou En Lai leading the delegation. Russian loan terms and ruble devaluation are also likely topics as Beijing seeks broader aid under the 1950 agreements.
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Washington
Moscow
Russia
Korea
Port Arthur
Red China
Changchun
State Department
Far East
Chou En-lai
Chou
Miniter
Andrei Vishinsky
Changchun Railway
Dairen
Texas Sets All Time Oil Allowance Record for September
The Texas Railroad Commission approved a new record of 3,225,415 barrels per day for September an increase of 261,201 barrels from August. The action followed a statewide proration hearing, with testimony from Maston Nixon of Southern Minerals Corp and Ralph Dietler of Stanolind opposing the rise.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Hie East Texas
Maston Nixon
Southern Minerals Corp
Corpus Christi
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Pantex Field
Pickton
Hawkins
Millican
West Texas
Phillips’ Goldsmith
Olin Culberson
Ralph Dietler
Tulsa
Stanolind Oil Purchasing Company
Nixon
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Sun Oil
Gulf and Phillips
Sinclair
Cities Service
Shell Oil Company
Stanolind
Boy on Pony Die after Tying Rope to Saddle
Clarence Arthur Horler Jr and his father bought a pony in West town New York. The 12 year old rode the pony alone and was dragged over a rocky field into a pond. He died after a hospital transfer. The father said the boy tied a rope from his waist to the saddle horn.
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Westtown
N. Y
Clarence Arthur Horler
Clarence
Drouth Joins Heat Wave Racking Texas Across State
The Associated Press reports a Texas drought and heat wave killing livestock, with Abilene farmers urging drought disaster status from Gov. Shivers. Dallas records a fifth heat fatality as 100 degree-plus days persist, cutting cotton, grain sorghum, and rice prospects while banks strain to finance losses. State officials warn of continued drought impact and possible federal disaster aid.
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Associated Press
Texas
West Texas
Allan Shivers
Abilene
Dallas
Katherine Robinson
Dallas- Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Austin
John C. White
Mineral Wells
Childress
Cotulla
San Angelo
Alice
Spring
del Rio
College Station
Waco
Dalhart
Tyler
Lufkin
Amarillo
Salt Flat
Wink
Junction 102
J. M. Patton
Paint Rock
Banks
U. S
C. J. McCormick
Shivers Calls Meet On Drouth Problem
Gov. Shivers scheduled a 3 30 p m meeting to discuss the Texas drought and the possibility of asking President Truman to declare the state a drought disaster area. Invitations went to state and federal officials and drought conference participants as more than 200 West Texas farmers voted to seek disaster designation.
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Austin
Shivers
Texas
Truman
Drouth
Mission
John C. White
B. F. Vance
College Station
C. J. McCormick
U. S
West Texas
Abilene
UN official warns on developing last grasslands
At Penn State, F T Whalen head of FAOs agriculture division urged careful use of the planet's remaining untapped grasslands in Africa and the tropics. He warned against repeating midwest and northern grassland mistakes as world population rises and Europe seeks more food from Africa. Scientists from over 50 nations attend the sixth International Grassland Congress on campus.
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State College
United Nations
Africa
Tropics
American Midwest
Latin America
Australia
South Africa
F. T. Whalen
Whalen
Food and Agriculture Organization
Pennsylvania State College
Europe
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Boy
Commissioner White
Wao
L. J. Cappleman
Farmersome Administration
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Pecos River
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