Thompson Minesweeper Thompson Hits by Korea Shore Guns
Tokyo reports Communist shore batteries scored their second hit on the U S destroyer minesweeper Thompson during the Korean War. Four crewmen killed and four wounded. Thompson was first struck June 14, 1951, at Songjin, Northeast Korea, with three killed and four wounded.
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Tokyo
U. S
Thompson
Navy
Songjin
Korea
Iowa
Helena
Osprey
Cockade
McBride Predicts Temporary Closures Over Steel Shortages
George McBride warns that 62 days could see several firms close temporarily due to shortages of vital steel parts. He notes inventories are depleted and replenishment will take time.
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George McBride
Witnesses set for McCarthy Benton libel suit hearing
Washington pre trial testimony in the two million dollar libel suit brought by Senator McCarthy against Senator Benton centers on Benton's claim that McCarthy perjured himself when denying a 1950 speech listing Communists. Benton plans to call four witnesses in Wheeling and may add Millard Tydings and Edward Morgan to back his perjury charge.
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Washington
Sen. McCarth
Benton
Jeubiene
Wheeling
W. Va
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
J Rules
McCarty
Feo
Perses ‘Arown
Dean Acheson
Communist Party
James E. Whitaker
Paul A. Myers
Paul Miller
WWVA
Frank Desmond
Wheeling Intelligencer
Whitaker
Myers
Theodore Kiendl
Beniton
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Edward P. Morgan
Radical deputies offer to resign in Peron era crisis
Fourteen Radical party deputies in Buenos Aires offered to resign their seats over the national situation. No statement accompanied the move, and it was unclear if party leaders would accept the resignations.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Radical Party
Juan Peron
National Congress
Catholic Knights attack UNESCO birth control views
The Knights of Columbus Supreme Council condemned UNESCO for birth control views in a resolution at its 70th national convention. It called UNESCO’s course contrary to natural law and religious principles. St Paul, Minnesota, was chosen as the convention host for August 18 to 20, 1953.
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Los Angeles
Knights of Columbus Supreme Council
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Iunesco
Unesco
St. Paul, Minn
More Drilling On Odessan's Ranch
Mrs J R Webb of Odessa owns 42 acres in Comanche County Texas where a high grade oil well on the ranch began flowing June after a prior well was plugged. Whiteside Drilling Co found oil at 365 feet and completed at 2650 feet in the Mississippi Reef. A third well is planned. Webb's sons Ben and John in Crane share in the holdings.
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J. R. Webb
Odessa
Commanche County
Sidney
Texas
Whiteside Drilling Co
Mississippi Reef
Dr Ramsay Leaves Crane for San Antonio Parish
Dr and Mrs Jack Ramsay announce that he has accepted a pastorate at a Presbyterian church in San Antonio and will begin duties September 15. Crane church meetings this week call for board and other business, but a successor has not yet been chosen.
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Crane
Jack Ramsay
San Antonio
Ramsay
100 Attending Bible School in Andrews
A Vacation Bible School at the Church of Christ in Andrews reports high enrollment with over 100 children attending daily. Dale Sexson, the church minister, notes certificates for proficiency and attendance will be awarded to students Saturday.
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Andrews
Church of Christ
Dale Sexson
Craneman Visits Brothers Stricken by Illness and Polio
Roy Bushy of Gulf Pipe Line visited a critically ill brother in Houston. On return he learned another brother in Jackboro fell ill two days later with polio. No condition details were available by Wednesday.
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CRANE
Roy Bushy
Gulf Pipe Line
Houston
Jacksboro
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Gabardines
Famous Brands
Thomas Heath
Yorkshire
Abilene, Texas
Ada, Okla
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Sherman, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
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Davis-Fields CO
E. 3Rd Street
Craneman
Henderson Drug
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