Hospital Wins Big Vote On County Bonds In Odessa Area
About 775 voters backed $1.75 million in bonds in Ector County with the hospital expansion leading all measures 590 to 178. Park bonds passed 524 to 249 for park improvements and a $250,000 road bond was approved 489 to 284. Construction will add a 101 bed four story wing to the Medical Center Hospital and remodel the building. Funds will also surface four miles of road work and aid recreation and pool projects in several neighborhoods.
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Ector County
Medical Center
Cowden
Notrees
County Hospital
Golder
Zith St
Andrews Hwy
Dixie
Crane Hwy
Kenedy Dr
South Odessa
del Rio
Christine Turns Down Juicy Offers Made By Showmen
Christine, 28, who undergoes sex change surgery in Copenhagen, declines offers from European showmen, producers, and agents to sing or perform. She remains in hospital with no set discharge date while doctors finalize her treatment.
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Christine
Copenhagen
Denmark
U. S
Ease
Bronx
Rigs
State
Orgensen
Terie Meee
MacArthur Aims Plan To End Korea War
Gen. Douglas MacArthur indicated he is willing to share his proposal for ending the Korean conflict with PresidentElect Dwight D Eisenhower. He spoke to the National Association of Manufacturers and claimed his plan could be enacted without heavy cost in casualties or risk of a broader war. Eisenhowers staff declined comment as he returned from Korea.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Far East
Remington Rand, Inc
National Association of Manufacturers
Korea
Helena
Vietminh Capture French Outpost Near Hanoi
Vietminh forces seized the Yen Cuha outpost 45 miles south of Hanoi in the Red River Delta, as French high command reported. Earlier quiet around Nasan, 117 miles west of Hanoi, gave way to renewed Red attacks on the last fortress in the Thai mountain country.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Yen Cuha
Red River
Nasan
Thai Montain
Sherman Teacher Kills Self After Resigning
Sherman teacher Davis of Denton, a 1942 graduate of North Texas State College, killed himself after resigning from the Sherman faculty last September. The death was caused by a tented pie wound.
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Sherman
Self
Davis
Denton
North Texas State College
Red Air Force Attacks as Eisenhower Departed Seoul
In Seoul on December 7, the Red Air Force launched its heaviest attack of the war as President-elect Eisenhower's party left the city. The U.S. Fifth Air Force said the raid was repulsed by night fighters and anti aircraft fire with no reported major damage. Across the battlefront, ground fighting remained light and U S Sabre jets claimed four MIG fighters downed in the week ending Friday midnight. The USS Helena carried Eisenhower to Wake Island for talks with John Dulles aboard to shape the new administration's approach to Korea and the Far East.
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Red Air Force
Eisenhower
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Eisenhower Party
Far East Air Force
Fifth Air Force
Manchuria
North Korea
O. P. Weyland
Chongchon River
Mig Alley
Army
Helena
Hawaii
Dwight Eisenhower
John Dulles
Wake Island Monay
Dulles
Far East
Guam
Wake
Wake Island
United States
New York
Oregon
Douglas McKay
McKay
Salem
Ore
U. S
State Acheson
State Department
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Conservation Good For People Says Conservation Good For People
Fort Worth report to the Texas Academy of Science quotes H B Boswell of Temple stating soil health directly affects people. B W Allred of Fort Worth notes 3 percent of Texas grazing land remains in excellent condition with 41 percent poor and 40 percent fair.
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Fort Worth
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Texas Academy of Science
H. B. Boswell
Temple
B. W. Allred
Texas
Service
Trans-Pecos
Edwards Plateau
Allred
One Dead Five Firemen Hurt In Two Houston Fires
In Houston today a man named T. J. Hall died after firefighters pulled him from a second floor apartment fire. Firefighters were injured battling a $100,000 blaze at Hirsch Brothers, a candy and toy distributor.
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Houston
T. J. Hall
Hirsch Brothers
Shot By Policeman in Fort Worth
Euell Hudson, 50, was shot dead today by police officer R F Briggs after he threatened him with an ax during a disturbance call at the home of Hudsons estranged wife. Officer Briggs and partner R J Lee answered the call.
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Fort Worth
Euell Hudson
R. F. Briggs
Briggs
R. J. Lee
Hudson
Airliner Crashes At Sea Killing 37 Off Bermuda
A Cuban DC4 flying Madrid to Havana exploded after takeoff from Kindley Field Bermuda killing 37 of 41 aboard. Survivors included Orlando Lopez Suarez and Alicia Ebank saved by Coast Guard. Capt Luis Sastre and Capt Rene de Ayala among the dead. No cause determined.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Havana
U. S. Air Force
Coast Guard
Orlando Lopez 'Suarez
Alicia Ebank
Gloria Sotomayor
Adelaide Arenas
U.S
Kindley
Luis Sastre
Sastre
Cuba
Rene de Ayala
France
Hector de Ayala
Madrid
Toy Pistols Sought in Cooper Socialite Death
New Orleans police said a child's toy pistol may have been used to kill socialite Mrs. James L. Cooper. They search for the second pistol from 9-year-old Macrine Trelles Jr. as tests on weapons were negative and FBI checked items from the victim's apartment.
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New Orleans
James L. Cooper
Macrine Trelles Jr
Harry Daniels
Explosion Kills Walter Tucker at Fort Worth Area Plant
In a blast at the E. H. Robertson Fireworks Manufacturing Co. plant about 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Walter Tucker was killed. Approximately 20 other employees escaped unharmed.
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Fort Worth
Walter Tucker
E. H. Robertson Fireworks Manufacturing Co
Here
Odessan Recalls Pearl Harbor Raid Anniversary Reflections
James Power of Odessa recalls the 11th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. The Midland Post Office employee describes the Sunday morning surprise, the public criticism afterward, limited radar knowledge, and his belief that December 7 should be marked by nationwide prayer each year.
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Pearl Harbor
James Power
Midland Postoffice
South Sam Houston
Odessa
Power
Wage Board Resigns Spark Shock Over Controls
Seven industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board resign with the chairman, Archibal Dan Withee, signaling a collapse of the wage control program. The letter accuses political expediency in granting a coal miners wage hike and warns of possible spontaneous strikes nationwide. The resignations list Hiram S. Hall, Hoey A. Henseny, Walter P. Knauss, James M. Delmar, Robert C. Bassett, Millard E. Stone, and Colin Gardner II from various firms and regions.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Archibal Dan
Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
Eisenhower
Elmer E. Walker
Hiram S. Hall
Denville
N. J
New York University
Hoey A. Hennessy
Elizabeth
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Walter P. Knauss
West Hartford
Odessa College Dedicates Four New Buildings Today
Odessa College marks a major milestone with the dedication of four new facilities the Main Building Gymnasium Home Making Building and Vocational Shop Building. The 2:30 p.m. ceremony in the college auditorium features Dr D M Wiggins as speaker and an open house from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. President Fly notes rapid growth since 1946 and a current enrollment of 734.
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Odessa College
Murry H. Fly
D. M. Wiggins
Citizens National Bank of Lubbock
Wiggins
Tion
Hardin-Simmons University
Texas Western College
Texas Tech
Arthur de Loach
First Baptist Church
Fred Gage
Odessa
Fly
Chopin
Louis Kluck
Robert N. MacCallum
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Joe M. Brown
First Presbyterian Church
Odessa College Board of Regents
J. E. Hobson
Frank R. Spaulding
Barrow
W. C. Todt
T. B. Harris
Gayle Dishong
Ed Porkorny
C. E. Wilson
D. M. Hawkins
W. T. Barrett
Odessa Public Schools
Jack B. Rodgers
Wallace E. Snelson
J. T. Rutherford
W. G. Kirkland
H. W. Morelock
Odessa Senior High School
UN Assembly President Appeals to Reds over Korea Peace Plan
Lester Pearson, head of the UN General Assembly, appeals to Chou En Lai and North Korea to accept India's peace plan for Korea. The plan seeks no forced repatriation, creates a four-nation commission to handle POW returns, and aims for an armistice and immediate ceasefire. Pearson's 900 word message was issued as Eisenhower returned from Korea.
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N. Y
Dea
U. N. General’ Assembly
Mom Cow and Company
Slama
Pearson
U. S
Enhower
United States
Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U. M
Red China
North Korea
India
General Assembly
Three Hurt As Oil Barges Ram Tug
Three crew members of the tug Tony T were seriously injured when the vessel was rammed by two oil barges and sank in the International Canal near Lake Charles Louisiana. Injured were Gene Gary 26 of Kaplan Braxton Rabin 24 of Orange Texas and Raymond Henry 42 captain of the tug all listed with severe injuries and lacerations. Authorities said the Tony T pushing two barges was overtaken by another tug also pushing two lead oil barges with no injuries on that ship.
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Lake Charles
Tony T
International Canal
Here
Gene Gary
Kaplan
Braxton Rabin
Orange
Tom
Raymond Henry
Viruses Detected Like Pretty Girls
Galveston December 7 University of Texas scientists learn to identify viruses with an infrared spectrophotometer. The Air Force backs the project as it scales from a small lab study at the Texas Medical School to a major program examining viruses that cause parrot fever and mumps.
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Galveston
University of Texas
Air Force
University of Texas Medical School
Stripping Dancers End Chicago Union Flap
Strip tease performers return to work after a three night stoppage tied to AFL AGWA strike. Dancers from four Chicago area venues sought $2.50 weekly for each performer for insurance and welfare. Leaders Trudine Daniels Emil Van Horn and Sam Hass named as trustees of a new union.
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Chicago
Stease
American Guild of Variety Artists
AFL
AGWA
Ting
Trudine Daniels
Emil van Horn
Sam Hass
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