UN faces funding threat over security at U.N. Secretariat
Sen. Alexander Wiley warned the United States may cut more than a third of U.N. funding unless the U.N. strengthens security and removes subversives. He blamed the State Department for inadequate measures and said Washington must ensure the U.N. does not serve as a base for espionage. The U.N. secretariat and U.S. delegation declined comment.
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United Nations
N. Y
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
United States
U. N. Secretariat
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
U. N
American State Department
U. S
International Organization
U. N. Assembly
Wisconsin Republican
State Department
Trygve Lie
Washington
Lie
John Hickerson
McCarran Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Hickerson
Secretariat
Supreme Court to rule on segregated public schools
United States Supreme Court prepares to decide if separate school systems for white and Negro students violate the Constitution. Arguments concluded. ruling could overturn the 1896 separate but equal doctrine. Cases originate from Kansas, District of Columbia, South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
National Association For the
Seven Directors Named to Chamber of Commerce Board
Seven new directors were named to the Chamber of Commerce board after ballots were canvassed Thursday afternoon. Named were Carlos Clover Fred Gage Harold Clark A K Barlow W C Smith Casey Fannin C M Foster. The new board will be seated next Wednesday for 1953 officers to be elected.
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Chamber of Commerce Board
Carlos (Cotton) Clover
Fred Gage
Gage
Cochran
Harold Clark
Downs and Clark
A. K. Barlow
McVean and
Barlow
W. C
Bill) Smith
Real Estate
Casey Fannin
Tellyer Pipe Co
C. M. Foster
Gulf Oil Corp
W. B. Stowe
Cecil Trigg
Some Stores Open Some Not For Late Shoppers
The Chamber of Commerce clarifies that yesterday’s closing time was a recommendation, not policy. Many stores are already staying open late and more plan to do so tonight and Saturday, giving Christmas shoppers a good chance of late hours through Christmas Eve.
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Chamber of Commerce
American
Chamber
Chamber Today
Merchants Committee
Missing Children Hunt Reaches Sixth Day In Illinois Quarry
Deep sea divers, the U S Navy and Coast Guard, police, firemen, volunteers and thrill seekers search an abandoned water filled quarry near Naperville for six year old Jean Peterson and three year old Edward Rosenstiel. A bloodhound tracked the children to the quarry edge three times. Authorities fear the 85 million gallon lake could hold the bodies if not found soon. The children vanished after playing in Edward’s yard on Sunday. Jean’s widowed mother says she believes they simply strayed off.
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Naperville
Ill
U. S. Navy
Coast Guard
Quates
Edward Otterpohl
Jean Peterson
Edward Rosenstiel
Edward
Jean
Fort Worth GI's Stepfather Heads to Tokyo for Visit
The stepfather of Pvt. James E. Long, 21, Bronze Star winner, flies to Tokyo as the Air Force allows a last visit before his son faces court martial execution in Japan for the rape murder of a 67 year old Korean woman and the assault of her 11 year old granddaughter. The execution date is not set. Sidney Woods, a Carswell Air Base civilian employee, hopes to meet his son and may seek Billy Graham's help.
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Tokyo
Air Force
James E. Long
Sidney Woods
Woods
Carswell Air Base
Evangelist Billy Graham
Carswell
Pee
Mosty Oak Obituary Ends as Hill Country Oak Is Cut
Kerrville residents recall the 800 to 1,000 year old Mosty Oak a landmark on the highway shoulder. State crews felled the tree this week to widen the road after witnesses credit it with saving a pilot during a six years ago air crash. Nearby homes escaped damage as the oak’s legacy fades.
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Kerrville
State Highway Department
Coronado
Ward
Tejas
Cibolo
Lebanon
Humboldt’s State Park
California
Congress Urged to Inspect MacArthur Peace Plan
Senator Hunt called for an immediate Senate Armed Services Committee briefing on General Douglas MacArthur’s Korea peace ideas. President Truman rejected a White House meeting proposal with MacArthur and Eisenhower, urging public discussion only if a concrete plan emerges. Senator Russell chaired the panel and Stennis and Eisenhower weighed in on handling the issue amid Korea war talks. Eisenhower plans to meet MacArthur in New York to discuss Dec 5 claim of a clear solution.
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Hunt
D-Wye
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
Eisenhower
White House
Korea
Capitol Hill
Arew TV
Russsell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Russell
Senate
Far East
Congress
D-Miss
Stennis
New York
Uny
Escape plot uncovered at State Hospital in Austin
In Austin on December 12 authorities disclosed a new escape plot Thursday night in the violently insane ward of the state hospital. Two inmates who escaped Tuesday remain at large, one of them a killer, while another patient, Clarence Hamrick, 39, escaped Friday from an admission ward. Texas Rangers aided guards around the maximum security ward as staff increased patrols.
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Austin
Austin State Hospital
R. C. Rowell
Rowell
Texas Rangers
Howard Pierson
Gilbert C. Wagner
Houston
Hugh Roy Cullen
Cullen
Wagner
Clarence Hamrick
Falls County
George W. Jackson
Board of Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools
Rusk State Hospital
Wainwright Testifies Japanese Threat Forced Surrender
New York December 12 Brig. Gen. Jonathan M Wainwright testified that a Japanese threat to kill more than 10 000 American troops on Corregidor compelled him to surrender all American and Philippine forces in the Philippines on May 6 1942 He said I realized I d have to do it or the blood of all those men on Corregidor would be on my head He testified as a defense witness in the treason trial of John David Provoo.
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New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Islands
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
John David Provoo
Poor City Finances Trigger Texas Legislature Appeal
Weatherford Mayor Jim Wright leader of the League for Texas Municipalities told the Local Government Study Committee that Texas towns face rising costs with limited income sources. He urged the Legislature to allow towns to levy taxes to bridge the funding squeeze.
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Austin
Texas
Jim’ Wright
Weatherford
League For Texas Municipalities
Legislative Council
Wright
Sullen Defiant Killer Cook Executed In San Quentin
William E. Cook, 24, known as the "mad dog," was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber for the murder of Robert Dewey and the Mosser family. He refused chaplaincy, ordered a final meal of fried chicken and peas, and was pronounced dead at 10:13 a.m. PST. His crime spree spanned Oklahoma, Texas, California, and Mexico, ending with his capture in Santa Rosalia.
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Calif
Sulien
William E
Sifly) Cook
Joplin
Mad Dog
Cook
Atwood, I
Seattle, Wash
Robert Dewey
California
Oklahoma City
Carl Mosser
Alcatraz Federal
Mosser
Dewey
Imperial Valley Desert
Readi newsDeyers
Harry O. Teets
Blythen
Santa Rosalia
Bapa
Southwest
el Paso
Mexico
Messers
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mossers
Imperial Valley
Odessa High coach Julius Johnson resigns as football coach
Julius Johnson, Odessa High School head football coach and athletic director, has resigned his coaching post effective after the season. Superintendent W. T. Barrett said Johnson will remain in an administrative role and a successor will be appointed before spring football practice begins. Johnson’s 1951 and 1952 teams posted strong records, with 1952 defense noted as Broncho history’s stingiest.
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Julius Johnson
Odessa
W. T. Barrett
Johnson
Ben Peeler
Odessa High School
Barrett
Orth Texas State
Joe Coleman
New Mexico A&m
Lubbock
Pampa
Port Arthur
Atomic subs can reach Soviet Union from under polar ice cap
Navy officials indicate atomic powered submarines could operate under polar ice for extended periods. The Nautilus would dive deeper and run without air, with researchers exploring oxygen extraction from water and crew endurance for long confinement.
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Soviet Union
Navy
Jlier
Homer Wallin
Bureau of Ships
Arctic
North Pole
Willin
Revolt Put Down In Ecuador
President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra announced the first revolt against his government had been crushed. He arrested former ally Carlos Guevara Moreno, mayor of Guayaquil, and other CFP leaders after alleged plans to seize the Guayaquil air base and attack Air Force HQ. Authorities reported several arrests and restricted movements for suspected conspirators as the country remained calm.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Carlos Guevara Moreno
Guayaquil
of Popular Forces Party
CFP
Velasco Ibarra
Guevara Moreno
Guevara Morano
Air Force
Luis Antonio Penherrera
ROKs Recapture Hills then Lose Them in Fierce Attack
North Korean and Chinese forces clash on the West Front with heavy hand to hand fighting over Big and Little Nori hills. South Korea says a new division of about 14 000 men is nearly ready for combat and could replace an American division.
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Nori
Republic of Korea
Little Nori
Air Force
Big
Munsan
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Chamber Directors Host Opening Of New $42 000 Chamber Home
Members of the Board of Directors will host the Sunday open house for the Chamber of Commerce new home at 211 W Third behind City Hall. The event runs 2 to 6 pm with 1700 invitations mailed and three shifts planned for tours. Sammy Stanford Webb Jenkins and Harold Downs will perform and a radio program is planned. Visitors will tour the building with staff on hand to answer questions.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Sammy ‘Stanford
Webb Jenkins
Harold Downs
W. Third
Brewer San Angelo Oil Writer Dies at 57
John B. Brewer, 57, former oil editor of The San Angelo Standard-Times, died after an extended illness. Brewer retired Sept. 1 after over 29 years writing oil news. His oil career began May 28, 1923 with the Reagan County flash oil discovery, earning him the title dean of Texas oil writers.
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John B. Brewer
San Angelo Standard-Times
Associated Press
Brewer
Reagan County
Texe
Grandson Of Texas Hero Dies In Houston
Sam Houston Jr. died in Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness. He was 60 and the grandson of Texas liberator and hero Sam Houston. He is to be buried in San Jacinto Memorial Park.
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Texas
Hero
Houston
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