Fire and gas well rescue near Louisiana coast stalls
At Morgan City workers prepared to dynamite a gas well blaze after days of fire off the Louisiana coast. If explosives fail, Pure Oil will attempt to seal the gas pocket 10 000 feet below ground by angling a new well to pump mud and stop the flow. An Army gun crew finally removed valve heads that diverted flames, enabling the operation. The second valve head was blasted after a crane’s steel line snagged the first.
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Morgan City
Louisiana
Myron Kinley
Pure Oil Co
Camp Polk
Kinely
Autopsy Awaited In Woman's Death
Denton authorities awaited autopsy results on the sudden death of Violet Evans 32 wife of KDNT radio announcer W E Evans 44 at their apartment Saturday night The autopsy was ordered by Peace Justice Z D Lewis Evans said his wife fell ill about 8 p m he bathed her face but could not revive her he notified authorities thereafter.
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Denton
Tex
Violet Evans
Z. D. Lewis
W. E. Evans
KDNT
Darwin Wilder
Evans
Donations totaling $1.3 million aid Jewish refugees
At the Southwest regional conference in Houston donations totaling 1.3 million dollars were made to the United Jewish Appeal. The funds will support Jewish refugees in Israel and Europe.
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Houston
United Jewish Appeal
Israel
Europe
North Sea storm scourges Western Europe death toll tops 778
Western Europe endures the worst natural disaster of the 20th century as a hurricane driven North Sea flood kills at least 778 with fears of surpassing 1000. Britain the Netherlands Belgium Germany and France suffer widespread devastation from the storm.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
France
Arkansas Youth Admits Armed Bank Robbery Confession
An 18-year-old northeast Arkansas farm youth, Carl Hamlin Jr., confessed to the December robbery of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Reyno. About $10,090 recovered, $13,000 accounted for, and Hamlin implicated Vernon James as an accomplice.
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Pocahontas
Ark
Randolph County
Rex Harper
Northeast
Arkansas
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Reyno
Harper
Carl Hamlin Jr
Brookin
Young Hamlin
Vernon James
Hamlin
Missouri
Reyno Bank
Glenn Brown
Muriel Butler
Otis Ohrent
Lawrence County
D. S. Foley
FBI
Harver
Young Ha
Two Eisenhower Choices Facing Quiz in Senate
President Eisenhower top appointees faced Senate scrutiny on February 2 as James B. Conant and Harold E. Talbott were questioned about past actions. Conant's nomination as U S High Commissioner in Germany drew Catholic school system criticism and Kefauver pressed Tablett’s recall.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
James B. Conant
U.S
Germany
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
Tablett
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Conant
Harvard University
Boston
Control Of Rates On Utilities In Texas Proposed
A Texas House bill seeks to create the Texas Public Utilities Commission to regulate telephone gas and electric utilities with three governor appointed members. Rep. Robert Patten of Jasper authors the measure as debate continues on other reform bills.
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Austin
Texas Public Utilities Commission
Robert Patten
Jasper
A. D. Downer
Center
Fred Meridith
Terrell
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Girdle bra salesman sought in Boston ad
A Boston newspaper ad seeks an employee for a girdle bra sales job with the pitch Real future for man measuring up to our requirements. The brief notice highlights a hiring call and indicates a compact, sales oriented role in the garment industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gulf Alkali Plans 8 Million Plant Near Baytown
Gulf Alkali Corp and Houston announce an eight million dollar chemical plant to be built near Baytown. The facility will produce caustic soda chlorine and dry salts for industrial use.
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Houston
Gulf Alkali Corp
New York City
Baytown
Eisenhower Calls For New Positive Foreign Policy
President Eisenhower in the State of the Union urges a new positive foreign policy and a shift in naval policy by saying the U S fleet will no longer shield Communist China. He seeks repudiation of Roosevelt Stalin era secret agreements and outlines domestic fiscal restraint with tax cuts tied to a balanced budget. He plans to extend defense controls, promote Hawaii statehood, reform labor and immigration laws, and expand social insurance while preserving Western Europe security through limited commitments.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
China
Truman
Hawaii
Labor Department
Europe
Asia
Yalta
Roovevelt
Josef Stalin
Russia
Far East
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
M — Eisenhower
Republic of Korea
Ike Talks on State of the Union Highlights
President Eisenhower outlines a foreign policy built on clear bipartisanship and a global approach. He calls for mutual security through European unity, fair world trade, and budget discipline to reduce deficits and cut taxes as the nation faces inflation and debt.
Flynn States Preference for Prison Over Russia
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, aged 62, told federal Judge Edward Dimock she would rather go to prison than be sent to Russia as she and 12 other Communist leaders faced sentencing for conspiracy to overthrow the government. Judge Dimock indicated he would not impose the maximum five years and $10,000 on all 13, with most already having received maximums.
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New York
Russia
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Communist Party
Edward J. Dimock
Miss Flynn
Communist National Committee
Dimock
Poll Taxes Near 10 000 In Odessa Record Set
Odessa voters participate in a poll tax drive with about 9 852 taxes paid or qualified in Ector County. League of Women Voters and Jaycees offered prizes for top participation while various women's clubs competed for the best turnout. Final tallies show Odessans near six thousand paid during the final week amid looming dry law elections and statewide activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Texas
Odessa
Midland
No Commitments Say Churchill To Parliament
Prime Minister Churchill told an uneasy British parliament that he made no formal or informal commitments with President Eisenhower during their meetings last month. He and Foreign Secretary Eden will make a statement about Formosa tomorrow, signaling Britain's concern at a reported shift in American policy toward the island and Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist forces.
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London
Churchill
Dwight Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Formosa
Britain
Chiang Kai-Shek
Four engined airliner vanishes after SOS over Atlantic
A chartered four engine airliner with 39 aboard sent an SOS from 250 miles off Newfoundland and then disappeared en route from Montreal to England. Skyways officials say it is overdue at Luton and a search is expected as authorities confirm no further contact.
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London
North Atlantic
Skyways
Montreal
England
British Air Ministry
Newfoundland
York Transport
Skyways’ Airlines
Luton
Three Believed Killed in Webb AFB Jet Crash
At Webb Air Force Base near Big Spring two T-33 trainer jets collided on final approach, one crashing into a house near U S Highway 80 and another near the runway. Base officials said three men were aboard the planes and were believed killed. The house was reportedly unoccupied.
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Big Spring
Webb Air Force Base
Webb Afb
Judge quits court over Alaniz writ ruling dispute
Visiting District Judge E D Salinas refused to hear a habeas corpus motion in the Alaniz conspiracy murder case and walked out of Jim Wells county court. The murder indictment against Nago Alaniz involves the September death of Jacob S Buddy Floy Jr. The case was transferred to Brownwood for trial after a corrected conspiracy indictment was issued. Salinas also set aside an order transferring the indictment, citing Alaniz was not present when the transfer occurred.
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Alice
Dist
E. D. Salinas
Nago Alaniz
Jim Wells
Alaniz
Jacob S
Buddy) Floy Jr
Brownwood
Salinas
Arthur Klein
Brownsville
Klein
Refugees Sail to Join Nationalist Army
Hong Kong dispatch reports 646 men under 35 from Rennie's Mill refugee camp boarded a Norwegian ship Sunday for Fosma to join the Chinese Nationalists. This is the second Red China refugee group to leave since July 30, with about 80 percent former Nationalist soldiers aboard.
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Hong Kong
Famosa
Red China
Rennie’s Mill
Ground Hog Seen By Texas Weather With Shadow
The ground hog is expected to see his shadow in Texas on Monday signaling possible winter weather. Skies were mostly clear except Beaumont with clouds. Junction reported freezing temps at 32. Temperatures ranged from the upper 30s to mid 50s across cities including Amarillo 39 and Houston 54. The outlook calls for partly cloudy East and South Central Texas with no major temperature changes, while North Central and West Texas turn cooler by Tuesday.
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Texas
Southwest
Beaumont
Junction
Amarillo
Dalhart
Lubbock
Wink
Texans Among Crash Casualties in Okinawa Patrol Flight
Pearl Harbor February 2 Two Texans were among the three officers and eight enlisted men killed when a twin engine Navy P 2V Neptune crashed in the northern Okinawa mountains during a routine training flight. Wreckage was found Monday by a helicopter and there were no survivors. The crew served with Navy Patrol Squadron 22, formerly based at Barbers Point Hawaii. Texans named were Luis Baltazar of San Antonio and James H Franks of Fort Worth.
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Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Navy Patrol Squadron 22
Barbers Point Naval Air Station
Hawaii
Luis Baltazar
Humboldt
San Antonio
James H. Franks
General Delivery
Fort Worth
US and Soviet jets clash in Korea dogfights
US Sabre jets tangled with MIGS along MIG alley and shot down two Red jets with another likely destroyed and two more damaged in the 15th straight day of battle in far northwest Korea. Large B 29 strikes followed by Ground fighting near Baldy Hill with Allied tanks destroying bunkers and trenches across the Central Front.
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Seoul
U. S
Mig Alley
Korea
Air Force
Muinvocls
Far East
Fifth Air Force
Old Baldy Hill
Eighth Army
Kumba
Whitehorse Mountain
Ike's State of the Union omits tidelands issue
President Eisenhower avoided the offshore oil tidelands in his State of the Union address. The topic had been heated for years with Truman reserving lands for the Navy and vetoes on bills to grant state control, notably affecting California Texas and Louisiana with major stakes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tidelands
State of the Union
Truman
Navy
California
Texas
Louisiana
Korea Temperatures Stay Below Zero Across Battlefront
Temperatures along the Korean battlefront remained under freezing for a third day. Western front registered five below, central sector eight below, and east sector seven below. At Pammunjom near the armistice talks, the reading was seven below.
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Seoul
Pammunjom
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Army
John E. Hull
Robert T. B. Stevens
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House of Representatives
Charles Murphy
Maury Maverick Jr
Doug Crouch
House Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Committee
John White
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
House State Affairs Committee
Jack Fisk
Wharton
State Parks Board
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Bulletin
U. S. Navy
U.S. 7Th Fleet
United States
Soviet Russia
Trusman
Ike
Seventh Fleet
Commie
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Ikeis
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