Four Men Drafted For City Council Mayor Post Here
A Thursday morning breakfast drew over 75 businessmen who drafted Harold Downs for mayor and four candidates for council seats. Ed Costello and L B Cooper seek re election, Paul Phillips runs at large, and George Shows and D O Boone hold other council posts. Filing deadlines target March 6 with council dates set by the body.
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Lincoln
Harold Downs
Paul Phillips
Ed Costello
Ie Council
L. B. Cooper
Wil
City Ordinantes
Fred Gage
Tocal
Downs
Chamber of Commerce
Downs-Clark Equipment Co
Odessa
Tulsa
Oklo
Phillips
Duke Electric Co
Costello
KOSA
Cooper
George
D. O. Boone
Dick Pepin
Russians Guard Other Diplomats
HOKYO Feb. 4 UP The Russians moved to shield other diplomats after a highly placed Soviet spy ring officer defected. Two other secret police operatives who worked with Yuri Rastvorov before his Jan. 24 surrender have been sent home by the Kremlin.
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Hokyo
The Weather Sakecast Improves With Mild Temperatures
A fair and mild forecast continues this afternoon and through tonight and Friday. The high today is 72 with a low tonight near 6. Yesterday reached 75 with an overnight low around 41.
Winter Storm Drenches Midwest and Northeast
A winter storm dumped up to seven inches in the upper Midwest with Lansing reporting seven inches and Grand Rapids five. Snow also spread across New York state and northern New England with two to three inches, while the rest of the nation saw mostly fair weather except for scattered snow in the Northern Rockies.
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Upper Midwest
New York State
New England
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Rockies
Notables Blamed For Big Stampede In India
Indian newspapers blamed the stampede at Allahabad for the deaths on February 4 on VIPs including President Rajendra Prasad and Premier Jawaharlal Nehru. Officials said protection demands left too few police to control about 5 million pilgrims at the Ganges bathing site. The Calcutta Statesman cited police depletion due to VIP presence.
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Allahabad
India
Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ganges River
Calcutta Statesman
Store Manager Says Suspect Robbed $2000 From Safe
Santa Monica California February 4 UP Market manager Daniel D Sutherland recalls a job seeker described as a 33 year old man who asked for work then pulled a gun and took $2000 from the safe.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Daniel D. Sutherland
Sutherland
Delay Seen For Bricker Treaty Issue
Senate Republican leader Knowland said final passage of the Bricker treaty amendment may be postponed 10 days or more amid a week of formal debate. He noted an informal Lincoln Day schedule keeps senators away. He plans votes on alternatives, with final two thirds needed for passage.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Commies Begin New Offense In Northern Laos
In Indo-China the Communists moved within 31 miles of Luang Prabang and launched a new attack in northern Laos. French authorities blackout progress as Reds capture Muong Sai and Bannambac, with Muong Ngoi still holding out and clashes reported on other fronts.
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Hanoi
Indo - China
Luang Prabang
Laos
Muong Sai
Bannambac
Muong Ngoi
Pope Pius XII Deluged With Hiccup Remedies
Vatican reports the pope receiving hundreds of dud cures for hiccups as sleep loss from illness persists. Suggestions come from all continents, from bizarre potions to chocolate ice cream, with emblems claiming absolute cures. An American source claims counting to five in a strange language could help.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
America
Chicago Declares Emergency After Second Mad Dog Attack
Chicago declares a public emergency after a rabid dog bites a dentist a mother and her child in a second mass attack within 16 hours. Health officials seek victims of the earlier attack as 16 people were bitten. Sheriff Babb orders capture or destruction of stray dogs in Cook County quarantined areas.
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Chicago
John Babb
Cook County
Board of Health
U. S. Public Health Service
Tulsa
Okla
New York
Mr. X
Governor Asks For Cervantes To Be Returned
Governor Shivers urged Mexico to extradite Alfredo Cervantes for the murder of Jacob S. Flogg Jr. A fugitive warrant is sought as formal extradition proceeds. The case involves violence in Alice and connections to local political figures and a murder conspiracy.
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Cervantes
Pleasant Weather Persists in Texas
Texas enjoys a sunny and mild spell with gentle breezes and clear skies. Dallas records show no unusual weather for February 3 and hourly temperatures closely match the same day last year. The Weather Bureau expects no change through the end of the week.
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Texas
Dallas
Weather Bureau
Two Car Family Discovers Driveway Dilemma
AUSTIN Minn Feb 4 The Burton Chandlers learned the disadvantages of a two car family with a one car driveway When they backed out Tuesday they collided their autos The damage was 65 dollars
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Austin
Minn
Burton Chandlers
Bryant to Head Texas A. and M. Football Boss
The Houston Press reports Paul Bear Bryant named head football coach and athletic director at Texas A. and M. at a year ly salary of 15000 dollars. The same day the House Post Office Committee votes to raise first class letter postage from three to four cents.
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Houston
Houston Press
Paul (Bear) Bryant
Kentucky
Texas A. and
Washington
House Post Office Committee
Senator challenges U S butter buying program
Senator Clinton Anderson of New Mexico challenged the high butter buying program and urged action to cut prices. He called the current 67 cent price and 90 percent parity level excessive and urged a legal opinion on reducing supports before April. He cited large government stocks and a possible 306 million pound hoard by March.
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Washington
Clinton
Anderson
Dn.m
Ca Jculture
Ezra T. N
George D. Aiken
Edward J. Thye
Rminn
Senate Agriculture Committee
Benson
Aiken
Thyesaid Benson
Robber Gives Good Advice To Victims
TEXARKANA Tex A man who robbed a service station of 222 dollars last night warned the two attendants to count the money and said it is deductible from your income tax.
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Texarkana
Tex
Indictment of Rangers over Duval county courthouse clash
A grand jury indicted Rangers A L Allee and Joe Bridge for assault with intent to murder after a January 18 Duval county courthouse skirmish with George Parr, a defendant in a pistol case. Each posted 2000 bond as Gov. Shivers threatened martial law to restore order and protect Parr supporters.
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United Press
Texas Rangers
South Texas
George Parr
Allan Shivers
Deval County
Parr
Ranger Caut. A
Duke
Duval
Duval County
San Antonio
Shivers
Allee
Bridge
Carl Putnam
Treasury Probes Parr Income Tax Case
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr said the Treasury Department is conducting an income tax investigation of George Parr, a South Texas political power based in Duval County. Governor Allan Shivers called Parr a cancerous growth on the state while in Texas.
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Herbert Brownell, Jr
Washington
Treasury Department
George Parr
Parr
South Texas
Duval County
Allan Shivers
Aness
Shivers
Texas
Treas
They Seldom Mix ICHICAGO
A fragmented passage references ICHICAGO and a mention of mixed items. The text notes that things do not blend and that people only nod in passing. No clear events, dates, or named entities beyond the odd capitalized terms emerge.
Solon pushes first step to lower coffee prices
Sen. Guy M. Gillette announced a bill to place the New York coffee exchange under federal supervision as a first step to cut prices for consumers. The measure cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee and awaits Senate floor action. It would licensing traders and ban undesirable practices while supporting future margin controls on coffee futures.
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Washington
Guy M. Gillette
Dlown
New York Coffee Exchange
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Gillette
Congress
Commodity Exchange Administration
Coffee Exchange
Agriculture Committee
Erge Coette
Agriculture Department
Betiey
Brownell Opposes George Substitute for Bricker Amendment
Washington February 4 Attorney General Herbert Jr said he opposes the George substitute for the Bricker amendment because it risks reducing presidential power. Brownell warned the Democratic George provision would require congressional approval before executive actions could become domestic law, arguing it interferes with the president as commander in chief and as coordinator of internal policy.
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Washington
Herbert , Jr
George
Bricker
Brownell
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York Apeeer
Commies
Korea
Formosa
Mexico
Alfredo Cervantes
Jacob S. Flogg Jr
U.S. Department of Justice
State Department
Floyd
University of Texas
Alice
Mario el Turbo Lapez
Nago Alaniz
Jim Wells
Raeburn Norris
Court of Criminal Appeals
Sapei
U.S
Soldier
Donald Joseph Sutcliffe
Detroit
Mich
Sutcliffe
Harold B. Wright
Malvern
Ark
Rangers
Archer Parr
John Ben Shepperd
Jean
Eran
Itbena
Ang Bridge
Treasury
Solon
Bill
Marilyn
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