British Labor Leader Attacks Ike Over China Policy
In a House of Commons debate Herbert Morrison, former foreign secretary, warned of risks as the United States shifts policy toward Chiang Kai-shek. Anthony Eden defended U S restraint and said Britain sees no aggressive intent in Eisenhower's Chiang moves. Morrison pressed what Britain would do if Chiang faced defeat and naval action, urging protection for British shipping and caution about American involvement.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Labor
Chiang Kai-shek
China
U. S
Britain
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Chiang
Formosa
Eden
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Labor Party
Morrison
United States
Chiang Baitihek
Royal Navy
Fire destroys classroom at Lowell State Teachers College
A flash fire at Lowell State Teachers College injures at least 50 students and two faculty members, sending dozens to St Josephs and St Johns hospitals. Witnesses report flaming debris in a third floor room and a torch spark starting the blaze in a basement stairwell.
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Lowell
Mass
Lowell State Teachers College
St. Josephs Hospital
St. John’s Hospital
Lowell General Hospital
Massachusetts
Space Expert Sees No Atomic Rockets
Space expert from DiP An Air Force states there is no hazard from atomic rockets. He explains limits of weaponry and asserts safety in current space programs amid rising public interest.
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Dip
Air Force
Judge Orders Court Readied for Vice Case
New York reports a judge orders preparation of court facilities as a vice case proceeds. Workmen overhaul the air systems and surrounding areas to ready the venue for the proceedings and related activities.
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New York
Two Suspects Held in Robbery in Odessa
Deputies questioned Ruby Dillard and Curley Dillard after complaints were signed about an assault robbery at Curley’s Place in the 1700 block of East Second. Victim Sarna Tee Williams, about 45, was struck and left with a head wound and facial cut, while the suspects denied involvement. Further questioning was planned.
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Odessa
Earnest Broughton
Ruby Dillard
Curley Dillard
Curley
Actress June Haver to become nun in religious life
Hollywood star June Haver announced she will leave film work to enter a convent and devote her life to God. She confirmed plans to give up a $3,500-a-week career and will likely join a Sisters of Charity order, beginning a six month candidate training and 18 month novitiate.
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June Haver
Hollywood
Ture
Iite An
Holland Flood Toll Rises as Rescue Races Continue
The 1,320 dead in Holland and surrounding regions mark a continuing catastrophe with 4 new dike breaks in Schouwen-Duiveland. Rescue teams use boats and helicopters to evacuate nearly 3,000 stranded residents as American troops assist. Queen Juliana thanks Queen Elizabeth II for support.
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Schouwen - Duivelandsland
Holland
Schouwen-Duiveland
Woensdrecht
Dutch Ministry of War
Manton S. Eddy
U. S.army
Europe
National Relief Fund
Sta
Juliana
Netherlands
Britain
Elizabeth II
Poison Pills Appearing In Linden Area
A Linden case raises arsenic fears after 41 year old Mrs. Lorene Cross dies in Shreveport after taking cold capsules from a prescription. The capsules from A D Surratt’s bottle tested positive for arsenic and authorities recovered remaining pills. Surratt said he felt ill after taking eight or nine capsules and handed over others. The death and scattered reports have prompted anxiety among local residents who used capsules from the same Linden drug store.
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Linden
East Texas
Shreveport
Surratt
House Refuses Vote on Texas Election Law Repeal
The Texas House rejected a repeal of the cross filing law 83 to 53 and sent the measure to a committee for study. Pro-Shivers forces claimed victory amid allegations of intimidation of freshmen by governor aides to vote against the repeal.
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House
H. A
Salty) Hull
Fort Worth
Hull
Gillham
Igus
Associated Press
Downer
Shivers
State of
Texas
Amarillo Rushes to Find Suspect in Slaying
Amarillo police widen hunt for Hildegarde Garni, believed connected to the death of William Pelton near Niles California. Authorities say a bus from Los Angeles carried a woman matching Garni’s description toward Oklahoma City. hotel and rooming house checks continue as leads remain sparse.
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Amarillo
Los Angeles
Ieezear
Hildegarde Garni
William Thomas Pelton
Niles
Calif
Pelton
W. G. Bell
Greyhound
Albuquerque
Oklahoma
Iat
Bell
Trial Date Set for Dallas Woman in Obscene Letter Case
The federal court in Crabtree Greenville set February 11 in Dallas for a jury trial involving a Dallas woman charged with mailing an obscene lewd and lascivious letter. The date followed Crabtree’s request for a jury trial.
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Dallas
Federal
Crabtree
Greenville
New Weather Fighter Interception Course Opens at Perrin AFB
Sherman reports a new eight week training course on weather fighter interception starts Monday at Perrin Air Force Base. First class members are due to arrive later this week.
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Sherman
Perrin Afb
Local George Washington Uses Big Knife in Vandalism
A nine year old boy and a man named George Washington each used knives to cut fruit trees on Clifford Drive. The boy admitted to chopping down four trees at 1128 and one at 1130 with a butcher knife. County Juvenile Officer G K Son Kelly reported the incident Wednesday afternoon. History cannot say what happened to Washington after the event. The boy was reportedly punished by his mother with limbs from the felled trees.
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George Washington
Odessa
G. K
Kelly
Clifford Drive
Washington
Missing State Dept Documents Fuel McCarthy Inquiry
Senate investigators questioned special agent E. Matson about missing State Department files tied to a Communist in government claim. Matson cited at least one missing report from the U S embassy in Ecuador and noted a 1948 suicide of Lawrence Duggan as a focus of scrutiny.
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oe _E. Matson
Department
U. S
Ecuador
Matson
Lawrence
State Department
Clal
York City
McCarthy
Duggan
Congressional
March of Dimes drive totals reach over $1100 in local efforts
Ector County groups including Goldsmith Lions Club and Rebekah Lodge No 22 report $1104.81 raised for the March of Dimes. Notrees area contributions exceed $112 from a Cap Rock Cafe Coffee Day while the county tops $21,000 in overall drive efforts.
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Ector County
Notrees
Goldsmith, Lions i Club
Rebekah’ Lodge
CIO Demands Immediate End to Wage Controls
Washington CIO chief Walter P. Reuther urged President Eisenhower to end wage controls at once as reports predicted an executive order decontrolling wages. White House spokesmen declined to confirm timing while plans reportedly chart a staged removal of price controls amid impending legal expirations.
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Washington
CIO
Eisenhower
Walter P. Reuther
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Arthur JS. Flemming
White House
Congress
Condemned Hulen Says The Lord Is With Me
Roy Jack Lee, 43, await death for beating his wife Mabel Rachel Hulen to death in Amarillo. He told reporters the Lord is with him and expressed readiness for execution by electric chair. He asked to be buried in Amarillo and noted an unpaid 1951 tax refund. His conviction was appealed to the U. S. Supreme Court with no success.
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Huntsville
Roy Jack Lee
Hulen
Potter County
Amarillo
Mabel Rachel Hulen
Bulen Enker
Ite
U. S. Supreme Court
Moody Polaroid of a Marriage and Murder Trial
Fragmented court notes describe Mrs Parson as unstable and changing before marriage. A letter from the El Paso defendant praises her parents and husband while admitting unpopularity for her character. Witnesses recount a young blonde visiting after Parsons’s death amid a lengthy juror screening.
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el Paso
Wright
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