Grand Jury To Continue Duval Probe In Texas Ashbury
A Duval county investigation continues as District Attorney Raeburn Norris rejects Attorney General John Ben Shepperd’s bid to discharge the grand jury on bias grounds. The case centers on local officials and police links amid a Texas state federal feud, with judge changes noted in the procedural wrangle.
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Alice, Tex
Raeburn Norris
John Ben Shepperd
Duval County
Shepperd
Norris
Fairler
Wa District Coump
San Viejo
Gourde Parr
Anottis
Vuud Ben Snepperd
Texas
Tae
Erwin
Tum
Taursuay
Shepherd
Tae Tuukey Gulera
Texas Aid
Duke OF Duval
George Parr
South Texas
San Diego
Tex
United Press
180 Gls Reported Killed In Korea Since Armistice
The U S Army reports about 180 American soldiers dead in Korea since the armistice seven months ago. Most deaths came from jeep and truck crashes or drownings, with mines and duct ammunition causing 22 percent, shootings and narcotics adding to the toll. Officers note the figure is not alarming given 250,000 men in the 8th Army and compare to U S 1953 accidental death rate.
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National Safety Council
United States
Daughter Mixes Drink Ends TV Enjoyment
Tacoma Washington resident Glenn Waller had to cut short a hospital visit and his TV viewing when his five year old daughter mixed lighter fluid into a beer can. He returned home to find the altered beverage just before the late movie.
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Tacoma
Wash
Glenn Waller
Waller
Partly cloudy and warmer forecast through Saturday
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a warm trend. Today high 62 with a low around 25, tomorrow high 70, overnight low near 30, and sunset at 6 93 p m with Saturday sunrise at 7 34 p m. Precipitation none.
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Jast & Boura
Pakistan to Receive U.S. Military Aid Amid India Protests
U S officials say Washington will provide substantial military aid to Pakistan with a surveys mission to assess needs. A broad Pakistan Turkey pact may be announced after secret negotiations, aiming to quell opposition ahead of provincial elections. Nehru warns of regional instability if arms are sent.
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Washington
United States
Pakistan
India
Turkey
U.S
Ali
Nehru
Asia
Jaywalker Given His Just Reward
A jaywalker darted in front of a car in West Palm Beach. The motorist stopped inches away and then spanked the offender in view of a policeman and bystanders. The jaywalker walked off rubbing his rear and shaking his head as traffic resumed.
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West Palm Beach
Fla. P
Talbott Inspects San Antonio Air Bases for Academy Site
Air Force Secretary Harold EF Talbott began a tour of Kelly Lackland and Brooks bases in San Antonio to assess sites for the proposed Air Force academy. He noted hearings in Congress next week and said a selection committee will be named after final law passage.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Harold EF. Talbott
Air Force Academy
Slivull Ve Iulalcu Hui
Kelly Afb
Pada Wa
Hubert Harnieg
Ana Bat
Henry Hogan
Starling
Kelly, Talbott
Dallas
Talbott
Senate
Pla
Harmon Aid
Tocey Spaatz
Storm-Battered Schooner Dirigo I Found Safe Near Acapulco
ACAPULCO Mex Feb 12 UP A Canadian steamer reported the storm battered schooner Dirigo I which had been drifting south of Acapulco since last Monday. The Imperial Edmonton stood by until a U S Navy patrol craft arrived. Dirigo I sailed Feb 3 from Acapulco to the Galapagos with James W Crawford as captain. The two mast, 60 foot vessel home port St Petersburg Florida was about 250 miles southeast of Acapulco with three others aboard. Crawford sent an SOS Monday night as the boat took on water in a tropical storm and Mexican radio said the Dirigo was out of danger and would head for the nearest port.
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Acapulco
Mex
Here
Imperial Edmonton
Dine
Galapagos Islands
San Diego
St. Petersburg
Fla
James W. Crawford
Crawford
Confederate Veteran Evans Riddle Slipping Into Final Weeks
Thomas Evans Riddle, a 107 year old Civil War veteran and one of the five remaining veterans in the nation, lay under an oxygen tent as medical officials reported his condition slowly deteriorating after pneumonia began January 17. His heart began to fail on Tuesday.
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Austin
Thomas ‘Evans Riddle
Riddle
Last Prisoner Returns Home From Tokyo Hospital
Cpl. Donald Wakehouse of Woodbine Iowa, the last of 3597 repatriated war prisoners, arrived at Travis Air Force Base after treatment in Tokyo. He spoke of eagerness to reunite with his wife Louise and return to farming, casting his “last man home” status as a curious feeling rather than a proud distinction.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Donald Wakehouse
Woodbine
Iowa
United States
Tokyo
Wakehouse
Louise
Ba Ana
Solon Proposes Food Stamp Plan to Move Surplus Aid
Washington February 12 UP Mrs John B Sullivan Democrat of Missouri proposed a food stamp plan to distribute up to 1 billion dollars in government surplus food to needy families. She said it was absurd and tragic to let mountains of surplus pile up while relief families struggle and go hungry. She planned to introduce legislation to move food from storage to hungry homes.
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Washington
John B. Sullivan
D-Mo
Envoy to Sweden Nominees Chosen by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower nominated John M. Capot, a veteran foreign service officer, to be ambassador to Sweden, advancing a diplomatic posting in Washington.
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Washington
John M. Capot
Foreign Service
Eisenhower
Sweden
Dulles Urges Immediate Austrian Independence Treaty
At the Big Four foreign ministers conference in Berlin on February 12 Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to sign an Austrian independence treaty without delay. Dulles criticized seven years of stalled efforts and proposed drafting a final treaty within three months, while debating troop withdrawal and continued Allied control to prevent a potential anschluss.
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Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Veacheslav M. Molotov
Dulles
Leopold Figl
Nazi Germany
Lbw
Molotov
Dules
Mulotev
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Mutetov
Vienna
Allied Control Commission For
Red Army
Koreans Ask Van Fleet To Take Over Forces
South Korea offered a full army division to fight communism in Indochina and urged Gen. James Van Fleet to organize and train anti communist forces there. Seoul pressed for U S help while criticizing U S policy in Korea and calling for Van Fleet's direct involvement.
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van Fleet
Seoul
South Korea
Indochina
U. S
James van Fleet
Government Information Office
United States
Laos
Luang Prabang
Pyun Yung Tai
French Union
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Paris
Tokyo
Nippon Times
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Pyun
Synghman Rhee
Greece
Indo- China
U. S. 8Th Army
U.N
Korea
New Bricker Talks Stated Amid Bricker Amendment Debate
Senate Republican Leader Knowland said the Justice Department raised questions about George D Gat's latest Bricker amendment substitute. He expects new conferences with interested senators this afternoon and a voting stage next week after further discussions with all factions.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
Justice Department
George D-Gat
Bricker
President Goes Quail Hunting
President Eisenhower flies to southern Georgia to hunt quail at Humhttps Humphrey's Milestone pine farm near Thomasville, 20 miles from Tallahassee. He will depart National Airport after attending Abraham Lincoln birthday ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial aboard the Columbine.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
Humphrey
Columbine
National
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Milestone
Thomasville
Tallawassee
Fla
Pope Pius XII Shows Continued Improvement in Health
Vatican sources report the pope's condition improving further as he recovers from gastritis. The update notes progress since last Friday when he was described as weakened, with steady improvement cited by Vatican announcements.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Communists Announce Vitaborn Beer In Berlin
Berlin Feb 12 reports Communists announce a new beer named Vitaborn claiming unusually low alcohol content and very high vitamin B. The claim highlights a health focus amid wartime shortages and rationing. The report notes reaction from authorities and public interest in the unusual brew.
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Berlin
Germany
Increased Help Set For French Fighting Forces
Washington reports Friday that the administration weighs steps short of direct war to aid France in Indo China. Proposals include delivering planes, sending a top level mission to plan strategy, and possibly a naval blockade to curb weapons from China to Viet Minh. Defense officials note risks to Korea alliance and Red China involvement remains a concern.
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Washington
Indo-China
France
China
America
United States
Syngman Rhee
Korea
John E. Hull
U.S. Far Eastern
White House
Pentagon
Sparkman
State Department
Indo - China
Defense
Roger M. Keyes
Walter Bedell Smith
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pacific
Radford
U.S
Senator Millikan Hospitalized After Nosebleed
U S Senator Eugene D Millikan Republican from Colorado was admitted to Veterans Hospital in Denver after a severe nose bleed on arrival from Washington. His wife Delia lA'sena Schuyler Millikin is already hospitalized with a mild bronchitis.
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Denverp
U. S
Eugene D. Millikan
R-Cole
Veterans Hospital
Washington
DelialA'sena Schuyler Millikin
Denver
Cold Wave Grips Much of the Nation Across Regions
A strong cold front returns sub zero temperatures from the eastern Dakotas to Michigan with International Falls reporting 26 below. The Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan see severe lows while Pacific and Gulf regions mostly escape. light snow in the west and rain turning to snow in the northern Pacific Coast mountains.
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United States
Dakotas
Michigan
International Falls
Minn
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Gulf Coast States
California
Washington
Texas
Carolinas
Duluth
Accused Pair Is Arrested In Oklahoma
Two men identified as Leo Densmore and George Long were arrested in Oklahoma for questioning in the slaying of Los Angeles scout David L. Johnston. Densmore carried Johnston’s papers and had prints on a beer bottle. both said they knew Johnston and attended a party at his home the previous night.
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EL Reno
Okla
Los Angeles
Lee Harvey
David L. Johnston
Johnson
Johnston
Harvey
Leo J. Densmore
George Edward Long
Astoria
Ore
Densmore
State Highway Patrol
Senator McCarran Politely Cranks Seat Protocol
Las Vegas reports Sen Pat McCarran refused to sit away from Turkish President Celal Bayar at a farewell banquet, insisting on seating next to Mayor C D Baker the host. Officials reminded him the mayor arranged the seating. Bayar planned to depart for Dallas after a western tour including oil views and Hoover Dam projects.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
Celal Bayar
McCarran
C. D. Baker
United States
Baker
Bayar
Dallas
Los Angeles
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
All-Out Railroad Struggle
Rebel financier Robert R Young launched an all-out fight for control of the New York Central Railroad. President William White vowed a bare-fisted defense to keep the present management in power as stockholder support battles unfold on the exchange with heavy trading and a price rise.
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New York
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
William White
The
Central
Young
New York Stock Exchange
New York Central
Houston Tries To Halt Rabies Outbreak Among Dogs
Houston officials launched a four-point plan to curb the dog rabies outbreak. Mayor Roy Hofheinz ordered intensified stray dog pickups, assigned 12 humane officers to long shifts, and revived four repairable trucks. A new $57,000 dog pound opens Saturday. 90 stray dogs were collected Thursday. 85 cases this year include bites and rabies treatments for a pound worker.
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Houston
Roy Hofheinz
Humane
Humane Department
Fred K. Laurentz
Hofheinz
City Humane
George Peyton
Turkish President Bayar Leaves Las Vegas for Dallas Trip
President Celal Bayar of Turkey and his party departed Las Vegas by train for Dallas after a week in the Far West on their United States visit.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Celal Bayar
Turkey
Hig
United States
Dallas
Tex
Far West
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