Price Boss Warns Of Gasoline Sharp Increase
Washington reports Price Stabilizer Joseph Freehill announced a broad decontrol of goods triggering expected price hikes in gasoline, natural gas, newsprint, construction services, scrap metals, and various groceries. He cautioned oil and gasoline prices would rise, with West regions hit hardest, though some items may see no increase due to ceiling rules. Milk and gasoline price timing remain debated as the program aims to spread increases to April 30.
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Washington
Joseph Freehill
Freehill
West
White House
Jelke Trial Soaks Court as Pat Ward Details Abuse
Red haired Pat Ward testified Jelke beat her scores of times while she stayed with him because she loved him and feared threats. The on going trial concerns Jelke accused of forcing Ward and two other women into prostitution. Courtroom access has been restricted and press groups challenge the judge's censorship.
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New York
Pat Ward
Minot
Mickey) Jelke
Jelke
Miss Ward
Francis L. Valente
Peter Pancellar
J. Roland Sala
Sara
Jeske
Mickey Jelke
Pat
Sala
Sam Segal
State Supreme Court
New York City
Valente
Laws Is Law Whats in a name in Odessa
A new Odessa patrolman named John Laws joins the police force. The note highlights the coincidence of a police officer with the surname Laws.
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Odessa
John Laws
Ochoa Prefers Jail To Bond In Texas Double Shooting
Mexico City Laredo customs broker George Ochoa says he will stay in jail rather than post 100000 pesos bond on charges of falsifying official documents. The bond is tied to a birth certificate claim of Mexican citizenship to avoid extradition. The judge did not explain the high amount and Ochoa cannot pay. trial likely four to five months away.
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Mexico City
George Ochoa
Laredo
Texas
Ochoa
United States
Clotario Margalli
Senate Eyes New Loyalty Oath Twist
The Texas Senate will consider a contentious anti Communist measure requiring authors of school textbooks to sign a loyalty oath. A House-passed bill would force state employees and paid service providers to prove they have not belonged to the Communist party or any related organization in five years. A second Bell bill would allow search warrants to seize sabotage evidence or Communist membership records.
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Austin
State Senate
Texas
Marshal O. Bell
San Antonio
House
Bell
Communist Party
Eee
Edgar Bertin
Port Neches
Berlin
Charles Lieck Jr
Senate
Reds Open With Small Attacks on Front Lines in Korea
Front lines in Korea faced several small Communist probes as Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor observed action for the first time since taking command of the Eighth Army. Chinese forces struck east of the Fukhan River and near Kelly Hill, Chorwon, and other points, with UN troops briefly forced back before restoring trenches and bunkers.
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Seoul
Korea
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Eighth Army
James A. van
Ull
Fukhan
Kelly Hill
Atillery
Bunker Hill
Chorwon
Jackson Heights
Sniper Ridge
Anchor Hill
Eighth Army
Parsons Attorneys Preparing Appeal
Mrs. Mary Jean Parsons, Tulsa socialite, is free on 20000 bond in Wichita Falls while her lawyers appeal the murder conviction. Judge Tipps set the bond after a dispute over amount with District Attorney Clayton. Parsons’ father and brother signed a recognizance as no money changed hands. Parsons showed little emotion as appeal plans were announced and her brother watched from the doorway.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Mary Jean Parsons
Tulsa
Arthur Tipps
30Th District Court
William Clayton
el Paso
Tipps
C. C.’ McDonald
Clayton
Richard O. Parsons
Pleasantville
N. Y
Man Arrested After Burglary and Theft Spree
Twenty six year old Michael Shane returned from Eagle Pass to face burglary and car theft charges in Odessa. He admitted drinking fuels his urge to steal and hurt loved ones. Officers recovered most stolen items from Jack Clark's Car Lot including a Studebaker and checks totaling 1395 dollars. He claimed he attends the University of Oregon and wrote a napkin essay during transport.
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Michael Shane
Eagle Pass
Shane
Sidney
Red) Raley
Wiley Beasley
Ector County
Studebaker
Jack Clark
Raley
Stevens
Texas
University of Oregon
Gun smuggling indictments target Dallas dealers and Mexican intermediaries
Federal indictments charge Thurman Randle Co and Thomas D Park with conspiring to ship large arms quantities to Mexico. Ten co defendants linked to Durango and El Paso intermediaries face charges under the Neutrality and Firearms acts. Bench warrants were issued and bonds set at 5000 dollars as defendants deny the accusations.
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Dallas
Thurman Randle
Thomas D. Park
Mexico
T. Whitfield Davidson
Randle
Park
Thurman Randle & Co
Middles
Washington
John C. Ellie‘s
State Department
Cantrell
Juan Ignacio Fuentes
Durango
Mex
Avelino Luna
Pedro Munoz
Merced Munoz
Hector Arroyo
el Paso
Pedro Valenzuela
Presidio
Edward A. Beckelhmyer
Laredo
Roberto Salcido
Augustine Guerrero
Enrique Duarte
Fuentes
Breckelhymer
Entes
Furentes
Red Government Seizes Polish Church Authority
The Polish Communist government announced it has taken control of church hierarchy and administration in a sweeping Feb 10 decree. It requires government approval for appointments and changes, oath of loyalty to the Polish People’s Republic from church officials, and limits posts to Polish citizens, following Pope Pius XII’s creation of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
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London
Frigay
Pius XII
Stefan Wyszynski
Warsaw
Red
Vatican City
Wyszynski
Poland
Redge
Three couples swept up in Odessa love nest case
Odessa police collar three 18 to 23 year olds and three juveniles after a running spree from Dumas High School to a local motel. Charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor filed in Dumas against LaRue Hightower, Melvin Coyle, and Ray Wright. Minors released to parents. Hightower girl reunited with her young husband as sheriff orders further action.
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Texas Panhandle
Thad West
Odessa
Dumas
Easley
LaRue Lasater _Hightower
Melvin Coyle
Panhandle
L City
Ray Wright
Amarillo
Hightower
Dumas High School
Six Peoples
Odesa _ motel
West
J. Easley
Coyl
Wright
Eisenhower Kills Metal Controls
The Office of Defense Mobilization announced the scrapping of allocation controls on all steel copper and aluminum not claimed by defense priority holders. The move signals rapid dismantling of controls with only critical ones remaining by end of April. Manufacturing may buy and use the metals without restraint effective immediately.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Woman Flips Driver With Car In Fort Worth Standoff
Fort Worth a 29 year old woman escaped after knocking down a man who had chased her on a deserted street. She said the pursuer followed from St Joseph's hospital after a visit to a patient and blocked her car before she backed up and sped away, brushing the man with her front fender.
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Fort Worth
Whitaker Remains In Lubbock Jail
Walter E. Whitaker Jr. aged 20, an Air Force cadet and son of a Hartford executive, remained jailed following an indictment for murder with malice in the slaying of Joyce Fern White, a Lubbock High School girl. He led officers to a remote prairie site and dug up the body about 20 days after her disappearance.
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Lubbock
Walter E. Whitaker Jr
Lubbock High School
Whitaker
Air Force
Hartford
Conn
Joyce
White
Pope intervenes for Rosenbergs says Vatican paper
The Vatican newspaper L Osservatore Romano reports Pope Pius XII has intervened on behalf of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, seeking to spare their lives after their U.S. death sentence for atomic espionage. It counters claims the Pope was passive in the case, stressing charity and the possibility of saving lives.
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Vatican City
L’'Osservatore Romano
L’osservatore
Obscene letters target Eisenhower and Truman, SS reports
The Secret Service said President Eisenhower received several obscene and threatening letters before his inauguration, with similar messages sent to former President Truman. The agency also reported a lull in counterfeiting after Chicago arrests, detailing seized bogus currency, destroyed production, and numerous prosecutions and sentences.
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Washington
Secret Service
Eisenhower
A. E. Baughman
Truman
Baughman
B 36 Bomber Crashes Near Goose Bay Killing Three
A B 36 Superbomber returning from a trans Atlantic flight to England crashed and burned near Goose Bay Labrador Thursday night. Three crew members were killed and eight others were seriously injured while six more suffered major injuries. Eighth Air Force at Carswell Air Base announced the losses and injuries.
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Fort Worth
England
Goose Bay
Labrador
Eighth Air Force
Carswell Air Base
Texas Unlucky Friday 13th Bad Weather Forecast
Friday the 13th passed with no rain in Texas as dust swirled near El Paso and west of the Guadalupe Mountains. The Weather Bureau warned of increasing clouds along the Gulf Coast but offered no rain. Drought persisted with no hailstorms or floods forecast. Early temperatures ranged from 62 at Brownsville to 17 at Dalhart.
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Associated Press
Texas
el Paso
Guadalupe Mountains
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Dalhart
22 Days Left to File For Council Position
City manager Dick Pepin warned that 22 days remain to file as a candidate in the April council election. Incumbents D. O. Boone and George Shows have announced for re election. Final filing is 12 noon March 7, a Saturday, per state law.
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Dick Pepin
D. O. Boone
George Shows
FBI probes blast in dynamite shack in California
FBI agents and Army intelligence searched for signs of sabotage after a Hercules powder plant explosion killed at least 12 and injured six. Officials said roll call may identify casualties. parts of bodies lay scattered as investigators worked.
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Peoole
Calif
FBI
Army
D.K. Brown
Corsoner’s
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