Khrushchev Drives Major Changes Ahead of 20th Congress
Khrushchev purges senior Soviet officials in a broad house cleaning as the 20th Congress opens. Key removals include Sergei Kruglov as interior minister, A M Puzanov demoted from premier, M A Gedvilas replaced in Lithuania, Gen P I Parshin reshuffled, and over a dozen regional first secretaries ousted.
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New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev
Sergei Kruglov
N. P. Dudorov
Kruglov
Lavrenty Beria
Beria
Dudorov
M. Puzanov
M. A. Yasnov
Moscow
Puzanov
Lithuania
M. A. Gedvilas
Lithuanian Republic
M. V. Shumausas
P. I. Parshin
Parshin
Communist Party
Georgi Malenkov
Texas enjoys springlike weekend weather after snow and rain
The Associated Press reports mild winds and clear skies across Texas with temperatures from 39 in Amarillo to 80 in Brownsville. Dalhart and Amarillo reached 31 while Brownsville topped at 58, with heavy fog in parts of South and East Texas and no rain forecast.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dalhart
Amarillo
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Lufkin
Dramatic Burgess and Maclean Reappear in Moscow Mystery
Five years into the Burgess Maclean case the two former British diplomats appeared at a Moscow hotel press conference. They claimed to be Communists since Cambridge and fled to Russia to foster understanding between the West and Soviet Union. western and british questions remain unanswered.
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Moscow
Guy Burgess
Donald Maclean
Kremlin
National Hotel
Soviet Communist Party
Burgess
Maclean
Cambridge University
Tthey
Russia
Soviet Union
West
U. S
Canberra
Australia
Vladimir Petrov
MGB
Soviet Ministry of State Security
Douglas MacArthur
Red China
United States
Manchuria
Odessa Teen Dies After Big Spring Crash Involving Six
Six Odessans die or are injured in a head on collision on Highway 87 near Big Spring Saturday night. Evelyn Janell Arnold 14 dies Sunday at Cowper Clinic after the crash which also killed Orrin Wal lum Estella Arnold Ruby McCann and Cleo Sweeney with survivors listed. Funeral plans for Wallum and Sweeney are announced.
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Evelyn Janell Arnold
East 23Rd
Bigspring
Big Spring
Howard County
Orrin S. Wallum
North Lauderdale
Rumbaugh Trucking Co
Estella Athalene Arnold
Ruby Ludean ‘McCann
McCann
Gary Wayne
Cleo Mildred Sweeney
Phillips Pipe Yard
South Dixie
Wallum
Arnold
Eddie Carr
San Angelo
Cowper Clinic
Hubbard Funeral Home
Twins 14 Charged In Slaying Of 9-Year-Old Cub Scout
Two 14 year old twins from Wheeling are charged in the brutal killing of 9 year old David Powell. They denied involvement during eight hours of questioning and took lie detector tests. Powell's body was found in a coal cellar after disappearance while selling scout tickets. Prosecutor says Powell was beaten, chest nicked with a knife, and a knife was found in a jacket sleeve. Bloodstains were found on one jacket. one twin admitted owning the knife but said he lost it last Tuesday.
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Wheeling
W.va
Thomas
Joseph Williams
David Powell
Ohio County
Joseph Gompers
Young Powell
Williams
Gompers
Powell
Thomas Williams
Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy and mild through Tuesday. High today 70, low tonight 87, high tomorrow 70. Yesterday’s high 62, overnight low 37.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Tuesay
Fresh Snowstorm Blights Europe Across Continent
Western Europe endures renewed snowstorms with 333 deaths recorded in two weeks and many missing. A Greek air force Dakota with 117 aboard vanishes on a mercy mission to Macedonia. Avalanches hit six Yugoslav villages trapping many. Reports list deaths at Strezimir and Torbeski and slides near Mavrovo station. Temperatures stay below freezing across Scandinavia and the continent.
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London
Europe
Macedonia
iStrezimir
Torbeski
Trnica
Nicpor
Stirovica
Mavrovo
Britain
Scandinavia
Trial Slated for Dr Ben Galbraith in Five Deaths
A federal trial in McAlester Oklahoma is set for February 28 for Dr Ben Galbraith charged in the deaths of his three children and two others. He already serves life for the death of his wife in a house fire at their home on March 17 1955.
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Wallum
Clifton
Odessa
Lutheran Church
Paulia Wallum
Dennis
Judy
Peggy Nell
Nina Joyce
Donna Sue
L. M. Wallum
Levi Jr
Bobby Wallum
H. V. Williamson
Carl C. Henry
Goldsmith
Jo Ann Wallum
Sweeney
Ponca City
Okla
Sweeneys
Berger
Methodist Church
Minnie Gardner
Oklahoma City
A. M. Gardner
Oregon
Ernie Gardner
Carl
Marvin Gardner
California
Eugene Gardner
M. L. Gardner
Robert Sedgwick
Norfolk
A. McFatridge
Tucumcari
N. M
Monahans
First Baptist Church
Mcalester
Ben Galbraith
Galbraith
Expanded Probe Of Influence Now Probable
Senate investigators weigh widening a probe linked to a $2500 campaign contribution to Sen. Francis Case. Witnesses include Paul Whaley, Ne, who carried the money to Case, and Elmer Patman of Austin, who said the funds came from Howard Keck, Superior Oil president. Keck says he did not know of the gift until Case disclosed it. Case later opposed the gas bill. The hearing contemplates whether to seek broader Senate powers.
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Washington
Senate
Francis Case
R-Sd
Pews Cere Care
George
D-Ga
Case
Paul Whaley
Dawson County
Neb
South Dakota
Elmer Patman
Austin
Tex
Superior Oil Co
California
Neff
Howard Keck
Superior Oil
Los Angeles
Keck
Eisenhower
Sen
Douglas
D-I
Special Committee
Eisenhower Doctors Will Not Recommend Second Term
President Eisenhower will decide his political future without a direct yes or no from doctors. Dr Paul Dudley White said medical findings will be reported to the President next week but no recommendation will be made. Eisenhower stressed he must be convinced he can perform the job and will trust his own feelings over medical reports.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Los Angeles
White
United Press
San Francisco
Walter Reed Hospital
Bill Would Ban NAACP Members in South Carolina
A group of 25 South Carolina General Assembly representatives introduce a bill requiring Negro public school teachers to renounce NAACP membership or forfeit teaching certificates. The measure would bar any state or local government employee who remains an NAACP member from holding their job, citing disruption to racial peace.
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Columbia
S.C
General Assembly
South Carolina
National Assn
NAACP
Boy Confesses Fatal Mishap in St Louis Area
Police say a 14 year old boy admitted suffocating his sister during a family incident. Michael Dwyer told Patrolman Spreck the two to three minute suffocation occurred after the parents left for several hours. An inquest was planned for Clayton to determine next steps.
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ST. Louis Ue
Roger Spreck
Wellston
Michael Dwyer
Raymond Dwyer
Michael
Venice
Ill
Mary
Spreck
Clayton
Chock Beer Blamed in Texas Prison Riot
Sugar Land prison farm riot blamed on rough home brew called check beer. More than 100 convicts smashed windows and set mattresses afire, tear gas and hoses used to quell the disturbance without injuries. Visitors present nearby, riot began after a prisoner acted oddly and resisted return.
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Sugar Land
Tex
O. B. Ellis
Texas
Ellis
Harlem No. 1
Houston
Two Andrews Persons Listed Critical After Crash Near Andrews
Seven people were injured in a near midnight auto truck collision eight miles north of Andrews on State Highway 51. Jean Wilson 21 and Bill Baber 27, both of Andrews, remained in critical condition at Permian General Hospital with fractures, lacerations, and other serious injuries.
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Andrews
Permian General Hospital
Jean Wilson
Florey
Andrews County
Bill Baber
John Dear
Glenn Cross
Dewey Bailey
James Wilson
Bob Wilson
Wilsons
Baker
Singleton Funeral Home
Violence Toll in Texas Reaches 16 Traffic, 7 Fire Deaths
Over the weekend Texas deaths totaled 26 from traffic crashes and a fatal house fire. Odessa residents perished in a six vehicle crash south of Big Spring while a Palacios fire claimed Linda Williams and her six grandchildren. Others died in Pecos, Tytler, near San Antonio, Dumas, Floresville, Borger, Kilgore, and Breckenridge from crashes, suffocation, or a car-trailer collision.
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Associated Press
Texas
Big Spring
Odessa
Linda Williams
Palacios
P. J. Jones
Loma Cook
Pecos
Granvil Roberts
Alvis Middlebrook
Tytler
San Antonio
Enrique de Anda
Rodolfo Negrete
Paul Cantrell
James McKibbin
Cactus
Dumas
Guadalupe Salazar
San Marcos
Ervin Phiel
Floresville
George Hall
Stinnett
Borger
P. F. Williams
Kilgore
T. H. Sherman
Moran
Breckenridge
State witnesses fail to appear in McGowan murder trial
In Hamilton Texas two key state witnesses Jack Spillman and H R Flick could not be found delaying the McGowan murder trial. McGowan 45 of Dallas is charged with fatally shooting Bobby Darby 21 of Arlington after discovering Darby with McGowan's estranged wife at a Waco tourist court.
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Hamilton
Tex
Ray
Mond McGowan
McGowan
Dallas
Bobby R. Darby
Arlington
Darby
Waco
Howell Jr. Cobb
Jack Spillman
H. R. Flick
Polly McGowan
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