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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1956

Page

1

Lucy Case Heading For High Court

The University of Alabama segregation case heads to the U S Supreme Court after defense notice of appeal. Autherine Lucy 26 has been attending classes briefly amid riot disturbances and trustees bar her for safety reasons as the court battle continues. Polly Ann Hudson seeks a divorce while barred as a student for conduct and marital status.

Birmingham Ala University of Alabama U. S. Supreme Court Autherine Lucy James E. Folsom National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People Montgomery Lucy Polly Ann Hudson University Miles College

Loyalty File Admitted By Civil Service Commission

The Civil Service Commission acknowledged it conducts loyalty security investigations of some congressmen and stores details in a permanent confidential file. It said most inquiries target close associates, while revealing eight congressmen were investigated with their consent and seven at the State and Labor Departments' request.

Washington Civil Service Commission Congress United Press Charles LE. Potter R-Mich Irving M. Ives RN. V James E. Murray Dmont International Labor Organization Geneva Civil Service Philip Young State Labor Departments Young The Atomic Energy Commission

Man Held After Family Clubbed SHERBROOKE case

Police in Sherbrooke Quebec held Romeo Drapeau an accountant described as a devoted family man as a material witness in the clubbing deaths of his pregnant wife and four children. The bodies were found at the family home after a Waterloo parish priest called police for Drapeau who had sought counsel.

Sherbrooke Que Romeo Drapeau Waterloo, Que Drapeau

Weather Forecast Brief From U S Weather Bureau

Partly cloudy and warm today with a high near 77. Cooler tomorrow with a high around 66. Overnight low about 39. Yesterday reached 75. Temperatures across cities show varied readings from 38 at Oklahoma City to 65 at Kansas City. Sunset at 6:34 p.m. and sunrise at 7:82 a.m.

U.S Agurillo Chicaxo Denver Ag Cindreston Koew York Oklahoma City Ban Antonio

Nixon Points To GOP Record at Lincoln Day Dinner

Vice President Nixon touted a magnificent GOP record after three years in office at the National Republican Club Lincoln Day Dinner in New York. He praised prosperity without war and full employment outside the armed forces while criticizing Democratic hopefuls and denying calling Truman a traitor. He avoided speculation on a 1960 run and said optimism is higher than ever.

New York Nixon Eisenhower National Republican Club Adlai E. Stevenson Sen Estes Kefauver Tennessee Averell Harriman Washington Truman Stevenson Democratic Party Alger Hiss West Republican Party

Mardi Gras Throngs Crowd New Orleans Streets

Thousands filled Canal Street and the French Quarter as Mardi Gras reached its peak in New Orleans. Rex Edgar A. G. Bright led the revelry with Patricia Henican as queen while Comus remains anonymous. Zulu King Albert Hamilton presided over the Coconut toss amid fringe balls and parades before Lent begins.

New Orleans Rex Comus Edgar A. G. Bright Patricia Charbonnet Henican Canal Street French Quarter Assa NAACP Albert Snake) Hamilton

Polar Bear Suffers as Milan Zoo Endures Damp Cold

In Milan the polar bear at the city zoo struggles most during the cold spell. Zoo Director Maria Molinar says the arctic animal suffers rheumatism and needs a dry cold, not the damp chill felt elsewhere as temperatures hover near freezing.

Milan Italy Maria Molinar

Norther Threatens Warmer Panhandle Week Weather

A new norther was forecast to reach the Panhandle Tuesday bringing a drop in temperatures and scattered showers across Texas. Early readings showed 3 degrees at Lubbock and 70 at Alice with other lows ranging from 34 in Amarillo to 66 in Brownsville while fog lingered in southeast Texas.

Associated Press Panhandle Texas Lubbock Alice Dalthart Amarillo el Paso Cotulla Galveston Corpus Christi Wichita Falls Alpine Abilene del Rio Texarkana Dallas Lufkin Beaumont Houston Waco Austin San Antonio Brownsville

Eisenhower Hears Final Medical Findings On Health

Washington reports a midafternoon briefing by Dr. Paul Dudley White and four doctors on President Eisenhower’s heart status. He will weigh medical advice against his own sense of ability as he considers a second term, with an announcement likely by March 1.

Washington J Eisenhower Eisenhower Paul Dudley White Boston Denver Humphrey Thomasville White Ejisenhower Howard M. Snyder White House Thomas W. Mattingly Walter Reed Army Hospital Byron E. Pollock Fitzsimons Army Hospital

Woman and daughter killed in Houston family shooting

An elderly woman Louise Steffani 77 and her daughter Charlene Ayala 36 were killed after an hour long dispute at their home. Steffani's son Gabriel 56 was gravely wounded. Ayala was stabbed in the throat. The 37 year old killer fled.

Houston Louise Steffani Charlene Ayala Islain Steffani Gabriel

Grief and Defiance Mark Missouri Murder Case

June Joy Milton, a 26 year old divorcee, confessed to killing Walter A. Siebert 59 with a pistol during a bedroom dispute in St Louis County. She said she feared him after an argument and set fire to the bed to destroy evidence. Siebert, a Republican leader, died as firefighters fought the blaze. Milton was arrested Monday and faces first degree murder and arson charges.

June Joy Milton Walter A. Siebert St. Louis County Milton Siebert Webster Groves United Press Telephoto ST. Louis

Terrorists Kill First American Near Casablanca

Capt Nelson Custer Brown 42 of Green Forest Arkansas, a U S military police captain, was killed near Casablanca while driving with his wife to Nouasseur air base. He stopped to aid a supposedly troubled vehicle, was stoned and shot in the head, dying instantly. Mrs Brown alerted French police.

Casablanca Oreeco U.S Nelson Custer Brown Green Forest Ark Nouaceur Brown Pirate

Funeral arrangements for Hillcrest Bank founder Wyatt

Cooper E. Wyatt 64 president of Hillcrest State Bank died of a heart attack at his office Monday. He organized the bank in 1930 and funeral plans were being made Tuesday in Dallas.

Dallas

Air Rescue ends search for missing plane over Mexican border

Houston air crews and Civil Air Patrol scoured the region for a week seeking a missing plane with four men aboard. If no clues appear, the search will be called off, with CAP planning a few more days of activity. Targets named include Joseph W. Shiver, George Simon, Eugene Mills, and C. M. Ebersole.

Houston L. J. Mammiser 47Th Air Rescue Squadron Ellington Air Base Maniser Civil Air Patrol

Khrushchev Sets Five Point Policy at 20th Congress

Soviet Communist leader Nikita Khrushchev outlined five foreign policy principles at the 20th Congress in Moscow, stressing peaceful coexistence with the United States Britain and France while strengthening ties with Soviet satellites and India Burma Afghanistan and other non aligned states. He urged vigilance to defend peaceful coexistence and the Soviet Union’s defense potential as delegates from across the USSR and allied nations gathered at the Kremlin.

Moscow Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union United States Britain France Kremlin India Burma Afghanistan United States of America Great Britain Khrushchev Supreme Soviet Chamber Spassky Tower Stalin Pravda Maurice Thorez Thorez I Ameri Red China Jacques Duclos Palmiro Togliatti Italy Harry Pollitt George Matthews Palme Dutt

Pecos Roughneck Shot Twice

Pecos oilfield roughneck Leo Williams about 30 was shot twice in the abdomen and shoulder and is in Memorial Hospital in critical condition. Police say John DeBusk a Pecos truck driver about 30 fired a .22 rifle at the DeBusk home. motive is not yet learned.

Pecos Leo Williams Memorial Hospital Williams John DeBusk DeBusk

Federal Jury Opens Probe of Incident

A federal grand jury begins an inquiry into a $2,500 campaign donation to Senator Francis Case, aimed at the natural gas bill. John M. Neff and Elmer Patman testified before a Senate committee. How ard Keck of Superior Oil said the funds came from his personal account.

Washington A_ federal grand jury Ser Francis Case R-Sd Senate John M. Neff Lexington Neb Elmer Patman Austin Tex Neff Patman Superior Oil Co California Howard B. Keck Sioux Falls S.C Cases Eisenhower Keck Kecks Case Sen. George D-Ga Charles W. Steadman Department of Justice Sen. Bridges R-Nh

Bond Vote Called by Houston School Board

The Houston School Board voted last night to call a 30 million dollar bond issue as soon as possible to build new schools.

Houston Houston School Board

Wrong Way Trip Balloon Over Siberia

The U S Navy reported a weather balloon launched from Japan drifted westward to Siberia due to a low pressure system. It carried weather instruments and a radio transmitter while officials blamed the event on jet stream winds. Russia protested and Poland reported casualties from exploding balloons as the United States defended the mission as weather data for the IGY.

Tosyow U.S. Navy Japan United States Navy Aleutian Islands Europe U.S. Air Force Aleutians Siberia Cmdr M. Lee Lewis Oppama Tokyo Poland United Nations

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