Body search in New Mexico for missing man after shooting
Midland, AP. Southern New Mexico officers searched for a man said shot along a road Sunday after a woman identified as Flora Burgess claimed her husband Amos Burgess was killed and kidnapped by a couple from Arizona. A blood-stained shirt, two guns, and Burgess papers were found in the car, while an aerial search was planned.
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Hardy Wallace
Flora M. Burgess
Alabama
Amos Clarence Burgress
Wallace
Burgess
Globe
Ariz
Deming
Lordsburg
N.M
Midland East
Florida
Army
Five Die In Train Car Crash In Greenville
A southbound train struck a packed automobile carrying eight people on a grade crossing in Greenville Texas. Five people died including four children. three other children were injured in serious condition. Victims were Lewis Gipson 52 and four children Sandra Gipson Robie Ann Batie Rodney Batie and Jeanet Hardaway. Injured were Oliver Gipson John Ward and De Armond Batie Jr.
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Greenville
Tex
Lewis Gipson
Gipson
Sandra Jéan Gipson
Robbie Ann Batie
Rodney Gale Batie
Jeanet Hardaway
Oliver Gipson
John Wayne Ward
DeArmond Batie Jr
Couple Burns Buildings Then Commit Suicide in Oklahoma Farm
VINITA Oklahoma A well to do Craig County couple Mr and Mrs John McCord in their 50s killed themselves after setting fire to about nine buildings on their farm 11 miles northwest of Welch The sheriff reported their bodies were found lying in a garden near their burned four room home with a .32 caliber pistol between them Both left notes indicating grief over the deaths of a son and daughter killed in a Kansas highway crash The destroyed structures included a barn machine shed wellhouse smokehouse chicken house and garage
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Vinita
Okla
Craig County
Welch
Jim Ince
John McCord
Ince
Kansas
Weather forecast marks fair cooler today and warmer Wednesday
The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions today into tonight with increasing warmth from Wednesday. Sun sets at 6 36 p m and sunrise is 7 30 am with light precipitation unlikely in the next 24 hours.
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Dena
Court Probes Confessions in Schwable Case
A Marine Col. Frank W. Schwable faces a court of inquiry to determine whether to recommend a court marshal for his false germ warfare confession while a Korean War prisoner. The panel weighs torture and psychological pressure, with findings to guide Marine Corps action.
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Washington
Frank W. Schwable
Korea
Schwable
United Nations
Arlington
Marine Corps
Lemuel B. Shepherd
Air Force
Maj
Roy H. Bley
Caboot
Bley
1St Marine Air Wing
Col
Frank Schwable
Reds
United Press
Turkish President ends two day Texas visit
President Bayar wrapped up a two day Texas stay praising Texans as patriots and noting similarities with Turkey. He said Turkey and the United States share goals for peace and prosperity and cited economic parallels with Texas as rich in cattle oil cotton and citrus. The party toured an air base in Shreveport en route to Raleigh with a stop in Birmingham and received honorary Texas citizenship and broad brimmed hats.
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Dallas
Bayar
Turkey
Texas
Raleigh
N. C
Shreveport
Air Force Base
Birmingham
Ala
Bavar
United States
Two Tornadoes Strike Arkansas Killing One and Wounding 24
A tornado hit Whitton in Mississippi County and another struck Clarksville reducing buildings, injuring 20 in Clarksville and 4 more in Whitton. W. L. Richardson died in Whitton. At Clarksville gymnasium about 150 people were inside when the roof collapsed. one athlete was reported critically injured.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Whittgun
W. L. Richardson
Clarksville
Whitton
Mississippi County
Sam Richardson
Hulon Quinn
Johnny Quinn
College of the Ozarks
George R. Siegel
Larry Burnham
Ozarks
Troy Clinesmith
Presbyterian School
Accused Dallas Rapist Indicted By Grand Jury
Dallas grand jury indicted Tommy Lee Walker, 19, for the murder and rape of Mrs. H J C Parker, 29, who was stabbed to death on September 30. Medical exam confirmed rape. Walker faces murder charges.
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Dallas
Tommy Lee Walker
H. J C. Parker
Walker
Houston Dog Mandate Shrinks Stray Population
Houston mayor Roy Hofheinz ordered all stray dogs captured during a rabies outbreak, licensed or not, with owners notified when possible. Strays must be claimed at the pound within 72 hours or face arrest, as over 800 dogs were taken in a week and humane officers euthanize unclaimed animals.
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Houston
Roy Hofheinz
Hofheinz
Humane
Four Hobbs Kids Die in Flash Fire
Four young Mitchell children perished in a sudden fire at their Hobbs home. Their 17-year-old uncle Raymond Mitchell said he left the house for about ten minutes while babysitting. Johnny Lee 3 Ossie Lee 2 Olivia 16 months and Raymond 3 months were found in the center room. cause undetermined.
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Hobbs
N. M
Johnny Mitchell
Raymond Mitchell
Johnny Lee Mitchell
Ossie Lee
Olivia
Raymond
Group Votes To Change Income Tax Filing Date
The House Ways and Means committee voted to shift the income tax filing deadline from March 15 to April 15, starting next year. The measure awaits approval by both House and Senate before taking effect.
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Washington
House
Ways & Means Committee
Senate
Big Spring Girl Wins Grand Champion Steer in San Antonio Show
Ann White, 11, of Howard County, captured the grand championship at the 1954 San Antonio Livestock Exposition with her 840-pound Lone Star Special Hereford. Her win follows a drought era for her family's tenant farm, and she hails from a family with a history of show success including sister Sue who has won in Chicago Fort Worth and Dallas.
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San Antonio
Ann
Wayne Poe
Goldthwaite
W. J. Largent
Merkel
Poe
Houston
Cox and McInnis
Byrds
Brown County
D. W. Lewter
Howard County
Floyd White
Lewter
Sue White
Sue
Chicago
Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
French Breakout At Dien Bien Phu Drives Vietminh From Hills
French Union forces attack Vietminh hill positions surrounding Dien Bien Phu in Indochina. Gen Rene Cogny leads 4 000 to 5 000 troops infantry mobile artillery and air strikes as heavy losses are claimed on both sides. France hopes to crush Ho Chi Minh divisions and end the seven year war.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Latvain
Rene Cogny
Ho Chi Minh
Paratroopers Make Historic High Altitude Jump Maneuver
CAMP CARSON Colo Feb 16 AP Paratroopers from the 51st Airborne Regimental Combat Team jumped from 7,000 feet near Camp Carson in the highest airborne exercise in U S Army history. Out of 450 men from C 112 Globemasters only three were injured none seriously. Col John D Cone praised the operation calling it a beautiful jump and noting the 1 000 foot actual chute drop and the first mass parachute maneuver on such high terrain by American troops.
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Camp Carson
Colo
Here
John D. Cone
5Lth Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Police in Rome Crack Down on One-Day Strike Rioters
Heavily armed riot police smashed the first outbreak of violence in Rome during a Communist called one day general strike. A police commissioner was injured by a stone and at least 60 demonstrators were detained. Red squads in red riot jeeps charged through downtown as crowds disrupted traffic.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Chiang Soldiers May Hold Key In East Dispute
United Press dispatch describes Chiang Kai Shek and his reaction to maneuvers aimed at recognizing Red China. The 67 year old generalissimo is renominated by the Kuomintang to a new six year term as stakes rise in East Asia.
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Chiang
Chiang Kak Shek
China
Kuomintang
United Press
William Miller
Eia
Red China
Former Texan Named State Health Officer
Dr. Henry A. Holle a Brenham native and public health veteran was named Texas state health officer succeeding Dr. George W. Cox. Holle, 49, is regional director in New York City for a ten state area of the Public Health Service and will assume duties after a replacement is named. The appointment drew praise from Texas Medical Association officials and follows a career that includes WWII quarantine work and Poland typhus aid.
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Austin W
North America
Texas
Henry A. Holle
New York City
U.S. Public Health Service
George W. Cox
Holle
J. B. Copeland
San Antonio
State Board of Health
Texas Medical Association
Association
George Turner
el Paso
Association Trustees
R. W. Kimbro
Cleburne
Copeland
Brenham
Texas A&m
University of Texas Medical School
Pennsylvania
Panama Canal Zone
Poland
Federal Jurors Convict Cowart in False Statement Case
Jack Cowart a former Agriculture Department official was found guilty by a federal jury of falsely denying financial interest in the Baton Rouge Warehouse Co Inc while holding government office. He faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine with sentencing pending a probation office review. Cowart plans an appeal and remains free on $1,000 bail.
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Washington
Jack Cowart
Agriculture Department
Louisiana
Cowart
Dallas
William H. Duggan
Baton Rouge Warehouse Co., Inc
U.S
James W. Morris
Police Holding One Assailant In Dallas Battery Case
Dallas youths Charles Jack Stewart and Ted Allen Johnson were charged with assault to murder after striking Elmer C. Heath with a broken beer bottle in a restaurant. Johnson posted a 15000 bond. Stewart remained in custody. Heath could lose sight in one eye though doctors saved the other.
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Dallas
Charles Jack Stewart
Ted Allen Johnson
Garland
Elmer C. Heath
Justice of the Peace
Johnson
Stewart
Heath
Most Wanted Fugitive Krueger Captured Near Las Cruces
Everett Krueger, 31, listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list since last January, was captured near Las Cruces. He faces interstate transportation of stolen vehicles charges from a Wyoming jail breakout, pleaded nolo contendere pending Idaho cases, and is held on a $10,000 bond. He has prior jail terms in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, California and Oklahoma.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Everett
Lowell Kruger
FBI
Krueger
Teton County
Jackson
Wyo
U. S
R. R. Posey
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
California
Oklahoma
Parr seeks federal protection after courthouse scuffle
Duval County power broker George Parr seeks an injunction against Texas Ranger captains Allee and Bridge after a Jan 18 clash in Alice. Gov. Shepperd reveals investigators found what they sought in Duval County records as state and federal probes into public funds continue and a county grand jury seeks Parr’s testimony.
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George Parr
Texas Rangers
Court House
Alice
John Ben Shepperd
Duval County
Shepperd
Parr
Corpus Christi
Texas Ranger
Alfred Allee
Joe Bridge
Duke of
Duval
Archer Parr
Jim Wells County
Aliee
Gally
Freedom Party
James V. Allred
Allee
Bridge
T. M. Kennerly
Allan B. Hannay
Ben Connally
Houston
Rangers
Ing
Abip
Ers
Nueces County
San Diego
Chiang Kai-shek Faces Future of China Policy
In Formosa Chiang Kai-shek remains wary of any deal recognizing Mao Zedong. He argues the only good Communist is a dead one and favors a tough path with the United States and United Nations, possibly prompting a mainland assault, a coalition with Rhee, or waiting behind fortifications for a global showdown.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Req
China
United Nations
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang
Red China
Mao Tse-Tung
United States
Mao
Syngman Rhee
Russia
Supersonic Guided Missile Expansion Revealed by U S Army
Gen Ridgway announced a new supersonic guided missile with a 50 mile range issued to Army units. He described a rapid firing rocket with artillery scale impact and indicated the weapons include the Corporal guide missile with its 280 mm cannon. Fort Bragg maneuvers will involve over 60 000 participants in April and May.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Society of the Four Arts
Ridgway
Fort Bragg
N. C
Ridgeway
United States Office Attacked in Calcutta Riot
A violent Communist led mob attacked the United States Information Offices Library in Calcutta tonight, in retaliation linked to a teach reaching New Delhi.
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New Delhi
United States Information Offices
Calcutta
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