Two School Issues Facing Vote Test In City Saturday
In a school election Saturday Ector county voters will approve or reject a school bond issue proposal of $875,000 sec. 2 pro to set the school tax limit at a maximum of Qualified voters will be those holding poll tax receipts and owning property rendered for local taxes. Polling places are in the county courthouse in Odessa, the school house at Notrees, the community center in Goldsmith, and the community center in Penwell.
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Ector County
Odessa
Notrees
Goldsmith
Penwell
Barrett
Crockett Junior High
Governor Seeks Wage Hike for State Workers
Governor Allan Shivers announced plans for a special legislative session opening March 15 to consider a state workers pay raise alongside a teacher pay increase and tax measures. He also endorsed Communist party prohibition and a death penalty stance for party members convicted by jury.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Communist Party
S3rd
Texas State Teachers Association
Reds Given Their Choice
Six Michigan Communists convicted of conspiracy against the government face prison terms from four to five years or exile to Russia. Federal Judge Frank A. Picard fines each defendant $10,000 and imposes sentences of four to five years with specific terms for Winter Allan Ganley Dennis and Schatz. He calls the offense the greatest a citizen can commit.
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Detroit
Michigan
Russia
Frank A. Picard
Picard
Saul Wellman
Helen Winter
Nat Ganley
Thomas B. Dennis Jr
Philip Schatz
William Allan
France Says Red Offense Blocked In Laos War Front
Gen Henri Navarre reports the Viet Minh offensive in north Laos is near its maximum strength but blocked. Only a few clashes punctuated an otherwise unusual calm along Indo-China's war front as supreme command in Indo-China briefed reporters on Thursday.
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Hani
Indo - China
France
Laos
Henri E. Navarre
Viet Minh
Weather forecast with clearing and winds today
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with dust and high winds easing by late Friday. Highs around 62 with a overnight low near 35 and similar temperatures for Friday through Saturday. yesterday reached 78 with a low of 42.
FBI Raids Target White Slave Ring Across Four States
FBI agents and police conducted rapid raids in Louisiana Florida Texas and South Carolina arresting sixteen suspects in a case tied to transporting women for prostitution across state lines. Indictments charged conspiracy to violate the white slave traffic act perjury and obstruction of justice.
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New Orleans
FBI
South Louisiana
Lucky Luciana
New Jersey
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Dyson
New Iberia
Baton Rouge
Eunice
LaPlace
Crowley
Houston
Port Arthur
Texarkana
Galveston
Dothan
Alabama
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Biloxi
Mississippi
Panama City
Aiken
Savannah
Georgia
Electric Chair Executed in Huntsville for Murder
Walter Collins Green, 25, was executed in the electric chair in Huntsville today after he voiced disagreements with the justice system. Green was condemned for a murder case prior to his death.
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Huntsville
Tex
Walter Collins Green
McCarthy to Press GE Espionage Probe in Albany
Senator Joseph McCarthy to resume hearings Friday into suspected subversion at General Electric in Schenectady. He summoned 14 United Electrical Workers Union members and pressed Army Secretary Stevens to address alleged coddling of Communists at Camp Kilmer. McCarthy labeled the session disgraceful and warned of further action if the Army does not respond.
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Albany
N. Y
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army Brass
General Electric Co
Wisconsin
Independent
United Electrical Workers Union
McCarthy
Army
Robert JT. Stevens
Camp Kilmer
New York
Ralph Zwicker
Zwicker
Groom Spends Honeymoon in County Clinic After Arrest
Bobby Lott failed to appear for burglary and assault to murder charges in Fort Worth. His attorney said he was home with a broken leg, but officers found him in custody four hours later with a cast and crutches. Lott said he was marrying in Durant Oklahoma, and he entered jail without spending time with his bride.
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Fort Worth
Bobby Lott
Durant
Okla
Lott
John McLean
Willis McGregor
Sheriff's Deputies
McGregor
Sheriff's Office
Roy Lockwell booked on assault and battery charges
Memphis report states Roy Lockwell was booked Thursday on charges of assault and battery following an incident.
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Memphis
Roy Lockwell
Two Marines Stand Together At Probe
Two Marine officers who gave their captors false confessions of germ warfare stood shoulder to shoulder in a Marine court of inquiry into whether Col Frank H Schwable should be court martialed. Maj. Roy H Bley elected to be a party to the inquiry while his co pilot and fellow prisoner signed false confessions under torture. The investigation may set a pattern for other services in handling detainees who were coerced for information.
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Washington
Damon and Pythias
Roy H. Bley
iCol Frank H. Schwable
North Korea
Marine Court of Inquiry
Schwable
Biey
Henry D. Linscott
Bley
E Army
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Dust Storm Sweeps Five-State Area With Zero Visibility
Five-state dust storm blankets Texas and neighboring plains prompting road closures and school shutdowns. Winds peak at 57 mph with zero visibility in Guymon and Borger as a dense dust layer reduces light and turns snow brown in Nebraska and Kansas. Officials warn of continued dust and possible tornadoes in parts of the region.
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Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Odessa
Midland
Mexican
Oklahoma
Boise City
Beaver
Guymon
la Junta
Denver
Imperial
Nebraska
North Platte
Panhandle
Garden City
Dodge City
Texas Panhandle
Highway Department
Borger
Borger Dumas
Pettytown
Plainview
Amarillo
Five Men Seek Order Against Duke Of Duval
Five Duval County residents file for a restraining order against George Parr to halt alleged injurious actions. The move aims to join Parr’s federal suit seeking protection from Texas Rangers amid a broader South Texas political clash. Arthur Garfield Hays arrived to assist Parr in federal court in Houston.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
George Parr
South Texas
Parr
Marcus Heath
Falfurrias
Duval County
Texas Rangers
Alice
San Diego
Arthur Garfield Hays
New York
Texas Ranger
A. Y. Allee
Allee
Rangers
Houston
Hays
John Pickinson
American Civil Liberties Union
Musician Henry McCracken Dies in San Quentin Gas Chamber
San Quentin Calif Feb 19 UP Henry ford McCracken a 37 year old hillbilly musician was executed for the sex slaying of a 10 year old girl Patricia Hull of Buena Park. He was strapped to the chair at 1202 pm cyanide pellets dropped at 1205 pm death pronounced 1214 pm after stay plea denied by the U S Court of Appeals. He walked to the chamber in terror and was carried the last steps.
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San Quentin
Calif
Henry ‘Ford McCracken
McCracken
Santa Ana
Patricia Hull
Buena Park
Death Row
U.S. Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Youth in custody after liquor store robbery confession
Billy C. Scott, 18, was jailed in Denver after police say he forgot his wallet at a liquor store counter following a Tuesday night robbery attempt worth 200 dollars staged with a companion.
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Denver
Billy C. Scott
Marilyn Monroe Sees Korea Tour As Career Climax
Marilyn Monroe told reporters in Korea that her four day tour to entertain soldiers marked the climax of her career. She said she never felt like a movie star until performing before 50 000 fans and that fan letters from Korea changed her path. A Thursday crowd of 45th Division soldiers pressed to see her as she wore a purple gown.
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Marilyn
Korea
Marilyn Monroe
45Th Division
Miss Monroe
South Korea Rejects Geneva Conference Plan
South Korea's government spokesman Dr. Hongkee Karl condemned the Berlin decision on Korea as unworkable and faithless. He said no agreement would be reached at any conference with the Communists and opposed allowing Russia in a non belligerent status. He demanded Korean unification under democratic leadership and expulsion of Chinese Communist forces.
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Seoul
Berlin
Korea
Hongkee Karl
Karl
Big Four
Russia
United States
Shivers to Receive Distinguished Service Award
Gov Allan Shivers and Mrs Shivers travel to Washington for the American Good Government Society Washington Day dinner where the Texas governor and former President Hoover will be honored with distinguished service awards.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Washington
Texas
Herbert Hoover
American Good Government Society
Houston Millionaire Attacks Bricker Amendment Stand
Oilman Hugh Roy Cullen denounces President Eisenhower and his foreign policy team in a letter to four senators. He calls the Bricker amendment stand obstinate and says the president seems confused. Cullen names John Foster Dulles Harold Stassen Henry Cabot Lodge and Sherman Adams as advisers he disputes. The missive was sent to Knowland Johnson Bricker and George.
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Houston
Hugh Roy Cullen
Eisenhower
Alger Hiss
England
John Foster Dulles
Harold Stassen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Shermar
Adams
Bricker Amendment
Wiliam F. Knowland
Lyndon Johnson
John W. Bricker
Walter F. George
Rosenberg sons at center of guardianship fight
In New York on February 19, four lawyers sought to keep Michael 11 and Robert 6, sons of executed spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, in custody of Abel and Ann Meesopol. A habeas corpus writ granted overnight custody while judges weigh guardianship amid intervention by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The boys had been moved between homes and the surrogate court has yet to appoint a guardian.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Abel
Ann Meesopol
Michael
Robert
Russia
Supreme Court
James B. M. McNally
Habeas Care
Metropols
Children’s Court Peace
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Irregularities In Duval Finances Reported
State Auditor C H Cavness released an audit of Duval county finances noting irregularities from unsigned blank checks to many records missing including Benavides school district files for the period before last September 1.
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San Diego
Tex
C. H. Cavness
Duval County
Cavness
Benavides
Air Secretary Promises on Air Force Academy Site and Costs
Senate Armed Services Committee presses Secretary Talbott on establishing an Air Force academy after House approval. He pledges to accept commission site recommendations or justify otherwise, cap construction costs around 145 million dollars, and within days propose a plan to exchange graduates among the Air Force Army and Navy to aid unification.
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Washington
Air Force Academy
Air Force
Talbott
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Academy
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