Winter Weather Dampens Permian Basin With Snow and Rain
The Permian Basin saw light snow sleet and rain in past 24 hours as moisture from Gulf fronts moved in. Odessa measured .48 inches, Midland around .74, and Wink .01, with temperatures near freezing across the area. A fatal icy crash near Lamesa claimed the life of Estaline Herring Peak of Lubbock. Forecasters warned continued showers and a possible widespread cold front, with several Texas cities reporting variable precipitation and temperatures, while El Paso and other western areas stayed cold.
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Permian Basin
Odessa
Wink
Midland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas Highway Department
Childress
Estaline Herring
Lubbock
Lamesa
Arizona
Gulf
Texas
Houston
Texasyredo
el Pasoville
Dal- West
el Paso
Hart
Amarillo
Nebraska
Warnern California
Browing
Big Spring
Wichita Falls
Kare
Presidio
Tyler
Wells
Abilene
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texarkana
Waco
Beaumont
Lufkin
Austin
Hous- Prairie
Gulf of Mexico
San Antonio
Beau
Tuestmont
del Rio
South Atlantic States
Deputy Quits After Call Girl Talks
Sheriff Earnest Broughton announced the resignation of Deputy Cliff Jones and a 30 day suspension for Deputy Bob Burkett after a 15 day probe into allegations by a 25 year old prostitute who had registered at the Modern Hotel as Kay Allen. The case involves alleged assault and improper conduct with a hotel bellboy and a ride to the county jail, ranch house and courthouse.
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Earnest Broughton
Cliff Jones
Bob Burkett
Broughton
Kay Allen
OE & Khanemia Ghenn Hha Chan
Burkett
Jones
Brownfield
Miss. Allen
Lubbock
Modern
William Taylor
Taylor
Hed 2
Allen
Miss Allen
Odessa
Ee Oe
German Bulge Battle Hero Von Rundstedt Dies at 77
Field Marshal Karl Gerd Von Rundstedt, who directed the 1944 Battle of the Bulge offensive, dies at his home in Hannover at age 77. He commanded armored divisions that breached American lines, stalled near the Meuse, and later faced war crime suspicions but was not tried. He died after a period in British custody and hospital care.
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Hannover
Germany
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
U.S
Hhtler
von Rundstedt
Poland
Dunkerque
U. S
Meuse River
Ardenes
Belgium
Luxembourg
Bulge
Eisenhower
Ruhr
Hamburg
Hitler
Fuehrer
McKay Outlines Eisenhower Plan on Offshore Lands
Interior Secretary Douglas McKay urged Congress to grant states clear title to submerged lands along coastlines and authorize development of offshore oil and gas. He favores federal revenue from beyond historic state boundaries and calls for a unified continental shelf framework with federal oversight and conservation measures.
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Washington
Douglas McKay
Congress
Eisenhower
McKay
Senate Interior Committee
Texas
Gulf
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Interior Department
Odessa Loses Credit On Fire Rate Insurance
Odessa property owners receive a 5 percent credit based on 1952 fire losses, as reported by the State Insurance Department. The credit applies to the key rate and affects fire insurance costs for 1951 debits.
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Odessa
Austin
Oe Ee
Ae Essa
Peat
Clark Denounces Red Germ Warfare Charges
Gen. Mark Clark denounces germ warfare charges as baseless and doubts Reds will allow an impartial outside inquiry. He questions the authenticity of statements attributed to Col. Schwable and notes Communist broadcasts may aim to provoke new disease outbreaks in North Korea.
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Ion Curtain
Clark
Peiping
Frank H. Schwable
First Marine Air Wing
Korea
Schwable
Maj
Roy H. Bley
Caboot
Arlington
North Korea
Ken Fox Heads IDF This Year for Odessa FDF
Ken Fox will chair the fifth annual Odessa FDF celebration with a committee of Buck Mann A M Tadlock and John Leno assisting. Plans call for star guests more beauty entrants loving cups for contestants and extra booths and concessions.
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Odessa
FDF
Unior Amber of ‘Commerce
Ken
Fox
Buck Mann
A. M. Tadlock
John Leno
Ken Ruth
Dan Warren
Don Deer
Earley Jacobs
Midway
Bob + Parade
Dick Reeves
Roy Elsner
Don Carter
R. G. Starnes
Gerry Grainger
Jimmy Childs
Pete Snelson
Allied Raiders Break From Communist Trap In Korea
Allied tank supported forces broke out of a No Man’s Land trap near Panmunjom after a four hour battle. More than 327 Reds were killed or wounded in the action and the breakout left about 60 killed and 40 wounded among Communist ranks. UN air support and heavy artillery aided the assault.
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Seoul
Korea
No Man’s Land
North Korea
Murari
Wonsan
Fifth Air Force
Panmunijom
Cabinet Approves Bill to Establish International Airline
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet approved a draft bill to set up an international airline. The move signals a push to expand Japan's aviation role on the world stage. The action comes in a period of postwar reorganization and international ties.
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Tokyo
Strike grounds all Alitalia Lai flights in Rome
In Rome a wage strike halted all Alitalia and Lai flights today. The walkout disrupts travel across the Italian carrier network as crews protest pay terms and scheduling.
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Rome
Al’Italia
Lai
State Department Fires Voice Head
The State Department suspended Alfred H. Morton, chief of the Voice of America International Broadcasting Service in New York, for defying an order banning use of material from Communist and fellow traveler writers. Morton allegedly sent a memo disagreeing with the policy, issued Feb. 19 after a Senate inquiry examined quotation practices. Sen. Bridges urged a full probe of a Voice request for nearly four million dollars to outfit a ship for behind the Iron Curtain broadcasts.
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Washington
State Department
Voice of America Broadcasting Division
Alfred H. Morton
International Broadcasting Service
New York
Carl McCardle
Morton
Voice
Senate
Howard Fast
Fast
Moscow
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Iron Curtain
Optometry Bill Tops House Deliberations in Texas
In Austin the House wrestles with an optometry bill that would create an examining board and regulate practice while opponents claim it would curb competition. Supporters back amendments to preserve ads freedom and chain store continuity. no vote taken as session pauses.
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Austin
House
Senate
Douglas Bergman
Dallas
Mater
Texas
Bergman
Stanley Banks Jr
San Antonio
Banks
Eight Caught in Odessa Hotel Raids by Liquor Control and Rangers
In Odessa, eight people were rounded up in a Monday night raid across three downtown hotels. Six bellhops faced illegal sale charges, one procuring, and one vagrancy. Lou Ann Leeds, 23, held for investigation. Bond set at $1,000 each. arrests followed undercover work by state agents and detectives.
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Texas Rangers
Odessa
Lou Ann Leeds
Raymond Waters
John ‘Wood
Andy Fenton
Bud Twell
Leo Clark
Bill Silvey
Pacaasced
Texas [State Liquor Control Board
Filing Dates Set For OC Voting In Odessa Regents Election
Odessa College president Murry H. Fly announced filing dates for the April 4 Odessa Board of Regents election. Incumbents Franks Spaulding G C Hubbard and A J Hunt term expirations. Filing runs Feb 28 to March 14 with Spaulding. Absentee voting March 15 to 31. Ballots in county court, with judges and clerks listed for Odessa Goldsmith Penwell and Penwell community center.
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Murry H. Fly
Odessa College
Odessa Board of Regents
Frank Spaulding
G. C. Hubbard
A. J. Hunt
Spaulding
Fly
Mines
B. C. Hendrick
Odessa
A. J. Williams
Goldsmith
G. E. Clark
Penwell
E. E. ‘Center
Mmes
A. R.’ Copen
Joe Ruehs
Paul Agnew
Ceity Center
Georgia Tarver
Ray‘ Coombs
Odessa Midland Seek Separate District Courts
Judge Robert W. Hamilton testified before the House Judiciary District Committee on creating separate Odessa and Midland district courts. He cited 50,000 plus populations and a rising docket with Midland reaching 1000 total cases and Odessa processing over 700 divorces last year. Committee members voiced support and sent the bill to a subcommittee for revisions, aiming to report back by Wednesday.
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Odessa
Midland
Austin
Dist
Robert W. Hamilton
House Judiciary District Committee
Hamilton
West Texas
70Th District Court
S. J. Isaacks
Paso
W. G. Kirklin
Hulon Brown
Warren Burnett
Hamilton Lowe
State Bar Judiciary
Texas
Odessa-Midland
Gilbert M. Spring
Apple Spring
East Texas
Rep
Kirklin
Brown
Isaacks
J. B. Walling
Wichita Falls
Land
Joe N. Chapman
Sulphur Springs
Vice Trial Opens to Press as Defense Begins
New York reports that the press and public were admitted to the vice trial of Minot Jelke today as the defense started its case. Judge Francis L. Valente, presiding in General Sessions Court, denied an initial defense motion as proceedings opened amid lurid sensational testimony.
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New York
Minot
Mickey) Jelke
Francis L. Valente
Becaaan
Satine Ekinae i
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Larry King
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E. Monahan Street
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