Grand Jury Deliberations Continue In Stock Firm Probe
The grand jury investigating Texas Empire Minerals and its subsidiaries paused for the weekend with no announced decision. About 50 witnesses have appeared since Friday. 37 subpoenas issued. Defendants include Elbert F. Matthews amid allegations of false public representations and excessive fees. A temporary injunction hearing is set for March 5.
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Paul McCollum
Texas Empire Minerals, Inc
Grand Jury
Elbert F. Matthews
Matthews
70Th District Court
Attorney General
R. V. Wilson
Hornet
Hachita
N.M
Alten Evans
Crane
William D. Kimbrough
Odessa
Mrg
Christine M. Wilson
Ww. O. Cantrell
Goldsmith
L. R. Sprayberry
Walter Gober
Charles S. White
Ector County
Andrews
Abilene
Burnett
Secretary of State
Elbert Morrow
EF. J. Castille
Austin
Morrow
McCollum
Reds List Missing Men For UN
In PANMUNJOM Korea on February 25 the Communists handed a long list of missing Allied troops to the United Nations command. The tally shows 2698 names missing with 450 Americans, 2224 South Koreans and 46 from other UN nations. United Nations officials will study the list after receiving it from North Korea at a Joint Military Armistice Commission meeting. U.S. Rear Adm. Walter E. Moore said the list would be examined to see if it is a satisfactory reply to UNC and rejected Red charges that the UN command aims to destroy the truce inspection system, calling the accusation baseless.
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Korea
United Nations Military Command
United Nations
U.S
Walter E. Moore
Chung Kook Rok
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Moore
UNC
UN Command
Eisenhower Signals No Clear Decision on Second Term
President Eisenhower wrapped a 11 day Georgia vacation without announcing a decision on a second term. He hinted nothing new on timing or plans, with speculation centering on a possible news conference next Wednesday. He returned to Washington to resume duties and noted his medical fitness for years more in the White House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
Thomasville
of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Moultrie
Dope Tips May Have Cost Life
In Fort Worth a Dallas man Howard Miller, 27, found dead in a ditch is suspected to have paid with his life for tipping officers about drug traffic. Justice of the Peace Dick Callaway ruled drowning from unknown causes, while the Fort Worth Press notes Miller was a drug addict and informant who aided arrests of Dallas dope suspects. Miller was found Friday afternoon by off duty officer J. E. Lackey. his face showed possible gun blows. The city last saw a dope killing in 1953 with Patty Harmon.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
Callaway
Howard Miller
Miller
J. E. Lackey
Patty Harmon
Benbrook Lake
Salesman Hopes Ike's At Church
Dallas reporter notes Kenneth W. Ritchel believes inviting people to church boosts attendance and hopes President Eisenhower will attend the First Methodist Church service tomorrow night if he is feeling well. He frames the visit as a faith-based outreach effort amid churchgoing traditions.
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Dallas
Kenneth W. Ritchel
Eisenhower
First Methodist
Ritchel
U S Knew of Soviet Nazi Pact Ties
Secret 17 year old papers disclose U S knowledge of Soviet diplomats signaling to Britain and France about a possible pact with Nazi Germany. Warnings that Russia was negotiating with Germany helped touch off World War II.
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U.S
Washington
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
10 Nations Meeting To Talk Atoms For Peace
Representatives from the United States, Russia, and ten other nations prepare to begin talks in Washington on a charter for a world atoms for peace agency proposed by President Eisenhower. Disputes are expected over Soviet veto power in the UN Security Council, which the United States opposes.
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United States
Russia
Atoms For Peace’ Agency
Eisenhower
United Nations Security Council
Atoms For Peace Agency
UN General Assembly
Beaumont Church Vacancy Aims to Fill One Pew
A Texan church in Beaumont seeks full attendance as American Legion Auxiliary officials anticipate larger crowds. The piece also surveys Cold War era debates on an international uranium bank and U S Russia participation, citing Eisenhower proposals, disarmament hopes, and archival State Department documents from 1939.
Windstorms Leave 13 Dead Across Regions
A violent storm system moved from Texas to New York killing 13 and injuring many, with tornadoes in the Midwest and hurricane-force winds across the East. Southern Illinois near St. Louis suffered heavy damage in Summerfield, while Ohio and Indiana faced deaths and flooding risks.
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Summerfield
United Press
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Nose
Eldon Loehring
Galesburg
Ohio
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Eisenhower Dulles weigh reply to Bulgarin proposal
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles plan a positive reply next week to Soviet Premier Bulganin's call for a British American friendship treaty. Officials note drafts, a possible counterproposal, and Dulles return from the Bahamas with ideas as Dulles heads Asia tour.
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Far East
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hopefuls Prepare to Announce in Texas Governor Race
In Austin on February 25 AP reports an uptick in state race announcements expected next week. Gov. Shivers plans a TV broadcast and radio appearance as other candidates like John White James Hart Ralph Yarborough Price Daniel Reuben Senterfitt and J J Holmes weigh next moves around March 1. Shivers hints at a possible fourth term and urges discussions on states rights and interposition at upcoming precinct conventions.
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Shivers
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Agriculture
John White
James Hart
Hart
Supreme Court
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Ralph Yarborough
Sen
Price Daniel
Senate
House
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
J. J. Holmes
Spinsters Invade Bachelor Island Fejoe Denmark Dance
Sixty seven hopeful spinsters from Copenhagen paid 6.13 to join a leap year dance with Fejoe's 70 bachelors on a Danish island. They arrived by sleigh over frozen water as the bachelor club president ordered resistance. The event aimed to spark matrimony though witnesses said few vows were made.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Karl Jorgenson
Boy Hunter fatally shot on rabbit trip in Colorado City
James West a 15 year old Colorado City high school athlete was killed today during a rabbit hunting trip with three other youths. He died almost instantly from a .22 caliber rifle wound.
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Colorado City
James West
Bribe Offer Alleged To Opponent Of Dam Project
Crow leader Robert Yellowtail says a person offered $20,000 in cash to drop opposition to a government dam on Crow reservation land in Montana. He reported the offer to the FBI. Montana officials saw no federal law violation. The Crow council later voted to lease land to the government for 1 million dollars annually for 50 years, with reversion to the tribe after term.
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Robert Yellowtail
Montana
Yellowtail
Department of Interior
Hardin
Billings
Mont
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred Hoftemy
Montana-Idaho
FBI
Hoftemy
U. S. Attorney’s Office
Crow Tribal Council
Yellowtail Dam
Italy President Starts For U.S.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies reaffirmed a pro Western policy and reform program in a confidence vote for Premier Antonio Segni. The 284 to 52 result with 105 abstentions backed continued ties to the West as President Giovanni Gronchi prepared for his U.S. trip.
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Rome
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Giovanni Gronchi
United States
Antonio Segni
Sheriff May Fetch Smith to Grand Jury in Waco
In Waco on February 25, District Attorney Tom Moore Jr said a sheriff will be ordered to bring Garland Smith before the McLennan county grand jury if he does not answer his subpoena. Smith, former state insurance commission chairman, has health issues as excuse for missing prior appearances. A new subpoena demands his appearance Monday.
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Garland Smith
State Insurance Commission
McLennan County Grand Jury
Tom Moore Jr
Austin
Moore
Smith
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