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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1956

Page

2

Bipartisan Leaders Confer On Aid Bill

Washington (UP) President Eisenhower summons Democratic and Republican House leaders to a White House study at 4 p.m. est to save the 4.9 billion foreign aid request amid heavy cuts. House debate targets a 1.1 billion military and 100 million economic aid reduction. Senate aid remains under Foreign Relations scrutiny. Representatives Rayburn McCormack Albert Gordon and others invited. Republicans Halleck Chipperfield Vorhis join Martin.

Washington Eisenhower White House House GOP Joseph W. Martin Ure House Foreign Affairs Committee Martin United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Walter F. George Dga United Press Sam Rayburn John W. McCormack Massachusetts Carl Albert Oklahoma James P. Richards South Carolina Thomas S. Gordon Illinois Charles A. Halleck Indiana Robert B. Chipperfield Ilinois John M. Vorvys Ohio

Dogs Win

Nine year old Andy Bailey avoids eviction of Wimpy and Laddie as Wimpy returns after a year missing. Ralph Bailey says they will try to keep both dogs after the deadline on Andy’s choice passes.

Newport Andy_ Bailey Wimpy Laddie Andy Ralph Bailey

Defense Claims Caudle Spurned Dodger's Gift

In St Louis a defense attorney for T Lamar Caudle says Caudle resisted a tax dodger client’s gift after being informed he owned an oil royalty in Caudle’s name. Caudle and Mathew Connelly, a White House aide, are accused of conspiring to defraud by stalling a prosecution of Irving Sachs.

ST. Louis T. Lamar Caudle Caudle C. Arthur Anderson Justice Department Harry Schwimmer Anderson Mathew J. Conanelly White House Truman Irving Sachs Sachs Connelly

Old marbles champ travels from Kentucky to view Miles tournament

G H Ogden 87 of Ashland Kentucky crossed into West Virginia to watch a modern miles tournament and recalled his own 75 year old marbles champion days. He said there was a time he could beat the current players.

Huntington W. Va G. H. Ogden Ahsland

Beati fication of Pope Innocent XI Rescheduled

Vatican sources say the beatification ceremony for Pope Innocent XI will likely be held on October 7. The date shifts from the previous plan later this month to allow sufficient time for a solemn and elaborate rite.

Vatican City Innocent XI Vatican Congregation of Rites

Regional Forecasts for Texas Regions

UNITED PRESS notes west Texas will be partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered thunder storms. North Central Texas remains partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and storms tonight and Wednesday. South Central Texas sees partly cloudy, warm conditions with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the north. moderate southeasterly winds along the coast. East Texas forecasts partly cloudy day with scattered thundershowers in the north tonight and Wednesday. coastal areas experience moderate southeasterly winds.

Great Lakes Atlantic Coast Rockies Plains States Florida Cape Hatteras New England Great Basin Southwest North Pacific Coast Miami Fort Worth Kansas City Atlanta Memphis New York Boston Philadelphia Denver Milwaukee Los Angeles Cleveland San Francisco Seattle Boise Idaho United Press West Texas Texas

Export Balance Favors Mexico in First Quarter

Mexico reports a favorable payments balance of 35.4 million dollars for the first quarter. Exports totaled 257.4 million, 46.8 million more than imports. Cotton led with 76.4 million sold abroad, doubling compared with the same period last year. Coffee sales reached 35.4 million.

Mexico City Mexico Nacional Fianciera

Melting Snow Floods Three Mountain States

Residents of three western states fought back floods from melting snows as Cedar Creek broke a dam in Idaho Springs Colorado sending a billion gallons downstream and washing away nine bridges. The Columbia River rose in the Pacific Northwest while Oregon and Washington faced soft dikes and flood risk. Civil Defense Red Cross and Salvation Army aided displaced families as 5000000 dollars in damage loomed with 150 to 200 homes evacuated in Clark County Washington. A trucker was injured and storms spread to Oklahoma Clinton Ohio and Kansas.

United Press Western Little Mountain Cedar Creek Denver Columbia River Pacific Northwest Oregon Washington Columbia Idaho Springs Colo U.S. 6 Golden Arvada Umatilla Ore Clark County Camas Washougal Wash Civil Defense Red Cross Salvation Army Oklahoma Highway Patrol Oxon Clinton Ohloa Weather Bureau Kansas

French Push To Quell Algeria Rebels With Curfews

French security forces intensified a campaign against rebels in Algeria including raids on the Casbah of Algiers and searches in Tlemcen. A dusk to dawn curfew was ordered for five western cities near Oran as troops tighten control and 25 000 Arabs were checked with hundreds detained for questioning.

Algiers Algeria Oran Casbah Alberies Tlemcen

Farm Bureau Chief Fears Wage Law Expands Into Agriculture

J Walter Hammond president of the Texas Farm Bureau denounces federal wage and hour expansion into farming as a danger to American agriculture He argues the bills remove exemptions for large farms processing and outsider salesmen and would raise minimum wage to 1 25 per hour with overtime rules He warns higher labor costs would worsen the farmer cost price squeeze and hurt crop production.

Wacoph Texas Farm Bureau J. Walter Hammond Hammond Senate Labor Subcommittee

Hearing Postponed on Shamrock Gas Rate Increase

A Federal Power Commission postpones a hearing on Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp of Amarillo Texas proposing a 230000 dollar annual rate increase to Northern Natural Gas Co of Omaha on sales. The hearing moves from June 11 to July 25.

Washinton Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp Amarillo Tex Northern Natural Gas Co Omaha Federal Power Commission

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