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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1954

Page

6

Youth Breaks Leg In Scooter Crash

An Odessa youth, 17 year old W. C. Heckett of 1315 North Tom Green, was hospitalized Saturday after a motor scooter crash on North Muskingum north of East 23rd. The scooter struck a parked car while the rider looked at a slipping chain, crushing his lower leg. He underwent surgery at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and was described as in excellent condition.

Odessa W. C. Heckett North Tom Green Steve Killough North Muskingum East 23Rd

MacMurray and Haver to marry after film

Hollywood reports Junie Haver and Fred MacMurray have ordered wedding bands and plan to wed after he finishes his current film. They will honeymoon in Jackson Hole Wisconsin while he begins work on his next picture. she says she will continue her career.

Hollywood Junie Haver Fred MacMurray MacMurray Jackson Hole Woo Miss Haver Fred

Why Shocked Parents Question Naval Cadet Commissions

Relatives of three 1954 Annapolis graduates learn commissions were withheld pending security checks. Army and Navy conduct full reviews before officer commissions at West Point and Annapolis. Names cited include Harold Irving Polack Peter Yadlowsky and Paul Shimek Jr with noted family concerns and questions about the investigations.

Washington U. S. Naval Academy U Wdy Annapolis Army Navy West Point Harald Irving Polack Hartford

Stalled Auto Theft Reported After Hitchhiker Abandoned

Ben V. Hamilton of Los Angeles reported to Odessa police that his car stalled while he was en route to Arkansas. He left a hitchhiker in the vehicle and went for gas, returning to find both car and hitchhiker missing. Hamilton filed charges in justice court against Arthur Gerald Wood of Dallas for alleged theft.

Los Angeles M. Newman Arthur Gerald Wood Dallas Wood Midland Hamilton Arizona

Policy From IWO Highlighted On AG Subversive List

The International Workers Order is cited in a state attorney general list of subversive organizations. The document marks the IWO among groups flagged for suspected influence, reflecting mid-century political surveillance and concerns about radical organizers.

International Workers Order

GI Cowboy Keeps Cattle Corraled On Fort Hood Range

Cpl. Jesse A. Dean a military policeman from near Raleigh North Carolina rides a gray gelding across Fort Hood range to keep cattle from grazing on the reservation and on two golf courses. He earned the Silver Star Bronze Star and Purple Heart with four Oak Leaf clusters from World War II and Korea and now inspects fences and rounds up cattle in fatigues and helmet liner. Dean says a horse signals authority better than a jeep and he wears low shoes due to leg wounds and Army rules.

Fort Hood Tex First Armored Division Jesse A. Dean Raleigh N. C Dean Fort Hood Military Reservation Silver

Pope Receives New York Cardinal in Private Audience

Vatican sources report Pius XII granted Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York a private one hour audience this week. Spellman, amid the pontiff’s illness since January, was the only cardinal to receive a private audience among 44 cardinals at the Rome canonization events.

Vatican City Pius XII Francis Cardinal Spellman New York Vatican Spellman Rome Pius X Vatican Gardens Eugene Cardinal Tisserant Sacred College of Cardinals

McCarthy charges Symington and Clifford behind Army hearing plan

In Chicago Sen. McCarthy accused Sen. Symington and Clark Clifford of orchestrating the Army McCarthy hearings to damage the GOP. He claimed Army Secretary Stevens was drawn into the probe by Democratic and Washington politicians and cited Symington's conversations as proof of Democratic cooperation.

Chicago Sen McCarthy Symington Washington Ripon Wrs Stevens Missouri Clark Clifford Truman

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