Adlai Steverson Clinches Lead With California Primary
California returns give Adlai E. Stevenson over 60 percent of the Democratic vote and 68 convention votes, widening his path to the nomination. Estes Kefauver loses ground, with 24 convention votes from South Dakota and Montana. Kefauver’s bid appears near exit, though he might seek a vice presidential slot.
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Texas governor candidates push death penalty and tax rebate
Democratic contenders Sen. Price Daniel Ralph Yarborough and W Lee O Daniel advance issues in midweek campaign stops Daniel backs death penalty for extreme narcotics cases and moderation in politics Yarborough supports restraint in party tactics and a call for moderation while O Daniel promises a 25 percent rebate on federal income taxes if elected All three tour West Texas Llano Plainview Amarillo Wichita Falls and Abilene while Daniel and Yarborough critique segregation stances and call for unity among Democrats
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Missing Indiana Girl Tracked Amid Colorado Storm Search
Flood waters along the Columbia River raise danger in Washington and Oregon as volunteers monitor dikes. In Colorado, 150 men search mountain trails for 8 year old Sarah Dixon of Brownsburg who vanished during a storm while near Evergreen. another child was found soaked and crying. Parents fear the girl was frightened and inadequately dressed as temperatures dropped.
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Vets Oppose Plan In Oklahoma City
A proposed constitutional amendment would reduce the state’s 50 million dollar veterans farm loan program drawing opposition from the League of Tax Paying Veterans which says the plan shifts burden.
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Irving worker dies after contact with 7200 volt line
Larry E. Dildine 21 of Irving was fatally shocked in Hurst Texas near Highway 183 while helping on a feeder line under construction. Investigators said a dead line tangled in limbs and swung into a live wire as he attempted to free it.
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Odessa lineman electrocuted near Wickett
Ward D. Bennett, 22, an employee of Dixie Electric Co, died after falling about 20 feet from a pole while installing an oil well pump unit two miles south of Wickett. He received artificial respiration for 45 minutes but died en route to Ward County Hospital. Funeral planned in North Carolina with burial in Waxhaw. Survived by wife Neva Yvonne Hamilton, parents, five brothers, and two sisters.
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Weather Forecast From The Weather Bureau
Clear to partly cloudy and continued warm today through Thursday. Southerly winds 10 to 18 mph. High today 100, low tonight 70, high tomorrow 98. City temperatures show highs around 98 in Alpine 95 Amarillo 93 Denver 51. San Antonio 96. Oklahoma City 68. St Louis around 59. Sun sets today and Thursday at 9 42 A M.
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Eisenhower Defends Soviet Policy and Foreign Aid Plan
President Eisenhower said Russia's new rulers cling to dictatorial methods and criticized changes in Soviet leadership. He urged Congress to support the 4.9 billion foreign aid program, discussed U.S. policy toward Tito's Yugoslavia, and noted talks on immigration law relief for Mexican families in El Paso.
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Writing Awards Given To Texans
The Southwest Writers Conference honored Montie Carl Stewart of Three Rivers Texas with the $200 top prize for Me a Stranger in book length fiction. Other winners include Laura V Hamner Amarillo for nonfiction, Betty Flanagan Palestine for non fiction feature, and Charles L Drumwright Bryan for poetry. Christie Fish Amarillo received a poetry award.
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Eisenhower plans public appeal as House trims foreign aid
President Eisenhower planned a personal public appeal on his foreign aid program as House leaders discuss restoring part of the cut. The House Foreign Affairs Committee trimmed 1.109 billion from a 4.9 billion request, while Speaker Rayburn signaled support to restore 600 million, but Chairman Richards stood by the cut. Rayburn urged backing the president and cautioned against ending aid to Yugoslavia and other nations.
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Communists Ask Korea Armistice Commission Meeting
In MUNSAN Korea Communist representatives urged a Thursday meeting of the Korean Armistice Commission amid a looming deadline to expel neutral inspection teams from South Korea. They sought a Monday session to protest the UN decision to oust Swiss Swedish and Polish Czech inspectors. The UN cited violations of the armistice by building a 400 500 plane air force in North Korea.
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Cardinal Mindszenty Reported Jailed Again in Hungary
The In Quotidiano newspaper says Cardinal Mindszenty, Roman Catholic primate of Hungary, has been jailed by Hungarian authorities and taken to Felso Peteny near Nograd for refusing to sign a statement recognizing church state progress. The 1949 treason conviction and 1956 release are noted in the report.
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McGregor Plant and Union Reach Pay Raise Pact
The McGregor rocket fuel plant of Phillips Petroleum Co. and the local 260 Union of Operating Engineers reached a contract calling for hourly pay raises from 5 to 15 cents. The agreement was announced yesterday in Waco.
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D-Day Remembrance Quiet On Omaha Beach 12th Anniversary
On the 12th anniversary of D-Day residents and visitors recall the invasion at Omaha and Utah beaches in Normandy. British Housing Minister Duncan Sandys led the official party while Maj. Gen. Richard Patridge placed an American wreath at Utah Beach amid ceremonies and memorials at cemeteries along the coast.
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Teens who stole a nine car freight train in Detroit
Three teenage rail enthusiasts appeared at the prosecutor's office facing charges for stealing a nine car freight train. The leader, a 16 year old high school model railroad enthusiast, turned himself in after fearing newspaper reports. He named Ralph Judd 18 and William Rieden 17 as accomplices. The trio could face up to 10 years in jail or a 5000 dollar fine. The leader claimed he learned to run the engine by hanging around freight yards and showed others how to pull switches while he controlled operations.
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Moore of Temple Heads Chamber of Commerce Managers
In Beaumont the Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Assn elected Ham mond Moore, manager of the Temple Chamber, as president. Other officers include Lyle Vickers of Port Arthur as vice president FE O Wedgeworth of Pampa as secretary treasurer Donald Mathies of Brazosport as editor Rex Jennings of Longview named two year rep to the Southwest Institute and E C Bishop of Sweetwater Harry Seymour of Eagle Pass and Mrs Emma Reid of Dallas as directors.
Shipper Andrew Trautmann Dies in Cincinnati
Andrew Trautmann, 66, a nationally known produce grower and shipper and an early major figure in Texas onion production, died Monday night in a Cincinnati hospital. His Trautmann Bros. firm operated offices in Laredo and Hereford, Texas.
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Senator Jackson Pushes Urgent Army Navy Air Force Merger
Sen Henry M Jackson urges rapid unification of the armed forces due to advancing war technologies. He argues a single service would end interservice rivalry and streamline defense roles, despite Rep Leverett Saltonstall warning Congress is not ready for full unification. He cites disputes over air defense missiles and long range ballistic missiles as examples.
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Mollet Wins Confidence Vote Amid Algeria Rebellion Struggle
Paris Premier Guy Mollet earned a confidence vote on his cabinet policy 271 to 59 with 201 abstentions. Only center factions supported him as parties in the National Assembly weighed the Algerian, Tunisian and Moroccan issues and the army campaign.
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Senate confirms Seaton as interior secretary
The Senate unanimously confirms Fred A. Seaton to be secretary of the interior. Leaders from both parties praise the Nebraska farmer and former senator, while Sen. Neuberger notes concerns about conservation under the new administration.
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No-billed in Houston burglary case shocks local headlines
Sportswriter Dan Cook and promoter Jimmy Parks were exonerated by the Harris County grand jury on armed robbery charges tied to Houston's $250,000 big story burglary. Arthur Eckert and others also faced no bills as Hamlett and Hicks were not indicted. The case began with Cook and Parks posing as officers to confront Hamlett, leading to police confessions and recovered loot.
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Al Jones Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Al Jones 38, former WRR radio staffer and assistant manager for the State Fair of Texas midway and concessions, died of a heart attack at his Dallas home Tuesday night.
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Sweden Prepares for Royal Visit by Queen Elizabeth II
Stockholm readies for a three day state visit by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with an expected half million spectators. Royal yacht Britannia due Friday, royal barge to the castle. Security plans include waterways control as Olympic events begin June 10 and Princess Margaret may join from London.
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