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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
1
A Georgia jury convictes a mother identified as 57 year old with ties to a county on charges of child neglect. The trial heard evidence from a police raid and the defendant’s alleged failure to protect a child, with the verdict marking a significant municipal case.
Campaigns heat up following a hectic first week of June with talks of a Stevenson announcement and defense of incumbent Shivers. Dallas real estate developer Bruce Atcher tops Republican hopes while Democrats field six contenders in Texas governor race.
Severe thunderstorms battered San Angelo with hail and flooding. Two people died in last year’s incident. high water closed US 87 between Water Valley and Carlsbad as rainfall amounts reached around 2.25 inches locally. Roads flooded. power outages affected much of the area.
Harry Day of Corrigan Texas was sentenced to life imprisonment after a three hour and 56 minute Polk County murder trial. He pled guilty to killing his wife in January and awaits trial for his daughter Nelda's murder. The seven witnesses testified and Day did not take the stand.
Federal District Judge Allan B. Hannay ordered an instructed verdict of acquittal on four of six counts against former internal revenue collector Frank Scofield. The remaining two counts go to the jury, tied to allegations Scofield illegally sought or accepted political contributions.
French air and ground assault destroys Vietminh bases near Sepho and Senho just north of Hanoi. American supplied aircraft and French tanks inflict heavy losses as two straw thatch villages are leveled and underground tunnels eliminated. Catholic militiamen kill 30 Vietminh 25 miles northwest of Hanoi in a delta action.
A hotel maid found the room empty a day after a “Do not disturb” sign was hung. The theft involved a television set and other items, with the occupant long gone by the time the room was checked.
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with little temperature change today tonight and Wednesday. Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible with highs near 92 and overnight lows around 72.
Roy M. Cohn testified that John Adams warned of an embarrassing report if subpoenas for Army loyalty board members were not withdrawn. The hearing featured clashes between McCarthy and Symington, with Clifford summoned and rejected, while Stevens defended his decision on Fort Monmouth’s Lawton. Potter urged an honorable end to the partisan exchanges.
Political boss George Parr moves to quash the Duval county indictment charging assault with intent to murder after pleading guilty to a previous aggravated assault with a rifle. Attorneys Luther Jones and Victor Woods filed the motion citing jeopardy and produced evidence.
Two teenage boys burglarized a Seminole Oklahoma store twice and passed two bogus checks to repay what they stole. Officers said the actions show a pattern of crime by youths and led to their trouble with authorities.
The House Agriculture Committee voted 21-8 to extend the fixed 90 per cent parity level for basic crops through 1955, rejecting flexible support proposals. Benson urged a veto. the panel also debated three other plans, including three-year and phased reductions, before adopting the one-year extension. Basic crops cited include wheat, corn, cotton, peanuts, tobacco, and linen.
The House Ways and Means Committee opens hearings on a proposal to bring six million more workers under the unemployment compensation system as a Commerce Labor Department report shows modest employment gains. The administration's legislative program faces congressional examination amid the improving job picture.
Undersecretary of Labor Arthur Larson testified that the nation faces serious danger of dividing workers into first and second class employees. He warned that some would be insured against income loss while unemployed, while others would rely on charity or relatives. This was the opening witness as the House Ways and Means Committee began hearings on President Eisenhower's proposals.
The report notes a May employment rise smaller than usual as unemployment falls to 3.305 million, with factory jobs still declining. The Ways and Means Committee plans four days of hearings on Eisenhower's plan to extend unemployment compensation to about 2.15 million federal workers, 3.5 million self employed, and 200 thousand agricultural processing workers.
In Austin the Lloyds of North America receivership case faces first witnesses today as Judge Charles Betts warns lawyers to keep evidence relevant. Jurors were seated after a lengthy petition seeks a permanent injunction to close Houston based insurer claimed fraudulent and insolvent. Ralph Hammonds was summoned but did not testify, cited by defense attorney Herman Jones.
Three members of the Ganado family were killed and a fourth severely injured when their car collided with a diesel engine of the Burlington Rock Island Rocket near Tomball in Harris County. Victims were Elmer Anderson 25, his wife Pauline 28, and their daughter Dee three. Second daughter Alice five was critically injured.
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault said progress has been made at the Indochina peace conference and that results point toward future agreement. He stressed his conciliatory effort as the nine nation talks proceed with Molotov and Eden expected to speak.
The Imperial War Museum in London urged Field Marshal Lord Montgomery today to loan the 1945 German surrender document he received at Luneburg on May 4 1945. The request aims to augment the national World War II archive with a pivotal historical artifact.
Tornadoes and 90 mph winds swept from Oklahoma to Minnesota on Monday night, killing at least two people Emil Timmerman and Oscar Pearson. Gusts neared 70 mph in Canada and 90 mph in central Minnesota caused widespread destruction including a hangar collapse at Fergus Falls and damage to a Kerr McGee refinery in Wynnewood.
An old-fashioned shirt-sleeved political rally and box supper will be held Friday in the Ector County Auditorium at p.m. Local candidates for precinct, county and state offices are expected to attend to meet the public. Women are especially invited and asked to bring boxes. Refreshments and free entertainment will be available. The event, sponsored by the Knights of Pythias of Odessa, comes 43 days before the election day in July.
Herbert J. Taylor, Chicago aluminum products executive and chairman of Club Aluminum Products Co., was elected president of Rotary International for the 1954 55 term by unanimous vote. He succeeds Joasquin Serratosa Cibils of Uruguay as about 8 000 Rotarians from 60 nations attend the 45th annual convention in Seattle.
James Roosevelt, son of the late president, pits his name against nine foes in a California primary feature race for U S senator and multiple offices. Leaders Knight and Graves clash while Ro melle Roosevelt’s charges hover over his bid in the 26th district.
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