Three Charged With Abetting Six Escapees
The six Ector County Jail escapees and three alleged accomplices faced new felony charges. Edward White and Arthur Adams were arrested Thursday and charged with aiding the escape. James Fox, already jailed, was also charged.
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Ector County
Edward C. White
Terminal
Arthur Eugene Adams
Kellogg
Idaho
James Arthur Fox
Fox
Justice of the Peace v. Newman’s Court
Jimmy Harris
Harris
White
Adams
Richard W. White
Fort Worth
Midland
Darbyshire Steel Co
Edward White
Grover Kirk
Bill Silvey
James Ray Parker
West Georgia
Billy Joe Sisk
Eagle Trailer Courts
R. J. Kneidl
North Graham
Parker and Sisk
Kneidl
Truman Dick
Boyt
Justice of the Peace
Thomas D. Murphy
Murphy
Parker, Sisk
Spencer
Thomas O. Collier
James Wayne
Buddy) Richardson
Earnest Broughton
Eisenhower seeks Senate aid to restore foreign aid program
President Eisenhower, rebuffed in the House, asks Senate leaders to meet at the White House to restore cuts in a multibillion dollar foreign aid program. A Monday session aims to win bipartisan backing after the House cut $1.109 billion from a $4.9 billion request.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
White House
Nixon
Knowland
Calif
Millikin
Cole
Bridges
Saltonstall
Mass
Wiley
Wis
Smith
Johnson
Tex
George
Clements
Hennings
Green
Yugo- Slavia
Beard to quit Irving school post after tumultuous tenure
Dr. John L. Beard resigns as superintendent of the Irving Independent School District, twelve years after a firing sparked a teachers strike, district abolition and restoration battles. He leaves with two years left on a $9,000 annual contract, saying the new board should appoint someone to organize the program.
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Irving
Tex
John L. Beard
Board of Education
Irving Independent
Beard
Barker To Face Other Charges After Acquittal
Athens Texas district attorney says Jimmy G Barker will be brought to face additional charges following an acquittal on murder charges in the shooting death of Hubert Lanton, a white farmer. The acquittal came from an all white jury after the defendant testified about a bribe offer.
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Athens
Tex
Jimmy G. Barker
John McDonald
Barker
Fairfield
Hubert Lanton
Weather Forecast From the Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy with little temperature change through Saturday. Winds southwest 12 to 18 mph. Widely scattered showers in the Permian Basin late today. Highs near 98, tonight 70. Tomorrow high near 98, overnight 71. City temperatures show highs around 94 to 98 and lows 63 to 73 with sunset at 7 04 p.m. and sunrise 1 41 a.m.
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ALR
Permian Basin
Chicago
Denver
el Paso
Fort Worth
Galveston
Lipase
New Yorke
Oklahoma City
Pebieese
San Antonio
St. Louis
Oilfield Worker Shot In Odessa Garden
Bill Cox a 45 year old oilfield worker was found shot in the head in the garden of his home on the Henderson Lease two miles northwest of Odessa. He was in critical condition at Medical Center Hospital. The bullet entered above the left temple and lodged in the head. Mrs Cox said he had been ill. Sheriff officers investigated.
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Bill Cox
Medical Center Hospital
Cox
Roland
Henderson Lease
Odessa
Girl Imprisoned In Murder Plot
In Scranton Pennsylvania 16 year old Marlene Chomko was sentenced to an indefinite term at the state Industrial Home for Women at Muncy after testifying as the state's star witness in a conspiracy to kill her parents. She bade her mother farewell after the judge Otto Robinson imposed the sentence and the pair met privately. The case involved co defendants Salvatore Diana and John Pitta, alleged to help plot the killings for estate gain.
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Scranton
Marlene Chomko
State Industrial Home For
Muncy
Marlene
Otto P. Robinson
Margaret Chomko
Taylor
Salvatore Diana
John Pitta
President Eisenhower admitted to Walter Reed for ileitis
President Eisenhower was ordered to Walter Reed Army Hospital as a precaution after an ileitis diagnosis. He had abdominal pain and a stomach upset but no heart trouble, with doctors monitoring his condition and postponing travel plans.
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Eisenhower
Denver
Howard McC. Snyder
Mr. Eisenhower
Hagerty
Snyder
Walter Reed
Col
Francis Pruitt
Walter Reed Hospital
John
White House
Gettysburg
Bulganin Challenges U S To Match Military Cut
Soviet Premier Bulganin asks Eisenhower to match Russia’s 1.2 million manpower cut in a two page letter delivered by Ambassador ZARUBIN. U S officials say they will not reduce forces from 2,850,000 despite new disarmament proposals and a push to streamline military power.
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Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
United States
Eisenhower
Russia
U.S
Georgi Zaroubin
Bulganin
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Bulgan
Free World
Dulles
Charles E. Wilson
Niagara Gorge Wall Slides Kill at Schoellkopf Plant
A wall of the Niagara Gorge broke away near the Schoellkopf Hydroelectric Plant sending hundreds of tons of rock into the structure. A worker, Richard Draper of Lewiston, is missing and presumed dead while 39 others escaped. Two more rock slides followed as sightseers watched from the Rainbow Bridge. The plant, part of Niagara Mohawk, housed six generators totaling over 250000 kilowatts.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara Gorge
Schoellkopf Hydroelectric Company
Richard Draper
Lewiston
Rainbow Bridge
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
New York State
Ike Illness Triggers Broad GOP Reactions Nationwide
White House announced President Eisenhower suffered an upset stomach and headache prompting cautious Republican reactions. Leonard W. Hall said Hagerty’s statement speaks for itself while Bridges called the illness not serious and Knowland reserved comment. Nixon declined to comment as he worked at his desk. International papers led with Eisenhower health, with Paris reporting a 10 percent dollar drop and London papers headline Eisenhower ill again. Adlai Stevenson expressed concern and hopes for a speedy recovery from California after his primary win.
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Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Leonard W. Hall
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Hall
Bridges
Senate
GOP
Knowland
Calif
California
Tim
Nixon
Stevenson
Sabotage Report Follows Unrest in Red-Guard Regions
Vienna reports say Ukrainian rebels derailed a Soviet army train near Shepetovka on May 20, killing an unknown number of soldiers. Soviet troops and MVD sealed off the area and detained armed rebels. In Georgia, posters called for an independent republic as police cracked down after disruptions tied to Khru shchev’s anti Stalin campaign.
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Vienna
Austria
Shepetovka
Lvov
Kiev
MVD
Tiflis
Josef Stalin
Georgia
Moscow
Berdichev
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Stalin
Two Inmates Escape Post Jails In West Texas
In Post Texas both local jails were found empty as Gordon Brant 47 and Kenneth Fincham 24, both of Post, fled. Brant reportedly hammered off the old jail door and Fincham’s cell door was left unlocked after Brant’s alleged release. A statewide alert was issued for the two fugitives.
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Kenneth Fincham
Post
Brant
Finchum
106Th District Court
Clipper lands safely after engine problem en route to Los Angeles
A Pan American Clipper arriving from Honolulu touched down at Los Angeles International Airport with 62 aboard after flying 1100 miles on three engines. Captain H J Blanco of San Francisco said he feathered the No 2 engine when it began to fail.
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Los Angeles
Honolulu
International Airport
H. J. Blanco
San Francisco
Bomb injures Brady lawyer in wetland scandal case
Sam McCollum a 37 year old Brady lawyer serving L V Ruffin and a witness in Bascom Giles cases survived after a bomb wired to his 1953 station wagon exploded when he turned the ignition. He suffered multiple fractures and chest and abdominal injuries. Police seek bomb experts to identify the attacker with Ruffin’s assistance.
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Brady, Tex
Sam McCollum
L. C. Atherton
Brady Hospital
McCollum
MccCollum
Atherton
L. V. Ruffin
Veterans' Land
Bascom Giles
Austin
Giles
State Penitentiary
Veterans Land
Royal visit to Sweden draws massive crowds in Stockholm
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive for a historic visit as police guard against foreign threats and Swedish officials suspend leave for patients. About a quarter million people line the streets while bands play and royals ride in horse drawn carriages to the royal castle.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Louise
Gustaf
Royal Castle
Veterans Affairs Committee Approves Expanded Pension Bill
The House Veterans Affairs Committee backed a multibillion-dollar pension bill for veterans including disabled and widows. Estimates place first-year costs at about 1.4 billion with increases over ten years, amid administration opposition and differing views on the Legion plan. President Eisenhower reportedly opposed the measure.
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Washington
House Veterans Affairs Committee
House
American Legion
Olin E. Teague
Dtex
Eisenhower
Legion
Rep
Christopher
D-Mo
Teague
Airman Survives Terrific Crash near Fort Worth
Fort Worth officers marveled as Carswell Airman 2 C William Vermeer 23 survived a spectacular crash on Riv er Qoaks Boulevard. His 1955 Buick plummeted 60 feet from an embankment after tearing through a bridge and fence, ending in a 30 foot ditch. He was knocked unconscious and later listed in satisfactory condition with scalp and face cuts.
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Fort Worth
Carswell
William Vermeer
Trinity River Bridge
River Qoaks
Vermeer
Carswell Air Force Base
Jo Dodson Crowned Miss Lake Whitney in Pageant
The 18-year-old redhead from Cleburne High School's graduating class was chosen Miss Lake Whitney ahead of six other contestants in the local pageant held last night.
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Lake Whitney, Tex
Jo Dodson
Cleburne High School
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Paris
London
Bannerline News
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Evening Standard
Adlai E. Stevenson
Brady
Grady
Ruffifin
Ruffin
Golden Jones
Jones
State Department of Public Safety
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