Man Knifed Robbed and Left To Die On Road
A 25 year old oilfield worker Glenn Van Donk was stabbed three times in the back and robbed of 50 dollars by three men in a Midland Odessa area attack. He was found near Midland Highway by a motorist at 1 30 am and transported to Medical Center Hospital in serious condition. Police suspect the assault occurred in a car and investigators are seeking the three young men seen at a tavern earlier. His injuries include deep back stab wounds and possible spinal damage with no suspects yet identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas
Glenn van Doak
Medical Center Hospital
Midland Hwy
E. Eighth Street
Midland
van Donk
Universal Construction Co
Mid-land
Odessa
Johnnie Wise
van Dook
G. C. Ragsdale
Cannon Courts
W. Second
Hubbard
Wise
Big Three Seek Agreement on Germans Issues
The Western Big Three Powers aim to agree on conditions for a possible four power talk with Russia on Germany. They seek an impartial inquiry into elections before any four power session and differ on meeting terms and scope with Moscow. France favors early talks limited to elections and unification terms. The United States insists on prior agreement on an impartial inquiry.
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Washington P
Russia
State Department
Acheson
Moscow
Germany
United Nations
Washington
Paris
London
United States
Plans Completed For Water Party In Odessa
Odessa prepares a water festival to celebrate 5 000 000 gallons daily from Martin County wells arriving at the Colorado River Municipal Water District. A 2 30 p m program at the water plant features a miniature lake, bathing beauties, a fishing demonstration, and remarks by city and district leaders. Total daily water supply will rise to 21 000 000 gallons after a new pumping station in August.
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Odessa
J. L
Dusty) Rhoades
Chamber of Commerce
Martin County
Colorado River
Ture
Odessa High School
Edwin Parker
Fred Gage
P. C. (Cody) Harbour
CRMWD
J. L. Rhoades
Snyder
Big Spring
Ector County Commissioners Courts
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth layman accused of embezzling church funds
Hal H. Cherry Sr. a 61 year old Fort Worth businessman and Methodist lay leader, faced embezzlement accusations at the Central Texas Conference meeting in Waco. He admitted using part of $115000 in church funds for his business but said he replaced some of it and viewed the matter as a discrepancy rather than a shortage. The grand jury in Tarrant County has known about the case since June 6 and is active on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Hal H. Cherry
Central Texas Conference of the
Methodist Church
Gold Star Food Products Co
Cherry
P. E. Riley
Fort Sorenef
Riley
Eisenhower Says He Will Clean Out State Department
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower told Pennsylvania delegates at his June 1917 farm picnic that if he wins the GOP nomination and the presidency he would replace top State Department officials. He noted all top officials were in the other party and urged a new administration in all its parts. The event followed by Gov John S Fine, a leader of uncommitted delegates, who introduced him as a leading candidate alongside Taft. Fine indicated Pennsylvania would soon meet Taft as well.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
John S. Fine
Fine
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ike
GOP
Embezzler Sought in Odessa Laundry Funds Theft
No new leads in the search for Harry Leon Blair 51 longtime manager of Zenith Laundry and Dry Cleaners who allegedly skimmed about 3000 dollars from the Odessa business Blair of 315 South Grant is believed to have left the city Tuesday according to the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenith Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Sheriff's Office
Harry Leon Blair
S. Grant
Blair
Odessa
Murray says union shop not only obstacle in steel strike
CIO President Murray told a strategy session that four issues block a settlement of the 12 day old steel strike. He named management clause seniority incentive pay and union shop while denouncing claims the union shop is the only hurdle. He praised progress and pledged to carry out the convention mandate.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Murray
USW Executive Board
Steel Industry
U. S. Steel Corp
USW
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
Truman
Korea
Water Supply in Odessa Maintains Pressure Despite Lawn Use
Odessa's water situation stays bright as wells in Martin County feed the system. Water superintendent A L Wright reports heavy lawn watering continues despite showers, with a zone based schedule likely to end next week. The plan allows south of 17th Street and Conet Drive to water until midnight tonight, north of that line from midnight tonight to midnight Saturday, and the whole city from midnight Saturday to Sunday.
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Odessa
Martin County
A. L. Wright
Th Street
Conet Drive
Koje Island POWs Bow To UN Authority Amid Crackdown
Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner said communist led prisoners on Koje Island have begun surrendering after a campaign to break up large stockades. About 27,500 prisoners have been dispersed into smaller pens as Army efforts to enforce order continue.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. Boatner
United Nations Authority
Boatner
Boamer
Koje
Walter M. Redden
Anniston
Ala
Kose
Francis Dodd
President Takes Hands Off Policy On Mac's Politics
President Truman avoids a firm stance on Gen. MacArthur speaking at the Republican national convention. The Army says it will take no action, citing the five star rank creates a special category. Army Regulation 600-10 segment 17 remains in force, barring active duty personnel from political activity.
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Washington
Truman
Pentagon
MacArthur
Army
Congress
Navy
Gen. MacArthur
Doomed Darling Of Chance Celebrates Last Birthday
Donna Daft a nine year old girl in Chance Maryland celebrated a farewell party yesterday with about fifty town children in attendance. Doctors say her brain cancer marks the beginning of the end and she is not expected to live beyond six months.
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Chance
Donna Daft
Thomas Daft
Dafts
Donna
Slaying Suspect Is Still Sought In Andrews
Law officers across the Southwest hunt 28 year old J M Dailey charged with slaying 27 year old Eather Adams of Andrews. Witnesses say Dailey fired a single shot from a 12 gauge shotgun after an argument, Adams died Thursday morning. Dailey reportedly fled toward Arkansas in a 1949 Studebaker convertible with his wife and three year old daughter.
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Southwest
Andrews
Eather Adams
J. M. Dailey
Adams
Dailey
Arkansas
Studebaker
G. W. Harper
Lloyd Roberts
Harper
Mrs. Ken Regan Hurt In State Auto Crash
Mrs Ken Regan wife of U S representative from Midland was cut and bruised in an auto collision at Baird Texas yesterday. Hospital attendants said she was not hurt seriously. Her car collided with a vehicle driven by Dr Raymond Scott Jackson of Port Collins Colorado. He suffered cuts. Mrs Regan was driving alone from Washington to Midland.
Texas Polio Case Surge Reaches Record High
State Health Department reports 80 new polio cases in Texas last week raising the 1952 total to 668. Houston requests more nurses as crowded hospitals report ten polio deaths. Dallas notes 47 cases, six new cases in a single day, and emphasizes sufficient staff and iron lungs.
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Associated Press
Texas
Austin
State Health Department
Houston
Nell Harris Schwartz
Hedgecroft Clinic
Harris County
Dallas
Arthur P. Dyer
Dallas County
National Polio Foundation
Dyer
Charles D. Boyd
Baylor Medical School
Fort Worth
Lowell Hudson
Tarrant County
Hudson
del Rio
San Antonio
Bexar County
Burglary Report Ties Flat Resident to Late Night Break-in
Detectives report a Flats area burglary where 26 year old Jim Garner allegedly entered John Crome's home at 410 S Tom Green rear after lifting a screen door. A neighbor, Sam Burks, alerted police with a staged wake up conversation before Garner fled and was arrested at about 2 20 a m on burglary charges to be filed today.
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Jim Garner
John Crome
Tom Green
Sam Burks
Burks
Crome
Johnny
Garner
Andy Fenton
Shivers Considers Future After Governorship
Governor Shivers refused to rule out future political office after serving as Texas governor. He said he might not run again but left room for change, noting it depends on Texas voters and potential national roles. He emphasized ongoing interest in government but opposed a third term or a Washington move.
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Austin
Shivers
Orange
Tex
The
Orange Newspaper
Washington
Monahans Woman Killed in Highway 80 Crash
Easter Washington, 40, died from head injuries after a rear end collision eight miles east of Monahans on U S Highway 80. Lula Jones Bolden, 30, injured at Monahans Hospital, driver of the car, is being treated for head injuries. The truck driver Louie Pennington, 32, is uninjured. The truck owned by Art Tucker of Big Spring. Washington’s body at Farr Funeral Home Monahans.
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Monahans
U. S
Louie Herbert Pennington
Art Tucker
Big Spring
Miss Washington
Farr
Miss Bolden
Explosion Destroys $3 Million Convair Bomber in Ramp Fire
In San Diego on June 13 a B-36 bomber exploded and burned at the Convair ramp just before transfer to the Air Force. Gasoline fueling sparked the blaze as fuel was weighed. No injuries were reported though the $3 million aircraft is likely a total loss.
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San Diego
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Air Force
Convair
Truman Urges Federal Backing for Civil Rights Program
President Truman called for swift adoption of an all-out civil rights program backed by the full force of the federal government. He urged federal action to enforce desegregation and equal opportunity, contrasting this with state-only approaches. The speech at Howard University also touched on troops integration and cited past wartime and military examples to support federal leadership on civil rights.
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Washington
Truman
Howard University
W. Averell Harriman
Sen.Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Salong
Senate
Eissenhower
Eisenhower
Far East
Ridgway
Douglas MacArethur
MacArethur
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Mac
Ken Regan
Fair Emiplymetrc Practices Commission
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Paden
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
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