Odessa teacher dies after heart surgery in Dallas
Mrs. S J Singley 48 an elementary schoolteacher in Odessa died about 11 p m Sunday at Baylor Hospital Dallas after being flown there for heart surgery Relatives said she had been ill about two weeks She lived with her husband at 2716 Keystone Dr A long time Odessa educator teaching at Sam Houston Elementary and earlier in Ector County schools including South and Travis She taught in Paris Junior College and Magnolia Ark Junior College before returning to Odessa in 1949 Funeral services will be at 4 p m Tuesday in Detroit Tex with burial there She is survived by her husband and her father Claude Councill of Detroit Tex
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S. J. Singley
Odessa
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Schoo
Rusk
Travis
Paris Junior College
Magnolia
Ark
Sam Houston
Detroit
Tex
Claude Councill
Labor reform bill faces union dues rights clash
Senators clash over Potter amendment allowing members to reclaim dues used for political or non union activities. Morse labels it union busting while Goldwater and Curtis back it. Despite disputes, main provisions to reform Taft Hartley act and empower rank and file move forward with recall and term limits for locals and internationals.
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Potter
R-Mich
Barry Goldwater
R-Ak
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Secretary of Labor
Auto Workers Back At Bargaining Tables With UPI Report
UPI reports the United Auto Workers return to talks with Ford and GM as observers weigh when to push for deals. The union urges stronger unemployment and pension protections. companies argue union demands remain high and note 1958 model inventories may push layoffs this summer. Reid urges safeguards for workers facing plant shutdowns.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
UAW
Auto Company
Walter P. Reuther
Monahans Man's Rites Held Today
Monahans in West Texas held final rites for John Lewis Ragsdale 78 a longtime resident. Rev Levi Price officiated with burial at Monahans Cemetery under Barnes Funeral Home direction. He died Saturday in Ward County Hospital survived by Emma widow three daughters Clyde son five granddaughters two great grandsons.
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Monahans
MonAhans First Baptist Church
John Lewis Ragsdale
West Texas
Levi Price
Barnes Funeral Home
Ragsdale
South Alice
Ward County
Emma Ragsdale
Earl Fitch
L. L. Lane
C. G. Lee
Oklahoma City
Clyde Ragsdale
Austin
Face and failure in modern China politics
The essay argues that the loss of face forced by public self criticism under Maoist rule accelerated China’s stagnation. It traces face as a cultural barrier, noting how officials avoided admitting ignorance, refused questions, and resisted reform. The piece links such behavior to broader social and political decay.
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China
Reds
U S Ports Snarled By Maritime Strike
New York reports two strikes by marine engineers and seamen halt over 50 ships at East and Gulf Coast ports. Talks to resume. potential spread to about 700 ships. NMU and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association at odds over contracts. Engineers in port will not sail but keep ships safe. Agreement already reached with the institute on a three year contract for 30,000 NM members.
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New York
UPS
Gulf Coast
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
National Maritime Union
NMU
Marine Engineers Union
American Merchant Marine Institute
Engineers Union
The
Institute
Troops Quell Cyprus Riots
British paratroops move to Cyprus to restore order as mob clashes between Turkish and Greek Cypriots strain relations and test NATO unity. An additional 2,000 paratroops and 1,000 security personnel join 10,000 police plus a Royal Navy cruiser with 100 marines and four helicopters as Prime Minister Macmillan plans a program for the island. Curfew remains at night while Governor Foot lifts day curfew. Athens reports Turkey withdraws from Izmir command and shifts forces to northern borders amid escalating tension.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
NATO
Britain
Lebanon
Malta
Harold Macmillan
Hugh Foot
Athens
Green
Turkey
North Atlantic Alliance
Greece
Europe
Izmir
Smyrna
Sion
Drive To Limit Trade Launched
Washington AP Senator Styles Bridges and Senator Knowland push to limit reciprocal trade law extension to three years, opposing the House five year measure urged by President Eisenhower. Bridges warns of 1960 election uncertainties and favors tighter tariff controls, while Hagerty notes Eisenhower backs the five year extension. Senate and House leaders weigh political support and damper escape clauses.
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Washington
Styles Bridges
William F. Knowland
Calif
Bridges
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
James C. Hagerty
White House
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Playhouse Picks Officers Here
Walter Acreman elected Permian Playhouse president for next season in Don Maxwell home. Mamie Carpenter and Ken Rutledge are vice-presidents. Thelma Maxwell secretary. Don Maxwell treasurer. Retiring president became director. Ed Costello and Neil Beck also named. Committees named for Summer projects Building Play selection Publicity with multiple members.
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Walter Acreman
Permian Playhouse
Bill Holm
Don Maxwell
Mamie Carpenter
Ken Rutledge
Thelma Maxwell
Ed Costello
Neil Beck
Mrs. Beck
Jean Bryan
Ken Shoemake
Jim Kyle
Bette B. Miller
Laura Holcomb
Woody Weylandt
Bill Beck
Billie Miller
J. Ellsworth Powell
Paddy Stewart
Holm
Rutledge
Jane Holcomb
Maxwell
Carpenter
Frank White
Dottie Costello
Jay Mehaffey
Coy Holcomb
Nancy Cooper
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du Pont
Doncrest Rose
Chatham’s
Chemstread
Doncrest
Acrilan
Orion
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UPI Automotive Editor
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People’s Republic
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Gate of Heavenly Peace
Tienan
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