Midland Nurse Dies In Fiery Two Car Crash
A 30 year old Midland nurse Judy Baker died in a fiery two car crash about seven miles east of Midland. In the Midland hospital are James Madison Land 43 Odessa roughneck his wife Bernice 33 and their five year old daughter Nancy and Henry Ayers 34 Midland. Ayers is unconscious with third degree burns and critical condition. The Lands escaped their car before it burned. The Lands two saltin twins nine years old survived.
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Midland
Ayers
Texas Highway
House Approves Bill To Bolster Marine Corps
The House backed a compromise Marine Corps bill by unanimous vote sending it to the Senate. It grants the commandant a voice with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sets a 400 000 maximum end strength, and codifies three combat divisions and three air wings. The measure returns to both houses for final action.
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Washington
Marine Corps
House
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs
Sen. Long
D-La
Senate Group
Senate House
Congress
Alexander lauds UN teamwork in Korea amid British critique
British defense minister Earl Alexander praised United Nations forces in Korea as highly effective during a press conference in Edmonton. He said UN cooperation was one of the war's best features and dismissed British criticism as unfounded. He warned a third world war would be a grim dress rehearsal for future conflict.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Britain
Earl Alexander
United Nations
Korea
Japan
Alexander
Canada
Italy
Ottawa
Washington
London
Winston Churchill
Murder Over Nickle Poker Sparks Fatality in Houston
Houston residents recount a night-time poker dispute that ended with a fatal shooting. Landon Boyton Walters, 42, died after an argument over nickle-a-hand bets. Bernard Lester Amos, 37, faces murder charges in Justice Tom Maes' court as investigators note the dispute centered on ten cents.
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Houston
Landon Boyton Walters
Bernard Lester Amos
Tom Maes
Delegates Seek Odd Lodging Arrangements for Chicago Nominee Meet
Chicago reports reveal hundreds of delegates for next month's presidential nominating convention seek unusual housing. One requests exact room layout, another a low cost air conditioned room, a 21 room house with a three car garage remains unfilled. Over 8 000 rooms secured downtown and 4 000 more spread to 17 miles away. A Southern delegate jokes about Lake Michigan access if not recognized by the credentials committee.
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Chicago
Housing Bureau
South
Lake Michigan
Delegation Denies Mexican Official Insult Claim
A Kendall County group met Governor Shivers to dispute Mexican Consul General Cosme Hinojosa’s claim that he was refused service at a Boerne cafe because of race. Grimsley denied the charge as 15 locals pledged no discrimination and planned a formal statement after talks with Vaughn Bryant of the Texas Good Neighbor Commission.
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Austin
Boerne
Kendall County
Allan Shivers
Vaughn Bryant
iTexas Good Neighbor Commission
John van Cronkhite
The
Good Neighbor Commission
Dirksen to Do Taft Nomination Speech at Chicago
Senator Dirksen of Illinois will deliver the presidential nominating speech for Senator Taft at the Chicago Republican convention next month, Taft campaign manager said. Dirksen has served as Taft’s Illinois campaign manager.
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Dirksen
Taft
Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Chicago
Illinois
Eisenhower Sets Out To Defend Texas Delegates
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower says he will travel to Texas to press for the will of the American people amid the Taft Eisenhower delegate dispute. He plans speeches in Denison Denton and a Dallas radio address while contesting Texas 38 convention delegates. He stresses delegates must be elected by free expression and warned against unduly influenced picks.
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Associated Press
Republican National Committee
Texas
Taft
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Colo
Oregon
Charles P. Howard
National
GOP Committee
Chicago
Denison
Dent
Dallas
CBS
Republican Party
Perrin Field
Full Scale War Seen in Council
United Nations faces a heated clash as the United States denounces Russia’s new bid to urge ratification of the 1925 Geneva Protocol on bacteriological weapons. Soviet Delegate Jacob Malik presents a mild appeal while avoiding Korea charges, triggering sharp retorts from U S Delegate Ernest A Gross.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Russia
U. N. Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
Korea
Malik
Ernest A. Gross
Officer Bernard O'Brien Convicted of Wife Slaying in Germany
Warrant Officer Bernard O'Brien of San Antonio Texas was found guilty by an Army Court Martial in Munich of premeditated murder in the May 7 killing of his wife. He admitted striking her and testified he intended only to make her suffer, not kill. He was sentenced to death.
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Munich
Germany
Bernard O’brien
San Antonio
Tex
O’brien
Here
Federal leasing on oil land ends near 640 acre rule
Washington reports the Interior Department issued a regulation requiring oil and gas leases to be at least 640 acres except unusual cases. The move follows a surge of 40 acre five year leases and warnings about firms offering small leases for fees up to 300 dollars. Leases from 640 to 2560 acres are deemed most practical for development and the rule aims to curb reuse of large leases in small chunks.
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Washington
Interior Department
Department
Senate Kills Three Truman Reorganization Plans
The Senate voted 56 to 29 defeating three of President Truman's government reorganization ideas to remove Senate confirmation of city postmasters U S marshals and customs collectors. The move preserves congressional control over 21 582 federal jobs and blocks shifting appointments to department heads.
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Washington
Trumah
Senate
U.S
House
Congress
Corn Beef Man Leaves Large Hamburger Tip in Orange
A well dressed stranger ordered corned beef but got hamburger steak at a Virginia restaurant. He ate a few bites and left a $531 tip, then vanished. Police seek the mystery man as two witnesses recall him hiding the tip beneath a plate. The tip will be held for a year before transfer to the witness.
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Orange
Viola Deviin
Virginia
Devivi
Miller Is Found Guilty Draws Life Sentence
Lanky S. Miller Jr. was found guilty of armed robbery by a Midland District Court jury for the Jan. 27 hold up of the Har-Will Courts in Odessa. The verdict, delivered after about 1 hour 15 minutes, carries a life sentence. Miller’s defense claimed insanity as he faced District Judge R. W. Hamilton.
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S. M. Miller Jr
Midland
Odessa
R. W
Bob) Hamilton
Miller
Duke Kimbrough
Opal Geraldine
Kimbrough
Shirley Miller
Lubbock
Truman Denies Candidacy While Explaining Tax Stance
President Truman said he is not a candidate and can discuss tax cuts. He rejected a 15 percent cut as risky and warned about steel production and the Taft Hartley law. He called Eisenhower a friend, commented on Taft and Hariman, and spoke on civil rights and Seaway plans.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Averell Harriman
Hareriman
District of Columbia
U. S
Senate
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Howard University
MacArthur
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Sweden raises air alert after Baltic clash
Sweden orders stepped up air attack alertness and instructs forces to defend against Soviet fire after a Swedish Catalina was shot down over the Baltic. Denmark urges fire if attacked. Foreign Minister Anden rushes back from Italy as observers question if neutrality will endure amid Baltic tensions.
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Sweden
Densmark
Oesten Anden
Rome
Anden
Fredom
Baltic Sea
Russia
Baltic
Cost-of-Living Barometer Edges Up Amid Rising Housing Costs
Washington reports the living-cost index for the month ending May 15 rose to 189 percent of the 1935-39 average, a 0.2% increase driven by higher rent and grocery prices. A million and a quarter rail workers gain a 2 cent hourly wage boost tied to the index. Prices for clothing, fuel, electricity, and furnishings edged down slightly.
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Washington
OC President In Serious Condition
Odessa College president Murry Fly remained in serious but improved condition at Medical Center Hospital after a severe heart attack at his home on Saturday night. He was moved to the hospital Monday as his condition worsened briefly and hospital officials report he is now showing signs of improvement.
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Murry Fly
Odessa College
Medical Center
Fly
Quadruplets born to 27 year old mother in Weymouth hospital
Marion Manning, 27, gave birth to three boys and a girl at South Shore Hospital after her May 24 admission for a virus. The four babies, weighing two to three pounds each and measuring about a foot long, arrived between 9:23 p.m. and 11:16 p.m. They were placed in incubators and described as fair to good as their doctor called the deliveries a great responsibility and a privilege for a physician.
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Weymouth
Mass
Robert R. Ryan
Edward J. Hadley
Ryan
Manning
John
Etheredge Withdraws From Commissioner Race
Odessa building contractor J. B. Etheredge withdrew from the race for Ector County Commissioner of Precinct 3. He cited new roles as commander of the Odessa VFW post and a deacon at Belmont Baptist Church, saying he could not devote enough time to the commissioner job.
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J. B. Etheredge
Odessa
W. 24Th
Ector County
Etheredge
Odessan
VFW
Belmont Baptist Church
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria Near Complete Break
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia is one step from a full split with Bulgaria after recalling almost all embassy staff in Sofia. Tito government says Bulgaria rejected protests over the alleged kidnapping of an embassy employee.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Sofia
Marshal Tito
Belgrade Radio
Dodgers edge Cubs 5 0 as Erskine no hits no runs
Brooklyn reports Carl Erskine, 75 year old pitcher, threw a no hit no run game for the Dodgers against the Cubs, prevailing 5 to 0 on Thursday. A walk spoiled a perfect game with two outs in the ninth.
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Brooklyn
Carl Erskine
Dodgers
Cubs
Erskine
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Estel KeFauver
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