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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
2
Political race slate for J T Rutherford and WM Deaderick
In the 16th Congressional District J T Rutherford of Ector County seeks election as Representative in Congress. William B Deaderick runs for District Judge in the 70th Judicial District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
16Th
Dist
J. T. Rutherford
Ector County
WM. B. Deaderick
Hall Sees Good Chance For GOP in Congress Race
ALBUQUERQUE Republican chairman Leonard Hall says the GOP will pick up seats in both houses of Congress in November due to favorable national economic prospects. He argues voters support Eisenhower's program and will elect him to Congress to back it, noting Democrats appear split in backing the President's plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Leonard Hall
Congress
Eisenhower
Hall
AMA Ponders Split Fee Idea at Annual Convention
The American Medical Association debated whether doctors may split fees in certain cases to present a single bill. A split believed easier for patients faced strong opposition from leader Dr. John W. Cling, with a committee asked to reconsider overnight. The group also approved resolutions to reexamine gamma globulin distribution, promote safety belts, oppose compulsory inclusion in social security, and resist a world medical code overseas and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMA
House
Braunlich
John W. Cling
San Francisco
The
Blood Bank Committee
Egyptian Officer To Face Trial for Sedition
Col. Ahmed Shawky former officer commanding the Egyptian Infantry Corps will face Revolution Court on charges of conspiring to foment sedition in the army and to arouse discontent against the regime. Prosecutors issued the indictment a day after a military court sentenced 16 officers to up to 15 years for attempting a coup. The document says Shawky had contact with circles endangering state security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Ahmed Shawky
Ee’ Ian
Shawky
Securits
Sun Hatches Out Batch Of Chicks
In Standish Maine a batch of eggs discarded at the town dump hatched 41 chicks after baking in hot sunshine. caretaker Bert Chaplin reports the chicks appear to be thriving despite their unlikely entrance to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standish
Maine
Bert Chaplin
Chaplin
Blind Musician Drowns In Lake in Kentucky
In Madisonville Kentucky a 41 year old blind musician James T Forbes drowned after his skiff capsized in a lake. He shouted Where's the bank repeatedly as he swam in circles until exhaustion. Forbes brother in law Eurie B Duvall 27 went under immediately and Daniel Fisher 16 heard his cries and tried to help but watched him vanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
James T. Forbes
Eurie B. Duvall
Forbes
Daniel Fisher
Thornton Fears Colorado Economic Future Amid Heat Wave
Denver reports a blistering heat wave with unofficial 103 degrees in the business district and Fort Lupton at 108. Gov Dan Thornton and Agriculture Commissioner Paul Swisher discuss designating Colorado a federal drought disaster area as water supplies dwindle and reservoirs hold a two year supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Denver Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Fort Lupton
Colo
New Mexico
Dust Bowl
Worland
Wic
Akron
Douglas
Wyo
Casper
Farmington
N.M
Grand Junction
Cheyenne
Lander
Wye
Thornton
Colorado Agriculture
Paul W. Swisher
Conservatives and Liberals Urged to Unite for Capitalism
Texas leaders at a federation of labor convention urged conservatives and liberals to join forces to defend capitalism. Maury Maverick Jr. criticized Gov Shivers and Atty Gen Shepperd, urging intelligent confrontation with communism and warning against totalitarian tactics. A federation election for president loomed, with Leroy Williams and Wallace Rely contending as delegates debated leadership. Joe McCollum rebutted Shivers on foreign agitators, noting his Texas birth and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Maury Maverick Jr
San Antonio
Maverick
Texas
Shivers
Federation
Bill Harris
Deas
Leroy Willams
Houston
Wallace Rely
Dallas
Joe McCollum
Boilermakers’ Union
McCollum
Allan Shivers
CIO Leader Seeks Contract With U S Steel In Week
Pittsburgh union chief McDonald moves to reach a new contract with basic steel industry within a week as U S Steel presents an unsatisfactory proposal. Strike possible at midnight next Wednesday when current pact ends. Wage Policy Committee authorizes actions while other producers watch closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers
McDonald
U.S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Basic Steel
U.S. Steel
Washington
Union
Regional Weather Forecasts for Texas and Louisiana
Regional forecasts note clear to partly cloudy skies and warm conditions through Friday across East and South Central Texas, with widely scattered thundershowers near the coast. North Central and West Texas remain generally fair and hot, while Louisiana sees clear to partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms in the far south. Oklahoma remains mostly clear with hot, humid conditions and highs around 95 to 105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachians
Ohio Valley
mid-Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Plains
Upper Lakes
California
United States Weather Bureau
Florida
Rockies
South Dakota
Upper
Michigan
Texas
West Texas
Fair Land
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Rye Bread Tied to Illness Says Doctor in NYC
Dr. Julius Kaunitz of New York told the American Medical Association that consuming large amounts of rye bread can trigger Buerger's disease and ergotism, a toxin from ergot in grains. He questioned government ergot limits and urged grain inspection and studies of patient diets to see if rye intake correlates with the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Julius Kaunitz
New York
Buerger
Kaunitz
American Medical Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
New York City
Weather Outlook Kansas Heat Wave Through Thursday
Mostly clear and hot with strong winds and higher humidity in Kansas on Thursday. Friday turns partly cloudy with a cooler end to the week and a chance of widely scattered thunderstorms, especially in the northwest. Highs near 100 to 105 for Thursday, cooling to the 60s in the far northwest overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Rare Heart Operation Telecast On NBC Tonight
A five year old girl in Minneapolis is saved by a radical heart operation using her father's lungs. The live coast to coast program from the AMA convention airs at 8 p.m. est on NBC as part of March of Medicine with doctors from the University of Minnesota guiding the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
American Medical Association
NBC
Pamela Schmidt
Minneapolis
March of Medicine
Smith, Kline & French Laboratories
Philadelphia
Pamela
Thhe University of Minnesota
Driver Must Pay For Car After Bridge Crash
A Dallas driver involved in a late night crash fled scene after his car careened off Forest Avenue bridge and struck Mrs. Lucile Price's home causing several hundred dollars in damage. Price chained the bar to a tree and demanded payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Forest Avenue
Lucile Price
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