Railroads On Comeback Run In America
New York based UPI reports railroads in the United States staging a comeback with mergers to form a modern, automated network. East Coast consolidations dominate talks as Chesapeake & Ohio seeks Baltimore & Ohio, Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line work on deals, while Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railway merge and eye ties to New York Central and Nickel Plate. Central links with C&O B&O. Pennsy weighs joining Western group. merger plans face labor, community and regulatory hurdles.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Norfolk & Western
Virginian Railway
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Nickel Plate
Pennsylvan
Ia RR
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore
Ohio
Pennsy
Norfolk and Western Group
Middle West
West
Comnie
Blaze Damages Laredo Times Plant
A fire at the Laredo Times plant caused damage confined to the stereotyping section, likely starting in electrical equipment or an overheated casting box. The blaze cut power and phone lines for hours but press time was preserved with only a brief delay. Fire Capt. Amado Pena sustained a non serious fall injury.
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Laredo
Allen K. Tish
Amado Pena
Three Canning Factories Sold
Dallas based H. L. Hunt Products Co announces the purchase of three food canning factories in Jacksonville and Alto Texas. Two plants are in Jacksonville and one in Alto as part of a broader expansion of Texas operations including a Nacogdoches chicken canning plant undergoing a 500000 expansion and a Dallas bakery and frozen food plant under construction as part of the Parade Brand expansion.
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Dallas
H. L. Hunt Products Co
Jacksonville
Alto
Tex
Texas Food
Nacogdoches
Graduate Head Named At A&M College Station
President Earl Rudder announced that Dr Wayne Hall, age 41, was appointed head of the Texas A&M graduate school. He previously led the plant physiology and pathology department, succeeding Dr J B Page who becomes dean of the graduate school at Iowa State University. Page also serves as dean of the college, a position not yet filled at A&M.
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College Station
Earl Rudder
Wayne Hall
Texas A&m
Hall
J. B. Page
Iowa State University
Page
A&m
Odessa Driver Hurt In Highway Collision At Ellis Drive
A 32 year old Odessa man Bill E. Scott sustained a bruised left arm and cuts and bruises on both legs when his car collided with a vehicle driven by 24 year old Jack D. Frazee as Frazee attempted a left turn on Ellis Drive. Both cars suffered $1,100 in damages. Scott’s car was a total loss.
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Odessa
Andrews Highway
Ellis Drive
Bill E. Scott
North Lauderdale
Scott
Jack D. Frazee
Frazee
Odessa Woman Slightly Hurt in Highway 302 Crash
An Odessa woman named Helen W. Ellis, 51, was slightly injured when her car went out of control and overturned about 2.6 miles west of Odessa on State Highway 302. The vehicle rolled twice. she was alone and to be admitted to Medical Center Hospital.
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Odessa
Helen W. Ellis
West 24Th
Medical Center Hospital
A. J. McReynolds
Odessa Man's Father Dies in Wingate Area
Arthur Dee Johnson, 75, of Wingate, died 5 p.m. Saturday at Medical Center Hospital after illness at his son's Odessa home. Funeral Monday at Wingate Methodist Church with Rev Dan Gaines officiating. Burial in Fort Chadbourne Cemetery near Wingate. Survived by wife, two sons W R Johnson of Odessa and Charles R Johnson of Big Spring, brother Hugh Johnson of Austin, and three sisters Mattie Drake of Belton, Raymond Clark of Abilene, and Jim Hill of Abilene.
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Arthur Dee Johnson
Wingate
Medical Center Hospital
the Baptist Church
Odessa
W. R. Johnson
Charles R. Johnson
Big Spring
Hugh Johnson
Austin
Mattie Drake
Belton
Raymond Clark
Jim Hill
Abilene
Labor Leaders Back Kennedy Candidacy Gains Support Across Unions
Union sources say most top labor leaders back Senator John F Kennedy for the Democratic presidential nomination. AFL-CIO leaders including Walter Reuther and David McDonald reportedly favor Kennedy while others urge Symington or Johnson. Symington aides dispute the tally, noting delegates' votes may differ.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Kennedy
Missouri
Citizens- For- Johnson’ Committee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Massachusetts
Afl-Cio
High Command
Symington
Johnson
Auto Workers
Walter R. Reuther
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Odessa Rites Slated Today for Roy Walker
Funeral services for Roy Clinton Walker aged 58 will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Northside Baptist Church Odessa with Rev. A. C. Hardin of Kermit officiating. Burial will follow in Odessa Cemetery under Hubbard Funeral Home direction. Walker, born February 14, 1902 in Stewart Oklahoma, moved to Odessa in 1935 after working in West Texas oilfields for about 30 years. He was married to Opal Brownlee and survived by his wife a daughter Mrs W T Hopkins of Kermit his mother Mrs W F Davis of Stewart Oklahoma a sister Mrs W J Sparks of Jacksonville Arkansas and three grandchildren. Pallbearers are Mike Allen Claude Allen Charlie Brownlee J C Brownlee Jim Massey Burl Donovan.
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Roy Clinton Walker
Stevenson
MedicalCenter Hospital
Northside Baptist Church
Odessa
Hubbard
Walker
Stewart
Okla
Opal Brownlee
Conroe
Big Spring
West ‘Texas
Methodist ‘Church
Bruce Burney Transport Company
Odessa youth injured in two car crash at 25th and East County Road
A 16 year old Odessa resident, Stanley E Firebaugh of 1306 Doran Drive, sustained a bruised shoulder when his 1954 model car collided with a southbound vehicle driven by 35 year old Robert Donald Strand of 512 East 86th. The crash occurred about 10 30 p m Saturday. Firebaugh was treated and released at Medical Center Hospital. Both cars sustained about 700 dollars in damage.
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Odessa
25Th
East County Road
Stanley E. Firebaugh
Doran Drive
Medical Center Hospital
Firebaugh
25Th Street
Robert Donald
Strand
S6th
Brush Fire Rages Across 1200 Acres North of Los Angeles
A brush fire swept 1200 acres of canyon slopes in five miles north of Tujunga within four hours. Winds around 25 mph hinder containment as 400 firefighters, 25 pumpers, and six water-bombing planes battled the blaze. no homes were in immediate danger.
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Los Angeles
Little Tujunga Canyon
Angeles National Forest
Tujunga
Grass Fire Near Odessa Doused, No Damage Reported
Odessa firemen answered a grass fire eight miles northeast of the city about 4 p.m. Saturday. The blaze began when a trash fire spread to nearby grass but caused no damage, with firefighters reporting a quick containment.
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Odessa
Lubbock Driver Dies In Crash
A car traveling at terrific speed overturned inside Lubbock city limits killing Shelby Leon Barber 40 and seriously injuring Richard Barber 34. The crash happened on U S Highway 84 southeast of Lubbock with the car leaping ditching and skidding. Police pegged the speed as terrific and noted the vehicle rolled multiple times and traveled a quarter mile after braking.
Child Injured In Fall At Grandfather's Odessa Home
Seven year old grandson of J H Riges 1703 Na bors Lane injured Saturday in a fall from a fence at his grandfather's home in Donelson Tennessee. He was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital. The youth is visiting in Odessa.
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Joan Denton
J. H. Riges
Nabors Lane
Medical Center Hospital
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