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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1956

Page

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Senate probes aides to Nixon and Eisenhower ticket

Senate Investigating Subcommittee questions aides tied to Nixon and Eisenhower as it weighs records from Murray Chotiner and White House secretary Maxwell Rabb. McClellan said the panel would meet Friday with Chotiner to obtain his law practice records and consider public session. Rabb declined to testify about secret files given to Robert Donovan.

Washington Senate John L. McClellan D-Ark Eisenhower White House Congress Richard M. Nixon Murray M. Chotiner Chotiner McClellan Subcommittee Robert F. Kennedy Arkansas Democrat Nixon Maxwell M. Rabb Robert J. Donovan Donovan New York Herald-Tribune

Commonwealth Prime Ministers Meet At Ten Downing Street

London reports the seventh postwar meeting of prime ministers from India Pakistan Canada Australia New Zealand Ceylon and South Africa at Ten Downing Street to coordinate responses to Soviet policy shifts and intra Commonwealth tensions plus Kashmir and regional base issues.

London British Commonwealth Commonwealth Ten Downing Street Anthony Eden Ceylon Solomon Bandaranaike India Pakistan Kashmir Eden Canada Australia New Zealand Union of South Africa

Tito Returns to Belgrade After Soviet Visit

President Tito told about 60 000 Yugoslavs at Kikinda that the Soviet Union is ready to struggle for peace with all progressive people. He spoke at a border station as he headed back to Belgrade from a visit to the Soviet Union and Romania.

Kikinda Yugoslavia Tito Soviet Union Belgrade Romania

Weather Forecast At Air Terminal Highlights Warm Day

The U S Weather Bureau at the Air Terminal reports partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change today and Thursday. Winds shift to southeast 10 to 15 mph today, with a high near 94 and a low around 72, while tomorrow’s high is forecast at 95. Sunset at 8:00 p.m. and sunrise at 5:44 a.m.

U. S. Weather Bureau

Road Employes Argue Job Right

Attorneys for Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and 13 employes argued that signing a union shop would threaten constitutional rights. The case centers on Texas right-to-work laws and whether Congress delegated power to private parties to enforce a union shop, with emphasis on Fifth and Ninth Amendment protections.

Austin, Tex Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Texas Amarillo E. A. Simpson Preston Shirley Galveston John Ben Shepperd L. N. D. Wells Dallas Railway U.S. Supreme Court Nebraska Simpson Thorize Texas Supreme Court Congress Santa Fe E. C. Nelson

Force Ordered To Stop Rioting In Peru

Peru's President Odria suspended constitutional guarantees and civil liberties for 30 days to curb violence after riots injuring about 60 people amid a nationwide strike by roughly 100,000 unionized workers. Armed forces and police were ordered to enforce the decree banning habeas corpus, public meetings, and unrestricted travel.

Lima Peru Manuel Odria Odria

Dulles Sees Weakened Moscow Control After Stalin Downgrade

Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow's grip on Communist parties outside Russia has weakened since Stalin's fall, with dissent rising among party leaderships both abroad and within the Soviet party. He warned the West of growing calls for freedom and urged unity to deny communism victories, citing broader Soviet influence in the Middle East and unchanged NATO relevance at Iceland.

Washington (M Dulles Moscow Russia Stalin Soviet Communist Party Khrusnchev-Bulganin West Iceland NATO Cairo Dmitri Shepilov Shepilov Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt Aswan Nile Middle East U. S Marshal Tito Yugoslavia Soviet Union Congress U.S

Foot Found On Midland Roof Stumps Police Mystery

Midland police investigated a left 13 inch long amputated foot found on a home roof. D. D. Green reported the foot after a neighborhood child spotted it. An anthropologist or lab study was considered to determine origin or cause.

Midland Tex D. D. Green Ani Harold Wallace Department of Public Safety Austin

Vote On Racial Issues Blasted In Texas Delegates Meeting

In Austin a Texas labor federation breakfast heard Rep. Maury Maverick Jr. attack a referendum on interposition as a phony issue meant to stir racial hatred. He criticized Gov. Allan Shivers and Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd for backing the interposition vote.

Austin State Federation of Labor Maury Maverick Jr San Antonio Allan Shivers John Ben Shephperd John Sen Shepperd Democratc Bexar Jefferson Harris County Allen Shivers

Tornadoes Kill and Wreak Damage Across Northern Midwest

Several states report deadly tornadoes and fierce storms Tuesday night and today. US Weather Bureau confirms twisters near Middleton Michigan Crawfordsville Indiana and Denmark Wisconsin with lightning fatalities in Chicago Wolf Lake Wisconsin and Marianna Florida. Camp McCoy Wisconsin reports Guard tent fires and injuries. Captain Lawrence Nelson saves a life.

Midwest Southland Grand Rapids Mica U.S. Weather Bureau Middleton Mich Crawfordsville Ind Denmark Wis Chicago Joseph Cimino George Nelson Wolf Lake Almond Melissa Mabel Alears Marianna Fla Camp McCoy 32Nd Wisconsin National Guard Division Lawrence Nelson River Falls Michigan Middleton- Perrinton-Pompei Wendell Wright

Air Tanker Explodes Killing Eleven Walker Airmen

Eleven airmen die when a KC97 refueling tanker from Walker Air Force Base crashes soon after takeoff and explodes in an open field ten miles south of the base. Nine bodies identified by morning with full names and hometowns listed. inquiry board to probe cause.

Roswell N.M Air Force Walker Air Force Base Walker Richard C. King Airr Walker Afb 509Th Walser Alb

Roads From Big Bill Set to Boost Interstate by 1958

Congressional sponsors anticipate major highways opening to motorists by summer 1958 as the 33 billion dollar highway construction bill clears Congress and goes to President Eisenhower. The plan allocates 25 billion in federal funds with a 90 10 state match and taxes totaling 14.8 billion over 16 years.

Washington Francis Case R-Sd Eisenhower

No Rain At All Falls In State

Weather across Texas stayed hot and dry with no rainfall recorded by the Weather Bureau on Tuesday into Wednesday. Forecasts expected mainly clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms possible and temperatures fluctuating from the 70s in Amarillo and Dalhart to the 100s in Presidio.

Associated Press Texas Weather Bureau Brownsville Presidio Amarillo Dalhart Dallas

Three Counties Stand Strong on Ballot Ruling

Three Texas counties Harris Bexar and Kleberg resist placing controversial racial and inter position referendum questions on the July 28 Democratic primary ballot. Harris County officials wrestled to a stalemate in Houston while Bexar and Kleberg confirmed earlier actions against the measures. The questions target school integration white black marriage interposition and related topics, prompting debate over legality and ballot printing funds.

Texas Harris Bexar Kleberg Harris County Executive Committee Houston San Antonio Bexar County Wieberg Jefferson Executive Committee Werlein W. N. Blanton Jr

Phony claim in Vic Riesel acid attack case

New York police labeled Alexander Ipema a phony suspect in the April 5 acid throwing that blinded labor columnist Victor Riesel. Ipema, 22, said two so called professional gunmen offered him $5 to throw acid but he refused though he accompanied the attackers during the assault. Police questioned him and found his account unreliable while Ipema sought escape from Hart Island workhouse after a vagrant arrest.

New York Bowery Victor Riesel Alexander Ipema Riesel Ipema Hart Island

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