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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
2
Edward Francis Dwyer of Washington faced non support and abandonment charges. Judge William H. Grimball, with help from the sheriff, clerk of court, and a solicitor, raised 16 dollars and sent Dwyer by bus to Washington after he admitted he had not left the state due to lack of funds.
Two United States correspondents for Time and Life magazines escaped unharmed after a plane crash near Tegucigalpa Honduras yesterday.
Shelton Connecticut police book Lionel Adams 23 of Southbury on a charge of stealing a rowboat after he was paged at a movie theater and met by state trooper Gies Thomas. He posted $100 bond. The report ties the incident to the crash of a small plane at Esquipulas Guatemala, with Reuters and Washington dispatches noting rebel activity and U S involvement.
Actress Wanda Hendrix and wealthy sportsman James Langerd Stack Jr married in a garden ceremony Saturday at Stack's Lake Tahoe home, beginning a two month honeymoon at the family lodge. The couple, aged 25 and 38, confirmed the wedding took place yesterday with a private family gathering.
Washington June 28 The Senate prepared to open debate on the administration’s broad tax reform bill. Democratic pressure aimed to add general provisions, complicating GOP efforts to move the measure forward.
The United States guards Central American air and sea approaches from Caribbean waters to detect any Soviet bombers or clandestine incursions. Officials warn Guatemala’s regime faces external pressure amid regional tensions, with a focus on radar and surveillance to deter possible adversaries.
State patrol reports three armed robbers broke into a 20 man dice game near Atwood yesterday. They seized about 50 000 and fled as officers pursued them through woods. After a brief exchange of shots the robbers escaped, leaving chasing officers empty handed.
WASHINGTON June 28 The political impact of the McCarthy Army hearings is as much a question mark as the inquiry outcome. Editor surveys show Democrats claim benefit from televised airings while Republicans see little or no effect. Opinions vary on national and state levels with some credits to McCarthy’s damaged or boosted image and others noting harm to Eisenhower. Senate hearings may affect Wisconsin and Missouri politics and the Democratic presidential outlook in uncertain ways.
Regional forecasts cover EAST and SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS through Tuesday with warm, partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers. North Central Texas remains warm with isolated storms, West Texas sees scattered showers from the Pecos Valley to South Plains, and Louisiana and Arkansas forecast hot to fair conditions with occasional thundershowers. Oklahoma and Missouri show hot to humid with scattered storms in parts of the west and northwest and cooler highs in the northwest. Highs range from the 90s to near 100, with nightly lows in the 60s to 80s depending on location.
The New York Times and New York Herald Tribune cite high diplomatic sources saying the United States and Britain back a two year plan to withdraw 80000 British troops from the Suez Canal zone. Egypt to replace British supervisors with civilians and the canal area to be open to Allied forces if needed.
Bodies of 23 people were recovered from a Mexican air force C-47 that crashed into El Jeco mountain 50 miles northwest of Mexico City. Authorities had said 16 aboard, later listing seven more, including 14 servicemen and nine civilians. Rescue was slowed by heavy rains as 1,000 troops searched the wreckage.
Tunisia's nationalist town of Tunis lacks a caretaker government as Mohamed Salah M'Zali’s cabinet, which resigned 12 days ago, leaves affairs in limbo. The French administrative government runs the protectorate on a stopgap basis after ministers quit on June 16, citing renewed violence and misunderstanding by certain groups.
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