Holden Hepburn Top Oscars as Eternity Dominates
William Holden and Audrey Hepburn won top acting Oscars at the 26th Academy Awards. From Here to Eternity tied the record with eight wins, including Best Picture. Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra earned Supporting acting honors, Doris Day and Ann Blyth shared Best Song.
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Stalag 17
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Miss Hepburn
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NBC Center
Radio City
Pearl Harbor
Donna Reed
Denison
Iowa
Frank Sinatra
Eternity
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Ann Blyth
Fred Zinnemann
George Stevens
Shane
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Walt Disney
Angus cattle breeder J W Rea dies after attack in Carrollton
In Carrollton Missouri on Thursday 77 year old J W Rea a renowned Angus breeder died from injuries after an attack by a bull. Authorities describe the incident as a fatal accident and homicide investigators are reviewing details.
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Carrollton, Mo
J. W. Rea
Partly Cloudy Forecast With Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild conditions today with a high near 73 and a low around 50 tonight. Tomorrow will be warmer with a high near 80. Yesterday's high reached 70 with a low of 46.
Violence Flareups Sharpen Waterfront Struggle in New York
Violence erupted on the New York waterfront as AFL longshoremen faced hoodlum assaults in Brooklyn and Manhattan amid a 22 day shutdown. A NLRB examiner urged tossing the AFL ILA election due to intimidation during December voting as tugs navigated the harbor and workers returned to duty.
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Good Reason For Missing School
Mrs. Louie Ann Hicks, third grade teacher in Hobbs New Mexico, led a classroom discussion on regular attendance. An eight year old girl from the West recalled missing school only once after contracting broncho pneumonia.
Rape Slaying Case Opened in Dallas Trial
The March 26 Dallas trial of Tommy Lee Walker for murder of 29 year old Mrs. H. C. Parker last September opened with District Attorney Henry Wade outlining the state evidence. Parker, a mother of a four year old, was raped and slain near a Love Field area bus stop. Walker faces murder charges only.
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Dallas
Tommy Lee Walker
H. C. Parker
Henry Wade
McCarthy Not Wanted by Michigan GOP Leader
Detroit Michigan. John Feikens Michigan Republican state chairman says Senator McCarthy is not wanted as a spokesman in the state. Feikens notes McCarthy’s recent visit occurred over the objections of party leadership and Senator Homer Ferguson.
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Detroit
John Feikens
Michigan
McCarthy R-Wis
McCarthy
Feikens
Homer Ferguson
Texas Weather Mixes Fog Rain and Dust Across State
A patchwork forecast shows fog along the coast with limited drizzle in the Rio Grande Valley and dust in other areas. Tornado threat passes as forecasters predict clearing to partly cloudy skies, milder in the northwest. Coastal visibility varied from three-quarters to four miles while inland readings ranged from 26 to 61 degrees.
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Galveston
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Prescott man uses public safety item in family assault
Dexie Gulley 24 a farm worker from Prescott surrendered to officers after a domestic dispute escalated into a fatal shooting at his wife’s Bluff City area home. Three family members died Will Purifoy 53 his daughter Callie Mae 14 and son Shelton 10. Others injured included Guthie Mae 16 and two other relatives. Gulley is jailed on open charges as investigation continues.
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Everett Ward
Dexie Gulley
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Ward
Will Buck Purifoy
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Callie Mae
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Guthie Mae
R. W. Purifoy
W. R. Purifoy
Lindbergh’s Son Secretly Weds Barbara Robbins
Publicity shy Jon Lindbergh, 21, wed Barbara Robbins, 23, in a secret ceremony last Saturday. Records show Robbins listed as a Northwestern coed not registered this quarter while Lindbergh is a Stanford senior. The aunt says the couple honeymooned and may move to Palo Alto.
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Jon Morrow Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Barbara H. Robbins
Saturgas
Fuiay
Lindbergh
Cook County Clerk’s Office
Northwestern University
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
William W. Miller
Five Hooded Bandits Hold Up Durant Club
Five men wearing stockings robbed the Durant County Club early Friday, forcing about 35 members to remove pants and surrender money. They escaped with an estimated 2300 to 5000 dollars after cutting phones and puncturing tires. One victim was struck. sheriff hints at suspects but expects no arrests soon. The crime mirrors a prior $20000 Cushing hold up. Durant lies on the edge of Lake Texoma in southeastern Oklahoma.
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Durant, Okla
Durant County Club
Bill Barker
Barker
Cushing
Okla
Durant
Oklahoma
Lake Texoma
Mexican airliner crash near Monterrey kills 18
A Mexican airliner crashed in fog and storm near Puente de Morales 16 miles north of Monterrey. All 18 aboard died, including five Americans from Texas and Oklahoma. rescue teams and a US Air Force helicopter were alerted.
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Mexico City
Friar’s Peak
Monterrey
United States
U. S
William Airshie
James L. McCormick
George McCormick
Donald T. McCormick
Amarillo
Tex
Hecto Saucedo
Nogales
Pacific
US Air Force
San Antonio
Solons Land Nike Tests At Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss Texans and other Congress men from the Armed Services and Appropriations committees viewed a top secret Nike missile test. They praised the weapon as a vital defense link but warned a single bomber breach could cause severe damage. Rep Lloyd M Bentsen Jr said the Nike will shorten bomber pilots life expectancies while insisting Air Force interceptors remain essential. Rep Victor Wickers ham called the test impressions impressive and reassuring.
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Nike
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
D-Tex
Russia
Bentsen
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Appropriations Committees
Victor Wickersham
D-Okla
Three U S Soldiers Killed in Tank Accident Near Front
Three American soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division were killed and another seriously injured when their tank ran over an old mine during maneuvers near the front. The Army announced the incident occurred Thursday and detailed the fatalities and injuries.
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Seoul
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Ming
First all Negro Midland jury convicts man of public drunkenness
Levi Johnson, a Negro, was found guilty of being drunk in a public place and fined 50 dollars by an all Negro six man Midland jury in corporation court before Judge Edwin T. Stitt. The jury, selected by City Attorney John Culver and defense attorney Robert L. Traweek, heard Johnson's case stemming from March 6 when officers testified he interfered with a disturbance involving two women.
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Levi Johnson
Johnson
Corporation Court
Edwin T. Stitt
John Culver
Robert L. Traweek
Mrs Cordell Hull Dies at 79 in Staunton
Mrs Cordell Hull widow of former secretary of state died in Staunton Virginia at age 79. State Department spokesman said she had visited her sister in law Irene Witz and died at 1230 a m Friday. She married Cordell Hull on November 24 1917 and the couple lived in Washington in recent years.
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Cordell Hull
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Hull
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Lincoln White
Hulls
Washington, l
Federal Housing Program Sliced By House Panel
The House Appropriations Committee recommended cutting President Eisenhower's four year public housing plan to about 35 000 units and ending it in two years. The omnibus bill totals 5 566 118 763 dollars for the next fiscal year, 363 604 837 below the President's request and 375 168 400 under this year.
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Cutter Sinks in Med Sea Killing 33 Sailors
The Spanish cutter Guadelete sank in a gale off Gibraltar wounding 33 dead and 44 survivors. Survivors were plucked from 20 foot waves by Italian sailors and later brought to Algeciras aboard the Punta Europe as Spanish authorities sought aid from Gibraltar and the British cruiser Superb.
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West Texas Relays Open Activity Today
West Texas Relays begin today at Broncho Stadium with a three division track and field meet. Sessions run 1 p m today 9 a m Saturday and 1 p m Saturday with dozens of high school and college teams including North Texas State East Texas State Sul Ross Hardin Simmons West Texas State Abilene Christian McMurry Howard Payne Texas Western New Mexico Military Corpus Christi and a star university division featuring Texas Rice Houston Baylor TCU Texas Tech SMU. Weather goals a near perfect day and records expected to fall across events.
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Odessa Country Club
Amarillo
Andrews
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East Texas State
Sul Ross
Hardin - Simmons
West Texas State
Abilene Christian
McMurry
Howard Payne
Texas Western
New Mexico Military
University
Shivers Tax Plan Clears First Legislative Hurdle
Gov Allan Shivers sees his tax plan to fund teachers and state workers clear a major first hurdle as the Revenue and Taxation Committee backs the general bill by 16 to 4. Rep Joe Kilgore supports sending the measure to the House and aims for House action next week. Rep Jack Fisk pushes a separate 10 percent tax cut, arguing relief is needed amid drought and unemployment, but his bill is sent to a subcommittee.
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Allan ‘Shivers
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Shivers
House
Joe Kilgore
McAllen
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Kilgore
Senate
Jack Fisk
Fisk
Joe Burkett Jr
Kerrville
Ncne
Bogus check artist jailed for interstate fraud scheme
George Marion Cain a 53 year old former cook and painter pleaded guilty to two federal charges of interstate transport of fictitious checks and equipment used to print them He was remanded in jail on 8000 bond per count after appearing before a U S commissioner Cain admitted using a mythical wife and non existent car to scam motel and trailer camp operators He was captured after returning to a Mineral Wells camp where a previous victim identified him and alerted police.
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George Marion Cain
U.S
Cain
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Seven Believed Dead In Flames In Duluth
garbled report notes seven men believed dead after a fire. five bodies expected in the ruins. four injured. one man died at St. Paul hospital. rescue workers found a body near an exit ten feet from a doorway.
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St. Yeu Hospital
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