Early Snow Of Half Inch Falls Across West Texas
A half inch of snow fell Monday night into Tuesday morning across the region from the Panhandle to San Antonio, with lighter flurries in Hobbs and Lovington New Mexico. Temperatures dipped to 28 31 degrees as crews reported road hazards and one death in Gaines County from a truck incident.
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New Mexico
Hobbs Daily News-Sun
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Lovington
Carlsbad
Roswell
Kermit
Sheriff's Office
Seminole
Andrews
Pecos
Charles Fitzgerald
Reeves County
George Baker
McCamey
Mary Lucas
McCamey News
McCame
CAB Probers Examine Bomb Theory In Plane Crash
Civil Aeronautics Board officials said evidence points to a bomb like explosion in the United Air Lines crash near Jongmont Colorado killing 44. Investigators report luggage walls blown out and acrid fumes like gunpowder. Officials note no plane malfunction and caution that a definitive bomb finding is not yet made.
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United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
James N. Peyton
CAB
Jongmont
Colo
Peyton
Rocky Mountain
UAL
Medicine Bow Peak
Wyoming
Eisenhower to Address Nation After Hospital Stay
President Eisenhower will leave Fitzsimons Army Hospital Friday and speak to the nation on TV and radio from Lowry Air Force Base before flying to Washington. A second address will occur on arrival at National Airport. He plans weekend rest at the White House and a return to Gettysburg for further recovery, with decision on 1956 reelection not expected until late January or early February.
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Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Dent
Lowry Air Force Base
Columbine III
Gettysburg
White House
Refused Beer Sparks Fatal Targeted Shooting at Arlington Lounge
Two Arlington youths Johnnie Lee Oliver and L C White shot at an employee of the Random Mill tavern near Fort Worth after being refused service to drink. Oliver, 20, and White, 17, surrendered and faced assault to murder and illegal weapon charges. Oliver linked to a prior murder case. police seek probation compliance.
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Johnnie Lee Oliver
L. C. White
Arlington
Random Mill
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Sheriff's
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Dirty Neck
Big Jewel Theft Reported From River Oaks Home
Lamar Fleming head of a world wide cotton company reported $100000 in jewelry missing from their River Oaks estate after thieves struck while the couple walked their dogs last night. Detectives say the burglary was timed and may reflect prior knowledge of the home with a 15 minute window and a window entry.
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H. F. Golden
Yrleming
Queen Named Fort Worth Farm Bureau Queen
Myrtle Thompson, 16, a brunette from a 1000 acre farm five miles south of Dimmitt, was named queen of the Texas Farm Bureau at last night’s ceremony.
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Myrna Thompson
Brunet
Dimmitt
Texas Farms Bureau
South Sees End To Public Playgrounds
Southern leaders react to the Supreme Court ruling banning racial segregation in publicly funded facilities. Some fear most public golf courses playgrounds and pools will close or be privatized while others expect gradual adjustment. Georgia and South Carolina officials express opposition emphasizing possible park and facility closures or restrictions.
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High Court
Deep South
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Atlanta
South Carolina
George Bell Timmerman Jr
Phoenix Homicide Probe Advances on Fresh Lead
Police say the "hottest lead yet" in the Willie Bioff murder case centers on an underworld bomb expert who reportedly was in Phoenix when Bioff died in a blast. Sheriff Boies announced a request to arrest the unnamed hoodlum, while 29-year-old William Savoie from New Orleans was booked for attempting to extort Bioff's widow for information. Mrs Bioff viewed her husband’s mangled body as an inquest date was set.
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Boies
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Navoie
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Bioff
Gordon Selby
Savoie
Molotov vetoes free elections in Germany at Geneva
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov rejected Western proposals for free elections to unify East and West Germany. He signaled possible new Geneva proposals while Moscow hosts the Big Four foreign ministers conference. Ambition to reach East West agreement faces doubts amid calls for neutralizing Germany and parallel talks on security.
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West Germany
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Russia
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
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Bestia
Weather forecast notes cool spell with sun and risk
Partly cloudy this afternoon then clear and colder tonight. Wednesday will be fair and not as cold. Outdoor facilities and automobile radiators should be protected. Highs 44 today and 54 tomorrow, lows 25 tonight and overnight. Sun sets 6 54 p m and rises 7 11 a m. Precipitation data incomplete.
Barmaid Held In Rat Poison Death Of Boys
Mary Falcon a 27 year old barmaid was held in connection with the deaths of two brothers aged 7 and 6 in New Orleans. Police say rat poison tablets were found in her apartment and in her purse she carried clippings about the deaths. Authorities initially blamed malnutrition before the coroner ruled rat poison caused the deaths.
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New Orleans
Mary Falcon
William Jr
Lawrence Baughman
Baughmans
Charity Hospital
Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton ties knot with Von Cramm
In Versailles at a town hall ceremony Andre Mignot officiated as Barbara Hutton and Gottfried von Cramm married in secrecy. Only the groom’s brother and the chateau curator attended. The sixth marriage for Hutton and von Cramm’s second followed a volatile personal history.
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France
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
Star Baroni
Gottfried von
Versailles Cheteau
Andre Mignot
National Assembly
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von Cramm
Williams Plea Reversal Ties Woman to Double Murder
Mrs Ann Williams, 26, mother from Pasadena Texas, had pleaded guilty to the February murder of her two young sons, 7 and 9, and was to begin two life terms at Goree prison Huntsville. She changed her mind and said she did not want to plead guilty. Authorities prepared to move her to a life sentence.
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Ann Williams
Goree Women’s Prison
Huntsville
Tex
Calvin
Pasadena
Fox
Williams
Prowler Admits Being At Scene Of Woodward Death
In Mineola New York a burglar tied to the Woodward estate upgraded his story saying he was on the property the night of Woodward Jr. shot. Paul Wirths 23 a German refugee was held on burglary charges and later reported detailing his movements from the garage to near the house then through a window and into the home as Mrs Woodward fired in fear.
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N. Y
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Newsat Coley
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Waal
Wirths
Long Island
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