Porter Accused Of Seeking National Committeeman Post
Houston oilman H Porter faced charges that he tried to buy the Texas national committeeman seat in 1948 from the late Col R B Creager. Old Guard leader Henry Zweifel alleged the bid and a related letter show Creager’s stance was non negotiable. Zweifel heads the Texas Old Guard and backs Taft in a split delegation fight ahead of the Chicago convention.
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Texas National Republican
Henry Zweifel
Jack) Porter
Col
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Porter
Zweifel
Sarges
Creaers
Houston Chronicle Today
Texes
Ight D. Eisenhower
Crter
Texas
Old Guard
Tate
Robert A. ‘Taft
R-O
Creager
Tex
Chicago
Ville Bullington
Wichitaks
Ethel K. Holcomb
Reager
Naional
Man Blinded by Sun Struck by Truck in Pampa
H L Edwards 1016 Campbell was crossing EB near city limits when a west bound pickup driven by Verson Y Alexander 38 of Pampa struck him. Edwards received multiple injuries including fractures and facial wounds. coworkers aided him to the Panhandle packing house, and he was taken to Highland General Hospital.
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Frederic
H. L. Edwards
Campbell
Edwards
Ed Johnston
Edwarda
Highland General Hospital
Commies Build German Army Threat to West Europe
Western Europe faces a potential East German and Soviet buildup as six European parliaments debate creating a unified European Army. West Germany may take years to mobilize 400,000 troops for the defense plan, while East Germany plans to expand its People’s Police to about 90,000 now and 180,000 by 1958, with a total of 25 divisions and 375,000 men expected under Moscow.
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Germany
East Germany
West
Free World
Europe
Harz
People’s Police
Moscow
Filing Fee Deadline For Local Office Aspirants
Saturday is the F-Day filing fee deadline for precinct county and district candidates seeking the Democratic primary ballot on July 28. Fees are seven percent of the first year’s salary per office, split among multiple candidates if needed. The Gray County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Monday to verify payments and draw ballot positions.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Gray County Democratic Executive Committee
Court House
Aaron Sturgeon
County 4 H Girls Set for 3 Day Camp Event
Gray County H Club girls join Hutchison and Carson County members for a three day camp at Luke Mc Glellan on June 20 and July 12. Registration with club leaders due by June 27 overseen by Miss Helen Dunlap home demonstration agent. Demonstrations on safety camp songs and other activities planned.
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Gray County
Hutchison
Carson
Luke McGlellan
Helen Dunlap
Ounty
Penola
Taft Attacks Eisenhower On Domestic Foreign Issues
Senator Robert A. Taft blasted General Dwight D. Eisenhower on domestic and foreign topics during a national telecast. He accused Eisenhower of being ill informed or shifting views on government spending, tax cuts, and defense, urged ending price controls, repudiating Truman policies, and gradual draft elimination while stressing individual liberty and a personal platform.
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New York (P
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Taft
Wisenhower
Isenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
Tait
House votes to end price controls on most consumer goods
The House voted 146 to 88 to end price controls on items not rationed or allocated, and to lift ceilings on goods selling under cap for at least three months. The move would remove most controls or force rationing of favored goods, amid a broader push and political maneuvers around wage and steel disputes.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Truman
Wagel Stabilization Board
Congress
CIO
United
Senate
Fep
Bolling
D-Mo
Secretary of Agriculture
Kefauver Attacks Ike Taft During Detroit AFL Talk
Senator Estes Kefauver campaigning for the Democratic nomination attacked Eisenhower and Taft as promising tax cuts without regard to government finances. Speaking at a Detroit AFL labor meeting, he urged Michigan’s 40 delegates to support him at the Democratic National Convention. Governor Williams welcomed Kefauver, praising his message but offered no convention pledge.
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Detroit
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
AFL
Kefauver
Lisenhower
Taft
Tennessee
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Elks Invite Help for Gainesville Circus Setup
Elks members are asked to meet at the rodeo grounds Saturday and Sunday to install seats for extra bleachers. The work prepares for the Gainesville Community Circus sponsored by the lodge on June 27 and 28.
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Rodeo Grounds
Gainesville
Nation Faces Near Halt of Arms Output Over Steel Strike
A survey shows steel shortages threaten arms production including atom bombs and jets. Defense experts say supply gaps could delay weapons, aircraft, and ammunition as the CIO Steelworkers push to move defense materials through picket lines while contractors shift orders to non strike plants.
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Washington
Nuel
Defense Lovett
CIO Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Defense Department
Charges Delib Swedes Consider Joining NATO
Stockholm editorials report unprovoked Russian attacks on two Swedish planes and a Swedish espionage network under protection of the Soviet embassy. The incidents spur serious debate in Sweden on joining NATO for the first time since the Cold War began, with anger across the Scandinavian democracies.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Sogiel
Stockhom
NATO
Kremlin
Bonn
Pavia
West Germany
Europe
Clouds Bring Brief Cool Interlude Amid Heat Wave
A light shower yesterday dropped about .03 inch and gave West Texas a temporary break from near record heat. Forecasters expect hotter conditions with highs above 100 in many areas. Dalhart recorded the state's coolest reading early Friday at around 10 degrees.
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Mercury
West Texas
Presidio
Dalhart
Eisenhower Delegates Meet in Texas Amid Conference Talks
Guill and Miller plan private talks with General Eisenhower during his Texas visit. Delegates Gull and Miller, plus alternate BU Smith, will discuss preparations for May precinct, county and state conventions and shared political opportunities. They will fly to Dallas Saturday morning. A Midland nurse, Mrs Jewel Baker, was killed in an auto accident near Midland yesterday.
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Ben Guill
Buel
Miler
Dallas
Gen
Eisenhower
Texas
Gull
Miller
Chicago
BU Smith
Dumas
Guill
Iie
Dallan
Midland
Jewel Baker
Here
Weather signals arrival of summer in Pampa
By Ed Nash, Pampa notes that official summer begins at 6:13 am Saturday after a spring marked by unusually high temperatures and very low rainfall. The article compares June averages from 1949 to 1951 and shows this year’s mean temperature at 71.6 degrees with only 4.33 inches of rain through May, suggesting a notably dry, warm spring ahead of summer.
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ED Nash
Pampans
Pampang
Pampa
Relaxation of Building Ban Scrapped
Washington reports the government scrapped plans to ease building restrictions set for July 1. National Production Administration head Henry H. Fowler said easing curbs on home construction and on amusement and recreation sites must be postponed indefinitely. CIO Steelworkers actions followed Supreme Court ruling nullifying Truman steel seizure.
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Washington
Henry H. Fowler
National Production Administration
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworks
U. S. Supreme Court
Truman
Foreign Aid Bill Signed by Truman in 1949
President Truman signed a foreign aid authorization totaling 6.4477 billion dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1, setting a ceiling for worldwide military aid at 4.5934 billion and economic aid at 1.8053 billion. Congress endorsed aid in principle but criticized parts of the program and may reopen debates on appropriations. The bill falls short of the President's request by about 1.489 billion.
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Washington
Truman
United States May Buy Planes From European Makers
Washington reports the United States may purchase airplanes from European NATO members under a mutual security fund plan. NATO nations would supply war planes to meet European needs while U.S. aid funds support procurement, with the decision resting with the executive branch amid tightened U.S. defense budgets.
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United States
Washington (P
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
William H. Draper
Europa
North Atlantic
NATO
Paris
U.S
Europe
Draper
Two Accidents In Pampa Near Ballard And Kingsmill
Two automobile accidents occurred Thursday near Ballard and Kingsmill in Pampa. A Hood sedan backed from the curb on Ballard and collided with Elliot’s northbound car, causing $75 damage and Hood’s arrest for no operator's license. A second crash near Malone and Reed damaged Lambright’s and MecMahon’s cars for about $220 with no arrests. 13 new polio cases were reported in Houston, raising hospitalized total to 263 victims in Houston and surrounding areas.
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Pampa
Ballard
Kingsmill
JA. Hood
Adans Hotel
Richard N. Elliot
N. West
Elliot
Hood
Collison
Malone
Reed
Billie C. Lambright
Albert
James R. MecMahon
B. Craven
Lambright
Houston
Houston City Health Department
Hoveton
County
Pointe
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