Rattlesnake roundup draws 5000 hunters in Texas
In Sweetwater Texas a crowd of about five thousand gathered on a vast ranching region and captured three thousand venomous rattlesnakes. The haul weighed roughly 3000 pounds with the largest seven pounds. Prizes were awarded to Howard Kinerd for the heaviest catch and to professors Gordon C. Carrell and Maurice J. Sharp for the largest guest catch totaling 275 snakes. Entrants hailed from multiple states and local observers joked about Texans going loco.
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Howard Kinerd
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Plainview
Gordon C. Carrell
Maurice J. Sharp
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Franco Reyes
Massachusetts
Ohio
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Texas
al Cowhand
U N Chief in Laos Visit by Dag Hammarskjold
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold arrived from Bangkok to visit the 10,000 Seabees in Laos. The trip marks a high level U N presence amid regional tension as Hammarskjold plans discussions with local authorities on postwar reconstruction and security.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Bangkok
Press-Ceteoram: Falked as second class evaller at Pasi
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Pasi
Olle
Lea Beach
Cal i
Pime
Long Beazh
Regiber Audi
Mau Shi'e Coov
New Year Hope for Beltone Hearing Aids Sale
Fragmentary line suggests a New Year offer on Beltone hearing aids or bulky instruments. The text is incomplete but indicates a promotional hearing device sale or slogan about listening to life. No clear names, dates, or places are legible.
Mamie on the Way Home From Denver
The first lady Mamie Eisenhower departed Denver at 9:58 a.m. amid mild sunny weather for her return flight to Washington. The brief note confirms her departure and travel plans.
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Mamie
Denver
Eisenhower
Washington
Brown Names Harbors Aid Harbors Aid
Gov Brown appoints Homer L Wexberg Los Angeles Teamsters official to State Small Craft Harbors Commission replacing Joseph A Heek. Beck sought reappointment January but withdrew amid conflict of interest concerns. Wexberg to a four year term pending Senate confirmation.
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Sacramento
Brown
Homer L. Wexberg
Los Angeles
Teamsters
Joseph A. Heek
Balbo Island
State
Beek
State Senate
Beck
Police Group Opposes Police Unionization in California
The Police Officers Research Assn of California called for opposition to pending bills allowing police unionization. President William Lovejoy of Oakland urged that police allegiance be to the people and that unions would harm impartiality. In New York, about 50 gamblers were nabbed and questioned as a task force seized lists and cash while a Manhattan grand jury ordered retired sergeant Joseph Luberda to testify.
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Salt Lake City
Michael Howell
Mike
Waldo Snyder
Ine
Boston
Joseph J. Shimkus
Stanley Gore
Gore
Monterey
Poace Officers Research Assn
Calif
California
William Lovejoy
Oakland
Lovejoy
New York
Luberda
Suffern
Federal Auto
Brooklyn
Prand Jury
Manhattan
Joseph Luberda
Jobless Area Federal Aid Sought Anew
Washington Democrats press anew for federal help as unemployment grips communities. House banking subcommittee chair Brent Spence says over 375 million dollars in loans and grants is vital to the economy, despite Eisenhower vetoes of similar bills. Administration seeks 50 million with emphasis on technical assistance to regions hit by industry losses.
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Washington
House
Brent Spence
D-Ky
Eisenhower
Eisenhower to Hold News Conference Wednesday at 10:30
President Eisenhower will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 10 30 a m local time. The announcement notes the event will be conducted in Washington with no immediate agenda released.
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Washington
Eisenhower
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