End of a Tragic Story End of a Tragic Story
Irving teachers launched a work stoppage to protest the school board’s firing of Supt. John L Beard and urged parents to withdraw children from classes until a settlement is reached. A mass meeting was approved by a citizens committee backing the teachers and Beard.
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Irving
Texas
John’ L. Beard
Beard
George Stricker
Ft. Worth
William L. Ward
Ralph Yarborough
Dallas
Charles Young
UN to Lift Israel Attack Charge
UN Security Council weighs Egyptian charges of violent aggression by Israel in Gaza border fighting that left 38 Egyptians and 8 Israelis dead. Israel counters with claims of Egyptian violations of the 1949 armistice and seeks broader Arab-Israeli settlement. The mixed armistice commission may report as council considers how to proceed.
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United Nations
UN Security Council
Gaza
Beypean
Israel
Council
Egyptisrael UN Mixed Armi l
Palestine
Egyptisrael
Omar Lautti
Beyat
Abba Ehan
Israél
Egypt
Cairo
Iftékhldad
Jerusalem
Gift Is Gift Linda's 8 Words Ring to Them
Actress Linda Christian explains in a 30 page affidavit why she will not return 132500 dollars worth of jewelry given by Robert H. Schlesinger. She says the jewelry is a gift and mentions the earlier gift after meeting in New York last November. Van Cleef and Arpels had sued for the return of the jewels alleging a bounced 100000 dollar check as part of payment. Christian says she told Schlesinger if he cannot pay the jewelry his family has the means to help him.
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Los Angeles
Linda Christian
Robert H. Schlesinger
Tyrone Power
Schlesinger
New York
van Cleéf and Arpels
Miss Christian
Lieck Withdraws Bill to Abolish Texas Rangers
Rep Lieck of San Antonio withdrew his bill to abolish the Texas Rangers and proposed a substitute that would transfer rangers to other divisions of the state department of public safety at the same salary. He said withdrawal came at the request of friends and accused the Rangers of being a relic of horsedrawn days.
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Austin
Lieck Jr
San Antonio
Texas Rangers
Lieck
Rangers
State Department of Public Safety
Mother 21 Elopes With Boy 15 Sparks Custody Case
A 21 year old mother Edith Rooney and 15 year old Robert C Dalton are in custody after a so called romantic elopement in South San Francisco. Police suspect child mistreatment and say Dalton is a county ward. Rooney claims they are in love and plan marriage once cleared.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Edith Rooney
Robert C. Dalton
Robert
Rooney
Judges Meet To Hear Ochs At South Texas Banquet
Herman H. Ochs of San Antonio will be principal speaker at the South Texas Judges and Commissioners association banquet and dance at the Gunner hotel Friday night. He chairs Wolff & Marx and will address about 200 delegates and guests at the final event of the 3 day meeting. Judge Oscar Dancy Cameron county and Commissioner J E Curlee Live Oak county received awards for long terms of service. Paul H Walzer Temple deputy state conservationist spoke Friday among guest speakers. Friday afternoon will see officers elected and the resolutions committee report and convention city for 1956 announced.
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Herman H. Ochs
San Antonio
South Texas
Assin
Gunner Hotel
Ochs
Wolff & Marx Department
Oscar Dancy
Cameron County
J. E. Curlee
Live Oak County
Paul H. Walzer
Soil Conservation Service
Temple
Texas Teachers Group Surpasses 1954-55 Goal by 2000
The state headquarters in Austin announced that membership in the Texas State Teachers Association exceeded the 1954-55 target by 2000 teachers, indicating strong early support for the program and expanded outreach efforts.
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INE
Texas
Jin Austin
Retail sales edge up versus prior week says Dun and Bradstreet
National figures show a small weekly increase in sales and a strong year over year gain per Dun and Bradstreet. The report notes higher activity across sectors with total demand well above the same week last year.
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Dun & Bradstreet
Eisenhower Returns From Gettysburg Farm Visit
A round up of brief world notices reports Eisenhower returning to Washington after a night at his Gettysburg farm. Amid other items Bruno Pontecorvo urged scientists to oppose atomic weapons while Iran’s Shah reportedly won at roulette and Queen Soraya went broke on a Baden Baden night out.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Gettysburg
U. S
Free World
Bruno Pontecorvo
Russia
M.margaret Jameson
Texas Western College At
el Paso
University of Maryland
Shah Reza Pahlevi
Iran
Soraya
Baden Baden
Germany
Ademayer
Train derailment near Plauen kills engineer and many Soviet soldiers
A Russian military train derailed near the East German town of Plauen last Saturday, killing the engineer and a large number of Soviet soldiers, according to a refuge railwayman. Also noted is Harold E. Stassen arriving in Ceylon amid aid ban over rubber sales to Red China. Communist Czechoslovakia to raise farm prices up to 10 percent to ease food shortages blamed on hoarding. In Montreal, Loraine Fawcett spoke on color trends for men's shirts at a Packaging Association of Canada conference.
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Plauen
Harold E. Stassen
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
Loraine Fawcett
Packaging Association of Canada
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Margaret Anne Hughes
London
Linda
Anthony Eden
New Delhi
Bagdad
Jo Collins
Gene Rector
Joske’s
Hin EI
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