Doris Ann Hail Wins National Spelling Bee Title
Doris Ann Hail, 13, of Hudson, Ohio, out-spelled 49 state champions to win the national spelling bee prize of 500 and a trip to New York. Marjorie Foliart, 13, of Crafton, Pennsylvania, was runner-up after missing "cierone" though correctly spelling "farraginous." Mary Ellen Rusk, 12, of Washington DC, finished third with 100 dollars.
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Cotton Ceiling Stays At 45.36 Cents A Pound
Speaker Sam Rayburn and Texas Agriculture Commissioner John White announced after talks with Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall that the cotton ceiling will not drop below 45.36 cents per pound. The 43.36 cent figure would only trigger the higher ceiling, protecting Texas farmers with potential gains estimated between 40 and 50 million dollars.
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Tornadoes Sweep Lawton and Ft Sill Cause Major Property Damage
Tornadoes struck Lawton and Ft Sill early Friday causing estimated property damage of 150000 to 200000. No injuries were reported. Four warehouses and a latline building at the Ft Sill artillery replacement center were damaged. Hail damaged autos and roofs in Electra and nearby towns. A thunderstorm hit Dallas with 60 mph winds as central Texas and the Panhandle faced scattered storms.
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Police clash as rioters storm Korean assembly hall
Two thousand men and women clashed with police for three hours in an effort to storm the Korean national assembly hall. Scores were injured as demonstrations against President Syngman Rhee continued throughout the day.
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Knights of Columbus Banquet Honors Wounded Leader
The Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree plans a June 14 banquet at Club Seven Oaks with Lt. Col. Edward Burns of BAMC as guest speaker. The event honors Korean soldiers wounded and hospitalized at Brooke Army Medical Center and continues a 1949 flag day program started by Sir Knight Anthony La Rocco.
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Truce talks recessed as Korea panel reconsiders repatriation
The Korea truce talks in Panmunjom recessed for three days to give Reds time to reassess the Allied demand for voluntary prisoner repatriation. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison led the UN delegation. Joy left for Tokyo to assume Annapolis Naval Academy post.
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