Abilene Man Injured Aboard Patrol Plane Hit By Chinese
A U S Navy Martin Mariner on routine patrol over the Yellow Sea west of Korea fought off two Chinese Communist Mig-15 fighters. Two crew were killed and two wounded. The damaged plane limped to the west coast of Korea for repairs before heading to Iwakuni Japan.
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Washington
Navy
Yellow Sea
Korea
Iwakuni
Jaan
Aviation
H. G. Goodread
Jamestown
N. D
Aviation Electronic
Claude Playforth
Cincinnati
Ohio
R. H. Smith
Brentwood Ave
Abilene
Tex
H. T. Atkins
League City
Tokyo
Siberian
Korean Peninsula
U. S
E. E. Bartlett
George West
Shantung Peninsula
Dairen-Portaga
Manchura
Scurry County Wildcat Tests Underway Near Eva Laws
Tests begin on the Northwest Scurry wildcat No 1 Eva Laws by Superior Oil and Intex Oil in the Mississippian after coring to 8 390 feet in Ellenburger. A 45 minute DST yielded 100 feet of fluid and 30 feet of salt water with no oil shows. well plugged back to 8 246 for completion tests. Stonewall wildcat No 1 McArthur swabbed 3 638 3 655 feet with shows earlier, after drilling to 6 410 feet in Ellenburger and 3 655 feet in Noodle Creek lime, then acid treated. no shows and shut in overnight. No 1 McArthur is 12 miles north of Rotan near Kent County east line. Drilling reports note No 1 M A Fuller at 5 470 feet in North Scurry, El Capitan No 1 Daugherty in West Kent at 6 200 feet, Superior No 13 536 Florance Lanham at 5 500 feet drilling ahead in lime.
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Superior Oil Co
Intex Oil Co
Northwest Scurry Wildcat
Ellenburger
Stonewall Wildcat Sun Oil Co. No
McArthur
Southwest
Stonewall Wildcat
Noodle Creek
Rotan
Kent County
Texas Co
M. A. Fuller
Scurry Wildcat
el Capitan No
Daugherty
West Kent
Wildcat
Superior
Eisenhower's Son with 3rd Division in Korea
Maj. John Eisenhower son of the Republican nominee serves with the U S Third Division in Korea. He calls Korea a hole yet says he is happy where he is and notes more war than people realize. He joined the 15th Regiment because it was once commanded by his father at Fort Lewis. He says he was for his father's nomination but doubts voting in November.
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U. S
Korea
John Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Fort Lewis
Wash
Decree Rule In Iran Moves Toward Dictatorial Power
In Tehran a bill to grant Premier Mossadegh dictatorial authority for six months won overwhelming approval in the Majlis on the third reading. Senates expected to follow. The measure would let Mossadegh govern by decree to solve Iran’s financial crisis after oil nationalization reduced production. A separate bill confiscating Ahmed Qavam’s properties passed quickly, while his whereabouts remain unclear after being ousted two weeks ago.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Senate
Majlis
Mossadegh
Ahmed Qavam
Grand Jury Impaneled Here With 14 Named Members
A new grand jury was impaneled this morning with 14 men on the panel and 12 serving. Jurors include A. H. Kruse Weldon Sumruld Ray Lunsford Wayne Boren Harold Bennett L. D. Franks P. W. Cloud Glenn Huffman Milton Winter M. R. Estes Bill Grimmett and Jim Mixon.
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A. H. Kruse
Weldon Sumruld
Ray Lunsford
Wayne Boren
Harold Bennett
L. D. Franks
P. W. Cloud
Glenn Huffman
Milton Winter
M. R. Estes
Bill Grimmett
Jim Mixon
J. E. Shipp
E. W. Babb
Mixon
Babb
L. C. Cox
W. K. Benson
C. H. Stahl
Haskell Beard
Cox
Benson
Robert Davie
Two Greyhound Buses Crash Killing Dozens In Waco
Witnesses describe a horrific crash on the Temple highway near Waco that killed at least 28 people as two Greyhound buses collided. Surviving passengers recount searing heat, exploding fuel tanks, and chaotic escape attempts while rescue crews work amid burning wreckage.
Drouth Threatens Large Areas as Rain Fails to Help
The drought spreads across the eastern United States with scattered light showers doing little to ease losses. Massachusetts and Maine are among disaster-designated states eligible for federal aid. overall damage may reach billions as crops, pastures, and tobacco suffer heavily across multiple states including North Carolina Alabama Georgia Kentucky and South Carolina. Local farmers seek emergency loans while rainmakers are hired in Connecticut.
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Associated Press
Drouth
United States
New England
Weather Bureau
Agriculture
Massachusetts
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Maine
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Ken
Arkansas
Missouri
North Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Kansas
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Kentucky
Connecticut
Farm Bureau
UN Airplanes Strike North Korean Military Headquarters
U S Fifth Air Force reports two massive waves of fighter bombers hitting a key military HQ near Pyongyang with 275 sorties. Sabre jets intercepted MiG 5 fighters, yielding one destroyed and one damaged, and extensive ground losses for Chinese forces on Old Baldy hill.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
U. N
Pyongyang
Air Force
Harry L. Durin
Portales
N. M
Harry A. Crescibene
Newark
N. J
North Korea
Karl K. Dittmer
el Reno
Oklo
U. S. Second Division
Old Baldy Hill
Air Force Skeptical On Flying Saucer Reports
Washington officials discounted flying saucer stories while an Air Force general and a Maryland psychology professor weighed in. Maj. Gen. Roger M. Ramey said most reports are not solid objects, with about 20 percent still unexplained among 1 500 cases. a CBS TV appearance spurred rapid newspaper calls and sightings claimed near midnight.
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Washington
Air Force
Edward B. Lewis
Union Methodist Church
God
Roger M. Ramey
Jessie Sprowls
University of Maryland
Gen. Ramey
CBS
Washington National
Ramey
Alaska
Negotiators Work On Armistice Draft In Korea
U N and Communist officers agreed on most wording of a proposed Korean armistice draft including a prisoner exchange paragraph. The prisoner count remains the blocking issue for a truce. Negotiations recessed Sunday to August 11 to allow translation of Korea and United Nations terms.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
United Nations
U S Deficit Soars in July as Outlays Jump
The United States ran a July deficit of 3.426 billion dollars, up more than 50 percent from July 1952, with outlays rising to 6.742 billion while tax receipts rose to 3.316 billion. The federal debt climbed to 263.1 billion, driven by defense spending and military aid costs, plus a 175 million advance to the post office to cover deficits.
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U. S
Defense
Air Force
Army
Fewer Polio Cases Reported Across Texas
Polio activity showed tentative improvement with seven new cases and one death nationwide while Austin Travis County reported no new cases for a third straight day. Dallas tallied three new cases and a fatality, with Fort Worth adding four cases and four pending diagnoses. Brackenridge Hospital in Austin reported twenty one patients improving.
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Associated Press
Texas
Austin
Travis County
Houston
Dallas
Helen Sheets
Fort Worth
Brackenridge Hospital
Unseasonable Heat Records Hit City With 101 Degrees
Weather observer Mrs. D. P. Horn reported 101 degrees Sunday with a low of 74 last night and 79 degrees at 7:30 this morning.
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D. P. Horn
Identification Of Body Of Headless Girl
Oklahoma City police and family identified the headless torso of Betty Jack Stevens 21 a Dallas waitress as the victim. The nude body bore the carved word RAT and showed signs of torture and decapitation. Suspected gangland revenge and connections in Texas Oklahoma are noted while relatives recall years apart.
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Oklahoma City
Betty Jack Stevens
Dallas
Yukon
Okla
O. K. Bivins
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Miss Stevens
Texas
Oklahoma
Helen Stevens
Texarkana
Tex
Eddie Stevens
Helen
Eddie
O. S. Stevens
Grapeland
Betty
Wayne Harbolt
Two Greyhound Buses Collide in Texas Death Toll Rises
WACO August 4 A head on collision between two Greyhound buses near Waco left at least 28 dead and up to 33 feared. Officials reported 24 hospitalized, five of 57 passengers missing, and wreckage sifted for clues as authorities warned it may be Texas' worst traffic crash. The north bound bus from Dallas carried 37 passengers in the pre dawn crash, both drivers killed.
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Waco
Greyhound
Here
Texas
Dallas
Brownsville
M. B. Herring
Billy Malone
Jesse Gunterman
Herring
Baylor Univrsity
Round Rock
Alamo
Partial List Of Injured From Waco Bus Collision
Providence Hospital released a tentative victim list from the head on collision of two Greyhound buses. Names include Dora Daniel of Waco John Langley Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Barney Harris Fort Hood Velma Broyles Junction Mildred Lee Fort Worth Ensign Robert F Stockwell East Aurora New York among the injured and a Hillcrest Hospital patient listed as unidentified. Eleven servicemen were taken to James Connally Air Force Base Hospital with fourteen released and three admitted for minor injuries.
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Waco
Providence Hospital
Greyhound
Dora Daniel
John Langley
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Barney Harris
Fort Hood
M-Sat
W. M. Vittus
Allen Richards
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
D. L. Mita
Army Chemical Center
Maryland
Velma Broyles
Junction
Mildred Lee
Fort Worth
M-Set
L. C. Miller
Lackland Air Force Base
Robert F. Stockwell
East Aurora
N. Y
Hillcrest Hospital
James Connally Air Force Base
Here
Alanoz
Executive Committeeman Quits With Huffy Wire To Governor Shivers
Adri an Spears resigns from the State Democratic Executive Committee amid bitterness after the Bexar County Convention. He cites the roughshod conduct of the Saturday county meeting and objects to the delegate list named for the state convention in a telegram to Governor Shivers.
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Huffy
Shivers
San Antonio
Adrian Spears
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Bexar
Spears
Gov
Records Show Wreck To Be Worst Involving Bus To Occur In Nation
Chicago dated report states a crash between two Greyhound buses near Waco is the deadliest bus accident in National Safety Council history with at least 28 killed. It lists three previous disasters: Passaic New Jersey on March 20, 1944 killing 20 and Chelan Washington on November 26, 1945 killing 16 people including 15 children.
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Chicago
Greyhound
Waco
National Safety Council
Passaic
Chelan
Wash
Lake Chelan
Weather Outlook for West and Central Texas
Partly cloudy this afternoon with isolated thunder showers in parts of West Texas. Temperatures slightly cooler in the Panhandle. East and South Central Texas sees partly cloudy skies, widely scattered storms, and mild southerly coastal winds.
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West Texas
Jones
Panhandle
Texas
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Denver
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
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GOP
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Walter Williams
National Citizens Committee For
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Fred A. Seaton
Oswald B. Lord
Rep
Leonard W. Hall
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Sen
Frank Carlson
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Shantung Promontray
Paengnyong-Do
Parallel 38
Scurry County
Dora Daniels
Temple Highway
Matilda Zampudio
Mexico
John Barengo
Plymouth
Mass
Barengo
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