Antitrust Probe Into Unpaid Government Posts
The Antitrust Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Stanley N. Barnes, opened a probe into unpaid government roles held by business leaders. The inquiry followed a House subcommittee briefing, where an Interior Department advisory group head was removed and three other executives in unpaid posts were cited as corrected. The discussion also covered defense and oil sector connections involving Brig. Gen. W. W. White and Sullivan and Cromwell in a separate government suit.
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Washington
Stanley N. Barnes
House
Interior Department
Barnes
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
W. W. White
Defense Department
Petroleum Logistics Division
Defense Transport Administration
Small Business Administration
Franz von Schilling
Caltex Oil Products Co
Caltex
Standard Oil of California
The
Texas Co
von Schilling
Rain Misses Snyder Despite Heat Relief
Violent weather yesterday did not hit Snyder but brought some relief from heat. Temperatures rose to 99 degrees, cooled to 72 overnight, and reached 76 by 7:30 this morning according to weather observer Dan Strayhorn.
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Snyder
Dan Strayhorn
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions Through Saturday
North Central and West Texas see partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. No significant changes expected. East and South Central Texas remain partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms. coastal areas experience gentle to moderate southerly winds.
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West
Texas
Safeway Officials Plead Innocent in Antitrust Case
Kansas City attorney Elton Marshall filed innocent pleas yesterday for Lin gan A. Warren president and director, and Earl Cliff Dallas division manager, of Safeway Stores Inc. in U S District Court. Judge Joe B. Dooley granted motion deadlines to Sept 19 and released them without bond. The three count indictment accuses selling below cost in violation of antitrust laws.
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Fort Worth
Kansas City
Elton Marshall
Safeway Stores, Inc
Lingan A. Warren
Oakland
Calif
Earl Cliff
Dallas
U.S
Joe B. Dooley
Warren
Cliff
Dooley
Thornton May Get Talbott's AF Job
Denver's Rocky Mountain News reports it is virtually certain former Colorado Gov Dan Thornton will be named Air Force secretary if he wants the job It quotes unidentified sources noting the cabinet post left vacant by Harold E Talbott Thornton who just returned from Texas says he doubts he could accept the post and has private business to attend to He adds he has not been offered the position and has no desire for a federal post at this time Talbott resigned Aug 13 amid a congressional probe into outside business interests.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Colorado
Dan Thornton
Air Force
Cabinet
Harold FE. Talbott
Thornton
Lubbock, Tex
Talbott
Senate Democrats challenge Ike for line on support
Senate Democrats urge President Eisenhower to secure Republican backing if Congress is to pass key programs on highways schools health and water resources. Democrats Kerr Monroney and Humphrey condemn Idaho Power dam permits and press for rescinding the order while Eisenhower cites bipartisan needs and limited domestic progress.
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Senate Democrats
Ike
Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Monroney
D-Ckla
Humphrey
D-Minn
Federal Power Commission
Idaho Power Co
Hell’s Canyon
Idaho-Oregon
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Brink Bandits Say Guard Too Brave For Job
Sylvester Mazzella and Anthony Pattinato, arrested after a Brink's armor car holdup, claim guard Eugene Clohessy acted courageously. Clohessy, wounded, protected lives during the gunfight as police pursued the trio. A fourth suspect fled. $150,000 loot found abandoned. Sheridan sought. 14 state alert issued.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Brink's
Sylvester Mazzella
Eugene Clohessy
Clohessy
Mazzella
Bronx
Anthony Pattinato
Baltimore
Jimmy Sheridan
Jimmy Salemerio
New York City
Sheridan
Peace Bridge
Boston
USS Constellation Heads For Port From Boston
The USS Constellation, world’s oldest afloat warship, sails from Boston at sunrise toward Baltimore where it was launched in 1797. A tow from Ross Towboat Co. sparked three blasts that startled gulls. Navy crews estimate four to five days to reach Baltimore and place the ship in a masonry bed funded by Mary reen with a $100000 gift.
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Boston
Constellation
Baltimore
Ross
Old T Wharf
Navy
Maryreen
Airmen Return Home After 20 Years as Prisoners
Eleven U S airmen freed from Red China captivity arrived near Tokyo after a Hong Kong stop. Col John Knox Arnold Jr and his B29 crew discussed months of questioning while in prison. At Clark Field they enjoyed freedom and American meals with medical checks showing they were well.
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John Knox Arnold, Jr
O. W. D. Simpson
Smithfield
W. Va
U.S
Hong Kong
China
Arnold
Manila
Tokyo
Tachikawa
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Spring
Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Red China
Ralph Bryant
Feaf Public Information
Clark Field
Howard W. Brown
St. Paul
Minn
James N. Davis
St. Louis
Dr. Alexander Stoddard to Visit Snyder for School Planning
Dr. Alexander J. Stoddard, superintendent of Los Angeles schools, will visit Snyder August 22 and 23 to work with the Snyder staff on planning the year. He will address a Lions Club sponsored civic club meeting, lead a seminar with nearby superintendents, and meet Gilbert School Masters Association members to discuss education’s role in West Texas development. He has led major urban school systems and chaired administrators of large districts.
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Alexander J. Stoddard
Los Angeles
Snyder
Stoddard
Cecil Yarbrough
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Lions Club
West Texas
Gilbert School Masters Association
Yarbrough
American Association of School Administrators
Providence
Denver
Philadelphia
Dr. Stoddard
Oilbert
Desperate Landing Attempt Ends in Fatal Air Crash
An American Airlines Convair with 27 passengers and 3 crew crashed near Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after a 30 mile effort to reach the airport. All 30 aboard died as witnesses described the plane losing its right wing and breaking apart during the ill fated approach.
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Rene J. Cappon
FT. Leonard Wood
American Airlines
A. J. Brewster
Post Airport
Hugh Barron
Tulsa
Okla
Convair
Forney
Lieber Heights
Beverly Streeter
Wac
Asbury Park
N. J
Lebanon
Army
Forney Field
Parliament Discusses Learnings From Foreign Peoples at Geneva
Deputies in the Supreme Soviet endorsed Bulganin's Geneva report and called for broader commercial cultural and tourist contacts with foreign nations. Tsitsin urged wide exchange of scientific information and personnel, noting Russians can learn from foreigners and vice versa. Ehrenburg urged more press exchange while preserving censorship. A leading member welcomed Eisenhower’s remark on friendship between Americans and Soviets.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Geneva
Nikolai V. Tsitsin
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Tsitsin
All Union Agriculture Fair
Ilya Ehrenburg
United States
Ehrenburg
Eisenhower
Eisenhower to press new disarmament proposals soon
President Eisenhower plans to confront Russia with a new set of disarmament inspection ideas after Bulganin rejected a trade of military blueprints and aerial surveys. He said he remains cautiously optimistic negotiations could yield fair agreements.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulgania
Soviet Union
Bulganin
Geneva
Red China
U. S
United Nations
North Korea
Bulgarin
Supreme Soviet
Faisenhower
New York
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Harold E. Stassen
Iron Lung Passes Through Snyder on Its Way to Abilene
An iron lung owned by a Lubbock civic club was rushed through Snyder this morning on a route from Lubbock to Abilene. Mounted on a fire truck and cared for by the Lubbock fire department, it traveled under escort by local police and highway patrol as the two cities exchange iron lungs when needed.
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Snyder
Lubbock
Abilene
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Maj
William Baumer
Lewisburg
Korea
Antitrust Division
Esso Export Corp
Sen. Neely
D-Wva
White
Dulles
Sullivan and Cromwell
Arthur Dean
Garfield Horn
Economic Cooperation Administration
Dean
Horn
Young
Clarence A. Davis
Safeway
Mundt
America
USS
N.Y
Brink's Inc
Sylvester Mazella
Brink’s
Parliament
Trofim Lysenko
Kremlin
Latvia
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