More Koreans Arrive To Join Rioters
Twelve hundred railway workers arrive at Inchon to reinforce about 300 demonstrators besieging the UNSC billets on Wolmi Island. U.S. soldiers guard the island with several injured in clashes. Demonstrations spread to Pusan Kunsan Taegu and Kangnung as Rhee demands UNSC withdrawal within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shinn
Seoul
Inchon
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Wolmi
U.S
Rhee
UNSC
Korea
ROK
Pusan
Kunsan
Taegu
Kangnung
U.S. 8Th Army
Republic of Korea
NNSC
U.N. Command
North Korea
Combs Concedes To Chandler Victory For Kentucky Governor
Former Appellate Judge Bert T. Combs conceded A. B. Chandler’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Kentucky. Chandler leads with 232,298 votes to Combs 212,875 in early returns as GOP hopes rise on a split Democratic ticket. Waterfield won the lieutenant governor nomination over four opponents.
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Louisville
Bert T. Combs
A. B
Happy
U.S
Earle Clements
Combs
Kentucky
Edwin R. Denney
Jesse K. Lewis
Robert H. Garrison
Lewis
Mr. Garrison
Chandler
Jesse N.R. Cecil
Denny
James L. Clay
Earle C. Clements
Senate
Lawrence Wether
Braswell Identified as Suspect in B & B Robberies
James Braswell, 28, was named by two men as the gunman in the July 30 B and B Parkway Food Store robbery on the Lubbock highway. He was wounded by a posse after a pursuit near Roby and faces possible trials in Brownwood and Abilene for related robberies, with connections suspected to a Stamford drive in theater theft. Local officers hold other suspects linked to the crimes.
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James Braswell
Lubbock
Lewis Bailey
Augustine Bonilla
Brownwood
Bailey
Bonilla
Braswell
Roby
Blanket
Homer Whisnand
Abilene
Stamford
Tips In Allen Case Fail To Produce Lead
Kansas City police report hundreds of tips in the slaying of Mrs. Wilma Allen have not yielded productive leads. Chief Bernard Brannon said investigators are piecing bits of information to find a pattern as FBI state and local authorities join the search for the killer. Mrs. Allen, 34, wife of William R. Allen Jr., was found nude in a pasture 20 miles southwest of Kansas City. Investigators consider sexual motive likely though robbery or a ransom plan may have been involved.
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Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Bernard C. Brannon
FBI
Allen
William R. Allen Jr
Scurry County Reports Fourth Polio Case
Scurry County recorded its fourth polio case this morning. Jane Patterson, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs W K Patterson of Dalton Drive, was moved from Cogdell Memorial Hospital to Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene where doctors diagnosed polio affecting her eye but judged the case not serious.
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Scurry County
Jane Patterson
W. K. Patterson
Dalton Drive
Bolger Ambulance
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Hendrick Hospital
Miss Patterson
Johnson Plans Return as Democratic Senate Leader
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson said he will return as Democratic Senate leader in January. After a heart attack June 2, he showed strong recovery and outlined a cautious plan to manage weight, smoking cessation, and normal hours as the Senate resumes.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
New
Eisenhower
Congress
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Johnson City
Tex
Hurricane Connie Threatens East Coast Coastline Movements
Hurricane warnings were issued from Cape Lookout North Carolina to Norfolk Virginia as Connie the first major tropical storm of the year moves toward the coast. Forecasters expect the center near Cape Hatteras by Wednesday morning with rough seas and dangerous winds and tides.
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Miami
Fla
North Carolina
Virginia
Norfolk
New York City
Cape Lookout
N.C
Connie
Virginia Capes
Wilmington
South Carolina
Georgia
Cape Hatteras
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
Carolina Capes
Cape Cod
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Dunn
Carolina
Chamber of Commerce Directors Plan Next Activities
Chamber of Commerce board reports on upcoming events including the mid year membership barbecue on Aug 30 a farm tour on Aug 25 and a teacher banquet on Sept 8. Steve Birdwell joins the board and the secretary position is vacated pending new applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Nolan von Roeder
Chamber
Steve Birdwell
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ira Medlin
Boys Club
Scurry County
Robert Patterson
Snyder
National Guard
Credit Program For Farmers Announced In Scurry County
The Farmers Home Administration announces a combined real estate and production loan program with expanded emergency loans led by FHA county supervisor Joseph E. Box. Loans support reseeding grasslands, land improvements, equipment, livestock, and debt refinancings with terms tied to repayment ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Joseph E. Box
FHA
Scurry County
Avenue R
Great Plains Agricultural Conference
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Box
County
Hottest Summer Day Reaches 104 Degrees Monday
Snyder logged one of the season’s hottest days with a maximum of 104 degrees. A 75-degree minimum was recorded by weather observer David Strayhorn, with 79 degrees noted at 7:30 this morning as the heat lingered from an earlier spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
David Strayhorn
Weather Outlook for North Central and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warm across the region this afternoon and tonight with similar conditions on Wednesday. Isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central
West Texas
Two Top Democrats Talk Tonight in Chicago Power Play
In Chicago Harriman and Stevenson convene on the eve of the 1956 Democratic race with Harriman seeking Stevenson's intentions about a possible bid. Mitchell says Stevenson may run and Harriman backs him while other Democrats weigh candidates including Kefauver Symington and Ribicoff comments.
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Chicago
Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Harriman
Stevenson
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Nover
John F. Simms
New Mexico
Simms
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Carmine G. DeSapio
Tammany Hall
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
William G. Stratton
Nuclear power could rival coal in 15 to 20 years
At the atoms for peace conference Dr. James A. Lane of Oak Ridge predicts nuclear power may cost four to seven mills per kilowatt hour and compete with new coal plants within 15 to 20 years. Russian scientists report a 5,000 kilowatt plant costs more to operate but serves remote areas. U.S. Argonne researchers unveil a boiling water reactor aimed at cheaper, smaller plants for remote or mining sites.
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Geneva
United States
James A. Lane
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
National Laboratory
Soviet Union
D. I. Blokhinstev
N. A. Nikolayev
U. S
AEC
Lane
Russia
U.S
Argonne Laboratories
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