Eight Nations Set Parley For Sept 6 To Study Asian Plans
House Republican Leader Halleck announced a new bill to outlaw the Communist party in the United States. He aims to strip the party of legal basis while avoiding the Senate punishment provisions, aligning with White House concerns. Senate leaders expect possible changes to satisfy objections as Eisenhower opposes the bill.
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Washington
House
Halleck
Indiana
Senate
Eisenhower
GOP
Communist Party
United States
Justice Department
FBI
White House
Sen. Ferguson
Graf
Snyder Schools Project Enrollment Jump For 1954 55
Enrollments in Snyder schools rose to 3038 at term end and are expected to reach 3388 at the start of the 1954 55 term, with an anticipated 350 to 400 more students than last term. Officials plan a new building program amid crowding, reviewing projections for up to five years and noting the need to add space to accommodate growth.
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Snyder
Abraham Lincoln
Attlee and Labour Welcome in Peiping
More than 400 prominent Chinese greeted former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and his Labour delegation in Peiping. Chinese Premier Chou En-lai led the group at a reception in the Pavilion of Purple Light shortly after their arrival from Moscow.
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Tokyo
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Red China
Peiping
Communist Radio
Chou En-lai
Moscow
Snyder adds seven teachers for 1954 55 term
Snyder schools will open with seven more classroom teachers bringing faculty to 181. Salaries range from 3400 to 4997 for teachers with various degrees and experience. Sixty reading details cover master's degree credits and new position listings.
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Snyder
W. T. Falls
Joe Griffin
Hogan Lofland Jr
Jack Youree
Virgil Joines
W. R. McMullan
Hazel Hanback
Velia Shifflet
M. M
Absentee Vote Totals Rise Ahead of Runoff
Absentee voting in the second Democratic primary grows ahead of the first period. County Clerk Pat Johnston reports 69 absentee ballot requests and 48 ballots cast so far. A Texas attorney general ruling waives poll tax for certain active duty veterans in the August 28 runoff, not requiring a poll tax receipt with the application.
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Pat Johnston
Johnston
Armed Forces
U. S. Maritime Service
U. S. Merchant Marine
John Ben Shepper
Texas
Shepperd
National Guard
Sheppard
Snyder Polio Watch Sees Duff Child Admitted for Observation
Donna Kay Duff, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Duff, was admitted to Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene for polio observation in a developing outbreak in Scurry County. John Thomas Finnerty, 30, of Lamesa Highway, remains under observation with indications he may not have polio. Eight polio cases have occurred in Scurry County this year, including one death.
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Snyder
Donna Kay Duff
Arthur Duff
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Duff
John Thomas Finnerty
Lamesa Highway
Portuguese Troops Guard Goa as India Invasion Fears Loom
In Nova Goa Portuguese forces bless St. Francis Xavier before guarding Goa against a prospective nonviolent march from India. Portuguese officials brace for potential armed intrusion with tightened borders, police surveillance, and readiness to use force if weapons appear.
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Harold K. Miles
Nova
Goa
Portuguese India
St. Francis Xavier
India
Cacadores
St. Francis
Portugal
East Africa
Diu
Damao
Bombay
Water Usage Sets Record in Snyder
Snyder sets a new monthly water consumption record in July with about 142 gallons per person daily, totaling 61,256,900 gallons. City Manager B J Shelley noted June’s record at 55,100,000 and explained lake water use rose to 34,000,000 gallons as well wells underperformed.
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B. J. Shelley
Snyderites
Snyder
Shelley
J. B. Thomas
Burglars Take Merchandise From Lake Thomas Store
A burglary reported by Archie Logan of Lake Thomas Marine Supply involved breaking a door glass to gain entry on the Lamesa highway. Stolen items included two rifles a .270 Winchester with scope valued at 135 a Savage 30.06 rifle about 60 twenty to twenty five pocket knives totaling 100 and rifle shells worth 100. Sheriff Homer Whisnand said investigation continues.
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Sheriff's Department
Archie Logan
Lake Thomas
More Ships Planes Needed In Evacuation
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem said more ships and planes are needed urgently to evacuate Vietnamese refugees from Communist North Vietnam. About 3,000 a day are being flown down now. The United States has ordered in several ships to help in the mass movement. Some estimates put up to one million refugees choosing to come South.
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Saigon
Indochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
United States
Seek Method To Block Russians
United States and seven allies announce a foreign ministers conference to strengthen peace by weaving a united defense in Southeast Asia. The eight nations include the United States Great Britain France Australia New Zealand Thailand Pakistan and the Philippines. The Baguio meeting aims to consider measures to advance common objectives in the area with defense and economic cooperation on the agenda.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Pakistan
Philippines
Baguio
Dulles
Indochina
United Defense
United Action
Red
Southwest Pacific
State Department
Paistan
Colombo
India
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Thunderheads Paint Texan Skies With Scattered Showers
A line of thunderstorms rattled the Texas Panhandle and South Plains with light showers up to an inch on the northwest South Plains. Dawn and nightfall brought dissipating or reformed cells. Plainview and Dalhart logged 62 degrees. overall Texas temps stayed hot in the 90s and 100s as clear skies predominated with isolated thundershowers forecast through Sunday.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Panhandle
Plainview
Dalhart
Texas
West
Senate approves foreign aid bill with cuts and conflicts
The Senate passed a foreign aid bill totaling 2.79 billion dollars by voice vote, about 650 million less than Eisenhower requested. A 200 million cut in military aid was approved after warnings of a dangerous world situation, while a later bid to cut another 200 million failed. The bill carries 2.99 billion in new funds, up 94.88 million from the House, with differences to be settled by a conference committee.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Sen. Long
D-La
House
Appropriations Committee
Hope
Joint Committee
Aiken
Ve i
U. S. Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Million Dollar Underpass Dedication in Sweetwater
A new million dollar underpass beneath 11 railroad tracks and two city streets was dedicated in Sweetwater Texas. Highway Commissioner E H Thornton delivered the principal address to about a thousand spectators at the ceremony.
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Sweetwater Tex
E. H. Thornton
Farm Bill Talks Stall Over Dairy Price Supports
Senate and House conferees failed to break a dairy price support deadlock on the farm bill and planned to resume negotiations Monday after a brief breakdown. The dispute centers on a two price wheat system and dairy support levels, with leadership signaling possible further instruction from the full House and a continued effort to reach a compromise.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate House
House
Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Agriculture Committee
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J. M. Kayser
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Wayman Mulkey
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Mary Wallace
Jimmy Williams
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Golda Thorpe
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Doris Laswell
Monita Williams
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