Knowland Sees Path to Red Ban Compromise
Senate Republican Leader Knowland said a bipartisan path to a Red ban remains possible as a House Senate conference committee works out a compromise. The bill would bar Communist party membership, strip party rights, and punish membership with up to five years in jail and a $10,000 fine.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
California
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate House
National Labor Relations Board
Communist Party
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Locations Announced for Garza Nolan and Kent County Prospects
Garza County the No 1 J A Meeks in section 1240 D W survey about nine miles NW of Post to 4300 feet. Nolan County drillings include Earl Hanks test near Lake Trammell West. 6700 feet target. Kent County tests set for Cogdell San Andres field and LMS Canyon sand field with depths to 2000 and 6600 feet. Scurry drilling awaiting results after perforation tests near Snyder at 7199 feet.
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Garza
Nolan Counties
Sharples Oil Corp
Joseph I. O'Neill
Midland
Garza County
J. A. Meeks
D& W
Post
Buenos
PHD
San Andres
Meeks
Union Oil Co
California
Earl Hanks
Ellenburger
Lake Trammell
Nolan Coun
T&p
Sweetwater
Marr-Tex Canyon
Kent
Kent County
Chapman & McFarlin Producing Co
Cogdell-San Andres
D. M. Cogdell, Jr
H&tc
D. M. Cogdell
Snyder
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Taylor Oil & Gas
G. L. Rowsey No
Winston Brothers
Race On For First Bale In Scurry County
The first bale of cotton in Scurry County may arrive today with four gins expecting it. If verified, the bale would be the county’s earliest in years. The Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee led by Max West will award 300 dollars to the producer of the first bale produced and ginned in the county.
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Scurry
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Max West
Scurry County
Farm Bill Heads to White House after late night clash
The farm bill passed 44 28 in a post midnight roll call ending a 14 hour session. It includes flexible authority to manage supports and surpluses, and the House had earlier approved 208 47 unrecorded votes. Senate battles saw Knowland and Johnson clash over record votes as late arrivals shifted the tally.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Books Open Says Eisenhower on TVA Contract Controversy
President Eisenhower declares the books are open for inspection of the Dixon Yates power contract in the TVA area. Democratic leader Stephen Mitchell demands full disclosure and asks 10 questions about bidding, agency involvement, and potential favoritism linked to Bobby Jones.
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Washington
Eisenhower
TVA
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Chicago
Leonard W. Hall
Dixon-Yates Syndicate
Atomic Energy Commission
Middle South
AEC
Tennessee Valley Authority
Democratic Party
Bobby Jones
Dixon-Yates Group
White House
Coffee and Cocoa Drag Down Wholesale Food Index
New York reports sharp declines in coffee and cocoa pulling the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index to its lowest since February 2. The index at 7.07 versus 7.10 last week and 6.67 a year ago, with more gains than losses elsewhere offset by the coffee and cocoa drop.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Probe Panel Faces Delay
Senator Watkins said the Senate inquiry into Sen. McCarthy may delay its Aug 30 start for a few days. Chadwick agreed to counsel the panel and Williams refused to accept any part of the committee 10,000 dollar fund for McCarthy's counsel citing propriety.
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Washington
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Senate
McCarthy
Wis
E. Wallace Chadwick
Chadwick
Chester
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams
Absentee Ballots Sought By 95 Voters
Ninety five ballots were issued by the county clerk's office for the second primary by noon today with 72 cast. Applications for absentee ballots must be filed before midnight Aug 24, three days before the election date, reported Pat Johnston, clerk.
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Pat Johnston
Talks on French EDC Demand Spark European Rift
Brussels reports show opposition to French Premier Mendes France proposed amendments to the European Defence Community treaty. Leaders of six nations convene as Paris signals France will push a modified plan despite likely French parliamentary rejection. The amendments include withdrawal rights, rigid NATO timing, and delaying ratification until Russia talks progress.
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Brussels
Belgium
Pierre Mendes-France
Paris
Mendes- France
Foreign Ministers
National Assembly
AFL and CIO wage vote pits 4500 workers at two plants
About 4,500 AFL production workers at two Atomic Energy Commission plants vote on accepting a 6 cent hourly increase after a Taft Hartley injunction. CIO workers also rejected the raise and have struck in the past. approval by AFL could weaken CIO arguments as both unions seek to offset a 23 percent rent hike on government housing.
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Bill Rawlins
Oak Ridge
Tenn
AFL
CIO
Paducah
Atomic Trades and Labor Council
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Polio Confirmed in Snyder Child and County Totals Rise
Donna Kay Duff, five, of Snyder, is confirmed polio case not paralytic, raising Scurry County total to nine with one previous fatality. Borden County reports one case. Local NFIP drive in Scurry-Borden aims four thousand dollars over two weeks led by Fred Allforth with donations via local banks and officers.
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Snyder
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Donna Kay Duff
Arthur Duff
Duff
Scurry County
Borden County
Scurry-Borden
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Fred Aulforth
Atheneum Study Club
West Texas State Bank
Snyder National Bank
Allforth
Forrest Beaver
Joe Stinson
Hoover Jr. Confirmed as Undersecretary of State
Herbert Hoover Jr. won unanimous confirmation as undersecretary of state by voice vote after Senate action. The nomination followed White House notice and Senate Foreign Relations Committee approval, with Hoover succeeding Walter Bedell Smith who retires after a 43 year diplomatic career.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover Jr
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Hoover
Walter Bedell Smith
Dulles
Smith
Mercury Fails to Reach 100 Degrees
The temperature did not hit 100 degrees and peaked at 99, marking the fourth instance since August began. Overnight low was 72, with 76 degrees logged at 7:30 a.m. Weather observer Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn reported the readings.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Weather Report for Texas Regions
North Central Texas shows clear to partly cloudy skies with hot conditions this afternoon through Thursday. West Texas remains clear to partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers possible in the afternoon and evening, mainly in Panhandle overnight. East and South Central Texas stay clear to partly cloudy and warm with isolated coastal thundershowers and moderate southerly winds along the coast.
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Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
U S Plans To Withdraw Troops From Korea Reported
South Korean Assembly leaders claimed the United States would pull back all but three divisions by 1954 end, sparking unity vote against withdrawal. Pentagon and Army officials denied knowledge of an early move. Officials in Seoul and Washington weighed impacts amid North Korea buildup.
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Seoul
United States
U.S
Korea
National Assembly
Washington
Assembly
Lee Ki Pong
Foreign Relations Committee
Whang Sung Soo
U.N
Syngman Rhee
National Security Council
South Korea
8Th Army
North
Lee
Pentagon
South Korean National Assembly
Philip Han
Republic of Korea
State Department
Han
North Korea
Yarborough Attacks Pipeline Firms in Texas Governor Race
Ralph Yarborough accuses Texas government of serving big natural gas pipeline interests as he campaigns into South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. Gov. Allan Shivers promises a strong drive to unionize farm and ranch workers if Yarborough wins, amid a flurry of speeches and broadcasts across the state.
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Associated Press
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Allan Shivers
Yarborough
Shivers
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
West Texas
el Paso
North Texas
Gonzales
Yoakum
Raymondville
Falfurrias
Harlingen
Brownsville
Weslaco
Laredo
Haskell
Rule
Rochester
Knox City
Seymour
Electra
Wichita Falls
Austin
B. A. Stuffleheme
Grand Prairie
Dallas
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