Britain Seeks Peace in Suez But Stands By in Mediterranean
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd urged a peaceful settlement and sought unanimous West support for an international canal authority. Britain warned troops will remain as 13,000 Britons stay in the region and the West pushes for a broad principle statement before Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser. Lloyd cited Nasser’s July 26 nationalization and defended rapid force deployment while Dulles met Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov to exchange views aimed at a unified canal solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Mediterranean
Selwyn Lloyd
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Lloyd
Soviet Union
Nasser
Dulles
Dmitri Shepilov
U. S
Book portrays Texas Tech's early years and West Texas history
No. 255 of 2 000 copies of The First Thirty Years by Ruth Horn Andrews honors Tech's founding through 1955 and notes Snyder's bid for the college. The piece also covers hay fever season warnings, pollen counts down regionally, and Russian thistle in West Texas. Local water use records show Colorado River district towns increasing consumption as CRMWD explores extra water sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Technological College
Ruth Horn Andrews
Paul W. Horn
Tech
Pat M. Neff
Snyder
West Texas
State Health Dept
Colorado River Municipal Water District
CRMWD
Brazoria County Launches Litter Cleanup Campaign
Brazoria County borrows a Dutch idea to keep streets tidy. Signs warn motorists of fines for littering along highways. Trash barrels are placed at service stations and hotels hand out litter bags to departing motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin
Tex
Brazoria County
Netherlands
Delhi-Taylor Oil Reports Six Month Net Earnings Rise
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp. announces six month net earnings of 1,365,750 dollars, up from 1,311,229 dollars for the same period in 1955, in a Dallas report dated August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp
Civil rights plank tested by Southern Republicans at San Francisco
Southern delegates from Louisiana Texas Arkansas Mississippi Georgia Florida and Virginia oppose a softened civil rights clause in the Republican platform and threaten a minority report or floor fight while the party touts Eisenhower era gains and unity. California delegates choose Knight as delegation chair in a move tied to Nixon endorsement under the unit rule amid tensions with Knowland and Truman remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
Tom Stagg
Shreveport
Stagg
Chicago
Eisenhower
Wong
Congress
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Nixon
Knight
Thomas H. Kuchel
William F. Knowland
Knowland
New Outbreak In Palestine Area Claimed
On the Palestine frontier a new clash erupted with a jeep moving into Jordan over 600 yards. An Israeli soldier reportedly killed sparked Jordan’s protest to the Mixed Armistice Commission while U.N. observers opened an inquiry. Jordan’s army chief of staff met Syrian officers in Damascus to discuss unified border emergency plans.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Taut
Jordan
Faroun
Mixed Armistice Commission
U.N
Ali Abu Nawar
Damascus
Iserila
Military Housing Curtailment Seen
Washington reports that despite guarded expectations for curbs in the two billion dollar military housing program, officials project 150000 houses for service families to be built on schedule over three years. New safeguards allow scaling down if armed forces strength falls next year, with provisions including a 180 day project study waiting period and potential takeover of old Wherry Act housing at bases.
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Washington
Congress
Pentagon
Defense
Eisenhower
Dale Bellamah
Albuquerque
N. M
National Assn. of Home Builders
Bellamah
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Caphart
Defense Department
Capehart
Stevenson Sees 50 50 Odds Against Eisenhower in November
Chicago August convention signals Democratic belief that Eisenhower could be vulnerable if health concerns affect his term. Stevenson frames the race around potential succession and the risk of Nixon stepping in, while Democrats seek core gains in the South and among minority voters to shift pivotal northern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Fisenhower
Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Fireman Save Elephant From Drought Heat at County Fair
In Fredericksburg Texas Gerry a 3500 pound elephant at the 68th Gillespie County Fair could not bathe in ponds due to drought. Fire department hoses provided relief as the animal sought a Saturday night spray while the hot sun dried water sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Tex
Texas
Gerry
Gillespie County
Elder Abbott Walks Away From Jail Work Gang
Ernest Edward Abbott, about 30, of Big Spring, a jail trusty at Dawson County jail, walked off a work gang at the fair grounds today while serving a sentence for negligent homicide.
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Lamesa
Tex
Ernest Edward Abbott
Big Spring
Dawson County
Fair Grounds
Students Here Will Register In Elementary School Monday
Several hundred district students will register for the new school year as registration runs tomorrow and Tuesday from 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m at elementary buildings in attendance areas. Northeast Elementary students register at Central Elementary with birth certificates required for first graders. Pre school enrollment continues with 307 students by week’s end. registration dates and locations are detailed for each school.
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Northeast Elementary
Central Elementary
Central Primary
Frank Wilson
Wilson
Northeast
Central
Havettlt
Tales of Ween Nts
West Elementary
North
East
Lincoln School
Vestal Maner
Margrett Clark
Kathryn Shelbourne
West
Mildred Smith
Robbie Thomas
Esther Free
Barbara Bigham
Ethel Roberts
Nellie Smith
Anniece Hawkins
Lincoln
Stubbs to Attend National Scout Jamboree
Earl Stubbs scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 27 sponsored by First Methodist Church is chosen as an assistant scoutmaster for the national Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania July 12 to 18. He is one of 12 leaders from Buffalo Trail Council in West Texas.
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Earl Stubbs
First Methodist Church
Stubbs
Buffalo Train Council
West Texas
Pat Shields
Colorado City
Valley Forge
U. S
Washington
Independence Hall
Carpenter’s Hall
Weather Snapshot for Snyder and West Texas
Friday's high 104 and low 71. Saturday high 103. West Texas sees cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers and cooler conditions in South Plains and upper Pecos Valley eastward Sunday. Monday remains cloudy to partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
U.S. Personal Income Reaches New Highs in 1955
Commerce Department reports all regions and most states saw higher personal income in 1955 with total personal income at 303 billion dollars, up 7 percent from 1954. North Dakota led gains with 16 percent, driven by farm income recovery and higher wheat yields. Per capita income averaged 1847 dollars, Delaware highest at 2513 and Mississippi lowest at 946.
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Washington
Commerce Department
North Dakota
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Alabama
Nevada
Maine
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Delaware
Connecticut
District of Columbia
New Jersey
California
New York
Illinois
Tragic Car Truck Crash Kills 6 Year Old in Missouri
In St Clair Missouri on U S 66 Cynthia Vantz six of Dallas died after a car driven by Samuel Tredahl 57 of Grand Prairie Texas collided with a truck. Three others were slightly injured including Levia Tredahl and Mrs Weldon Wantz both of Dallas.
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ST. Clair
Cynthia Vantz
Dallas
U. S. 66
Here
Cynthia
Samuel Tredahl
Grand Prairie
Tex
Levia
Weldon Wantz
Dalilas
Mrs Row Dies Here in Gouldbusk Funeral
Mrs Margaret Ella Row 86 dies at home of son J D Row in Gouldbusk Coleman County. Funeral today at 3 p m in Gouldbusk Methodist Church with burial in Gouldbusk Cemetery. survivors include five daughters eight sons one sister and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
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Margaret Ella Row
Gouldbush
Coleman County
Gouldbusk
Bell Funeral Home
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Hall
Truman
Adlai
U.S
Tom Connolly
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