North Africa riots claim up to a thousand dead
French tanks and air power press the rebel bands in Morocco and Algeria after a violent weekend. Officials cite 210 dead in Morocco and 485 terrorists plus 69 French in Algeria, with widespread destruction and curfews across the region.
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Constantine
Algeria
Oued Zenati
U.S
Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Marrakech
French Indochina
Britain
Kenya
Oued Zem
Casablanca
Light showers bring Snyder .41 inch of moisture
Light showers across Snyder dropped .41 inch of rain yesterday. The total for the month reached .61 inch, and the year to date climbed to 11.67 inches. The day saw a high of 90 degrees and a low around 69, with 74 degrees reported at 7:30 this morning.
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Snyder
David Strayhorn
Warsaw Plant Razed By Fire Near Warsaw City
Vienna dispatch says the Warsaw chemical works at Grodzisko Mazowieckie near the Polish capital was destroyed by a Sunday fire. Radio Warsaw reported today.
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Vienna
Austria
Warsaw
Grodzisko Mazowieckie
Radio Warsaw
Temperatures Ease Across Texas After Weekend Storm
Cooler statewide conditions followed a warm spell with highs near 99 in Laredo and Cotulla. Rainfall in Midland Beaumont Presidio Wichita Falls Victoria and San Antonio ranged from .02 to .46 inches as pre dawn temps dipped to 64 in Dalhart and 80 in Palacios and Galveston. A Juarez flash flood killed two and left one missing as waters of Arroyo Colorado forced residents from homes.
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Texas
Laredo
Cotulla
Midland
Beaumont
Presidio
Wichita Falls
Victoria
San Antonio
Palacios
Galveston
Dalhart
Juarez
Colorado
Eisenhower to Fly Over Flood Regions in Six States
President Eisenhower plans a six state aerial survey of hurricane and flood damage from Denver to Hartford and Philadelphia. He will meet with E Roland Harriman and governors to coordinate relief as the death toll climbs toward 200 with 186 known dead.
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Denver
Eisenhower
White House
Hartford
Conn
E. Roland Harriman
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington
American Bar Assn
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Port Jervis
New York
Columbine III
Bradley Airfield
Harriman
Val Peterson
Federal Civil Defense
James C. Hagerty
Peterson
Hagerty
South Carolina
North Carolina
Lowry Air Force Base
Virginia
Torrington
Putnam
Associated Press
Stroudsburg
Brodhead
Pocono Mountain
Bantam Lake
Fast Stroudsburg
Lackawanna Railroad
Scranton
Charlton
Southbridge
New York State
Ellenville
Colorado
Local Fire Department Replaces John Cooper
Murry E. Boyd of 3211 Fortieth Street was hired as a paid fireman by the city fire department. Boyd replaces John Cooper who resigned after about two months to take a position with Battenfield-Jones Hospital Clinic. Boyd is a native of Scurry County.
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Murry E. Boyd
Fortieth Street
Ivan Gatlin
Boyd
John Cooper
Battenfield - Jones Hospital
Scurry Coun
No Action Planned Against Red-Held Flier Bum pas
U S officials say there is no basis for charges against Lt Guy H Bumpas after his unarmed trainer was shot down near the Korean DMZ Capt Charles W Brown was killed in the crash Bumpas survived and will be returned to Allied lines An allied commander condemned the incident and warned of possible retaliation while North Korea accused the flight of reconnaissance
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Murray Fromson
Seoul
U. S
Guy H. Bumpas
North Korea
Jackson, Miss
Charles W. Brown
Louisville
Red
Bumpas
U.N. Command
Reds
Eisenhower
Bampas
Bum- Pas
Brown
United Nations Command
Kumwha
Harlan C. Parks
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Parks
Demilitarized Zone
United Nations
Kimpo
Pyongyang
San Francisco
Fellowship Hall Kitchen Damaged by Saturday Fire
A Saturday night fire caused smoke damage in the kitchen of the First Methodist Church fellowship hall while Bill Snider and his son Don were applying cabinet paste. The blaze started from fumes ignited by a pilot light, burning the paste but not other items and was out before firefighters arrived.
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Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Bill Snider
Don Snider
Final Approval of Scurry County Budget
The Scurry County commissioners court granted final approval to the fiscal year budget after the annual hearing. No taxpayers attended to comment. The tax levy is about 1,207,500 dollars at 1.05 per 100 valuation, with an estimated tax valuation of 115,000,000 dollars and a 90 percent collection estimate of about 1,086,750 dollars.
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Commissioners Court
Mutineers Quelled in Sudan Yei and Torit Updates
The Sudan government reported 158 mutinous troops in Yei south of Juba have been captured or surrendered while holdouts near Torit and at Oraba near the Uganda border are under talks. Egypt and Britain weigh withdrawal as Sudan moves toward independence or possible unification.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Yei
Torit
Cairo
Oraba
Uganda
Juba
Equatorial
Ismail el Azhari
Egypt
Britain
Upper Nile
Azhari
Farmers Hope For Additional Area Showers
Snyder and area residents welcomed rainfall over the weekend but farmers sought more rain within days. An official gauge recorded .41 inch in Snyder yesterday, bringing August to .61 and the year to 12.67 inches. The county’s yearly total is the highest by this time since 1949.
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Snyder
David Strayhorn
Ira
Lloyd Mountain
Hermleigh
Weather Outlook for North Central and West Texas
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Temperatures remain steady with little change.
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North Central
West Texas
Grease Fire Extinguished At Green Hill Home
A pan of grease on a cook stove at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Childress on North Avenue R in Green Hill addition caught fire about 2 45 yesterday afternoon. The blaze was under control and extinguished by the time fire equipment arrived. no damages were reported. Fire Marshal Ivan Gatlin noted the scene was safe on arrival.
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G. T. Childress
North Avenue R
Green Hill
Ivan Gatlin
Benson Praises Soviet Farm Officials Visiting United States
Secretary of Agriculture Benson called the visiting Soviet farm chiefs good ambassadors of peace after a six week farm tour. He urged applying American agricultural advances and defended free enterprise as key to growth while hosting a luncheon of department research products.
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Washington
Benson
America
Agricultural Research Service
Soviet Union
United States
Vladimir Matskevich
Agriculture Department
Matskevich
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Charleston
Charleston, S. C
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Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Aix Les Bains
Tadla
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Mediterranean
The
Ike
Defense Department
Lynn Alla Hummrick
Long Beach
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