Eisenhower Plans National Address On Congressional Record
President Eisenhower will broadcast a half hour coast to coast to defend the GOP controlled 83rd Congress and urge voters to back more Republicans in November. He arrives in Denver for a vacation and works on tonight's speech with aides, outlining his plan to press Congress on his agenda.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Eisenhower
Washington
ABC Radio
Congress
John S. Doud
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
American Legion
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair
McNary Dam
Oregon - Washington
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles
Stonewall and Garza County Drilling Updates Reported
Stonewall wildcat in Ellenburger formation shows no oil or gas after drillstem test and a plug and abandon prognosis. Garza County stake Edwin Cox No 9-S Huntley planned for Glorieta test. location near Post. Several Texas wells progress with drilling in Ellenburger lime, shale, or anhydrite formations and salt water shows reported.
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Ada Oil Co
Anderson
Stonewall County
Wildcat
Ellenburger
GARZA
Edwin Cox
Dallas
Huntley
Garza County
H. G. Brandon
Post
Hanley Co
J. L
J. L. Higginbotham
Borden County
Gail
Hanley
Russell
Lone Star
H. H
Sears
Maryneal
AAH& Southern Minerals and
Herring
Sedberry
Aspermont
Burglary Strikes B&B Parkway Grocery in Weekend Theft
About 400 dollars was stolen from the B&B Parkway Grocery in the East Highway area. Authorities, including Deputy Norris and Police Chief Suttle, say entry was gained through a roof vent and the cash was hidden throughout the store. Other nearby shops reported minor losses.
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B&b Parkway
East Highway
Avenue F
Jack Darby
Walker Sign Co
Twenty-fifth Street
E. E
Buddy) Norris
Walter Suttle
Johnny Claybrook
Norris
Rhee Says US Troop Withdrawal in Korea Unfazed
Seoul. President Syngman Rhee reacted coolly to the U.S. plan to pull four of six divisions from Korea. He argued foreign troops should not stay if they will not fight communism, marking his first public comment on the move.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
U.S
Korea
Rhee
Showers and cooler weather sweep Scurry area weekend
Weather notes record erratic showers across Scurry County with cooler air, scattered moisture in Snyder, and a 93 degree Saturday high. El Paso flash floods and Austin wind damage accompanied weekend storms statewide, with cloud seeding efforts reported.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Associated Press
Texas
el Paso
Austin
U.S. Highway 80
New
Vargas Faces Resignation Demands in Brazil Crisis
Rio de Janeiro a political crisis erupts as Brazil’s air force demands President Getulio Vargas resign and the army shows support. Tanks reportedly to the palace turned back, while guards and police patrols tighten. Six arrests linked to an assassination plot against editor Carlos Lacerda accompany the unrest.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Air Force
Getulio Vargas
Eduardo Gomes
National Democratic Union
Vargas
Casado de Castro
Zenobia da Costa
Galeno
New York
Radio Nacional
Carlos Lacerda
Popular Air Force
Rueben Vaz
U S Navy would fire on hostile targets in Pacific says Stump
Admiral Felix B. Stump, Pacific commander in chief, said U S Navy units off the China coast would fire on any Reds with obviously hostile intent. He stressed forces would respond without waiting to be fired upon and noted orders to avoid provocative action. He added the right to defend oneself applies immediately when hostile intent is recognized.
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Washington
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
U.S. Navy
China
Stump
605 Students Sign In at Local High School
605 high school students had registered by morning, notes Principal T. D. Wiman Jr. Of last spring’s pre-registrants, 170 have not yet signed in. If all register, total enrollment will be 775. Registration runs this week through Wednesday before school starts September 2.
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T. D. Wiman, Jr
Wiman
Britain To Aid France In Effort To Save EDC
Chicago report notes Stephen Mitchell, Democratic national chairman, urged delaying or withdrawing the 107 million dollar Dixon Yates private power plant contract in the TVA area. Mitchell pressed for congressional scrutiny and possible withdrawal if the deal is flawed. Walter von Tresckow claimed an alternate plan could save 150 million dollars, citing costs of 90 to 100 million versus 107 to 112 million in Dixon Yates proposals.
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Chicago
Stephen Mitchell
TVA
Mitchell
Dixon-Yates
Park Forest
Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Walter von Teschow
New York
Eisenhower
Bobby Jones
Jones
Texas Campaign Resumes After Day of Rest for Governors Race
Texas gubernatorial contenders Ralph Yarborough and Gov. Al Lan Shivers pushed five day schedules with rallies in San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth and Houston regions. Shivers to address at the Alamo Monday night with a meet me at the Alamo theme. Yarborough to appear in Dallas and Fort Worth. Reports of vandalism and sharp rhetoric accompanied the return to campaigning as both sides prepare for the final stretch before the second Democratic primary.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Allan Shivers
Shivers
San Antonio
Alamo
The
Yarborough
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin
Brazoria County
Leon Henderson
McAllen
San Marcos
New Braunfels
Comanche
Goldthwaite
Brownwood
Georgetown
Killeen
Belton
Temple
Waco
Houston
Humble Road
Harrisburg
Galena Park
Jacinto City
Pasadena
Galveston
Texas City
Bryan
Wichita Falls
Tyler
Two Vote Absentee On Library Proposal
Absentee voting in the library election shows only two ballots cast by noon. County Clerk Pat Johnston notes 25 ballots received overall, with Friday being the absentee voting day. For the second primary, 155 applications were filed by noon, 116 returned. Midnight tomorrow sets the deadline to honor applications for ballots in the second primary. Deadline for library absentee ballots is midnight August 31.
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Pat Johnston
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
North Central and West Texas will be partly cloudy this afternoon through Tuesday with scattered showers and thundershowers and little change in temperatures. East Texas sees considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thundershowers, mild temperatures, and fresh to strong easterly winds along the coast.
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North Central
West Texas
East Texas
Plane Carrying 23 Disappears Over North Sea Mystery
A KLM airliner with 23 aboard vanished while en route from Shannon to Amsterdam. A fishing vessel and Dutch trawlers reported lifebelts and debris in the North Sea about 16 miles northwest of Ymuiden. Among the passengers were 12 Americans and two travelers who boarded at Shannon. Anxious search continues as weather worsens.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
New York
Scheveningen
North Sea
Texel Ymuiden 5
Ymuiden
Shannon
Ireland
Oriordon
Oriordons
New York - Amsterdam
Abraham Peeper
Knoop
Queens
L. L
N.Y
Joseph Yarrow
Woodbury
Conn
Regina Yarrow
Richard Yarrow
Peter Yarrow
Ernest Decker
Daytona Beach
Fla
Gay
Frieda
Wzes Baussan
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Leonard Jamison
Federal Pay Raise Vetoed
The President vetoed a 5 percent pay increase for 1,500,000 federal workers arguing it ignores postal rate reform and creates a large deficit. He cited a $112 million post office cost and a $400 million annual shortfall, noting a four billion dollar postal deficit since 1945.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Post Office Department
Shivers vows aid to drought-hit West Texans
Gov. Allan Shivers promised a delegation of drought-hurt West Texans that the state would prevent hunger and help lower drought relief feed costs. He said federal acreage credits could aid land left nonproductive, and pledged possible fixed-price grain and easier long-term loans. County Judge Vance H. Gilbreath led the group of 18.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Vance H. Gilbreath
Motley County
Premier Mendes France Seeks Edc Salvage Pact
French Premier Pierre Mendes France met Prime Minister Churchill at Chartwell to press for salvage of the European Defense Community and received a pledge of British support as the six nation talks collapsed in Brussels. Dulles warned Paris of possible shifts in American policy if EDC is rejected or altered.
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London
Pierre Mendes-France
Churchill
European Defense Community
Pierre Mendes
Chartwell
Anthony Eden
French National Assembly
Biggin Hill
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Western Europe
West Europe
Germany
Europe
EDC
Paris
National Assembly
Mendes- France
Britain
Konrad Adenauer
Brussels
Dulles
United States
Eleven Die As Braniff DC3 Crashes Near Mason City Iowa
Braniff International Airways DC3 crashed in a pasture 40 miles south of Swaledale Iowa killing 11 of 19 aboard. Two critically injured and eight more hurt. Pilot Capt W A Pickering and co pilot W B Wilde died. Hostess Betty Ann Truly in fair condition. passenger Robert Reitsch, a former 1927 Illinois football captain, among injured. Federal investigators expected to arrive today.
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Mason City
Iowa
Braniff International Airways
Memphis
Tenn
Minneapolis
Braniff
Swaledale
Fort Dodge
Fred Gerdes
Gerdes
W. A. Pickering
Parkville
W. B. Wilde
Hampton, Iowa
Betty Ann Truly
Kansas City
Shreveport
Mercy Hospital
Milton Schoenberg
Denver
Hampton
Lee Nichols
Schoenberg
Dallas
Robert Reitsch
Rockford
University of
Reitsch
Reitsch Bros
Reitch
Bob
U.of I
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