Revision urged for anti Red Law after Eisenhower signing
Senator Jackson urges a full, careful revision by the 84th Congress of the anti Communist law just signed by President Eisenhower. He cites hasty action and seeks Justice Department input on law impacts while preserving core Internal Security Act provisions and the fight against Communist infiltration in unions.
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Washington
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
84Th Congress
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Congress
Justice Department
National Labor Relations Board
Subversive Activities Control Board
Organized Labor
Fisher County Drills Two Wildcat Prospects and Abandoned Well
Fisher County crews set locations for two new wildcats and reported a dry well at a third. A. B. Jones & Son of Albany drills No. 1 S. FE. Rains, 17 000 foot rotary, four miles northeast of Rotan on a 160 acre lease near National Gypsum Co. No. 1 Moncrief. Trans Tex Drilling plans No. 1 Ubben near Roby, 6 000 foot test. J A Connally and partners’ No. 1 R. J. Robertson near Hamlin plugged at 5 421 feet after a gas show. Howard extender Credighton wildcat near Big Spring yields 164 barrels oil. Borden County reports two new producing wells Shipman in Fluvanna and a Jo-Mill Spraberry field well.
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Fisher County
Rotan
A. B. Jones & Son of
Albany
H&tc
National Gypsum Co
Moncrief
Trans-Tex Drilling Co
Longview
Roby
Bastrop County School Land Survey
Rector Subdivision
J. A. Connally
West-Tex Drilling Co
Jake L. Hamon
R. J. Robertson
Hamlin
Creighton
T&p
Borden
Fluvanna
Borden County
Renwar Oil Corp. No. 1
Shipman
Flood Relief Report Details Laredo Jaycees Aid Effort
The Laredo Junior Chamber of Commerce reports flood relief aid for Rio Grande flood victims. Snyder residents donated clothing and food via Snyder Jaycees, Mrs. M. O. Clark, and a Snyder relief fund totaling $196. Distributions were organized through Comite Central de Piedras Negras, Salvation Army in Laredo, El Ejercito de Salvacion de Nuevo Laredo, and Rev. Enrique Tomas Lozano of Santo Nino Church.
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Snyder
Lardeo Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rio Grande
Laredo Jaycees
Jaycee
Arkansas
Snyder Jaycees
M. O. Clark
Lardee Group
Comite Central de
Nuevo Lardeo
Tamp
Mexico
Enrique Tomas Lozano
Santo Nino Church
Nuevo Laredo
Heavy primary vote forecast fuels Texas governor race
Governor Allan Shivers and Ralph Yarborough pressed campaigns as absentee ballots pointed to a runoff vote likely to exceed 1.3 million. Shivers campaigned in Georgetown Killeen Belton Temple with a Waco rally. Yarborough appeared in Bryan Tyler Wichita Falls.
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Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Shivers
Georgetown
Killeen
Belton
Temple
Waco
Yarborough
Bryan
Tyler
Wichita Falls
Robert L. Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
Dallas County
Harris County
Lubbock County
Smith County
el Paso
Midland
Freeport
Jefferson County
Houston
Galveston
Dallas
Defense Strategy Shapes McCarthy Hearing Course
The special Senate committee plans hearings starting August 31 to probe five charge groups against Sen. McCarthy. Chairman Watkins said the panel may expand charges and witnesses. McCarthy offered cautious praise and said the investigation is overdue. The 46 specifications are bundled into five headings including contempt of the Senate and handling of confidential documents.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Watkins
Rutah
McCarthy
Flanders
Ful
Bright
Morse
la Jolla
Calif
Fulbright
Senate Rules
United States
Ralph Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Maj
Irving Peress
Kent County Court Awaits Ruling Over Records Move
Kent County commissioners debated legality of shifting county records to Jayton after Jayton was named county seat in July. Court warned by bond company and Attorney General that moving records from Jayton is illegal. Officials promised to act on any ruling and resume prior business.
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Clairemont
Kent County
Jayton
A. C. Cargile
Polar
Mark Cave
Jim Wyatt
Girard
Commissioners
John Mongtomery
W. R. Rodgers
Montgomery
Attorney General's Office
Austin
Appeals Court
Mitchell Invited to Tell Congress on TVA Private Power Deal
Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell will testify September 2 before the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee on alleged malfeasance or impropriety in the 107 million dollar Dixon Yates private power contract for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Rep. W Sterling Cole invited Mitchell, who accepted, amid claims the deal would cost the public millions.
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A. P. Bryan
Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
Congress
Tennessee Valley
Rep
W. Sterling Cole
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Mitchell
Cole
Eisenhower
AEC
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis, Tenn
TVA
Paducah
Senate
Chicago
Bobby Jones
Power Combine
Dixon-Yates Group
Jones
Yarborough Challenged By Alice Lawyer
Sam Burris of Alice district attorney elect openly accuses Ralph Yarborough of lying in his governor campaign. Burris appeals to voters for Allan Shivers, claims Parr-backed candidates won by vote buying and intimidation, cites past Duval County results showing Shivers and Yarborough percentages and recounts ballot handling.
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George Parr
Shivers
Brownwood
Sam Burris
Alice
Ralph Yarborough
Burris
KSNY
Allan Shivers
Parry
Yarborough
Falfurrias
Brooks County
Tex
Duval
Parr
Dan Tobin
Duval County
J. P. Stockwell
Raeburn Norris
Texas Rangers
French premier balks at EDC vote as assembly to decide
Premier Pierre Mendes-France defers government support and will not seek a confidence vote on the European Defense Community treaty. Cabinet minutes indicated opposition to delaying action, while allies push for ratification despite France’s insistence on modifications. Observers note Italy's stance hinges on Paris, with Brussels talks closed.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
U. S
State Dulles
France
Brussels
Mendes-France
EDC
Army Hospital Bride Sets Hopeful Wedding At Valley Forge
In Valley Forge Army Hospital Ward 200D the wedding of M Sgt William Hardin of Louisville and Miss Isako Shirayama faces medical and legal hurdles. Shirayama must await immigration review on stay rights while Hardin recovers from tuberculosis. The ceremony is set for the post chapel with hospital staff planning to attend.
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Phoenixville
Valley Forge Army Hospital
William Hardin
Isako Shirayama
Louisville, Ky
Post
Shirayama
Washington
United States
Hawaii
Hardin
Louisville
Japan
Korea
Osaka
John Plum
Hospital Tuberculosis Service
Isako
Col
Plum
Moses Life
Brooklyn
Norwegians Report Flying Saucer Sighting Near Mofjell
Two Norwegian sisters Aasta Solvang and Edit Jacobsen told Nordlands Folkeblad they saw a dark skinned, long haired pilot emerge from bushes near Mofjell. Police investigate after the encounter with a craft described as two deep saucers joined, about 15 feet wide, with the man unable to communicate.
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Oslo
Aasta Solvang
Edit Jacobsen
Mofjell
Norway
Nordlands Folkeblad
Smallest Parents In City Take Child Home
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dixon, Los Angeles's smallest parents, brought home their first child Debra Jo weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces. Born by Caesarean Aug. 10 at French Hospital, the couple are both 3 feet 11 inches tall. The mother and baby were discharged yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Floyd Dixon
Debra Jo
French Hospital
Dixon
Absentee Ballots Cast In County Primaries
One hundred sixty-two absentee ballots have been boxed for casting Saturday in the second Democratic primary election here. Twenty ballots issued for absentee voting had not yet been returned by noon today. Ballots must be returned by 1 p.m. Saturday.
Heat Wave Continues With 96 Degree High
The day stayed hot as temperatures reached 96 degrees yesterday. At 7 30 this morning the thermometer read 76 after an overnight low of 72, according to weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn.
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D. P. Strayhorn
U S Business Installations Targeted After Vargas Death
Rioting in Rio de Janeiro targeted American installations after Getulio Vargas killed himself and his body was flown to southern Brazil for burial. Troops patrolled streets as U S diplomatic buildings and firms faced attacks including the U S embassy, oil offices, and consulates in Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Rio
Vargas
Air Ministry
Air Force
Standard Oil Co
U. S
U.S
Diarios Associados
Porto Alegre
Atlantic
Belo Horizonte
United States
Germany
America Poised to Back Up Fleet if China Attacks Formosa
An unnamed high level military source in Tokyo says the United States would use all available forces to defend Formosa and back up the 7th Fleet if China attacked. The source warned Beijing against any invasion, claiming they would face a terrible beating. He noted recent threats could be bluff or propaganda.
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Tokyo
United States
7Th Fleet
China
Formosa
Eisenhower
U.S
Taipei
John Foster Dulles
Quemoy
Amoy
Matsu
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Highway Department
Fallon
Nev
Nevada
Associated Press
John Chadwick
By Jimmie Payne
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East
South Central
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