Mendes-France Group To Face Critical Test
Paris reports a full cabinet meeting as Rene Coty returns to preside before the National Assembly debates ratification of the European Defense Community treaty. Pro and anti EDC factions clash as ministers weigh resignations and possible future policy shifts amid a shifting political backdrop.
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Harvey Hudson
Paris
Rene Coty
French National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Coty
Georges Bidault
EDC
Bidault
Assembly of the French Union
France
National Assembly
Assembly
Foreign Office
Poland
Germany
Russia
New York
The
Times and Herald-Tribune
Washington
Dispatches
United States
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
U.S
Mats
European Defense Community
Mendes-France
Charles de Gaulle
Brussels
de Gaullists
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Industry
Commerce
Emile Hughes
Justice
Guy la Chambre
Associated States
Indochina
Guerin de Beaumont
Fisher County Wildcat Shows Oil in Ellenburger Test
Fisher County wildcat No. 1 Humphries near McCaulley and Sylvester reports oil in Ellenburger from a drillstem test at 5,952 to 5,975 feet. Open flow tested 2,070 feet of free gas and 90 feet oil and gas mud in the drillpipe with bottom hole pressure from 0 to 40 psi, shut in at 2,340 pounds after 30 minutes. Project continues drilling below 6,045 feet in lime. Also Woodson Oil completes No. 1 B Lanham as Strawn producer in Northwest Scurry County with a 250.66 barrel per day test from 7,904 to 7,910 feet.
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Youngblood & Youngblood No. 1 Humphries
Fisher County
Wildcat
Ellenburger
Humphries
McCaulley
Sylvester
H&tb
Woodson Oil Co
B. Lanham
Fluvanna-Strawn
Scurry County
Dimes Drive Receipts Boost Polio Campaign Total
Receipts in response to letters mailed earlier this week boosted the emergency March of Dimes campaign by 742 this morning. Fred Aulforth heads the drive for the Junior Chamber of Commerce and urged more contributions before next week’s end. Total contributions by mail today rose to 1358.53 as the Scurry Borden Chapter pursues a 4000 goal to fight polio.
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Fred Aulforth
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Scurry-Borden
National Infantile Paralysis
Polio Strikes Late Blow In Past Week In Texas
Texas health officials reported 199 new polio cases for the week ending Aug 21 the highest weekly total since July. Hidalgo 24 Nueces 20 Harris 15 led in incidence with several other counties reporting smaller totals. Fifty one cases were paralytic. Health officials noted a vaccine tracking migration issue from field trials in 14 areas.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Hidalgo
Nueces
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Hidalgo County
Nueces County
Harris County
Houston
L. E. Bracy
Lubbock
Tarrant
Fort Worth
Dallas
Bexar
San Antonio
Hale
Plainview
McLennan
Waco
Kleberg County
Grayson, Potter
Wheeler
Deaf Smith
el Paso
Hutchinson
Jefferson
Bosque
Delta
Harrison
Howard
Jones
Lamb
Lee
Medina
Morris
Orange
Shackelford
Smith
Titus
Travis
Van
Tom Green
Health Department
Army Shell Explodes Over German Town During Night Exercises
A conventional shell from a large 280mm cannon exploded prematurely over a German village near Heidelberg during night exercises, shattering several roofs but causing no casualties. The weapon fired from a site near Kusel into the Baumholder artillery range at night, according to European headquarters.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Kusel
Baumholder
Italian Barber Claims World's Fastest Shave
In Naples Francesco Buono a Neapolitan barber claimed a world record for the fastest shave finishing in 16 seconds with no cuts He says he dethroned German Albert Heinrich who completed the shave in 25 seconds
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Naples
Italy
Francesco Buono
Buono
Albert Heinrich
Feverish pleas mark eve of Texas runoff election
Absentee ballots reach 167 boxed for casting as 24 issued on application remain out. Voters start at 20 polling places at 8 a.m. tomorrow. polls close at 7 p.m. Runoff for county commissioner Precinct 1 pits Clarence Wade against T B Knight amid strong gubernatorial interest. Ballot lines list Shivers, Yarborough, Brewster, Scott, Davidson, Wade, Knight.
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Clarence Wade
Walter Grant
T. B. Knight
Grant
Texas
Scurry County
Allan Shivers
Travis County
Ralph W. Yarborough
Supreme Court
Brewster Bell County
Alfred M. Scott
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lloyd W. Davidson
Clarence Wade T. B. Knight
Slambang Drive Heads To Climax
In Texas the Democratic runoff campaign narrows to a showdown between Gov. Allan Shivers in Houston and rival Ralph Yarborough in Dallas. Port Arthur strike politics loom as both camps trade charges while Alfred Scott battles Few Brewster for the Supreme Court seat.
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Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Shivers
Houston
Yarborough
Dallas
Alfred M. Scott
Austin
Few Brewster
State Supreme Court
Brewster
Supreme Court
Henderson
Port Arthur
Alamo Mission
San Antonio
Alamo
Port Arthur Officials Call Strike Very Serious
Port Arthur mayor and four commissioners wired Gov. Shivers calling the strike there very serious. They defend the local situation against Yarborough and say the strike is not insignificant as another commissioner stated. The DPOWA had sparked the strike last fall, now taken over by the local group.
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Port Arthur
Allan Shivers
Austin
Shivers
Ralph W. Yarborough
W. T. Walker
Yarborough
Processing and Office Workers of America
DPOWA
State Industrial Commission
B. N. Kutcher
Five Men Wounded in Memphis Union Nonunion Shootout
In Memphis a shooting at a fairgrounds building project wounded five men, two critically. AFL International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers members had picketed against nonunion labor. Police recovered two shotguns, two pistols and a rifle with no charges filed yet.
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Memphis
Tenn.p
Pete Wiebenga
AFL International Assn
Vargas Reputation and Cabinet Shakeup in Brazil
Gen. Zenobio Da Costa accuses fellow generals of betraying Vargas after his forced resignation. Vargas killed himself following a military-dictated leave. Joao Cafe Filho became president and reshuffled the War Ministry. New finance minister Eugenio Gudin aims to stabilize prices, cut state expenses, and tackle a foreign exchange shortage amid Brazil’s economic crisis.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Zenobio da Costa
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Henrique Baptista Teixeira
da Costa
Joao Cafe Filho
Cafe
Catete
Texeira
Geral Menezes Cortes
Federal
Eugenio Gudin
Brazilian Institute of Economics
Gudin
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil-United States Institute
Bretton Woods
Treasury
Mercury Reaches 100 Degrees After Six-Day Span
The article notes Snyder hitting 100 degrees for the first time in six days, with a cool 62 degrees overnight. At 7:30 a.m. the temperature was 74 degrees as reported by weather observer Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
North Central Texas sees clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated afternoon thundershowers and little temperature change. West Texas expects clear to partly cloudy conditions with widely scattered afternoon storms and steady temperatures. East and South Texas will be clear to Saturday with coastal thunder showers and mild winds.
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Texas
West
East
South
Clear Sky Expected For Election Day Across Texas
The Associated Press reports Texas skies will be mostly clear on Friday and Saturday for election day. Clouds and rain will be few, with dawn temperatures ranging from the 60s to low 80s. Marfa recorded 62, Corpus Christi 83, Dallas Fort Worth 81, and Amarillo 70 as forecasts show little weekend change.
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Associated Press
Texas
San Antonio
Weather Bureau
Marfa
Corpus Christi
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Kremlin Shrinks as Government Shifts to New Center
Moscow reports a campaign to de emphasize the Kremlin as the seat of government and to crown the ancient citadel as Russia's cultural symbol. Officials move to villas and offices spread across the city while plans unfold to relocate Lenin and Stalin to a new pantheon. A nearby skyscraper rises to house remaining offices.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Nikolai Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Red Square
Lenin Hills
Moskovoretz Square
Absentee Ballots Reported in Library Election
Only ten voters had cast absentee ballots by noon in the library petition election slated for September 4. The deadline to apply for absentee ballots is midnight Tuesday.
Thirty three Texas counties added as drought disaster areas
The USDA designated 33 more Texas counties as drought disaster areas, bringing the state total to 75 and the national count to 316 across eight states. Counties named include Anderson, Angelina, Burleson, Caldwell, Cherokee, Ellis, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Gonzales, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kerr, Lavaca, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Madison, Milam, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Robertson, Rusk, Somervell, Smith, Tarrant, Washington, Wise, and Wood.
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Washington
Texas
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Anderson
Angelina
Burleson
Caldwell
Cherokee
Ellis
Falls
Fayette
Freestone
Gonzales
Hill
Hood
Johnson
Kerr
Lavaca
Leon
Limestone
McLennan
Madison
Milam
Nacogdoches
Navarro
Palo Pinto
Parker
Rains
Robertson
Rusk
Somervell
Smith
Tarrant
Wise
Wood
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Raid By Commies Labeled Skirmish
Tokyo reports a small scale hit and run on Quemoy by 40 Communist soldiers who killed 11 Nationalist troops before retreating to the mainland. Nationalist sources claim one prisoner taken. U.S. officials call it a skirmish and view broader invasion plans as propaganda ahead of a Manila conference.
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Tokyo
China Today
Quemoy
Formosa
Taipei
Reds
U.S
Washington
Formosa Strait
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachens
Manila
Southeast Asia
United States
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Viet Tri
Red River
Viet Nam
Stephen Mayeux
Stephen
Ernie Mayeux
By Clayton Hickerson
East Texas
Mexia
CIO
Walker
Mercury
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