Prison escape leads to statewide search in Scurry County
Two inmates Billy Jack Bennett and Richard Crawford broke from Scurry County jail by sawing through a crossbar and disabling a service door. A state patrol bulletin noted a 1953 Oldsmobile linked to the escape and a blond woman. Authorities expanded the hunt with dogs, planes, and deputies from multiple counties as officials traced possible getaway routes and pending trials.
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Scurry County
Billy Jack Bennett
Richard Crawford
Crawford
State Highway Patrol
Carlsbad
N.M
Big Spring
Bill Zimmerman
Buddy Norris
The
National Guard
Lee Dan Stone
Norris
Sheriff's Office
James Efell Amos
Alice
Israel Not Ready To End Gaza Fight
Israel rejects joining Egypt in a cease-fire until Egypt admits starting border violence that has raged for seven days. Cairo reported commandos crossed into Israel and hit a broadcasting station near Tel Aviv, with other raids near Magdal. At least 21 Israelis and 8 Egyptians have died as U.N. observers work to restore peace.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Gaza
U.N
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Magdal
Falujah
Burns
U.N. Palestine Truce Observers Commission
U.N. Commission
Moshe Sharett
Soviet Union
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Middle Eastern
Damascus
Iran
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Washington
Russia
Middle East
Moscow
Junior High Announces Student Registration Schedule
School officials announced junior high registration for students. Bus students report 8 30 a m while A through M register at 11 00 and N through Z at 1 30. other schools hold 8 30 a m sessions and buses return at 11 30.
Disarmament Plans Studied By Officials
United Nations officials study a U S proposal to merge American and Soviet inspection plans to deter surprise attacks. Harold E Stassen outlines exchange of military data ground observers and unmonitored aerial reconnaissance as steps toward verification and mutual safeguards. Soviet delegate Arkady Sobolev expected to comment later.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Arkady A. Sobolev
France
Britain
Canada
U.S
Disarmament Commission
U.N. General Assembly
Stassen
Russia
United States
John M. Hightower
Washington
Middle East
Egypt
State Department
Moscow
Soviet Union
Dulles
Nasser
Suspect Surrenders After Patrol Car Theft
A man who allegedly stole a sheriff’s patrol car and a gun in Odessa yesterday surrendered at the Snyder police department. Leonard J. White said the suspect handed himself in and returned the stolen property. Odessa officers retrieved their patrol car and weapon from Snyder.
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Odessa
Snyder
Leonard J. White
Small cross burned near Longview amid possible prank
Police lean toward a prankster theory after a crude three foot cross burned along the Missouri Pacific right of way near a Negro residence. Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd reports Ku Klux Klan activity in 22 Texas counties.
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Longview
Missouri Pacific
John Ben Shepperd
Ku Klux Klan
Texas
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
North Central and West Texas show clear to partly cloudy skies this afternoon into Thursday. South Central Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunder showers in the south this afternoon and tonight, then extreme south Thursday. East Texas reports partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms along the coast this afternoon, cooler interiors tonight, and moderate northeasterly winds along the coast.
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North Central
West
Texas
South
East Texas
Peron Seeks Resignation as Argentina Faces Crisis
President Juan D. Peron offered to resign provoking mass demonstrations by CGT and Peronista supporters across Buenos Aires. Labor leaders urged peace while warning against infiltration as police fortified the capital and plans for a nationwide stoppage emerged.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Central Confederation of Labor
CGT
Peronista Party
Hugo di Pietro
Plaza de Mayo
di Pietro
Peron
Casa Rosada
Pink House
Labor Organization
Congress
John W. Cooke
Cooke
Peronista
Peronistas
Florida Man Found Guilty In Beating
A Marshall 1 A jury convicted Gerald Benton Cameron, 22, of West Palm Beach Florida, in the pistol beating and $1500 robbery of a 74 year old store owner Ben Swearingen. His punishment was set at 15 years.
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Marshall
Gerald Benton Cameron
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ben Swearingen
Norther Keeps Snyder Temperature Low
A mild norther moved into Snyder yesterday, lowering the day’s high to 90 degrees, three degrees below the prior day. Weather observer David Strayhorn reported an overnight low of 64 degrees and a 7:30 am reading of 67 degrees.
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Snyder
David Strayhorn
Navy veteran testifies about security firing over parents' group
A 26 year old Navy veteran testified before senators that he was dismissed from a Navy civilian job as a security risk because his mother and father were in a subversive organization, which he says he and his mother deny. He noted he never belonged to disloyal groups and only mentioned being in the Boy Scouts.
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Washington
Senators
Joseph H. Sumners Jr
Providence
R. I
Pauline Sumners
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
International Women's League For Peace and Freedom
World Affairs Council
Sumners
Navy
Quonset Point, R.I
Naval Air Station
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Civil Service Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Boy Scouts
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Top Humorist Speaks At Snyder Chamber Barbecue
Rev Leon Hill told about 300 attendees at Towle Memorial Park Pavilion that Snyder people must keep improving the city as they have in the miraculous past six years. Bob Clinton and his wife presented music before Hill spoke. Dr Cecil Yarborough presided as master of ceremonies.
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Nolan von Roeder
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Leon Hill
Amarillo
Towle Park
Hill
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Watson
Towle Memorial Park
Texas
Snyder
Bob Clinton
Snyder High School
Cecil Yarborough
Bob Taylor
Merchants Committee
General Arrangements Committee
Chamber
12 Are Killed In Accidents Across Texas
A rash of post weekend violence left at least 12 dead in Texas with most fatalities from traffic accidents. Names include Candy McNellis and William Miller in Corpus Christi, Jack Gerwick in Hobbs, and Richard Hatcher in San Antonio.
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Associated Press
Texas
Candy McNellis
William Miller
Corpus Christi
Riviera
Curtis Pierce
Kleeberg
Kenedy County
W. O. Bourgeois
New Mexico
Plains
Panhandle
Jack Gerwick
Hobbs
Glenn Chapsman
Chapman
Perry
Richard Hatcher
San Antonio
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Anson
Roby
Aspermont
Post
Jayton
Sweetwater
Abilene
Homer Whisnand
Dalas
Lubbock
Snyder Street
Renal Rosson
Rosson
Fort Worth
Bennett
Graham
Seymour
Huntsville
Fort Levenworth
Kan
Grayham
Sunbeam
Western Union
Lamesa
District Court
Argentina
Fred L. Strozier
Florida
Norther
U. S
Ivan Lee O'Neal
Marilyn Beckman
William Charles Moon
Victoria Hospital
Paula Graffo
Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley
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