Seventeen Hurt in Two Texas Tornadoes Damage Ransack Texas
Two Texas tornadoes struck Seguin and the Tanglewood area injuring seventeen people none fatally. Homes churches and a community hall were destroyed as the cold front moved through the state with heavy rain and widespread showers reported from Lufkin to Dallas.
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Associated Press
Texas
Seguin
Tanglewood
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Tangie
Tangiewood
J. P. Frost
Hirgie Albritton
Rockdale
Baptist Church
Christian Church
Amarillo
Dalhart
Christi
New Berlin
Charles Smith
Jessie Maxwell
South Texas
Ed Nichols
Nichols
Guadalupe County
Mitchell And Kent Getting New Wildcats
Two new wildcat drilling sites planned in Kent and Mitchell Counties. Russell Maguire of Wichita Falls to drill Kent tester No. 1 Girard Trust on a 160 acre lease, depth 7,400 feet. In South Mitchell County Liedtke & Liedtke and others plan No. 1 Ross D. Dixon Jr. 17 miles southeast of Colorado City, depth 6,300 feet.
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Kent
Mitchell Counties
Russell Maguire
Wichita Falls
Girard Trust
H&gn
Girard
Mitchell County
Liedtke & Liedtke and
Midland
Ross D. Dixon
Colorado City
H&tc
Garza Failure
Jim-Lee Drilling Co
Lubbock
Bryan Williams
Garza Wildcat
Williams
El&rr
Post
United States
TXL
Dora-North
Ellenburger
Nolan County
R&p
Humble Wells
Humble Oil
Westbrook
T&p
Boston
Humble
G. B
Standlard Oil No
Beal
Borden Wikicat
Blanco and Newman Brothers No. 1
S. M. Swenson
Kent Exploration
Leo D. Ellis
Jackson Ellis
Sharon Ridge
United Steelworkers Strike Hits American Can and Continental Can
CIO United Steelworkers strike shuts 60 000 workers at American Can Co and Continental Can Co in 68 plants across 30 states and five Canadian plants. Pickets on duty, talks in New York and Pittsburgh fail, wage demands include 12 cent hourly raise with fringe benefits, packages offered rejected. Federal mediators monitor. no violence reported.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
American Can Co
Continental Can Co
Canada
Pittsbur
c_ies
Walkon
Federal Aes
al Whitehouse
USW
American Can
New York
United States
Georgia Senate approves study commission on private schools
Two administration backed bills passed the Georgia Senate to study private school options. One measure creates a 21 member commission to study feasible actions for possible private schooling. A companion bill would authorize grants to citizens for educational purposes and effectively set up private schools instead of public ones.
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Atlanta
Georgia Senate
Ill Child Suffering From Leukemia Receives Support
Five year old Henmann Hughes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Hughes, is gravely ill with leukemia at 2505 Twenty seventh Street. Attending nurse Mrs Pratt says the child grew weaker today with a fever near 105. A doll gift was given but the girl cannot respond. Family faces rising medical and food costs as aid pours in from Hannah Sunday school class with a 45 gift and a 5 donation from an individual.
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Henmann Hughes
Henry Hughes
Twenty-seventh Street
In Pratt
C. R. Anthony Co
Pratt
Henrann
Henmann
Hughes
ROKs Draw Big 0 In First Interviews
In Panmunjom the South Koreans, under Allied supervision, rejected remaining prisoners’ plea to return home. Thirty of 30 interviewed chose communism, with 30 more to be questioned as Allies weigh a Korean peace conference proposal.
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Panmunjom W
South Korea
ROK
High Bids On Tidelands Leases Set Record Total
Texas tidelands sale yields 32.38 million dollars from 375 submerged tracts off the Gulf Coast. Gulf Oil Co. tops with 3.07 million on 5760 acres in Nueces County. Magnolia follows on 5750 acres in Aransas and 5760 in Jefferson County. Proceeds go to the permanent school fund.
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Austin
Texas
Tidelands
Gulf Coast
Bascom Giles
Gulf Oil Co
Nueces County
Magnolia
Aransas County
Jefferson County
Government Seeks Arbitration In New York Newspaper Strike
The federal mediation service asked the AFL Photoengravers Union to submit the dispute to arbitration. Seven New York dailies have been halted for four days due to the walkout, with other unions respecting the picket lines.
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Washington
Government Today
New York
Federal Mediation Service
Whitley P. McCoy
Edward J. Volz
AFL Photoengravers Union
Huge Protest Strike Across British Isle
More than one million engineering workers struck for 24 hours in Britain shutting auto aircraft factories shipyards and shops from London to Belfast in a show of strength. The walkout backed by 39 affiliates seeks a 15 percent wage rise. losses estimated at 10 million pounds with no disorder and public services operating normally.
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London
Britain
Glasgow
Belfast
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
Dock Strike in New York Ends After One Day
Longshoremen returned to work after a one day stoppage that launched bi state harbor control. Gangs reported back as hundreds checked in at Waterfront Commission centers for casual assignments. The strike tied up most of the port by night, while authorities investigated a Taft Hartley injunction violation.
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New York
Waterfront Commission
Commission
Upper North River
U.S. Attorney's
New York Shipping Assn
New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission
Weather Report From Snyder Records Cool Upturn Ahead
A Snyder weather note shows yesterday's high 72 and low 51, with 7:30 am reading 33. Ms D P Strayhorn, weather observer, notes warm night and forecast turning cooler in coming days.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Cotton Referendum Set for Scurry County Farmers This Month
Cotton farmers in Scurry County will learn their 1954 allotments within days as a national referendum on Dec 15 considers supports for 194 crop cotton. Total county allotment is 67 916 acres with allotments based on whether farmers planted cotton in recent years. Voting sites include Snyder Ira Fluvanna Camp Springs and Hermleigh with eligibility limited to those who produced cotton in 1953 and only one family member per farming operation may vote.
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Scurry County
Arthur Roberts
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Production & Marketing Administration
SCA
Snyder
Ira
Fluvanna
Camp
Springs and
Hermleigh
Churchill Heads to Bermuda for Big Three Talks
Prime Minister Churchill flies to Tucker's Town Bermuda for the Big Three conference. Eisenhower and Laniel expected. U S aims to secure France's ratification of the European army pact while pledging allied combat effectiveness. Security tight as stormy weather buffets the island.
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Tucker’s
Bermuda
Britain
Churchill
Atlantic
Laniel
Eisenhower
U.S
France
America
Europe
London
Gander
Sir Winston
Mid-Ocean
Binion Faces Final Tax Charge Prosecution
Benny Binion, the Nevada gambler tied to Las Vegas gambling interests, faced a 2 p.m. court appearance amid ongoing tax evasion charges. Reports note Binion pleaded not guilty as his defense team, led by Dan Moody, prepared to argue offshore or delay tactics.
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Waco
Benny Binion
Nevada
Ania Oper
Binion
San Annn
Dan Moody
Aeey
M W
Sand Binion
Las Vegas
Nev
Gam Casino
Parents Under Probation Term For Juvenile Burglary Ring
Six month suspended sentences were handed to the boys' fathers after a Texas case involving a burglary ring of Bruno Cano Pablo Garcia Joe Villalobez and Fernando Rodriguez. County Judge George Roane warned that if the youths commit further thefts the fathers will face penalties. Dist Judge T M Gupton urged closer parental supervision and cited a new code provision on parental responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Roane
Dist
T. M. Gupton
Bruno Cano
Pablo Garcia
Joe Villalobez
Fernando Rodriguez
Gupton
Eisenhower backs unity of free nations amid McCarthy row
President Eisenhower, aligning with Secretary Dulles, says unity among free nations is the nation’s only hope for survival. He reiterates criticism of Senator McCarthy and stresses the need to focus on the global Soviet threat and administration policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Lagepe
McCarthy Stines
United States
Weather Brief For South Plains To El Paso And Texas Coasts
The forecast covers South Plains and Pecos Valley with lows 25 to 36 tonight. Light snow in western Panhandle tonight. East and South Texas on Thursday will see thunderstorms and local winds. Much of the coast will be mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and strong southerly to northerly winds shifting to the coast late Thursday.
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South Plains
Pecos Valley
Upper Plains
el Paso
R Pan
South Texas
State Leaders Told To Keep Out Of Way
In Denver CIO vice president Q O A Knight said the CIO will keep Communists from influencing Gulf Coast oil workers if Attorney General John Ben Shepperd and Texas Governor Shivers stay out of the dispute. Knight accused Shepperd of false accusations about the DPOWA and said Texas will not tolerate Communist influence. The CIO has taken over Port Arthur DPOWA functions and plans to press a strike against 22 Port Arthur firms, as Shepperd vows to drive out what he calls a Communist background.
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Denver
CIO
QO. A. Knight
John Ben Shepperd
Gov
Shivers
Texas
Knight
CIO Oil Workers Union
Shepperd
Office Workers of
DPOWA
Port Arthur
Texie
Jeffer
Gulf
Coast
Oi Catube Eid
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