Tornado Death Toll Rises In Vicksburg Disaster
Rescue crews battled freezing weather after a violent Saturday tornado that killed at least 30 in Vicksburg Mississippi. Authorities feared more victims as eight remain critical and officials declared a disaster area with 25 million dollars in damage.
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Vicksburg
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Tall
Vicksburgs
Ers
Eisenhower
Old City
Jack Palermo
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Saenger Theater
Happyland Nursery
Wildcat Wells Placed in Howard and Garza Counties
Wildcat drilling sites set in Howard and Garza Counties with No. 1 Hy man in North Howard and No. 134 J. B. ees in Garza. Plymouth Oil to drill Garza lease near Post at 4,000 feet depth with 800-acre area. Other Texaco and Stanolind tests report depths and drillstem tests across Nolan, Borden, and H&TC areas with varying results and recoveries.
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Garza
Coahoma
Howard Coun
Russell Maguire
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Hyman
W&nw
Plymouth Oil
J. B.ees
T&no
Post
Fisher
Richardson & Bass
Cai Ae
H&tc
Hester-Norwood
Drilling & Exploration
Sliger
Blackwell
Nolan County
Goons
Texaco No
J. H. Patterson
Gail
Borden County
Texaco No. &A Clayton
Skelly Oil
Windham
Texas
Simpson
Johnson & Wood
Owens
Ohio Oil
Turner
Kelley- Snyder
Baumann
Mitchell Wildcat
Sun Oil
McCabe
Whitaker
Nolan Exploration
Caman
Japanese Girl Kills Husband in Bedside Shooting
A 21 year old Japanese woman Hatsue Tanaka Jernan was booked for murdering her American soldier husband Cpl. Walter C. Jernigan 22 at their home in Tokyo police said she claimed he beat her when drunk The couple had a quarrel over their three year old daughter and she said she spent a sleepless night after the dispute.
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Jerollee
Hatsue Tanaka Jernan
Sta
Walter C. Jernigan
Asahi
Suit In Court Over Lot Title In Warren Crest Addition
Civil district court tests title to lot 3 block 3 Warren Crest by statute of limitations. Plaintiffs Fay Harrell Myrtle Harrell and Garrett Harrell seek possession and $100 rent from defendants R B Crabtree and wife Juanita Crabtree, who deny allegations and claim title via chain of deeds. Jurors named A W Scrivner J C Dyess T A Rainwater J N Burleson C D Gray H A Johnson Jr Jim Brown C H Hunnicutt W H Wimmer O H Culp Graham Smith and O W Holliday.
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Myrtle Harrell
Garrett Harrell
R. B. Crabtree
Park & Hemphill
Crabtrees
Crabtree
Juanita Crabtree
Wayland Holt
Allen Warren
Earnest Taylor
T. C. Goss
A. W. Scrivner
J. C. Dyess
T. A. Rainwater
J. N. Burleson
C. D. Gray
H. A. Johnson, Jr
Jim Brown
C. H. Hunnicutt
W. H. Wimmer
O. H. Culp
Graham Smith
O. W. Holliday
Weekend freeze in Snyder as temps dip to 28
Cooler night returns to Snyder with a low of 28 degrees. At 7 30 this morning the thermometer read 30 degrees. Yesterday's high reached 59 degrees, reported by weather observer Mrs D P Strayhorn.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Striking Photo Engravers Call Wednesday Membership Meeting
New York unionists from Local 1 of the International Photo Engravers Union schedule a Wednesday meeting amid a 10 day strike against six major New York City daily papers. Denis M. Burke states the gathering may report to members and keep strike pressure while talks with publishers and mediators continue.
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Union Photoengravers Today
New York City
Denis M. Burke
Local 1
International Photoengravers Union
Burke
Welter A. Maggiolo
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
CIO American Newspaper Guild
Printing Trades Council
New York Herald Tribune
New
Herald
Tabune
Maggiolo
Commission weighs testimony on unions in Texas probe
The State Industrial Commission opened hearings on alleged Communist influence in Texas unions linked to oil and port control. CIO aide Fred Pieper Jr. testified that such charges are a figment, while Atty. Gen. Shepherd warned Reds may infiltrate unions through DPOWA, with twelve injunction suits filed over disputes and strikes in Port Arthur.
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State Industrial Commission
Texas
Oil and Chemical Industries
Fred Pieper Sr
CIO Headuarters
Communist Party
Shivers
Port Arthur
Eisenhower to address UN Tuesday on atomic dangers
President Eisenhower plans to fly from Bermuda to New York to address the General Assembly about atomic age perils. The UN had earlier rejected Soviet calls for immediate atomic ban and urged its 12 nation disarmament commission to push gradual disarmament culminating in banning atomic and hydrogen bombs.
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Eisenhower
Bermuda
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International Organization
U. N
Assembly
Andrei Vishinsky
General Assembly
Henriann Hughes Returns Home Amid Illness Update
Henriann Hughes, five, leukemia patient, was brought home from Battenfield Hospital as doctors warned improvement may be short. Attending Dr. Wilton N. Jones said the state is temporary while Mrs. Lynn Pratt reported she ate a hearty meal and remained engaged with her brothers. Family gratefully acknowledged $354.03 in donations since Saturday along with toys and money from supporters.
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Battenfield Hospital
Lynn Pratt
Henriann
Henry Hughes
Twenty-seventh Street
Wilton N. Jones
Henmann
Pratt
Hughes
Grand Jury Opens as Witnesses Scheduled for Forgery and Related Counts
Renal Rosson presides on opening day with about a dozen witnesses expected to appear before the grand jury. The panel is impaneled to consider four forgery charges, a count of removing mort exaged property, one of issuing a worthless check, and an incest case.
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Grand Jury
Renal Rosson
Dempsey Declines Hollywood Style Rich Widow Split
New York reports a wealthy widow Estelle Auguste cancels engagement to Jack Dempsey saying oil and water won't mix. The 42 year old heiress says they are too different and notes social circles would not accept him. Dempsey remains in New York awaiting further direction.
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Jack Dempsey
Florida
Estelle Auguste
Palm Beach
Fla
Dempsey
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Commercial Trust
May Co
John White Considers Governor Run Amid Support
Wichita Falls Agriculture Commissioner John White said a lot of people have urged him to run for governor next year and he is giving the idea serious thought. He spoke at the state Farmers convention and noted he might venture into politics, criticizing Republican farm policies and mentioning he ran in 1950 against J McDonald.
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John White
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Wee
J. McDonald
Troops Pulled Back in Border Tension Over Trieste
Yugoslav and Italian forces withdrew from emergency border positions along the Yugoslav Italian line as Britain United States and France pressed for a five nation Trieste conference. Belgrade envoys met with Koca Popovic to discuss Bermuda decisions and Zone A handover to Italy. Tito warned of a march if Zone A was entered.
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Italy
Trieste
Trieste Free
Belgrade
Britain
United States
France
Koca Popovic
Bermuda
Tito
Reindeer Display Sparks Police Call in Phoenix
Mrs Dorothy Cox phoned police after seeing reindeer unloaded behind a butcher shop. Officers confirmed five reindeer were Santa's, alive and destined for a Christmas display rather than slaughter.
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Phoenix
Dorothy Cox
Americans Said Held By Reds In Russia
Tokyo report cites Tadashi Maeda a former Navy captain who testified that he saw American prisoners in a Vladimir southeast of Moscow prison area. Maeda part of 811 Japanese repatriated from Russia last Tuesday described conditions as very poor and shared no details.
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Russia
Vladimir
Tadashi Maeda
Japan
House of Representaives
Maeda
Hoodlums Kill Manufacturer in Downtown Los Angeles
William D. Cluff of Hollywood owner of Western Chemical & Manufacturing Co. was beaten to death while in downtown Los Angeles to aid Marine Pfc. John W. Moore of Camp Pendleton. Witnesses say Cluff shouted for the attack to stop before being struck and collapsing.
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Loseles
William D. Cluff
Hollywood
Western Chemical & Manufacturing Co
Pfc
John W. Moore
Camp Pendleton
Enth
Broadway
Moore
Cluff
Arguments In Highest Court Given Today
The Supreme Court reopens hearings on racial school segregation as Virginia and South Carolina lead the cases. NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall argues segregation perpetuates an inferior status for Negroes while John W. Davis defends separate but equal. The Justices hear three days of reargument amid related cases from Kansas Delaware DC and more.
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Virginia
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
New York City
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
America
John W. Davis
Justice Department
Elsenr
High Court
Kansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Weather Update for Coastal Regions
Afternoon and tonight cloudy and warmer near the coast. Gentle to moderate winds along the coast rise to fresh Tuesday as conditions shift inland.
Mail Campaign For McCarthy Boosts Telegram Volume
The White House reported 17 629 telegrams and a large mail volume responding to Sen. McCarthy's appeal to halt U S aid to nations trading with Red China. Officials noted Western Union backlog and said counts varied, with McCarthy asserting higher totals than White House figures.
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China
Murray Snyder
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Snyder
United States
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