Allies press UN action to free jailed U S airmen
United States and 15 Korean War allies pushed for swift UN action to back a resolution demanding release of 11 U S airmen jailed by Red China on spy charges. The 60 nation Assembly set debate despite Soviet opposition, with Lodge urging a strong vote and reporting related repatriation issues.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N. Assembly
U.S
Red China
Assembly
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Peiping
U.N
Lodge
Russia
Jacob Malik
Maliki
Soviets condemn U N Formosa treaty as aggression
Soviet delegate Arkady Sobolev denounced the United States Formosa pact in the United Nations General Assembly Special Political Committee. He said the US has turned Formosa into a military base and aids Chiang Kai-shek incursions, calling the treaty a new act of aggression and warning of wider potential aggression against China.
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United Nations
N.Y.P
Russia
U.N
United States
China
Arkady A. Sobolev
General Assembly
Special
Formosa
Sobolev
Bankrupt Insurance Firm Facing Suit Against Former Officials
A federal case filed in Brownsville seeks 250000 from ex officers and stock salesmen of General American Casualty Co. of San Antonio. The suit, by Garland F. Smith for Hidalgo County residents, names 22 defendants including former officers, WJ Wheeler, L W Blanchard, and W T Moore, plus Republic National Bank of Dallas and state insurance officials. The action alleges misrepresentation of the firm’s finances in stock sales and seeks damages under the Federal Security Act of 1933.
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Weslaco W
General American Casualty Co
San Antonio
Weslaco
D.H. Zachman
C.B. Erwin
Hidalgo County
Garland F. Smith
Texas
Smith
Brownsville
Zachman
Moe- Allen
John A. Wetzel
Mission
Erwin
Republic National Bank of Dallas
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
L. W. Blanchard
W. J. Noad
W.J. Wheeler
W. T. Moore. Bryan
Midland
Odessa
Texarkana
Corpus Christi
Mercedes
Blanchard
Noad
Hatoyama Chosen Premier of Japan in Coalition Vote
Ichiro Hatoyama, a pro American Conservative, is elected Prime Minister by a 257 to 191 vote amid a coalition with the Socialists. He pledges to dissolve the Diet and seek new elections before March 10. Yoshida resigns after opposition to the coalition.
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Tokyo
Ichiro Hatoyama
Russia
Red China
Japan
Hatoyama
Democrats
Shigeru Yoshida
Taketora Ogata
Yoshida
Liberal Party
Diet
United Fund Campaign Surpasses $29,500 Goal
The United Fund drive in Snyder surpassed its $29,500 budget objective earlier this week as all divisions finished their tasks. Funds will be distributed to participating agencies including the Salvation Army Red Cross American Heart Association Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Scurry County Youth Center United Service Organizations and West Texas Boys Ranch. Several businesses achieved 100 percent employee participation, led by Sunray Oil Co. and others listed among participants.
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United Fund
Salvation Army
Red Cross
American Heart Association
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Scurry County Youth Center
United Service Organizations
West Texas Boys Ranch
Sunray Oil Co
B & B Construction
McClatchy Bros
Musselwhite Trucking
E. L. Farmer & Co
Jess Adkins Service
Rumbaugh, Inc
Sacroc
Humble Production
KSNY
School
United Fund Office
Holder Construction Co
Lane-Wells
Burdell Oil Co
Neilson Rental Tools
Pacific Pump Co
Murray-Brooks, Inc
Simplex Motor Parts
Fair Store
Jones Locker Plant
Central Tire Store
Gulf Oil Corp
Snyder National Farm Loan Association
Times Printing Co
Deffebach Agency
Pollard Motor Co
Roe Home & Auto
Clark Feed & Seed
Scurry County Health Unit
Safeway Store
Chamber of Commerce
City of Snyder
the Daily News
Dallas Woman Reports Home Invasion by Tall Black Attacker
A Dallas woman says a man over six feet tall and about 250 pounds entered her North Dallas home near Lemmon and Inwood Road, threatened to harm her and her 3 month old baby, carried a long blade, and fled after 45 minutes. Neighbors heard her cries at 6:15 a.m. Detective Leonard noted a screen was cut on the back porch.
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Dallas
North
Lemmon
Inwood Road
T.B. Leonard
H.C. Parker
Lemmon Ave
Tommy Lee Walker
Absentee Ballot Returns Inch Toward Special Election
One more absentee ballot was received by mail this morning for the Saturday special election. By noon, 14 of 18 ballots issued before the Tuesday midnight deadline had been returned and boxed for casting. Ballots obtained before the deadline may still be returned and cast if received by the county clerk to fill the vacancy caused by Harley Sadler's death.
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Harley Sadler
Eisenhower Signals Bid for Progressive Moderate Nominees
President Eisenhower voiced plans to back a vigorous 1956 drive for a progressive moderate Republican slate if he avoids a second term. He described “progressive moderates” as the governing ideal and said a third party would be unlikely. he favored using existing party mechanisms to advance his doctrine.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
Senate
United States
Eisen
Hower
Eome
Bushy Haired Man Seen Near Crime Scene in Sheppard Case
Witness Leo Stawicki testified a man with bushy hair stood in a driveway about a mile from Dr Samuel Sheppard home the night Marilyn Sheppard was killed. He described a six foot tall 190 pound figure wearing a white shirt and noted he did not identify Sheppard in a police lineup.
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Relman Morin
Cleveland
Leo Stawicki
Stawicki
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Bay Village
Cnd
John Eaton
Eaton
Sam Sheppard
Fred Garmone
Garmone
Dr. Sheppard
John J. Mahon
Mahon
Reading Here Dips To Low Of 21 Degrees
The cold snap dropped to 21 degrees at Snyder before dawn, the season’s low, with 27 degrees the prior early November low. Temperatures across the Panhandle and Plains ranged from 14 at Dalhart to 30 in Mineral Wells as a hard freeze hit the region. Weather forecasts expect warmer, fair conditions Friday with shifts from northerly to easterly winds.
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Snyder
Texas Panhandle
Plains Country
Dalhart
Lubbock
Amarillo
Wink
Junction
Midland
San Angelo
Childress
Wichita Falls
Lufkin
Mariahades
Abilene
Mineral Wells
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Beaumont
el Paso
Austin
Weather Bureau
Defense Plant Probe Ends Amid McCarthy Absence
A Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing on Communists in defense plants closed after two days with Sen. McCarthy absent. Eleven witnesses testified and 42 subpoenas were issued. Sen. Potter presided and indicated no plans to resume, though other witnesses could be called. The staff investigation will continue.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
James M. Juliana
Subcommittee
Weather Outlook North and West Texas Fri Warmth
North Central Texas expects fair skies and warmer conditions on Friday with lows near 40. West Texas also stays fair with a warming trend Friday. Panhandle, South Plains, and upper Pecos Valley see tonight’s lows around 30 to 40.
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Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Sou Plains
Pecos Valley
Local youths sign statements in burglary ring case
Ten Snyder youths aged 11 to 16 admitted to burglaries and thefts after statements were signed. The group allegedly committed 28 burglaries and thefts including nine residences, five businesses, a school, and multiple thefts. Prosecutions in juvenile court have begun for several, with more to follow after additional questioning.
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Snyder
Sheriff's and
Police Department
Grady Sellers Sellers
P. King
Marti
J. C
Ezell
Eighth Street
Goode’s Ice Co
M&m Radio & Electric Co
Wade Pipkin Motors
Boy No. 2
East Highway
Boy No. 3
Boy No. 1
Holloway House
Martin House
Flu linked to cancer theory tied to 1918-19 flu epidemic
Dr Milton C Winternitz, a Hoover Commission medical task force member, proposed that the 1918 19 flu epidemic may have contributed to the rise in recorded lung cancer. He noted no proof for smoking or atmospheric chemicals as sole causes and warned the influenza link remains unproven, though there may be suggestive long term lung changes in survivors.
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Washington
Milton C. Winternitz
Winternitz
Hooversion
Yale
National Research Council
Government Reorganization Commission
Hoover
Democrats Blame Ike For Administration Deficiencies
Kansas City reports two Democratic leaders accuse President Eisenhower of responsibility for his lieutenants actions and the Republican party deficiencies. Averell Harriman and Paul M. Butler demand frank criticism and accountability while former President Truman praises Democratic control as better for welfare.
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Kansas City
Eisenhower
Averell Harriman
New York
Victory
Paul M. Butler
Indiana
Harry Truman
Truman
Harriman
Congress
White House
Washington
Nixon
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Henry Minnick
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Samuel H. Sheppard
Richard N. Sheppard
Fred W. Garmone
Stephen Sheppard
William J. Carrigan
Arthur E. Petersilge
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
The
Associated Press
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Boy No. 5
Snyder Cooperative Gin
King’s House
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Floyd
Boy No. 7
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Jack Caperton
Big Spring
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