Captain Carlsen Heads Tow Of Flying Enterprise Tow to Land
Captain Kurt Carlsen remained aboard the Flying Enterprise as the 320 mile tow to Falmouth began behind the tug Turmoil. The rescue operation, aided by the Abeille 25, faced potential yawing and weather risks as Carlsen vowed to complete the epic voyage to port with a crew saved and the ship secured.
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London
An. 5
Carlsen
Atlantic
Kurt Carlsen
Frederik
Courageous
Carlson
Leslie J. O’brien Jr
Jonesboro
Ark
Willard Keith
Associated Press
Woodbridge
Agnes
Kurt
Flying Enterprise
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
Enterprise
Surrenders On Perjury Count In RFC Inquiry
Herschel Young pleaded innocent in U S District Court to a perjury indictment tied to a probe of favoritism and influence in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He posted $1000 bond as the third of four indicted to surrender. E Merl Young and Joseph H Rosenbaum also faced arraignment.
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Washington
Herschel Young
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Young
Bolitha J. Laws
U. S. District Court
E. Merl Young
Herschel
Merl
RFC
Young Brothers
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
Poll Tax Campaign Plans At Scurry County Meeting
Scurry County poll tax efforts were outlined by the poll tax committee and Junior Chamber of Commerce directors. A tax trailer reopened on the courthouse square will tour rural areas to aid convenient payments. A form for agent payments will be printed in the Daily News and Jan. 31 is the deadline for poll taxes and exemptions. Jim Sewell, Navarro County judge and Corsicana representative, will speak at the Jan. 14 ladies' night program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County
Poll
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Courthouse Square
Hugh Rogers
Lloyd Clark
Gene Harper
Daily News
Jim Sewell
Corsicana
Sewell
Navarro County
Philippines
University of Texas
Law School
Robert Hargrove
Wayland Holt
Bill Williams
Rogers
J. C. Evens
Bill Zimmerman
Clark
Clyde Hall
Earl Abernathy
Ed Miller
Bob Davie
Some Fighting Breaks Out on Korean Fronts
On the Korean Western Front sporadic fighting resumed with Allied three pronged blows gaining 600 yards at two points and dispersing a Red platoon at a third. The U S Eighth Army said the attack aimed to reestablish advance positions but whether Korangpo was fully recovered remained uncertain. North Korean broadcasts claimed higher Allied casualties.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Korangpo
Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Western powers counter Soviet push on Security Council talks
In Paris on January 5 Western powers proposed a top level Security Council meeting to address Korea and world dangers. The Soviet plan urged a special session to consider the Korean armistice, which the U S delegate warned could disrupt talks. Small nations favored broad talks, while the Soviet bloc argued such moves override Security Council authority.
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Paris
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
Andrei Vishinsky
U. S
Benjamin Cohen
Korea
Vishinsky
Assembly
Sanitation Survey Progress in Snyder City
A multimonth city sanitation survey led by J E Craven Jr and Dr H C Powell Jr aims to report to the mayor and council within two weeks. The study maps unsanitary blocks, open toilets, septic tanks, and garbage handling, urging code changes and funding for improved sewage facilities.
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J. E. Craven, Jr
Craven
H. C. Powell, Jr
Sweetwater
Snyder
Powell
Sanitarian
State Health Department
Rice Institute to Establish Geology Chair from Weiss Gift
Mrs Olga Keith Weiss widow of Humble Oil's former president donated stock worth 1.57 million dollars to Rice Institute to create the Harry Carother's Weiss Chair of Geology. Rice Institute President Dr William Houston announced the gift will yield about 50 000 dollars a year at the 1951 rate and advance a leading geological research center.
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Houston
Olga Keith Weiss
Humble Oil Company
Rice Institute
Wiess
Ing Company
William
Humble Oil & Refining Company
William V. Houston
Harry Carother
Board of
Rice
Doyle Parmer Declares Reelection Run for County Commissioner
Doyle Parmer announced his bid for re election to county commissioner of Precinct 4 Southeast Scurry County. He was appointed June 1 1950 to fill the Ellerd vacancy and won the July 1950 Democratic primary with 348 votes over three opponents.
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Doyle Parmer
Scurry County
Parmer
Henry C. Ellerd
Snyder
Sweetwater
Walter Ellerd
Simon Best
Wayne Rogers
Federal Aid For Only 37-bed Hospital Is Granted By Board
The State Health Department denied requests to expand Surry County Hospital from 37 beds to 50 beds and urged alternate bids. Health officials say 37 beds suffice for now, with a 50 bed project costing about 894 250 dollars and a federal share of 447 125 dollars. Judge Edgar Taylor discussed steel allotment with public health service officials who promised conditional approval if construction starts this quarter.
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Pital
Edgar Taylor
Dean F. Winn
Health Department
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Winn
Victor Probst
Probst
George Cox
State Health Department
Cox
Taylor
John Curry
Washington, D. C
Public Health Service
Grand Juries Called To Hit Syndicates Nationwide
Attorney General McGrath ordered 93 special grand juries nationwide to probe racketeers, gangsters, and organized crime. Federal agencies including the Secret Service and Post Office inspectors will cooperate, with a new racket unit coordinating findings for the 93 districts.
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Washington
McGrath
Secret Service
Post Office
United States
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate Crime Committee
Criminal Division
James M. McInerney
Underworld
U. S
FBI
Customs Bureau, Alcohol Tax Unit
Narcotics Bureau
Securities and Exchange Commission
Post Office Inspection Service
Long Lines Service Due to Be Restored
Long distance telephone communication was expected to be restored here by yesterday afternoon, said Miss Ethel Sturdivant, chief overseer. The ice disruption earlier in the week had knocked out many circuits. More than half were repaired by noon, with three circuits to Sweetwater open and others to Fort Worth and Dallas reopening briefly.
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Ethel Sturdivant
Sweetwater
Fort Worth
Dallas
Churchill Truman Hold Brisk World Strategy Talks
Prime Minister Churchill and President Truman began a high level exchange in Washington with a focus on Anglo American unity to secure peace. They welcomed each other warmly at National Airport and planned formal sessions at the White House to map joint steps for 1952 amid concerns over Soviet threats.
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Washington
Churchill
Truman
New York
National Airport
Mana
United States of America
Great Britain
Commonwealths
United States
Berlin
Trueman
White House
Mr. Truman
Anthony Eden
Lord Ismay
Commonwealth
Lord Cherwell
Britain
Lord Moran
William Slim
Imperial General Staff
Barkley
State Acheson
Defense
Lovett
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Disturbances in Suez Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded
In Suez over two days 23 Egyptians were killed and six Britons wounded as clashes spread from sniper fire at a water plant to street fighting. The Christian Coptic church was burned and its custodian killed, with reports of traitors amid the chaos and British tanks patrolling with 1,000 soldiers eyewitnesses say the violence reflected broader Egyptian tensions with Britain.
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Ismailia
Egypt
Suez
Cairo
al Balagh
Britain
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Duke
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Tulsa
Okla
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