Mrs Edythe Sheppard Shot Dead in Son’s Home
Mrs. Edythe Sheppard, 62, mother of Dr Samuel Sheppard, shot in the face at the home of Dr Stephen Sheppard in Rocky River. Police found a note saying the victim “can’t take it any longer.” Samuel Sheppard, 31, remains in prison after a Dec. 21 murder conviction. a new trial appeal is pending.
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Cleveland
Edythe Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
Stephen Sheppard
Rocky River
Betty Sheppard
Steve
Sheppard
Samuel
Stephen
Richard Sheppard
Bay View Hospital
Sheppards
Hus
Band
Edward Blythin
Samuel Sheppard
Battle Lines Taking Shape In Congress
President Eisenhower’s State of the Union proposal draws Democratic praise for a broad New Deal like plan while exposing sharp party fault lines. Senators and representatives debate farm supports minimum wage school aid and Alaska statehood amid foreign policy unity and military manpower questions.
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Jack Bell Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Republican Executive Branch
Alaska
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Sen. Clements
D-Ky
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
Knowland
Calif
Morse
Indore
McCarthy
R-Wis
Texans Praise Eisenhower State of the Union Message
Washington Texans react to President Eisenhower's State of the Union, praising the strong defense and reciprocal trade stance. Senators and representatives from Texas offer mixed views on farm aid, drought impact, bipartisanship, and federal controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
Texas
Sen
Daniel
Rep
Alger
Burleson
Rep. Dowdy
Rep. Wright
Rep. Fisher
Funeral Pending For Mrs D P Strayhorn
Mrs D P Strayhorn 1203 Twenty fourth Street a Surry County resident since 1889 died about 11 am today at Battenfield Jones Clinic Hospital Funeral arrangements through Bell Funeral Home survivors include son David Strayhorn and two daughters Mrs J P Nelson and Mrs E L Kubala all of Snyder
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D. P. Strayhorn
Twenty-fourth Street
Scurry County
Battenfield-Jones Clinic Hospital
Bell Funeral Home
David Strayhorn
J. P. Nelson
E. L. Kubala
Snyder
Quick Action Sought On Fair Play Rules In Senate
Sen. Watkins urges immediate action on fair play reforms for Senate investigating committees. A subcommittee report requests 12 rule changes to govern investigations, including witness notice, right to respond, and jurisdiction dispute resolutions.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Jenner
Ind
McCarthy
R-Wis
Green
D-Ri
Rules Committee
Carlson
R-Kan
Hayden
D-Ariz
Daily Maximum Drops With Cooler Temperatures Reported
The daily high fell to 43 degrees yesterday, down from 59 and 65 on earlier days. Overnight low reached 30, four degrees above the prior period, and by 7:30 a.m. today temperatures had risen to 33 degrees.
Air Force Academy Maps Full Course Of Instruction
The Air Force outlines plans for a West Point style academy to train officers for the armed forces. Freshman year features geography 101 102 and airmanship training with polar flight navigation. Admission will be competitive via congressional nominations with a 300 man first class. Graduates will be commissioned as second lieutenants and serve as aircraft observers.
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Herman R. Allen
New York
Air Force
West Point
Air
U.S. Military Academy
Annapolis
Coast Guard Academy
Air Force Academy
United States
U.S.S.R
H.R. Harmon
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Columbia University
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lis
Readi
Church Council Presses for Honest Desegregation Path in Texas
The Texas Council of Churches urged Christians to face the desegregation ruling with honesty, rejecting evasion. The 1.25 million strong body adopted a message stressing brotherhood, democracy, and equal protection, while detailing church roles in mental health, juvenile rehabilitation, and public policy.
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Fort Worth
Texas Council of Churches
Supreme Court
Texas
Churches of Texas
M. E. Sadler
TCU
State
Eisenhower
R. F. Curl
San Antonio Methodist
Charles Edison
Waco Presbyterian
Joseph Gomez
African Methodist Episcopal
Waco
Robert Tupper
Evangelical United Brothers
Wichita Falls
John Mueller
Evangelical and Reformed
Charles Taft
Ohio
Robert Taft
World Council of Churches
Hammarskjold and Chou Hold Talks in Peiping
Dag Hammarskjold met Premier Chou En-lai for a second session and planned a third for tomorrow in Peiping. The talks, aimed at freeing 11 U S airmen and other personnel held as spies, extended to seven hours across meetings reported by Peiping radio and U N headquarters dispatches.
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Tokyo
Dag Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
Red China
Peiping
U.N
U.S
Hammarskjold
New York
China
Reds
Chou
Texas Ranchers Press FHA on 1955 Loan Methods
Texas congressmen secured a promise from the Farmers Home Administration to discuss its 1955 livestock loan methods with ranchers. West Texas complaints say 1955 loans require faster repayments than 1954 loans, prompting concern from the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. FHA official Joseph Box said no emergency loans have been made locally.
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Texas
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
West Texas
San Angelo
Clark Fisher
R. B. McLeaish
Two Girls and Father Die in Apopka Fire
In Apopka Florida a family tragedy leavesEgón M Thollander 53 and his two daughters Connie 4 and Linda Sue 3 dead after a blaze at a home two miles southeast of town Fire officials say a lighted cigarette started the fire The mother Ruth Tholland er and a younger daughter Marian 5 were treated for minor injuries The family ran a fruit stand for 25 years Edna 12 and Mitzi 16 were elsewhere at the time Thollander re entered the home to save a child and his body was found under a wall the girls were found in their crib
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Apopka
Fla
Here
Deal
Egon M. Thollander
Connie
Linda Sue
Ruth Thollander
Marian
Edna
Mitzi
Thollanders
Thailander
Stevens Denies Resigning as Army Secretary
Secretary of the Army Stevens said he feels better than ever and has not discussed resigning. Rumors had circulated that Stevens and Army counsel John G Adams might depart, but Stevens and Adams both denied resigning while White House officials had no information of an imminent departure.
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Washington
Stevens
Army Information
Gilman Mudgett
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Army
John G. Adams
Potter
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Adams
White House
Murray Snyder
Weather West Texas Outlook: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Saturday with occasional rain mainly in the South Plains and east of the Pecos Valley. Tonight will be slightly warmer.
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West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Disappearing Fields Again In Hungary Mystery
U S officials say Noel and Herta Fields have vanished from an American fight inside Communist Hungary. The couple, freed in 1961, were reported to seek asylum in Budapest and are now unaccounted for by the U S legation. Ravndal pressed Hungary for information as others linked to the Fields drifted across Europe.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
U.S
Noel
Herta Field
Hungary
Budapest
Christian M. Ravndal
Foreign Office
Ravndal
Revndal
Dee
Field
Hermann
Poland
Body Of Man Hunted Near Neches Bridge
Port Arthur lumber yard operator Ed Tyer vanished after reportedly jumping 184 feet into the Neches River near the Neches bridge. Hats coat and glasses were found by a bridge railing as ten Coast Guard and private boats searched at dawn and again later, with no body recovered by late morning. Tyer had been ill.
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Port Arthur
Ed Tyer
Neches
Coast Guard
Tyer
Survey Indicates Male Sicklier Sex
A nationwide survey by the American Medical Association finds men outnumber women in hospital patients. In late 1953 to 642,156 men were admitted vs 564,436 women, with notable excess male hospitalizations across most age groups and in veterans hospitals. The study cites factors like child bearing offset and occupational hazards as possible explanations.
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Robert Goldenstein
Chicago
Bureau of Medical Economic Research
The
American Medical Assn
Frank G. Dickinson
Bureau
AMA Journal
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John Bell
Poage
John Chadwick
Bald Pates
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State Department
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Herta
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