Eisenhower Opposes Red China’s UN Entry
President Eisenhower declared he is completely opposed to letting Red China into the United Nations under current conditions and he may not call for U.S. withdrawal if Peiping is admitted. He warned of risks to U.S. credibility and praised Congress for a flexible price support farm bill. He defended Allen Dulles and the CIA amid McCarthy criticism.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Red China
United Nations
U.N
Senate
Knowland
California
United States
Peiping
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
CIO
Congress
House
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Executive Branch
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
CIA
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Wildcat Activity Sparks Drilling in Nolan County and Howard
General Crude Oil Co. stakes a 7,000-foot wildcat in East Nolan County near Nolan, targeting the No. 1 Sara E. Cooper. Howard Producer P. R. Rutherford completes the No. 1 Ed J. Carpenter wildcat in Northeast Howard County with a flowing Pennsylvanian lime well yielding 118.82 barrels of 45.5 gravity oil in 24 hours. Sun Oil Co. reports slight shows at No. 1-A Stone in West Nolan County with oil and gas traces in a drillstem test. Borden County also notes drilling activity on the Hanley Co. No. 1-B Beal below 5,981 feet after a drillstem test from 5,390-433 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Crude Oil Co
Nolan County
Sara E. Cooper
T&p
Nolan
Howard
P. R. Rutherford
Houston
Ed J. Carpenter
Howard County
Vincent
H&tc
Sara May Field
Sun Oil Co
Wildcat
Sweetwater
Borden County
Hanley Co
Pacific War Threat Held To Be Great
Informed military quarters say a real Pacific war threat existed in recent weeks but has subsided. Russians still mass 35 army divisions and 700 jet bombers poised for a possible attack on Japan while U S forces might intervene in Indochina. redeployment and shifts of forces in Korea and Hokkaido are considered as the danger wanes.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
South Seas
U.S
Indochina
Korea
Russia
Siberia
Demilitarized Zone
ROK
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Hokkaido
Income tax clash headlines Texas governor race
The race between Allan Shivers and Ralph Yarborough centers on tax returns with Yarborough demanding ten years of disclosures and Shivers offering five years to be audited by CPAs. Yarborough cites a 1946 land profit while Shivers defends his open record after twenty years in public life. He tours Central Texas as Yarborough heads toward West Texas for TV speeches and a string of stops.
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Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Shivers
Mission
The
Texas Assn. of Certified Public Accountants
Central Texas
West Texas
Waxahachie
Texas
Heat Tops 100 Degrees Amid Steady Summer Heat
Weather observer Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn reported a high of 100 degrees as summer heat returned. The low reached 69, with 7:30 AM reading at 76 degrees.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Diem Rejects French Pullout in Indochina
In Saigon Premier Ngo Dinh Diem denounced the French withdrawal from the southern Red River delta as unacceptable and said Viet Nam must regain control. He warned against partition as Geneva discussions hint at a 16th Parallel split and outlined aims for a cease-fire and strengthened defense amid Vietminh advances.
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John Roderick
Saigon
Indochina
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Red River
Diem
Hanoi
Haiphong
Geneva
Attempted Attack At San Antonio Church Targets 11-Year-Old
Police searched areas around St Henrys Catholic Church after a man lured an 11 year old summer student into the church early today. The girl screamed and fought back as she was assaulted in a loft area before the attacker fled.
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San Antonio
St. Henry’s Catholic Church
St. Henry’s Memorial School
Banks Submit Plans for Drive-In Banking Facilities
Officials from Snyder's two banks sought city approval for new drive-in banking booths. The Snyder National Bank proposes a four by six foot disappearing teller booth on Twenty-fifth Street with parking meters hooded during banking hours and a traffic lane for queued cars. West Texas State Bank plans a drive-through next to the alley by Bud's Office Supply, removing meters, razing a building, and designating the alley as one-way. Both projects aim for quick completion and include traffic and revenue considerations with the city.
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Snyder
Ralph Geisenhower
Maurice Brownfield
Snyder National Bank
Twenty-fifth Street
Brownfield
Lubbock
Highway Department
West Texas State Bank
H. W. Cargile
Gene L. Dulaney
Bank
Twentysixth Street
Bud
Twenty - Seventh Street
Illiterates Barred From Vote In Guatemala Coup
Guatemala's new five man military junta lifted the state of siege but barred all illiterates from voting, affecting an estimated 65 percent of the country’s population. The regime froze assets of former officials, continued Reds roundup, and extended civil rights restrictions until Aug 8 while ending censorship.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Arbenz
Guillermo Toriello
Ogee
Rumor of Rift Between Hedy Lamarr and Howard Lee Denied
Oilman Howard Lee dismissed rumors of a feud with wife actress Hedy Lamarr as ridiculous. Lamarr was in Paris as Lee remained in Houston after his brother Tom Lee died. The couple married in December with Lamarr on her fifth marriage and Lee on his second.
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Houston
Howard Lee
Hedy Lamarr
Miss Lamarr
Paris
Lee
Tom Lee
Release Sought For Seven GIs
In Heidelberg Germany U S Army says negotiations for the release of seven American soldiers held by the Czechs are being handled by the State Department. The men on leave were arrested near Baernau July 4 and taken to Prague after border guards detained them for a close look. German border police report two border meetings failed to secure their release as Prague and Berlin trade offers involving three Czech refugees.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U.S
State Department
Washington
Baernau
Prague
Emil Preiss
West Germany
City Engineer Resigns To Take Post In Hamlin
Roy J. Dunlap city engineer and superintendent of city departments resigns to become city engineer at Hamlin. He has worked in the city since May 1953 after moving from Lubbock. A Canyon native and Texas Tech graduate, he is a Marine veteran with a Navy reserve commission.
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Roy J. Dunlap
Jack Shelley
J. Dunlap
Hamlin
Lubbock
Dunlap
Canyon
Crosbyton High School
Marine Corps
Navy
Texas Technological College
El Pasoan Wins Powder Puff Derby Across Continent
Ruth Deerman of El Paso Texas won the 8th Powder Puff Derby totaling 2000 miles from Long Beach California to Knoxville Tennessee. She averaged 123 mph with a 112 mph handicap and will receive 800 dollars. Ruby Hays co pilot and several other pilots from California Arizona and Oakland shared prize money for top finishers.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ruth Deerman
el Paso
Tex
Long Beach
Calif
Deerman
West Texas
Secord
Frances Bera
Inglewood
Gloria L. Smith
Phoenix
Ariz
Ruth Thomas
Lindy Boyes
Oakland
Ruby Hays
Hays
Kidnaper Sought In Brutal Killing
Judith Ann Roberts seven year old daughter of a Baltimore attorney was abducted from Miami grandparents home, raped and killed. Police found her nude body near Bayshore Drive about four hours after the missing report. Her father James Roberts worked with the Baltimore law firm Roberts Gilbert and Rocklin and had ties to the United Auto Workers. FBI said jurisdiction did not cross state lines.
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Miami
Fla
Judith Ann Roberts
Baltimore
Fashionable
Bayshore Drive
Shirley Roberts
Judy Ann
Harry Rosenberg
Rosenberg
James Roberts
Florida
Judith Ann
Roberts
Rosenbergs
Jimmy
Betty
Richard Gilbert
Maryland
House of Delegates
UAW
General Motors
Navy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
FBI
Calvary
Michael Murphy
Thorne
Walter Binder
Murphy
Miss Ragen
Dry Conditions Persist Across Central Texas Amid Drought Pleas
Texas endures another hot day with 100 degree temperatures as a drought covers nine counties including McCulloch San Saba Lampasas Mills Hamilton and parts of Erath Mason Burnet Llano Officials seek federal aid and extension of the protein feed program while storms lash Garfield and Rosenberg Waller with winds up to 60 mph damaging homes a church and possibly cotton crop losses.
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Texas
Lockhart-Garfield
Austin
Shivers
John White
McCulloch
San Saba
Lampasas
Mills
Hamilton
Erath
Mason, Burn
Kerr Turner Runoff Set In Oklahoma Senate Race
Sen Robert Kerr leads in the Oklahoma Democratic primary but faces a runoff with former Gov Roy Turner. In the governor's race Raymond Gary, Maddill, and William Coe advance to the July 27 runoff as Gary leads. Willie Murray trails in seventh, barred from a second term by the state constitution.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
Raymond Gary
Madill
William Q. Coe
Gary
Willie E. Murray
Johnston Murray
Murray
Weather Outlook for Texas: Clear to hot with scattered storms
North central and west Texas see clear to partly cloudy, hot conditions through Thursday with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. East and south central Texas have partly cloudy warm weather through Thursday with widely scattered mostly afternoon thundershowers. Coastal areas expect gentle to moderate southerly winds.
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West
Texas
Poison possibility hangs over heir's death in Chicago inquest
Coroner's jury probes the death of Montgomery Ward Thorne, 20, amid testimony that poison may have played a role. Dr. Harry Leon cited trace barbiturate and alkaloids in Thorne's brain along with alcohol, suggesting a suspicious death and possible overdose or poisoning.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Thorne
Harry Leon
Leon
Walter T. McCarron
W. J. R. Camp
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East
Associated Press
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Cisco
Comanche
Amarillo
Ment
Viet Tri
Vinh Yen
el Pasoan
Kerr
Turner
Marion Thorne
North Side
Maureen Ragen
Aleen
Hope
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