Eisenhower Eyes Steel Strike Impact As Talks Continue
President Eisenhower met with top advisers to weigh the steel strike's effect on the economy as 650000 workers reach day 185. Mediation aides joined federal mediators in Pittsburgh where basic steel talks resume. industry offers a 52 month deal while United Steelworkers push for higher pay and a shorter term. Around 75000 workers in allied industries idled by the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Allied Industries
Pittsburgh
Mitchell
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Meditation and Conciliation Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Commerce
Weeks
Arthur F. Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Sherman Adams
Murray Snyder
White House
United
New York
Vote Probe Under Study
The Texas House Investigating Committee considers a potential inquiry into absentee voting in Duval and other South Texas counties. Rep. Wade Spillman sent a wire to Webb County senate candidate C. B. Dick requesting the inquiry. The attorney general has not acted or commented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Attorney General’s Office
House
Duval
South Texas
Wade Spillman
McAllen
C. B. Dick
Senate
Webb County
Spillman
Atty
Shepperd
U.S. Attorney General
Department of Justice
Drought Panel Seeks White House Help on Free Feed Aid
Karnes County Judge W. S. Pickett leads the Texas Emergency Drought Committee in planning a direct plea to President Eisenhower for free feed and drought relief for 78 Texas counties. The USDA declined a San Antonio meeting, prompting critics to blame grain associations for opposing aid. The panel seeks federal action via Secretary Benson and aides, with Pickett faulting bureau communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Eisenhower
Karnes
W. S. Pickett
U.S. Department of Agriculture
San Antonio
Pickett
Jack Porter
Emergency Assistance Assn
South Texas
Porter
Texas Disaster Zone
John Bell
Tragic Operation Leaves Child Blind in Florida
Orlando doctors report a 41 minute operation rendered four year old Mike Sibole blind after removal of the left eye due to a tumor. Surgeons say anesthesia was ether and the prognosis is uncertain with a 50-50 chance of life.
Teen Age Girl Killed in Brooklyn Subway Brawls
A 12 year old girl stabbed a 14 year old to death at a Brooklyn subway station in the climax of brawls among girls aged 12 to 17. Evelyn Orr died from knife wounds. Seventeen girls were arrested, most charged with juvenile delinquency. Names withheld. Some linked to the Diplomats and Chaplains gangs, others not known. Police say petty disputes sparked the violence, later tied to gang affiliations.
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New York
Brooklyn
Evelyn Orr
Diplomats Girl Gang
Chaplains Gang
Trucks Collide Near Hermleigh In Morning Crash
Collision between a 1955 Chevrolet pickup driven by William Dale Head of Sweetwater and a 1953 hay trailer truck driven by F. Phillips of Fort Worth occurred about 6:30 this morning six miles south of Hermleigh. Officers said there was little damage and neither driver was badly injured.
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William Dale Head
Locust Street
Sweetwater
F. Phillips
Fort Worth
Helmleigh
Trade With Russia Draws Sharp Attack From Panel
Senate subcommittee split over free world trade with Russia. Majority accuses Harold E. Stassen of evasiveness while defending administration efforts to curb East West trade. minority calls findings unfair and biased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
GOP
Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
White House
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Stassen
Lubbock Man Killed When Hit By Car
Jesse Kinard Burke an 84 year old Lubbock resident died at 2 30 am after being struck by a 1952 Pontiac driven by Vladimir Meilps encik five and a half miles south of Snyder on Highway 208 Burke a produce dealer was en route to Lubbock with watermelons when a rear wheel came off his truck He stood behind the vehicle as it was being stopped for the wheel Bolger ambulance transported him to Battenfield Jones Hospital Clinic where he was pronounced dead and his body was taken to Bolger Funeral Home Funeral services are pending Burke born May 30 1872 in Regan is survived by one daughter three sisters four brothers and other relatives with details provided in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Kinard Burke
Thirtieth Street
Lubbock
Snyder
Burke
Vladimir Meil Psencik
Route 3
San Angelo
Clayton Carter
L. P. Amason
Tementia Burke
Wichita Falls
Harvey Carter
Rogers, N. M
J. H
Shawnee
Okla
J. S
Modesto
Calif
G. C
Big Spring
R. C. Burke
Albuquerque
N. M
Car Driver Slightly Injured In City Collision
Jo Ann Miller daughter of Rex and Mrs Miller of 2266 Sunset was slightly injured when her car collided with a National Guard truck at Avenue T and Twenty first Street. Richard Gene Hardin of the Snyder National Guard unit drove the truck. Miller was treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital and released after a check showed no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Miller
Rex Miller
Sunset
National Guard
Avenue T
Twenty-first Street
Richard Gene Hardin
Snyder National Guard
Death in Gas Chamber Decreed for Slayer
Santa Ana Calif death sentence issued for John Tipton 20 for the butcher knife slaying of Mrs Oleta Johnson 20 wife of Pvt Harold Johnson 19 of Houston. Jury imposed mandatory death penalty as no mercy was recommended. Johnson couple lived next door in a Costa Mesa auto court.
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Santa Ana
Calif
John Tipton
Texas
Oleta Johnson
Tipton
Costa Mesa
Johnson
Pvt
Harold Johnson
Houston
Weather report for Snyder and surrounding Texas regions
Yesterday's high 103 and low 69 with a 7:30 am reading of 75. North Central Texas and East Texas show partly cloudy skies with scattered storms. West and South Central Texas see similar partial cloudiness and small temperature shifts. Moderate to fresh southerly winds along the coast and inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
West
East Texas
New Rule For Discoveries Is Outlined
AUSTIN The Railroad Commission tightens rules for temporary new well allowances requiring definite proof of a new reservoir. The memo clarifies that discoveries must be in a separate reservoir and not merely a step-out, reducing reliance on horizontal distance alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Railroad Commission
Commission
Texas
Arthur Barbeck
Doctor Not Worried About Ike's Weight
Dr Paul Dudley White Eisenhower's heart consultant said he was not concerned by the president's failure to regain weight after an intestinal operation. He noted it is better to be thin than fat and said there is no link between the heart attack and the ileitis operation.
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Snyder
Eisenhower
New York
Paul Dudley White
Osteopathic Assa
Farmers Apply For Soil Bank Acreage Reserve
About 550 farmers had applied for participation in the Soil Bank Act acreage reserve. County ASC manager Henry Burchett reminded that Friday is deadline to sign applications in the ASC office for Soil Bank participation. The plan pays farmers who place cotton and wheat land in reserve.
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Soil Bank Act
Henry Burchett
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Soil Bank
Snyder Rodeo Queen crowned with city wide support
Toni Best was crowned Snyder Rodeo Queen at Snyder High School Auditorium by Pat Taylor. Miss Best, daughter of Gene and wife, was sponsored by the Alpha Study Club and Snyder Garden Club to aid funding for a near completed women’s club building. Louise Cates named runner-up and Miss Best’s escort was Tom Falls amid a full court of queen candidates and attendants with performances by local groups.
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Snyder
Toni Best
Gene Best
Miss Best
Pat Taylor
Dorothy Dugas
Barbara Ann Gracey
Pat Fowler
Louise Cate
Sandra Lynch
Tom Falls
Murry Bowden
Ross S. Hemphill
Lee Watson
Snyder High School
Sunset Avenue
Alpha Study Club
Snyder Garden Club
Howard Gracey
Thirty-first Street
Louise Cates
Roy Cates
Lubbock Highway
Atheneum
Asturian Study Club
Pam Martin
Alison Martin
Brenda Townsend
Everlee Hooper
Miss Cates
Linda Miller
Bobby Smith
Bill Fowler
Acacia
Wanda Sue Crook
Kathy Herst
Miss Crook
Jimmy Joe Key
Beth McClatchy
Garry Tucker
Linda Milam
Ted McAlister
Cosmorama
Aauw Study Club
Annabell Brooks
Miss Milam
Ann Dyer
Don Brewer
Sonny Palmer
Deborah Smith
Art Guild
Twentieth Century Study Club
Connie Cogdell
Miss Smith
George Ann Beaty
Jimmy Crowder
Jo Ann Miller
Women's Culture Study Club
Tommy McClatchy
Miss Miller
Judy Griffin
Ronnie Pitner
Andrea Logan
Patti McClatchy
Elaine Lambert
School of Dance
Tommy Gary
Patsy Carey
Judy Huddleston
Pat Bills
Carol Ann Stewart
Murry Bowder
Midland Considers Lake Thomas for City Water Pressure
Midland explores Lake Thomas as a potential water source to boost pressure. City manager J M Orman was authorized to hire engineers for a full survey of underground and surface resources. Officials noted CRMWD participation would be uneconomical and advised against joining. Water system currently totals 57 wells with several more planned. peak demand recently reached 15 710 000 gallons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Lake Thomas
Snyder
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Big Spring
Odessa
J. M. Orman
W. C. Jackson, Jr
First Southwest Co
Dallas
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
West Texas
Underworld Boss Has Flashy Sedan Stolen
London gangster Billy Hill, testifying in a knifing case, boasted of being the underworld boss. Hours later his flashy blue sedan was stolen by an unnamed rival.
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Underworld
London
Billy Hill
Hill
Jim Norton Dies in Fluvanna Heart Attack
Jim Norton a Fluvanna resident died at noon today of a heart attack Funeral arrangements were pending at Bolger Funeral Home.
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Jim Norton
Fluvanna
Bolger Funeral Home
Entry List Grows For Annual Scurry County Rodeo
The Scurry County Rodeo near 300 entries fill four days of events led by bull riding bareback riding and calf roping. Sen Price Daniel will ride in the parade after arriving by plane with $1.50 nightly admission and 9 p.m. dances at the rodeo pavilion.
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Scurry County
Rodeo Grounds
Thirtieth Street
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sen
Price Daniel
Rodeo Pavillion
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Twenty-fifth Street
Watson
Ske
Cuero
Kenneth Scott
Agricultural Credit Services
USDA
Scott
Bell
Agriculture
Benson
True Morse
Orlando
Fla.p
Mike Sibole
Mike
Henry Malone
Miami
John H. Rauch
Hermleigh
U. S
McClellan
D-Ark
Jackson
D-Wash
Symington
D-Mo
Ervin
D-Nc
McCarthy
Paris
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
Ike
Toni
Snyder Rodeo Queen
Midland Eyes
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