Colorado River District pushes second lake plans with studies
Colorado River Municipal Water District members told Colorado City businessmen that a second lake is being pursued but site and timing require further study. Two sites near Mitchell County and near Robert Lee are under review with dam location likely in Mitchell County. The board approved contracts for pump station construction, river crossing, and automation work while funding pollution studies and pipeline progress to Lake Thomas Sun Oil line.
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Colorado City
Colorado River
City National Bank
Colorado River Municipal Water Association
Spence
CRMWD
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Coke County
Robert Lee S. W. Freese
Fort Worth
Mitchell
Robert Lee
Freese
Railroad Commission
Frank Kelley
West
Texas
Jon Bell
Colorado City Record
Mitchell Coutty
CHMWD
Jones Construction Company
Big Spring
General Electric
Ogalalla
Martin County
Odessa
Bronco Chevrolet Company
Lake Thomas
Sun Oil Company
D. H. Ivie
R. A. Schooling
James Rosser
Harry Ratliff
John Blum
Snyder
Joe Pickle
Lyle Defiebach
R. D. Fields
Gene Dulaney
Win A. Wilson Jr
Perry
Dulaney
Wilson
Nuclear Ship Savannah Lacks Qualified Engineers
Marine Engineers leader Jesse M. Calhoon says the Department of Commerce rejection of a labor contract leaves Nuclear Ship Savannah without trained engineers aboard though reactors are shut down. AEC and Coast Guard maintain 24 hour watch. one main coolant pump circulates to remove decay heat. Ship tied at Galveston dock as Calhoon calls for House Merchant Marine Committee scrutiny.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Savannah
Jesse M. Calhoon
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Galveston
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Coast Guard
Babcock and Wilcox
States Marine Lines
Maritime Commission
Todd Shipbuilding
Calhoun
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Damaged Kokoku Maru Abandoned After Collision
The Japanese cargo ship Kokoku Maru was abandoned by its crew after a collision with the American freighter Asterion off Point Reyes in dense fog. One Japanese crewman is listed as missing. The Asterion sustained a large bow hole above the waterline.
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San Francisco
Point Reyes
Coast Guard
Military Sea Transport Service
Asterion
Asteritom
Pilot lands plane at wrong airport near Fort Lauderdale
An Eastern Airlines DC9 with 17 passengers aboard landed safely at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport five miles from its intended Broward International Airport. The Broward tower said the pilot misjudged the landing as the small airport’s runway posed a takeoff problem.
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Forty Lauderdale
Varied Methods Used To Tame End-Of-School Senior Events
AP report surveys how schools and parents oversee graduation celebrations across the U.S. from Walkersville High to Denver and Prescott. It notes banning all night parties, early graduation dances, chaperoned events, and enforceable rules about drinking.
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New York
Maryland
Arnold N Fleagle
Walkersville High
Associated Press
Omaha
Owen Knutzen
Denver
Prescott
Ark
PTA
David W Zimmerman
Washington
Baltimore
Barberton
Ohio
Dallas
Kiwanis Club
Laconia
Nashua
N.H
Prn
Wreck
New York City
Miami
Pretty Prairie
Kan
Integration of Churches Is Favored
A Texas annual Conference board of the Methodist Church backs desegregation of all Methodist church facilities including schools. The resolution, read by Rev. James Argue, was presented by St. Stephen's Church in Houston and accepted with support for desegregation, though a call to desegregate schools did not receive a second. The report urged unity and fuller cross racial cooperation within the church and jurisdiction.
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Houston
I AP
Texas
Texas Methodist
Benefit Show Planned for Pitt Family in Snyder
A benefit concert for widow and child of William Dale Pitt is scheduled in Snyder on June 15 at the Travis auditorium. Pitt died May 19 in a gyro-copter crash at Winston Field. Acts include Slim Willet and band, Buddy Shaw and band, and Jerry Rainwater and the Blue Rockettes. Local volunteers may contact Mrs Buddy Shaw or Mrs J D Faulknerberry for donations.
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William Dale Pitt
Snyder
Billy Pitt
Merkel
Winston Field
Travis Auditorium
Slim Willet
Abilene
Buddy Shaw
Jerry Rainwater
Blue Rockettes
J. D Faulkenberry
Pioneer Airlines to serve Winston Field Lubbock Abilene
Snyder Daily News notes Civil Aeronautics Board authorization for Pioneer Airlines to provide two daily round trips between Lubbock and Abilene with service to Winston Field. Other items include a hospital survey plan, Christine Jorgensen contract notice, and Elfrida Von Nardroff’s continued quiz show winnings.
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Snyder Daily News
Snyder
Scurry County
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pioneer Airlines
Winston Field
Lubbock
Abilene
New York
Elfrida von Nardroff
Veteran Actor Richard Arlen Faces Drunken Driving Charge
Hollywood AP reports veteran actor Richard Arlen 62 was booked on suspicion of drunken driving after police saw him moving slowly among fast traffic on the Hollywood Freeway. He was released on 276 bail and ordered to appear in municipal court Thursday. Two motorcycle officers noted his speed between 25 and 30 mph in a 65 mph zone.
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Hollywood (Ap
Richard Arlen
Hollywood
Arlen
Doan's Pills Offer Fast Relief for Aches and Bladder Irritation
Doan's Pills provide quick relief from nagging backache headaches and muscular pains. The product also soothes bladder irritation and promotes sleep by increasing urine output through a diuretic action.
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Doan
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AP Women's
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