Bonn Spurns Quick Recruiting Bill For German Army
Bonn spurned today a bill to recruit volunteers to serve in the German army calling for clarification of policy on rearmament and legal basis. The Bundesrat declined to stand on the measure, saying questions remained unresolved, threatening Adenauer Cabinet plans to rush 10 000 volunteers into training this autumn. The move complicates the push toward a permanent regulatory framework and may delay summer adjournment.
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Andrews Man Hurt In Wreck Near Snyder
Eugene Smith, 40, of Andrews, escaped serious injury but suffered a fracture of his right collar bone when his Packard overturned 14.2 miles southwest of the Snyder city limits yesterday afternoon. He told highway patrolman Bill Zimm erman he lost control while braking to slow behind a truck he planned to pass en route to Snyder from Andrews. The car overturned and rested in the west roadside ditch. witnesses said he was thrown from the vehicle. He was taken by Bell ambulance to Cogdell Memorial Hospital.
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June Sees Cooler Temperatures In Snyder
Yesterday Snyder recorded a cool 67 degree high after a 100 degree day. Overnight low dropped to 55 degrees with a 57 degree reading at 7:30 this morning. Rain yesterday morning totaled .11 inches, per weather observer David Strayhorn.
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Texas Democrats Split as Butler Fundraisers Provoke Feud
The Associated Press reports Texas Democratic dinners honoring Paul M. Butler begin June 14 in Lubbock as party factions clash. Gov. Allan Shivers stays silent in Los Angeles, while Mrs. H. H. Weinert accuses Judge Jim Sewell of rude conduct amid invitations and apologies in Corsicana and Seguin as tensions between longtime party figures unfold.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Ex-Police Chief Shot in Havana Gun Battle
Former secret police chief Jorge Agostini was shot dead by police in Havana after a gun battle last night. An associate of deposed President Carlos Pino Socarras, he had secretly returned to Cuba from exile under an assumed name.
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New Safety Standards For Salk Polio Vaccine
The Public Health Service announced new and safer standards for massmade Salk polio vaccine after unexpected live viruses appeared in final mixtures. Surgeon General Léonard A. Scheele praised the vaccine’s promise while noting production problems revealed gaps in manufacturers’ records and safety controls. The 163page review details how inactivation and batch variation affected the builtin safety factor and how these lessons will guide future biologics development.
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GM Closes 20 Plants Amid Wildcat Auto Strikes
General Motors shut 20 assembly and body plants idling about 60,000 workers as wildcat strikes disrupted parts supply. UAW negotiators pressed for a guaranteed wage plan similar to Ford's, while GM sought legal rulings on tax treatment of guaranteed pay and defense-contract costs.
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Adenauer Optimistic On East West Talks And Disarmament
Bonn chancellor Konrad Adenauer expressed optimism over easing world tensions and the chance of four power talks producing results. The government bulletin cited his belief that bridging East and West is less hopeless and that disarmament prospects have improved, urging unity and strength in the West.
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Denmark, U S and Britain pledge for atomic program speed
Copenhagen Denmark reported that Denmark announced United States and Britain have pledged to assist in accelerating the American atomic program.
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Britain
Eisenhower Signs Postal Pay Measure
President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting postal worker salaries by about 8 percent on average, totaling roughly 164 million dollars yearly. The reform includes job reclassification to raise some supervisors more, makes pay retroactive to March 1, and introduces biweekly pay for all workers, with postmasters now on six annual pay steps.
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8th AF Chief Quits Service
Maj. Gen. John B. Montgomery, commander of the 8th Air Force, resigns from the Air Force saying leaving is the toughest job he has done. He will pursue a civilian career and notes he plans to complete 30 years of service before retirement. He will hold two stars in the Air Force Reserve with a possible recall in national emergencies.
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Frost's Progressives Win Ontario Election
Premier Leslie Frost's Progressive Conservatives secured a sweeping victory in Ontario, winning 83 of 98 seats in the provincial legislature after 12 years in power. The party had controlled 178 seats in the former assembly, while the Communists lost their single seat.
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Cotton Fire Under Control On Freighter Neva West
Houston based freighter SS Neva West reported a cotton fire in mid Atlantic is under control at 9 40 a m by master O L Snodgrass who said no assistance needed in a radio to Bloomfield Steamship Co owner in Houston Florida?
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$2000 Check Not Bribe Says Hat Maker Lev
Washington wealthy hat maker Harry Lev testified a $2000 check given to a government official's husband was not a bribe to secure a two million dollar contract. He denied plans to depict Mrs. Mella Hart as a moll. The Senate subcommittee probes graft in military equipment purchases, focusing on Lev's seven million white sailor cap contract awarded May 5, 1953 to his Chicago firm. he said the payment funded a survey for a plastics venture with Eugene Hort. Kennedy challenged Lev's and Hort's accounts as inconsistent.
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Mella Hart
Leo
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Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
Subcommittee
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Eugene Hort
CIO Official Assessed Fine
Washington John T Watkins 44 CIO UAW official was fined 500 and given a one year suspended jail term for contempt of Congress Judge Joseph C McGarrahay imposed the sentence after finding Watkins guilty May 27 His attorneys Rauh Jr and Sachs say they will appeal asserting the House Un American Activities Committee had right to exposure activities not legislative purpose Watkins a Rock Island Illinois resident and international representative of CIO UAW appeared before a subcommittee April 27 1954 denying Communist party membership while acknowledging past associations He refused to name individuals who had left the party.
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John T. Watkins
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Congress
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Watkins
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Sidney A. Sachs
Rauh
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rock Island, Ill
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Communist Party
Weather report for Texas regions with scattered showers
Clear to cloudy and cool this afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers across North Central Texas. East Texas becomes cloudy with thundershowers then partly cloudy by Saturday. cooler in the south. South Central Texas sees cloudy conditions with showers this afternoon and tonight, cooler in the extreme south with northerly winds along the coast.
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Cool Weather Persists As Texas Sees Light Rain
Cool and damp conditions linger across Texas with scattered rain from Victoria to Laredo. Official totals include Beaumont 1.87 inches and Orange 2.22 inches, while Dallas posted a record low for June 10. Lakes in North Texas rise, aiding reservoirs as cooler weather is forecast through the weekend.
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