Colorado Freight Train Crash Kills 12 Farm Workers
A Santa Fe freight train collided with a truck carrying farm field workers west of Vroman Colorado killing 12 and injuring several more. The 56 car eastbound train struck a three quarter ton Chevrolet truck at a farm road crossing near the settlement. The driver and victims included Sylvester Licano of Rocky Ford and other local residents.
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Rocky Ford, Colo
Santa Fe
Rocky Ford
Vroman
Colorado
Fayetteville
N.C
Sylvester Licano
Jack Lee
KBNZ
la Junta
Lee
W. S. Inskeep
J. ©. Prince
Troy Thomas
D. A. Johnson
Courtroom Packed as Girard Case Faces Japanese Jurisdiction
In Washington the government argued federal courts lack authority to review a decision ordering Army Specialist 3 C William S Girard to be tried by Japanese courts. The hearing centered on whether waiver of jurisdiction rested with executives and if Girard acted on official duty when the death occurred.
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Washington
3.C
William S. Girard
U.S
Oliver Gasch
Girard
Louis Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Louis
Japan
Gasch
U. S
Defense Department
Robert Dechert
Miami
Eisenhower
United States
Far East
Orient
Hearing On Gas Project Is Scheduled
Washington sets a July 8 hearing on El Paso Natural Gas Co proposals worth about 160 million dollars to build and operate facilities delivering 285 million feet of gas daily to customers in Arizona and California. The Power Commission consolidated the proceeding and canceled an earlier hearing on part of the expansion.
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Washington
el Paso Natural Gas Co
The
Power Commission
el Paso
Arizona
California
Commission
Texas
New Mexico
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Southern California Edison Co
Texan Pilot Safe After B47 Belly Landing at McConnell
A B47 jet bomber skidded to a belly landing on the McConnell Air Force Base runway after its landing gear jammed. The crew escaped injury. Pilot was Capt. J. B. Blankenship of Buckholts Texas.
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Wichita
Kan
McConnell Air Force Base
J. B. Blankenship
Buckholts
Tex
Illinois auditors uncover shortage in Cook County treasurer
Chicago auditors report a suspected funds shortage possibly exceeding a million dollars within the Cook County treasurer’s office and tax foreclosure system. State Atty Adamowski cites a broad pattern from 1947 to 1956 with links to prior Hodge scandal investigations and suspends two longtime employees.
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Chicago
Cook County
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Herbert C. Pleschen
Hodge
Orville Hodge
Illinois
Adamowski
John Brenza
Paschen
Ernest E. Peterson
Milton Baer
Dulles Plans Allied Input for U S Disarmament Talks
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States will prioritize allied relations in disarmament efforts. He indicated some informal talks with Russia may occur but stressed that current negotiations are not just U S and Russia and urged allied approval before any direct talks.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Harold Stassen
Stassen
London
Britain
France
Valerian Zorin
U.S
Stassen-Zorin
Gabreean
Simpson
Johnson Backs Foreign Aid Authorization Bill
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson and Sen. William F. Knowland endorsed the 3.637 billion dollar foreign aid authorization, signaling likely Senate approval without major changes. The Foreign Relations Committee cut administration requests by 227 million, while Johnson kept open potential cuts in the subsequent appropriation bill.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Knowland
Missouri Pacific fills board vacancy by Jackson T. Stephens
A vacancy on the Missouri Pacific Railroad board created by the resignation of Robert B. Anderson of Vernon Texas was filled yesterday by the election of Jackson T. Stephens of Little Rock Arkansas. Anderson has been named secretary of the Treasury.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Robert B. Anderson
Vernon, Tex
Jackson T. Stephens
Little Rock
Ark
Anderson
Treasury
Colorado Valley Broadcasting seeks 1570 kcs daytime station
The Communications Commission received an application from Colorado Valley Broadcasting Co of La Grange Texas for a radio station to operate on 1570 kilocycles at 100 watts daytime usage.
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Washington
Colorado Valley Broadcasting Co
la Grange
Tex
Communications Commission
Lange Rejects Knowland Neutrality Plan for Hungary
Oslo foreign minister Halvard M Lange dismissed a Senate proposal by William Knowland to neutralize Norway in exchange for Soviet troop withdrawals from Hungary and satellites. Lange called the idea careless and superficial while Knowland told a TV audience he had urged Secretary Dulles to test Khrushchev's good faith on troop withdrawals.
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Oslo
Halvard M. Lange
William Knowland
R-Calif
Norway
Hungary
Lange
Morgenbladet
Knowland
Dulles
Nikita Khrushchev
Strike Averted At Port Neches Plant
In Port Neches Texas a threatened walkout at the Texas U S Chemical Co rubber plant was halted after officials granted a six percent wage increase. Local 4228 of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union had set a 3 pm strike, but work shifts change at 4 pm led workers to remain on the job. The dispute centered on fringe benefits.
Rest Is Ordered for Princess Wilhelmina at The Hague
The 76 year old Princess Wilhelmina former queen of the Netherlands and mother of Queen Juliana has been ordered by physicians to take a complete rest for six weeks. A government announcement said she is not ill just very tired.
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The
Hague
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Juliana
Galveston
Simpson
Will Wilson
Wilson
Snyder Swelters as 100-Degree Heat Hits Texas Panhandle
The Snyder area baked under a 100-degree reading the first in weeks, with high humidity and scattered thunderstorms forecast across West Texas. Lake Texoma fell below its spillway after two weeks of high water, while Shawnee Creek washed out a water line prompting emergency measures. Fires and floods redirected local activity as nearby towns reported rising creeks and temporary evacuations.
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Associated Press
Texoma
Red River
Weather Bureau
Texas
Panhandle
Lake
Yellowjacket Boat Co
Shawnee
Weather Snapshot Snyder Highs Hit 100 Degrees
Readings show 7:30 am temperature at 77 degrees with a Monday high near 100 and a low of 68. West Texas outlook calls for scattered thunderstorms and locally strong winds in eastern Panhandle and South Plains, then partly cloudy with scattered storms through Wednesday.
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Snyder
Weather Bureau
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Eisenhower Returns to Desk After Brief Illness
President Eisenhower, "virtually recovered" from a stomach upset, worked about an hour and 45 minutes at the White House desk. He signed a large State and Justice departments budget, requested a supplemental restaurant fund, dictated letters, and met five aides while appearing in good spirits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
State
Justice Departments
Federal
Congress
Senate
Natty
Health And Sanitation Committee Meeting Planned
The Health and Sanitation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 5 p m tomorrow in the chamber office. Led by Dr Thomas Hartley the group will review the year program including the annual city cleanup drive and reports on welfare project progress formerly discussed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Thomas Hartley
Jackson chosen to chair reorganized Texas State Board of Insurance
Gov. Price Daniel announced Dist. Judge Penn J. Jackson of Cleburne as chairman of the reorganized State Board of Insurance. Jackson, 57, has served as judge of the 18th District since 1944 and was praised for leadership and knowledge of the insurance field gained through cases on the bench.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Penn J. Jackson
Cleburne
Reorganized State Board of Insurance
Daniel
Jackson
Reorganized Board
Joe P. Gibbs
Seguin
Osorio
Mark Wenta
Allan Shivers
Baylor
State Bar Judicial Section
Daniel Said
Texas
Guard to Enlist in National Guard Encampment
The National Guard unit will leave Sunday for a two week encampment with about 105 men going. Those 17 years old or older may enlist for three years. A new rule requires new enlistees to serve six months of active Army duty after enlistment before returning to the Guard. Processing takes about one day to enter the Guard unit.
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Snyder
Nafiers
National Guard
Army
Signal Light To Be Installed At Avenue E Intersection
The city will install and maintain a traffic signal above the center of the Avenue E East Highway intersection after a Texas Highway Department traffic count. Roy Dunlap reports 6,086 vehicles passed in eight hours, 762 per hour, 12 above the 750 required for a signal.
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Avenue E
East Highway
Texas Highway Department
Roy Dunlap
State Highway Department
Successor Named Texas Society of CPAs President
Robert J. Hibbets of Amarillo was elected president of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants yesterday to succeed Walter R. Flack of San Antonio.
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Fort Worth
Robert J. Hibbets
Amarillo
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Walter R. Flack
San Antonio
Galveston Crackdown Orders Appeals for 47 Places
State attor ney general seeks swift action in Galveston crackdown on gambling liquor sales and prostitution. Two district judges sign restraining orders and set hearings for mid June. Texas City official Jim Simpson and Atty. Cecil Rotsch lead evidence gathering.
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Galveston
State Attorney General's
Chambers of Dist
Donald M. Markel
Markel
W. E. Stone
Asst. Attys
Cecil Rotsch
Dan Gardiner
Jim Simpson
Texas
Simpson
Rotsch
Tex- Rotsch
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Lee Watson
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U.S. 75
Oklahoma
Turkey Creek
Dover
Enid
Okla
Ike
Health and Sanitation Committee
Democratic Executive Committee
J. D. Givens
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