Irving School Opens Under Police Guard
Irving Texas schools opened with police guard as 25 percent of staff did not report for work. About 114 of 300 employees voted to stay home after firing of Supt. John L. Beard. Parents and volunteers filled roles. 5,700 students affected across seven schools.
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Irving
Texa
John L. Beard
Charles Langston
Langston
R. H. Copeland
John Halen
Beard
Charles E. Young
Employes
Jerry Clark
Clark
Irving School Board
Dallas
Solons Oppose China Parley
Senators Knowland and Mansfield oppose direct talks with Red China to release 15 imprisoned American fliers captured in Korea. They dismiss U Nu’s indirect proposal as propaganda and say there is nothing to discuss, insisting on the fliers’ release and adherence to the Geneva convention.
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Washington
Knowland
R-Calif
Mansfield
D-Mont
Red China
U Nu
Rangoon
Dulles
United States
Peiping
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
School Amends City Request To Close Streets Near Central Primary
Snyder Independent School District withdrew a request to close Twenty-seventh Street east from Avenue L and Avenue L north from Twenty-seventh Street to enlarge the Central Primary School playground. The city council discussed a school-hour closing plan and planned a joint public hearing with the planning commission.
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Snyder Independent School District
Marven K. Stevenson
Twenty-seventh Street
Avenue L
Twentyseventh Street
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Brazil Feels Heavy Quakes
In Espirito Santo state three cities reported unusually heavy tremors before 9 p.m. No casual ties were reported. The sole damage found was a cracked roof of a steel plant in Victoria, the state capital, about 280 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Espirito Santos
Victoria
Temperature Warm and Dust Lingers in Snyder
The local high reached 80 degrees yesterday under partly dusty skies. Overnight lows held near 42 with a cooler 45 recorded at 7 30 this morning as warm conditions continued.
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Snyder
Senate Panel Approves Two Conflicting Education Bills
A Texas Senate Education Committee approved both of two conflicting higher education bills after three hours of debate. One bill by Sen. A M Aikin Jr would create a 21 member commission named by state colleges and the governor, with later amendment to make it elective by districts. A second plan by Sen. Ottis Lock favors a governor appointed nine member commission. Both aim to coordinate higher education while raising questions of independence and funding. The committee sent the two bills to the Senate floor for a showdown, while the House considered Tarleton State College expansion to a four year senior college. Local residents urged expanding two year offerings in Stephenville Mineral Wells Coleman and Hamilton.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Senate Education Committee
A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Tex
Aikin
State Board of Education
Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
Sen
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
Lock
House State Affairs Committee
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Mineral Wells
Coleman
Hamilton
House
Treasury
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
George
Egypt accuses Israel of deadly Gaza border attack
Cairo charged Israeli forces with a bold raid along the Gaza border that killed 38 Egyptians and wounded 31. Egypt protested to the U N Security Council while Israel claimed Egyptians crossed into Israel to strike. The clash prompted UN observers to report Israeli incursions into Egyptian territory with casualties varying by side.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Palestine
Gaza Strip
U.N. Security Council
Jerusalem
Gaza
Jordan
U.N
Palestine Affairs
Salah Gohar
Tel Aviv
Gohar
Mediterranean
Sinai Peninsula
Churchill: U S Leads In Nuclear Field Says Churchill
London. Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the United States has an overwhelming lead in knowledge and capability to build nuclear weapons. He cited three nations with such power and noted Britain has begun hydrogen bomb development.
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London
Churchill
United States
Soviet Russia
House of Commons
Britain
Pacific
Soviet Union
Russia
U.S
Charles E. Wilson
Spectators Searched At Fullers Murder Trial
Spectators at Albert Fullers murder trial were ordered searched for guns or other deadly weapons as the case entered its third week in Birmingham Alabama. Judge J Russell McElroy said the search was issued due to rising tension among spectators while Fuller fights to avoid a possible death sentence for the killing of A L Patterson.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Fuller
Fuller
A. L. Patterson
J. Russell McElroy
Special Jury Urged To Probe Land Deals
Austin district attorney Les Procter urged immediate formation of a special grand jury to investigate veterans land program scandals. An A DeWitt County grand jury last week alleged a giant conspiracy in Travis County to defraud Texas veterans and Procter expected prompt action from one of the three district courts.
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Austin
Les Procter
A. DeWitt County
Travis County
Texas
Three Snyder Men Killed in Christoval Oilfield Explosion
Three Snyder men C R Boyd W B Floyd and Raymond Earl Ridley died in an oilfield blast 16 miles southeast of Christoval in Schlei cher County. Two others from Oklahoma City were injured including Hollis Boyles, 16, and his father. Funeral services were pending.
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Snyder
Christoval
C. R. Boyd
W. B. Floyd
Raymond Earl Ridley
C. E. Knight & Co
Oklahoma City
Hollis Boyles
Shannon Hospital
San Angelo
W. Boyles
Boyles
Boyd
Ridley
Bell Funeral Home
Billye Layne
Henry Layne
Ira
Vehicle Plate Registration Progress in County
The county reports slow movement in adopting 1955 license plates with yesterday marking the halfway point of the registration period. From Feb 1 to yesterday 1,910 vehicles were registered, with 12,830 plates issued for the new year. Vehicle breakdown shows 1,410 passenger cars, 227 commercial trucks, 205 farm trucks, 54 house trailers, seven motorcycles, and a mix of trailers. The deadline for registration without penalty is April 1.
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Jim Ikard
Hawaiian Volcano Eruption Triggers State Emergency
A lava spout near Pahoa Hawaii escalates into a major eruption prompting a state of emergency. About 400 residents flee as 100 acres burn and lava flows threaten Kapoho Opihikao and Pahoa. Civil defense reports lava channels and furious fountains up to 100 feet while Red Cross monitors the crisis.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Pahoa High School
Robert Spence
Red Cross Disaster
Puna
Kapoho
Opihikao
Puulena Crater
Third A-Blast Visible in Five States
The predawn detonation at 5 30 a m marked the third atomic test in 1955. The blast was seen from Pocatello Idaho to Phoenix Arizona and in San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City and St George Utah. The AEC noted it matched the second shot in power and produced a 27 000 foot mushroom cloud with a strong thump felt near Yucca Flat. About 40 aircraft supported the operation including eight F84 Thunderstreaks.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Pocatello
Idaho
Phoenix
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
St. George
Utah
Atomic Energy Commission
Vegas
Yucca Flat
Tactical Air Command
AEC
Nevada
Pay Hike Gets Final Approval
Congress approved a 50 percent pay increase raising lawmakers to 22500 a year. The bill, sent to President Eisenhower after Senate approval, will take effect March 1. It follows another major domestic act clearing this session.
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Washington
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Rep. Gross
Iowa
Weather Report for West and East Texas
West Texas sees clear to partly cloudy skies with cooler conditions this afternoon and tonight with lows 28 to 38. East Texas has partly cloudy skies with a few coastal showers today and cooler tonight, then a mild Wednesday. South Central Texas remains partly cloudy with a few showers this afternoon and cooler tonight, followed by a mild Wednesday.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
East Texas
Texas
Senate panel weighs fate of $20 tax cut
Senate Finance Committee appears poised to strike down the House approved $20 per person tax cut set for Jan 1. Sen George and Chairman Byrd ready to vote to remove the cut, GOP members hold firm though Malone signals uncertainty. A Senate floor vote looms as debate grows.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
George
Senate
Malone
R-New
Byrd
D-Va
Barkley
D-Ky
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Spot
Darlene Nocera
Forestville
Conn
Lawton Wood
Darlene
U. N. Council
Jack Lyons
England
Cassington
John
Left
Tyrella
Puddles
Sgt. Lyons
Quincy
Louisiana Air Base
W. C. McDaniel
Mayfair
Brady
Knight
Hawaiian
Kapoho Road
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