Giant Quake Wrecks Port in Morocco Agadir
Two massive earthquakes and a tidal wave destroyed Agadir port killing hundreds. Officials fear 1000 or more dead as fires raged and communications failed while U S and French relief teams mobilized with planes and ships arriving for medical aid. The 40,000 resident city faced urgent blood donations and mass casualty response.
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Stephen C. Hughes
Casablanca
Morocco
Agadir
U. S
Atlantic
U. S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Avelino Correa
Youssef Ben Abbes
Algeria Sees Record Quake Toll Across History
Paris AP reports North Africa’s fiercest quake in recent years hit Orleansville Algeria in 1954 with about 1400 dead. The Me lousa quake on Feb 21 this year killed 40. Major global quakes include Shensi 1556 830000 Calcutta 1737 300000 Kansu 1920 180000 Tokyo 1923 and Messina 1908 with 75000 dead.
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Paris
North Africa
Orleansville
Algeria
Melousa
Far East
Shensi
China
Calcutta
Kansu
Tokyo
Messina
Ice Closes Texas Roads in Widespread Hazards
A mid morning state survey shows ice on bridges and hills across districts from Abilene to Fort Worth and Dallas. Drivers urged to slow with sanded bridges and continued freezing conditions expected today with hazardous travel in many areas including Amarillo Lubbock and San Angelo.
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Austin
Texas
Highway Department
Abilene
Mason
Llano
Gillespie
Burnet
Blanco
Williamson County
Waco
Coryell
Hamilton
Bosque
Hill Counties
Brownwood
San Angelo al
Wichita Falls
Coke County
Paris
Fannin
Grayford
Dallas
Collin
Denton
Atlanta
San Antonio
Kerr
Kendall
del Rio
Val Verde
Edwards
Real
Tyler
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Lubbock
Childress
Colorado City Woman Dies At Cogdell Memorial
Mrs. Melba Jean Brown of Colorado City dies at 8 AM in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Riley Pinkerton of Snyder. Funeral services are pending at Bell Funeral Home.
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Melba Jean Brown
Colorado City
Riley Pinkerton
Snyder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bell Funeral Home
Ike Pledges U. S. To Meet Its Obligations Promptly
President Eisenhower told the Chilean Congress the United States will fulfill treaty obligations with strength and promptness if any American nation faces aggression. He urged cooperation to reduce armaments costs and backed a hemispheric common market while stressing self reliance and multilateral security. He spoke to 1,200 Americans and Chilean officials and defended ongoing aid to Latin America.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Santiago
Chile
Eisenhower
United States
Jorge Alessandri
Fisenhower
Congress
Chil
Ean
Hernan Videla
Senate
America
Alessandri
Latin America
Rio de Janeiro
Icy Texas Panhandle to East Texas Battered by Ice Storm
A widespread ice storm crippled roads from West Texas to the Louisiana line. Freezing drizzle and sleet caused school closings in many districts and traffic delays with at least one fatality near Fredericksburg. Bridges overpasses were hazardous. power disruptions occurred in several areas as crews deployed sand and prepared for more freezing weather. Weather officials warned of continued icing through midweek.
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Weather Bureau
Junction
Waco
Kilgore
Texas
Texarkana
Paris
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Cleburne
San Angelo
Glen Rose
Godley
Alvarado
Liberty Chapel
Joshua
Rio Vista
Parker
Grandview
U.S
Chalk Mountain
Stephenville
Carlsbad
Wall
Mertzon
Robert Lee
Water Valley
Veribest
Miles
Grape Creek
Lake View
U.S. 67
Illinois
New Mexico
Arkansas
Dallas
State Highway Patrol
Decatur
Wise County
Dallas County
Love Field
Texas Power and Light Co
Dalhart
Galveston
Houston
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Abilene
Midland
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Tyler
Childress
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Thelma Marshall
Fredericksburg
Pampa
Presidio
Amarillo
Austin
Brownsville
San Antonio
Lufkin
Cotulla
Big Spring
del Rio
Harlingen
Public clash over payola scope in TV radio hearings
FCC Chairman Doerfer and Rep Harris spar over payola in broadcasting before CBS network station representatives. Harris cites wide exposure and admitted abuses while Doerfer rejects broad industry malpractices and opposes federal monitoring as censorship risk.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
John C. Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission
Oren Harris
D-Ark
CBS Television Network
Doerfer
Harris
Legislative Oversight Committee
Snyder in Form for Olympics on Winter Streets
A playful townwide winter event sees bobsleds and skaters carving sidewalks as schools join in. Drivers share the road with cautious spins and one foot drags for traction while kids peel ice from branches and hydrants. Casualties are limited to twisted ankles and broken bones, with high spirits and neighborly restraint prevailing.
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Snyder
Squaw Valley
Weather dangers loom across Texas with glaze and cold
A regional forecast warns of glaze and freezing rain across North Central East South Central and Northwest Texas through Wednesday. Temperatures range from lows in the teens to mid 40s with continuing cold and hazardous driving in several zones.
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Fredericksburg
Hill Country
Wink and
Midland
Texas
South Plains
East
North
Northwest
Senate Prolongs Civil Rights Session In Around-the-Clock Vote
The Senate voted 55 to 6 to continue the 24 hour session on civil rights indefinitely. Leaders from both parties backed keeping the marathon session without recess to push the civil rights bill toward a decision. A 55 to 6 motion to adjourn failed, as Southern Democrats opposed it and Republicans and other Democrats supported extending the session. The day included multiple quorum calls as Senate leaders sought to compel absentees to attend.
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Washington
Senate
Wayne Morsey
Morse
Lister Hill
Ala
Elvis Leaves Priscilla Beaulieu Behind in Germany
Elvis Presley plans to return to the United States for his Army discharge from Germany. He dated Priscilla Beaulieu, a Wiesbaden High School student, for three to four months. Her father is Air Force Captain Joseph Beaulieu Jr. Presley said the relationship is friendly and non serious. Presley will fly to McGuire Air Force Base and await discharge within 2 to 24 hours after arrival.
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Friedberg
Germany
Elvis Presley
Priscilla Beaulieu
Elvis
America
Priscilla
U.S. Air Force
Joseph P. Beaulieu Jr
Waco, Tex
Wiesbaden Air Base
U.S
Wiesbaden
Presley
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Army
United States
Khrushchev Arrives in Calcutta For Talks With Nehru
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev lands in Calcutta for high level discussions with Prime Minister Nehru and Burma's U Nu amid border dispute tensions with China. Khrushchev travels from Jakarta en route to Afghanistan as Rangoon reports on leader meetings.
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Henry
Khrushchev
Rangoon
Nehru
New Delhi
Peiping
India
China
Indonesia
Chou En-lai
Burma
U Nu
Calcutta
Bandung
Jakarta
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Harris Committee
FCC
Commission
Gerry Burton
Daily News
Hill
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
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