Dulles Tells Chiang Quemoy Matsus Not On Bargaining Table
U S Secretary of State Dulles informs Chiang Kai-shek that Quemoy and the Matsus are not to be bargained away for a cease fire in the Chinese civil war. He notes possible abandonment only if Asia gains guaranteed peace and Nationalist China agrees. The mutual defense pact with Nationalist China is signed, committing the U S to defend Formosa and the Pescadores.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.S
Dulles
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Matsus
Asia
China
Red Main
Pescadores
Washington
Thailand
Burma
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Philippines
United States
George Yeh
West Pacific
Free World
Mme. Chiang
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Felix B. Stump
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Walter S. Robertson
Gas Regulation Fight Shifts Back to Democrats in Congress
Republicans signal willingness to have Democrats handle gas policy ruling to exempt independent producers from federal oversight. Harris bill ties FPC rate tests to reasonable field value and aims to protect consumers while arguing for justice for pipelines with their own gas. Hearings promised soon as party lines surface over Supreme Court ruling and 1950 Kerr bill lineage.
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Washington
Rep
Halleck
Ind
House
Harris
D-Ark
Rayburn
Dtex
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Ural
Truman
FPC
Commission
Wisconsin
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
House Commerce
Congress
Yates
D-Ill
Military Plane Crashes in Iceland No Fatalities Reported
A four engined MATS C118 plane crashed on landing at Keflavik Airport Iceland at 1 55 a m EST. Nine crewmen and 49 passengers survived with no fatalities reported. The manifest was unavailable and injuries could not be confirmed. The flight was from Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts to Iceland, a typical nine to ten hour route.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Keflavik
Iceland
Air Force
Westover
Churchill Outlines Retaliation Pact With U S Bases
In Commons Churchill says a hydrogen bomb surprise on Britain could trigger a counterblow by Allied forces without prior consultation. He addresses Labor demands for terms of the UK US air base agreement and notes past health concerns and talks on a Big Three meeting with Stalin era context. Bevan accuses US of blocking peace talks with Russia.
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London
Churchill
United States
Britain
House of Commons
Eisenhower
England
Kenneth Robinson
Robinson
U.S.A
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Attlee
Bevan
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Scout Circus Opens Tonight at Snyder Junior High
A capacity crowd is expected for the annual Scout Circus in Snyder tonight at 7:15 p.m. Tickets cost 50 and 25 cents. The same show travels to Colorado City tomorrow night. Scouts from Scurry Mitchell and Borden Counties, part of Lone Buffalo district, perform in a program themed building the men of tomorrow with a junior band concert and events such as carpet race first aid demonstration and bicycle drill.
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Snyder Junior High
Colorado City
Lone Buffalo
Scurry
Mitchell
Borden
Tim Dennis
Bill to Abolish Rangers Faces Introduction in House
In Austin a measure to do away with the Texas Rangers cites the force as a relic of the horse and buggy era and would replace it with changes within the Public Safety structure. Rep. Charles Lieck of San Antonio filed the bill noting opposition to a state gestapo image while pension and reform bills receive committee review.
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Austin
Texas Rangers
Texas
Charles Lieck
San Antonio
Lieck
Rangers
Texas Republic
State Department of Public Safety
House
State Affairs Committee
Dallas
Senate
State Affairs
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Obie Jones
Department of Public Safety
State Employees Retirement System
C. N. Avery
Assas
Texas Farm Bureau
Commission
Slowdown By Demos Seen On Tax Cuts
Senate Democratic leaders consider delaying debate on the admin backed tax bill possibly until March 14. Byrd supports moving the bill forward if needed while Knowland and Kerr back the $20 tax cut. Bridges predicts strong Republican opposition to the cut.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Sen. Clements
Kentucky
House
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
Sen
Knowland
California
GOP
Kerr
D-Okla
Barkley
Treasury
Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
Egyptians Told To Retaliate After Gaza Clash
Cairo reports Premier Gamel Abdel Nasser ordered the army to retaliate by force against future Israeli attacks. The warning followed 36 Egyptian soldiers and 2 civilians killed near Gaza as the U N Security Council prepared to meet in New York to discuss charges of Israeli aggression.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Israel
Nasser
Gaza
Moshe Sharett
Palestine
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
New York
Amnesia Victim George W Taylor Dies in Waco Convalescent Home
George W Taylor 88, once an apparent amnesia patient, died yesterday after a four year stay at a Waco convalescent home. He was found wandering the railroad yards and could not recall his identity or origins.
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Wacop
George W. Taylor
Waco
Taylor
Beard Blames Politics for Texas School Discharge
Irving Texas ousted school superintendent Dr. John L. Beard blames local Democratic precinct activity by teachers for his firing. He says teachers had the right to attend conventions and that a political clique influenced the board. Teachers’ strike continues as substitutes fill positions and the district warns absentees of automatic discharge.
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Irving, Tex
Irving
John L. Beard
Allan Shivers
Beard
State Commissioner of Education
Charles E. Young
Young
Mr. Young
State
Election Set In Hermleigh
Hermleigh to vote on April 5 as city council calls election for one alderman seat vacant by Frank Kubala. Election at city hall with D Z Hess as judge and O B Paty and John Crumley as clerks. New candidates must file by March 24.
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Hermleigh
A. D. Higginbotham
Frank Kubala
D. Z. Hess
O. B. Paty
John Crumley
Higginbotham
Alton L. Barrett
Tom Shelburne
Boyce L. Jones
C. V. Clift
No Change In Policy Noted By Knowland
Senator Knowland said at the White House that Eisenhower’s remark about not joining an aggressive war to recover the Chinese mainland signals no new policy. He noted the comment sits amid varying Senate Foreign Relations views on U S aid to Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist plans. The President reiterated the United States will not be a party to an aggressive war.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
White House
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
Ala
H. Alexander Smith
Korea
Indochina
Senate
U.S
America
United States
Beggs Rites Held Today
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the First Methodist Church for William Dickey Beggs 79 who died yesterday morning at his home in Wellington Scurry County. The Rev J Lennor Hester officiated assisted by Rev Charles R Gates of Post. Burial was to be in Hillside Memorial Gardens under direction of Bell Funeral Home. He was born April 15 1875 in Mt Sterling Ill and moved to Texas 70 years ago. He married Nov 10 1908 at Welder and lived in Wellington before moving to Scurry County in 1926. He is survived by his wife a son John William Beggs of Post a daughter Dorette Beggs of Lubbock a sister Mrs Lionel Bevans Sr Fort Worth two brothers George Beggs and J E Beggs both of Fort Worth and a grandson John Dickey Beggs of Post. Pallbearers were Weldon Johnson N R Clements Fritz R Smith Eanie Smith J B Turner Jack Berry Grady Wallace and Wilbur Ellis.
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First Methodist Church
William Dickey Beggs
Avenue W
J. Lennor Hester
Charles R. Gates
Post
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell Funeral Home
Mr. Beggs
Mt. Sterling
Ill
Texas
Welder
Tex
Wellington
Scurry County
John William Beggs
Post and
Dorette Beggs
Lubbock
Lionel Bevans
Fort Worth
George Beggs
J. E. Beggs
John Dickey Beggs
Weldon Johnson
N. R. Clements
Fritz R. Smith
Eanie Smith
J. B. Turner
Jack Berry
Grady Wallace
Wilbur Ellis
Weather Outlook for West Texas and Panhandle
Partly cloudy conditions in West Texas with cooler temperatures through Friday. In East Texas expected partly cloudy skies with warm temps and scattered showers plus a few thunderstorms mainly north. South Central Texas stays partly cloudy and warm through Friday with some showers northeast Friday and strong southerly winds along the coast.
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Texas
Panhandle
Frida
Shivers Speech Delights Both Sides of Texas Democrats
Gov Allan Shivers in a Texas Independence Day address drew praise from both conservative and opposition factions. He rejected pledges to the 1956 Democratic nominees while affirming loyalty to the party and urging constructive national participation. He stressed Texans serving the nation and the party, and maintained he had never left the Democratic fold. The speech hinted at a moderating path within a divided party.
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Clayton Hickerson
Dallas
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Jim Sewell
Corsicana
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Democratic Party
Butler
Democratic National Committee
New Orleans
Republican Party
Democratic
GOP
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
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U. S
Crystal Spice
Towle Memorial Park
Ronnie Smith
Arlington
W. L. Bridges
Lee Watson
Demos
By Marion Burson
Scout Circus
Jefferson Caffery
Caffery
Near East
Farwell
Robert E. Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
National Party
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