Pakistan Wins SEATO Backing For Kashmir Plebiscite
SEATO partners including the United States Britain and France endorsed a UN supervised Kashmir plebiscite at the SEATO council in Karachi. The move drew swift Indian opposition as New Delhi declined comment while U.S. Dulles planned talks with Nehru after the conference.
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SEATO
Kashmir
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Afghanistan
Pathan
Soviet Union
India
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Philippines
Nehru
U.N
U. N
Richard G. Casey
Christian Pineau
Prince Wan Waithayakon
New Delhi
U.S
Dulles
Goa
Portugal
Horace Hildreth
Hildreth
Two Fires Cause Minor Damage in Local Buildings
Durward Porter said two fires last night caused about 100000 dollars in total damage but only minor losses. One fire at the S D Hayes Jr residence under construction on 2801 Twenty eighth Street damaged insulation on an installed heating unit and was put out by workers with three men sustaining minor burns. The second fire stemmed from faulty wiring in the attic of the Biltmore Apartments at 2702 Avenue E damaging one apartment and the attic, with minimal overall damage.
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S. D. Hayes, Jr
Twenty - Eighth Street
Biltmore
Avenue E
Porter
Tot Is Found Under Poreh
In Palm Springs California a 2½ year old girl Virginia Gardner was found unharmed after spending a chilly night under a porch five blocks from home. About 150 searchers hunted for 18 hours after she disappeared Monday night. A laborer Jess Garnica heard a baby crying and traced the sound to her shelter covered by drifting sand. She slept through a wind storm with temperatures near 30 degrees. Her father William Gardner praised the discovery and thanked responders.
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Calif
Virginia Gardner
Desert Hospital
Virginia
Jess Garnica
William Gardner
Dust Clouds and Light Snow Hit Texas Panhandle
A strong Arctic front cooled Texas with dust storms up to 55 mph crossing East Texas and light snow in Amarillo and the Panhandle. Lows dropped into the teens and 20s in many areas, while Rio Grande Valley temperatures plunged from 101 to near 40. The weather caused a Wednesday baseball game delay and power outages from a fallen limb.
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San Antonio
Houston
Lufkin
Corpus Christi
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
Midland
Kilgore
Texas A&m
Weather Summary for West Texas and Panhandle Regions
Yesterday high 83 and low 32. 7:30 a.m. reading 32. West Texas generally fair and windy and much colder this afternoon. Tonight colder. Thursday fair with less cold in Panhandle. Lowest tonight 10-20 in Panhandle and Upper South Plains, 20-30 elsewhere, except 25-35 in Del Rio Eagle Pass area.
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Panhandle
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Tornadic storms kill and injure across Midwest Indiana
Violent March storms struck the Ohio Valley and three Midwest states killing at least one person and injuring more than 30. Tornadoes hit Marion and Dnnington Indiana and Buckley Illinois while towns across Missouri and Illinois reported damaging winds. Guardsmen aided stricken Marion amid widespread property loss and forecasts warned of more twisters.
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Indianapolis
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Galveston
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Lexington
Perryville
Charge of Waste In Navy Jet Work Hurled By Investigators
Washington House investigators fault a half billion dollar Navy jet program as wasteful and error ridden. The Demon program involved McDonnell Aircraft Westinghouse and the Navy with 11 crashes 4 pilot deaths 60 grounded planes and engines that underperformed. The report calls for stronger industry officer restraint and procurement reforms while noting no impropriety by individuals.
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House
Navy
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Westinghouse Electric Corp
McDonnell
St.Louis
Westinghouse
Allison
Trade Policy To Be Aired Before Senate Hearing
Senate investigators prepared for a potential clash with the Eisenhower administration over how much East West trade curbs will be publicly disclosed. A hearing tomorrow would feature witnesses on sales of electrical goods to Russia. Secretary Weeks may testify tomorrow with Harold Stassen and others possible Friday.
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Eisenhower
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Russia
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Harold E. Stassen
McClellan
D-Ark
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Defense Wilson
Union Holds Out In Westinghouse Strike Talks
Washington union negotiators pressed for tougher terms than the government plan for ending the 143 day Westinghouse strike. The panel proposed a five year contract with wage gains and safeguards, while Carey of the IUE demanded reinstatement of 95 fired workers and arbitration for 36 others. Over 50,000 workers are idle across 40 Westinghouse plants. IUE covers about 44,000, United Electrical Workers about 10,000.
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Federal Mediation Service
James B. Carey
Internanational Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
IUE
General Electric Co
David L. Cole
Paterson
N. J
Carey
United Electrical Workers
Eisenhower Deflects On Nixon Running Mate Question
President Eisenhower said he asked Vice President Nixon to chart his own course on a possible bid for another term. He refused to commit to Nixon as running mate, stressing he will not be pushed into a corner on the issue. He affirmed no criticism of Nixon and left open his own withdrawal if health fails. He warned against anyone urging Nixon to stand aside and said Nixon should remain in the contest, describing him as young, vigorous, and dedicated.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
Republican Party
Missing Jefferson Davis marker tied to San Diego plaza
In San Diego the bronze plaque marking the first Pacific terminal of the Jefferson Davis Highway vanished from its granite base in the city plaza. Officials suspect vandalism or confusion, while the highway itself remained unfound. The plaza also hosts a Coolidge dedication plaque from 1926 marking a Old Spanish Trail milestone.
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Calif
Pacific
Allen Perry
Daughters of the Confederacy
Perry
California State Highway Division
Calvin Coolidge
St. Augustine
Fla
Dixie Overland Highway Association
Savannah
Texas
Explosion and Fire Ravage Estelline Business District
An explosion followed by a blaze yesterday destroyed much of Estelline's business district in West Texas. Two grocery stores a furniture shop and a drugstore were ruined. No injuries were reported. Fire Chief Clyde Rogers estimated losses at $60,000 as Memphis and Childress departments aided for three hours. Sewer gas buildup is suspected as a possible cause.
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Tex
West Texas
Clyde Rogers
Memphis
Childress
Rogers
Plans Mapped On Arms Talk Plans Mapped On Arms Talk
Washington officials said the United States will propose new disarmament ideas to Russia and Western powers later this month. The move aligns with President Eisenhower’s letter to Soviet Premier Bulganin urging control of the nuclear threat. Khrushchev held a private talk with U.S. Ambassador Bohlen, while Bulganin said he would reply soon. The UN Disarmament subcommittee will meet in London March 19 as Washington advances its open skies policy decisions.
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Nikolai Bulganin
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
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Charles E. Bohlen
United Nations
Burglar Loots Snyder Food Store Through Roof
Parker Food Store on the Clairemont Road was burglarized between midnight and 1 am. Police say a desperate thief took pork chops bacon steak weiners cigarettes jeans undergarments fishing gear a camera two watches a Samsonite case and other clothing selecting items all the same size. No money was stolen but the windstorm hampered evidence.
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Clairemont Road
Travis L. Steele
Steele
Copemate
Two Men Die in Henderson County Shooting Incident
ATHENS Tex. Two men were killed today as Henderson County officers attempted to serve commitment papers on a mentally ill man at a farm near Athens. Deputy Charlie Fields was fatally shot. the suspect was later shot dead by officers according to the sheriff's department.
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Tex
Henderson County
Here
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Henderson County Sheriff's Department
Suspects Help Set Up Roadblock In Michigan
In Coopersville Michigan a deputy chasing burglars stopped a car and recruited the driver and passenger to form a roadblock. A second deputy arrived and captured two men at the barricade. A car search later recovered burglary loot.
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Coopersville
Mich
Keith Averill
Marvin Pratt
Pratt
UT Texas Fraternity Delta Sigma Phi Closed Over Hazing
The University of Texas ordered the ETA chapter of Delta Sigma Phi to close its house and settle its bills by March 31 after a university committee found the chapter violated campus standards through hazing during initiation. Paul Barney, a UT football player and former Stephen F. Austin High School star, suffered injuries that left him temporarily paralyzed.
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University of Texas Today
Della
Paul Barney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Texas
ETA
Delta Sigma Phi
Jack Holland
Stephen F. Austin High School
C. W. Barney
Advocates of War Rebuffed By Israel
Israel’s Parliament defeated the Heruth motion to urge a preventive war 66 to 13, with Premier David Ben-Gurion saying Israel will not start a war but warning of greater Arab-Israeli dangers. Cairo talks unite Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt to align against Israel while Jordan’s Arab Legion leadership faces pressure and a British policy shift looms in London.
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John Bagot Glubb
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Glubb
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Eden
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