Market Probe Harmful Says Secretary
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told the Senate Banking Committee that the stock market inquiry may erode public confidence in the economy. Senator Capehart urged ending hearings on prices while Fulbright said the committee must sound a note of caution and continue broader inquiry into market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Fulbright
D-Ark
Treasury
Eisenhower
Banking Committee
CAI
Search Made For Persons Who Cut Lines
Widespread hunt for people who cut telephone lines in Alabama and Georgia as unions strike in nine states over a contract dispute. Atlanta cables were targeted disrupting police communications briefly. union officials deny involvement. A $5,000 reward was offered for arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Southern Bell Telephone
Birmingham
New Orleans
Bessemer
G. F. Gill
Southern
CIO Communications Workers of America
Nixon Warns GOP Workers to Build a 1956 Majority
Vice President Richard M. Nixon told about 2,500 Southern California Republicans that the party lacks strength to win a presidency and urged a big effort this year and next to build a majority by 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Nixon
Eisenhower
Spectators line up for Jelke trial seats
Spectators formed a line early today for seats at Jelke's second trial. Former call girl Pat Ward arrived with her attorney, set to testify after opening statements. The prosecution plans to call Ward as its first witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony J. Liebler
Miss Ward
Dulles Sees U S Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons If Major Clash
Secretary Dulles said the United States might employ tactical atomic weapons in a major world conflict and could use them to defend Quemoy and the Matsus if Chinese Nationalists are involved. He noted such shells offer greater military impact with limited fallout and cited NATO’s incorporating them into its arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
United States
Quemoy
Matsus
Formosa
Eisenhower
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Matsu
Pescadores
Tachen Islands
Efforts to Double Vet Land Program Funds Stall
Efforts to raise the Veterans Land Program to 200 million dollars stall as Sen. George Moffett delays consideration of a proposed 100 million add on. Land Commissioner Earl Rudder recommends extending the program noting 1.6 percent participation among Texas veterans and urging a broader investigation of land office affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Roy Rasor Austin
Veterans Land
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Moffett
Earl Rudder
Texas
Rudder
Allan Shivers
John Ben Shepperd
Troubled Veterans Land Program Administration
State Auditor
Land Department
Bascom Giles
City Sets To Negotiate For New Street Opening
The city council instructs a committee to negotiate with landowners G. M. Heinzelmann and J. D. Scott for a 60 by 181 foot parcel east of Thirty-fifth Street and Avenue U to open a segment linking existing Thirty-fifth Street sections. A fair value was set at 1600 dollars, and the council plans to offer that amount and report back after meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-fifth Street
Avenue U
Avenue S
G. M. Heinzelmann
J. D. Scott
Fred C. Cullum
Snyder
Boss Baze
Tony Holcomb
S. L. Terry
J. L
Broadway) Browning
Walter Hales
J. W. Phillips
Atomic Blast Called Off By Weather Conditions
LAS VEGAS NEV. A planned atomic blast intended as possibly the largest in the current test series was cancelled shortly before the scheduled 5 15 am shot. The Atomic Energy Commission cited unfavorable weather as the reason for the cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Texas Panhandle and South Plains Freeze Threat Late Today
A late winter cold front moves into Texas bringing freezing rain and snow planned for the Panhandle and upper South Plains this afternoon. Temperatures plunge 22 to 32 degrees in West Texas tonight, with lingering cold through Wednesday.
Oil Industry Workers Win Roughly Ten Cent Wage Rise
Denver reports an average wage increase of just over 10 cents an hour for oil industry workers, lifting base rates in refining production and pipeline construction to about $2.40 per hour. About 500,000 workers may benefit as contracts spread, with nine months of talks culminating in a pattern of 10 cents or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
O. A. Knight
CIO Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Knight
United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America
Oil Workers Group
Oil Workers' Union
House Trailer Law Reviewed by City Council
The city council reviewed the house trailer ordinance and found numerous violations. It defines a trailer park as any site with one or more trailers occupied by residents and requires sanitary services and annual license fees of five dollars per trailer, capped at two hundred fifty dollars. A warning to enforce the ordinance was issued with a thirty day follow up to check compliance.
Eisenhower predicts Democratic tax cut will fail in Senate
Republican leaders voiced confidence the Democratic sponsored income tax cut will be defeated in the Senate and eventually in the House after a White House briefing. Sen Knowland said the Senate will reject the measure, as debate opened on the tax proposal amid party split. Rep Martin claimed the House still has votes to reverse a prior move to cut everyone’s taxes by twenty dollars at year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
White House
Sen
Knowland
Matusow Flies On One Way Ticket To Dallas
Harvey Matusow flew to Dallas en route to El Paso to face a contempt charge for allegedly obstructing justice. He joked that a one way ticket is meaningless if he does not go to jail, and said another witness may recant testimony after watching his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvey Matusow
Dallas
el Paso
Matusow
Paper Criticizes Townsend Remarks
London’s Daily Mail blasts Group Captain Peter Townsend for comments about a rumored romance with Princess Margaret. Townsend, now in Brussels, denied a decisive engagement and said he will avoid newsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Peter Townsend
Margaret
The
Mail
Townsend
Brussels
Royal Household
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Six Men Die In Hotel Fire In Laramie Wyoming
Six men died when a two story hotel burned early today in Laramie. Fire Chief Blake Fanning said the fire centered in the rear lobby near the stairs and guests escaped from windows. Five victims were named Harold C. Dahl Colp Ed Boots Smith Eric Irene Henrich Burglund and Walter Finnell. all died of smoke or heat asphyxiation. A sixth body found on the first landing remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Blake Fanning
Johnson Hotel
Harold C. Dahl
la Porte
Colp
Boots) Smith
Eric Irene
Henrich Burglund
Walter Finnel
Cheyenne
Fanning
Weather shifts to much colder with scattered showers
North Central Texas sees cloudy skies and a sharp cold snap with scattered showers this afternoon and much colder tonight with lows 35 to 45. West Texas experiences freezing rain and snow in the Panhandle and upper South Plains with subfreezing lows. South Central Texas remains cloudy and mild this afternoon with showers, turning cold by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
del Rio Eagle Pass
McClellan Accuses Army Of Cover Up
Sen McClellan accuses the Army of withholding facts as his subcommittee expands the Peress inquiry. He cites withdrawn documents and says witnesses including Brig Gen Ralph Zwicker are being recalled from overseas to testify about the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Army
G. Milton Kelly Washington
Sen
D-Ark
Irving Peress
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Peress
New York City
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Mind
Department of the Army
Maj. Peress
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer, N.J
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ann Durham
Miami
Fla
Giles
Land Office Post
Joe Burkett Jr
Kerrville
Burkett
Travis County Grand Jury
Brady
Veterans Land Program
B .R. Sheffield
L. V. Ruffin
E. J. Wall
Sam McCollum
Sheffield
Ruffin
New Street
South Plains
Associated Press
Upper
Texas Panhandle
Lake Michigan
Weather Bureau
Ardmore
Okla
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Roswell
Dalhart
Childress
Amarillo
Cameron
Monay
Kansas
Missouri
Mid-Continent
Midwest
Goodland
Kan
Great Plains
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Illinois
Upper Michigan
Rockies
South Carolina
Florida
Plains
Pacific Northwest
Louisiana
Lower
Michigan
Gulf States
Southern Plains
Presidio
Tex
Ike
Robert G. Menzies
Elizabeth
Royal Lodge
Windsor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!