Burns Report On Gaza Fight Under Study
United Nations security council members reviewed a personal report by UN Palestine truce chief Major General E L Burns on the February Gaza clash. Burns held Israel responsible for the clash that killed 38 Egyptians and 8 Israelis while also acknowledging Egyptian border infiltration as a major cause of tension. He recommended Egypt take steps to stop such moves and noted potential U N Charter Seven action as a possibility.
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United Nations
N. Y.p—Security Council
U. N. Palestine
Gaza
E.L.M. Burns
Truce Supervision Organization
Israel
Burns
Holy Land
Selim Sarper
Turkey
Omar Loutfi
U. N
Egypt
Suez
Cairo
Loutfi
Council
Abba Eban
U.N
Arkady A. Sobolev
Sobolev
Middle East
Protest group warns Eisenhower on natural gas deregulation
City and state officials and Sen. Wiley urge the President to oppose exempting independent natural gas producers from federal regulation. They warn 60 million consumers would lose protection and cite a projected annual cost of 200 to 400 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Masked Gunmen Rob Bank of $54,000 in River Forest
Four masked gunmen robbed the River Forest Bank of $54,000 in under two minutes. They took cash from the drawer and teller's cage, leaving $90,000 untouched, then fled in a car as police arrived within a minute.
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Chicago
River Forest
Rescuers Continue As Villarrica Passengers Stranded
Near Valparaiso Chile rescuers near the stricken 3000 ton SS Villarrica proceed to evacuate the remaining 100 passengers after the vessel ran aground in the Straits of Magellan off South America. Earlier the navy tender Sobenes and an American ship had removed others. a Punta Arenas relief ship is en route.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Straits of Magellan
South America
Villarrica
Sobenes
Sarmiento Channel
Punta Arenas
Les Byrnes
Yalta Documents Reported Damaging to Democrats
Senator Capehart warned the Yalta papers will be very damaging to the Democrats and may shape the 1956 presidential campaign. Other lawmakers foresee bipartisan debate and caution against reopening four power talks with Russia. Mansfield and Jackson reflect on Roosevelt’s Yalta decisions and wartime casualty estimates as the atomic bombing shifted perspectives.
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Russell Brines
Rowland Evans JR
Washington
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Yalta
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
Russia
State Department
United States
Churchill
Labor Party
Mansfield
D-Mont
Jackson
D-Wash
Roosevelt
Stalin
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Hiroshima
Commission Orders Cut In Crude Flow For April
The Railroad Commission cut Texas April oil flow by about 59,500 barrels daily, with statewide production limited to 17 days due to venting in McElroy Ellenburger and Adamac fields. Crane plant's gas venting and limited pipeline capacity forced the halt, prompting a 15 day limit for Crane-connected fields and an April 19 statewide hearing.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
West Texas
McElroy
Adamac
Ellenburger
Phillips Petroleum Co
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Big East Texas
Pantex
Sandusky
Oil Creek
Gulf
Sun
Atlantic
William Murray
Murray
Albert McIntosh
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Socony
Olin Culberson
California
Culberson
Texas
Carl Jones
Phillips
A. L. Hill
el Paso Natural Gas
Commission
Jones
State Spending Measure Moves Fast Through Texas House
Texas lawmakers push a two year 1 billion dollar spending plan with Gov. Shivers leading the drive. House action was rapid and largely unopposed, while Senate debate looms on taxes and hospital funding.
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Dave Cheavens
Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Governor
Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Phillips
Galveston
University of Texas
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Max Smith
San Marcos
Rains Bring Light Rain to Lamesa Area Early Today
A weak cool front crossed Texas bringing light moisture and temperatures near freezing in the Panhandle. Slow rain stretched from Lubbock to Lamesa with 11 inches noted in Lamesa and .31 inch nearby as Plains farmers welcomed the precipitation.
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Texas
Upper
Panhandle
Lubbock
Lamesa
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Wisconsin
Illinois
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Tennessee
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Minnesota
International Falls
Minn
March Of Dimes Here Raises Over Five Thousand
The Scurry Borden County March of Dimes drive has raised 5439.69 to date. Drive chairman Herman Trigg said the amount is on deposit in Snyder’s two banks and some money has not yet been turned in. He urged late donors to bring contributions to the banks here.
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Scurry-Borden County
Grimmett Files Candidacy For Snyder School Board
Bill Grimmett 43 a partner in Grimmett Bros Sand and Gravel filed petitions to run for Snyder school district board. Deadline is 5 pm next Tuesday. Grimmett joins Max West as confirmed candidates. terms expire April 2 for Lee T. Stinson and L. M. Ford. Grimmett has six children and is active in Northside Baptist Church and Masonry.
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Snyder
Hardy Scarborough
Bill Grimmett
Grimmett Bros. Sand & Gravel Co
Scarborough
Grimmett
Max West
Lee T. Stinson
L. M. Ford
R. L. Grimmett
Texas Highway Department
Howard Gray
Jackie
Norman
Rita Ann
Ray
Frankie Dan
Northside Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Jack County
Muleshoe
Grand Juries Still Probe Land Deals
Two grand juries in San Antonio and Cuero continued probes into Texas Veterans Land Program irregularities. Indictments include Bascom Giles, former Land Commissioner, while Rep. John Bell faced questions over alleged campaign funding. Minnesota witnesses were subpoenaed in San Antonio for three days of questioning March 9–31.
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San Antonio
Cuero
Bascom Giles
Rep
John Bell
State Senate
Bell
DeWitt County
Grand Jury
House
Senate
Austin
Everett Looney
Cletus Bernster
T. J. McLarty
DeWitt Brobers
Ben Mitchell
Grand
Bexar County
Minnesota
Texas
Crookston
Minn
Court House
Nationalist Planes Destroy Two Junks Off Red China
Nationalist Chinese warplanes destroyed two armed motorized junks and heavily damaged six others off the southeast coast of Red China. Defense Ministry said eight junks were sighted in the bay south of Tungshan Island and attacked. patrol planes returned safely. Tungshan lies near the mainland about 75 miles south of Quemoy.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red China
Defense Ministry
Tungshan Island
Tungshan
Red Island
Quemoy
Germany moves toward rearmament approval amid Saar issue
Bonn Parliament completed its approval of West German rearmament as part of a Paris treaty package. The Bundesrat backed the pact 29 to 9 while other allied pacts passed without vote, linking Bonn to NATO and the Western Union as debates focus on the Saar arrangement and constitutional challenges by Socialists.
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Bonn
Germany
France
Federal
Constitutional Court
Bundesrat
Paris
Bundestag
West Germany
Bonn Republic
West European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Saar
French National Assembly
Senate
Britain
Canada
Greece
Iceland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Turkey
Denmark
Luxembourg
Netherlands
United States
Drizzle Sparks Hope of Rain in Snyder
Snyder residents saw a morning drizzle grow into a brief rain shower before noon. The area may receive a soaking from the overcast as the town reports its first wet spell since early February with a yearly total of .64 inch. Last year by this time had .43 inch for the year and March totals differed.
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Snyder
West
Texas
Solons Clash In Market Inquiry Over Auto Pricing
Sen. Capehart assails Sen. Fulbright for harassing the Eisenhower era inquiry into stock markets. Fulbright dismisses the charge as bickering over GM pricing as Curtice defends competition. The exchange follows earlier volleys with Republican leader Hall accusing the probe of spreading gloom about the economy.
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Washington
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
United States
Senate Stock Market
Senate Banking Committee
General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Leonard W. Hall
Maimi
Hall
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Solon
Denver
BO Byers
W. R. Chambers
The
Associated Press
Pecos Valley
South Plains
March of Dimes
Johnny Lanius
Fern Mitchel
Baton Rouge
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