Missiles Get Top Priority
Washington reports the Pentagon named Eger V. Murphree to lead long range missile development aimed at a high speed, accurate hydrogen payload delivery. Murphree, 57, president of Esso Research, will work for at least a year, directing research, development, engineering and production and reporting to Secretary Wilson.
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Washington
Pentagon
Wilson
Eger V. Murphree
Russia
Murphree
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Esso Research
Defense Secretary
Defense Establishment
National Security Council
Congress
Eisenhower
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Theft of a 1955 Chevrolet Reported to Police
A 1955 Chevrolet was stolen from Ejiland Motor Co on the East Highway last night. Police Chief Travis L. Steele said the theft is under investigation by Captain Seamon Land and Sergeant Alfred Kohl. No trace of the car had been found by mid morning.
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Ejiland Motor Co
East Highway
Travis L. Steele
Seamon Land
Alfred Kohl
Dust Storm Evacuates Thousands as Six States Suffer
A vast wall of dust roared across an eight hundred mile stretch from Cheyenne to Waco, causing flight delays, road closures, and shelter for motorists. Colorado losses included up to 75 percent of winter wheat in the eastern region, with wind gusts reaching 85 mph in some towns. Temperatures plunged in the Panhandle while dust drift cloaked West Texas and North Texas.
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Denver
Prairie
Cheyenne
Wyo
Waco
Tex
Colorado
Wyoming
Wolorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado Highway Patrol
Limon
Kit Carson
Wester Kansas
United Air Lines
Benson
Panhandle
Texarkana
Lufkin
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Mexican
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Dalhart
Laredo
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Dallas
Presidio
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West Texas
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Lubbock
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Abile
Snyder Public Schools to begin Easter holidays Thursday
Pupils and staff will end classes Thursday afternoon and observe holidays from Friday through Monday. Students will not return until Tuesday morning after the long weekend.
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Snyder Public Schools
Yarborough Enters Texas Governor Race as Sixth Candidate
AUSTIN Ralph Yarborough declared his candidacy for Texas governor aiming to restore honor integrity and dignity in state government He stresses a new administration free of entangling alliances pledging a campaign of truth and a platform including water conservation drought relief pension boosts and better schools He is the sixth candidate joining Reuben Senterfitt Price Daniel W Lee O Daniel J J Holmes and J Evetts Haley with others possible.
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Austin
Ralph Yarborough
Democratic Party
Shivers
Yarborough
Texas
State House
Reuben Senterfitt
Sen
Price Daniel
W. Lee O'Daniel
J. J. Holmes
J. Evetts Haley
Daniel
James Hart
Supreme Court
John White
Berserk man held off police for long standoff in Virginia Creekbed
Sam Harris about 46 was tracked after a 10 hour siege at a remote Pittsylvania County farm near Danville. Police reported he battered his father, 7, and injured officers with a hammer as tear gas and an armored car failed to dislodge him before he escaped into darkness.
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Callands
Sam Harris
Harris
Danville
Virginia
Johnny Harris
Lynchburg Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Henry O. Winn
Edgar Cooper
Winn
Chatham Town
Pink Winn
Tommy English
Cooper
Wytheville
Negro Enters Board Race At Texas School Election
In West Columbia Texas Traversia Viola an undertaker becomes the lone Black candidate for the School Board after five of nine white aspirants withdraw. A sixth later pulled out leaving three whites and Viola, who cites improving teaching at Charlie Brown School. Some say white withdrawals solidified a 232 vote Black bloc backing Viola.
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West Columbia
Tex.r
Coastal Plain
Traversia Viola
Viola
Charlie Brown
Auto Registration Deadline Nearing At County Office
The county tax assessor collector warns that auto registration deadlines approach and penalties apply for late filings. Chief Deputy Geral Green notes total registrations reach 7,675, including 5,273 passenger cars and 1,290 trucks, with office hours 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays.
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Geral Green
Weather Outlook for West Texas and Panhandle
Fair and mild this afternoon and Thursday. Tonight cool with lows 24 to 35 in the Panhandle and upper South Plains, and 44 elsewhere. Yesterday's low around 48. 7:30 am reading indicates warm start.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Snyder Man Injured In Fall From Ladder
Marvin Ray Smith of 2105 Avenue S fell from a 12 foot ladder while repairing a television antenna at 3710 Austin Avenue around 11 15 yesterday morning. He suffered a broken elbow and facial injuries but was not in serious condition after being taken to Cogdell Memorial Hospital by Bell Funeral Home attendants.
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Marvin Ray Smith
Avenue S
Austin Avenue
Smith
Bell Funeral Home
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Eisenhower Calls Informal Meeting a Success
President Eisenhower viewed the informal gathering with Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines as a success that could guide future diplomacy. The talks at the Greenbrier Hotel produced goodwill and understanding though no agreements were reached, with plans for a Nehru meeting in July hinted at by officials.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Eisenhower
Louis St. Laurent
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Swanky
Greenbrier
White House
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
St. Laurent
Three Gossett Children Die in Big Spring Fire
In Big Spring, three Gossett children died when their home burned at 1:50 am. Parents and six other children escaped. Victims were Jessie 13, Johnny 8, and Joseph 3. Investigators cited possible faulty wiring. cause not yet determined. The modern five room house stood in a new Negro residential area.
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Big Spring
Cleveland Gossett
Jessie
Johnny
Joseph
School Board Elections See 29 Run for 12 Seats
Filing closed as 29 men seek 12 school board seats across the county with races in all districts except the county board. Incumbents abound on several boards including Buford Browning Blake Walker Hugh Taylor D. Z. Hess Perry Echols. Other boards list candidates such as Paul Keaton Clyde Godwin Wayne Boren and more across Snyder Fluvanna Irs Helmleigh and Irs boards.
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Buford Browning
Blake Walker
Hugh Taylor
D. Z. Hess
Perry Echols
Snyder
Paul Keaton
Clyde Godwin
Wayne Boren
Ross Hemphill
Gene Best
Stanley Noah
Jack Contella
Max Dyer
Earl Kirk
Keaton
Godwin
Boren
E. H
Ab) Williamson
Max West
J. B. Turner
Bill Grimmett
Fluvanna
Erty
Harry Kingston
J. H. Stansell
Lemons
Belew
Leo H. Beaver
N. L. Beaver
Joe Lamirum
0.M. Martin
Dee Pylant
Irs
Houston Kimbrel
Marvin Sorrells
Clarence Payne
W. A. Alexander
Lewis Drum
M. L. Wilson
Whit Farmer
Jim Stirling
Clifton Thomas
J. H. Kimmell
Helmleigh
Albert J. Kuss, Jr
T. E. Shelburn
Dudley Mays
Glenn Foster
Kuss
Shelburn
James Davidson
Grady Williams
E. L. Vandiver
G. E. Chorn
C.C. Darden
Mud Floods ZAMBANA Italy Town Buried in Muck
A flood of mud and stones overwhelmed the Alpine town of Zambana Italy as debris blanketed streets. The slide reached depths of 18 to 20 feet though no casualties were reported since the 800 residents evacuated before disaster struck.
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Zambana
Italy
Caprock Materials Firm Burglarized
Caprock Materials Co at 2300 Avenue Q was broken into last night. About 12 dollars in cash and four boxes of candy and one box of cigars were stolen. Police chief Travis L Steele said investigators are on the case with no arrests yet.
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Caprock Materials Co
Avenue Q
Travis L. Steele
Snake meow tale sparks London debate in Rhodesia
HAL COOPER reports a British journalist in Rhodesia observed cobras mewing like kittens. Tracy Philipps cherished the possible proof, replying to The Times after centuries of skepticism. The exchange cites Leechman, Freeman, and scholars noting odd cobra cries and cock-like calls across Africa and Nyasaland.
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Rhodesia
Tracy Philipps
London
London Times
Dent
Philipps
Times
East African Agricultural Research Station
Leechman
David Freeman
Malaya
Nyasaland
Chu
Burglary Suspect Nabbed After Ashtray Toss
Mrs. Leslie Miles, 24, woke to find a burglary suspect in her Dallas home. She hurled a straight ashtray, hitting him, sending him to the hospital before he was jailed.
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Dallas P
Leslie Miles
Denunciation of Stalin Rocks Soviet Press Surge
Moscow reports detail a 7000 word Pravda broadside denouncing Stalin and dismantling the cult of personality. The piece marks the first public domestic campaign against Stalin since Khrushchev’s congress address, while Erlander tours Georgia and Armenia amid unrest.
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Tage Erlander
Sweden
Stalin
Georgia
Armenia
Kremlin
Erlander
Communist Party
Pravda
Prevda
Jenin
Hitler
Soviet Union
Lenin
Goy
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