Nautilus logs 3000 miles in trials says Commander
Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson reported the atomic submarine Nautilus has logged over 3000 miles with hundreds submerged in builders trials. He noted nine operation voyages totaling 319 hours 32 minutes and 69 dives with two minor electrical fires and a loose screw on a gear casing during early testing. The ship is to undergo a demonstration for the Navy Board of Inspection and Survey before acceptance.
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Elton C. Fay Goron
Conn
Comdr
Eugene P. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Navy
Board of Inspection and Survey
Atlantic
Speculation on War Deplored by Eisenhower Not Ruling Out Attack
The Snyder Daily News reports President Eisenhower denouncing excessive war talk while not ruling out a possible attack in mid April. He indicated no hard information on a Quemoy Matsu strike and said prophecy of war is unreliable. He pressed for cautious talk and noted U S policy on defending Formosa and the Pescadores.
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THE
Snyder Daily News
Eisenhower
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Quemoy
Matsu
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Carney
Matsus
United States
U.S
Congress
Formosa
Pescadores
Russia
Dulles
West Germany
Germany
Paris
Italy
France
Vehicle license registrations near two month deadline
Registration numbers show 7 952 vehicles registered since February 1 with a day and a half left in the two month period. The tally includes 5 566 passenger cars 1 212 commercial trucks 64 truck tractors 702 farm trucks 2 farm truck tractors 350 trailers 9 house trailers 17 motorcycles and motor scooters and 30 dealer registrations. The deadline is officially April 1 with penalties for late or used vehicles.
Weather outlook for Texas regions shows mixed precipitation
North Central Texas expects partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions with scattered showers in the east late Thursday afternoon and a cooler night. West Texas coats fair to partly cloudy and cooler by Thursday. East Texas remains partly cloudy and warmer with widely scattered thundershowers tonight. Coastal winds shift from moderate to fresh Thursday. South Central Texas stays partly cloudy and warmer through Thursday with moderates winds along the coast becoming locally strong.
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Texas
West Texas
East Texas
South
Giles Dodges Stand Again in Veterans Land Suits
Former Texas land commissioner Bascom Giles refused to testify again in the civil cases linked to the veterans land program. He invoked his right against self incrimination, left the stand, and was questioned only briefly by prosecutors. The action centers on alleged bribes and inflated land sale prices involving 663 acres sold to 32 veterans.
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Austin
Bascom Giles
Veterans Land
Giles
53Rd District Court
Bexar County
Clint Small Jr
Small
Kellis Dibrell
Veterans Land Program
No Export Subsidy on Cotton Exports This Year
Secretary Benson reaffirms no government subsidy on cotton exports for the current marketing year.
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Washington
Benson
Efforts To Slow Action On Security Sale Curbs Fails
In Austin the House failed to delay a securities sale regulation bill 90 to 47. Gov. Shivers warned of greedy promoters seeking to defeat it over a measure bringing trust company securities under state supervision. The Senate approved a separate measure on insurance securities, sending amendments back to the House for concurrence.
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Dave Cheavens
Austin
Shivers
Trust Company
Vernon Smith
Committee On State Affairs
House
Frank Carpenter
Carpenter
Smith
Secretary of State
Senate
Insurance Commission
Joe Pyle
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Fort Worth
Deep Creek session set for water concerns meeting
The Chamber of Commerce calls a 4 PM meeting in the district courtroom to address Deep Creek watershed issues. Invitations go to city and county governments, Upper Colorado Soil Conservation District, Colorado River Municipal Water District, and Snyder Independent School District. Herman Doak will lead discussions on water and soil conservation, water impounding, and flood control.
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Deep Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Upper
Borden School Board Race Chooses Two Candidates
Two candidates appear on the ballot for the two open seats on the Borden County school board of trustees. Six polling sites are set for the election at Gail, Glen Creek, Murphy, Plains, Willow Valley and Miller Community. The candidates are H. D. Williams, current member and secretary treasurer, and W. H. Wilson Jr. John Whitmire’s term expires and he is not a candidate. Board members with nonexpiring terms include J. C. Shepherd, Leonard Isaacs, Frank Beavers, Milton Davis, and Vernon Creighton.
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Borden County
J. C. Shepherd
Leonard Isaacs
Frank Beavers
Milton Davis
Vernon Creighton
Wholesale Food Index Drops to 1953 Low in New York
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index slid this week to $6.52, the lowest since November 1953, down from $6.55, and 12.1 percent below the $7.42 of the same week last year. The measure tracks the cost of one pound of 31 general use foods. Declining items include wheat, corn, rye, oats, barley, milk, coffee, cocoa, eggs, potatoes, steers and lambs. Higher were flour, beef, lard, sugar, cottonseed oil, peanuts, currants, rice and hogs.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Saigon Under Heavy Guard After Night Uprising
In Saigon fierce fighting between the Binh Xuyen private army and national forces left 26 dead and 112 wounded. Nearly 1,000 U S missions personnel were unharmed as troops fortified the city center and the Independence Palace. The united front threatened a Saigon blockade amid food and rice imports at risk.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Binh Xuyen Society
Cholon
Eisenhower
J. Lawton Collins
Paul Ely
Diem
Independence
Binh Xuyen
Prefectural Police
National Army
Surete Nationale
National Police
Hoa Hao
Cao Dai
United Front
Mekong River
School Construction Bids To Be Opened
A special school board meeting is set for 2 30 tomorrow afternoon at the high school cafeteria to open bids on athletic facilities and additions to East and North Elementary Schools as part of a 2 million dollar expansion approved by voters in December. Some construction is already underway.
Redistricting Plan Moves Courts in Texas Panhandle Area
East and West Texas lawmakers push rival redistricting bills affecting the 132nd and 90th districts. The Yancy plan would make the 132nd permanent for Gamza Scurry and Borden, while Brashear’s would realign Eastland Callahan and Shackleford with Stephens Young. No action until hearings finish.
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Austin
Scurry
James Yency
Houston
House
Ross H. Hemphill
Snyder
Judiciary
West Texas
Yancy
Gamza
Scurry and Borden
132Nd District
Mitchell
Nolan
Robert R. Patterson
Eastland Court
Eastland
Stephens
Young
Shackelford
Davis Scarborough
Abilene
Paul Brashear
Cisco
Callahan
Shackleford
Stephens and Young
Taylor County
42Nd
91St
Brashear
Alex Bickley
Maurice Brooks
Owen Thomas
Snyder High Pupils Tour Austin Civic Visit
Snyder High School civics class visited Austin with teacher Haskell Beard and Superintendent Dr. Cecil Yarbrough. The group flew via Pioneer Lines to meet Sen. David Ratliff and Rep. Robert Patterson, toured Gov. Shivers and Speaker Jim Lindsey, then dined with Rep. Patterson and his wife before returning.
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Snyder High School
Austin
Haskell Beard
Cecil Yarbrough
Pioneer Lines
David Ratliff
Texas Senate
Rep
Robert Patterson
House
Gov
Shivers
Jim Lindsey
Capitol
Snyder
Mrs. Patterson
Austin Club
Mary Ann Doaks
George Jennings
Nancy Jordan
Gwin Watson
Betty Conewell
Harriet Redwine
Sidney Wallace Johnson
John Echols
Gerald Crawford
Betty Beard
Fearful Matsu Commander Sees Red Attack Likely Soon
Col Hua, commander of the Chinese Nationalist garrison on Matsu Island, tells reporters he expects a Communist attack any time though he won’t specify a date. He estimates 11,000 Reds ready along the island chain and says reinforcement of one island from another would be used if needed.
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Fred Hampson
Matsu
Free World
Col. Hua
Hua
America
Military Assistance Advisory
Formosa
Kaoteng
Peikantang
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Ruth Ann Lilley
VFW
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Dan Gibbs
Frank W. Young
Springfield
Ill
State of Texas
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Minnesota
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