H Bond capable of wiping out any city, Strauss says
AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss told reporters at Eisenhower's news conference that an H bomb large enough to erase any city could be built. He said tests in the Pacific were successful and that the weapon’s power was about twice expected. Eisenhower noted possible Soviet peacetime energy talks but called the results inconclusive.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Eisenhower
Far Pacific
AEC
Pacific
New York
French Hold At Dien Bien Phu Amid Fierce Vietminh Assault
French forces at Dien Bien Phu repelled six Vietminh dawn assaults as heavy fighting raged around the fortress. The garrison held positions despite artillery, napalm air strikes, and continuous rebel attacks after two weeks of regrouping following a mid March first assault.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Foreign Legionaires
France
Stepouts Announced For Borden County Fields
Stepouts to production in two Borden County fields have been announced by Russell Maguire of Wichita Falls and Texaco. Maguire will drill the No 1 A H D Beal as a 0.5 mile southwest stepout to his No 1 Beal in the Pancho Mag field. Texaco will drill No 3 B A M Clayton as a stepout to production in the three well Good Northeast Canyon field. The No 2 B Clayton extended production and flowed 281.5 barrels of 43.5 gravity oil. The No 1 Chandler in Northeast Howard County flowed 183.37 barrels of 47.8 gravity oil in 24 hours from 7 580-590 feet perforations. No 1 Reed, a reef lime discovery, was completed near the Vincent Lower Canyon field. Rex M Alworth of Midland staked No 1 J C Dorward F in Garza County. Seaboard Oil of Delaware No 3 M J Petteway completed as latest producer in Dawson.
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Borden County
Russell Maguire
Wichita Falls
Texaco
Maguire
H. D. Beal
Beal
H&tc
Gail
A. M. Clayton
Threewell
Canyon
T&p
Clayton
Chandler
Canyon Reef
Howard County
No. 1
Vincent-Lower Canyon
Trans Tex Drilling Co
Reed
Shell
Shelly Oil
C. W. Guthrie
Big Spring
GARZA
Rex M. Alworth
Midland
J. C. Dorward
Dorward
Garza County
H&gn
Justiceburg
Snake Man In Miami Bitten By Blue Krait
MIAMI Fla William Haast 43 year old operator of the Miami serpentarium is recovering at Variety Children's Hospital from his 25th snake bite He was bitten on the right hand by a blue krait from India The venom acted slowly due to cobra venom immunity His wife Clarita Haast said he ate breakfast and hopes to come home tomorrow Haast has lived in Miami since 1940 built the serpentarium near Kendall and has immunity developed since 1948
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Miami
Fla
William Haast
Haast
Dust storms rise from land neglect in West Texas study
A six year WTCC survey ties soil degradation to stronger dust storms in West Texas. Dr Sidney L Miller of the University of Pittsburgh warned continued land violation could turn the area into a dust bowl and urged planned farms and grass rehabilitation as remedies. The report accompanied debate over Rep George Mahon’s water diversion plan. John A Couch was elected chamber president as Lubbock won the 1955 convention.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Sidney L. Miller
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Miller
University of Pittsburgh
Senate Acts Swiftly on House Tax Bill in Texas Session
The Texas Senate opened hearings on the House passed 25-30 million dollar tax bill to fund teachers and state workers pay. Senate committee action was set for Friday at 2 p.m with final floor action unlikely before next week. House's emergency state building program and anti Communist measures also receive attention.
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Austin
Senate
House
Allan Shivers
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Rwis
R. A. Weinert
Seguin
State Affairs
Texas
H Blast Film To Be Shown
Civil defense chief Val Peterson announced a 28 minute censored film of the 1952 hydrogen blast will be released for public viewing after 6 PM EST on Wednesday April 7. The White House said NSC approval was obtained.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Peterson
Federal Civil Defense Administration
White House
National Security Council
Dust Is Probable As Cold Fronts Plague Texas
A pair of cold fronts brought treacherous winds and storms to Texas with dust on the western plains. East Texas could see substantial rain while West Texas faced a hard freeze by Thursday morning. Frost warned across the Dallas Fort Worth area.
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Associated Press
Texas
Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
East
Panhandle
Fort Worth- Dallas
Brownsville
Lake Charles
Eisenhower to sign 999 million excise tax cut bill
President Eisenhower announced he will sign the 999 million dollar excise tax cut into law and expects it to stimulate business. He noted the cuts, affecting many products from refrigerators to phone bills, will reduce government revenue and likely be passed to consumers in retail savings.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
James C. Hagerty
White House
Ress
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Philco Corp
Crosley and Bendix
Avco Manufacturing
Local Merchants Welcome Excise Tax Cuts Tomorrow
Merchants praise a large number of excise tax cuts scheduled for tomorrow arguing the lower rates will put more money in customers' pockets and boost sales. They note price reductions on jewelry cosmetics lipstick watches and theater tickets with mixed views on ticket pricing despite broader consumer benefits in Snyder markets.
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Snyder
Federal
Dallas
Sentell Helps Pass Trading Stamp Tax in Texas House
Rep. C. F. Sentell of Snyder backed amendments in Austin on a tax bill that passed the House. The measure imposes a 10 percent gross receipts tax on trading stamp jobbers, exempting stores and goods, with $3 to $5 million annual revenue projected. Carbon black plants are exempted from a manufacturers tax, and Sentell and Ratliff were among few West Texans to oppose a gross receipts tax on telephone companies.
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Daily News
C. F. Sentell
Snyder
Texas
Austin
House
Sentell
West Texas
David Ratliff
Stamford
Ratliff
First Frost Report in Several Days Here
Last night dropped to freezing for the first time in days. The low was 31 and at 7 30 this morning the reading stood at 32. Yesterday's high reached 60 according to weather observer Mrs D P Strayhorn.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Corinne Calvet Tries Death By Own Action
WEST LOS ANGELES California actress Corinne Calvet was found unconscious in her bathroom after an overdose of sleeping pills. Police said the incident was an attempted death by own action and she was treated at a Santa Monica hospital before being sent home.
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Susan Ball
Santa Monica
Cal
Dick Long
el Montecito Presbyterian Church
Santa Barbara
West
Los Angeles
Calif
Corinne Calvet
T. B. Ley
E. R. St. John
John Stone
Miss Calvet
Beverly Glen Boulevard
Weather overview for Texas regions
North Central Texas shows partly cloudy skies with a colder low around 36 to 34 tonight and Thursday. West Texas experiences similar clearing, with Panhandle lows 15 to 25 and upper South Plains 25 to 40. East Texas faces thunderstorms today some locally severe, cold tonight with 26 to 36, and strong north winds along the coast. South Central Texas remains cloudy and much colder today, with highs varying by area and scattered thunderstorms possible in the northeast Thursday.
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Texas
East Texas
Dallas
East
West Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Tion
Sentell Sponsors Relief Bill for Sparsely Populated Districts
A West Texas and High Plains group introduced a House bill to aid districts over 100 square miles with fewer than one pupil per square mile in drought areas. Rep. Elbert Reeves led the measure co-signed by Carroll Cobb Obie Bristow C F Sentell L L Armor and John Kimbrough.
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Daily News
Austin
West Texas
High Plains
House of Representatives
Brouth Disct
Elbert Reeves
Matador
Carroll Cobb
Seminole
Obie Bristow
Big Spring
C. F. Sentell
Snyder, L
L. Armor
Sweetwater
John Kimbrough
Haskell
Reeves
Drouth
Alpine
Brewster
Centennial
Novice
Coleman County
Dickens
Patton Springs
Dickens County
Hobbs
Fisher County
Gaines County
Paint Cree
Junction
Kimble
Llano
Mason
Mason County
Lohn
McCullouch
Menard
Divide
Nolan County
Buena Vista
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Marfa
Presidio County
Albany
Shackleford
Aspermont
Peacock
Stonewall
Throckmorton
Rankin
Upton County
Utopia
Uvalde Dome
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F. J. Repp
Waukegan
Borden County Fields
Snake Man
State Senate
Waco
Segiia
Ture
Texas State Teachers Association
Tsta Aether
TSTA
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