Marine drill adaptions after deadly night march
The Marine Corps said Sgt. Matthew McKeon was intoxicated when he ordered recruits on a night march in which six drowned. A general court martial was recommended and Maj. Gen. Burger reassigned from Parris Island as part of a broad shakeup of recruit training to eliminate hazing and mass punishment.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Matthew McKeon
McKeon
Randolph McCall Pate
J. C. Burger
Parris Island
S. C
Pate
House Armed Services Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Congress
South Carolina
Marine Recruit Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Sportswriter Dan Cook Fears for Family in Hiding
San Antonio based sportswriter Dan Cook and his family went into hiding after an anonymous warning of impending violence. He planned to proceed to Houston to meet attorneys and possibly testify before a grand jury regarding armed robbery charges against himself and boxing promoter Jimmy Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Dan Cook
Cook
Houston
Jimmy Parks
Five Jurors Chosen In Taylor Murder Trial Here
Five jurors were selected from a special venue pool for the murder trial of Charles Everett Taylor 42. Prosecutors Renal B. Rosson and Wayland G. Holt lead the case with defense lawyers Dell Barber and C. E. McGaw. Panel members faced lengthy questioning as jurors may be seated for a possible death verdict if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Everett Taylor
Taylor
Ruth Nichols
Browning Street
Renal B. Rosson
Wayland G. Holt
Dell Barber
Colorado City
C. E. McGaw
Snyder
Eisenhower backs soil bank plan with advance payment debate
President Eisenhower and GOP leaders agreed to push for a soil bank program. House Agriculture Committee approved the measure but rejected a half billion dollar advance payment. Rep Halleck said amendments to allow advances were discussed, though Eisenhower has not indicated whether he would sign without such provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Cision
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Benson
Search Goes On For Two From Angelo
A multi‑car flash flood near San Angelo left Mr. and Mrs. W F Hale missing along with their son’s foster sister Sharon Kay Kennedy age 14. Sharon Kay Kennedy was found downstream 150 yards from the bridge while Carol Coffee escaped after a window swim. Civil defense workers and National Guardsmen manned a search near the low water crossing as ranchers aided patrols. The Hale family had been headed to Biloxi Mississippi on vacation when the father swam ashore with one child and the other was held on a tree before rescue. the father disappeared while returning for his wife and sixth family member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
San Angelo
Here
W. F. Hale
Sharon Kay Kennedy
Carol Coffee
Coffee
Ray Butler
Quiet May Day Observances Worldwide Highlight Labor Theme
The AP reports on May Day across the globe with Moscow limiting its parade to 42 minutes and Pope Pius XII urging workers to turn to Christ. Tokyo crowds protest for peace and better pay, while in Rome thousands of Catholic workers mark St. Joseph as Communist meetings surge in Italy. The Pope appeals for inner and external peace amid tension with Communist movements.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Pius XII
Tokyo
International Socialist Congress
United States
Canada
Rome
St. Joseph
Nazareth
Pope Pius
St. Peter’s
Milan
Italy
Iron Curtain
Train To Derby Texas Fans Head To Louisville
Dallas and Fort Worth send a 17 car special train to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. Texas racing enthusiasts will ride and live aboard the train during the Derby weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Fort Worth
Louisville
Districts Vote in Alabama and DC Primaries Amid National Debate
Alabama voters choose among Gov. James E. Folsom C W McKay Jr and Roy D. McCord as delegates and a Senate nominee. DC delegates pledged to Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver face off as first DC vote in 80 years. Kefauver campaigns in Florida while Stevenson campaigns in Oregon urging write-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
District of Columbia
James E. Folsom
C. W. McKay Jr
Roy D. McCord
Gadsden
Folsom
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Florida
Eisenhower
Pensacola
Stevenson
Oregon
U.S
Houston Club Billed $500,000 by Federal Tax Authority
The federal government has charged the Houston Club with a 20 percent excise tax bill totaling about half a million dollars. Officials say the tax applies to dues and initiation fees over the past four years, arguing the club is more social than business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Swank Houston Club
Texas Quads Born at Methodist Hospital Dallas
Quadruplet girls were born to Mr and Mrs G A Hunter at Methodist Hospital in Dallas late last night and early today. The four babies weighed 3 pounds 0 ounces 2 pounds 11 3/4 ounces 3 pounds 3 ounces and were placed in incubators. Mrs Hunter 25 is in good condition and her husband 42 an aircraft worker plans to take today off. They have a 14 month old daughter.
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Dallas
G. A. Hunter
Methodist Hospital
Hunter
Shivers And Johnson Set San Antonio Campaign Stop
Gov. Shivers and Sen. Lyndon Johnson plan separate visits in San Antonio and South Texas supporters on Thursday as they seek leadership of the Texas Democratic forces. No face to face meeting is planned between the factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Shivers
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas Democratic Forces
South Texas
Rain totals lift West Texas hopes for farmers
Rainfall across Scurry County and broader West Texas reached 1.47 inches in Snyder, with April and yearly totals highlighted. The moisture boosts early cotton planting prospects while showing regional variation from area to area and prompting weather warnings as flooding eased in Brownwood Stephenville and Coleman County.
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Texas
David Strayhorn
Snyder
West Texas
Scurry County
Dunn
Hermleigh
Camp Springs
Pasotex
Fluvanna
Here
Gail
Knapp
Ira
Lake Thomas
Bull Creek
Colorado River
Associated Press
Brownwood
Stephenville
Coleman County
Weather Bureau
Trains Delayed by High Water Disrupt Western Routes
Santa Fe trains were held up by high water in Coleman. The westbound passenger train to Snyder was now due at 2 10 p m instead of 5 32 a m. Mail from the east and south was delayed. Fort Worth and Denver Railway traffic was stalled at Shamrock after about five inches of rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Coleman
Snyder
Fort Worth
Denver
Shamrock
Increase In Air Force Funds Demanded By Sen. Jackson
Sen. Henry Jackson of Washington urged Congress to provide several billions more for the Air Force after Gen Curtis LeMay warned Soviet air power would exceed U S capabilities in the 1948 1960 period without major funding. Jackson cited LeMay as authority for adding B52s bases jet tankers and skilled airmen to deter Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Sen
Jackson
Washington
Curtis LeMay
United States
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Armed Services
LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Gen. LeMay
Strategic Air Power
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
Harold Talbott
Wilson
Congress
Meeting Slated By Highway Association in White City
The U S Highway 180 Association will hold its annual meeting in White City New Mexico on Sunday and Monday Harry Holbrook president and Tommy Davis Snyder director plan to attend Officers for the coming year will be elected An interesting program with outstanding speakers is arranged Reservations for Snyder members must be made in White City by Saturday contact Davis at 36692
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White City
N. M
Harry Holbrook
Holbrook
Tommy Davis
Snyder
Davis
Oil Field Blaze Near Ira Suppressed Before Arrival
Firemen were summoned to an oil field fire near Ira around 11 this morning but the blaze was extinguished before the fire truck reached the scene. Location, cause and extent of damage not learned as the driver reported the fire already out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira
Weather Outlook for West Texas and Panhandle
Yesterday's high 75 and low 53. This morning at 7 30 a m 59. Precipitation 1 47. West Texas shows considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and local thunderstorms to the South Plains and upper Pecos Valley eastward and partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers Wednesday. Cooler Panhandle tonight.
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Snyder
Yeterday
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
Korean boy pianist Tong Han wows Carnegie Hall critics
Fourteen year old Tong Il Han, visiting Snyder last year, received rave reviews after a Carnegie Hall recital of one movement from Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto. He traveled to New York to study at Juilliard with support from U S Air Force funds.
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Snyder
Carnegie Hall
New York
Tong Ii Han
Tchaiowky
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Tong Il Han
Sammuel E. Anderson
U. S. Fifth Air Force
C. T. McLaughlin
Julliard School of Music
Fifth Air Force
Young Tong
Air Force
Korea
U.S. Air Force
John Clinkinbeard Dies at 62 in Lubbock Hospital
John Chester Clinkinbeard of Star Route Cuthbert died at 4 15 am at Methodist Memorial Hospital Lubbock. Born March 20 1894 in Fayetteville Arkansas he was 62 1 11. Survived by wife Opal two daughters Margaret Darla five sons Charles Earl Raymond David Bobby and one grandchild. Funeral services to be announced by Bell Funeral Home.
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John Chester Clinkinbeard
Cuthbert
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Lubbock
Fayetteville
Ark
Clinkinbeard
Jodie
Lillie Clinkinbeard
Opal Clinkinbeard
Margaret
Darla Clinkinbeard
Charles
Earl Raymond
David
Bobby
Bell Funeral Home
Texas Cities Win U.S. Chamber Awards in 1955
Six Texas chambers received U S Chamber of Commerce awards for 1955. Houston earned first in the big city work program for development and improvement. San Antonio tied with Dayton and Louisville in the 259000 population class for fire safety. Port Arthur earned a merit certificate. Dallas Fort Worth and Killeen won honor certificates in national fire safety contest.
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Big City
Houston
San Antonio
Dayton
Louisville
Port Arthur
Dallas
Fort Worth
Killeen
Hope For Lung Cancer Tests See Surgical Gamble Gain
Los Angeles reports that lung cancer screening may justify surgical exploration to confirm or rule out cancer when a lesion is thumbnail sized. Dr Julian Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania notes improved techniques and anesthesia lower risks, with increasing urgency due to rising lung cancer rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Julian Johnson
California Medical Assn
Johnson
Women Duel With Garbage Can Lids in San Antonio
Two women fought with garbage can lids last night. a blows struck policeman H. E. Hortsford who tried to break up the melee. He said most hits landed on the lids and one struck him. One woman was booked for drunkenness.
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San Antonio
H. E. Hortsford
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
L. A. Crenshaw, Jr
VFW
Cecil Agee
Lee Watson
Ike
Angelo
Derby
Hill
John Crommelin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Association of Free Nations
NATO
Senate
Houston Club
Highway Association
John Clinkinbeard
Chambers of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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