Senate showdown over Taft-Hartley revision vote
President Eisenhower faces a pivotal Senate vote on the Taft-Hartley Act revision with Democrats divided over committee return. Northerners oppose gaps in ant labor limits while Southerners seek stricter restrictions on labor actions and protections against discrimination.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Labor Committee
Sen
Hill
Ala
Murray
D—Mont
Bate
Morse
Ndore
H. Alexander Smith
R— NJ
Kennedy
D—Mass
Lehman
D. Lib-Ny
Cambrian Pay Zone Indicated In Nolan County Oil Field
Northwest Hylton field in southeast Nolan County shows a fourth pay zone the Cambrian. Billie Hanks No. 5A flowed 23.28 barrels oil with 523 to 1 gas-oil ratio after a 1 hour 35 minute test. top Cambrian at 5969 feet. Other pays include Canyon reef lime and Fry sand. Seaboard Oil of Delaware and others, Hawks No. 5SA being pulled. Leases: British American buys 160 acres for 0.50 per acre with 1/2 royalty. Humble drills nearby. Rowan Oil A J Long Estate well in Borden County awaiting orders after weak test. See OIL NEWS, Page 2.
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Cambrian
Hylton
Nolan County
Seaboard Oil of Delaware
Billie Hanks
Stephens-Strawn
Canyon Reef
N-T&p
British American Oil Producing Co
Texas Pacific Land Trust
British American
Garza County
Blanco Oil and
Newman Brothers No
H Swenson
Anti Secrecy Law Urged By Attorney General Shepperd
Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd urged an anti secrecy law to bar closed meetings and hidden records citing Duval County abuses. He outlined six provisions including outside indictment for misuse of public funds, removal for open records refusal, immediate removal for fifth amendment refusals, mandatory financial disclosures, strengthened filing duties, and prohibition of secret meetings across government levels.
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Brenham
John Ben Shepperd
Duval County
Texas
Gulf Coast Press Assa
Attorney General’s Department
George Parr
Shepperd
State Capitol
Detroit High Students Strike Over English Teacher Firing
In Paris Texas Detroit High School shut down as 100 students skip classes after the board did not rehire English teacher Mrs. C. M. Fisher. Senior class trip to Hot Springs left early with 20 students unaware of the strike. Spokesman Odie Adams and board president John Chumley weigh options.
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Paris
Tex
Detroit
Here
C. M. Fisher
Hot Springs
Ark
Odie Adams
Indochina Talks Set to Open Under Big Three Chair
The Western powers and the Communists agreed to begin Indochina peace talks tomorrow afternoon with a rotating chair between Anthony Eden and Vyacheslav Molotov. W D Allen will notify Andrei Gromyko that the meeting is ready, as delegates return to Korea discussions awaiting a possible breakthrough.
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Geneva
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
W. D. Allen
Andrei Gromyko
Korea
Red China
Huang Hua
Dulles outlines two stage Asia anti Communist plan
Secretary of State Dulles proposes a two stage anti Communist coalition for Southeast Asia aiming at a provisional security arrangement within weeks. The plan centers on a multinational military staff conference, potential diplomatic tasks, and talks with allied nations. He reported to the nation tonight at 8 30 p.m. EST via ABC NBC CBS Mutual networks. The British signaled cooperation as discussions proceed with other diplomats to form a united front to deter Communist expansion in Indochina. Cambodia and Laos specified for possible security pledges, with Viet Nam facing Red pressure.
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Laos
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Burma
Russia
Red
United States
Washington
Dulles
Southeast Asia
Churchill
United Action
Indochina
Geneva
Car
ABC TV
NBC
CBS
Mutual Radio Networks
CBS TV
ABC Radio
Eisenhower
Viet Nam
Snyder Man Killed In Car Wreck Near Dunn
Travis K Wright 19, a Snyder resident for four weeks, died instantly when his car and an oilfield truck collided north of Dunn just before noon. The 1954 Ford headed south, the International truck driven by Curtis Eugene Green 27 Abilene, no injuries to Green or passenger. Wright, a Wade Pipkin Motor Co partsman, was taken to Bell Funeral Home. The crash marks the county’s eighth traffic fatality this year.
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Travis K. Wright
Snyder
Dunn
Wright
Wade Pipkin Motor Co
Abilene
Ford
International Truck
E. M. Little & Son
Curtis Eugene Green
Green
Sheriff's Department
Bell Funeral Home
Weather Warmup Brings 86 Degree High
The day saw a high of 86 degrees with a low of 55. At 7:30 this morning the reading was 58 as reported by weather observer Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn.
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D. P. Strayhorn
President Eisenhower Sees Dien Bien Phu Fall as Free World Test
Washington reports President Eisenhower urged united action to stem Asia’s Communist tide after the Dien Bien Phu fortress fell. Congressional leaders condemned the loss as a call for stronger free world defense, with Sen Bridges and Speaker Martin urging Allies to stand up.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dien Bien Phu
Free World Nations
Asia
France
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
House
Martin
R-Mass
Dulles Security
Dulles
Uni
Southeast Asia
Knowland
Calif
Dien Bien Phu Falls as Laniel Announces Submergence
Paris claims Dien Bien Phu has been submerged after 20 hours of combat. Premier Joseph Laniel reports French forces unable to halt the Viet Minh siege and notes Isabelle fortress held out briefly before surrender. General Giap's troops outnumber French defenders as Geneva talks loom.
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Joseph Laniel
Indochina
Isabelle
Christian de Castries
Der
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Laniel
National Assembly
Dien Bien Phu
France
Geneva
Asia
Ho Nguyen Giap
de Castries
Hanoi
Saigon
Haiphong
Dien
Stevens Says Cohn And Joe Threatened Him At Hearings
Secretary of the Army Stevens testified that Sen McCarthy aides threatened him to gain favorable treatment for Pvt G David Schine. He cited Cohn and Carr and described their actions as a “declaration of war” against the Army and warned of continued investigations unless access to FBI data is controlled.
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Stevens
Cohn
Joe
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Pvt
G. David Schine
Senate
McCarthy
Schine
New York
Army
Eee
Roy M. Cohn
McCarthy Subcommittee
Francis P. Carr
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Carr
Pentagon
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Gen
Brownell
Sid Richardson Foreclosure Ordered on Race Horse String
In Fort Worth Judge Robert B. Young ordered public sale to satisfy a note for 46 749 68 held by oilman Sid Richardson. The sale covers a string of race horses owned by the late Fred Browning, with foreclosure on the chattel mortgage and a lien on Top O Hill Terrace released. The foreclosure gives Richardson a superior claim over three other notes including a 75 000 note to Benny Binion, now serving a federal tax case term.
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Fort Worth
Sid Richardson
Fred Browning
Robert B. Young
48Th District Court
Richardson
Young
Top O' Hill Terrace
Arlington
Browning
Benny Binion
Dallas
Nevada
Weather Outlook For Texas Regions
North Central Texas shows partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers and thundershowers through today and Saturday. Cooler readings expected this afternoon westward and tonight, with lingering chill in the southeast Saturday. West Texas forecasts similar DIY: partly cloudy, scattered thundershowers from Panhandle to upper Pecos Valley, cooler in south regions tonight and Saturday. Texas overall notes no major temperature changes and moderate southeast winds along the coast.
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Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Upper Pecos Valley
Weeee Valley
North Portion
Shivers and Yarborough Spar in Democratic Tug of War
In Austin Friday Gov Allan Shivers and rival Ralph Yarborough traded sharp blows as the Democratic gubernatorial race heated. Johnson and Rayburn criticized Eisenhower era foreign policy at a Washington Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, urging stronger action on Vietnam and Indo China policy.
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CLA
Clayton Hickerson
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Senate
House
Johnson
Rep
Sama
Yarborough
Washington
Eisenhower
Rayburn
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Evelyn
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Nolan
Garza Wildcat
Alamo Corp
Lubbock No. 1
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East
Dien Bien Phu Falls
The
Associated Press
John Fitzpatrick
Pittsford
Fitzpatrick
Edward Mooney
Shivers
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