Dulles Signals U S Aid to Israel Amid NATO Expansion
Secretary of State Dulles told allies the United States will assist arms shipments to Israel while maintaining its own arms trade in the Middle East. He urged NATO expansion to counter shifting communist tactics and indicated further action to ease future arms transfers.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Israel
Middle East
Paris
NATO
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
France
U.S
Snyder Trial Nearing Verdict On Ninth Day
Charles Everett Taylor faces murder with malice or without malice charges in the January 19 death of Ruth Nichols at her home in Snyder. Proceedings included jury instructions on temporary insanity and possible penalties, with defense and state attorneys presenting final arguments.
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Charles Everett Taylor
Taylor
Ruth Nichols
Browning
Wayland Holt
C. E. McGaw
Snyder
Dell Barber
Colorado City
Renal B. Rosson
Sterling Williams
Williams
Public Office Filings Closed in Scurry County Primary
Scurry County candidates announced on the Democratic primary ballot before the deadline last night though late filings could not be ruled out. County Clerk Dan Cotton said those who announced publicly had filed. the county Democratic convention would meet at 2 PM in the courthouse to select a slate for the May state convention and discuss Johnson delegation support.
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Robert R. Patterson
Sterling Williams
James Rosser
Wayland G. Holt
J. Ray Martin
C. F. Sentell
George R. Killam, Jr
Homer Whisnand
Walter Morgan
R. L. Bolding
Earl Abercrombie
E. W
Red) Green
Geral C. Greene
Phil Burns
E. J. Richardson
George Mahon
Dallas
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Weather Snapshot Snyder and West Texas Forecast
Yesterday reached 96 with a low of 60. At 7 30 this morning the reading was 67 with 1 17 inches of precipitation. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies and widely scattered thunderstorms from the Pecos Valley eastward and northward through Wednesday with no major temperature changes.
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Snyder
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Big Spring
New Mexico
Amarillo
Galveston
West Texas Storms Hit Scurry County and Andrews
Violent thunderstorms swept West Texas with 55 mph winds in Scurry County. Snyder saw 1.17 inches, Andrews reported a tornado that damaged three houses and injured one person, and utilities suffered outages. Lubbock and Lamesa felt hail and rain as warnings extended over the region.
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County
West Texas
Andrews
Scurry County
Snyder
Ira
Canyon
Winston Field
David Strayhorn
Fluvanna
Helmleigh
Camp Springs
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
J. B. Thomas
Witnesses Called in High Level Tax Fixing Trial
The government began presenting witnesses in the tax fixing trial of former White House appointments secretary Matthew J. Connelly former Justice Department Tax Division head T Lamar Caudle and Harry I Schwimmer a Kansas City attorney and Sachs fixer Witnesses alleged oil royalties paid by Schwimmer to Connelly and Caudle while Schwimmer acted for Sachs Caudle was fired by Truman over outside interests and Connelly now works in New York public relations.
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Matthew J. Connelly
White House
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry I. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Irving Sachs
St. Louis
Wyllys Newcomb
Connelly
Caudle
Schwimmer
Sachs
Wadesboro
N.C
Truman
New York
Special Buses Planned for Snyder High Playoff at Abilene
Snyder High School will charter at least one bus for the opening game of the best of three playoff series against the Abilene Eagles tomorrow. Additional buses will be arranged as needed to transport students to Blue Sox Stadium for the game.
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Snyder High School
Abilene
Abilene Eagles
Blue Sox
Reds Not Ahead Of U S In Air Race
Secretary of Defense Wilson testifies on the military budget and production of B52 bombers saying output will rise to 20 a month from six, while denying the Soviets lead in air power. He notes fiscal year expenditures near 36 billion dollars and asserts the U S should not seek an all out arms race.
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Reds
U. S
Washington
Wilson
United States
Senate
U.S.S.R
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Two Minor Blazes Reported In Synder
The Synder fire department was called to two small fires last night. An oil fire occurred at the Dow Chemical plant on Avenue Q east of the post office and was quickly extinguished. Sparks from burning trash were reported on Austin Avenue, but rain helped put it out before the fire truck arrived.
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Dow Chemical
Avenue Q
Austin Avenue
Durward A. Porter
French Students Rally for Tougher Algeria Policy
In Algiers a crowd of about 2000 French students rioted demanding a stronger crackdown on the nationalist rebellion. They protested Premier Micollet's policy as rebels killed 20 settlers and more than 50 farms burned, while French forces reported high Arab casualties.
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Algiers
Algeria
L’arme Eau Pouvoir
Robert Lacoste
Guy Micollet
Dog Bites Child in Snyder. Dog Held for Observation
A stray dog was impounded by city humane officer E. D. Allen after biting a small child named Patricia Ann Kay, daughter of Mrs. R. W. Kay. The dog remains in the pound for two weeks of observation.
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E. D. Allen
City Humane
Patricia Ann Kay
R. W. Kay
Twenty-eighth Street
Allen
Dallas County Walkout Aims To Back Johnson Convention
Dallas County Democrats plan to form a separate convention on Tuesday to back Lyndon Johnson as state party leader and Texas favorite son for president. A mass of counties shows Johnson winning a large share of votes at the state convention, while Shivers trails.
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Associated Press
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Dallas
Big City
Shivers
Johnson
Senate
Bond Set For Wanda Sue Hall On Check Charge
Wanda Sue Hall, 35, charged on a check count, posted a $2,500 bond as reported by the sheriff. She was among three held March 29 after an attempted check cash at the Roe Home and Auto store. Sureties are L. F. Pope and Sol Waters of Odessa.
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Wanda Sue Hall
Sheriff's Department
Roe
L. F. Pope
Sol Waters
Odessa
Employment Reaches April Record Amid Job Growth
The Labor and Commerce Departments report April saw civilian employment rise by 912,000 to 63,990,000 with unemployment falling by 270,000 to 2,564,000. Auto workers saw higher joblessness while factory unemployment lagged. Seasonal factors, notably a 700,000 farm employment rise, drove most gains.
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Washington
Labor and Commerce Departments
Texas Cotton Crop Estimated At 4 039 000 Bales In 1955
The Agriculture Department set the 1955 Texas cotton crop at 4,039,000 bales from 6,900,000 acres with an average yield of 281 pounds per acre. Nationwide output totaled 14,721,000 bales valued at about 2.38 billion dollars, with cottonseed at 6,038,000 tons. The report notes drought trimmed earlier projections and confirms a July 9 update for the year’s crop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Vancouver Province editor ends hostage standoff with extra edition
City editor Bruce Larsen bargained five hours as three convicts seized a guard at Oakalla Prison Farm and released him. The 11 000 copy night extra sold within an hour. Ernest Loveless, held six hours, was freed as Tremblay Frenette and Talbot, all 20 year term inmates for attempted murder, carried out the escape plan.
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Vancouver
B. C
Vancouver Province
Oakalla
Bruce Larsen
Larsen
Ernest Loveless
Loveless
Robert Tremblay
Marcel Frenette
Charles Talbot
Maryland primary yields narrow Tydings edge for Senate
In Maryland a tight vote gives Millard Tydings a hairline lead over George P. Mahoney for the Democratic nomination to reclaim the Senate seat held by Butler. Mahoney contends for unit votes while Butler’s GOP renominates strongly. Elsewhere Indiana Ohio Florida West Virginia and New Mexico vote amid focus on Eisenhower and Kefauver as results trickle in.
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Maryland
Millard Tydings
U. S
Senate
Indiana
Ohio
Florida
West Virginia
New Mexico
Eisenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tydings
George P. Mahoney
Butler
Mahoney
Baltimore
Kefauver
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