Flood Threats Abate Over Texas After Deluges
A sunlit calm returned to storm battered Texas as flood threats waned. Lampasas counted five deaths from a weekend flood and damage reached five million dollars while Dallas saw water recede from evacuated homes. The Small Business Administration declared Lampasas and Tom Green counties disaster areas as new weather systems approached.
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Associated Press
Texas
Lampasas
Dallas
Roosevelt
Trinity
Abilene
Elm Creek
Lake Fort Phantom Hill
Brazos
Waco
East Waco
Lake Waco
Small Business Administration
Tom Green
San Angelo
Christoval
Weather Bureau
Chest X Ray Report Released From Mass Program
The mass chest X ray program in February screened 3895 people with 159 abnormal results. The Snyder-Scurry County Health Unit received a state report listing 72 suspected tuberculosis cases, 17 suspected heart conditions, and 60 other abnormalities. Diagnosis is not final and letters were sent to both individuals and their physicians with findings.
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Snyder-Scurry County
State Department of Health
Department of Health
Four Held In Oilfield Strike Case
Four union leaders jailed in Gaines County near Seminole confer with lawyers but have not sought bond. Charges stem from a 75 Operating Engineers strike that included destroying private property when a tractor cut a gas line near a Seagraves test. The men demanded a five man crew per rig, two days off weekly, more safety, paid vacations, and transport to sites.
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Midland
Seminole
Gaines County
Stephen Haley
Gene Mills
Seagraves
Tommy Heckler
Raymond Waters
Lubbock
Waters
O. W. Clark
Odessa
B. W. Holley
Mills
Heckler
Cactus Drilling Co
Melvin McKilwain
Fox Middleton
Cactus
Denver Drilling Co
Henry Black Drilling Co
Union
Anniversary Marked by Women's Army Corps Growth
Washington reports the Women's Army Corps marking its 15th anniversary today with 8,500 members serving at posts both at home and abroad.
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Washington
Women’s Army Corps
Atom Powered Plane Seen In 20 Years
Atomic expert Alan H. Lazar predicted the United States could build its first atom powered plane within twenty years. He cited engine weight and crew shielding as the main challenges after presenting at a U S Japan atomic industrial conference and during a press briefing.
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Tokyom
United States
Alan H. Lazar
America
U.s.-Japan
Boy Admits Crime in Tragic Chicago Filicide Case
A 14 year old neighbor, Lawrence Madsen, confessed to strangling 3 year old Lise Jorgensen and burying her under an apartment porch after she was reported missing. Police say the boy lured her to his room, tied her neck with a tie, disrobed the girl, and hid the body in soft dirt beneath the porch. The boy was held for questioning as investigators reviewed the case details and the victim's family background.
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Chicago
Robert Ryan
Uniformed Police
Lawrence
Larry) Madsen
Lise Jorgensen
Ryan
Madsen
Lise
Inger Jorgensen
Young Madsen
Maren Madsen
Leo J. Kelly
Fate Arnold
Lars
Jorgensens
Norway
Eisenhower Defends Defense Budget Against Slashes
President Eisenhower warned he would not assume responsibility for national safety if Congress cuts defense spending on aircraft and missiles. Senate and House leaders echoed support to maintain military strength as the nation watches his 9 p.m. radio TV appeal defending a 71.8 billion budget amid GOP unity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Martin
Massachusetts
GOP
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Knowland
California
Dent
White House
Pastures In Good Shape In Texas Says USDA
The USDA reports pasture and range feed have recovered with above normal rainfall since February. Droughty conditions persist in Trans-Pecos and western High Plains. Surplus feed in eastern Texas will continue until hot weather matures it. Cattle and calves at 81 percent condition May 1, up 6 points from last month. sheep at 83 percent, up 8 points.
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Austin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Trans-Pecos
High Plains
Hindu beggar arrested after six skulls found in Calcutta
In Calcutta a 40 year old Hindu religious beggar is charged with murder after authorities discovered six children's skulls in his possession. The case centers on the grisly find and the suspect's alleged involvement in related deaths.
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Calcutta
Opinion On Appropriation Measure Clears Last Hurdle
Texas AG ruled today that teachers concerns over pay raise cuts in the big appropriations bill were unfounded. House debate loomed as Rep. Max Smith said corrections remained and leaders aimed to present the compromise for quick floor action. About 500 teachers led protests at the Legislature over a paragraph barring use of appropriated funds for higher salaries.
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Austin
House
Max Smith
Ouster of Beck From Union Considered by Advisers
Washington advisers for the Teamsters Union recommended removing President Dave Beck from leadership. The five member General Executive Board committee weighs the public relations report which urges Beck’s departure though he seeks re election. Senate investigators plan to interview Norman Gessert linked to Beck financial dealings as they pursue other witnesses.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Tony Smith
Allied Public Relations Associates
Smith
Beck
Teamsters
Teamsters General Executive Board
Aflcio
Capitol
Senate Rackets
Norman Gessert
Gessert
Ellenburg
Wash
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Dave Beck Jr
Testimony On Pipeline Case Heard by Texas Railroad Board
The Railroad Commission heard that major pipelines face steel supply difficulties for expanding gathering and transport facilities. J W Emison of Texas Pipeline Co Houston and R J Andress of Tulsa executive vp Service Pipe Line Co a Standard Oil subsidiary testified that companies aim to connect producers if possible. The commission reviews complaints from five producers and royalty owners associations lacking pipeline outlets.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
J. W. Emison
Texas Pipeline Co
Houston
R. J. Andress
Tulsa
Service Pipe Line Co
Standard Oil
Indiana
Emison
Andress
Hoffa Indicted Over Teamsters Telephone Tapping Plot
A federal grand jury indicted James R. Hoffa vice president of the Teamsters along with Bernard Spindel and Bernard Brennan on six counts for conspiring to tap telephones at the Teamsters Union headquarters in Detroit. The indictment alleges Hoffa and Brennan induced Spindel to install interception devices to monitor telephone communications.
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New York
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Teamsters Union
Detroit
Hoffa
Bernard Spindel
Bernard Brennan
Brennan
Texas Keeps Thanksgiving On Fourth Thursday
Gov Daniel signed a bill making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November in Texas. The measure also designates New Year s Day San Jacinto Day Independence Day Labor Day and Christmas as official state holidays.
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Austin
Texas
Daniel
Dulles Rejects Soviet Zone Plan and Sees Arctic Talks
Secretary of State Dulles rejects a neuralized German zone, proposes arctic disarmament talks with Russia as a simpler path to arms control. He says U S thinking centers on sparsely settled Arctic regions where inspection could deter atomic strikes. He also notes U S stance on Israel’s Suez test, Korea arms, and I A E A membership.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Dulles
Germany
Russia
Arctic
Europe
State Department
Ques
Red China
U.S
United States
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
South Korea
Korea
Snyder School Board OKs Group Insurance Plan
The Snyder school board approved a proposal from the Snyder Classroom Teachers Association for a group insurance program covering hospital, life insurance and related benefits at an estimated $6.50 to $7 per employee monthly, contingent on costs aligning with estimates. The board also voted to raise employee pay to fund the plan and authorized bids from insurers to pick the lowest bid.
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Snyder School Board
Snyder Classroom Teachers Association
Wilson Hunt
Dallas
Classroom Teachers Association
Frank Miller
J. C. Jackson
Jackson
CTA
Teachers Association
Two Injured In Snyder Car Collision
A two vehicle crash at Sixteen Street and Avenue left both drivers slightly injured. James Albert Clark Sr. of 1511 Avenue S drove a 1956 Chevrolet pickup, Walter Jack Dupree of 3806 Avenue V drove a 1957 Rambler owned by Dupree Motors. Both cars were heavily damaged.
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Sixteenth Street
Avenue
James Albert Clark, Sr
Avenue S
Walter Jack Dupree
Avenue V
Dupree Motors
Weather Outlook for West Texas and South Plains
Readings show a 7 30 a m temperature of 56 degrees with a high of 79 and a low of 49. West Texas will be clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday with widely scattered storms east of Pecos Valley and the eastern South Plains late Wednesday. No significant temperature changes expected.
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Snyder
West Texas
Pecos Valley
South Plains
Banking In Transition at Texas Bankers Convention
Charles Maedgen Jr. told 1600 bankers that banking has shifted from selective private banks to mass, publicly supervised institutions. He cited the rise of large chains and expanded correspondent banking as key changes over the last 50 years.
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Galveston
West Texas
Charles Maedgen Jr
Lubbock National Bank
Texas Bankers Assn
Maedgen
No arrest made after false fire alarm confession
Fayetteville police obtained a full confession from a suspect in the false fire alarm case, but no arrest has been made. The suspect said in an oral statement that he stood on his tricycle to reach the alarm box.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Miller's Trial Opens for Contempt of Congress Charges
Playwright Arthur Miller faced a contempt of Congress trial in Washington with Judge Charles F. McLaughlin presiding. Miller and his lawyers waived a jury, challenging the relevance of questions asked by the House Un-American Activities Committee and signaling possible separate constitutional issues.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Miller
U.S. Dist
Charles F. McLaughlin
House Committee On Un-American Activities
U.S. Atty
William Hitz
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Rauh
Miss Monroe
New York
Posse To Be Formed Here In Scurry County
A Scurry County group organizes a sheriff posse with about 15 men at the first meeting. A recruitment drive schedules another meeting in a few days. members must own or access a horse. The posse will join rodeo parades and invited events led by Sheriff Earl Abercrombie. Interested parties may contact Abercrombie Fickas Bell or Robert Greene.
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Scurry County
Lake Thomas runoff continues as water recedes
Lake J. B. Thomas near Snyder shows reduced flow with only modest gains since weekend rains. By mid morning the lake had risen about four inches in 24 hours, elevation at 2251.45 feet, roughly six and a half feet below spillway level. Total catch since Friday neared 2.7 feet, about 16,000 acre feet, exceeding 159,000 acre feet in the lake.
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J. B. Thomas
Snyder
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