Manufacturer Tells Of Gifts For Contracts
A New York garment maker testified before the Senate Investigations subcommittee he paid 6699.94 in cash payoffs and gifts to government employees tied to three Army and defense contracts in 1952 and 1953. Leon M. Levy of Bonita Originals named officers and officials including Maj. Farnell and Capt. Wool, described gifts in Arabic notes, and said Marvin Rubin, a business broker, handled the payments. Levy admitted the payoffs were wrong but said he feared ruin if the government officials were not helped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Fi
New York
Leon M. Levy
Bonita Originals, Inc
Senate Investigations
Lebanon
Levy
Eric C. Farnell
Army Quartermaster Corps
David Pollack
Armed Services Textile and Apparel Procurement Agency
Astapa
Pollack
Philadelphia
Melia Hart
Joseph G. Porreca
Raymond Wool
Wool
Marvin Rubin
Rubin
Porreca
Mrs. Hart
Bonita
Capt. Wool
McClellan
D-Ark
Pentagon
Farnell
Commencement Program Set Here Tonight
Dr. Gaston Foote of Fort Worth will headline Snyder High School’s commencement tonight at 8 in the auditorium. The ceremony features M M O Rear in processional, Suzanne Houston salutatory, Marjorie Smith valedictory on Toward Tomorrow, and E H Williamson presenting diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston Foote
First Methodist Church of
Fort Worth
Snyder High School
Foote
Southern Methodist University
Colorado City
Illis School of Theology
Denver
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
M. M. O'Rear
T. D. Wiman
Fred Williams
Suzanne Houston
Bob Clinton
Marjorie Smith
Cecil Yarbrough
E. H
Ab) Williamson
School Board of Trustees
Patty Smith
Sentence Suspended In Party Line Case
Poughkeepsie N Y Following a leniency plea from the district attorney a judge today gave a suspended sentence to Mrs Mary L Eaves for her refusal to yield a party telephone line for a fire report She could have received a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a 500 fine under a new law governing such circumstances County Judge John R Schwartz said he was motivated by various considerations including the fact she finally did alert the operator after first refusing to give up the party line for a grass fire report by Fire Warden Donald Townsend Also he believed that a barn which caught fire would have been destroyed anyhow and he told Mrs Kayes I believe youve learned your lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Mary L. Eaves
John R. Schwartz
Donald Townsend
Kayes
Lake Thomas Rises After Recent Rains
Lake Thomas continued to rise this morning as rains two nights ago pushed water levels more than four feet above last year’s high. Snyder pump station reported 2,243.65 at 10:50 a.m., up .04 feet from 40 minutes earlier and two feet since yesterday morning, after being at 2,239.61 before Sunday evening rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Thomas
Jack Dunn
Snyder
First Wheat From New Crop Marketed In Fort Worth
First wheat of the 1955 Texas crop arrived today from Young County farms Aubrey St John and Joe Bob Allison. A 500 bushel truckload of No 2 hard Early Triumph wheat weighed 58 pounds per bushel with 15 percent moisture and 14.5 percent protein. It was consigned from Oley Feed and Elevator Co and sold for 2.35 dollars a bushel after moisture and hardness discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Young County
Aubrey St. John
Joe Bob Allison
Triumph
Oley Feed and Elevator Co
Decision Demanded On Vaccine Program
Washington reports a major conference nears decisive stage as officials and vaccine groups push to restart the antipolio immunization drive. Basil O’Connor urged release of Cutter vaccine study results while noting supply and political hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
New York
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
O'Connor
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Cutter
Scheele
O’connor
Public Health Service
National Foundation
Amer
Russia foes shape Formosa split at Big Four talks
Senator H Alexander Smith warns Moscow may try to drive a wedge between the United States and Britain over Formosa at a prospective top level conference. Officials note softening positions from Red China and Russia amid domestic strains, while Hoover signals possible talks with Chou En-lai to ease tensions and verify intentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. Alexander Smith
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Britain
Chiang
Quemoy
Matsu
Eisenhower
Formosa Strait
Pei- Ping
Red China
United States
Russia
Austria
Europe
Chou En-lai
Far East
Moscow
Heiping
Herbert Hoover Jr
Los Angeles
Chou
Hoover
House Votes Tuition Hike For Colleges
The Texas House passed a bill to double tuition at state colleges and universities, sending it to the Senate. The measure, backed by Gov. Shivers, would raise over a million dollars yearly from about 50 000 students and was opposed by liberal and anti administration factions as a tax on education. An amendment exempting students working 20 hours or more weekly was approved. A proposed 25 per semester sorority fraternity fee was defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Senate
Gov. Shivers
J. O. Gillham
Brownfield
Gillham
Bob Wheeler
Tilden
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
North Central Texas shows partly cloudy skies with calm to mild conditions. Southeast portion recovering from earlier weather. West Texas expects clear to partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with scattered thunderstorm chances late Wednesday afternoon. Temperature outlook mild but specifics unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Texas
West Texas
Dulles Rejects Policy Of Neutrality For Germany
Secretary of State Dulles with presidential authorization rejected any neutrality policy for Germany including a unified future. He said the United States views Germany as non neutral and informed West German officials of this stance. Dulles also noted continued military aid to Yugoslavia and described the Belgrade mission as a humble pilgrimage to honor a Soviet defectors. He warned the Big Four talks may focus on procedures rather than major issues. Soviet zone authorities have levied very high truck taxes on Berlin shipments.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
Germany
West Germany
U.S
Heinz Krekeler
United States
Russia
West
Austria
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Bulganin
Khruschev
U. S
Pravda
Berlin
Four Men Hurt In Two-Truck Collision Near Dunn
Four men injured in a collision of two pickups near Dunn at 1 15 yesterday afternoon. Ollie Richardson 50 sustained a probable skull fracture. Dewey Moore 48 had chest injuries and rib fractures but was not seriously hurt. Lynn Fenton Moore’s brother-in-law and W B Boyd Fenton also injured, with Ronnie Fenton 11 mildly hurt. Richardson Moore and Fenton were taken to Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Deputies viewed the wreck as the Moore pickup overturned and stopped upside down on the pavement. Colorado City patrolmen investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Moore
Snyder
Ollie Richardson
Dunn
Yder
Moore
Lynn Fenton
Fen
Ton
W. B
Boyd) Fenton
Ronnie Fenton
Brownfield
Myron Fenton
Fenton
Richardson
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bell
C. R. Cockrell
Howard Gibbons
Prentice Smith
Colorado City
Senate Expected to Sustain Postal Pay Veto
The Senate likely to uphold President Eisenhower by sustaining the veto on a postal pay raise, denying an 8% average boost. If overridden by the House, a companion bill would set an 8% raise retroactive to March 1 with a 6% minimum, costing about 179 million dollars annually. bipartisan votes hinge on GOP loyalty and potential Democratic support. The outcome rests on a late afternoon vote after three hours of debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
GOP
Sen
Carlson
R-Kan
Germans Told Alliance Vital
U S Ambassador James B. Conant warned a German audience that a united neutral Germany could not defend itself against the Russians without alliance. He said Germany cannot rely on words and must follow deeds amid East threats and the Big Four Austria model. Adenauer’s party and the Socialists back limited western options but caution remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duesseldorf
Grmany
U. S
James B. Conant
Germany
Conant
Mevie Aione
Austria
Konrad Adenauer
Ur-Party
Unions Move Toward Ending British Waterfront Strike
London and Manchester lead a peace push as rival unions move to resolve a jurisdictional dispute delaying 18,400 dockers idle and 83 ships idle across Britain's ports two days before a general election. The National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union seeks recognition as a trades union in the affected ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Manchester
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Hull
Rochester
Eden
National Amalgamated Stevedore's and Dockers’ Union
Transport & General Workers Union
National Amalgamated Stevedore
S & Docker’s Union
Attendance urged for State Farm experts meeting
Denver report says Gov. Ed Johnson protested the exclusion of state agriculture experts from a drought governors meeting and Benson's secretary of agriculture event May 31 to June 2. Johnson telephoned New Mexico Gov. John Simms about the issue. Wyoming Gov. Milward Simpson reportedly had no objection to barring other state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ed C. Johnson
Benson
New Mexico
John Simms
Johnson
Colorado
Milward Simpson
Wyoming
Los Angeles Mayor backs deregulation of natural gas
Washington reports Mayor Norris Poulson of Los Angeles endorses legislation to exempt certain natural gas from federal regulation. He argues a dependable supply at fair prices is essential for city gas consumers while Senate and House hearings continue on Fulbright’s bill to lift FPC control from independent gas producers selling interstate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Big City
Norris Poulson
Los Angeles
Senate
House
Poulson
Senate Commerce Committee
Sen
Fulbright
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Supreme Court
Amended Briscoe Veterans Land Bill Faces Conference
The House rejected Senate amendments to Rep Dolph Briscoes veterans land program bill and called for a conference committee. Briscoes measure tightens supervision of applications, appraisals and accounts in the 100 million dollar program and would create county level committees to review land purchases. A separate conference panel was also set to reconcile Sen George Moffetts plan to add another 100 million dollars to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Veterans Land Program
Briscoe
George Moffett
British Campaign Sparks With Last Minute Bribery and Bombast
London reports a flurry of party maneuvering in the final 48 hours of the election. Conservative allies warn of Labor plans to replace Clement Attlee with Aneurin Bevan if victorious, while Labor papers claim a Socialist win could salvage stalled peace talks. Washington voices caution about a Tory win and broader European policy, as public apathy grows and Churchill appeals for vigilance against complacency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sketch
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Laborite Daily Herald
JM Herald
Anthony Eden
OS Eon
Washington
Britain
United States
Europe
U.S.S.R
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Winston Churchill
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Milton S. Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
White House
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Ike
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