Fire aboard carrier Bennington kills at least 100 at sea
Quonset Rhode Island reports a peacetime disaster as the aircraft carrier Bennington suffers a blaze while on routine eastern seaboard cruise. About 100 crewmen are dead and 220 injured as helicopters rush injured to Newport Naval Hospital. initial word cites a high octane gas ignition.
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R.I
Navy
Bennington
Naval Air Base
Naval Hospital
Newport
Mississippi
California
Leyte
Boston
Boston Naval Shipyard
Quonset
Naval Air Station
Potter
Pearl Harbor
Cuban
Okinawa
Brenton Reef
Newport Naval Hospital
Garza Stepout Completed As Small Pumper
R. L. Turley of Lubbock and associates completed the No. 1 A Charles A. Bird stepout in East Garza County. The well yielded 10 percent oil and 65 percent water on a 24 hour gauge, with acid treatments and fracturing at depth noted. Drilled near Post in section 3-8.
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R. L. Turley
Lubbock and Associates
Charles A. Bird
Garza County
Post
H&gn
CURRY
F Bend Oil Co
Wade Davis
Woodson Oil No
Noel
Northwest
Scurry
Knickerbocker No
Jordan
Woodson No
G. H. Marley
Lanham
Superior No
Lone Star
H. H. Elland
Ralph Lowe
Golden Sun
Borden County
Texas Pacific No. 1
W. D. Johnson
Borden Wildcat
Phillips Petroleum No
Clayton
Pan American No. 1
Republic Natural No
McDowell
Hanley No
Beal
Trans-Texas
Richardson & Bass
Fort Worth
J. F. Harrison Federal
Haymes Wife Overwhelmed by Ruling on Deportation Case
The Board of Immigration Appeals suspended the deportation order against Argentine-born singer Dick Haymes and ordered the INS to reopen his case. Haymes and his wife Rita Hayworth said they were overwhelmed with joy as his lawyer argued that officials entrapped him, while INS contends he became ineligible for U.S. citizenship during World War II due to draft exemption.
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Washington P
Dick Haymes
Board of Immigration Appeals
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Haymes
New York
Rita Hayworth
United States
Hawaii
Miss Hayworth
Welburn Mayock
Richard R. Cody
Immigration Service
Los Angeles
Mayock
Crooner
U.S
Schine's AWOL Status Questioned in McCarthy Hearings
Witness Capt. Miller testified that Private G. David Schine left Ft. Dix New Jersey on a New Year pass without authorization but was allowed to remain at home after Roy Cohn called. Miller said Schine was not disciplined and denied giving preferential treatment to Schine, while McCarthy pressed that the inquiry focus on political pressure rather than Schine’s absence.
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WASHINGTON#1
G. David Schine
Schine
Ft. Dix
N.J
Roy Cohn
Fort
Joseph J. M. Miller
Miller
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Florida
New York
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Cornelius Ryan
DMO
James A
Elizabeth Bentley
Dismissal Of Jury Commission In Duval Is Upheld By Court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to intervene in 79th District Judge Broadfoot's discharge of a Duval County jury commission. The majority ruled the court lacked jurisdiction to modify the order, with Judge Morrison dissenting over a closed session prior to dismissal. Atty. Gen. Shepperd hailed the decision as paving the way for an impartial grand jury in South Texas.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
A. S. Broadfoot
South Texas
George Parr
Duval County
Broadfoot
W. A. Morrison
John Ben Shepperd
Harry Graves
79Th District
Supreme Court
James Hickman
Woodrow Laughlin
Alice
Laughlin
Shepperd
Duval
Quiet political front over state waits for Athens fete
A Texas political clash shadows Athens Fiddlers Reunion in Henderson County as backers, local leaders, and national donors gather to influence the primaries. Notables include Arch Underwood of Lubbock, Rupert Craig, Sid Richardson, and Clint Murchison, with broader East Texas intrigue centered on campaign finance and key endorsements. Dudley Dougherty urges U S break with Russia amid Senate race chatter.
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Clayton Hickerson
Associated Press
Texas
Henderson County
Athens
Stirman
Arch Underwood
Lubbock
Rupert Craig
State Democratic Executive Committee
East
Sid Richardson
Clint Murchison
Underwood
Richardson
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Senate
James V. Allred
Grover Sells
Beeville
Lyndon Johnson
Dudley Dougherty
Goliad
United States
Russia
Yalta
Potsdam
Johnson
Groundwork for alibi Demos fire back at charges
Sen. Sparkman and Sen. Russell assailed Bernard Shanley's claim that Democrats block Eisenhower while riding his coattails. They cited social security housing and foreign aid proposals as Democratic extensions and noted conflicts over the 18 year old vote and Taft Hartley revision. Sparks predicted Eisenhower would thank Democrats for supporting key proposals.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
White House
Eisenhower
Russell
Senate
Shanley
House
Bricker
Ohio
Nationalist Puerto Rico Leaders Arrested for Sedition
Washington a t torney general Brownell announces the arrest of 11 Nationalist party leaders on seditious conspiracy charges aimed at overthrowing the U S government. Six arrested in Chicago four in New York City and one in San Juan with detainers placed on other members including four jailed for shooting five House members on March 1.
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Washington
Brownell
Nationalist Party of
Puerto Rico
U.S
Chicago
New York City
San Juan
Nationalist Party
House of Representatives
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Blair House
Thieves Loot Caperton Bros. Safe in East Highway Burglary
Police report no clues in the theft of a safe weighing about 250 pounds from Caperton Bros. car lot on East Highway last Thursday night. The safe held between 75 and 100 dollars plus over 70 dollars in checks. no suspects or fingerprints found though glove prints were discovered. Officers fear the safe was dumped into a creek or river after the burglary amid recent rains.
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Caperton Bros
East Highway
Sheriff's Department
Weather Forecaster Notes Mild Temperature Range
Temperatures ranged from 50 to 70 degrees with a 7 30 am reading of 59. Mrs D P Strayhorn, a weather observer, reported the figures indicating moderate conditions overnight and this morning.
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D. P. Strayhorn
One County Candidate Fails to File Campaign Expenses
Three candidates filed sworn expense statements since yesterday noon, bringing total filed to 19 and expenses to 1303.80. T. B. Knight did not file by noon, while John E. Bryant Leona Weathers and Don Robinson did. Mrs. Weathers had the largest reported total at 159.35. The article outlines filing deadlines and post election supplements for all candidates through the general election.
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T. B. Knight
Precinct
John E. Bryant
Bryant
Leona Weathers
Don Robinson
Judicial District
Legislative District
Weathers
Pat Johnston
Robinson
Ion Oon
Ug. Ug
Pilotless Plane Crash Shocks Newark Area
In Newark Delaware a C-45 on a training flight from Mitchel to Washington crashed after engine trouble. The aircraft exploded among lumber valued at about half a million dollars. Pilot Capt Leroy B Hansen and copilot Capt Howard N Franklyn bailed out and survived. both were treated at New Castle County Air Force Base. An Air Force spokesman ordered an investigation.
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Newark
Del
Air Force
City
New Castle County Air Force Base
Wilmington
Mitchel Air Force Base
Long Island
N.Y
Washington
Houston Council Debates Negroes Use Of Parks
City leaders weigh three municipal golf courses for Negro use under a Supreme Court ruling interpreted by the state high court. Councilors expect no immediate action while ordinances already set aside parks for Negroes.
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Houston Council
Houston
Sth Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Shifting Viet Minh Move Threatens Dien Bien Phu Delta
Vietminh forces pivot east of Dien Bien Phu veer north toward the Red River delta to encircle French defenses. French warplanes bomb Vietminh columns near Nha Phu as evacuees from Dien Bien Phu reach 710, with 858 more permitted. France plans 12 000 reinforcements from Viet Nam battalions.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Vo Nguyen Giap
Nean See
Nha Phu
Delta
Saigon
France
Texas Weather Roundup Mostly Cloudy With Showers
North Central Texas sees mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers and warmer conditions this afternoon. West Texas remains partly cloudy Thursday with widely scattered thundershowers and higher temperatures. East and South Central Texas reports considerable cloudiness mild with scattered showers and thundershowers through Thursday, coastal winds moderate from the southeast.
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Texas
West
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Kansas City
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