Death Toll Climbs In Naval Disaster Bennington Blast
The Bennington explosion at Quonset Point RI killed nine at least and left nearly 40 in critical condition. Adm Carney described freakish blasts and said sabotage is not suspected as Navy experts probe the 32000 ton carrier. The Navy court of inquiry opens tomorrow as 201 wounded are treated and new fatalities include Lt. j g Paul S Tondo of New Britain CT and Chief Pay Clerk Stanley Capistrand of Burlington VT.
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Quonset Point
R.I. W
Bennington
Newport Naval Hospital
Chief of Naval Operations
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Carney
J.g. Paul S. Tondo
New Britain, Conn
Stanley Capistrand
Burlington, Vt
Three Counties Draw Locations For Wildcats
Fisher County drills No 1 T Willingham 6250 ft depth 660 ft from section 84 south and west lines 12 miles west of Hamlin. Morris Mizel Tulsa to drill in Fisher County as 1 T Willingham. Mitchell County via CB Drilling Co and W R Reid No 1 Elwood Estate to drill to 7500 ft 22 miles south of Colorado City. Pennsylvanian test. Southeast King County Shell Oil No 3-c S B Burnett Estate 6500 ft wildcat near Guthrie. 1980 ft from north and 660 ft from west lines of section 11. T Anderson survey. CADDO PRODUCER The Texas Co and Marshall R Young completed No 1 Drake in Drake Caddo field northeast Fisher County. 173 barrels daily 41.6 gravity through perforations 5866-878 ft. No 1 Drake is 2111 ft south and 1750 ft east of section 117-1-H&TC. BORDEN COMPLETION Texas Pacific Coal Oil Co No 1 A Johnson completed as half mile west extender to Luck Pot Canyon field in Southwest Borden County. 198.72 barrels per day through 12/64 inch choke at 8237-8245 ft. No 1 A Johnson 12 miles southwest of Gail in section 6-32-13n-T&P. KENT LOCATION Chapman McFarlin Producing Co No 27-BD M Cogdell to be drilled immediately in Cog
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Fisher
Stonewall
Mitchell Counties
Morris Mizel
Tulsa
T. Willingham
Fisher County
Hamlin
CB Drilling Co
W. R. Reid
Elwood Estate
Mitchell County
Colorado City
Shell Oil Co
S. B. Burnett Estate
King County
Guthrie
The
Texas Co
Marshall R. Young
Drake
Drake - Caddo
H&tc
Borden Completion
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co
Johnson
Luck-Pot Canyon
Borden County
Gail
T&p. Kent
Chapman & McFarlin Producing Co
M. Cogdell
Britain Joins Washington Talks on Far Eastern Situation
Britain will participate with the United States France Australia and New Zealand in high-level military talks in Washington next week to survey the Far Eastern situation. The Foreign Office stressed the talks are without commitment. Field Marshal Sir John Harding will lead Britain’s delegation alongside Lt. Gen. Sir Sydney Rowell for Australia.
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London
Britain
United States
France
Australia
New Zealand
Washington
Foreign Office
Sir John Harding
Imperial General Staff
Sydney Rowell
Australian General Staff
Nothing Found On Ship Going To Guatemala
Panama French Line representatives say US customs found nothing abnormal on the freighter Wyoming after a search near the Panama Canal. The ship, held en route to El Salvador and Guatemala, carried cargo from London and Antwerp and six boxes of small arms including Browning rifles. Guatemala offered to sign a non aggression pact with Honduras amid border tensions.
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Panama
French Line
U.S
Wyoming
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Washington
Guatemala
Caribbean
Stettin
Canal
el Salvador
London
Antwerp
Cristobal
Central America
Guillermo Toriello
Honduras
Garrison Criticizes Juvenile Coddling In State
Austin Police Chief Homer Garrison Jr. says too much coddling of juveniles exists in some cases, as the Youth Development Council discusses a long range study to curb rising delinquency. A staff report notes 958 youths in three confinement facilities as of May 1, up 4 percent from a year earlier and 5.9 percent since January. Rev Walter Kerr urges Legislature to recognize the issue’s seriousness and secure added facilities.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Youth Development Council
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Garrison
Walter Kerr
Tyler
Kerr
Stewart Smith
Gatesville School For
Gainesvile School
Crockett School For
Strike threat hangs over Port of New York
A renewed strike threat looms as the International Longshoremen's Association and AFL ILA contest the dock worker representation after a disputed election. Bradley asserts ILA leads by 319 in the latest vote tally with 1792 challenged ballots, while NLRB timing could delay certification for six weeks to two months.
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New York
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Assny
ILA
National Labor Relations Board
Bradley
NLRB
Afl—Ila
Charles T. Douds
AFL
Swedish Arm Ship Alpheim Crew Questioned at Key West
The Swedish vessel Alpheim, which delivered arms to Guatemala, lies at Key West where its captain and crew are being questioned by U S officials on a voluntary basis. State Department officials confirm the ship unloaded about 10 million dollars in small arms at Puerto Barrios Guatemala and note other deliveries by sea are anticipated.
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Washington
Guatemala
Key West
Fla
U.S
State Department
Lincoln White
White
Alpheim
Stettin
Poland
Puerto Barrios
United States
Nicaragua
Honduras
Two Die When Car Plunges From Pier During Night Driving Lesson
Marie Sherman, 28, and Fred Schaberg, 34, died when their car left Belmont Harbor pier during a night driving lesson. Police said Sherman lost control of the vehicle and it sank near the pier. Schaberg was found in the lake, his brother John had arranged the lesson.
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John
Miss Sherman
Memorial Day Observance Set at Snyder Cemetery
Memorial Day services are scheduled for 2:30 p m Sunday by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. The event will be held near the center of Snyder Cemetery in the new memorial garden, which features a large monument and other improvements funded by the two groups. The plot, donated by the cemetery board, will be dedicated to servicemen who sacrificed their lives. Bill Butler, veterans official, urged community attendance.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars and
American Legion
Snyder Cemetery
Bill Butler
Truant Officer Attacked at Freedomite Settlement in British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police escort a truant officer to Gilpin, a Freedomite village near Grand Forks, where stone throwing by 20 nude women led to tear gas. Four women were arrested on assault charges and jailed in Nelson. Ralph McIntosh faced protests as he sought to read a school proclamation.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Royal Canadian Mounted
Sons of Freedom
Nelson
B.C
Gilpin
Ralph McIntosh
McIntosh
McCarthy Rebuked by Ike and Attorney General
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration disputes Senator McCarthy's call for federal workers to report to Congress on communism or treason. Attorney General Brownell states the Constitution assigns the executive branch sole enforcement power. Press Secretary Hagerty reads the White House statement supporting presidential authority and security directives.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
Congress
White House
Atty
Gen
Brownell
United States
James C. Hagerty
McCarthy
Hagerty
Indictments Hit Insurance Figures As Texas Law Reform Urged
Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd urged 29 changes to tighten insurance and banking laws at a special Legislative Council meeting. A 98th District grand jury returned nine indictments eight for perjury and one for false statements against four people tied to defunct firms in El Paso Beaumont and Ennis.
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Austin
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
Legislative Council
98Th District Court
el Paso
Beaumont
Ennis
Charles Betts
R. G. Hughes
3Rd Court of Civil Appeals
Leslie and
Paul Lowry
D. H. O’fiel
Spencer Treharne
State Insurance Commission
Grand
Dist
Atty
Bob Long
Willis Gresham
Rudy Rice
No Agreement Reached in Geneva Indochina Talks
A P A group of experts met for two hours in Geneva to disentangle conflicting Indochina cease fire proposals but reached no agreement. The committee will reconvene tomorrow as India’s mediation efforts falter with V. K. Krishna Menon planning to depart. He will meet Eden and Bidault and dine with Chou En-lai.
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Geneva
Indochina
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Jawaharlal Nehru
Menon
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
China
Chou En-lai
Schine Commission Dispute Dominates McCarthy Hearings
Roy M. Cohn testified that Senator McCarthy never asked for a direct commission for G. David Schine, disputing Army Secretary Stevens and Maj. Gen. Miles H. Reber. Cohn acknowledged some calls to Reber but denied a formal request, while cross-examination raised questions about perjury risks and the handling of Maj. Irving Peress.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Sen
McCarthy
G. David Schine
Stevens
Cohn
New York
Schine
Miles H. Reber
McCarthy Subcommittee
Reber
Army
McCarthy Army
Sen. McCarthy
Congress
Ray H. Jenkins
Francis P. Carr
Joseph N. Welch
Carr
Jenkins
John G. Adams
West Point
Adams
Maj
Irving Peress
Dea
Peress
FBI
Pentagon
Weather records show near season high temperatures
The observation notes a high of 96 degrees yesterday the season's second hottest day so far, with a peak 97 on April 6. The low last night was 63 and 7:30 am readings stood at 66, reported by weather observer Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers and cooler air across North Central Texas tonight. Northwest and West Texas see cooler conditions with scattered storms this afternoon into tonight. Saturday brings more clouds and cooler temps. South Texas coastal winds remain moderate to fresh southeast and south.
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Texas
West Texas
Aa Plaine
Upper
Pecos Valley
South Plains
Temee
Cama
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N.Y
Wildcats
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Shepperd
Lowrys
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O'Fiel
Texas Fire Insurance Co
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