Tito-Russian Pact May Be Drawn Soon
Belgrade reports Borba predicts a joint document of notable importance from Tito and Soviet leaders. Differences include Tito's rejection of passive coexistence and ideology blocs, aiming for active participation to unite nations. The proposed document centers on equality, sovereignty, noninterference, defense rights, peaceful dispute resolution, and neutral Yugoslavia alongside Soviet aims.
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Eddy Gilmore
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Borba
Tito
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
U. N
Europe
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Anastase I. Mikoyan
Kremlin
U.S
Dulles
Woman Claims She Has Set 10 Fires
A 38 year old Denison mother is undergoing lie detector tests after admitting to setting ten fires in Denison over six months. Arson charges were prepared but pending test results. Fires included lumber pile, a chicken house and several garages. She offered no valid motive beyond an impulse to start a blaze.
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Denison
Tex
Johnson Urges Personal Review of Defense Budget
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson called for a personal, careful examination by President Eisenhower of the defense budget in light of Soviet jet bomber and fighter gains. He urged the President to ensure rapid, sufficient strength and warned against overruled military judgment. Johnson supported delaying a 110,000-man cut and noted faster B52 production amid concerns about flexible responses to a changing world situation after the Big Four talks.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Johnson
Senate
Congress
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen
Knowland
California
Veterans Set Memorial Day Service in Scurry County
A joint Memorial Day service by Scurry County Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion will start at 5 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial plot in Scurry County Cemetery, under Jesse King. Many Snyder businesses will close Monday for the holiday per the Snyder Chamber of Commerce merchants committee.
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Scurry County
Snyder
Merchants Committee
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Towle Memorial Park Pool May Open Today
Pool operations rely on a repaired pump impeller. Jack Dillon, pool operator, said Friday was tentative for opening but a faulty impeller delayed plans. A replacement from Illinois is available to ensure the pool can open if the pump functions properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towle Memorial Park
Jack Dillon
Dillon
Illinois
Brewer's tax anger as beer levy rises in Senate vote
Homer Leonard, general counsel for the Texas Brewers Institute, voiced disbelief after the Texas Senate approved a tax bill adding a penny per bottle on beer and small increases on cigarettes and gasoline. He warned the move would hit consumers and small counties and said he hoped the House would block it. Leonard called the measure confiscation by taxation and vowed to rally House support to block Senate plans.
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Austin
Homer Leonard
Texas Brewers Institute
Texas Senate
House of Representatives
Leonard
Senate
House
Povener Committee
Cool Front Sweeps Texas Bring Showers and Dust
A strong cool front moved through Texas on Saturday, bringing muggy conditions to parts of the state. Thundershowers triggered by the front were reported in East Texas at Kildore and Lufkin, with a bit of dust in West Texas. Memorial Day forecasts expect clear to partly cloudy skies and comfortable temperatures.
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Texas
East Texas
Kildore
Lufkin
Shivers to MC Ma Ferguson Birthday Dinner in Austin
Governor Allan Shivers will serve as master of ceremonies for a May 28 birthday dinner honoring Mrs Miriam Amanda Ferguson the first woman elected governor of any state in the 48. The event at the Driskill Hotel Crystal Ballroom is hosted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with tickets at six dollars per person sold by the Jaycees.
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Austin
Miriam Amanda
Ma) Ferguson
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Chamber of Commerce
Ferguson
Capitol City
Driskill Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
The
Jaycees
Recovery Hardship After Udall Tornado Tragedy
Udall Kansas begins rebuilding after a devastating tornado killed at least 73 residents and injured over 200. Red Cross relief totals emphasize emergency aid and long term rehabilitation with 170 homes wrecked and 300 public housing units opened for the homeless. Emergency water and electricity outages complicate recovery as national agencies coordinate aid and funerals proceed for local victims.
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Udall
Kan
National Guard
Kansas
Raymond King
Oxford
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Missouri
Central
Mississippi Valley
Monkey Island
Grove
Okla
Grand Lake
Boots Mec Clain
Oklahoma City
Blackwell
Chikaskia
Kansas City
Red Cross
Wichita
Washington
Charles E. Slusser
National Red Cross
Texas
Arkansas
Government awaits estimates on Salk vaccine production
Washington officials await new production estimates under revised safety standards before resuming nationwide inoculations for polio. Three post vaccination cases were reported, with 928 total cases since April 10. Cutter Lab will resume production under the new safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Pitman-Moore Co
Zionsville
Ind
Wyeth, Inc
Marietta
Scheele
Shannon
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Cutter
The
Health Service
Maryland
Ohio
Texas
Signs Show Reds May Be Ready To Talk
TOKYO May 28 Red China appears to be moving toward talks with the United States. Indications include China’s call for talks to ease Far East tension and plans connected to Bandung officials. Indonesia’s Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo, visiting Peiping, offered to help arrange discussions and Red China reportedly welcomed the offer.
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Tokyo
Red Cina
United States
U.S
Red China
Far East
Chou Enlai
Bandung
Indonesia
V. K. Krishna Menon
India
Nehru
Peiping
Wi Chou
Mao Tze-tung
Menon
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sta Today
Jakarta
Antara
Sastroamidjojo
Unitty
Water and Air Light up Snyder Spotlight
The column notes a fine catch of water at Lake J. B. Thomas and recounts aerial photos by Daily News Photographer Lee Watson. It urges action to start the east west runway at Winston Field, cites local support and available funds, and highlights summer youth programs while flagging flood damage to Deep Creek bridges and rising mosquito activity as rains return.
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Lake
J. B. Thomas
Buster Pilcher
Daily News
Lee Watson
Winston Field
Priest Withdraws Motion and Is Given Life Term
In Lebanon Missouri on May 28, Thurman Priest, convicted of murder, withdrew a motion for a new trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Texas resident faced a judge after the motion abandonment, finalizing a life sentence in the case.
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Lebanon
Thurman
Texas
UAW sanctions Ford strike after Ford plea rejected
The United Auto Workers authorized a strike of about 140,000 Ford Motor Co. workers after rejecting Ford's stock option offer. UAW President Walter Reuther said the move aims to force a shift in Ford's stance and stave off a walkout while contract terms linger past June 1. He noted possible industry production declines if talks fail and urged Ford to return to negotiations.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Ford
UAW
Walter Reuther
General Motors
UAW International Executive Board
Reuther
Ford Council
Henry Ford
Officials To Meet. Make Drought Plans
Denver May 28 top officials from the federal government and 10 drought states begin a long range plan meeting to head off drought damage. Secretary Benson will convene governors and representatives from Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Nebraska Colorado Kansas Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas. The Great Plains Council will coordinate with 20 directors and nine agriculture experts in four sectional meetings on water resources land use credit livestock and land management. A blueprint for long term drought measures is expected.
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Denver
West
Benson
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Great Plains Council
Agriculture Experiment Stations
Agriculture Extension Services
Department of Agriculture
Wacoans Send Help To Tornado Victims
WICHITA May 28 Funds from Waco Texas after the May 11 1953 Wichita tornado disaster reach about 2000 as aid to Udall and Blackwell Oklahoma via Wichita service groups. Harry Provence editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald said photos moved readers and donations flowed to the paper.
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Wichita
Kas
Udall and
Blackwell
Okla
Waco
Tex
Harry Provence
Waco Tribune-Herald
Provence
Rail Strike Grips Britain as 70000 Rail Workers Walk Out
A nationwide railway strike began at midnight, halting work for 70,000 engineers and firemen on nationalized lines. Eden planned a noon broadcast as urgency rose, with trades unions mediating and government officials scrambling to secure essential supplies amid port disputes and dock workers' stoppage.
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Jim King
London
Britain
Eden
Trades Union Congress
TUC
Amalgamated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Tom Williamson
Brian Robertson
British Transport Commission
National Union of Railwaymen
Walter Monckton
National Amalgamated Stevedores & Dockers Union
NASDU
Transport and Eoal Workers Union
TGWU
Stevedores
Liverpool
Manchester
Hull
Shivers vetoes bills on bridges and shellfish
In Austin on May 28 Gov. Shivers vetoed two measures. A bridge bill by A R Schwartz and J Josey would allow counties to issue revenue bonds for co operative bridge construction, but the governor said it shifts policy toward toll roads. A shellfish bill by Schwartz was vetoed after an attorney general opinion found it unconstitutional as vague and ambiguous.
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Austin
Shivers
A. R. Schwartz
Jean Josey
Galveston
Schwartz
Queen Elizabeth to spend Whitsun in Scotland at Balmoral
Queen Elizabeth I flew to Scotland to spend the Whitsun holiday with her family at Balmoral Castle. Her husband the Duke of Edinburgh and children Prince Charles and Princess Anne are already there.
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London
Elizabeth I
Scotland
Balmoral Castle
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Charles Princess
Anne
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National Institutes of Health
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New Boys Club
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