Barge Permits Denied as Berlin Faces New Blockade
East German authorities refused to renew transit barge permits for 1.5 million tons of West Berlin supplies, signaling a possible new blockade. Allied officials say the move aims to force West German recognition of East Germany and could extend to roads rail and air routes.
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Washburns Trial Starts On Monday
Harry L. Washburn goes on trial for his life in 54th District Court Monday on an indictment charging the Satanic Bomb murder of Helen Harris Weaver in San Angelo. The case, transferred to McLennan County after delays, could be the longest and most complex in decades with over 90 witnesses summoned. District Attorney Tom Moore Jr. leads the prosecution, aided by Burney See.
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McLennan Colnty
Helen Harris Weaver
San Angelo
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D Ecketer
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San Anjo
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McLennan County
Dees
Tom Moore Jr
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Burney
Weather Highlights and Monthly Rainfall Totals
The report notes sunrise and sunset times for Sunday, February 11 with minor temperature references. It lists monthly rainfall totals and normal figures, including 2.74 inches for the month and year-to-date amounts, with a note on accumulated deficit.
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Masons Open 120th Meet With Grand Lodge Installations
George Moffett of Chillcothe opens the 30th grand communication of the Texas Masons at 10 a m Wednesday for a two day session. Attendance exceeds 7 000 Master Masons yearly with figures expected higher this year. W W Boothe of Paris set to succeed Moffett as grand master at Thursday elections. East Texans plan a large delegation for the installation.
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Chillcothe
Texas Masons
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Texas
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Paris
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Boothe
Harriman Assails Eisenhower Farm Policy at Young Democrats
New York Governor Averell Harriman spoke to about 4000 at the Young Democrats convention in Oklahoma City. He criticized the Eisenhower administration on farm policy and foreign policy while signaling his presidential bid in good faith.
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Deemer Rot
Ezra Taft Benson
Denver Man Elected National President of Young Democratic Clubs
David A. Bunn of Denver Colorado was elected national president of the Young Democratic Clubs of America with strong support from Adlai Stevenson backers. The 30 year old defeated Alabama candidate Neil Metcalf by 303 to 380 delegates. Missouri's William Poindexter carried Missouri's 26 votes.
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Neil Metcalé
Wiliam Poindexter
Greenwood
Missouri
Connally ISD OKs $53,000 School Bond Issue
Connally Independent School District voters approved a $53,000 bond for classroom equipment band house field house football bleachers and school ground equipment. The ballot passed 126 to 21.
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Texans View Charge School Meet Rigged
Dr. Monroe Carroll of Baylor says the White House Conference on Education was democratic though it lacked personal touch. A Houston delegate claimed the conference was rigged by federal aid proponents, while Carroll suggests the reports reaching President Eisenhower may favor educators.
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Agent to Aid LaSalle Group Land Buying
The LaSalle Avenue Improvement Association hires a real estate agent to secure the right of way for the LaSalle Avenue leg of the Loop Expressway. A 12 member committee of 140 elected to accelerate land acquisitions, noting most needed land along the Brazos River to Circle is already owned by the association or the city. About 15 parcels donated for highway use are included.
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Chuck Wagon Style Kickoff Breakfast Set Monday at YMCA
A Western themed fundraiser opens the Waco YMCA membership drive at 8 a.m. Monday with a chuck wagon breakfast at the Y on Twelfth Street and Columbus Avenue. Raymond Ford leads the effort. four ranch bosses and 40 foremen direct 200 riders contacting prospective members for the goal of 2,000 members.
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Marion
Atomic Jet Ranch
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Stone
Silver River Ranch
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Bia Yrca
UN to Create Agency for Atomic Peace Work
United Nations Assembly calls for immediate creation of an international agency to channel atomic work for peaceful aims. Negotiating powers to meet for a formal constitution next year with the United States favoring a loose UN linkage and plans centered in Washington. The move follows President Eisenhower’s push for an atoms for peace program presented to the UN.
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Soviet hydrogen blast heightens U S alarm and policy shift
U S officials call Russia's 12 megaton hydrogen explosion the most sinister military development since 1949 and expect a shift in atomic and air policies. President Eisenhower attends National Security Council talks at Camp David with a special report on the test.
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Governor Griffin faces riot over Sugar Bowl Negro ban
Georgia Tech students clash with troopers at the state capitol in Atlanta over Governor Griffin’s demand that Negro players be barred from the Sugar Bowl. Griffin, preparing for quail hunting, urged games be played under Southern rules, and urged regents to bar any Black players from participation.
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Governor Mansion
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State Capitol
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Griffin
New Orleans
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Roemans
Indiana
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Tame
Georgia
Midwest Storm Packs Winds and Snow Across States
A powerful snowstorm driven by Arctic air battered Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, and Minnesota with visibility reduced to a quarter mile and snow depths up to seven inches. Temperatures were driven down to near zero in North Dakota and below zero in surrounding states, while the system extended into Mississippi and parts of Tennessee and Arkansas with possible tornadoes.
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Budget request to Congress exceeds present year amount
The Usleese Department expects the Sucfret request to Congress for the next fiscal year will be larger than the present 534.5 milion. See Page 4, Sec. 1. Frank Baker recalls the famous M K T train wreck near Waog in 1896 in a story on Page 10, Sec. 1.
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