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ii ii i tfrr mi a i i i i i i i i i i i m-m. lr- t't 1 1 A A Ar I Irrzut hi yamage cenas, 0desson; 1 1 Prcoram Wamsd A 43-year-old Odessan was killed Instantly Thursday night when the car he was driving failed to make a through guard ORANGE AP) Explosive-like tornadoes ripped posts and overturned seven times, into Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi as people prepared Dead is Woodrow Wilson Redi to retire last night, killing at least 12 persons and injur-; num. 1704 East 12th. ins UD to 200 The death toll read this way by cities: Orange. WASHINGTON (UP) President "most valuable Information about nation Thurs-, outer apace" in the recent Air day night he has "to1.

to push U.S. missile development tween 2.000 and 4,000 mile's over grams "with the utmost possible the Pacific. I -I I i SP-" Eiwnhovrer-aaH-he had ame4 Dr. James R. Killian, president of 7 Groves Alexandria 3 Carencro.

S1 near Crowley, 2: nd near Greenwood jjghwav Patrolman Melwn Jlaa Orange Police Chief Raymond Sander described Ihe-berry sai'di 'He apparently didn't tornado's brief, devastating strike this way: try to make the curve, he was go- "There was just a single explosion whoomp just ing so fast." like that and then it was all over, just in a matter of, Rasberry said Redmons car. go-seconds 'n8 north on Highway 51, crashed rMThe lighls went out and then came this explosion." re JTd. (For details of President's address, see Page 2). New Ike Aide Faces Knotty Missile Issue said Sanders. "I went outside and it was rough.

I don't 'c" seven times. Jtnow whether you would the Massachusetts Institute- of Technology, to the newly-created, post of special assistant to thej President for science and technol-f opy. He said he expected Killian 1 to mobilizelhe full abilities of, v. the scientists and engineers of our country. i He said Redmon's body was thrown 60 feet after the car finally jcame to a stop.

The, auto was -a total loss. i Because the accident started In) Survivors Tell WASHINGTON Dr. James in a progress report In a progress reports on it- mnvinB from crdfs- U.S. developments, he officially lered unjversjty life into one of confirmed, that: 'tlie sharpest controversies and' Of Narrowly call it panic or not but it was pretty bad with from 4.000 to 5,000 people all trying to; get out of their houses at thei same time." TI Today, en. through the devastation seeking! )xssibie other victims.

Here was the latest death list: Orange: Mrs. Annebell about 45, Negro expectant mother, pinned beneath the wreckage of S. scientists have "solved" some of the knottiest proDiems Crane County the death will prob ably be charged to Crane, the patrolman said. Redmon had been operator of the Shell Super Service Station, 1000 West County Road, for about two months and a tool pusher for the of-the major obstacles to per Washington has seen in many Escaping Death fecting an intercontinental ballistic missile the problem of how to -get the missile back to earth once if has soared into space without having it bum up frorrt -friction on year. Sitting on the right hand of President Eisenhower as "special assistant to the President for science and technology' the 53- Technical Drilling Company for the TORNADO DAMAGE CtviT Defense workers check for gas leaks in one of the homes destroyed by a tornado which struck Orange Thursday night, killing at least one and "injuring 30.

Seven others-were killed in nearby communities struck by the rash of twisters along the Texas-Louisiana Gulf coast. (United Press Telephbto) ORANGE 'WOne survivor after" l''1 wife. ui ii evi uv ins re-entering the atmosphere. vear-old head of Jhe Massa her two-story frame anoitur told today of narrowly es-jMinnie Rcdmon. of thiva The Air Force Snark.

a sub-'cnusett institute of Technology Groves: Clay Zeringue, 82, andVxapirg death in last night's tor-; daughters. Myrtle Redmon, Odes-R. T. Smith, 70, both trapped as nado. s': Linda Kay Redmon, Mnna- their homes fell apart.

i Theyrudged through ankle- hans; 'Phyllis Slaughter, Monahans; Dixie Complain Voiced sonic, jet-propelled pilotless bomb- wiu fjn(j ne concerned. di- er recently flew 5,000 miles or indirectly, with such" continental distance "and was: matters -'asJhese: -accurately placed on target." i. Clamoring criticism from peo-; The United States derived; pie in and out of Congress who Alexandria: Mrs. Sam Giaclnto, deep wateijfnd mud "verscai Paul Redmon. Mon.

shattered homea and eather about 65; negro Pimw- ahans; Glenn Allen Redmon, Mona. longings they could salvage. ldemancLto know (a) why we are Borsay. and Dolores Harrison hans; and Joe Bryan Redmon. i the account of Jrav- irRiahfrsib poinfees TvpkaUwaa wL-n u- a Monahans; four stebchildrrn.

supposedly behind Russia in the missile weapon field; (b) why II Trail. 14. IUIICIIU M. llvn a Negro. Carencro; Mr, and Mrs.

Ovy cut and hia wife a leg Russia Is ahead in the satellite Melancon tt duplex -apartment in which.i:"" Vamp- H.gjinboth.nn near Crowley: they lived with two children c.ved Larry Compbe.I, ot launching Dusiness; tcj wnai is WASHINGTON (UP) Congress- committee which will consider thej Elsenhower late Thursday going to be done about it. men generally today praised Pre-' President's choices, said theyi named three Southerners and one 2. Money should jnore be spent)ident Eisenhower'a sejection of were "men of talent and ability Negro to the six-member commis-for jmlitary scientific projects. for his bipartisan Com- who ouffht to be able to submit! sioa. Hit choice were la line with Bond Election w.

a turned Odessa Mrs. Obie Stubble- of a 3. The rivalry of the individual otf the TV set." Virgil ville, killed Is the wreckage cotton gin. mission oa Civil Rights. But some a helpful report on civil rights! his aim to establish commission armed forces' tn wwrjonryrwh t.

walked to the bedrooms wn. Southerners complained the gtbup'prTe rt present aH ahadea of optnioe tk Eifenhower calls ''alleged inter- Cniger community sou'A 1 we heard a roar and the house TT: 7" "nem. UKia -jno! Greenwood: Mr. and Mrs. John! -e, he roof came off.ic"r' eamon.

On Saturday ANmRF.WSfSneciart Andrews service competition. Killian it no stranger to Wash would lean heavily toward -mte-f But Rep. Ralph the civil rights issue. gratioR. said the group 'appeared to be Picked to head the group as Sen.

Joseph O'Mahoney (D-, "heavily weighted or Integra- chairmaa waa 75-year-old former a member of the Judiciary' tion." Supreme Court-Justice- Stanley W. Parker. (That's all I remember. It's a mir- runerai ritea werg pendiHg today ington activities, having served on The bodies of Jhe JParkera wcreiacla we ot out." r-uneral Home here. found clasped together some dis-L Stepping on the fallen roof and Reed.

Reed, a Kentucklan, was County voters will go to the poUajan Army science advisory panel Saturday to vote on a $684,000 road! in 1S5I and on a number of na-, bond proposal and a companion! tional foundation and scholarship tance from their homes. Search- Ml amid rubble in -which noth-i la member of the high court when it handed down its unanimous o- era said it appeared Parker was jng remained upright. Virgil said: trying to protect his wife with hisl Jnn.t knM, whl, Flying Object New Special Session J.cision in 1954 to segrega. item which consists of Hie.ow own body- when the twmadotrr; i-m in tl smashed their house, shook up I don't knowr what to I i ly. But he said in a statement at -j Cambridge.

last night that The road issue is pnmar.Iy ior One tornado said waste the Riv Seen In Area Certain Call Add ears Others named were former Virginia Gov. John S. Battle, a strong foe 'of integration; J. Ernest Wil-kins, Negro assistant secretary of labor; the Rev. Theodore M.

Hess- erside district, a -wartime housing mif th hin Rivp on The storm was freakish, ble to marshal the best scientific tne a butane by-pass surrounding tornadoes, smashing one. Tiyr'rz. most An unidentified flying object me cast siue oi viannc. ik. said apparently a.

second funnel 1n0.u.s he ,5 AUSTIN Gov. Price Daniel's control, influence peddling curbs, Durg. president of the University Herbert Browning. 28, waded; again was seen over tne uaessa and engineering judgment and creative talent in the United States and ft make it available to the President for the formulation of national policy which in four-point program, threatened by statewide water planning, and of Notre Dame; Robert G. Storey, city and.

for purchasing right-of-way and paving lateral roads in various sections in the county. In the permanent "Improvement bond issue. $75,000 has been ear knifed into-Groves, about 20 miles southwest, within a few minutes. deadlv delava in thii sDecial ses-1 crime prevention stud-dean of the law School at South back home with his son Herbert jarea; last night. 4, in his arms', wrapped in ap Something unusual In the sky VI ra Rrnunina lninfd i.

u. and There also was limited damage em Methodist University; Ision of the Legislature, may get volves science and All Inttr uicr, A Hannah fnrmr ndilint Mom. rhino nl Dnrt irru 1,1 Killian said, too, that a very reprieve today through a j.L' 'itiiem in fleeing fnomenis aner me Mrs. A. F.

Gotcher of 1304 South tJ jua. BitiK.il. trrui nurov. iiict uviiiu nm un, a.ui it aKrni, wtw strong actifl. th.

fanlfu r.t Mirhlna. Cl.t I T.i -i -wwv w. sion just, like and their place nv. then it was all over just a mat Mike Birmingham, la, a araris-f the recruiting of this group wflli Aiinougn me nouse weni aneaa marked for a swimming pool arid Pony League- park improver ment, and $41,000 for expansion of the local airport, according to County Judge Virgil Lasater. The three issues will be carried separately on the ballots.

Polls uill remain ooen from 8 a.m. to ter of seconds, saM Orange Po- man in ine governor una a press con- ana passea iwo ui hs penuing pru- with the utmost dis- proceed the other TsPfce. Midland. Ground Observer -ahm. hal lir rhtef Dtumniir.

CnnHsar uhn! i patch. Terence yesterday that by- noon to-; gram pills after Daniel an-, day he would -make up his mind nouncement yesterday, some leg-; whether segregation legislation islative leaders predicted a slow-; Did Eisenhower's announcement ICO yards from where the twister? last niirht nn th new set-uo fori "i opened, the door to come in Measure, stated th, struck. i "icieace'1neaffthat a into this session rlowit movement 'room ana iingor-ine wnuiq Slated Sunday of a new one. substantial power Js to oversee the I aMinuiitm, imoimiik iiicii nuusc caiiuucu, a.J, session. Daniel's- I p.m.

In the ity of Andrews. special election will be held Nov. 21 to determine whether Andrews citi- missile and earth 'satellite A new session starting HextH Daniel's-announcement yester-1 irst hasty estimates, said had 50t' records, all the way from pro Wednesday seemed a certainty, iday came after two days of con-, MONAHANS Staff) Fun- here may match this city's mil- Presley to Fats Domino. They re, w'r nnurewv grama lt one-point me President'sUln jnaJting loss inflicted last June: all ever Texas now." 7X. Ykm 1 iiena want a home rule charter ana to name a charter revision commit address the language suggested yesterday, Daniel said only that' wlators pushing for quick consid- 70-year-old Monahans cafe Hurricane Audrey, which Birmingham' pointed to a Killian might be'snch a czar.

He, he would "submit a bill to pro- eration of anti-integration bills operator, will be held at 2 nm killed' one person, here. electric-wall clock. jmiaway Dciween seminoie ana An- tee. said Killian, aided by a strong ad- hjbit the use of military forces nd with leaders, of each house Sunday in the First Baptist Church1 Roof were ripped off and wallsi "If you want to know what time Voters will ballot on 15 persons recommended by the city council in connection with the publiclwmpting to push through the with Rev. Levi Price officiating, collapsed' Jn i abouLJitwo- aid.the tornado hit, look over here.

jri, iourDoini Drosram. a r- nree-unit anartment nouses in tne h. aaid. to serve on the committee. sbiiuuia.

imiitc "something" to the north of that visory group Pr outstanding "will, have the active re-soonsibUitv of heteing me follow, through on the Eisen-I i a hr Riverside section. Police countedi The clock hands stood at a.i. i r.e governor maae it ciear mat rvmn rii.t nl When asked if a new session iicii aaivcu ii uv ovj.iiun A a total of 100 to'l25 homes dam-j. la the Chambers Jones house 'own, a peculiarly shaped flying would take up any undone busi- was, Thursday afterrtoon in his small troops-school bill is He af on in taped or demolished as the twisterla 4x4 timber had knifed throughJOOject, rrnnnccrnnru mil is naccpn r-i )jecr, nower sam aiso ut. iun Mrs.

Gotcher- said this morning ir.ru. 4 Mr vnm II k.Ku'i "will see-to. it' that roniM -made several oninutM via iiuii, inr iriini. wail, niisai ix ubut 0 references lo me; i tv.i:.,.. have I'llUltu northeast t6 southwest.

cr.o about two' ihat she wa tooWn af the Texas Has Wild Weather Picture i. 7 refused to comment, then '-added in Athens. best possibilities "shalk advance I don want to see the same; H. IC reporters could do their own, He was a merrtber of the Ma- A Groves, a west wall of Dewitt Joha Heard, 20. one of the Na-iiast mcnt, tmnKing how bright ft Hospital was blown, in.

About 100 tional Guardsmen who patrolled! was, when far down in the eastera Ktllian "wm make sure'v that the. v-- tli Rock," he said. homes i TV iu oi. 1 iriamriPr ra trim fTrsMlr flrthnrlnv heavily damaged the stricken area through the say, a yeiiowisn orange object ap- Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS best talent and fun resources are! proposed bill, drafted in there. Church in Oklahoma night, returhed home, from Port, close to the moon.

Fvrin temoeratures nippea, appuea to niRn-pnorttv projects. one oi me iour pniiie op, uanit' ottice, would, close Thert was only scattered dam- Arthur and found his wife buried and a trial of fire spread out from City. Demos is survived by his widow of Monaha nsTa -son, 'Ja mes P. Demos of Monahans; two age to, a house or two at other; in the debris, "of their dwelling. tne object for a while as ft moved towns in "1 the Pwihandle-Plains and most But ihenr Eisenhower also saidry mands wiade by-- Daniel lobby schpois under, threat of occupation other parts of Texas were cooler "In the Defense Department is ani ibv either state or federal troops In Louisiana, a section of Alex-only slightly.

1 She called her janitor Friday-ta ihe wake of a cool front, official, directly responsible to theb- rj and would authorize the attorney Hort Yietirn Dies generalr-use state mpneyn rJf rtndria- rwHwfiye-blockssouare Hcarn drove4o-the home of at Travis School and h- lonk "wh'ichcaused lofnat rat. I Ve'opment. I have directed thatT? Tending -school boards" -caught-' R. Foster, head, of the; while she telcDhoned MONAHANS (Staff) M- l' W- BadinBsfofc dawhiWdayrthe 'rtcrar court-integration tuft. NeiLHraswell, MmiahansUngdoes-dancin- Orafwe-Nationa-GuartC UtvUr-ith to see whJt was were down to 30 degrees at Lub-lthe- guided missile diraor is tlveo ao wesr object aeemeaT MnihA oiiih.ah a.nMukriv hat 15th here, died of a heart attack tonWisrr and eisht erandrhil- I- ooca ana ahibiihu, vv--ir -r, i-Z iifui jiciiii wcic mjuicu, jui ipm ciicciine, pun iue me rea tiery tail and far south as Salt Flat.

the secretary himself possesses ia nis nome friday morning, ac-, disturbances with its own I local of- ren, colftmued to-SatthisJieldsOLjhat jno toBarnes Funeral Home icers aided if necessary by Tex- Funeral arrangements are being pilmore. Curtis; and Lecompte- startfd gstherTng'. Th y-aood' westward in a pale vellowL clow Klw.u 7. Beaumont nuusiui. v.c i 7, 7 .7.

bi-ic uigim-y f-- rj w.uciy -buii iu jjuai wiui uiitoaoeo-tarmne- iwisappeanne; about four minutes-a available. here. fo'men. prevent looting. iter they first saw it coast and 4at urownsvme the state's southern tip.

Rains Inflict Heavy Losses Anotbe aiege of torrential rains a.id,lailin? winds which 'battered BotA Mr. and Kfrs. Gotcher said 'there were no airplane flashing lights on the, object. i' "I thought it was Sputnik:" Mrs- (Gotcher said, "as I hadn't heard (that Sputnik went from north to South." part of Texas Thursaay movea on eastwara along wun me iwi ing turbulence. Cotton Permian Harvest Resumed asm The Weather Crone Man First Farm laborers were 'filtering the inevitable first killing frost of a production 'of 60,000 bales from looking at the reduction in th $20 ter bale under what mieht ersfield.

Imoeriafi and Covanosa aM and 4,1 si trL'Ja r. fl9Vf Ivtatt. onnA aaa i i. grade of cotton being i- i sti I tiintii. a oiin.niuii i cif Rill I r- cotton harvest i er.

Birklev wax ouirk in "add renl.tiv. fnr At- Fl Pacn ottnn' firsL week to resume gathering the Per-j vmume reuuun now 1 Piece in calf rbping at Granrf County libout one-fourth County about one-fourth mian Basin a muiti-munon FOB RC AST FRO TH) V. S. WKATHKR BI BEAU AT THE AIB Clear1 to partly cloudy and cold today and tonig-ht. Slightly wanner Saturday.

I 1 High today BO. low tonlnht Mlfh tomorrow 56. Yesterday high 60, overnight low M. i -i 1 'area. A hard freeze would kill Gaine uM ever that "we don't imany 'Z still complete, jlt "Ivin iT'stSTtirBeS aay that' art rem.ming' untimely in- on fne stalk and which would open Holccmb of Seminole believes the- hadlv nurf.

be low grade." wc ii wc vui. a hum of i. ruajver ana mm- watini oa a pany. said that hail, coupled with 'l San recent rains, 'had cut the coun, 31" 'fh 1) 9 cotton crop after en uiius. iiit "iviiMiHrpn Mroct aA-.

tfrtuption by wet which iint maturity under favorable con- wet weather will reduce the price' lha nrirp' cart get six or sevett days of dry un an average, said the ty expectea yield from 55.000 'fviu. will inflict staggering costs upon ditions. bv anout lu cents a pound. winds and sunshine we'll be over, onnnmg iu w.wu. TI.H rKIATl BliS area's farmers.

Recent slow rains and sdamp Gaines County, plagued by 3.81 tn. mi. and as cents per pound, where it Damage to Pecos County cotton MAX. You'll Find It -40 i nm.ouuj u. welmer niVe aireaay cost rer-, mnei or unseasonai rain in me Birkley said that fou, Permian rtmlZ 1 bale' gear in most ot tne oasin a cotton- mian Basin, farmers between 3 past three weeks: -Ms had a light Is producing counties Editorials CITY Ahllene Alpine Amarillo.

Chicaao Denver El Paiw Fort Worth 7-. Dlsi. PrMintie Reeve Pern. omun esumaiea. uveran aamage.

Tbursday, but million, according frost but it, apparently caused PTd-i he sa.a. would run SIS bale ment was over- t0 unofficial estimate. damagt the cotton liZEL pecos Couy farmer, also have 0n 20 000 to 35.000 bales. even mat encouragement 52 I 59 DnU ALU I i fa 1 1. .1 shadowed by two uncertain fac Bulk of the losses has been at bales of cotton this vear.

Aa c.c...... with gins starting up again wester Cottonoil which Fort tors time and the weather. one Stockton observer, tributed to lowering of the grade Company's; prduction in thi D.n. 27 36 4H 57 47 37 50 43 ose coun-- rnttM -vnrta aav fhev must, that County, Smith said the production would near 30.000 bales t.i weekend. h.t cono resulting rrom tne ZZJTZ uT.X t.ca amounted' to about 100.000 aid "has been unfavorable a I I year." Church News Society Sports Comics' Oil News Amusements TV Logs lo; 12- 15 Pages 19-21' 22 23- Pages 26 27 28 Ra aanaaM 71.

Reeves County alone had ness ana lint tan-out. 1 ing weather sunshine and dry, evaMate the full damage" caused Late hail took out nearly 1,000, to prevent the hardest 9 the rain. to yield 115,000. bales. Like Bickley.

Smith expressed the Ki. Bt. tta 'Ii. 51 Sua Mta today at I at 7:13 A.M. 1 losses from becoming disastrous, the rains is Gaines County, Saj Bickley, "We know we've' The, fc Pecos man said cotton ton peCos County has four major need for continued sunshine -and SaS Just as foreboding, i moreover, is.eaily season estimates called for had some damage and we're1 now grades now are probably running cotton areas.

Fort Stockton, Bak- dry weather. If.

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