House Probes Proposed in New Congress
Washington, Jan 9 A wide range of investigations has been proposed in the new House including probes into Fort Knox gold reserves moving the Capitol and pornographic matters. Resolutions seek creation of special committees and some would abolish standing committees if approved.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Fort Knox
Capitol
House
Kearns
R-Pa
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
Celler
D-Ny
Lawmakers Propose Wide Inquiries on Government and Actions
Representative list shows GOP and Democratic members from multiple states to probe government activities. Topics include civil service protections, independent unions, public property, anti-Communist contributions, narcotics traffic, government subsidies, veterans survivorship benefits, selective service, tax exempt foundations, military academy candidate selection, insurance, housing, tin smelting, and poultry processing.
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Coudert
R-Ny
Rep
Cunningham
Iowa
Dies
D-Tex
Dingell
D-Mich
Dora
Ray
Edmondson
Okla
Gross
Rogers
Hays
Ohio
Keating
West Point
Annapolis
Muster
D-Ny
Rep. Price
Ill
Poul
Needles Wins 66 Meeting in intercity highway clash
Needles California defeated Las Vegas Nevada in the National 66 Highway Assn annual directors meeting held in Needles. Seventeen directors from six states attended at Dowell's Cafe with several others by proxy. A heated dispute over showing an alternate route for US 66 through Las Vegas sparked a clash between Needles supporters and Nevada delegates.
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Daily News
National
AL Hall Daily News
Needles
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
National 66 Highway Assn
Nevada
Dowell’s
Joe McIntyre
Kingman
Ariz
Barstow
Cal
Nevada City
Chicago
Ill
Santa Monica
California
New Mexico
Texas
100000 Ransom Plot Broken in New Jersey
Unemployed Matawan man Anthony Starkos, 31, is arrested in a Toms River hotel room on charges of kidnapping 16 year old Joel Robert Katz of Yonkers New York to demand a $100000 ransom. Monmouth County Prosecutor Victor Carton says Starkos admitted the Friday kidnapping after police traced his movements across two states.
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Freehold
New Jersey
Yonkers
N.Y
Anthony Starkos
Matawan Township
Toms River
Trac
Monmouth County
Victor Carton
Starkos
Joel Robert Katz
Randall County to vote on $900000 expressway bonds
Randall County property owners will vote tomorrow on $900000 in bonds to buy right of way for an expressway from Amarillo south city limits to Canyon and a four lane highway from Canyon south to Happy. This marks the third referendum on the issue with prior votes on May 11 showing 57 percent approval.
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Randall County
Amarillo
Canyon
Happy
Randall County Bond Election Votes Open Tomorrow
Poll taxes from last year will be required for voters in Randall County on the bond election day. Poll taxes paid this year are invalid. Receipts issued Feb 1 to Jan 31 are valid. Voting places include Lamar School in West Amarillo and Alice Landergin School in East Amarillo, plus several rural sites. If the two thirds tax raise fails, valuations must rise to fund the measure, likely increasing state taxes. All county property owners with 1953 poll tax receipts or exemptions may vote.
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Randall County
South Amarillo
Washington
Lamar School
Lipscomb
Alice Landergin
Taylor
American Legion Hall
Canyon
Jowell School
Ralph Elevator
Fairview School
Donald Ladehoff
Hollywood Station
Highland School
Umbarger School
Dallas Man 47 Clings to Life After Bleeding
Dallas manufacturer Hubert W. Harris, 47, survived an operation but faces ongoing internal bleeding unsuited to surgery. Doctors rely on continuous blood transfusions from rare B negative donors, with 168 pints given in seven days. Blood center tables at Wadley and Baylor Hospital manage supply as medical teams seek coagulation drugs and new methods.
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Dallas
Hubert W. Harris
Harris
John Emmert
Dr. Emmert
Wadley
Baylor Hospital
Joseph M. Hill
No New Tax Drive Emerges as Texas Legislature Opens
West Texas Rep. Waggoner Carr voices a no new tax stance as the 54th Legislature begins. Carr urges stopping tax increases while Texas reviews growth, signaling conservative momentum for upcoming sessions.
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Texas
Austin
West Texas
Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
Snow blankets West Texas with heavy accumulation
Snow moved across the southern plains with up to six inches in Midland and Big Spring, one to seven inches in several cities, and icing on highways. Forecasters expect continued cloudiness and a cool day, while travelers are warned of slick roads and travel cautions in West Texas.
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Lower West
Texas
Tulsa
Childress
Littlefield
Hereford
Hollis
Okla
Midland
Big Spring
Lubbock
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Pecos
Amarillo
Yesterns
West Texas
Alipine
Big Bend
el Paso
New Mexico
Sweetwater
Portales
N.M
Bohannon Escapes Oklahoma Prison For Third Time
Julius Bohannon, a killer and three time escapee, fled the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after a Saturday night breakout. Hundreds of officers scoured the hill country as Bohannon, described as dangerous, eluded capture with an apparent accomplice waiting outside the wall. Bloodhounds failed to locate him and authorities warned neighboring states to watch for the fugitive.
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Mcalester
Okla
Julius Bohannon
Oklahoma
Bohannon
State Highway Patrol
Jerome Waters
McCurtain County
Color Contest Verdict Delayed
This was the day we thought we'd be able to announce the winners in the Holiday Coloring Contest but the judges are still opening entries. More than a thousand boys and girls entered the contest and the bulk of the colored cartoons has delayed the decision. Winners announced later this week.
Alexandra Rival to Princess Margaret in Royal Glamor
Princess Alexandra 18, daughter of the Duchess of Kent, rises as a front page royal glamor figure. The London press chronicles her poise after a mishap during a hunt, noting her resilience and evening-dress poise at Cottesbrooke Hall.
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London
Alexandra
Princess Margaret
Duchess of Kent
Brittain
Northhamptonshire
Pytchley Hunt
Cottesbrooke Hall
Maj. R. N. MacDonald-Buchanan
Cyril Lee
Fitzwilliam Hunt
Duke of Kent
Edward
Prince Nicholas of
Yaroslavia
Queen Elizabeth
Steam Era Ends At Kansas City
The Union Pacific's City of Salina arrives ten minutes early in Kansas City signaling the end of steam locomotives at the nation’s third largest railroad terminal. The City of Salina, running between Kansas City and Salina, Kan., began diesel-powered service 21 years ago and now completes a cycle of dieselization, steam reconversion, and renewed dieselization with a new internal combustion locomotive.
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Associated Press
Union Pacific
Union Station
Kansas City
City of Salina
Kansas
Calvin B. Manon
Salina
City of
Kan
Ation
Amarillo Sees Sunlit Stretches Across 1955 May Days
The report notes Amarillo enjoyed multiple sunny spells throughout 1955 with nine days described as bright and dry. Local observers highlight longer streaks of clear weather amid variable skies.
Leave drought behind Ozarks farms advertised by Harmon
Rupert F Harmon a 40 year old real estate broker of Springfield Missouri reports four letters in response to his classified ad. The ad in the News Globe Times urged buyers to move to the Ozarks to find farms with grass and water.
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Rupert F. Harmon
Delaware
Springfield
The
News & Globe Times
Drouth
Ozarks
Rupert Harmon
Missouri
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