I Told You So Reaction to Ruling in Phillips Case
Advocates of a state minimum price law for natural gas hailed the Supreme Court ruling in the Phillips case as signaling federal price fixing. Governor Shivers and others warned the decision could limit state influence, raising questions about FPC power and interstate gas regulation. Eloisa Cianni of Italy was named Miss Europe 1953 at Istanbul with France and Britain tied for second.
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Margaret Mayer
Daily News Austy Bureau
Austin
Supreme Court
Phillips
Guy Hazlett
Borger
Allan Shivers
FPC
Federal Power Commission
W. J. Murray, Jr
Shivers
Atty
John Ben Shepperd
Congress
Texas
Hazlett
Panhandle
Rep
Eloisa Cianni
Italy
Istanbul
Turkey
France
Britain
Mountain States Loses Fight for Rate Boost
Mountain States Telephone Co. lost a state supreme court bid to uphold a year old rate increase and returned to the corporation commission with new relief requests. The court denied a rehearing of its May 8 opinion which upheld the commission’s rejection of the raise aimed at $1,741,000 extra annual revenue.
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Santa FE
Mountain States Telephone Co
State Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
Iadhath Bindi
E. ©. Phillips
New Mexico
Mountain States
Commission
Supreme Court
SCC
Ingram B. Pickett
Pickett
James F. Lamb
John Black Jr
William J. Torrington
Detroit
Lamb
Arizona
Colorado
the Commission
Maury Maverick Dies a Noted Public Figure
Maury Maverick, San Antonio lawyer and public figure, dies leaving a legacy as a reformer who championed migratory camps urban relief and La Villita restoration. Survivors include wife Terrell Dobbs Maverick son state Rep. Maury Maverick Jr. and daughter Terrelita Fontaine Orrender. The obituary notes his colorful Capitol Hill campaigns a LaGuardia comparison and his antiwar views during Roosevelt era.
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Texas
Shivers
Washington
Maverick
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt Maverick
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Mayor
LaGuardia
Fontaine Maury Maverick
la Villita
San Antonio
Terrell Dobbs Maverick
Rep
Maury Maverick Jr
Terrelita Fontaine Orrender
Conference in Cairo Discusses Arab Pharmaceutical Standards
A recent Cairo conference explored plans to establish pharmaceutical standards for Arab countries, outlining methods for harmonizing regulations and ensuring product safety across the region. Delegates highlighted cooperation among national regulators and industry groups.
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Cairo
Obituaries for Thomas Henry Shipman and Don C White
Thomas Henry Shipman 75 of Wayside died Sunday at Neblett Hospital Canyon born January 21 1879 member of Fairview Baptist Church Masonic Order survived by son H H Shipman daughter Mrs Lamone Schrib step daughter Mrs W B Campbell brothers Bill and Ross Shipman sister Mrs Betsy West funeral Tuesday 3 PM Wayside Church burial Wayside Cemetery pallbearers named Rev Earl Landtroop Rev Merle Weathers Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. Don C White 21 of 2100 Lincoln died Monday from auto accident born March 31 1933 Amarillo funeral Tuesday 4 PM Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Rev Hal Upchurch officiating pallbearers listed survivors mother Mrs O W Webb brother Roy M White sisters Mrs Velma Buzbee Mrs Mary Grove grandmother Mrs Lou F E White Amarillo.
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Wayside Church
Earl Landtroop
Merle Weathers
Rayford Shipman
Cecil Shipman
Malcolm Shipman
J. C. Shipman
Oliff Shipman
Roland Moore
Wayside Cemetery
Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Home
Roy M. White
Velma Buzbee
Mary Grove
Lou F E. White
Amarillo
French Reds Oust Two Labor Leaders and Three Deputies
The French Communist Party removed two labor leaders and three national assembly deputies from its central committee. It also ordered a drive to recruit French youths and to halt the decline in dues-paying, card-carrying membership.
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Paris
French Communist Party
National Assembly
Yarborough Calls Third-Term Bid Un-Texan and Unworthy
Ralph Yarborough, Democratic candidate for Texas governor, blasted a possible third term as un-Texan in a statewide radio opening speech. He pledged a hard, clean campaign, criticized incumbent Shivers, and urged voters to rotate in fresh leadership for Texas.
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Dallas
Ralph Yarborough
Discoverer of Ancient Solar Boat Relieved of Control
In Cairo Kamal El Mallakh, who first unearthed the 5000 year old solar boat near the Cheops pyramid, is removed from direct supervision of the excavation. A five man commission including Mallakh will oversee preservation and the dig, amid intra department feuding and calls for a dedicated museum on the site.
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Cairo
Egypt
Kamal el Mallakh
Cheops Pyramid
Mustafa Amer
Department of Antiquities
Mallakh
Cheops
Amer
Great Pyramid
Zaki Nour
Antiquities Department
Giza
No Progress in Bus Strike Talks
In Dallas on June 7 representatives of Continental Dixie Bus Lines and striking drivers met with the Federal Mediation Service but reported no progress. The 737 drivers in three divisions from Illinois to California walk out over wage and per mile pay, with Texas, Central, and Western divisions affected.
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Dallas
Continental Dixie Bus Lines
Federal
Continental
Illinois
California
Texas
Central and Western
Wichita
Kan
Los Angeles
Calif
Brotherhood of Railroad
Central
Walter C. White
Judge Warns Attorneys Over Materiality in Hammonds Case
Attornies debated whether negotiations between Hammonds and VanCronkhite were material to credibility and board reliance. VanCronkhite, subpoenaed and briefly excused, denied political influence for Hammonds and quit when affairs faltered. Betts allowed reading of newspapers. trial resumes tomorrow as the state accuses the company of fraudulent organization and insolvency.
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Hammonds
John VanCronkhite
Austin
ahHdon Sasmhm
Wasda Diverse Shivers
State Insurance Board
Betts
Jones
VanCronkhite
State Democratic Organization
Yarborough
Lloyd's
Wag
Worry of False Teeth Slipping Promoted as Comfort Aid
Don’t be embarrassed by loose false teeth slipping when you eat talk or laugh. A pleasant powder called FASTEETH claims to hold teeth more firmly with no unpleasant taste or acidity.
Amarillo School Tax Valuation Jumps for 1954 55
Amarillo Independent School District estimates total tax valuations at 247 385 960 for 1954 55, up 2 118 340 from last year. Real property up 5 618 340 while personal property falls 3 500 000. Budget planning underway with rate likely set by mid July or by August 1.
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Amarillo Independent School District
Chas. M. Rogers
Russians Cancel Botvinnik Visit to U.S. Chess Match
New York June 7 The Russian champion Mikhail Botvinnik has cancelled a planned trip to the United States for the American Russia chess match starting June 16. Harold M. Phillips president of the United States Chess Federation said the Russians offered no reason for Botvinnik’s cancellation.
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New York
United States
Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik
Harold M. Phillips
United States Chess Federation
Rationing Fears Debunked by ODM Spokesman
Washington June 7 The Office of Defense Mobilization denies reports that officials urge President Eisenhower to stockpile consumer ration books. An ODM spokesman said the agency is checking with the Government Printing Office on costs and printing times to prepare ration books and coupons if needed.
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Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
Eisenhower
ODM
Government Printing Office
Panhandle Outdoor Sports Club Meeting Tonight
The Panhandle Outdoor Sports men's Club meets at Memorial Park pavilion at 8 PM. Two Colorado state produced motion pictures will be shown during the evening.
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Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen’s Club
Memorial Park
State of
Colorado
New Hemorrhoid Remedy Preparation H Promises Relief
Classified ad touts Bio Dyne based Preparation H as a non surgical cure for hemorrhoids. Claims include reduced bleeding, pain relief, and lasting shrinkage over months with over 10 to 20 year cases cited. Sold for 98 cents a tube with applicator. money refunded if not satisfied.
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New York, N. Y
Trustees Name 4 Principals
Principals of three new elementary schools were appointed by the school board. Earle Fischer becomes principal at South Lawn. E. T. Evans moves from Glenwood to Whittier. Robert Clounch from Avondale takes Sunrise. Donald A. Dickerson will succeed Evans at Glenwood. Summit has no appointment.
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Earle Fischer
Summit School
South Lawn School
E. T. Evans
Glenwood School
Whittier School
Robert Clounch
Avondale School
Sunrise School
Donald A. Dickerson
Evans
Glenwood
Chas. M. Rogers
Floyd Hemphill
Margaret Wills School
Martha Buster
Buster
Amarillo
Sunrise
Hilltop
South Lawn
Children’s Theater Division
Junior League
Tolzien Music Company
Meyert Music Company
Rattan & White
Amarillo Band House
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Don Harrington
Bobby Mortén
North Johnson
Skeet Collier
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Cleveland
Sam Sellers
Houston
Bob Holdcroft
Cactus
Whitney CO
Pho
Maury Maverick
Hearing Aid Assn
EEA St Veg Co
Arthur
P.O. Box
Ship of State
Feud Custs
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Sir Philip Sidney
London
Russia
Alsays
Ravel
Faro de Vigo
Vigo
Spain
Europe
Permaglas
Adams Plumbing & Heating
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