Water bond clash ends Texas legislative session
The Texas Senate and House clashed over a water bond plan with a property tax feature as they debated a compromise. Final day actions included unemployment benefits increase, narcotics law tightening, and revisions to election laws before adjournment.
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House
Senate
Legislative Council
State Agriculture Department
Sen
Search Bracewell
Houston
Conference Committee
Joe Pool
Dallas
Poole
Grainger MclIihany
Wheeler
J.T. Ellis
Weslaco
E Day drill planned at Fair Park Coliseum Amarillo
Volunteers will assemble at 10 a.m. June 15 for a civil defense structural drill at Fair Park Coliseum in Amarillo. Evacuees will not be represented bodily. Bob Roseberry, Civil Defense coordinator, and Gene Miller, Red Cross coordinator, are coordinating the exercise.
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Amarillo
Fair Park Coliseum
Bob Roseberry
Civil Defense
Gene Miller
Red Cross
Shivers Signs Big Tax Bill
Gov. Allan Shivers signed Texas largest tax bill in state history to raise revenue for two years. The changes add one cent to gasoline tax, boost beer and cigarette levies, and raise the business franchise tax to fund highway expansion and general spending. Public Safety officers gain arrest powers without warrants for motor carrier violations.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Police Curb Prison Riot In Old House Cell Block
Broken glass and fires from a prison riot in the old house cell block near the guard dining room were controlled by three fire pumpers and a hook and ladder crew. About 100 police officers manned the building as inmates in the women’s division joined in the uproar over food and other grievances.
Judge Johnson's Careless Driving Plea After Minor Collision
In Tampa Florida Municipal Judge Johnson pleaded guilty to careless driving after his car bumped another. He was fined ten dollars in traffic court two days later and then returned to duties listening to citizens.
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Tampa
Fla
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Land Office Probe Highlights Veterans Land Program
Senate report cites absences by Shivers and Shepperd at board meetings amid a program dispersing 100 million dollars. It finds no evidence of fraud by admin officers and notes reforms to tighten rules. Jimmy Phillips dissents, planning a minority report. The probe cites "multiple" land sales and urges enforcement and prosecutions.
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Veterans Land Program
The
Land Office
Senate
Shivers and Shepperd
House
Shivers
Shepperd
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Phillips
Bill Would Approve Lake Texoma Bridge
Rep. Albert urged a House subcommittee to approve a bill authorizing a bridge over Lake Texoma linking Oklahoma and Texas. The $5 million project would have Oklahoma and Texas each contributing part of the cost while wartime steel shortages delayed progress.
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Lake Texoma Bridge
Washington
Albert
Okla
Lake Texoma
Oklahoma
Texas
House Public Works
Pacific
Brazos
Padre Island
Cameron
Tex
Rep
Kilgore
Waiters Graduate After Slippery Food Test at Waldorf
In New York on June 7, 56 waiters completed a graduation ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel after a course on restaurant service. The test featured slippery dishes including tomatoes stuffed with crabmeat and chicken Jeanette. all graduates completed the course without slipping.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Strike Threat Eases Off as GM Talks Continue
Union officials voiced optimism that General Motors may soon match Ford’s wage settlement after Ford and the UAW agreed on a modified guaranteed wage plan. Unauthorized walkouts hit GM plants in St Louis and Cleveland as GM seeks new proposals, with Dearborn’s Rouge plant idled and tool and die workers walking out.
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General Motors
UAW
Ford
Livingston
General Motors Council
St. Louis
Cleveland
Fisher Body
Rouge
Dearborn
Tool and Die
Tool and
Kremlin overture to West Germany aims to loosen Bonn alliance
The Soviet note urges normal relations and greater trade with the Federal Republic and proposes high level talks. It warns that war with mass weapons would be harsher than past conflicts. Adenauer tours the United States after en route to Moscow is discussed.
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Soviet Union
German Federal Republic
Bonn
Adenauer
Frans Bluecher
London
United States
Eisenhower
Dulles
Eden
West Germany
East Germany
East Berlin
Moscow
U.S.S.R
German Republic
U.S. S.R
Warmer On High Plains Sees Near record highs Across Region
The High Plains area warmed yesterday with Amarillo at 87 degrees after a 53 degree night. A forecast high near 90 and a chilly 37 degree low preceded a northward cool front expected to ease temperatures Thursday morning. High readings included Roswell 95, Guymon 94, Lubbock 90, Dalhart 89, Gage 87 and Childress 85 as a high pressure system aloft drives warm air and suppresses showers.
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High Plains
Amarillo
Roswell
Guymon
Lubbock
Dalhart
Gage
Childress
Secretary of UT Exes Group To Quit
John A. McCurdy resigns after 29 years as executive secretary of the Ex students Assn of the University. The association's executive council accepts the resignation with regret effective July 1.
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UT Exes Group
Austin
John A. McCurdy
Ex-students Assn
University of Texas
McCurdy
Key to Class Work Offered Based on Demand at Carver High
Carver High School in Amarillo operates on the same basis as other schools, offering courses only if there is sufficient student demand and a capable instructor. Selby cited the small student body and economics as factors. Mrs. Wingate advocated equal learning facilities for all Amarillo students and said the board must decide, believing a workable solution exists.
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Carver High School
Selby
Carver
Tom Wingate
Newsmen State Visit to AAFB
A group of newspaper and magazine men and public relations staff will tour Air Training Command bases at Amarillo AFB tomorrow afternoon. Maj. Robert D. Cassady Capt. Ben Scarpero M. Sgt. Wayne L. Woods lead the group with Pierre Salinger Ed Thomas Ray Birnes John Hamilton John Annis Charles Coombs and others. The visit aims to better acquaint the public with technical training aspects of the Air Force.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Training Command
Robert D. Cassady
Information Services Office
TAF
Ben Scarpero
Los Angeles Office of Public Information
Air Force Information Services
Wayne L. Woods
ATC
Pierre Salinger
Collier's Magazine
Ed Thomas
San Diego Union and Evening Tribune
Ray Birnes
North American Newspaper Alliance
John Hamilton
Globe Photo Company
John Annis
National Broadcasting Company
Charles Coombs
Aviation Flying
Denver Sheep Produce Hair and Wool From Split Skin
In a Denver report, sheep possess two distinct skin layers separated by fat. The lower skin yields hair while the upper skin supports wool growth, revealing a unique dual-texture biology.
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Navasota
Margie Neal
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Lufkin
Ben Atwell
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Lindsey
Paul Gaither
Khiva
Herschel Coffee
West Texas State College
Amarillo-Potter County Heart Association
North Plains
Texas Heart Association
Northwest Texas Hospital
Gordon Jordan
Thomas Dell
Germany
First Presbyterian Church
Dell
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
George Enoch
el Morrocco
van Buren
U.S. Civil Service
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Patman
Polk
Potter County
Monroe
Mich
Kansas City
Buffalo
Kremlin
Woos
AAFB
Ralph Citron, M.D
West 6Th ST
FISK
Dorothy Day
Zale's
Ana Oes
Aaa
F.T. D. Florist
Speedy
Mercury Ematem
Legra
P.T.D
Inter- Flora
Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association
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Alsn
Detroit, Michigan
Deason
For All
Jefferson Street
Washington Palace
FTDA
Mos Fon Greenhouse
C&c
F.T.D.A
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