Texas DPS study weighs drivers by age sex and license type
The Texas Department of Public Safety released a 25 page report detailing how licensed drivers in Texas on September 1 1956 totaled 3 949 517 with 2 539 804 men and 1 409 713 women. It breaks down operators commercial and chauffeur licenses by age and sex while noting that accident risk cannot be judged by sex without exposure data. The chief statistician N K Woerner says the study finds no clear best driver gender, urging safer driving practices for all.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
N. K. Woerner
DPS
Texas
Woerner
Special education debate sparked by local specialists visit
Thinking column by La Douce Lambert reports Dr. William Wolfe and local doctors urging special education. Dr. B. D. Sanders cites six visually handicapped children. the discussion includes a kindergarten to catch at risk youngsters and concerns over taxes and program scope.
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William Wolfe
B. D. Sanders
Sanders
Alway
Dr. Sander
New York Woman Fined for Lamp Attack on Husband
A New York woman on trial for striking her husband with a tube lamp claimed she acted in self defence during an argument. The judge fined her 50 dollars, suggesting his view of her conduct was overly harsh.
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Dr. Wolfe
New York
Andrews Invitational Basketball Tournament Ends With Local Festivities
In Andrews this week the Andrews Invitational Basketball Tournament drew twelve teams including Monghans Kermit Crane Semine Odes Tom and Lubbock along with Jefferson of El Paso and Andrews. New chamber directors James Roberts and others filled vacancies as the community ties in a barbecued kickoff and holiday events. Santa Claus visited with 400 children while the Andy County United Drive closed with funds to be parcelled out and checks issued.
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Andrew
Andrews
Mest
Monghans
Kermit, Crane
Semine
Odes Tom
Lubbock
Jefferson
el Paso
Jim Herzerzer
Veron P
James Roberts
Bler
Serena
Paul Cumbie
Tahoxa Paso High
Lamesa
Midland
Tories Andrews
Frank Montgomery
Santa Claus
Andrews To Visit Good Little Boys and Girls
Rs Cowan
Andrews County
Andrews Hosts Inaugural Invitational at New Gym
Five years ago the Andrews High School opened a $225000 gym and hosted the first Andrews Invitational Basketball Tournament with invited teams. Mr and Mrs Loy of California bought Lindsey Grocery. L F McCrory Sr burned when a salamander soaked with kerosene spilled. First Baptist Church featured Robert Lee Jordan and Mrs Charles Dean as soloists.
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Rloy
California
Lindsey
L. F. McCrory, Sr
Byt
First Baptist
Robert Lee Jordan
Charles Dean
Dean
Max Godsmith
C Yde Gyton
Goldsmith
AJ. Cagbell
Andrews High School
College of the Pacific
Th. Sur
el Paso
Andrews Lions
Feig Ship Room
Methodist Church
Meek fire truck delivers to Commissioners Court
11 years ago officials honored the delivery of a new Meek fire truck ordered last summer. H C Ward announced the ready steam laundry in the southwest city. Robbed of text details, other notes mention veterans home leave and local bank executives in Andrews.
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Meek
Compsioners Court
Roy
H. C. Ward
Darrell Woolam
M. O. Woolam
Roe Price
Ape
Fr Price
Kenneth Thompson
Joe Thomps
Jerry Price
Donald
Rentz and McCoy
Kennan predicts end of Soviet Union influence in Eastern Europe
In a taped interview with Joseph Alsop, George Kennan argues the Soviet system is fundamentally flawed and unlikely to endure in Eastern Europe or within Russia. He foresees a collapse even after Stalin, doubts a return to Stalinist repression, and urges Americans to base policy on long term human realities rather than short term events.
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George Kennan
Foreign Service
Russia
Kennan
Soviet Union
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
Saturday Evening Post
Poland
Hungary
Knnan
Joseph Alsop
Europe
Stalin
Mr. Kennan
Moscow
Andrews County News Editorial Policy and Reading Quotes
A truncated notice from the Andrews County News outlines editorial policy and corrections procedures. It includes boilerplate about responsibility for errors and letters, plus quotes from papers in Mantorville Boone Altoona about journalism and Nobel Prize debates.
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la Douce Lambert
Weex
Wolfe
T. A. Roch
Ching
Blondie
Grass Roots Opinion
The
Andrews County News
Andrews, Texas
Charles W. Roberts, SR
C. W. Roberts
Mantorville
Minn
Express
Boone
Iowa
News-Republican
Altoona
Norway
Noble Committee
Middle East
Manhattan
Damon
Thur
Mon
Seta
Sewlet
ORYER
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Apprionee Dealer
Peexas Electric
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