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kof the to the es her burning Vashing ephoto).0ARPresidentana uscu cars ana 100a were responsible for the decrease The Labor Department said its consumer price index was set at 127 4 per cent of 1947-49 prices or 18 per cent above a year ago.This figure means that it cost the average consumer $12 74 to buy the same goods and services that cost $10 in the 1947 49 era.'The decline means that nearly j one million workers in Jhe auto-i mobile and farm equipment indus-j tries will not get wage increases next month. Their wages are geared to the rise and fall of the the Laredo Independent School , index and it did not climb enough Board, three new trustee candi* since last October to justify a dates for the Webb County School wage hike. Board, trustees for five countyBut the department said about common school districts, and the 81.000 workers, including those at candidacy of State Senator Hen-Old PartyEndorsesCandidatesThree incumbent candidates fopB Gonzalez as U.S. Senator to succeed Lyndon B Johnson have been endorsed hr WebbCrterpillar Tractor Corp plants will receive penny - an • hour pay boosts based on a different formu la from other auto Truck drivers in Virginia and the Carolina* — several thousand inall - will get two - cent hourly bv Mavor J. C. Martin Jr , In-raises under their contracts. dependent Club president. He said Robert J. Myers, deputy com the action was taken at a meet* missioner of labor statistics, said ing of the Independent Ciub Ex* the index had climbed to new eeutive Committee and Board of record highs every month for the Directors held Monday evening.workers Coun*’5 Independent Ciub.Announcement of the endorsements was made this morningpast year except during August and last month.We expect to have relative sta ; hihty in this month s index,” he!said.All endorsed candidates will receive full Independent Club support at the school trustee elections on April 1 and the special . . senatorial election scheduled™d_JeV_e.T! April 4. Mayor Martin said.The three incumbent candi-wtnter weather in January andheld out declining consumer demand were _____ _________France's both factors in the decrease in the dates endorsed for the Laredo•la follow index. Independent School Board are Dran Presi Prices on women's and girls V. L Puig Jr., Francisco J. Flo-coats and women's suits were res, and Mervil M. Moore.)e Gaulle slashed at end of season sales and ,he princi pulled down apparel pnees by an _ . ,e _ L a r e d o Independent i the Al- average 1.1 per centand will The house wife also paid let.. ... .. . -nennence for egg* fresh tomatoes, most fuon*ol,da,lnn Proposals railing for the 1.2 fresh frur* ,nd milk aithough th? «Pf/»rrce, knowledge of ?rs ire !r eats poultn and most fresh *5?. th!h ,eader'Algerians vegetable* were mere expensive ^.p offered by these three in-last month cutnbent candidates, Martinsaid.School District is now facing facility expansion problems andle conclu alks was it did ex the war •arly endreed ‘‘on hope that ive and Algerian 150.000 ofakeIncumbents On School Board Seek Re-ElectionThe three incumbents whose terms expire, have filed for re election a* members of the La redo Independent School District hoard, in the April 1 school elec tion.The \ are Mervil M Moore, Francisco J. Fiores and Dr. V. I. Ptug. Jr All filed today as independent candidates, and n o t under any party bannerHowever, they have been given the full endorsement of the lnde“The Independent (Tub feels that election of all three candidates to another term of office will best serve our public education program in Laredo and the present and future welfare of the city’s school children.’ Toward this end and to assure efficient, progressive operations of our County School Board and cur common school districts, the Independent Club will actively support all candidates endorsed for city County School Board, and common school district posts in the coming trustee elections.” All candidates endorsed for city, county, and common school district trustee posts filed as independent candidates Monday.The three trustee candidate*I that nlt;indent Club',or’ Old Partv.’The endorsed fnr the County School I t lie inform Partv had previously arp ne'v aspirants for postsould de announced that thev would not on_the hoard. They are.-common- them if thev offered fort ommJ re-electionmlt; a re* ‘ Wt uould certainly appre I „cjtool ciale the support of evervone in the communilv Moore said ' This is a big job and we needA and He saidTrustee at barge Fermin de la Garza, trustee Commissioners Precinct .No. 1 Sergio Laurel:Trustee, Commissioner's Precinct (Continued on Page 41San An ihe P*°Plrsupport in order to (I with our schoolthem arc movp fo! programi several Flore* *aid that all three had wmn ox gti vlt;*r the matter careful con si vote bv deration and decided thev should nittoo or run ^or re inn in order to ould not complete the *chool expansion omivend Plnl»ram now under way a state started thi* program anderelv .hi v'e ^’e! ,hat SKe can hf hc,P in putting it over he stated ‘’We are expecting the support of all the peoplemade ji usually)when aLegisla J mn nake:Mavor .'Martin Jr head of stated today that made a previoust they would have the Old Partv banof the Old Part its he had neve er when statement th •st. to run under ent staft ner be used ”1 *a * 'bat we would endorse this is a three gind candidate*, but I said v*sinn ■ nothing about partv affiliation or ing addi lox alt, and left that open, he si. ^*dud.An outomoblle con help y**, w the world—which world is up to you. 0mAmIt would require more a dozen other media to covtr the area that is covered Dally and Sunday by your advertising in The Laredo Tiato.
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Laredo Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Tue, Feb 28, 1961
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Jerry T.
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