Taylor Predicts Gilmer Aikin Plan Approval in Texas
Senator James E. Taylor reports mail from Texas groups shows a 4 to 1 approval for an elective state board and appointed chief state school officer under the Gilmer Aikin plan. He cites 5,500 approving individuals and 1,409 disapproving, with broad county support for a unified education agency responsive to the people.
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Senate
Gilmer-Aikin
James E. Taylor
Keregs
Taylor
Senate Finance Committee
Texas
Wires Go Haywire in House Voting Machine Drama
The sixth week of the 51st Legislature opens with chaos as the electrical voting system malfunctions. After a delayed roll call and altered procedures, the chamber adjourns on a near consensus voice vote amid machine glitches and a lengthy session.
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Durwood Manford
Smiley
Manford
William S. Fly
Victoria
James T. Sparks
Sherman
House
Beauford Jester Named Tidelsands Panel Chair
OLD POINT COMFORT Virginia February 14 Texas Governor Beauford Jester was named chair man of the tidelands committee of the Southern Governors Conference. Other committee members include Gov James E Folsom Alabama Gov Roy J Turner Oklahoma and Gov Earl K Long Louisiana. The panel focuses on clarifying state jurisdiction over submerged lands along coastlines and resources.
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Old Point Comfort
Texas
Beauford Jester
Tidelands
Southern Governors’ Conference
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Jester
Southern Foundation Committee
CC Units To Hear Bergstrom Plans
A joint meeting of the Austin Chamber of Commerce planning bureau and military affairs committee will hear Bergstrom Air Force Base expansion plans Tuesday at 4 p m. The report covers transferring the 27th Fighter Group from Kearney Nebraska and starting construction on 105 permanent quarters at Bergstrom. The meeting was called by A J Maloney Herman Heep W J Koen A B Spires and B E Giesecke.
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Bergstrom Air Force Base
Planning Bureau
Military Affairs Committee
Austin
W. J. Koen
A. B. Spires
B. E. Giesecke
Roper Murder Trial Delayed to April 18
The C. H. Roper murder trial was reset for April 18 after Judge Charles O. Betts granted a continuance in 98th District Court. Roper, a local dentist, is charged with murder in the death of McCreary Crow last July. the move came despite objections from District Attorney Bob Long.
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C. H. Roper
Charles O. Betts
98Th District Court
Bob Long
Roper
McCreary Crow
Dan Moody
Polk Shelton
Long
Moody
Auto safety warns rear wheels misaligned on straight paths
An automobile may be unsafe if its rear wheels do not follow front wheel tracks on a straightaway, indicating possible steering or alignment issues requiring inspection.
Overseas Textbooks Distribution Faces Legal Hurdles
State Education Board debates overseas gifts of discarded textbooks citing legal barriers. They note potential sales of unrequested books, or via publishers, and report 6,000 unexchanged volumes stored in Austin awaiting redistribution. Also discussed are plans for a Pasadena junior college and a large permanent school fund bond purchase.
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Thos Americe Ito
State of P*education
Texas
P. H. Olsen
Clifton
Isabel Thayer
Houston
H. A. Glass
State Department of Education
Austin
Glass
Talk on Middle East by Dr. Badeau in Austin
Dr John S Badeau president of the American University at Cairo will speak on Basic Issues of the Middle East Thursday at 8 pm at a public meeting of the Austin Foreign Policy Association in the Texas Union He has led the Cairo university since 1945 and worked in Iraq prior to 1935 He authored East and West of the Suez and edited The Journal of Modern Education He holds engineering from Union College theology from Rutgers and studied at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University
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Middle East
John S. Badeau
American University At
Cairo
Egypt
Badeau
Austin Foreign Policy Association
Texas Union
Iraq
Baghdad
The
Suez
Journal of Modern Education
Dr. Badeau
Engineering
Union College
Rutgers
Union Theological Seminary
Columbia University
Judy Canova Divorces Third Husband Over Sarcastic Nerves
Judy Canova obtained a divorce Monday claiming her third husband Chester B. England a cosmetics maker was sarcastic sulky and away from home causing her nervousness and preventing work. An out of court property settlement was reported by her attorney.
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Los Angeles
Judy Canova
Chester B. England
Body of SSG Lloyd M. Glenn to Arrive in Austin
The body of Staff Sergeant Lloyd M. Glenn arrives in Austin Tuesday afternoon. Glenn, a 7th Infantry Division veteran, was killed May 1 1945 on Okinawa after 23 months overseas. He earned the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Presidential Unit Citation. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Cook Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park.
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Lloyd M. Glenn
Austin
Glenn
Okinawa
7Th Infantry Division
Pacific
Kiska
Kwalein
Leyte
Fort Ord
Calif
Hamilton Field
Fort Lewis
Wash
C. P. Glenn
Eula Jones
Houston
Myrtle Griffin
Sadie Hobertz
Olga Boatner
John Glenn
Louis Glenn
Fred Glenn
Cook Funeral Home
C. E. Bloodworth
Russell Jones
Clark Jackson
Roland Walden
Noble Long
Allen Walden
Glenn Warren
Lawrence Warren
Vernon Walden
Dale Jackson
Memorial Park
UT ROTC Parade Honors Armed Forces Civilians
University of Texas ROTC units from Army Air Force and Navy will parade and review on campus to honor civilian components of the Armed Forces during National Security Week. Major General K L Berry and General Arthur P Watson will officially review the event with staff officers and university sponsors. If weather turns bad, the program moves to Hogg Memorial Auditorium.
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Army
Air Force
Navy
University of Texas
K. L. Berry
Adjutant General of
Texas
Arthur P. Watson
90Th “Texas Own” Infantry Division
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Bargain Note Describes Poison Suicide Attempt
In Santa Monica a man ill and fearing to burden his family swallowed poison after reading a billboard at General Hospital. Police found a note left for passersby stating fine funeral for $60. His children discovered him. doctors say he will recover.
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Santa Monica
Calif
General Hospital
One Man Injured In Train Derailment At Pinecliffe
Denver dispatch reports one man sustained head injuries when an eastbound Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train derailed on a siding at Pinecliffe Colorado. P C Jones aged 53 of Denver was riding a caboose and fell from an embankment as the car rolled. Main line blocked for four hours.
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Denver
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Pinecliffe
Colo
P. C. Jones
Senators Seek Hidden Plans for LCRA Expansion
Legislators show stiff opposition to the Lower Colorado River Authority expansion proposal to sell 25 million dollars in revenue bonds for two additional dams and extended service. Senators Ashby and Proffer note resistance while House sponsors pledge committee action and a possible public hearing next week.
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LCRA
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Senate
Ashley
R. L. Proffer
Denton
Senate State Affairs Committee
Proffer
House
Pearce Johnson
Austin
Johnnie B. Rogers
William R
Bill) Stump
Georgetown
Johnson
Texas Oil Well Completions Rise in 1949 Report
The Railroad Commission reports continued gains in oil and wildcat drilling. For the week ending February 12, 144 oil well completions raised the year total to 1,026, with eight wildcat wells drilled increasing the year total to 46. Gas well completions reached six this week, bringing the year total to 79, while drilling applications total 1,251 for the year. The calendar day allowable stood at 2,416,401 barrels, up 4,686 from February 5.
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The
Railroad Commission
Wildcat
Denton Man Found Fatally Shot at Home
Denton, Fen 14. Jun ius H McClurkan 38 a dairy bookkeeper was found shot fatally at home Monday. County Judge Gerald Stockard who held an inquest returned a verdict of death by own action. McClurkan was survived by his wife and son.
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Denton
Fen
Junius H. McClurkan
Gerald Stockard
McClurkan
Snow slide kills Harold Ross near Jackson
Harold Ross, about 35, was killed when he was buried beneath a snow slide Sunday 12 miles south of Jackson Wyoming. The accident occurred as he worked in a snowbound area and authorities investigated the cause.
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Jackson
Wyo
Harold Ross
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Pembroke
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Central Texas
Snow Buries Man
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Madison Ave
N.Y
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Montopolis
Austin, Texas
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