Senators face threats over Audie Murphy remark in Texas
Senator James E. Taylor faced verbal attacks and anonymous death threats after objecting to recess for Audie Murphy to address the Legislature. Senators Cousins and Morris escorted Taylor to his hotel room as police and officials reported no protection requests. The scene prompted talk of a possible personal privilege speech as police offered help if needed.
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James E. Taylor
Senate
Audie Murphy
Roy Cousins Jr
Beaumont
G. C. Morris
Greenville
Taylor
Austin
Cousins
Senate Finance Committee
Homer Garrison
State Department of Public Safety
R. D. Thorp
Kerens
Texas lawmakers weigh reforms to old age aid and liens
A Texas House panel debated lifting the $35 million ceiling on state public assistance with a plan by Rep. Willis to study liens on estates to reclaim aid. Director John Winters testified the plan could cut rolls by about 10 percent and boost funding to roughly $107 million annually if matched by federal funds. The hearing, attended by about 100 seniors, featured sharp exchanges over the amendment and potential impact on beneficiaries.
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Phil L. Willis
Willis
John H. Winters
Public Welfare Department
Case March
Waco
Sam Hanna
Dallas
March
Hanna
George Parkhouse
W. S. Fly
Parkhouse
Winters
Texas
Senate Fight Fizzles as School Reorganization Bills Advance
Senate opponents wrapped up a long filibuster on the central education agency bill led by Senator Jim Taylor of Kevens. The measure passed to third reading 16 to 6 and faces final action tomorrow as lawmakers prep for House amendments. Open season and wildlife bills from several counties also moved through the House.
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Central Education Agency
Jim Taylor
Kevens
Buster
Senate
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
Mds
House
Texas Dirt Farmers Congress
W. R. Chambers
S. J. Isaacks
el Paso
House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Robertson County
Wise County
Newton
Jasper
Sabine
San Augustine
Shelby
Panola
McMullen
Supreme Court Upholds Heyser Field Flare Gas Order
The Texas Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 ruling, upholds the Railroad Commission’s shut down order for the Heyser oil field to halt flare gas production in Calhoun and Victoria Counties. Justice Sharp writes the ruling while dissents argue lack of jurisdiction and fairness. The decision follows a November 22 clash over wasteful gas flaring and injunctions against enforcement.
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Railroad Commission
Heyser
State Supreme Court
98Th District Court
Charles C. Betts
Commission
Calhoun
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Price Daniel
Supreme Court
John H. Sharp
G. B. Smedley
W. St. John Garwood
Swedley
Sterling Oil and Refining Company
Basic Science Bill Moves Through Senate Committee
The Senate public health committee approved a controversial basic science bill on a six to four vote. It would require medical doctors chiropractors osteopaths and naturopaths to pass exams in six basic sciences before licensing, with a board of science professors overseeing. Debate featured strong opposition from osteopathic and naturopathic groups and limited testimony from supporters.
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Ustin
American Capitol Sta
Senate Public Health Committee
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
Walter Tynan
San Antonio
Texas
Senate
State Medical Association
University of Texas
Tynan
Merton Minter
The
Texas State Medical Association
Minter
Bullock
Phil Russell
Fort Worth
State Osteopathic Association
Space ship study targets 10000 mph speed milestone
Washington reports top secret government research on a 10000 mph space ship that could reshape military power. Details remain highly secret with only a chart from Curtiss Wright publicly referenced, showing a space craft and other ultra high speed aircraft nearing blueprint stage.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Curtiss Wright Corporation
Wright Brothers
Pioneer
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Phone Rate Hike On Trial Basis
Southwestern Bell accepted a city council rate increase on a trial basis to gain immediate relief from earnings pressures. The company argued rates of 9.50 for business and 4 for residence are needed for a fair return, noting costs from postwar expansion and wage increases. City officials estimated a 4.12 percent pre tax and 3.06 percent after tax net return, with adjustments for taxes and a handset fee removal.
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William J. Weeg
Austin American
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
C. S. Slatton
Austin
Slatton
Diplomats from 33 nations protest Mindszenty trial at Vatican
Diplomats from 33 nations presented Pope Pius XII with a joint message calling the Mindszenty treason trial an offense to religious and personal liberty. The Pope thanked them, praising a global conscience against oppression while avoiding direct condemnation of Hungary or communism. Represented were European states, Lebanon, Egypt, and the United States. Iron Curtain nations largely absent. Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia missions remained, with Czechoslovakia’s minister recalled.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Apostolic Palace
Lebanon
Egypt
Liberia
San Marino
United States
Poland
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Vatican
Legation
Dutch Ready to Grant Indonesia Self-Rule
The Dutch government said in principle it would comply with UN Security Council orders to grant self-rule to Indonesia. The move follows the council's demand for immediate compliance issued 19 days earlier.
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Indonesia
Hague
UN Security Council
House Committee Rejects Flat 15 Per Cent State Pay Hike
The Texas House appropriations committee rejected a subcommittee plan for a flat 15 percent pay raise for state employees and sent the proposal back for revision. The debate contrasted this with the Senate’s 20 percent to 5 percent scale and focused on applying the raise to top salaries and years of service.
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House
Jay
Austin American Capitol
State House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Ray Kirkpatrick
Trenton
Appropriations Committee
C. S. McLelland
Eagle Lake
Senate
House Appropriations Group
House Committee
Pearce Johnson
Johnnie Rogers
Travis County
Rogers
Acheson Affirms U S Policy On North Atlantic Pact
Secretary of State Acheson stated the United States would not back away from a Western European defense alliance. He responded to Western Europe and Soviet claims that Washington would automatically commit to war if any member is attacked, saying the exact commitment is still under negotiation.
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Munich
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Washington
Acheson
Europe
United States
Senate
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Italy
State Department
Russia
Congress
Connally
Vandenberg
Weizmann elected first president of Israel in Assembly vote
Dr Chain Weizmann won the vote 83 to 193 over Prof Joseph Klausner to become Israel s first president. The session was stormy and abstentions numbered nineteen. Weizmann previously served as provisional president of the first Jewish government formed at Tel Aviv last May. The Constituent Assembly also debated constitutional plans and U S policy aims with emphasis on associations under the United Nations Charter and a multinational security framework.
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Jerusalem
Chain Weizmann
Israel
Constituent Assembly
Weizmann
Tel Aviv
Joseph Klausner
Hebrew University
Menachem Begin
Herath Party
Fifteen Protestant Pastors to stand trial in Sofia
Fifteen Protestant ministers and officials from the United Evangelical Church face treason espionage and black market charges. They will go on trial in a Sofia district court on February 25 following their arrest announced last Friday.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
United Evangelical Church
Police Chief Posts Target Practice List on Board
Green Bay police issue a curious notice in the day book inviting officers to shoot for target practice as listed on the bulletin board. Chief H. Bero signs the notice.
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Green Bay
Wis
H. Bero
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