Inauguration Set For Shivers Ramsey at Noon Today
The Legislature certified the votes for Gov Allan Shivers and Lt Gov elect Ben Ramsey and set a 30 minute noon ceremony at the Capitol. A 19 gun salute signals the swearing in with a reception at 7 p m. committees arranged funds and decor for the event and related proceedings.
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Allan Shivers
Ben Ramsey
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Senate
Capitol
Ramsey
Marjorie McCorquodale
Shivers
Esk
Pearce Johnson
Hill D. Hudson
Pecos
League of Texas
Texas
Beauford
Guv
Oklahoma A&M Top NCAA Basketball Poll Linked to Sooner State Pride
The article notes Oklahoma A&M as the nation's No 1 basketball team following Oklahoma University's No 1 football ranking. It cites Hank Iba's Oklahoma A&M Cowboys beating Bradley and Kentucky to claim top AP poll status this week.
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Oklahoma University
Sooner State
Oklahoma A&m
Hank Iba
Bradley
Kentucky
Stewart Base CO For San Marcos
Lieutenant Colonel William F Stewart assumed command at the reactivated San Marcos Air Force Base. The base will train helicopter liaison personnel under Air Training Command Scott AFB with 1st troops of 175 officers and 300 enlisted plus 50 civilians. Stewart is a Kansas City native and World War II veteran with multiple decorations.
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San Marcos
William F Stewart
Randolph Air Base
Air Force Base
Air Training Command
Scott Air Force Base
Lil
Water Air Force Base
Col
Stewart
Randolph Field
Randolph and
Kelly Fields
Europe
North Africa
England
Kansas City
Kansas State College
White House Officer Reinjures Knee After Return to Duty
White House policeman Private Donald T. Birdzell aged 40 returned to work Sunday after healing from knee injuries suffered during the November 11 assassination gun battle outside the Bleir House. He slipped and reinjured a knee and was readmitted to hospital.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Donald T. Birdzell
Bleir House
Hidden traffic light sparks Austin fine case
Preston R Connally of Medina County was fined 20 dollars by letter for negligent collision at West 15th and Lavaca Street. He argued the red neon background concealed the signal and warned of further accidents unless the light is fixed. A Corporation Court attendant supported his view that the judgment was correct.
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Austin
Preston R. Connally
O’hanis
Medina County
West 15Th
Lavaca Street
P.S
Corporation Court
Connally
P.P.S
Insurance Agents End Walkout in Pittsburgh
Striking Prudential Insurance agents returned to work after a weeklong walkout. About 500 agents nationwide joined the Pittsburgh group after 32 locals were suspended for report failures. The union ordered a return to work to clear wage talks, with a January 25 pension-plans meeting announced by Wade C. Meanor of Local 24438 AFL.
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Pittsburgh
Prudential Insurance Company
Wade C. Meanor
AFL Federation of Insurance Agents Council
Truman reveals national survival budget of 71.6 billion dollars
President Truman offers a 71,594,000,000 budget with a 16.5 billion shortfall to be closed by new taxes possibly reaching 20 billion. He prioritizes defense expansion and fair deal measures like national health insurance and FEPC revival, while facing cross-party resistance on non defense spending. The plan would raise the 1952 deficit and debt, aiming pay as you go with tax hikes.
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Truman
Congress
Free Nations
FEPC
McFarland
D-Ariz
Senate
House
Rayburn
Dtexas
Bridges
New Hampshire
Welker
Idaho
United States
Hart
Anna M. Rosenberg
Senate Preparedness
Defense Department
Mexican authorities close hunt for Cook in multi state slayings
Bill Cook was captured in Mexico and handed to FBI agents after a bloodstained case tied him to the Mosser family killings in Joplin Missouri. Five bodies found near Joplin are identified as Carl Mosser and his wife Thelma plus three children.
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San Diego
Calif
Badman
Bill
William E.) Cook
Mexico
United States
Carl Mosser
Ilinois
Cook
Mexicali
Joplin
FBI
Thelma
Ronald Dean
Cary Carl
Pamela Sue
Joplins
Carl Nutt
Atwood
Ill
Donald Dean
Mossers
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Albuquerque
N. M
Big Bend Park Receives $285,918 in Truman Budget
National Park Service announces a $285,918 allocation to Big Bend National Park Texas in the Truman budget. Funds cover $69,234 for management and protection, $131,684 for maintenance and rehabilitation, and $85,000 for new construction.
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Washington
National Park Service
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Congress
Truman
Government freezes new commercial building projects until February
The United States government bans starting new commercial building work through Feb 15 under the Defense Production Act. Only projects for defense, public health, welfare, safety, or hardship relief proceed after NPA approval. Exemptions include ongoing work, wholesale fuel facilities, ordinary maintenance, and multiuse buildings with commercial portions.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Wonju Front Pulls Back Amid Korean War Push
US Third Division advances to within 25 miles of Seoul as Wonju salients are withdrawn to straighten the line. Fourth lines describe recaptured Osan and Kumyangjang, air strikes killing up to 1,600 Reds, and a redeployed front east of Wonju with reports of Soviet and Allied forces in contact on the Korean front.
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Tokyo
Third Division
Seoul
Suw
Fifth Air Force
Wonju
Eighth Army
United Nations
Han River
Taegu
Pusan
Red
Stan Swinton
Osan
Suwon
Don Huth
Kumyangjang
Chon
Huth
Tue
President Truman Opens 21 Month Army Volunteer Option
President Truman announced a 21 month Army volunteer option for men aged 18 to 25, while draft rules remain unsettled. Pentagon officials projected 24 combat divisions by summer and new limited service eligibility for those failing full tests. Defense plans seek hazard pay for Korea and draft amendments to extend service and harmonize service procurement through the Selective Service system.
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Truman
Pentagon
Army
Defense Department
Congress
Korea
Armed Services
Defense Marshall
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Irving Hart
Selective Service
Lyndon Johnson
D-Texas
Johnson
Omar N. Bra
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marshall
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