Texan protests proposed curbs on cotton trade
Lamar Fleming Jr of Houston, head of Anderson Clayton and Company, testifies before the Senate banking committee against presidential power to fix margins for cotton futures. He argues government stock sales, increased production, and reduced exports can curb price swings, and notes CCC holds 3.75 million bales ready to shift to meet demand.
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Lamar Fleming Jr
Houston
Anderson, Clayton and Company
Fleming
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Brannan
Boards of Trade
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Japan
United States
US vows to defend West Germany against East attack
The United States warned it will fight to defend Western Germany from a possible East invasion. State Department spokesman Michael J. McDermott said West Germans should not fall for Soviet propaganda and that Washington remains determined to defend the area of the federal republic against any such threat.
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United States
Western Germany
East
West Germany
Russia
East Germany
Korea
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
Federal
McDermott
Weather outlook for Central Texas and Texas Friday through Saturday
Central Texas faces hot days and mild nights with partly cloudy skies. East and West Texas expect increased cloudiness and scattered thundershowers, with little temperature change. Hourly readings show highs near the mid 90s and nightly lows around the 70s, with rainfall minimal to none in the 24 hour period. Recent records note a 98 degree high on June 29 and rainfall totaling 19.81 inches this year.
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East Texas
West Texas
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M. Secees
A. m. Segeeuld
Seeees
Peers
Chews
A. m. Pere de
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Marshall Ford
Texas
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Fort Worth
Amarillo
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Laredo
Corpus Christi
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del Rio Waco
Hart named chancellor elect after UT system reform
Hart, honor graduate and former Travis County district attorney, was appointed chancellor by Governor Beauford Jester in 1947 and will assume office in November. Painter to serve as acting chancellor until then as UT units restructure under centralized administration.
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Harvard Law School
New York
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James H. Hart
Travis
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63Rd District Court
Texas
Supreme Court
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Hart
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T. S. Painter
Port Aransas
Galveston Medical Branch
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M. D. Anderson Hospital For Cancer Research
Houston
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el Paso
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Soviet Moves Threaten U N Seat Over Korea War
Soviet foreign minister Endis Boycott of the United Nations signals a struggle over the China seat as nations like Cuba and Egypt pivot. The UN plans to organize a force to oppose Korean Communists, with Lie handling a July 14 appeal that has drawn near 1 division of troops.
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Malik
Andrei A. Gromyko
Korea
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Lie
Unified Command
Man and Wife Killed In Light Plane Crash Near Paxton
Ida Burns aged 57 and Ada Burns aged 52, a farm couple from Grant Nebraska, died in a light plane crash ten miles southeast of Paxton. The wreckage was found in a field by Harley Spurgin with both victims still strapped in their seats. Sheriff Spoenemann reported fog and an unclear crash cause though airport manager Meiners suggested the plane struggled to land.
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Paxton, Neb
Ida Burns
Ada
Grant
Paxton
Keith County
S. A. Spoeneman
Harley Spurgin
Spurgin
K. A. Meiners
Ocallala
Defense Plans Massive Civilian Hiring Under 1951 Budget
The Defense Department announced plans to hire 236,978 more civilians under President Truman’s 10.517 billion preparedness program. Total civilian workers would rise from 738,795 to match Army 393,672 Navy 381,200 and Air Force 200,901 positions by fiscal 1951.
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Washington
Defense Department
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Oil exploration rights granted at Rockefeller Reserve
Louisiana Mineral Board awards Superior Oil Company geophysical exploration rights at the Rockefeller Game and Fish Reserve in Cameron and Vermilion Parishes for 224460 dollars. Tests may run until November 1 when hunting season opens.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Mineral Board
Superior Oil Company
Rockefeller Game and Fish Reserve
Cameron and
Vermilion Parishes
Braniff Shows Big Net Profit in 1950
Braniff Airways reports a net profit of 402000 for the first half of 1950, reversing a loss of 18700 in the previous year. Gross income reached 1217000 with expenses at 785000 as air freight and passenger figures rise strongly.
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Braniff
Dallas
Braniff Airways
T. E. Braniff
Contest First Prize Awarded Cuero Girl
Miss Peggy Lord of Cuero High School Cuero won $1,000 and a trip to Washington in an essay contest sponsored by the President's committee on National canpley the Physically Handicapped The Disabled American Veterans Inc funded the first prize and trip. The International Association of Machinists Ind contributed other cash prizes.
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Washington
Peggy Lord
Cuero High School
Cuero
President’s Committee On National Canpley
Washin
Disabled American Veterans, Inc
International Association of Machinist
Ind
Nome School Bill Passed to Equip and Staff Alaska School
Nome officials report a bill approved on Thursday to fund equipment and staffing for a local school in Nome Alaska. The measure aims to improve facilities and teacher resources in the remote community.
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Nome
Renate
Alaska
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