Senate panel approves bill admitting Basque sheep herders
The Senate judiciary committee approved a measure to admit up to 250 skilled Basque sheep herders annually for permanent residence. Introduced by Senator McCarran of Nevada, the bill targets ranchers in Wyoming Nevada and other Western states seeking foreign shepherds.
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Writing Expert Testifies In US Forgery Trial
Handwriting expert Lon H Thomas of the Treasury Department testified Patterson forged a government check for 65 dollars payable to Dillard Allen Swope. Both men were University of Texas students. the case marked Patterson’s second federal court appearance after a mistrial in January.
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Butter Cargo Missing Truckvanishes From Owner
Police search for a missing 18 000 pounds of government owned butter after Harry S. Borden of Sioux City Iowa reports parking his truck in Omaha Sunday night and returning to find the truck gone the load was en route from Chicago to Lowry Air Force Base Denver Colorado
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Iowa
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Chicago
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Dominican Revolt Victims Include Three Yank Airmen
The Dominican Republic government said three men killed in an attempted revolt were U S fliers. Identifications came from documents on the bodies. Victims included Habeat Joseph Marcot, George Raymond Scruggs of Brownsville Texas and John William Chewning of North Miami Florida.
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Dominican Republic
United States
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State Department
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Evelyn Scruggs Collins
King Street
Brownsville
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Florida
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North Miami
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Sale of Fort Travis Scheduled by WAA
The War Assets Administration opened bids on the Fort Travis sale near Galveston. The top bid was 51 75.74 by M and M Construction of Galveston. The sale covers 962 acres and 27 buildings with 72 miles of telephone cable slated for offsite removal on July 18.
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Galveston
M-And-M Construction Company
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Rough Riders Invited To Convene in Tulsa
Tulsa may host the next convention of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders as the association wound up its 50th annual encampment in Las Vegas New Mexico. Twenty two surviving members, some 90 years old, showed little interest in another gathering and Tulsa was informally bid as the venue.
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N.M
Tulsa
Theodore Roosevelt
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Man Found Dead in Houston YMCA
David Minshew 33 from Teague was found dead in his YMCA room in Houston. Police say death appeared natural. Justice of Peace W C Ragan conducts inquest.
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David Minshew
Teague
Justice of Peace
W. C. Ragan
Close Texas 1941 Senate race parallels Johnson Stevenson duel
In 1941 Lyndon B. Johnson barely trailed Coke Stevenson in a Texas Senate contest and again faced a near tie with W. Lee O Daniel in the special election to replace Morris Sheppard. O Daniel won 175,590 to Johnson 174,729 with Gerald Mann third and Martin Dies far behind. protests surfaced but O Daniel accepted the results as the winner.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Coke Stevenson
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Lone Star
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Morris B. Shephard
O’daniel
Gerald B. Mann
Martin B. Dies
British Patrol Shoots Two Egyptians in Suez
Cairo reports that a British patrol shot and wounded two Egyptians and captured them along with a third man near an ammunition depot in the Suez Canal zone on Friday. An Army spokesman said the Egyptians fled after being challenged. normally captives are handed to Egyptian authorities.
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Pre Marriage Exam Bills Move Through Legislature
Bills requiring pre marriage and pre natal exams for venereal disease go to the governor after the House approved senate changes. Both measures, sponsored by Representative George Parkhouse of Dallas, mandate certificates of tests for prospective spouses and require syphilis testing for all pregnant women.
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Senate
George Parkhouse
Dalas
Paris Man Killed Crossing Street in 1949 Traffic Fatality
Joe W Threadgill aged 62 was struck by a car while crossing a city street in Paris. He had run out of gas and was trying to reach his car for help when the fatal collision occurred, marking Paris first traffic victim of 1949.
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Joe W Threadgill
Threadgill
Lords Officials Remove Wigs in Heat Wave
London officials in the House of Lords removed wigs as heat hit 84 degrees the hottest day of the year.
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London
House of Lords
Murray Predicts Unemployment May Grow Worse
CIO President Philip Murray warned in letters to unions and industrial councils that unemployment has risen 50 percent in a year and the end is not in sight. He urged extended unemployment compensation, relief payments, tax relief for low income families, public works in hard hit areas, higher minimum wages, loans to business, and worker transport to job sites.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Reds seize church offices in Prague during crackdown
Catholic informants report the Communist government and its Catholic Action Committee have seized most church consistories across Czechoslovakia. Priests resisting confiscation face arrest while directives from occupied consistories urge actions against excommunication and punishment for supporters.
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Czechoslovakia
Catholic Action Committee
Joel Beran
House Approves Cattle Theft Bill
The House approved a cattle theft prevention bill, sent to the governor after a voice vote on a Senate change. Rep Jimmy Horany, Archer City, led the measure to require livestock auctioneers to record all vehicles entering and leaving the auction barn to trace cattle thieves.
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Senate
Jimmy Horany
Archer City
Hall County Cotton Prospects Best in 50 Years
W B Houser agricultural agent for Hall County says prospects for cotton look the best in five decades. Details indicate a strong crop outlook and favorable conditions for growers in the region.
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W. B. Houser
Hall County
Death by own action verdict in musician death
London coroner's jury rules Jerzy Maliniak, 53, former Vienna State Opera coach, committed suicide in a gas-filled London flat after being turned down for a London opera conductorship. Wife Helen testified he sought several positions but failed and grew despondent.
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Jerzy Maliniak
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London Opera Company
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Russia
New London Opera Company
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Smith Heads Office Machine Dealers
A. P. Smith of Capital Cash Register Company named president of the new Austin Office Machine Dealers. Jack Newberry becomes vice president, John Fuquay secretary treasurer, with Fred Mitchen, Louis Smykal, and John Jones as directors. The group will link with the National Office Machines Dealers Association.
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Capital Cash Register Company
Austin Office Machine Dealers
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John Fuquay
Fred Mitchen
Louis Smykal
John Jones
National Office Machines Dealers Association
98th Grand Jury Reconvenes Today
The 98th District Court grand jury resumes its session with indictments expected by day end. Jurors are to hear last testimony before deciding on indictments across charges from forgeries to murder.
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98Th District Court Grand Jury
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