Texas Prison Reforms Await Signature in Governor Office
The Legislature passed three prison bills Thursday providing a 4.1 million dollar budget for new facilities 540 thousand dollars through August 31 and a reclassification scheme for convicts. Governor Beauford Jester will sign at a ceremony with O B Ellis Texas Prison Board members and legislators present.
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Brown Takes Oath as Texas Insurance Commissioner
H. Brown was sworn in as insurance commissioner three hours after Senate confirmation. He succeeds Marvin Hall who led the department for 12 years. The oath was administered in the governor’s presence after Kelley’s initial opposition was removed and associate justice W M Taylor presided.
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al Sanese
Coke Stevenson
Austin
Not in Agony Just Couldn't Shut Valve
Motorists gasped as a man writhed on a Tacoma parking strip in apparent agony. Police and attendants prepared an ambulance, but the distressed man insisted he did not need help—he needed a plumber to locate a water shut-off valve.
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Negro Candidate Among 17 Seeking City Council Seats
Nineteen petitions filed to place eight new candidates on the April 4 city council ballot, boosting the list to 17. Included is 70 year old retired Negro mail carrier Harry Lott sponsored by a Negro candidate committee. several incumbents and others weighed in with potential bids as the filing deadline looms.
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Johnnie) Bowen
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Bill) Drake Jr
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Bert) Maloney
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Fred W. Schramm Jr
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Ben White
Oklahoma Man Gored by Rooster After Chase
Duncan Oklahoma March 3 78 year old C Z Mc Clain suffered 114 stitches in his nose and face after a rooster knocked him into a barbed wire fence during a chase.
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Legislature flags at risk on Gilmer Aikin programs
Legislative hazards loom for major Gilmer Aikin bills as the education panel backs a teachers salary measure and opposition grows to funding raises. A Texas poll shows split votes on SB 13 while proposals to raise welfare grants caps and fund road and pension programs face uncertain fate ahead of two weeks without committee action.
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State House Report on Reform Efforts and Budgeted Fears
The 1947 Legislature debates breaking down barriers and a state mediation system alongside liberalizing workmen and unemployment compensation laws. Doubt remains on funding for a state office building and the soldiers bonus. Positive moves include prison reform, temporary raises for 25,000 state workers, juvenile aid, water conservation, and potential election reform with secret ballots.
House chooses sides over basic science bill in raucous debate
A heated Texas House debate over the basic science bill devolved into name calling as Rep Sam Hanna and Rep Lamar Zivley led opposing factions. The panel defeated Hanna's motion to recommit 73 to 55, signaling mixed support amid claims the vote reflected floor leadership and public sentiment.
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Segregation Fight Delays Rent Control Extension Vote
The House banking committee recessed without final action on rent control legislation after a heated dispute over an anti discrimination amendment for race creed or color. The panel had voted 23 to 2 to extend rent controls for 15 months, rejecting a 24 month extension. Senator Tobey warned against the extension unless landlords receive a fair return.
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Truman Names Johnson As Forrestal's Successor
President Truman tapped James V. Forrestal's successor as Secretary of Defense in a political reshuffle. The move follows Forrestal’s departure amid postwar tensions, with Johnson named to fill the vacancy and guide defense policy during a critical period.
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Forrestal Resigns as Defense Chief. Johnson Picked for Post
President Truman accepts James V. Forrestal resignation and nominates Louis A. Johnson as defense secretary. Johnson, former Army mobilizer and Roosevelt era official, would assume duties March 31 if Senate confirms, amid peacetime military buildup and unification program tensions.
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Blanco Plane Crash Kills 2 Near Round Mountain
A small plane crash near Round Mountain killed Robert Hamilton and Marie Hill, both of San Antonio, after takeoff from an improvised airport. The crash severed LCRA power lines, plunging Blanco County towns including Johnson City, Blanco, and Round Mountain into darkness while crews worked to restore service.
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Naming Morrow Envoy Urged To Settle Fuss
Dallas News reports President Truman should name Wright Morrow of Houston as ambassador to settle Texas Democrats' squabbling. The Washington bureau states several prominent Texans have urged the move, with Byron Skelton contesting as national Democratic committeeman.
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Hawaii Statehood Favored By Subcommittee
The House territories subcommittee approved Hawaii statehood unanimously and will consider Alaska next, urging the full House public lands committee to back the bill at its meeting next Tuesday.
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Blockaded Reds Ordered Home
The United States won its fight to eject the Soviet reparation mission from its German zone. Molotov was accused of distorting facts as the eight man mission left the blockaded house in Frankfurt and complied with General Clay. American graves registration staff must also depart the Soviet zone.
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French AEC Member Jailed in Red Hunt
Paris dispatch reports a geologist and member of France’s Atomic Energy Commission jailed in the government drive against Communist spies. The suspect Pelas worked a year in the AEC’s uranium research, the eighth arrest in the roundup led by authorities under Frederic Joliot Curie, who is identified as a Communist.
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Dead Man In France Must Prove He Is Alive
Alfred Sgard was informed by city officials that records list him as dead and that he must go to court to prove he is alive. The action was announced in LIVE France on March 3 with UP reporting.
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Alfred Sgard
Norway Accepts Bid To Join In North Atlantic Pact Talks
Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne announced that Norway will participate in negotiations for a North Atlantic defence pact. He said the Norwegian Storting approved joining in a closed meeting, with only 11 Communist MPs opposing. Morgenstierne expects to represent Norway at Friday talks and notes he has not yet seen the pact text but knows its core points.
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