Gilmer-Aikin school bills stall in Texas House
Opponents blocked action on the Gilmer-Aikin education measures for two and a half hours then adjourned until Thursday by a 73 to 67 vote. Debate centered on Senate Bill 115 creating an elective state board of education and a state commissioner replacing the current superintendent. The session also killed or delayed several related measures.
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Austin
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Two Teens Caught Burglary Suspects at Pease School
Austin police captured two burglary suspects, ages 17 and 21, hiding in the third floor girls bathroom of Pease School at 12th and Rio Grande. Nine officers responded to a prowler call, recovering no loot, as investigators linked the pair to recent Austin school break ins.
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Firm To Manufacture Pocket Size Radios In Kansas
Lawrence Kansas officials of the Commercial Equipment Company announced plans to build a pocket size radio plant. About 100 employees will be needed and production will start within 60 days. The announcement was made by M C Reefer Hans Larson and S S Asher.
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Bevin Arrives in Washington for Atlantic Pact Signing
British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin reached Washington after an egg and tomato protest in New York. He joined Secretary Acheson and other foreign ministers to sign the North Atlantic Treaty, aimed at Western unity and long lasting peace amid broader talks on Germany and Italian colonies.
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Trial Begins April 25 In Death of TCU Dean
Arthur Clayton Hester, 18, will be tried April 25 in Johnson County Courthouse Cleburne for murder with malice aforethought in the bludgeon slaying of Dr. John Lord. Dr. Lord, TCU Graduate School dean, was killed March 8 at his lonely Burleson area farm house.
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Motorbike Crash Injures Two Teens in Austin
A 14 year old motorbike rider and his 14 year old passenger were hurt when their bike collided with a dump truck at 22nd and San Jacinto Streets. Will Miller suffered a serious head injury and left leg fracture. Edward Nordeckie had a head injury and leg fracture. Miller is listed as critical, Nordeckie as good. The truck driver Cleveland Benton Jr. and the Sneed Construction Company were identified. police investigated the scene with C H Petri and W R Swinney.
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Texas House committee backs income tax ban and two other amendments
The House constitutional amendments committee approved a proposal to bar state and local governments from levying income taxes, with supporters arguing it protects wage earners. The panel also endorsed a poll tax repeal and a measure allowing women on juries, sending all three to the House floor amid debates on voting rights and registration fees.
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Red in Capitol Speaker Out Of Order
Durwood Manford speaker of the Texas House of Representatives gave up his gavel for a week due to measles. Legislators visited him at his sick bed while Mrs. Manford and their children took shots. Representative Jerry Steward, a retired rear admiral, among visiting lawmakers, reportedly has not contracted the disease yet.
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Pace Steps Up In Council Race
Developments in the city election moved fast with one day left for absentee voting and the four day tax election. A public rally at Wooldridge Park Friday at 7 30 p m will give 17 candidates a chance to address voters in person. The Negro Citizens Council will hold a mass meeting Friday at 8 p m in Dorie Miller Auditorium to hear endorsed candidates. Balloting ends Thursday at 5 p m at the city clerk’s office. Mayor Miller urged voters not to write in his name as rumors of a write in persisted despite his appeal.
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Oklahoma tornadoes kill three across towns
Five twisters struck northwest Oklahoma before dawn Wednesday, killing three people including 12 year old Larry Arnold in Longdale and Mrs. C. W. Godfrey in Canton. Damage hit Canton at about 750,000 dollars with extensive losses in Blackwell Longdale and surrounding rural areas.
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Woman Shot Dead at Dry Cleaning Plant in Dallas
Mrs. Jessie Stringer, 27, was killed Wednesday while working in a Dallas dry cleaning plant. Her husband Roy L. Stringer, 32, fled the scene, dodged pursuing officers, and was later arrested after a brief chase and a struggle in a backyard. he was hospitalized with a head injury.
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Nourse Resigns as Economic Panel Chief
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse announced he has handed in his resignation as chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. He said he plans to stay on until further notice, and noted the move has been in Truman’s hands for months. He had clashed with colleagues over anti inflation policy, while White House aides call it a routine start of a new term.
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President Truman Signs Home Rule Rent Act
President Truman signed the new home rule rent act extending controls 15 months amid praise of a crushing defeat for the real estate lobby. He cited provisions to curb evictions and the black market in rents and warned Congress had approved the extension after weeks of debate.
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Syrian Army Overthrows Government in Damascus Coup
Syrian forces seized control in Damascus on Wednesday, arresting premier Khaled Bey Azem and the cabinet as Brigadier Husni Zayim announced a new administration. UN mediator Bunche said Israeli-Syrian armistice talks would continue, while a curfew was imposed nationwide.
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Wartime Arms Plant Shutdown Linked to Communist Leaders
A government witness linked a 1941 halt at the Allis-Chalmers milwaukee munitions plant to a meeting of Communist leaders. Eugene Dennis urged labor leaders to shut the plant due to munitions supplied to Great Britain. The report also notes other wartime and postwar political developments across Washington and Birmingham.
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Texas Telenet records first statewide telecast in Austin
Gov Beauford Jester and Texas Telenet officials staged the first formal recordings on the Capitol steps for a statewide telecast. A mobile unit captured hundreds of people unaware as cameras aired at the Capitol and downtown. The project aims to relay state programs from Austin with future stations planned in Waco Dallas Fort Worth College Station Houston and other cities.
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Margin Change Rooms Market Margin Change Rooms Market
New York March 30 steady stock market with heavy buying orders and crowded ticker tape. Lower margin requirements cut cash to 50 percent from 75 percent, lifting sentiment after Tuesday’s advance despite short selling and profit taking.
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