Strategy Plays in Texas Legislature Drive Policy
The article explains informal power networks shaping Texas lawmaking. Governor Shivers and Speaker Manford used behind the scenes conferences to influence major bills, with conference committees delivering take it or leave it reports. Prospective Speaker Senterfitt may follow this approach, while calls persist to strengthen executive authority.
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House
sGovernor Allan Shivers
Durwood Manford
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Manford
Shivers
Ifle
Reuben S. Senterfitt
San Saba
Senate
Beauford
Inaccurate Surveyes And State Governance Facts
A garbled passage lists varied figures about workers daily miles and state governors salaries, noting New Jersey three year terms and Maryland governor pay. It also claims no air or weather on the moon, presenting conflicting, erroneous details from a historical clipping.
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New Jersey
Texas Redistricting Battle Hinges on Congress Seats
State officials warn districting fights over new congressional maps will dominate the January Legislature. Coastal Texas likely to gain a new seat while Northeast Texas faces shrinking districts. flotorial arrangements may be scrapped and incumbents resist changes. Courts redistricting lacks a sponsor and faces bleak prospects.
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House
Senate
Harris Coitnty
Texas
Congress
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Sam Ravyburn
Torial
Washington tax law ties housewives to social security
The article explains a 1951 rule requiring many housewives who hire maids, cooks, or other help to register their domestic staff for social security taxes. It covers Form 942 reporting, tax rates, who must register, and how wages and deductions should be calculated, noting exceptions and classifications for farm workers and self employment.
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Washington
Sam
Collector of Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Social Security Administration
BIR
SSA
Becnae
Answers and Questions from the Knowledge Quiz
A compiled Q and A page lists trivia on military service classes, presidential inaugurations, turkey frying times, synthetic rubber, pilgrim shells, high railroad stations, Shakespeare death, the dingo, brain aging, and the coco de mer seed. It includes an ad for a song book and a postal order for Christmas carols.
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Seychelles
Coco de Mer
Truman hometown security rules tighten in Independence
Washington column notes Belasco Theater plans for veterans entertainment hindered by Treasury storage costs and guard needs. General Vaughan pushes to cut red tape as 10,000 servicemen seek morale support near the White House. Independence visit details show Secret Service tightening during President Truman’s stay.
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Washington
Harry Vaughan
General Vaughan
Cain
Treasury
Jess Larson
General Services of Supply
Belasco
American Legion
Lafayette Square
White House
Dolly Madison
United States
Republic
Treasury Department
T. W. Herren
District of Columbia
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Gen. Vaughan
John Maragen
Joe Major
Independence
Secret Service
Truman
Milton Morris
Independence Ice and Creamery Company
Harry
Morris
Latter Day Saint Auditorium
Kelsey's
Truman Road
Muelebach Hotel
Ellen
Muehlebach
Kansas City
Floyd Hyland
Fred Wilson
Broadway Buzz from Walter Winchell on New York Scene
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway chatter noting Clifford Odets new play The Country Girl amid Golden Boy memories, Gussie Moran lingerie royalties, Porters Imagination, Fonteyn wage boost, South Pacific profits, and mixed reviews across theatre, film, and society columns.
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Christopher Fry
London
Margot Fonteyn
Sadier
Werls Ballet
Publication affiliation note from Austin papers
The Austin American and The Austin Statesman belong to the Audit Bureau of Circulation and are members of the Associated Press. The Associated Press entities are for local news publication and AP news dispatches.
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Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
Washington, D.C
The
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureauu of Circulation
United States
Associated Press
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