El Paso Sheriff Visited Gambler Cohen. Public Unmoved
El Paso residents showed little reaction to Sheriff Joe Campbell's weekend trip to Los Angeles with gambler Mickey Cohen. Campbell and his wife joined Cohen and his wife at night clubs and rode in Cohen's car, prompting questions about possible political impact. Campbell, who will not seek reelection, said he is not interested in politics. Cohen later credited Campbell with fairness during his Texas tour.
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EL Paso
el Paso Herald-Post
Border Town
Joe Campbell
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Campbell
el Paso County
Cohen
Texas
New Taxes Scheduled to Take Effect Next Week
Washington reports several new levies starting November 1 including a 10 percent tax on manufacturers prices for household television sets and quick freeze storage units. Other measures raise the jewelry and fur excise tax to 20 percent for non retail sales by auctions, increase slot machine taxes to 150 dollars a year, and expand transportation taxes to payments made abroad to curb avoidance of the 15 percent railroad ticket tax.
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Washington
United States
Canada
We Suspected Hounds and Fox Silver Noted
A note on how silver fox fur darkens with sunlight and lightens with dimmer exposure. Diet also affects fur color with less sun linked to more gray.
Pro Red Vienna Police Ignore Quit Order
Vienna authorities protest Soviet interference as five district police chiefs from Russian sectors refuse government orders to resign. They suspend lines of command and urge subordinates to follow them, prompting a formal note to General V. P. Sviridov.
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Vienna
Austria
V. P. Sviridov
Berlin
Voter Ballot Questions Reach 34 States in November
The upcoming November 7 elections feature constitutional amendments on poll taxes civil rights and pay raises for legislators. States such as South Carolina Georgia Utah Oregon North Carolina Rhode Island West Virginia Nebraska Colorado and others propose changes to voting access legislative pay and public works bonds totaling over 450 million dollars. Voters face 164 local issues across 34 states with long lists of proposed bond issues and constitutional changes.
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Washington
South Carolina
Congress
Georgia
South
Arizona
Idaho
Rhode Island
General
Utah
Oregon
North Carolina
Colorado
West Virginia
Nance
Washington State
Michigan
Louisiana
Injunction Sought Over CBS Color Telecast
RCA asks federal court to halt CBS color telecasting set for November 20. The suit targets the FCC over the Columbia color tech ruling. NBC and RCA Distributors join as plaintiffs seeking quick hearing and possible restraining order if no decision by November 20.
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Chicago
Radio Corporation of America
Federal Court
Columb Broadcasting System
District Court
RCA
Threeledge Constitutional Court
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Color Techno
Philip L. Sullivan
Howard Ellis
FCC
Ellis
National Broadcasting System
RCA Distributors, Inc
Cameron Tops Cotton Production in Valley
Texas valley counties produced 328 284 bales of cotton this year with an average of 85 bales per acre. Cameron County led with 149 386 bales, Hidalgo 105 755, Willacy 70 725, and Starr 2 408 bales.
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Harlingen
Texas Valley Counties
US Department of Agriculture
Cameron County
Hidalgo
Willacy
Starr
Barracuda Seen More Feared by West Indies Natives Than Sharks
Observers note that locals in the West Indies fear the barracuda more than sharks, citing aggressive behavior and alarming encounters that shape coastal legends and fishing practices.
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West Indies
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Antonio
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Sinclair
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CBS Color
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KRG
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