Senate weighs long local bill list in Texas
State Senators opened debate on a long list of local and uncontested bills after House action. The Texas Tourist Development Agency proposal drew opposition from Sen. Andy Rogers who attacked gubernatorial influence. The chamber amended the measure to require Senate approval of governor appointees and to set board roles and travel expenses, with a $250,000 funding request.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Sen
Andy Rogers
Childress
John Connally
Rogers
Connally
Richmond
Lufkin State School
Grant Street
Texas Tech
National Guard
Harris County Criminal Court
Savings and Loan Associations
House State Affairs Committee
House Elections Committee
Maclolm McGregor
el Paso
Byron Tunnell
Pearson to be sworn in as Canada's 14th prime minister
Liberal leader Lester B. Pearson will take the oath Monday in Ottawa, heading a minority Liberal government after Diefenbaker's resignation. Pearson plans talks with Kennedy and Macmillan, aims to convene Parliament May 16, and faces continued pressure on Bomarc nuclear warheads with U S forces in Europe. Social Credit pledges to back Pearson without conditions.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
House of Commons
Georges P. Vanier
Pearson
Josin G. Diefenbaker
Conservative
Liberals
Vanier
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Washington
Social Credit Party
Social Credit
New Democratic Party
Robert N. Thompson
Diefenbaker
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
United States
Prison riot frees 11 inmates in Tantoyuca jail
In Tantoyuca state prison 11 inmates escaped during a riot on Tuesday. Six of the escapees were convicted of murder, and a guard was stabbed amid the confusion. Police investigated and secures were tightened at the facility.
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Tantoyuca, Mex
Infants Under One Lead Traffic Toll in 1962
An analysis of 1962 statistics by the Department of Public Safety shows babies under one year died in automobile accidents more often than nearly any other age group, with only 19 year olds reporting higher infant death numbers.
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Austin
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Ajder
Texas
Garrison
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
Parcel post may end July 1 and Saturday mail cuts likely
Postmaster General J Edward Day warned before a Senate subcommittee that parcel post faces shutdown on July 1 and Saturday deliveries may be suspended. He linked possible service cuts to a $92 million House reduction in the $6.0 billion Post Office Treasury appropriation bill and cited a flawed rate rule that leaves the service operating at a loss.
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Washington (Ap
Washington Post Office
J. Edward Day
Day
Senate Appropriations
House
Post Office Treasury
Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Congress
Virginia Democrat
Department
Parcel Post
Tol
Estes' Guilt Brought by Nashville Negro Church
In Nashville a black church group discounts Estes guilt while noting a federal deficit impact. The piece tracks Estes' return to a West Texas institute, his transformation, and mixed public reaction as he faces possible prison terms and ongoing efforts to aid his legal costs. It also covers traffic safety data from 1962 and overseas tour policy changes under McNamara.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Billie Shieh Scheal
Estes
Texas
Dallas
Institute
Church of Christ
the Estes
National Academy of Sciences
Friends of the School
Billie Solfiy
Willie Cato
Cale
Floyd Rose
Lions To Compete In Tournaments In New Braunfels
Bay town Lions Club members and spouses travel to New Braunfels for the Texas State Lions bowling and golf events. Bowling teams compete Saturday with doubles and singles Sunday. golf entries on Friday include four members. Attending are Mr and Mrs Robert L Gillette, Mr and Mrs James M Jones, Mr and Mrs M M Brown, Mr and Mrs Clifford M Sparky Bond, Mr and Mrs Irvin W Froehner, Mr and Mrs Al Shotwell, Mr and Mrs B A Bertie Stewart, and Mr and Mrs Ray Sloan. Gillette Jones Brown Bond Shotwell Froehner Stewart bowl. Sloan Bond Brown Stewart golf.
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Baytown Lions Club
New Braunfels
Annnual
Texas State Lions
Robert L. Gillette
James M. Jones
Thalidomide Deforms 16 Babies Within U S
The FDA reports that sixteen U S babies were deformed by thalidomide distributed by U S firms as part of its final investigation. Twenty five million tablets were distributed in the United States and an inquiry continues into whether the William S Merrell Co of Cincinnati violated the law in its distribution practices.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
Europe
FDA
House
William S. Merrell Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Davis Baby Born At Gulf Coast Hospital April 11
Mr. and Mrs. Lowry H. Davis Jr announce the birth of a son, Don Lowry, on April 11 at Gulf Coast Hospital. He weighed eight pounds five ounces. He is welcomed by brothers Keith, Bill and Kenneth. Grandparents are Mrs. Jesse Davis and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Thaxton of Baytown. Heidelberg, famed as a 19th century haven for artists and writers.
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Hillsbero
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Travis Peder
Corpus
Christi
Peeler
Ahen
Ion
William J. Murray Jr
John's Trim Shop
W. Main
Froehner
Mexico
Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Miguel Aleman Jr
Agustin Olachea Aviles
Mesco City
Compania Mexicana de Aviacion
Monterrey
Pachuca
Mex
Guillermo Perez
Ajacaba
Perez
Federal District
Ernesto Uruchurtu
Mnesco City
Jaime Torres Bodet
Fresnillo, Mex
Here
Perry
Universal Compact
Tray
ICE
Denier
Nashville Negro Church
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Nashville Tennessean
Winart Pottery
Descaware
Whitcomb
Texas Ave
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Buck Turner
Culpeppers
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Heidelberg
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