State lawmakers push tax and pay bills in Texas
February 11 report from Fort Worth notes lawmakers consider bills to raise state taxes and fund teacher pay hikes and tuberculosis hospital construction in San Antonio and Harlingen. A Senate Education panel approved a hospital appropriation of 3.255 million dollars and a 9 million dollar annual education plan, with Sen. Bardeman dissenting on 600-dollar annual raises. Gov Shivers backed emergency funding.
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Harlingen
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Sersey B. Bardeman
San Angelo
I$nate Education Committee
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Shivers
Ihie Hospital
Rogers Kelley
Wburg
EWS in Brief a Representative opposes horse racing bill
Texas Denton city and North Texas and Oklahoma reports note opposition to legalizing horse racing. Officials say action needed to fix fees and regulate racing as discussions continue on concurrent bills. Tug boat crews reach agreement ending a costly strike affecting major liners and ports.
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Denton
Ralision Gates
Been
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North Texas
Oklang Ne
York
APL Borecren's Union
Police School Scene Reports Theft and Miscellany
Police and enforcement officers in the La Porte area investigated an apparent theft at Pasadena's police school involving a 191 old sedan TB-413. The owner, Kittis, filed a report with Baytown NJ Service Test. Later items include a purse with a dollar and various personal notes about local residents and plans.
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Tel Lay
la Porte
Pasadena
Jest Chander
John Cham
Nat
Creger
Kittis
Baytown
Puts Brakes On Demands For China Blockade
Washington February 11 Eisenhower administration slows mounting congressional calls for blockade and bombing of Manchuria while not ruling out either option. Secretary Dulles testifies no plan pending to blockade Red China or bomb Manchuria. General Bradley warns naval blockade could risk world war while noting no legal barrier to blockading the Chinese mainland.
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Eisenhower
Manchuria
U.S
Sen
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Ihe
Juvenile Day for Deputies Aids Cedar Bayou Burglary
Deputies AEM Brown and J C Bicherstiif arrest a 11 year old at Cedar Bayou in a burglary tied to Claade Tompkins fish market on Highway 146 with $20 in fishing gear stolen. Two boys aged 14 and 15, found wandering Baytown Street from Channelview homes, are held for Hart County Probation on multiple charges and a long police record dating back to age nine. custody will go to their supervision department.
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J.C. Bicherstiif
Hart#s County Probation department
Puto
Seid
Alvin Man Dies in Hospital Funeral Services Held in Alvin
William Jesse Silvey 79 died at a Baytown hospital. Funeral services were scheduled in Alvin Wednesday at 2 PM with burial in South Parts cemetery. Survived by Bertha Alice Silvey of Baytown, son William Silvey Jr of Baytown, daughters Mrs Nathan Green of Velasco, Mrs Carrie Bell of Freeport, Mrs R of Alvin, 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren, sister Mrs Pete Warren of Overton. Shipped to Froberg funeral home in Alvin by Paul A. Lee, Baytown.
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William Jesse Silvey
Baytown
Alvin Man
Froberg
Alvin By
Paul A. Lee
South Parts
Bertha
Alice
William
Silvey
Nathan Grean
Velasco
Carrie Bell
Freeport
Pete Warren
Overton
Shannon Morris Fined $50 in County Court
Shannon Morris was fined $50 in County Court after a months old charge. He denied drinking, claimed fever, and was not tried until Wednesday after more than 14 months since the alleged offense.
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Shannon Morris
Winter Storm Smothers Texas Panhandle Highways
United Press reports winter grip across Texas Panhandle with slick roads blamed for five deaths and many injuries. Snow drizzle and fog slow travel as buses run late and airline delays occur. Dalhart and Amarillo areas see freezing temps and dangerous highways. a three-vehicle crash near Waco injures several including a young child.
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Texas Panhandle
United Press
Texas
Mercury
Texas Highway Patrol
Panhandle
Dalhart
Ite
Amavila
Feil Uill
Mary Parsons Guilty Faces 10 Year Term
Wichita Falls bulletin reports Mrs Mary Jean Parsons found guilty of murdering her husband with care givers support and faces a possible ten year prison term. Jurors remained divided Tuesday before a Wednesday verdict after Judge Tipps urged them to sleep on it. The court photographed Mrs Parsons despite a defense objection as the jury foreman announced continued deadlock earlier in the week.
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Tex
Mary Jean Parsons
Cialice
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Arthur
Tipps
Tuam
Parsons
Leslie Humphrey
Bay
Wichita “Falls
Jiandea
Pote Abou
GOP Farm Leader Promises Federal Aid To Bolster Income
Chairman Clifford R Hope, longtime Kansas Republican, assured farmers that federal programs to bolster farm income will be continued or improved under the Eisenhower administration. He expressed confidence in Agriculture Secretary Ezra T Benson to act within the law as prices fluctuate and warned against abandoning current support until a better plan is enacted.
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Vincent J. Burke
Washington
Clifford R- Hope
House Agriculture Communitizes
Eisenhower
Kansas
Congressional Farm Policy
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Hope
Tidelands Bill Next in Major Regulation Action
Washington reports House leaders expect tidelands legislation to be the next major regulation after Senate consideration. Hearings on various state tidelands issues will begin next week, focusing on submerged oil and gas rights and historical boundary definitions offshore.
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Washington
House
D -Senate
Texas
Louisiana
Grain price drop questioned amid liquidation comment
A grain commission firm said the present liquidation may have run its course and that the recent price decline did not alter the recovery outlook.
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Big Grain Commission
Truman Budget Seen Tight Defense Chiefs Doubt Changes
Washington February report cites defense authorities doubting major revisions will occur quickly after the quick study by the administration. Civilian heads of the services already view the 1904 budget inherited from the Democrats as tightly tailored. Navy Undersecretary Charles S. Thomas and Deputy Defense Secretary Roger Myer Eyes indicated efforts to seek savings while preserving force readiness.
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Charles Corddry
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Ednesday
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Charles. S. Thomas
Man Injured In Channelview Wreck
Two Houston men involved in a car track crash near Channelview shortly after noon. One man was hurt and taken to a hospital by ambulance. The truck was driven by Lester Q Eu, seen behind another vehicle with an operator's license.
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Houston
Sylvestr
Lee Ambulance Hospital
Lester Q EU
Tao
Death of Woman Leads to Autopsy Findings
A Tampa seaman, George Prention Tatum, was released after an autopsy on Mrs. Lillie Faye Burton, 36, who died of pulmonary edema possibly aggravated by alcoholism and blunt force injuries. Police investigations focus on possible involvement of an unnamed infant and other leads, with conflicting statements from a man at her apartment.
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Ivey
Tatum
Tampa
Pia
Lillie Faye
Burton
Jeffer Nl Davis
Eacthex
H. E. McKee
Thesday
Polite
Melfea
Weirin
Zier
Native Czech Woman Dies at 78 in Crosby
Mrs Peters of Crosby dies at home aged 78. Survived by husband John Peters of Crosby, daughter Mrs Mary Wolcik of Crosby or Port Lavaca, sister Mrs Francis Brantley of Crosby, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church. Burial White Cemetery. Zarthman Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers listed.
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Zarthman Funeral Home
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Moore
W. D. Barge
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Joe Svoboda
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Lawyers To Discuss New Court Campaign
East Harris County Bar Association plans a special meeting Wednesday to discuss creating a district court in Baytown. Ethan W. Bruce George Chandler and Robert J. Gillette lead the legislative committee with Joe Reid Mark Carste and Roscoe Zierlein on the coordinating panel. Zorn James Jardeau and Roy Long serve on the outreach committee to contact other counties. The bar unanimously endorsed the proposal on a date set for the campaign.
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Harris County, Bar “Association
Dwar
Eighth Army Bogged Down on Korean Front Amid Snow
United Nations Eighth Army faced a bogged front in Northwest Korea as a heavy snowstorm raged along a 135 mile sector before dawn. Fighter-bombers hit Communist targets near Saron and Wonsan while F-86 Sabres flew above clouds reporting no contact with Red MIG-15 fighters. General James A. Van Fleet was flown to Tokyo for the first leg of his return home after a failed offensive effort.
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Dhre
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Intain
Sarnvor
Wonsan
Korea
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Constellation
James A. van Fleet
Eighth
Army
Tokyo
Van Fleet Returns Home From Korea After Deadlock
General Matthew Van Fleet heads home from Korea after relinquishing command of the Eighth Army. A 24 hour stop in Tokyo precedes his return to the United States for retirement. His wife will meet him in Honolulu and they will sail to San Francisco on February 19. Reporters press about Korea’s deadlock and the army’s offensive potential once he departs.
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Korea
Japan
Eighth Army
Kyo
United States
Honolulu
San Frantisco
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