Texas campaign shifts to grass roots as Shivers and Yarborough clash
Texas voters near the end of the campaign saw a wide grass roots push. Governor candidates Shivers and Yarborough traded charges over methods and ties to groups, while both promoted road and welfare spending and youth programs. The Texas Supreme Court was asked to rule how Democratic delegate strength should be counted, a move with major convention implications. Central Texas drought aid, receivership of General American Casulty, and Texas anti-Communist law questions also featured, alongside Duval County probe actions and a bear sighting report in Concord New Hampshire.
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Vern Sanford Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
Ralph W. Yarborough
Shivers
Yarborough
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Community Services Division
Youth Development Commission
Commission
Texas Supreme Court
Democratic Executive Committee
Governors Challenge Ike Road Plan At Governors Conference
Governors from multiple states rejected President Eisenhower's proposed 40 billion national road program, urging the federal government to quit highway funding and taxes. Vice President Nixon presented the plan in Bolton Landing as Ike urged federal–state cooperation to fix an aging system, forecasting growth to 200 million by 1970 and proposing increased federal aid.
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John L. Cutter
Bolton Landing
Eischawer
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Robert B. Crosby
R-Nebr
White House
Eisenhower
Harry Truman Awaits Gift Of Snowballs
Independence Missouri July 12 UP Former President Truman awaits an unusual gift a box of snowballs from Trans World Airlines to test the old saying about snowballs in July Kansas City has had warm weather He recently had emergency surgery for removal of his bladder and appendix and returned home to Independence to continue his recovery and treatment plans
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Independence
Truman
Trans-World Airlines
Mgr
Kansas City
Huge building job set for Lackland in Texas area
San Antonio firm C L Browning Jr Co bid the apparent low of 6 816 816 on an ordnance storage project near Lackland AFB Texas. The work includes igloos warehouses repair shops barracks officers quarters an admin building and a railroad spur. Construction could start August 1 and finish early next year. Second low bidder A B Zachary Co 7 099 524 third Farnsworth and Chambers 7 161 197.
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Galveston
San Antonio
C. L. Browning Jr., Co
J. B. Lang
Lackland Air Force Base
Lang
A. B. Zachary Co
Farnsworth and Chambers
Houston
Kerr's Opponent Drops Out Of Oklahoma Runoff
In Oklahoma City July 13 former Gov Roy J Turner quit the Democratic runoff with Sen Robert Kerr. Kerr led first primaries with 238543 votes to Turner's 205241 though seven others prevented a majority. Attorney David Shapard sought a ballot spot. experts doubted merit. Kerr called the move a surprise and pleasant.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Roy J. Turner
Robert 5. Kerr
Turner
David Shapard
State Election Board
Shepard
Gomer Smith Jr
Attorneys wrangle over jurisdiction in Duke Parr case
In San Diego Texas July 13 UP arguments to quash George Parr assault to murder indictment delayed by a new legal maneuver. Assistant District Attorney John Is Gonzalez seeks quo warranto against Special Prosecutor John May of Karnes City over May’s takeover of Duval county cases. Judge Maxwell Welch set Tuesday for a hearing on Gonzalez motion while May’s appointment stands pending disposition of the Gonzales action. Parr’s lawyers had moved to quash the indictment on grounds tied to Parr’s earlier guilty plea in the same incident last August.
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San Diego
Tex
George Parr
Parr
John Is. Gonzalez
San Dies
John May
Karnes City
May
Gonzales
Duval County
Maxwell Welch
Gonzalez
Raeburn Norris
Gonevalez
Cristobal Yhanex
Eamae
Par
Hebittat
Polturrias
Refund mixup prompts Fort Worth installer tale
Jaele Montgomery, a Fort Worth carpet installer, paid two overtime workers with a $4111.95 check but received only a $109.95 refund after a misstep. He said he was paying bills by check and the wrong one was made payable in the city. A Toledo reunion committee quips that locating married names of girl graduates is the toughest job.
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Fort Worth
Tex
t—Jaele Montgomery
Ao Tale
Toledo
United States Opposed to Red China Joining UN
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles outlined five reasons for opposing Red China’s UN seat. China is at war with the UN, supports enslavement in Indo China, holds prisoners unjustly, attacked the UN at the Geneva conference, and uses poor diplomacy. Ambassador Lodge cited further crimes including drug promotion, extortion, piracy, and harsh treatment of foreigners, including 32 Americans.
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United States
China
United Nations
U.S
Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
U. S
Russia
Peiping
Asia
Free Nations
Wineston Churchill
White House
John Foster Duttes
Red China
Geneva Far East Corference
Anit- Dulles
Channelview Votes on Continuing Its Fire Department
Channelview residents vote on extending the volunteer fire department amid a straw poll. Water customers face a 25 cent monthly assessment to support Water Contract and Improvement District No. 6 and Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 6.
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Channelview
Channelview Volunteer Fire Department
Harris County
Dietrick No.6
Chainsiview
Fuiis
J. Walkinshaw
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