Highway Work Bids Tabulated Across Texas Counties
The state reported total highway bid bids totaling 13 336 603 dollars for construction. Projects span Vieble U S 83 near Laredo to Zapata County with major items in 53 miles on FRA 1451 to Fr 306 and 8 5 miles on Yes from U S 59E to junction FrA ZHI. Bidders include Young Bros Inc Yiaca and R W AcKinney Nacogdoches with 78 223 dollars. Other plans cover grading base surfacing and structures with bids from Gase and Surfacing Waxahachie and McKnight Construction Co Commerce 154 58. Coverage also includes Harrison U S 57 I 2 from south of U S 80 to west of Texas 43 and a 10 6 mile section with grading structures base and paving. Trott & Thompson Beaumont handles right of way prep at 33 258 dollars. Sporting wrap notes Max Patkin ending his season in Williamsport after 75 parks in 90 days. Bolivia remains a top tin producer despite importing cans.
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Vieble
U.S
Loop 2
Laredo
Zapata
Young Bros., Inc
Yiaca
von Zand
Texas
Grecing
Qrvitla
Gritfin
Waxahachie
McKnight Construction Co
Commerce
Harrison
Central Construction Co
Center, and Spencer Construction Co, Inc
Carrollton
Jefferson
Beaumont
U.S. 4
French Road
Trott & Thompson
Rumblings Of Trouble In Hot Springs Gamblers Brace For Change
Hot Springs Arkansas faces pressure from federal probes and local disputes over gambling liquor and vice. Prosecutor Whittington battles prostitution while city officials dispute the extent of crime. A federal grand jury explored Hot Springs gambling with few indictments. Local figures like State Sen. Hurst push legalization ideas, but Faubus resists. The city remains a famed resort with racetracks cockfighting and a bustling spring racing season drawing thousands.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Plush Vapors
David Whittington
Whittington
Dan Wolf
Milford Sanders
Sid McMath
Las Vegas
Chicago
Jane
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Byrum Hurst
Oaklawn Park
West Amtemphis
Hurst
Gow
Orvall
Faubus
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Syncom 2 launch postponed due to technical problems
Cape Canaveral AP reports Spacecraft technical problems forced an indefinite postponement of the Syncom 2 communications satellite launch. The 22,209 mile high orbit mission was halted just hours before liftoff with no estimate of days delayed.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Attemat
Public relations legend Ned Farrington myth and parrots recall
Hollywood lore recalls Ned Farrington as a phantom publicity figure created by press agents. Jim Henaghan of the Hollywood Reporter wrote a memorable obituary after discovering Farrington did not exist, while Epstein’s clients were repeatedly publicized via invented tributes and stunts. The piece notes how parrots were trained to chant a film line before a producer altered it. It ends with a contrasting statistic about forest fires and Sundays.
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Hollywood
Ned Farrington
Dave Epstein
Jerry Ward
Jim Henaghan
The
Hollywood Reporter
Farrington
Epstein
New York
Ned Farringman
Jon
Eptine Stein
Henaghan
Jim
Bil Thomas
Bill Pine
Mae West
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Sundaes
Donald
Williamsport
Max Patkin
Bolivia
Texas Ave
Bogen
Wilmington
V.C
Floyd McDaniel
Pine Valley Country Club
McDaniel
South
Hot Springs Mountain
Kansas
Ouachita Mountain
Sa’O'lic
France
Jlo Canada
Daniel’s Meat Market
Delmos
Resh Groun
Une
Rath Blackhawk
Wieners
Lel
United States
Sears
Harmony House
West
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