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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1955
Page
9
Lawmakers study three bills to curb veteran land milking as hearings set for Wednesday night. Rep Dolph Briscoe Jr, World War II veteran from Uvalde, authored the measures and the investigating resolution. Briscoe says the 100 million veteran program has been more plundered than anticipated and urges continued inquiry.
BeBe Daves of Baytown representing Sam Houston State Teachers College won the Texas state badminton title at the Austin invitational, defeating LaVerne Counce of Abilene Christian College. BeBe, a junior PE major and athlete in several clubs, described the win as beyond her dreams. She played among eight Sam Houston coeds and over 88 scheduled matches across 10 colleges.
A St. Albans truck driver Alfred Bean won a 20 year safe driving award from the National Safety Council just hours before a municipal court jury found him guilty of drunken driving. The report also mentions a Minnesota blaze and other unrelated items.
Washington lawmakers urged approval of a House approved supplemental bill to authorize seven million dollars in unspent funds for Dust Bowl erosion relief. Senator Gordon Allott and Senator Mike Monroney highlighted the need as the Senate Appropriations Committee weighs the measure. Briscoe proposed amendments to require veterans selling timber, chemicals, or hard metals on land from the veterans program to apply half royalties to debt. he noted gas and oil leasing is already protected and urged broader timber protections. Attorney General Shepperd commented that if Briscoe’s bills had been in the original law, current program troubles might have been avoided.
The Texas House, by 72 to 60, ordered the State Affairs committee to report immediately on a proposal to make Tarleton State College at Stephenville a four year senior college. If no report is issued in six days, backers may seek referral to another committee by majority vote.
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