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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1954

Page

2

Congressional Roundup GOP Chiefs Fight To Stop More Tax Cuts

Senate GOP leaders expect votes to block further excise tax cuts aimed at cars radios and TV sets while opposition hones in on appliance reductions. McCarthy Army inquiry moves ahead amid disputes on loyalty benefits and veterans care remains unchanged. House and Senate likely approve a compromise bill for an Air Force academy site.

Congressional Washington Senate Gop Senate Eugene D. Millikin Senate Finance Committee Paul H. Douglas McCarthy Sen Joseph R. McCarthy MccCarthy Leverett Sallonstail R-Mass Senate Armed SerVices Harold H. Velde Rhi House Un-American Activities Committee High Committee Bernard W. Kearney House Sene

Weather Update: Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma Mississippi Valley

Planes at Tulsa and six others at Meacham Fort Worth held by high winds. A 20 foot steel microwave tower toppled at KMPT Oklahoma City station. Tornado activity reported near Alfalfa Newkirk Stillwater Wellston Shawnee and Oklahoma City in OK and Albany Honey Grove Frisco McKinney and Throckmorton in Texas. Rain expected along a cold front may bring isolated showers and cooler air with gusts easing later.

Browns Tulsa Meacham Fort Worth Kmpt Television Oklahoma City Alfalfa Mena Okla Newkirk Stillwater Wellston Shawnee Oklahoma Albany Honey Grove Frisco McKinney Throckmorton Tex Texas Gene Eral Mary’s Creek Forth Worth Tyler del Rio Kansas City Weather Bureau Vichy Chanute Kan Forth Waco Waga

Oscar Night Televised Fashion Show Sends Audiences Skyward

The page one item notes young actresses Ine Sara Shanes and Marisie Millar modeling costumes from 4 -mMooVie studios. Elizabeth Taylor, Esther Williams and others are mentioned as televised stars. An estimated 145 million in domestic and armed forces audiences will watch, plus 91 million on radio and NBC stations. Winners attend a post ceremony party at Romen off's Restaurant hosted by the academy.

Sara Shanes Marisie Millar Ilzabeth Tayior Esther “Williams NBC Romenoff Academy

Cedar Bayou taxes may stay steady for 1954, Lee College included

Report notes Cedar Bayou last year set a 1.50 tax rate for public schools and Lee College. No study confirms tax increases. Patrons may gain Lee College benefits without an immediate tax rise, as Baytown’s levy history shows rates rarely reach state and local authorized highs. The piece also mentions a historic note that Mary Had Little Lamb was the first tune recorded on a phonograph.

Cedar Bayou Baytown Lee College Gentry Mary

Shivers Sees Harmony as Texas Legislature Advances Program

Governor Allan Shivers told a Sigma Delta Chi dinner that this Legislature is the most harmonious in seven years and will approve his spending and tax program within 30 days. He backed deficit avoidance and warned against paying wages with warrants. The House Revenue committee weighed a natural gas tax measure, with an amended proposal to raise the gas production tax.

O. B. Lloyd JR Austin Gary Allan Shivers Shivers Ala Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalism Fraternity Reuben Senterfitt Senterfitt San Saba House Revenue and ‘Taxation Committee M Kilgore McAllen Kilgore House Senate Pra Sman Tex- Ted Sen- Civd

Stock Quotes Special to The Baytown Sun

A listing of numerous company stock quotes and tickers across industries. Highlights include American Telephone and Telegraph, Exxon and Allied companies, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Texaco, U S Steel, Gulf Oil, Phillips Petroleum, Union Oil, and Texaco. The column presents varied percentages and notes on performance for multiple firms.

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Port Arthur Beaumont Freeway Proposal Details

The State Highway Commission discussed an expressway plan for U.S. Highway 69 from State Highway 105 to the Beau mont interstate corridor. The proposal aims to coordinate future planning and right of way acquisitions including access control to the route.

Devel- Day U.S

Trinity College Bantams Duel Delays Game With Rooster Incident

Yale University and Hartford college faced a humorous delay as Trinity College nicknamed the Bantams tied the score at 22. When Trinity scored, fans released a dozen bantam roosters, delaying play for five minutes while players and spectators laughed.

New Haven Conn Yale University Bantams Hartford Trinity Nickame Trinity E Bantam Roosters

Iraq Opens Border to Arab State Immigrants

Baghdad reports Iraq's visa free entry for Arab state citizens has drawn a flood of immigrants. The policy, backed by Ser Jamil al madfat’s cabinet, has Lebanon Jordan Kuwait supporting, with 45 000 Jordanian and Lebanese arrivals in five months. A labor permit rule now requires those with no visa facilities to secure labor permits to stay and work. The note also references a separate line about U S horse breeding valued at 208 million dollars.

Baghdad Iraq Ser Jamil al-Madfat Lebanon Hashemite Jordan Persian Gulf Kuwait Department of Labor

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