Texas to free Confederate pension fund for state buildings
Texas voters face constitutional changes including freeing more than 5.5 million from the Confederate pension fund for state office building construction and honoring Texas Revolution and Confederate Army memorials. A second amendment seeks to bar funding toll roads, favoring privately operated lanes only. The measures, sponsored by Sen. Dorsey B. Hardeman, aim to keep Texas highways debt-free for public use.
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O.B. Lloyd JR
Austin
Texas
Set
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Confederate Pension Fund
Walter Williams
Franklin
Army of the
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Trail Of Reds To Last Months Trail Of Reds To Last Months
Federal trial of seven Communists accused of plotting to overthrow the government is set to begin January 17 and expected to last nine months or more. Judge Jean Breitenstein announced the date and action to appoint defense lawyers. Pleas to indictments will be heard October 27. Three defendants, Patricia Blau, Joseph Scherer, and his wife, are free on 35,000 bonds. others remain jailed on higher bonds.
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Denver
Jean Breitenstein
Colorado
California
Patricia Blau
Los Angeles
Joseph Scherer
Pueblo, Colo
Arthur
Anna Bary
Lewis Johnson
Harold Sepeltin
Denver County
Tom Conder Becomes Baytown Olds Dealer in 518 West Texas
Baytown welcomes Tom Conder to lead the Oldsmobile dealership formerly run by Fred Dittman. A Marine veteran and Rocket Sales contest winner, Conder moved from Commerce where he sold Oldsmobiles since 1948. He and his wife and two children live at 705 West Lobit and plan high volume business.
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Baytown
Tom Conder
Oldsmobile
Fred Dittman
Conder
Dittman
Commerce
Greenville
Texas
Houston
West Texas
West Lobit
East Texas State College
University of Houston
Battle Of Century centers on fuel board
The Battle of the Century forms around President Eisenhower's National Fuels Committee, a cabinet panel to report by December 1 with policy recommendations on oil, coal, and natural gas. The three industries clash as coal languishes while oil and gas gain market share, with Import competition and foreign oil looming. The cabinet panel is led by Arthur Flemming, with key members including Dulles, Wilson, Browne, McKay, Weeks, and Mitchell, as it weighs curbs on imports and fuel policy amid a high-stakes struggle among energy sectors.
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Harry Wilson Sharpe
Washington
Eisenhower
Dee
Hig
Ment
Defense
Congress
Arthur 5. Flemming
John Poste
Dulles
Charles E. Wilson
Herbert Brownetl Jr
Interior
Douglas McKay
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Supreme Court
Phillips Petroleum Co
Federal Power Commission
Phillips
FPC
Flemming
Joseph L. Fisher
Council of Economic Advisers
James F. Brownlee
J. Ed Warren
Charles J. Potter
Solon congressman's war tale under scrutiny cloak and dagger tale questioned
The Army Times questioned Rep. Douglas R. Stringfellow's heroic WWII behind the lines account. Records and affidavits from his military supporters contradict many claims including training, mission, capture, and escape events. Stringfellow defends the essence of his story while noting possible poetic license. He states his service record is beyond question and faces political scrutiny.
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Solon
Washington
Army Times
Utah
Times
Douglas R. Stringfellow
George Dupre
Stringfellow
Utah Republican
United Press
OSS
Stringfallow
Siegfried Line
Otto Hahn
Belsen
Stingfellow
62Nd Armored Infantry Battalion
Nehru to Visit Red China and Shift in Policy
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru plans a visit to Peiping signaling a reappraisal of foreign policy toward Asia. He seeks Asian-led cooperation and peaceful coexistence with the Communist bloc, strengthening ties with Red China as Manila treaty debates push Asia toward a regional alignment.
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Nehru
Red
China
Charles M. McCann
United Press
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Southeast Asia
United States
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Thailand
Philippines
Asia
Indonesia
Burma
Red China
Manila
Vis
New Delhi
East Asia
Peiping
Chou En-Lai
Chou
President Eisenhower Birthday Gifts Reported in Denver
Denver reported on October 15 that President Eisenhower received birthday gifts including books portraits cakes and a total of 226 raised by neighborhood children to aid Republican candidates. White House secretary Murray Snyder noted the canvassing groups presented collections and handmade cards at Mrs Joh S Douds home, with funds turned over to Ellen Harris of Denver for Republican campaigns. The celebration occurred at the Brown Palace Hotel with Mrs Eisenhower and Mrs Doud present.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Big
White House
Murray Snyder
Joh S. Doud
Snyder
Ellen Harris
Dank Angus Wler
Ace Herford
Tlypsburg
Doud
Exeauti
Brown Palace
Thursda
Mamie
Quirks In The News From Across The Nation
A set of brief, quirky UPI items from Omaha Chicago Columbus Dallas and Los Angeles notes. A police lieutenant clocks the chief of police three mph over the limit. A burglar who stole an elder’s upper teeth leaves the lowers. A ten year old trips up a robber with help from a locksmith. A six year old travels to school with two aunts ages seven and six. Drunks leave city hall lawn but then retreat. A street collapse incident adds a mass casualty scare.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Albert Stern
Steand
Stern
Columbus
Miss
J. P. Patterson
Patterson
Dallas
Cathy Crouch
Los Angeles
Sabo
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