Re-enlistment Incentive Pay Bill Aims to Retain Service Members
The House approved a new career incentive pay bill to boost reenlistment in the military as training costs run high. It notes jet pilot training at $120,000 and bomber pilot training at $275,000, with WWII era officers benefiting from retirement and security. Reenlistment rates have fallen from 1950 to late 1954, prompting the measure to attract young men to careers in uniform.
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Kentucky Newsman Sneers Only One Farmer Growing Tobacco
A Kentucky reporter notes Texas has a tiny tobacco farming allotment and barley yields for 1955. Agriculture officials confirm a single Texas farmer may hold the fractional acre tobacco quota amid broader Texas and Kentucky crop data and political chatter.
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Government raises tie to service years for trained staff
A wage scale increase ranges from $274.18 to $355.40 with larger boosts for employees who have served at least eight years. The policy ties higher raises to personnel whose government training has been a significant investment.
Uranium Deposit Seven Feet Deep Found at Karnes County Site
First trenching by Jaffe Associates on the Tordilla Hill find in northwest Karnes County shows ore extending seven feet six inches. Morris Jaffe reports amazement at the depth as AEC notes possible similarity to Colorado Plateau deposits and hints at a local refinery if tonnage grows.
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Millersview Superintendent Quits to Lead Silver Schools
Paul Ashby, current Millersview school superintendent, resigns to assume the post of Silver schools in Coke County. The resignation takes effect July 31 after four years at Millersview, having moved there from Paint Rock.
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Ex Llano Man Sells Utah Uranium Deposit for 4 Million
Llano County native Walter Norton Kassell announced a four million dollar sale of a Utah uranium deposit near Noah to a Chicago mining firm. Now in Dallas, Kassell with three associates conducted extensive surveys and plan to pour proceeds into acquiring equipment for other deposits they control locally.
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Louisiana Purchase Doubled U S Size
The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the nation by adding vast western lands to the United States, expanding territory and influence in the early republic. The acquisition reshaped borders and opened opportunities for settlement, trade, and growth.
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