Panhandle Upper Plains Brace for Another Snowstorm
A new storm threatens Panhandle and South Plains with heavy snow similar to last week. Forecasters warn track will decide severity as bitter cold and strong winds persist. Roads icy and some highways closed. cattle may need air haylift as 4,500 fed previously.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Upper Texas
Midwest
Chris Roach
Amarillo
New Mexico
Roach
College Station
Texarkana
Houston
East Texas
Group Demands End To Control On Home Credit
A congressional banking subcommittee urged the administration to scrap home loan controls to avoid a sharp housing slump. It called for restoring no down payment on GI houses and lower down payments on FHA insured homes, noting FHA construction loans and VA appraisals were about 40 percent below a year earlier. The report, by Rep. Albert Rains’s panel, warned of serious economic effects but acknowledged partial policy relief taken Jan 17.
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Albert Rains
Dala
Senate to hold two inquiries into missiles progress
Air Force research chief Trevor Gardner resigned prompting two Senate probes into Pentagon missile programs. Gardner said intercontinental missile development should be treated on an emergency wartime basis and requested more funding, citing anxiety over U S progress vs Russia. Senator Henry M Jackson will summon Gardner to testify on ballistic missile progress. Senator Leverett Saltonstall said a review of missile spending would occur and Gardner may be called if needed.
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Washington
Air Force Research
Trevor Gardner
Senate
Pentagon
Gardner
Air Secretary
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Administration
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Leverett
Air
Donald A Quarles
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
WAC Recruiter to Visit Children s City Hall Office
Amarillo Captain Helen A. Shirlaw of the WAC will interview interested women in Childress tomorrow. She will be at the US Army Recruiting Station in City Hall to discuss enlisting in the Women s Army Corps.
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WAC
Helen A. Shirlaw
Amarillo
Childress
US Army
Weather control breakthrough sparks new hopes
A federal advisory group reported a breakthrough in weather control through cloud seeding, promising increased precipitation and potential mitigation of hail lightning and possibly tornadoes and hurricanes. It urged further research and federal support while noting no evidence that nuclear tests affect weather, and outlined new methods including radar aided seeding cupric sulfate and electrical field techniques.
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Washington
Advisory Committee — On Weather Control
Jealous Husband Surrenders After Hostage Farm Barn Standoff
In Sinton Texas a jealous husband held his pregnant wife and two others hostage for two hours in a barn with a cocked .38 revolver. Officials used a ruse to free two captives, and Leonard Rollins later surrendered after accepting a ride with Corpus Christi Sheriff Odem Dolan. He faced kidnapping robbery burglary and car theft charges.
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Sinton
Tex
Leonard Rollins
Turnbow
Rollins
Corpus Christi
Odem Dolan
Dolan
John Smith
Aransas Pass
Young Smith
Smith
Natural Gas Bill Fees Hold Hope For Veto
Washington reports opposition members hope President Eisenhower may veto the natural gas decontrol bill as he weighs states rights against protecting captive consumers. Senator Hubert Humphrey calls the President's remarks a ray of hope while Representative Augustine Kelley urges a veto, saying the bill benefits a few at the expense of many.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
Augustine B. Kelley
Kelley
Dime Coffee Day Planned by Kids Inc
Coffee Day will place containers at local coffee houses tomorrow to raise funds for Kids Inc basketball expenses. Proceeds go to defray costs while participation is voluntary and not required for businesses or individuals. Harrell Collard coordinates the program.
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Kids, Inc
Harrell Collard
Lost Car Keys in Leather Case Report
Three keys found in a leather case labeled lost and left at the index. Please contact the finder to reclaim.
Committee To Vote On Farm Bill In Senate Action
Washington The Senate Agriculture Committee moved toward a vote on an omnibus farm bill as President Eisenhower warned against rigid price supports. The plan includes a billion dollar soil bank and a return to 90 percent parity for cotton, corn, peanuts and wheat. The chairman and Sen. Russell expect the President to sign if the soil bank remains.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
George D Aiken
Vermont
GOP
Agriculture Committee
Aiken
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Eommittee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Group To Set Data On Water Project
A Water Resources committee met to form a group to compile facts for a Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Authority confirmation election. The election date will be announced later and is not a bond vote or cost to residents. Committee members include City Manager Joe Howard, BCDC Secretary-Manager Bob Polson, and City Attorney John Forbis. Maps of the dam site are on display at Hotel Childress and local banks and the city hall.
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Municipal and Industrial Authority
Water Resources Committee
S. H. Townsend
Joe Howard
BCDC
Bob Polson
John Forbis
Hotel Childress
Childress Banks
City Hall
West Texas Utilities
Dr. Townsend
Tax payments likely exceed 1952 high in Travis County
Travis County tax collector forecasts poll tax payments and exemptions will top the 1952 all time high of 50 486 and may reach 55 000. Assessor-collector Steve Heffington said Wednesday 42 838 poll taxes had been listed.
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Austin
Travis County
Steve Heffington
Federal Judge Dismisses Contempt Charge In Alabama University Case
In Birmingham a federal judge dismissed a contempt petition against Dean W F Adams for refusing admission to Polly Ann Hudson, a Negro student, amid Tuscaloosa campus clashes over Autherine Lucy. The university had suspended Lucy and barred Hudson, justifying action as maintaining order amid mob demonstrations. Governor Folsom was briefed on riots while Eisenhower condemned the mob.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
Hobard Grooms
State University At
Tuscaloosa
W. F. Adams
Polly Ann Hudson
Adams
Hudson
Autherine Lucy
Alabama
Shores
University
Lucy
Gav
James Folsom
Miss Lucy
Eisenhower
Senators Questioned in McLen nan Surety Probe
The McLennan County grand jury probing US Trust & Guaranty Co. began questioning six state senators, starting with Sen. Kilmer Corbin of Lubbock who reported a $500 December 1954 check from US Trust. Senators Neville Colson, Rogers Kelley, William Fly, Ottis Lock, Craw ford Martin and others awaited in the corridor as testimony continued.
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WACO
McLennan County Grand Jury
US Trust & Guaranty Co
Kilmer Corbin
Lubbock
US Trust & Guaranty
Corbin
US Trust
Neville Colson
Navasota
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
William Fly
Victoria
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
Crawfred Martin
Hillsboro
Skill in air power key says Quarles at Goodfellow
Air Secretary Donald A. Quarles told a San Angelo banquet that skill in using air power remains a major factor in U S strength for years to come. He and Gov. Allen Shivers spoke at ground breaking for a multi million dollar Goodfellow AFB expansion, stressing deterrence over war and the upgrade from Fort Concho’s mission.
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Quarles
Donald A. Quarles
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Allen Shivers
Air Force
Concho County
Goadfellow Air Force Base
Fort Concho
Soviets Claim Balloons Carried Military Photos
In Moscow a demonstration for foreign correspondents showed balloons over Spiridonovka palace to prove American balloons do not carry weather gear but cameras for reconnaissance. A Soviet military expert insisted the balloons bore photographic apparatus, countering US claims.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Eonid Iyichev
Spiridonovka Palace
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Miitary
Washington
State Department
United States
West Germany
Turkey
Jaycees Set Bosses Banquet for March 1
Childress Jaycee Club Bosses Banquet, postponed by weather, tentatively re-set for March 1 at 7 30 p m with John Aiken as guest speaker if he can attend, per club president Gordon Gravley during today’s meeting.
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Jaycees
Childress Jaycee Club
John Aiken
Peaker
Gordon Gravley
Election Slated by Baseball Association
New officers of the Little League Baseball Association or Childress are slated to be elected at 7 30 tonight during a business meeting in the city council room at City Hall. President Bob Wadsworth urged all interested to attend this important meeting.
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Little and
Ony League Baseball Association
Childress
Bob Wadsworth
City Hall
Wadsworth
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