Labor reform advances in Senate subcommittee action
A Democratic labor reform bill approved by the Senate labor subcommittee includes Taft Hartley modifications after AFL-CIO demands. The measure, co sponsored by John F Kennedy and Sam Ervin, would require union finances reports and secret ballots. It broadens supervisor eligibility for union membership and extends NLRB jurisdiction in certain disputes. Continued discussion expected in full committee and related water power testimony listed.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Afl-Cio
Subcommittee
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sam J. Ervin
D-N. C
National Labor Relations Board
Water
Robert Moses
New York Power Authority
St. Lawrence
Niagara Power
Dulles to Stay By Eisenhower Confidence in Secretary’s Resolve
President Eisenhower said John Foster Dulles would remain as secretary of state as long as he can, praising his wisdom and vowing the United States will press ahead with Berlin talks. He noted Dulles’s cancer recurrence but said doctors report his heart and mind are unaffected. The administration plans to support West Berlin regardless of Soviet actions and potential shifts in East Berlin by May 27.
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Stewart Hensley
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Army
Walter Reed Medical
United States
Russia
Berlin
State Department
West Berlin
West
Bus Driver Sparks Escape as Bridge Collapses
Jesse Osborn raced a school bus with 40 pupils across a collapsing county bridge near Tiffin Ohio. The bus slid off into a creek as girders failed. five children were treated for minor injuries after hospital release.
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Tiffin
Ohio
UPI
Jesse Osborn
Osborn
Wyandot Memorial Hospital
Upper Sandusky
Officers Re-Elected by Security Investment Company
The Security Investment Corporation stockholders met yesterday and re elected all officers. Annie Ruth Crews remains president C A Williams is vice president Jimmy Eddy continues as secretary Mrs Virginia Head of Richardson is named a new director Also reelected directors include W E Davis Morris Higley Della Jones and J M Crews.
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The
Security Investment Corporation
Hotel Childress
Annie Ruth Crews
C. A. Williams
Jimmy Eddy
Virginia Head
Richardson
W. E. Davis
Morris Higley
Della Jones
J. M. Crews
Break-down of Accidents in Childress County 1958
County highway patrolman Sgt. Dan Dowdy reports 43 rural accidents in 1958 with 27 property damage only. Injuries occurred in 15 incidents affecting 24 people. one Abilene man died on Highway 83 north of Childress. Property loss estimated at 28435 dollars. statewide, traffic fatalities fell eight percent to 2,311 deaths from 1869 accidents.
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Childress County
Dan Dowdy
Abilene
Childress
Dowdy
WTSC Group To Meet Tonight In Childress
West Texas State College athletic director Frank Kimbrough will speak to ex-students and others in Childress at 7:30 p.m. at Gay's Coffee. He will show football program films and discuss progress on the new Buffalo Stadium under construction two miles north of Canyon.
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Frank Kimbrough
West Texas State College
Canyon
Childress
Gay's
Kimbrough
WTSC
Buffalo
Six Grass Fires Reported Within City Limits
Firemen answered six grass fire calls yesterday all within the city limits. Fire Chief John Ballew said only minor property damage occurred, noting a small barn was damaged.
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John Ballew
Wabash Floods Indiana Ravaging Farms and Levees
The Wabash River burst levees in Indiana and Illinois causing about 600 people to flee and flooding 35 square miles of farmland. A 200 foot hole near Russellville, near Oaktown, destroyed winter wheat and forced residents to seek higher ground by night.
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Russellville
UPI
Indiana
I Ilinois
Oaktown
Ind
Illinois
County Court Session Set For February 24 26
County Court session with a jury is set for February 24 25 and 26. Al Smith faces trial February 24 for unlawful carrying of arms. February 25 brings J W Dillard on possession of alcoholic beverages for sale. February 26 covers Sam Ralph Hill on DWI charges.
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al Smith
J. W. Dillard
Sam Ralph Hill
Jukies Loan Millions To Hoodlums
Irving Mishel a Brooklyn inmate testified to the Senate Rackets Committee that New York juke box operators lent millions to underworld figures involved in gambling prostitution and narcotics. He named Charles Bernoff of Regal Music Co as a lender who invoked the Fifth Amendment.
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Washington
UPI
New York
Senate
Admiral Trading Corp
Mishel
Bernoff
Satellite Weather Satellites May Detect Nuclear Tests
NASA official told the House Space Committee that Vanguard weather satellites could photograph large disturbances from nuclear explosions in Russia. He noted Vanguard II's two week battery life and plans for longer lasting solar powered sats to advance sun and weather research, while discussions on inspection remain unresolved.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
U.S
Vanguard
Russia
John T. Hagen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House Space Committee
Hagen
Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
James G. Fulton
Rpa
Fulton
Appreciation Dinner Honors Motley County Judge Vance Gilbreath
Approximately 200 residents gathered in Matador at the VFW Hut to honor Vance Gilbreath who retired as Motley County judge on January 1 after six years in office. Speakers included Alton Chapman John Stapleton Boone Simpson with greetings from state and national figures and praise for Gilbreath as a trusted leader and friend.
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Motley County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Matador
Vance Gilbreath
Gilbreath
Court of Civil Appeals
Alton Chapman
Amarillo
John Stapleton
Floydada
Boone Simpson
Walter Rogers
Andy Rogers
Will Ehrle
John C. White
John Burroughs
New Mexico
Jerry Holleman
Texas Afl-Cio
Chapman
Stapleton
Ralph Stapleton
Flame
Sam Privitt
Morris Higley
Childress
Cold Weather Drives Spring Into Hiding Across Texas
A sharp Arctic front swept Texas sending temperatures plummeting from the 80s and 90s to the 20s and 23 degrees in Amarillo. Fort Worth reached 88 and Dallas 87 while Del Rio tied national heat at 93. Winds sparked fires across West Texas as spring retreats.
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United Press International
Texas
del Rio
Fort Worth
Dallas
Amarillo
Red River
Panhandle
Lubbock
Cisco
Two Gins Remain Open in County
A county survey shows two gins still open as cotton harvest winds down. An estimated two to three more bales may be picked at Farmers Co-Op and West Texas gins, with total likely not exceeding 18,085 bales. Tell Gin has already closed since the February 5 check.
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Tell Gin
Farmers Co-Op
West Texas
Life program at Childress Rotary features H. W. Shirley
The Childress Rotary Club presented This is your life H. W. Shirley with Shirley a longtime member since 1928. Herman Smith compiled the life story. C. J. Lyons led the program. Guests included Fay Eatherly Eldon Sanders M K Wilcoxson Dan Mitchell guest student and officers nominations to open next week for a month.
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H. W. Shirley
Childress Rotary Club
Shirley
Childress Club
Herman Smith
C. J. Lyons
Fay Eatherly
Eldon Sanders
M. K. Wilcoxson
Dan Mitchell
Wilcoxson
Henry Webb
LVN Nurse Class Graduates at Childress General Hospital
The 1959 Licensed Vocational Nurses class at Childress General Hospital graduated at First Methodist Church parlors. Recipients include Beatric Gardenhire Estelline Olean Bearden Carey Janie Nunley Childress and Thelma Stanley Paducah. Instructor was Mrs Marcella Helbert RN.
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Childress General Hospital
First Methodist Church
Beatric Gardenhire
Estelline
Olean Bearden
Carey
Janie Nunley
Childress
Thelma Stanley
Paducah
Marcella Helbert
Bigger, Better Bargain Day Set for March 2
The March 2 Bargain Day promo expands prizes to about 140 dollars and adds new rules. Merchants join with 27 merchants including Dahil's Boyd Furniture Greenbelt Supply Cline Motor Perry's. Employees may enter by registering at a different store. drawings at 6 p.m. and tickets stamped by each merchant.
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Dahil’s
Boyd Furniture
Greenbelt Supply
Cline Motor
Perry's
Easter Seal Drive Planned by Local Society Leaders
Easter Seal committees met with General Chairman Mrs. J. O. Hix to map the fund drive running from February 27 through Easter March 29. Chairmen are Mines Bertram Knight Sedelle McKinney Paul Cargile James Holton and Melvin Shanks. Coin banks will be placed in business houses February 27 and contributions may be mailed to Mrs. Hix or any chairmen.
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J. O. Hix
Crippled Children’s Society
Bertram Knight
Sedelle McKinney
Paul Cargile
James Holton
Melvin Shanks
Highway Patrolmen Meet Here for Area Enforcement Instructions
Eight area State Highway Patrolmen met here yesterday with Capt. J. W. Blackwell of Amarillo to receive instructions on enforcement in the region. Also present were Lt. Jack Higginbotham of Amarillo and Capt. Jim Miller of the License and Weight Division from Lubbock, per local Sgt. Dan Dowdy.
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J. W. Blackwell
Amarillo
Dan Dowdy
Jack Higginbotham
Jim Miller
Lubbock
Pair Are Fined for Misdemeanor Theft
Nolan M. Humphries and Blackie McGaugh pleaded guilty in County Court to misdemeanor theft and were fined $25 each and sentenced to one day in jail. They allegedly stole a chain belonging to Quincy Smartt according to the County Attorney's office.
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Nolan M. Humphries
Blackie McGaugh
Quincy Smartt
Mystery python in downtown Houston tied to circus act
Barbara Childs identified the nine foot snake found in downtown Houston as Oscar from her circus act. She noted she also uses two other pythons named Sheba and Prince in the act.
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Houston
Barbara Childs
Oscar
Sheba
Prince
Action Sought by May 15 on Wheat Price Plan
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Ellender says he will push for approval by May 15 of a bill to revise the wheat price support program. Benson urges quick action as the government wheat surplus looms at a record, with acreage allotments and marketing controls for 1960 to be announced by May 15.
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Washington
UPI
Allen J. Ellender
D- la
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
School Leaders Meet Here Today
About 15 school leaders from the Panhandle School Leaders Association gathered at Wilson School for a study meeting on Physical Education. Dr. Jess Dearley of Amarillo Public Schools led the session with Miss Ruth Richerson, Donley County Superintendent, as chairman. Attendees represented Childress, Wellington, Memphis, Turkey, Clarendon, and Estelline. It is one of a series of meetings this year.
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Panhandle School Leaders Association
Wilson School
Jess Dearley
Amarillo Public Schools
Ruth Richerson
Donley County
Childress
Wellington
Memphis
Turkey
Clarendon
Estelline
Quilt Stolen From Paducah Hotel By Youths
Chief Alvis Maddox said two youths were arrested after stealing a quilt from a Paducah hotel yesterday. The quilt was recovered and returned to the hotel. The suspects claimed they were en route to Colorado when questioned. No charges were filed by the owner.
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Paducah
Alvis Maddox
Maddox
Colorado
Births in United States exceed deaths by almost three to one
Census Bureau figures show 4,249,000 births in 1958 versus 1,648,000 deaths. The data reflect a strong population growth trend with births significantly outnumbering deaths across the nation.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Census Bureau
Eisenhower cautious on revived aid as Reuther plans march
President Eisenhower said no need for emergency unemployment aid while the economy grows. He questioned Reuther’s plan for a Washington march and noted Reuther is at an AFL-CIO meeting in Puerto Rico. He also discussed McElroy’s future, a balanced budget, and thanked God for Turkish Premier Menderes's survival.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Reuther
Afl-Cio
Puerto Rico
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SIC
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Page
Caroll Sharpe
Chioeann Beck
Capitol
District of Columbia
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DO. C
Charles W. Cordory
NASA
Frank Duncan
Elizabeh Duncan
Ventura
Calif
LVN
By Bernard Brenner
Paducah Hotel
Beach
Neil H. McElroy
McElroy
Mexico
Acapulco
Adnan Menderes
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