Senate approves governor emergency funds bill in Texas
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $197 000 emergency appropriations bill to expand the governor and attorney general offices. The measure adds 65 000 for the governor’s staff 82 000 for the attorney general and 50 000 to study higher education needs. Gov Connally will seek final passage after remaining Senate scrutiny.
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Hazlewood
Senate
Amarillo
Pat Bullock
Austin
Board of Pardons and Paroles
J. Manley
Good Neighbor Commission
House
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
Texas
Connally
Criss Cole
Houston
University of Texas Board of Regents
Graduate School of al Sciences
Senate Finance Committee
Grady Hazlewood
Gataway Calhoun
Tyler
Frank Owen
el Paso
Carr
Attorney General's Office
Bill Cobb
Antique Display Planned For Childress 75th Year
Tentative plans for a summer exhibit of antiques and old documents in Childress mark the 75th anniversary. The Community Improvement committee of the Woman's Department Club has secured several historical items for display. Interested donors may contact Mrs. Dan Davis or committee members Mrs. Gene Smith Mrs. Ray Toft Mrs. Jeff Henderson or Mrs. Sam Carmack.
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Childress
Woman’s Department Club
Dan Davis
Davis
Gene Smith
Ray Toft
Jeff Henderson
Sam Carmack
Legislature Daybook Highlights Key Debates and Quips
The 17th day of the 140 day Texas Senate session features quotes from Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr defending state funding for investigations. Sen. Frank Owen and Sen. William Moore clash over social security for firefighters and policemen with a Chamizal remark. Criss Cole pushes eminent domain powers for the University of Houston. Bruce Reagan makes a self deprecating joke after a colleague scold.
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United Press International
Waggoner Carr
Frank Owen
el Paso
William Moore
Bryan
Moore
Owen
Chamizal
Mexico
University of Houston
Criss Cole
Chuckle
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
Reagan
Estes Denied New Trial Eight Years In Prison
Bankrupt farm tycoon Billie Sol Estes was refused a new trial and sentenced to eight years in state prison. Attorney John D. Cofer filed an immediate appeal to the State Court of Criminal Appeals. Estes was freed on a $5 000 bond after Dist. Judge Otis T. Dunagan rejected the motion in a 20 minute session.
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Tyler, Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
John D. Cofer
Austin
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Dist
Otis T. Dunagan
Riding Club Heads to Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Childress Riding Club members and their horses depart tonight for the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show. They will ride in the parade at 2 p m tomorrow and the Grand Entry at 8 p m tomorrow night. Horses depart by truck around midnight with members driving their own cars. Tomorrow is Childress Day.
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Childress Riding Club
Fort Worth
Bill Johnson
Johnson
Childress
Laningham Shows Rapid Recovery After Amarillo Surgery
James Laningham of Tell improved quickly after major surgery Tuesday in Amarillo. He was described as doing very well Wednesday evening and likely will stay hospitalized at Northwest Texas Hospital in room 444 for several days.
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James Laningham
Tell
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Home Show Booths Nearly Sold Out
Only two booths remain at the annual Home Show announced at city hall. The event runs April 25 to 27 from 6 to 9 30 p m with booths selling on site and no scheduled giveaway program this year. F W Wyatt chairs the Home Show Committee and will head the event.
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Seling
F. W. Wyatt
Key Man Award Presented To Glenn Buckley
Glenn Buckley longtime Childress Jaycees leader was named Key Man of the Year at the weekly club meeting. President Tom Bailiff awarded Buckley as two new members Larry Zirkle and Andy Anderson were introduced. Buckley seeks Texas Jaycees state director from District II A as Jerry Dugan urged members to call citizens for the poll tax drive before January 31 with a 7 p.m. Chamber of Commerce gathering.
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Glenn Buckley
The
Childress Jaycees
Buckley
Tom Bailiff
Larry Zirkle
Andy Anderson
Texas Jaycees
District Ii-A
Jerry Dugan
Chamber of Commerce
Mask Enters Plea of Not Guilty in Pistol Charge
Lawrence Mask pleaded not guilty to unlawfully carrying a pistol in Justice of the Peace Court. His bond was set at $1000, and he remains in Childress County jail after arrest by Deputy Sheriff Hollis Wilson.
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Lawrence Mask
Justice of the Peace Court
Childress County
Mask
Childress Negra
Hollis Wilson
US Allies Plan Indian Air Defense If China Strikes
Inform ed sources say US and British air forces would assume air defense of India if Red China prepares bomber strikes. A joint US Commonwealth mission will study air fields radar and comms with Australian Canadian airmen. foreign airmen would defend but India’s air force would handle bombing and ground support as the border conflict remains suspended among six neutral Afro Asian nations.
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New Delhi
API
U. S
India
China
Red
Kennedy seeks drastic limits on income deductions
President Kennedy asks Congress to restrict itemized deductions to amounts above 5 percent of income for a proposed 11 billion tax cut. The plan introduces a 300 minimum deduction for individuals or couples, advances three tax rate cuts, and targets oil and gas, stock dividends, and fluctuating earnings, with relief for some low income groups.
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Washington
API
Kennedy
Congress
Treasury
Meredith Will Not State If He Will Return
Meredith remains non-committal about returning to the University of Mississippi. He will not reveal his decision before the current term ends Monday. The 29-year-old Negro and his family are in a new Jackson apartment near Jackson State College while deputies guard amid frigid weather.
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Ole Miss
Mississippi
Meredith
Jackson State College
Meredity
U.S
Memphis
Tenn
Demos Oppose GOP Push for Cuba Invasion Inquiry
Democratic foreign policy experts oppose a new Senate probe into the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Senator Sparkman says further inquiry would not serve national interests. GOP leaders Goldwater Dirksen push for investigations as Kennedy denies air cover promises.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Wayne Dore
Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Morse
Latin America
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Senate Armed Services Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
GOP
Robert F. Kennedy
Goldwater
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Mmittee
Sub-Freezing Texas Weather Worsens Crop Loss Fears
Subfreezing temperatures grip Texas for a third winter storm in 12 days with record lows in Galveston and San Antonio. Widespread damage feared to South Texas flax and citrus crops while at least one death is reported. Shrimp boat sinks off Port Isabel as winds rise.
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley
W. P. McNally
Kenedy-Karnes City
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
Port Isabel
Crewiag
U.S
Galveston
South Texas
McNally
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Austin Daybook
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Pecos
Tex
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Key Man
Demos
Panhandle
Dalhart
Brownsville
Dallas
Gulf
John Dilon
Pike
Collin County
Alvarado
Carver Negro School
Friendship, Tex
Rio Vista
Fritz
William L. Kearns
Hartford, Conn
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