State spending bill moves to House Senate conference
A joint House Senate committee will draft the final version of a record one point five three billion dollar two year state budget. Senators named conferees include Crawford Martin and William H Shireman along with Aikin Fly and Ottis Lock. The two chambers differ on total funding and new taxes while bail bond and Tarleton State College expansions face action.
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Austin
House
Senate
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
William H. Shireman
Corpus Christi
A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
William S. Fly
Victoria
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
W. R. Chambers
Thirteen Schools Set for Career Day at First Baptist Church
Leonard King announces 13 colleges and one hospital will send representatives to Career Day in Fort Worth on April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. New participants are Texas Wesleyan College and Trinity University, with Newell Odell and E A Sanders named as moderators for morning and afternoon sessions. Local institutions include Oklahoma College for Women, Howard Payne, Texas Christian University, Baylor University, Wayland, Abilene Christian, McMurry, West Texas State, Hardin-Simmons, Texas State College for Women, Midwestern University, and Henrik Memorial Hospital.
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Leonard King
C of C
BCD
First Baptist Church
Texas Wesleyan College of Fort Worth
Trinity University of San Antonio
Eisenhower Says Reds Not Ready To Attack Quemoy Matsu
President Eisenhower believes Red China is not prepared to strike Quemoy and Matsu in the near term. He rejects near term war talk from some military advisers and warns against public rebuke, citing intelligence and airfield limits. Continued on page five.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Red China
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Ers
Formosa Strait
White House
Matsu
United States
Quemoy and
Mat
Brady Man Denies Land Ownership in Veterans Deal
Brady land dealer L. V. Ruffin says land sold in his name actually belonged to Bascom Giles and B. R. Sheffield. Ruffin seeks to shift payment of the $171,427 state funds to Giles and Sheffield. State suits target two Dimmitt County land transactions totaling $78,565 and $92,862 involving 28 veterans.
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Austin —Jpp
Brady Land
Veterans Land Board
Bascom Giles
B. R. Sheffield
L. V. Ruffin
Giles
Sheffield
Veterans Land Program
53Rd District Court
John Ben Shepperd
Ruffin
Shhofield
Dimmitt County
Projects To Raise Funds Adopted By Baseball Group
Summer Baseball program directors adopted several fund raising ideas at their Monday meeting reported by President Bob Wadsworth. Plans include selling an All-Sports Almanac and buttons, obtaining individual sponsors for Farm Club teams, plus donations and team sponsorships. M K Wilcoxson E J Huddleston and Larry Lawrence will oversee Almanac sales. Walter Lockhoof handles button selection and sales. Allan Shahan leads sponsor recruitment. Continued on Page Two.
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Bob Wadsworth
M. K. Wilcoxson
E. J. Huddleston
Larry Lawrence
Walter Lockhoof
Allan Shahan
Lions Postpone Election And Queen Contest Plans
The Lions Club postponed the 1955-56 officers election to next Tuesday due to President Chester Hufstedler’s absence. Kathleen Hargrave reported on the Lions Queen Contest with 64 girls. The event is Monday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with 25 cent admission.
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Lions Club
Lion
Chester Hufstedler
Kathleen Hargrave
Bert Hargrave
Maxine Childers
W. T
Dub) Nelson
Genta Vaughn
Childers
Bill Wehslage
Lions
Lubbock
Eldon Holly
Dick Yaeger
Dulles Sees Greater Hope For Peace
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged prompt ratification of the Paris agreements on German rearmament, saying it could enable a big power meeting with Russia with greater hope for peace. He proposed discussing an East West arms control pattern as a possible step toward world disarmament.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dules
Paris
West Germany
European Union
Dulles
United States
London
Churchill sees world situation improving says might back East West talks
London Prime Minister Winston Churchill on Tuesday said the international scene seems to have taken a friendly turn and favored a top level East-West conference. He dodged questions on personal participation in a four power meeting, citing obscurity about the future. British diplomats meanwhile backed Eisenhower on the unlikelihood of a Chinese attack on Quemoy and Matsu before Bandung.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
Bandung
Indonesia
House of Commons
Childress Elks win third prize for 1954 Christmas party
Childress Elks Lodge No. 1113 earned third prize in Group 3 for its 1954 Christmas party as announced at a lodge meeting led by Exalted Ruler Guy Jones. The feature in Elks Magazine highlighted a program that served 250 children with gifts, food, and a Santa plane arrival, stressing careful guest screening and individual child needs.
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Childress Elks Lodge No
Guy Jones
The
Elks Magazine
Childress Elk Project
Santa
Red Cross
Elks
Childress Elks Name Officers For New Term
The 1955 56 slate of Childress Elks Lodge No 113 officers was elected led by James E Ragsdale as Exalted Ruler Assisting were Woodrow Czewski Pete Darling and Larry Lawrence Other officers named include Guy Jones Thurman Gloar Glen Stiner and Conley BishopInstaller date set for April 11 The lodge approved a 10 donation to the Easter Seal drive and a 100 donation to the Summer Baseball Program Initiation ceremonies were held for three new members and Stiner reported on a new Elks Lodge at Abilene
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Childress Elks Lodge No. 113
James E. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Woodrow Czewski
Pete Darling
Larry Lawrence
Guy Jones
Thurman Gloar
Glen Stiner
Conley Bishop
Garland Collins
George Saied
Lodge
Stiner
Elks Lodge
Abilene
Jones
Childress Elks Lodge No
President Eisenhower’s religious life defended by pastor
Rev Edward L R Elson of National Presbyterian Church in Washington said the president’s religious life is transparent and self validating in response to Sen Matthew Neely’s charge of hypocrisy. Neely told a Cleveland UAW convention the president had no organized faith before election.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Edward L. R. Elson
Elson
National Presbyterian Church
Sen
Matthew Neely
D-W. Va
Neely
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Cleveland
Eison
America
Robert S. Lutz
Presbyterian Church
Denver
UAW
White House
Military Pay Hike Clears Senate Panel
The Senate Armed Services committee endorsed a $745 million selective pay increase for military personnel by a unanimous vote. The measure would raise average pay 6.7 percent for career personnel and moves to the Senate floor for debate, with Chairman Richard B. Russell forecasting swift approval.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Governor predicts offer from rioting prisoners at Nebraska penitentiary
Governor Vic E. Anderson, directing the crisis, says hunger will force the two guards held by rioters to make an offer soon. He also believes one of the nine rebels may be a hostage of fellow convicts and notes Hoffman is kept separate in the maximum security building. The governor refuses to compromise until Guards Warren Miller and Eugene Swanson are released.
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Lincoln
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Anderson
Suards
Warren Miller
Eugene Swanson
Gerald Hoffman
Dallas
Tex
Ronald Larkin
Hoffman
Larkin
Big Entry List In Kids Easter Parade Expected
Indications point to at least 150 children in the Easter parade sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Business Development, with Gaines Highsmith noting most local entrants will come from Chil Dress. The parade is set for Saturday April 2 with 52.50 in cash prizes across three age groups.
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Gaines Highsmith
Trade Development Committee
C of C
BCD
Childress
Highsmith
C of Cbcd
Tottlers
Powerful A Test Blast Rocks City 75 Miles From Explosion
Las Vegas felt the most powerful atomic blast of the 1955 test series as a bright white flash lit the desert and cracked display windows in Bertha's Furniture Store. The shock rattled an AEC field office and was visible as far away as Salt Lake City Phoenix Oakland with a second high altitude test planned over Yucca Flat.
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Las Vegas
Bertha
AEC
Department of Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
Gambing
Yucca Flat
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Oakland
Calif
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Minority Report
W. H. D. Thomas
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M. L. Crone
IPE
Childess Elks
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