Senate Veto on Postal Pay Rise To Stand
Senate Republican leader William F Knowland told President Eisenhower the Senate will sustain its veto of the 8.8 percent postal pay increase. Democrats privately concede they lack the two thirds to override. Also: debates on highway aid bills pause as Johnson seeks showdowns and Levy, a Brooklyn garment maker, is summoned in the military uniform contracts graft inquiry.
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Washington
Iip
Senate
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
White House
Knowland
Capitol
Republican Policy Committee
Frank Carlson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic Policy Committee
Brooklyn
Leon M. Levy
Bobcat Lions Club awards list for 1954 season
The Lions Club announced the 1954 Bobcat Sports Awards at a meeting led by Coach Charles Churchill. Recipients were Don ald Raney for best defensive player, Bill Vehslage for best blocker, and John Crews for best sport. none attended. Miss Eudora Hawkins spoke on the Declaration of Independence and its drafting by the Continental Congress. Carl Denny rejoined the club. guests attended from Vernon Pampa Chillicothe and Quanah.
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Lions Club Bobcat
Charles Churchill
Lions Club
Donald Raney
Bill Vehslage
John Crews
Eudora Hawkins
West Texas Utilities
Continental Congress
Miss Hawkins
Carl Hudson
Bert Hargrave
Carl Denny
Chester Hufstedler
Cloyce Rainwater
Vernon
Ralph Milliran
Pampa
Ralph Thomas
T. C. Duffie
Chillicothe
Bill Pallmeyer
Erndor
Hood Wills
Quanah
Texas House Approves Tuition Increase Bill
The Texas House gave final approval to a measure raising tuition at state supported colleges from 25 to 50 dollars per semester by a 79 to 54 vote. Gov. Allan Shivers recommended the proposal, which faces the Senate next.
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Austin
House
J.C. Gillham
Brownfield
Senate
Allan Shivers
James A. Turman
Gober
Turman
Texas
Two-Vehicle Crash Leaves No Injuries in Texas County
A 6:15 am collision on Avenue F in the 300 block involving Charles L. Bishop of Childress and Jenny Jackson Letchworth of Longview caused significant auto damage but no injuries. Letchworth in the truck attempted a lane change. no tickets were issued.
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Charles L. Bishop
Childress
Jenny Jackson Letchworth
Longview
Avenue F
Letchworth
Scouters Schedule Fish Fry Next Week
Western District Scouters plan a Fish Fry at the next regular meeting in Fair ark at 7 p m on Tuesday May 31. District chairman Bob Polson promises all the fish you can eat and outlines a program on summer scouting activities with visitors from Qunaha and Paducah.
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Fairark
Bob Polson
Qunaha
Paducah
Rain and thunderstorms sweep East Texas coast
A broad line of thunderstorms moved through Texas delivering heavy rainfall and strong winds mainly along the coast and in East Texas with no major damage reported. Dallas lake levels rose to a four year high with 49 billion gallons available, a 16 month water supply, while scattered showers lingered in East Texas into Wednesday.
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Texas
Dallas
College Station
Fort Smith
Ark
East
Texarkana
Waco
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Fire Chief Attacks Civil Defense Program in Speech
Eldorado Arkansas Fire Chief Frank Smith told the Southwest Fire Chief's Association in Galveston that civil defense scares people into fleeing. He urged Congress to pass a home defense act funding firefighting measures to protect homes and cities.
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Galveston
National Civil Defense Program
Eldorado
Ark
Frank Smith
Southwest Fire Chief's Association
Smith
Arkansas Fire Chief's Association
Congress
Defense Dept Names 100 Major Military Contractors
Washington reports the Defense Department released a list of 100 firms receiving the largest military contracts from July 1 1953 to December 31 1954. Top recipients were United Aircraft Douglas Aircraft North American Aviation Boeing and Lockheed, with GM losing ground as orders declined.
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Defense Department
Washington
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Ing
United Aircraft Corp
Douglas Aircraft Co
North Amercan Aviation
Boeing Airplane Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Avacation
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
House Small Business
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Charles E. Wilson
Boeing
Newsman To Become Assistant Publisher
Charley W. Buster former managing editor of The Index and three years with the Douglas Dispatch accepts the Assistant Publisher post at Casa Grande Dispatch in Casa Grande Arizona. He will move July 1. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Buster of Childress.
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Charley W. Buster
The
Index
Douglas, Ariz
Dispatch
Casa Grande Dispatch
Casa Grande, Ariz
Casa Grande
Frank W. Buster
Childress
Clinic Postponed to June 2 at High School Agriculture Building
The Farm and Home Clinic meeting is postponed due to graduation exercises and will now be held on June 2 at 8 p.m. in the agriculture building at the high school.
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Farm and Home
High School
Reds Push Italy Toward Neutral Stance Amid U.S. Base Threat
In Rome the Soviet Union warned of grave consequences if the United States bases American troops in Italy while Pravda denounces Premier Mario Scelba’s government. Moscow radio reiterates the drive to keep the Yanks out as Italy remains tied to NATO. Reports say U.S. troops may move north from Austria as four power control ends.
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Rome
Russia
Italy
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Mario Scelba
Moscow Radio
Austria
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Europe
Holle Favors Federal Control Of Salk Vaccine
Texas health officer Dr. Henry H. Holle urges strict federal control of Salk polio vaccine distribution to avoid confusion. He backs equitable statewide distribution during short supply and notes manufacturers plan to use official agencies designated by state governors.
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Austin
Henry H. Holle
Texas
Holle
Allan Shivers
Congress
Baseball Plans To Be Completed
Final plans for the summer base ball program for Childress youth will be made tonight at a meeting of directors of the Little and Pony League. President Bob Wadsworth urged all directors and team managers to attend. The session begins at 7:30 in the directors room of the C of C and BCD.
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Childress
Little and Pony League
Bob Wadsworth
Wadsworth
C of C
BCD
VFW Post 2512 Holds Regular Meeting Tonight
David W. Brown Post No 2512 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at 8 o'clock in the Veterans Building. Commander Irvin L. Sealander reports routine business will be handled.
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David W. Brown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Irvin L. Sealander
Five New Indictments Against Giles Hit Veterans Land Scheme
A Travis County grand jury returned five indictments naming former Lands Commission head Bascom Giles and promoter B. R. Sheffield for allegedly stealing 33 600 in Veterans Land Board funds. The panel also charged Sheffield with forgery and uttering a forged land title instrument. Indictments cover Kinney County land sales tied to the 100 million veterans program. Giles resignation as GLO commissioner preceded the probe.
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Bascom Giles
Veterans Land Program
Travis County
Giles
San Antonio
Les Procter
Austin
Veterans Land Board
Sheffield
Kinney
Kinney County
Veterans Land
County to Sue Sachse over motor grader sale
The county will file a civil action against L. A. Sachse, former commissioner, Plains Machinery Company, Ward M. Harrell, and Frank Montgomery. County Attorney James L. Cutcher reported the move after a special Commissioners Court meeting. An auditor’s four year report recommended full investigation of the grader transaction. Details are not public.
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L. A. Sachse
and Plains Machinery Company, Inc
Ward M. Harrell
Frank Montgomery
James L. Cutcher
Commissioners Court
County Sues for Recovery of Motor Grader in Childress County
The Childress County court minutes show a motion to authorize County Attorney James L. Cutcher to file suit against L. A. Sachse Plains Machinery Ward M. Harrell Frank Montgomery and others for recovery of one Adams 610 motor grader serial number 1440 and related damages. Rothwell Fowler and Riker voted aye Richards absent. The matter progresses to final judgment. details continued on page six.
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Sachse
County Commissioners Court
O. T. Rothwell
Secord
Robert Riker
James L. Cutcher
Childress County
Texas
L. A. Sachse
Plains Machinery Company, Inc
Ward M. Harrell
Frank Montgomery
Childress
Rothwell
Fowler and Riker
Aye
Richards
Leonard King
Vaccine Safety Standards Draw Industry Praise and Worry
Government safety standards for Salk polio vaccines drawn mixed reactions from six manufacturers and federal officials. Some call the rules fantastic while others deem them impractical, signaling a lengthy testing program that could impede production. A marathon conference near midnight shaped a potentially more favorable stance from Surgeon General Scheele, with a final decision expected after a last meeting.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
Public Health Service
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
The
American Medical Association
Association of State and Territorial Health Officers
Social Hygiene Representatives Visit Galveston
Two representatives of the American Social Hygiene Association were due in Galveston to discuss the bawdy house situation with the Galveston Ministerial Association and Mayor George Roy Clough who supports a clean but open town. Officials are P. E. Kinney and Howard K. Slates. The group has previously worked to close the Post Office Street red light district. A Galveston survey shows about 20 houses of prostitution still in operation. The Rev. George Scotchmer denied plans for a vigorous crusade. Clough said he would meet the representatives but expressed little sympathy with association surveys.
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Galveston
American Social Hygiene Association
Galveston Ministerial Association
George Roy Clough
P. E. Kinney
New York
Howard K. Slates
San Antonio
Galveston Law Enforcement Committee
George Scotchmer
Clough
Association
Four Negroes Fined On Gambling Charges
Four Childress Negroes were arrested and fined for gambling last night by the Sheriff's Department. The defendants were Jessie B. Walker Dee Randle Sylvester Cooper and Sonny Sims. Each was fined $5 and costs of $19.50 in Justice of the Peace Court.
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Childress
Sheriff's Department
Jessie B. Walker
Dee Randle
Sylvester Cooper
Sonny Sims
Justice of the Peace Court
Test Well Below 6 450 Feet Monday
The Shell Oil Company No. 1 Tabor is drilling below 6 450 feet from the Scouting Division in Wichita Falls. The test well, about 12 miles east of Childress in Hardeman County, targets shale and lime formations.
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Shell Oil Company
GM and CIO Start All-Day Talks on Wage Issue
General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers began a day-long negotiation session on the guaranteed annual wage, the first extended talks since last month. Ford and the union recently held similar sessions, with Ford's contract due June 1 and GM's extended to June 7. Walter Reuther attended both talks, while GM workers nationwide voted 93.4 percent in favor of striking if demands are not met.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Ford
UAW
Walter Reuther
Reuther
General Motors
John W. Livingston
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Ralph Jones
Lubbock
Bob Thurman
Vernon Hafner
John Schrunk
Denver
Scouters
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Reds
VFW
Bradyland
B. R. Sheffield
Eral Land Office
Memphis
Marie Leslies
J. R. Bryan
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