National Wage Law Updates and Newspaper Week Notice
Congress set a $1.00 per hour minimum wage effective March 1 1956 with exemptions for some employers and a Labor Secretary to advise on coverage. Senate confirmed Newell Brown to run the Wage and Hour Administration amid union opposition. National Newspaper Week October 18 is planned with the push for open public records to inform Texas citizens. Russell W Bryant of Italy leads Texas Press Association in promoting access to state records.
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Comanche County
Texas
Congress
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New Hampshire Publishers Association
Franklin, New Hampshire
Journal-Transcript
U.S
Department of Labor
Brown
Texas Press Association
Russell W. Bryant
Italy
Texas political tension over school integration and deaths
The piece notes a possible call for a Texas special legislative session over public school integration depending on a Texas Supreme Court ruling. It reports Governor Shivers’ stance, Comanche County’s neutrality, and tributes to late State Senator Wayne M. Wagenseller, plus mentions of Bascom Giles, Adlai Stevenson’s Austin visit, and party dynamics around the tide lands issue.
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Shivers
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Shivers Signals 1952 stance at Chicago governors meeting
In Chicago a conference of 21 governors featured Governor Shivers as a principal speaker. He said he would again refuse to support Stevenson if Stevenson becomes the Democratic nominee. After Shivers spoke, Stevenson said he would withhold comment until he is in Texas.
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Austin
University of Texas
America
Texas
Shivers
Texas Tidelands
Chicago
Governor Shiver Campaign Schedule Sets Milton Bond Vote
Governor Shiver plans a campaign stop in Milton on August 29 to decide whether the county should issue bonds for a new regional hospital. Supporters argue the project will expand local medical capacity while opponents fear debt and cost.
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