Governor forms six member advisory group on state money woes
Governor Price Dan A appoints a six member citizens advisory commission to study the deficit and ways to fund education and public school improvements. He cites a $75 million tax need to retire the general fund shortfall and support Hale Aikin recommendations. A special session may be sought next fall.
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Avalanche-Journal
Astin
Price Dan
Citizens’ Commission
Daniel
Hale Aikin
Citizens’ Advisory Commission
See
New Attacks On Rights Bill Fail In Senate
In Washington two Southern efforts to weaken the civil rights bill were defeated in the Senate. A 72 to 16 vote tabled an amendment that would have limited the voting rights section to congressional elections. A 68 to 18 margin rejected an amendment to exempt special and primary elections from federal record preservation requirements.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower backs Polaris expansion and missile programs
President Eisenhower approved a space-age defense shakeup to fund six more Polaris submarines and faster satellite warning. The plan trims Bomarc and Sage defense systems to finance Atlas missiles and reactor orders, with Gates predicting substantial budget savings and naval support from Adm. Arleigh Burke and Gen. Nathan Twining.
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Polaris
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Defense Sec
Thomas S. Gates Jr
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Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
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Twining
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Pentagon
Casey Takes City's Reins By C W RATLIFF
David C Casey won the Lubbock mayoral race by 35 votes over Dr Charles W Finley in a canvassed official count of 4217 to 4182 with minor ballot corrections. The mayoral total set a city record at 8835. Frank Chappell Jr won Place 4 on the Commission, W C O Mara took Place 2, and Chappell defeated Robert S Bryant. Casey expressed gratitude and pledged civic unity while Finley’s attorney hinted at a potential contest.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
NEW Administration
David C. Casey
City Hall
Casey
Charles W. Finley
Finley
Frank Chappell Jr
College Avenue Fire Station
Frank Chappell
Zenith Ave
Casey Charness
Commission
W. C. O’mara
Paul L.payne Jr
Chappell
Robert S. Bryant
Lubbock
John Lee Smith
Vaughn Wilson
Proclu
Lumber truck spills 16000 pounds of lumber in street mishap
A Bowman Lumber Co truck carrying 16 000 pounds of lumber hit a street dip at Broadway and Avenue F late Wednesday. The load tipped the vehicle rearward and even lifted the front wheels. The load was dumped and reloaded by hand after forklift use failed. No one was injured.
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Bowman Lumber Co
Broadway
Avenue F
Charles Aguilar
Heiress Gamble Benedict Weds Romanian Lover in NC Ceremony
Heiress Gamble Benedict and Romanian-born Andre Porumbeanu married in a North Carolina civil ceremony after fleeing legal hurdles in South Carolina. The couple obtained a license and wed after 8 pm at an undisclosed NC town with a secret honeymoon planned and fears of family opposition.
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United Press International
Gamble
New York
Henry Harper Benedict
North Carolina
South Ca
Midwest Faces Flood as Texas Heat Persists
The Midwest fights rising floodwaters while Texas endures a heat wave with Lubbock hitting 90s and Texas stations recording near 97 in President, Presidio, and scattered readings. Volunteers are sought to shore up levees in Missouri and Illinois areas amid high river levels along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
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Regory Landing
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Ill
Missouri River
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Red Cross
Indictments Led by Murder Case In Ninth District
Grand jurors return 33 indictments after considering 47 felonies over three days. Murder with malice charges Lafayette Locke aged 95 of 1908 Birch Ave for the Feb 3 slaying of Manie and Hank Blaylock. Robbery by firearms charged James Berryhill of Panama City and Homer Steward of Pensacola in a $116 holdup at King's Service Station No. 3. See INDICTMENTS Page 10.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Ninth Judicial District
Asst. Dist. Atty
Ty Sparks
Lafayette Locke
Birch Ave
Sparks
Johnell Bryant
Florida
Lockes
Manie
Hank Blaylock
Ave
James Berryhill
Panama City
Fla
Homer L. Steward
Pensacola
Lubbock
King's Service Station
Idalou Road
Mare
Florida Road
Zoning hearings in western Lubbock on shopping center sites
The City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold hearings at City Hall 7 30 p m today on six proposed zoning changes. A recommendation is expected tonight on the location of a shopping center to serve the growing residential area north of 19th Street in extreme western Lubbock. Public hearings were concluded in February.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche Journal
Cros Lems
Lubbock
City Planning and Zoning Commission
19Th Street
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The
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Co
Brownfield
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Planning Commission
Charles Spivey
Spivey
Plane Crash Injures Two Andrews Men Injures in Landing
Andrews residents Jack L. Sullivan 52 owner and pilot and Charles Davis 29 sustained back and head injuries after a Piper Cub crashed on landing at Andrews airport. Witnesses said the plane dropped and pancaked near the east end of the field but did not burn. Both were treated at Permian General Hospital in stable to serious condition.
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Andrews
Wednesay
Permian General Hospital
Jack L. Sullivan
Charles Davis
Sullivan
Davis
Singleton
Big Spring
Three Hurt In Carrier Blast Off Chile
A small explosion aboard the U S aircraft carrier Shangri La off the Chilean coast wounded three crew members. The two horsepower air separator driven by a gasoline engine blew apart. The ship, on a Pacific to Atlantic cruise via Cape Horn, sent the injured to Valdivia by helicopter for medical care.
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Shangri-La
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Cape Horn
Atlantic
Valdivia
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Valpa
Judge 18 Stricken In Cardiac Episode At Court
UPI reports U.S. District Judge Joe Sheehy age 49 suffered an attack described as cardiac in nature in his office and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Tyler
UPI
U.S
Joe Sheehy
Eisenhower Eyes Augusta Trip And Global Visit
President Eisenhower wants to vacation in Augusta Georgia early next week with plans to tour the Soviet Union and Japan in June. Anne Wheaton, associate White House press secretary, said the first lady also wishes to accompany him on those trips.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Soviet Union
Japan
Anne Wheaton
White House
Statesmanship: foreign affairs and the conflicts it creates
Editorial on how statesmanship shapes foreign policy by addressing the clashes its leaders generate. Examines the cycle of diplomacy, domestic pressure, and strategic choice influencing international outcomes.
Real-Life Peter Pan Inspired by Barrie Dies in Accident
Peter Llewellyn Davies, 68, the real life inspiration for Peter Pan, died after being struck by a train at a London subway station. Davies, publisher and Barrie’s godson, survived by his wife and three sons. one brother Nicholas survives.
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Avalanche-Journal
Tondon
Peter Pan
Peter Llewellyn Davies
Sir James Barrie
London
Davies
Barrie
St. George’s Hospital
Sylvia
Arthur Llewellyn Davies
Peter Davies
Sir James
Playright
Nicholas
Peter
Charges Fly At Hearing On Elderly Health Care
In a Senate labor subcommittee hearing on elderly health benefits Dirksen and Carey traded charges over how the Eisenhower administration handles the issue. Dirksen called Carey's statements insane and Carey accused the administration of surrender to the AMA and insurers. Reuther had own label from prior remarks. Aime Forand filed a petition to move his health care bill from Ways & Means to action.
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United Press International
Washington—Senate
Everett M. ‘Dirksen
James B. Carey
Dirksen
Carey
Electrical Workers Union
Eisenhower
American Medical Assny
Reuther Dirksen
Walter P. Reuther
Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Senate
Aime J. Forand
D-R.1
House
Ways & Means Committee
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