Carr pledges key votes to seek Texas House speaker post
WAGGONER CARR of Lubbock has 81 pledge cards from House members, surpassing the 76 needed to be elected speaker for the 55th Texas Legislature. He is touring during the Easter recess with pledges from all regions. if chosen, he would be the first West Texas speaker since 1927.
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Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
House of Representatives
Texas
Carr
House
West Texas
Lee Satterwhite
Panhandle
Amarillo
Horace Houston Jr
Dallas
Soviet moves threaten World War II era treaties
The Soviet Union requests Parliament to abrogate the 1940 friendship and alliance pacts with Britain and France in retaliation for their ratification of the Paris agreements remilitarizing Western Germany. Molotov informs Western envoys of Austrian steps toward a new treaty, with a special session likely to dramatize the action.
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Washington
Mahon Plans New Cotton Bill
Rep. Mahon of Texas said he will introduce legislation to aid cotton farmers whose crops run under 35 percent of normal. He announced the plan after input from farmers and businessmen during studies on the impact of prolonged drought in western Texas where lint production has lagged for three years.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mahon
D-Tex
Texas
Annual Plainview Event Opens With Area Teams Honored
The Hale Show judging contests awarded Brownfield FFA dairy products team first in the FFA division for the third straight year. Brownfield members include Joan Tuttle John Milburn and Duane Lewis coached by Wes Hicks and Walter Meyer. A Lubbock County 4 H Club team captured top dairy cattle honors in the 4H division led by Lee Luther with John Ford J B Hargrave Robert Johnson and Bob Thomas.
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Walter Meyer
Joan Tuttle
John Milburn
Duane Lewis
Tuttle
Kansas City
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Lubbock
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John Ford
J. B. Hargrove
Robert Johnson
Bob Thomas
Easter celebrations across the globe honor Christ’s resurrection
Americans led by President Eisenhower attend services and pageants as churches and outdoor rites celebrate Easter. Pope Pius XII greets thousands in St. Peter's Square while pilgrims fill Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre. Weather looks favorable for Easter parades.
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St. Peter’s Square
Pius XII
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem
United States
Children perished as flames sweep Tacoma home
Seven children died when a house fire in Tacoma Washington swept through while their mother was away at a movie. Authorities investigated the blaze and secured the scene for safety as neighbors mourned the loss.
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Wash
Sunrise Services and Easter Rites Across the Area
Easter observances mark the day with early morning gatherings at Mackenzie State Park and services in Muleshoe Seminole Littlefield Post Floydada and Hobbs. First Cumberland Presbyterian Church presents A Song of Easter at 7 30 p.m. in its fire damaged temporary location with Rev Loyce Estes as narrator and a 37 voice choir directed by Mrs Mary A Ware.
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Christ Trial Noted as Illegally Conducted by Lawyer
Austin attorney Joe R. Greenhill told more than 150 attorneys and friends that Christ was unlawfully convicted and crucified under procedure of his time. He called the seven trials a key point in his talk to the Lubbock County Bar Association at Caprock Hotel.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Christ
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Lubbock County Bar Association
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Greenhill
Burglar Foiled by Wrong Car in City Break-In
A burglar tried to break into Ohlenbusch Service Station on 19th Street and Avenue F Saturday night. He jumped into a car occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Shivers Abernathy, then fled when a squad car arrived after a glass break was heard. No entry was made.
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Abernathy
J. W. Linor
1815
Infant Atomic Device Exploded In Yucca Flat Test
The United Press reports a small atomic blast at Yucca Flat predawn Saturday, seen as a brief flash across four Western states. The test occurred from a 300-foot tower as part of a scheduled doubleheader with a second device postponed by the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Los Angeles
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Russian teen returns home after anti communist stay
Russian teenager alery Lysikov, son of a Soviet lieutenant colonel, reunites with his parents at the U S High Commission in Washington at noon. He hugs his mother and father after a three week visit praised by American officials as an anti communist gesture. Molotov demanded his return in a rare Soviet intervention.
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Tom Reedye
Alery Lysikov
U. S. High Commission
Soviet Union
V. M. Molotov
Time warning eyed for spring tornado test over South Plains
Officials plan a spring test of a tornado like device in the South Plains with advance two to four hour alerts for residents. Exact timing depends on weather and the device’s location remains unknown until fired. Community radio stations may broadcast warnings but no guaranteed notices are promised.
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South’ Plains
Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock Area
Cloudy start in the morning turning partly sunny and warm by afternoon. Temperatures rise from a low around 45 to near 80 by day’s end. Winds from the south at 10 to 20 mph. Southwest weather section provides 24 hour high and low temperatures ending at midnight.
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Central Texas
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Abilene
Amarillo
Texas
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