Dispute Over New Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice
A behind the scenes struggle to appoint a new Texas Supreme Court chief justice unfolds as Gov. Beauford Jester faces multiple vacancy scenarios after Chief Justice James P. Alexander’s death. Possible moves include elevating an associate justice or promoting from the civil appeals courts, creating a chain of six vacancies.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
James
P. Alexander
Beauford H. Jester
Alexander
Jester
Supreme Court
Civil Appeals Courts
Ion
Few Brewster
James P. Hart. Mames
Grand Jury Will Convene Monday in 99th District
A 99th district grand jury will be impaneled at 10 oclock Monday morning by Judge G V Pardue. About 30 formally filed cases will be referred for investigation. The panel includes Pete Ramos and John Fair marking the first Mexican juror. others include Paul Hardwick Charles Bacon E B Shipp Cecil Brashear D C Montgomery C B Self Edwin L Forrest F B Lovelace Joe Teague Jr N C Fine and more. The grand jury and civil jury will convene across the week with Judge Blair presiding in several counties.
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G. V. Pardue
Lloyd Croslin
Pardue
Dan Blair
72Nd
Blair
Hockley
Cochran County
Crosby County
Purdue
Croslin
Pete Ramos
North Ave. N
John Fair
Paul Hardwick
Charles R. Bacon
Broadway
E. B. Shipp
Shallowater
Cecil Brashear
Arnett
D. C. Fowler
Joe Leaverton
Ropesville
W. T. Rush
Slaton
Fletcher Sneed
Petersburg
D. A. Montgomery
Lubbock
C. B. Self
Edwin L. Forrest
F. B. Lovelace
Abernathy
Joe Teague, Jr
N. C. Fine
Statute Blamed For Disability Payments Abuse
Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall says tax free disability pay for retired officers stems from a law that should be changed. He cites a 1946 Paterson report noting the 75 percent base pay tax exemption and lenient incapacity standards driving potential abuse, urging legal corrections. The disclosure accompanied Forrestal presenting 25,582 officers retired for physical disability.
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Washington
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Defense Forrestal
Forrestal
Truman
Navy
Air
Marine
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Swedish Cancer Specialist Flies To Moscow For Case
Stockholm January 3 Swedish cancer specialist and radiologist Professor Elis Bervin flew to Moscow for a consultation on a serious cancer case He told reporters he did not know which patient was involved and that the request came from Russian authorities His wife said the trip was for consultation not an operation and its length was unknown
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Moscow
Stockholm
Elis Bervin
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