Moderate Gets Speaker Post In Texas House
Wade Turman of a farm southeast of Gober won the Democratic nomination for the Texas House speaker post. Turman, born to Mr and Mrs Wesley Turman, has been re-elected three times and supported school improvement and pay raise measures. He previously served in the 58th and 56th legislatures and taught at Wolfe City before Navy service and UT graduate studies. Arlette Spilman, 36, a McAllen attorney, taught at Paris and rose as a House Investigating committee member before entering politics.
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Beaumont Officials Face State Probe In Local Vice Scandal
Five women from the Southside WCTU pressed the Beaumont council for action as state investigators examined police and city leaders amid reports of bawdy houses and illegal liquor sales. Officials warned of more firings, while legislators pursue reforms and a special session was set.
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Orange Officer Is Handed Demotion
ORANGE Tex A veteran of nine years police service former police chief C D Jack Fawcett was demoted Tuesday from detective to patrolman first class The demotion noted his reduced responsibilities as a detective and was part of a series of firings at the Orange department
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State Senate To Send Five To Inauguration
The Texas Senate voted to send five members to the inauguration ceremony for the president and vice president of the United States. Named as official representatives are Sens. Robert W. Baker of Houston, C apt Kreuger of Elgo, J. Hardeman of San Angelo, Charles Herne of Austin, and William N. Patman of Canada.
Roberts Named Texas Senate President Pro Tempore
Sen. Ray Roberts a Lyndon Johnson ally becomes president pro tempore of the Texas Senate on Tuesday, potentially shifting power including key appointments and budget controls if Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey moves to a federal judgeship.
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Sam Rayburn
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Three Directors Named To High Plains Water Board
Unofficial returns show Sparkman and Gammon leading in key precincts as voters elect three directors for the High Plains Underground Water District. Incumbent Elmer Blankenship and Earl Weaver faced off in Lynn County, with votes counted across multiple counties. Also noted, Mrs. Hendon Harris to speak at Tabernacle Baptist Church and District Attorney George Gilkerson scheduled to present over 100 cases this week.
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Armstrong
Lynn County
Hendon Harris
Formosa
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Local committee winners and birth notices flood county pages
The page lists county committeemen winners with names and precincts, alongside multiple birth announcements from various families. Details include parent names, residences, hospital births, and newborn weights and times across precincts 1 2 3 and 4 with hospital notes in Reese and Lubbock.
Boun Oum Receives American Planes Amid Laos Tensions
U S observation planes and helicopters arrived Tuesday to support Prince Boun Oums government amid claims of Soviet and North Vietnamese invasion forces. The shipment includes four propeller planes and helicopters flown by Laotian pilots, authorized under 1954 Geneva accords, drawing mixed Western and Communist reactions.
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Zoning Study Group Hears Preliminary Report
Eight members of a special zoning study group reviewed a subcommittee report on zone change procedures but took no action. A Jan. 30 meeting was set. The group favors liberal zoning, with strip zoning for major streets and faster processing by considering larger areas at hearings. The planning office might state its position during hearings to help owners adjust objections.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Louis Murfee Jr
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George Miller
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Tbi Tucker
Guatemala Denies Cuban Aggression Claims
Guatemala President Manuel Ydigoras says his country trains troops and has U S officers instructing but denies aggressive aims. He clarifies Guatemala is not an aggressor and rejects reports of arms shipments or Chinese instructors for Communist jet fighters.
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US links in Latin America loom large in Cuba crisis
The article reports on U S and Guatemalan military activity in Central America with a base at Retalhuleu and a 4000-strong guerrilla force including pilots from several countries. It notes Cuban propaganda warnings of U S invasion, and details a Cuba Caribbean naval exercise stance along with a lengthy European tour narrative and a separate Pentagon reorganization mention.
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Kennedy Advances to Starring Role in Montgomery Page
Kennedy rises to prominence as Johnson plays a supporting role in Montgomery coverage. The piece notes shifting political dynamics and ongoing intrigue surrounding the duo and unnamed figures.
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Socialist Party Urges Negotiated End to Belgian Strike
In Brussels the Socialist party appealed in parliament for a negotiated end to Belgiums strike crisis as new violence erupted in four cities. Achilles van Acker led the plea for conciliation and government gestures raised hopes the strike could be called off soon.
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Ministers pack arena as baptismists mobilize crowd
About three thousand ministers crowded the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum aisles and front rows in a protest rally. Dr Carl Bates, former Lubbock pastor now heading a church in Belgium, urged fearless gospel ministers to come forward. The scene followed clashes between gendarmerie and socialist demonstrators in Liege and Charleroi, with Antwerp’s port area cited as the North Sea backdrop.
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No Halfway Plan Warns of Life in a Bomb-Proof Shelter
The report notes a grim survival mindset with quotes about salvation plans from Washington and mentions Arthur God in plan discussions. It references a federal indictment and defense documents, amid a chaotic mix of names and locations in a clipped, shattered text.
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