Tax talks limp toward a compromise in Texas
Tax conferees working on a stop gap measure to finance state government met four hours Saturday and reported some progress but were not ready with a revenue bill for the Legislature. Officials signaled another session Sunday as committee members wrestle over whether to cut the sulfur tax and adjust cigarette and city bus gasoline refunds while seeking to broaden the tax base.
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Dave Cheavens Ustin
Monay
R.A. Weinert
Seguin
Weinert
Benton Murray
Harlingen
J. E. Winfree
Houston
House
Senate
Tax Study Commission
Texas
Commission
Burl Ives Sparks Fourth of July Fete in English Garden
Burl Ives turned a dignified English garden fete at Moyns Park into a patriotic Fourth of July celebration. About 200 Americans from the Wethersfield Air Force base joined locals as Ives sang Goober Peas and The Blue Tail Fly with a flag raised behind him.
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Eddy Gilmore
Teeple Bumpstead
England
Burl Ives
Burl
Briths Legion
American Legion
Wethersfield
Ives
Henson
Georgia
Col
Dan, Sharp
Lewiston
Mont
Abraham
Lincoln
Shoplifter Fined for Bible Theft in Memphis Court
Louise Alice Mitchner, 21, was fined $51 in a Memphis City Court Friday after clerks saw her place a Bible into her shopping bag in a downtown store. She offered no explanation in court and was charged with entering for unlawful purposes.
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Memphis
UPA
Louise Alice Mitchner
Long Campaign Busts Through Heat In 200 Mile Swing
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long resumed his re election bid with a 200 mile stump tour in 98 degree heat. Doctors warned the 63 year old heart patient could be overwhelmed but Long pressed on to four speeches in southwestern Louisiana and a stop at a Miss Louisiana pageant. He declared he was not dead and urged prayers as he camps every four years.
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Associated Press
Ake Arthur
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Long
Lake Providence
Arain
Baton Rouge
Ville Platte
Goy
Rave
Robberies tied to two men slugging attendants in Lubbock
In two separate Saturday robberies in Lubbock, two young Black men slugged Travis Wilburn at Edwards Service Station on 34th Street and Avenue A then robbed the cash register. A second victim, H W Hampton of 2207 29th Street, reported a Negro man threatened him with a hook blade knife and took about $50 from his billfold before fleeing into City of Lubbock Cemetery.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Travis Wilburn
Edwards
34Th St
Ave. A
H.W. Hampton
29Th St
Hampton
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Wilburn
Fourth of July Fiddlers Contest Tops Hale Center Celebration
Fireworks parade and a vintage car display marked Hale Center's Fourth of July. The annual fiddlers contest offered 50 cash prizes and trophies, with Azle’s Noman C. Solomon winning grand champion and a year of gold trophy possession.
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Benet
Hale Center
Noman. C.solomon
Azle
Eisenhower Lays Third Capitol Cornerstone
President Eisenhower used a silver trowel and the same old gavel as George Washington to lay the third cornerstone of the Capitol. He called on the nation to rededicate itself to freedom as Capitol leaders and Architect JL George Stewart watched. Rayburn urged the expansion should stand for ages and warned against reckless threats to the building.
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United
International
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
U. S
George Washington
Eilsenhower
Sam Raysbur
Capitol Building Commission
Capital
JL. George Stewart
Rayburn
Capitol Building
Soho
California Fire Near Tahoe Forest Contained After Big Loss
Substantial winds easing, crews reach about 85 percent control on a costly forest fire in Tahoe National Forest that scorched over 6,000 acres. Ranger John Bigley said containment should hold unless winds shift, with costs nearing 66 thousand dollars in suppression and timber losses estimated around 270 thousand.
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Sierraville
Calif
Tahoe ‘National’ Forest
John “ Hy. Bigley
Bigley
Freedom and despotism clash as liberty’s defense explained
A speaker warns that freedom declines in complacency and must be actively preserved. The scene recalls a dedication as a workman lays mortar on a foundation stone while Stewart guides Eisenhower down a wooden stairway. Reuben A. Bagley Jr. presents the Washington trowel to the President.
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Stewart
Eisenhower
Reuben A. Bagley Jr
District of Columbia
Mrs Carter Glass Dies at 72 After Long Illness
Washington widow of Virginia senator Carter Glass dies in a local hospital after a long illness. She was 72 years old.
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Washington
UPD
Man Faces Charges In Area Death
A Los Angeles charges of negligent homicide were filed Saturday against William Howard Teaff 42 after a two car crash on U S Highway 390 near Tokio Friday night that killed a 2 month old boy Steven Bradley Baker son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Leon Baker 4406 C Boston Lubbock. The child died at the scene 1.6 miles west of Tokio. The parents two brothers the driver of the car in which the Bakers were riding and his wife all remained in Terry County Memorial Hospital Saturday. Other survivors include Fred Charles Slouson Jo Ann Slouson and Angelina Baker with various injuries. The accident marked a busy Fourth weekend with heavier traffic expected today. The body of the infant was taken to Brownfield Funeral Home and then Wortham for services.
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Avalanches Journal
William Howard Teaff
U.S. Highway 390
Tokio
Steven Bradley Baker
Marvine Leon Baker
Boston
Lubbock
Baker
Terry County Memorial Hospital
Teaff
Brownfield
Mary Alice Teaff
Ernie Wayne Popham
Fred Charles Slouson
28Th St. Lubbock
Jo-Ann
Slouson
Sims
Brownfield Funeral Home
Wortham
Musical Instrument Saxophone Debate Sparks Editorial
An editorial on the saxophone as a musical instrument argues for restrictions on who should be allowed to play. The piece reflects concerns about quality, taste, and cultural influence within the music scene.
Holiday Road Deaths Soar Despite National Leveling
Complied from Avalanche Journal Wt ENAS reports leaders in holiday highway fatalities Saturday as Texas safety officials warn the preholiday prediction of 26 deaths may be too low. The National Safety Council notes the national toll leveled off later, with officials citing a midmorning surge followed by a slowdown before dusk.
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ENAS
Texas
Department of Public Safety
National Safety Council
Traffic toll rises with 418 dead in crashes nationwide
As the holiday period wanes the nation reports 418 traffic deaths, 67 drownings and 24 miscets. New York and Pennsylvania each tally 10 roadway fatalities while Texas and Halinois have eight and Georgia five. Major Guy Smith notes radar arrests surge, mostly for speeding with many drunk drivers among the violators.
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Rane
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Halinois
Georgia
Maj
Guy Smith
Department of Public Safety
Six Die In Tragic Holiday Boating Accidents
A rash of drownings and crashes marred a holiday period. Among the dead were Nathaniel Mose Bailey, 3, of Midland, who drowned in a Lampasas creek, and Dallas children Carolyn Edwards, 1, and James Edwards, 9, who drowned at Lake Whitney after stepping into a hole. Roy and Mrs Edwards fished nearby as their children disappeared. In Michigan, a Lake Michigan cruise vessel collided with a 4 foot power cruiser, killing six aboard and injuring two survivors. The Kenney family from Muskegon lost three relatives, with two others missing. National Safety Council warned of heavy traffic, while officials noted the toll may be higher than in past holidays.
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Maj. Smith
Nathaniel Mose Bailey
Midland
Lampasas
Dallas
Carolyn ‘Edwards
James Edwards
Lake Whitney
Roy Edwards
National Safety Council
Decatur
Petersburg
Muskegon
Mich
Lake Michigan
Swift Cars
Carl Regan
Coast Guard
Alvin Kenney
Dorothy
Robert Strong
Kennedy
Kenney
Robert
Richard Schaub
Charleston
W. Va
Norman Burr
Milwaukee
Fort Worth Man Crushed on Portland Bridge
Fort Worth, Texas man Warren Pink Burton, 40, was killed Friday night when a lift span raised on a steel bridge crushed him against the upper beams. Police say he was walking across the bridge during an excursion boat passage. It marked Oregon's first violent death of the July holiday period.
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Portland
Ore
Warren Pink Burton
Fort Worth
Tex
Oregon
Boy Killed After Pack Attack in Novinger
A two year old, Kevin Shockey, died after being attacked by a pack of dogs as he walked in Novinger Missouri. Coroner Nova Foster planned autopsy to determine the cause of death. Three dogs were captured and confined and the child underwent surgery at Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital.
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Novinger
Kirksville ‘Hospital
Nova ‘Foster
Kevin Shockey
Vera Shockey
Olin Johnson
Kevin
Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital
Weather Map Page 2 Lubbock Area Outlook
Partly cloudy and warm with a risk of thundershowers in the afternoon. Low around 68 degrees, high near 90. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Humidity near 4 percent at midnight. Precipitation expected within 24 hours across Abilene and Denver regions.
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Lymumoa
Reinier
Abilene
Athena Amari Alas
Denver
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