Jail Stay Triggers Brief Grand Jury Statement
Duval County jail briefly held garage operator Willus Wright on contempt charges after he invoked the fifth amendment in a question about a school district check. Wright then agreed to testify to grand jury about the $750 School District check. the court released him with a promise to return at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday as jurors indicted six more cases.
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San Diego
Tex
Duval County
Benavides
Grand Jury
George Parr
South Texas
Willus Wright
Dist
Maxwell Welch
Otto Brandt
Welch Wright
Benavides Independent School District
Brandt
Wright
Welch
Archer Parr
Parr
Ant Farmers Grow Mushrooms for Food in Nests
Britannica notes certain ant species depend entirely on a cultivated mushroom like fungus inside their underground nests for sustenance.
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Clopedia Britannica
16 New Teachers Are Employed By Lubbock District
Lubbock ISD board approves 16 new teachers at Tuesday night meeting along with 13 resignations. A contract for $18,750 to Harold Biffle covers athletic dressing rooms at Hutchinson and Slaton junior high schools. Resignations listed include Margie Barnett and Sheila Nolan among others.
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Kenneth May Avalanche
Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees
School Business Office
Harold Biffle
J. T. Hutchinson
O. L. Slaton
Owen L. Blanton Jr
R. W. Matthews
Eugene F. Caldwell
Wolfforth School
Mildred Carver
Elizabeth Champion
Arnett
Jeanelle Daniels
Dee Hancock
Margaret Myers
Bozeman School
Carol Jean Sandlin
Mary Louise Schmid
Dominion Mitchell
Ellates School
Zoe Carter
Tina Mae Fulcher
Rush
Gary Garner
Hutchinson Or Matthews
Alva Stevens
Hunt School
Nancy Margaret Wood
Agnes Sacar Nevels
Ellaes
Lula T. Golightly
McWhorter School
Sue Lovett
Trula Maud
House Turns Down Ike Health Plan Health plan killed in House vote
The House voted 238 to 134 to recommit President Eisenhower’s $25 million health reinsurance plan, effectively killing the measure for this session. The defeat came after strong opposition from Sam Rayburn and Republicans led by Charles Halleck, with Democrats supporting, and highlighted fears of socialized medicine.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
House Commerce Committee
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Frazier Reams
Ohio
Truman
John Bell Williams
Dmiss
Sam Rayburn
American Medical Association
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Abducted Women and Oil Output Drops Mentioned
The Sabines, an ancient Italian people near Rome, are noted for a legend of Roman abducted women. The article also states Venezuela’s crude oil output in early 1954 fell by nine percent from 1953 levels.
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Rome
Venezuela
Senate probes plan to question Clint Murchison Jr.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Capehart said investigators will question Clint Murchison Jr. in secret and then hear public testimony next week about housing irregularities. Tecon Corp. head denies any wrongdoing, noting the firm built Air Force housing under rules and regulations and that the father was not involved.
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Washington
Homer E. Capehart
Senate
Clint Murchison
Indiana Republican
Senate Banking Committee
Clint Murchison Jr
Young Murchison
Tecon Corp
Capehart
Murchisson
Murchison Jr
Robert Thompson
Thompson
Air Force
Randolph Field
Texas
Wright - Patterson Field
Ohio
Limestone Air Force Base
Maine
Murchison Sr
Murchison
Adonis Mythic Tale of Death and Spring Flower
In Greek myth Adonis, a handsome youth loved by Venus, dies and is transformed into a flower. The legend links his death to winter’s decay and his return to spring’s renewal.
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Adonis
Venus
World Court Rules United Nations Must Pay $179000
The World Court at The Hague ruled the United Nations must compensate 11 American staffers fired during U.S. loyalty checks, rejecting U.S. objections. The decision returns the dispute to the General Assembly for further debate, after the UN Administrative Tribunal awards.
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Hague
Netherlands
World Court
U.S
United Nations
World Organization
General Assembly
Assembly
United States
UN Administrative Tribunal
International Court
English Couple Finds Surprises in Lubbock Visit
W A Palmer and his wife from Leicester England visited their daughter in Lubbock. They praised American hospitality and the city, noting heat as a drawback. They contrasted late dining and drive ins here with England where shops close early. They traveled by car ship and train on a 10 day trip.
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W. A. Palmer
Leicester
England
Palmers
Donald Larue
24Th St
Stewart
America
United States
Lubbock
24Th
Palmer
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Aleen Jackson Gray
Ruby F. Smith
Mabel H. Stevenson
Aline Hughes
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Sue Reeves
Imogene Freer
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Dolores H. Nolan
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M. J. Adderton
C. E. Wigginton
W. D. Blankenship
Clifton H. Cummings
James W. Spears
Louis Murfee Jr
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George N. Atkinson Jr
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