Tax Pressure Mounts For State's Solons
Lawmakers face a tight deadline to approve a tax and appropriation bill to fund pensions welfare and highway programs. The large $2.4 billion two year spending plan moves to a House joint conference as Daniel urges a quick tax fix, proposing a one half cent severance tax on natural gas with no producer fallback if later struck down.
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Soit
Salaic
Peadline
Texas
General Revenue Fund
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
Daniel
Birth Notice for Mi aed Mrs Donag Gresham
Birth announced at West Teens Hospital with father Mewin Mik and mother Mire Willie In Sanera. Cardiogram of family names appears garbled. details include date near 2 4 wuaee and weight about 6 peat 7th.
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Donag Gresham
Aye
Degchir Weil
West Teans Hospital
Mewin Mik
Dimas Leron
Eam Baturdae
Texas
eMiplsy
Willie
Sanera
Stu Ae Pee
Weenie
Governor Long in El Paso Elevator Episode Delays Flight
Gov Long, en route to a Sugar Bowl event, fled reporters in the Hilton El Paso lobby. He hid in a service elevator for 40 minutes as crowds and heat took a toll, finally exiting with visible distress. A rough air over eastern New Mexico added to his discomfort, prompting a request for a Cadillac to avoid a return flight.
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Hilton
el Paso
Fia
New Mexico
Aitsick
Man Drowns in Haggle Over Rescue Price at Hagelings
ENOSHIMA Japan A man Haruo Sugio 23 drowned in the surf as eight beachgoers argued over a rescue price. The victim walked with three friends when waves swept him away. Police say five nearby students demanded 28 dollars for pulling him from the water while his friends offered 14 dollars. Sugio disappeared beneath the waves.
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Enoshima
Japan
UPI
Haruo Sugio
Sugano
Military Training Bill Extended Through 1968
President Eisenhower signed a bill extending the six month full time military training program and ready reserve membership for four more years until 1968. The extension maintains the same structure for young men to fulfill service obligations.
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Washington P
Bnt Eixenhower
Blakley in Dallas Suffering Health Episode
William A Blakley aged 61 a Dallas bus man and former U S senator reportedly suffered a heart attack with serious condition described by AP sources.
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Blakley
Dallas
Wiliam A. Blakley
U.S
Weather showers continue across Texas with heavy rains
A broad system produced recurring showers from Abilene to Dallas and beyond with heavy downpours in Abilene area and 1.13 to 3.81 inch totals in several towns. Rain persisted into Saturday as a trough extended from Big Bend toward Central Oklahoma and forecasts called for spotty showers and warm temperatures through Sunday.
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Ward
Dallas
West Texas
Fort Stockton
Abilene
Merkel
Trent
Baird
Clyde
San Angelo
Carrositua
Richardson
Sherman
Fort Worth
Big Spring
van Horn
Alpine
Wink
Mineral Wells
Amarillo
North Concho Lake
Forney
Rouse City
Farmersville
Aledo
Big Bend
Texas
Gulf Coast
Panhandle Plains
el Paso
Oklahoma
Burglars Fail In Search For Money
Two ex convicts were arrested on Highway 80 after a routine stop revealed more than $1,000 in guns and jewelry taken from Arch Rowan’s Georgia plantation home. The burglars tore up the interior of the residence west of Fort Worth seeking money but found none. Names given are Lloyd Lee Davis and Charles Herman Ingram.
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Fort Worth
Arch Rowan
Here
Highway 80
Gilman
Rowan
Georgia
Lloyd Lee
Bulldog
Davis
Charles Herman ‘Thuck) Ingram
Tarrant County
Two Texans Die As Light Plane Crashes
Two Texas men, A. J. Carver of Abilene aged 39 and William W. Clinkscales of Sweetwater 43, were killed when their four place Beechcraft Benanga crashed near here Sunday. They were flying from Abilene at a low altitude when the engine struck power lines and the plane went down in a field. The craft did not burn.
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Tex
Suarday
A. J. Carriver
Abilene
William W. Clinkscales
Sweetwater
Unusual July Showers Boost Lubbock Area Rain Totals
Rain totals across the region run above normal for the year with Lubbock reporting 12.13 inches through July, well past the 10 inch average. Slaton and Abernathy show notable year to date gains, while Hale Center farmers report repeated heavy rains including hail damage to cotton on June 22.
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Lubbock
Imost
Slaton
Abernathy
O'Donnell
Taboka
Ropesville
Hale Center Area
Post
Garza County
Lackney
Brief News Notes on Local Thefts and Wounds
A. F. E. McMurry reports intruders entered his home during a five day trip and stole 15 dollars. Willie Dedrick, 25, hospitalized with shotgun wounds to left arm and hand, refused to press charges and is in fair condition. Bernice Nickerson, 31, treated for a gunshot wound to the left thigh after an altercation near 18th Street and Avenue A.
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Willie Dedrick
Ave. C
Apt. 2
Methodist Hospital
Dedrick
Bernice Nickerson
1805
Ave, B
18Th St
Ave. A
Blind Triplets Forge Independent Path Near Lubbock
The Sittons of Hart move to be near help after their triplets Don Lon and Jon, all blind, learn to live without sight. They attend nursery now and will start kindergarten this fall with plans for Libbock public classes next year. They value music, use sound to tell each other apart, and dream of future roles as a preacher piano player and farmer. Their sisters Alice and Joyce help at home as the family adjusts to blindness with hope and quiet sadness.
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Lon
Jon
Don
Sitten
Hart
Lubbock
Herbert Greenberg
Texas Tech
Littons
Greenberg
Tech
College
Nursery O School
Hart and
Dimmitt
Libbock
AIP
Lan
Lion
Sittens
Four Killed In Arizona Wreck Near Safford
A two car crash 1 mile west of Safford Arizona killed Charles Henry Scott 39 his wife Jen 23 and their infant in Artesia California and Arena B House 34 of Irving Texas. Two other House passengers James House 37 and Nellie B Isley 26 were injured. Police attributed the crash to a railroad tie in the road struck by the Scotts car as lights from the other vehicle blinded the driver.
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Safford,ariz
UPD
Here
Charles Henry Scott
Jen
Artesia
Calif
Arena B. House
Irving
Tex
Scotts
U.S
House
James House
Nellie B. Isley
Scott
Divorce Granted After 36 Years In Wichita Falls Case
Murphy Crain, about 60, filed for divorce in January 1923. He learned this year he remained married when his pension claim prompted a records check. With the attorney and judge dead, officials found pleadings and reissued a divorce judgment.
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Wichita Falls
Murphy Crain
Crain
Murray Named to Post Coaching Staff at Post High
John T. Murray has been hired as head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Post High School. Gerald Loyd is named junior high coach. Vernard Alexander announces the new hires alongside existing staff Harold Teal John Blocker and Glenn Gregg. Murray is also slated as football end coach after a career with Arlington High School Hardin Simmons University and the Washington Redskins. Loyd is a Stephen F. Austin College graduate and Lubbock High School alum.
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POST
John T. Murray
Post High School
Vernard Alexander
Alexander
Gerald Loyd
Murray
Arlington High School
Hardin Simmons University
Washington Redskins
Loyd
Lubbock High School
Stephen F. Austin Collene
Otters
Harold Teal
John Blocker
Glenn Gregg
Two Arrests in Girl's Kidnapping Case
Rosenberg Texas FBI agents detained Harold Lee Lynn 17 and Helen Jones 39 as two of three Mississippi suspects charged in the kidnapping of Eleanor Dahlé, an 18 year old Rosenberg Sunday school teacher. Ray Stout 25 remains at large as the nationwide search concluded with details from Illinois and Zion Illinois.
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Rosenberg
Tex
UPID
Fort Bend
R. L. Gaston
FBI
Freeport
Gaston
Illnois
Harold Lee Lynn
Helen Jones
Ray Stout
Mississippi
Eleanor Dahse
Zion
Miss Dahlé
Houston
Bank Teller Charged With Embezzling in San Benito
SAN BENITO A 28 year old bank teller Howard Baker was charged with two counts of embezzlement after allegedly taking 1000 dollars in one incident and 333 dollars in another. He appeared before U S Commissioner Otto Reichert and was released to Reverend Albert T Stanley with bond set at 2500 dollars. He was ordered to return to Brownsville to post bond as investigators continue the probe.
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San Benito
UPD
Howard Baker
U.S
Otto Reichert
Aobert T. Stanley
First Christian Church
Brownsville
Baker
FBT
Bangkok cabinet votes to back death penalty for corruption
Bangkok officials and judges convicted of certain corrupt acts face death or life imprisonment under a cabinet backed crime law. The measure targets corruption involving government property and public officials, aligning penalties with severe crimes in Thailand.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Pee
Pony League To Begin Tourney Monday Night
The double elimination Pony League tourney starts Monday at Kuykendall Bennett Field with two games nightly. Southwest Lubbock faces Littlefield at 6 pm, Dixie vs Southern at 8 pm, with losers and winners brackets following through Tuesday and Wednesday, ending in a potential Thursday final. Curtis Barrett directs the event. The Southern All Star team, managed by Rip Griffin and Tony Liguori, features Johnnie Barnett Buddy Hampton Wayne Bingham Robert Roper Stephen Crabb Danny Davis Eldon Frost Donnie Biggerstaff Jimmy Fullerton Conrad Schmidt Bill Marion Lyle Lewter Richard Bowers Charles Hawkins Ronnie Bell with alternates Sylvester Roberson Calvin Kaykendall Alton Spence Carlton Jones Daniel Austin. all players listed are 34 years old.
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Kuykendall - Bennett Field
Southwest Lubbock
Littlefield
Curtis Barrett
Nile
Rip Griffin
Tony Liguori
Johnnie Barnett
Buddy Hampton
Wayne Bingham
Robert Roper
Stephen Crabb
Danny Davis
Eldon Frost
Donnie Biggerstaff
Jimmy Fullerton
Conrad Schmidt
Bill Marion
Lyle Lewter
Richard Bowers
Charles Hawkins
Ronnie Bell
Sylvester Roberson
Calvin Kay
Kendall
Alton Spence
Carlton Jones
Daniel ‘Austin
Farm Pace junior Manriquez powers win in ABC standings
Ray Mitchell fanned 13 in six innings as Farm Pace Junior Manriquez led a 12-5 win over Weirs Transit. Morgan took the loss while Mitchell walked two and allowed 11 hits. In other ABC action Pigely Wiggly beat Moss Gordin 6-3 with Leroy Brown the winning pitcher.
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Ray Mitchell
Weirs ‘Transit
Mitchell
Weldon Morgan
Morgan
Junior Manriquez
Farm Pace
Fingle
Charles Thompson
Pigely Wiggly
Moss Gordin
Leroy Brown
Ken Roberts
Wiggly
Alton Peak
Piggly- Wigely
Bill McCraw
Sidney Stephens
22 Junior Golfers Seek Two Places at Dallas Camary
Twenty two junior golfers vie for two spots at Dallas Camary's national junior amateur championship. They play 18 holes Tuesday at the club after Monday practice rounds. Entries hail from Dallas Fort Worth Kilgore Ardmore Marshall Gatesville and Ranger. the national tournament runs August 58 at Stanford University course with 128 competitors.
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Dallas Camary
Dallas
Fort Worth
Kilgore
Ardmore
Levelland Surges Past Bell Red Cheks 11-6 in late showdown
Levelland used two big innings to beat the Bell Red Cheks 11-6 in a late game. Key plays featured Chadwick, Cannon, Harris, and Johnson with multiple errors aiding Levelland's attack. The win sets up a playoff implications as the teams clash for a spot in the northern district playoff.
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Levelland
Bell Red Cheks
Donnie Bumpass
Red Chcks
Roy Sage
Robert Chadwick
Jimmy Miller
Doug Cannon
Red
Johnny Johnson
Jimmy Harris
Bumpass
Dale Harris
Gary McMillan
Chadwick
Red Cheks
Johnson
Jim Haris
Travis Thompson
James Ellis
Ellis
Eddie Anderson
Leveland
Mace Marconi
Cannon
Miller
Charles Smith
Williams
Fortner
Harris
Alpine star Bob Stotsky leads league batting and runs
Bob Stotsky of Alpine tops the league with a .362 average and 56 runs, plus nine hits, as official stats through last Sunday show him ahead in multiple categories. Chris Krug of Hobbs leads in home runs with 20, while Stotsky also commands total bases and hits.
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Preaw
Bob Stotsky
Alpine
Stotsky
Chris Krug
Hobbs
Krug
Dan Newman
Midland
Gary Westergren
Bee
Lindsey
John Mason
Roswell
Jesse White
Carts
Brown Sets Record In Speedway Kart Race
Joe Brown of Abilene set a new speedway course record in the adults Class A division with 12.3 seconds on Saturday night. Mike Cagle of Brownfield won Junior Class A. Mrs. Cagle won the women’s Class A. Don Earp took adults Class B and C titles. Brown won the featured Class A and Truman Ellison the featured Class B.
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Joe Brown
Abilene
Mike Cagle
Brownfield
Babe Zaharias Softball Sweep and Minor League Scores
Babe Zaharias softball with Jewell Flournoy winning 9-6 over Merry Mack as Joan Dora took the loss. Lucy Whitehead and Sonja Wallace starred for winners. Hazel Rudder and June Godfrey paced the Bomberettes in a 9-4 win. Southern Minor League saw Cardinals beat Indians 14-12 led by Billy Sheppard. Chiefs beat Hawks 19-1. Tommy Toombs powered the Chiefs with a homer and two doubles. Southwest Pony League Pigaly-Wigely defeated Crowell Insurance 9-2 with Jack MeGeorge the winning pitcher and Al Ayers collecting three hits for the victors.
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Babe Zaharias
Woody Tire
Jewell Flournoy
Merry’ Mack
Joan Dora
Flournoy
Lucy Whitehead
Sonja Wallace
Bomberettes
Cline
Jewell Jackson
Jimmie Bass
Cardinals
Indians
Billy Sheppard
Nelson Fox
Berry Roundigee
Ernie Gilkerson
Chiefs
Hawks
Joe Paulk
Tommy Toombs
Fred Mortis
Gary White
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Lloyd Lawley
W. C. Crittenden
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Jimis
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Tames Atchison
Miran ‘Reemian
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Dwaynt Bear
Tommy Nelson
Lew Red
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Lesa
Yanker
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Pony League
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Casanova
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