Big Bills Loom As Legislative Deadline Nears
AP report on the Texas 57th Legislature first special session as lawmakers race to resolve 1962-63 taxing and spending issues. With only about a week left before the midnight August 7 deadline, Gov. Price Daniel may call a second special session if goals aren’t met. Senate and House committees push tax bills, including a 2 percent sales tax option and Daniel’s $365 million measure, aiming to avert a $64 million deficit and finish by Aug. Stend of the 1960-61 bookkeeping period.
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Senate moves to authorize call up reserves and weapons buys
The Senate Armed Services Committee backs President Kennedy's request to mobilize up to 60 000 ready reservists and retain servicemen for a year while funding aircraft and missiles. House hearings start today with a Monday vote on manpower. Republican leaders urge defense increases while targeting domestic spending. Senate leaders push rapid approval to meet Communist threats and maintain a strong economy.
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Roadblocks Fail To Halt Germans
East German soldiers armed with machine guns manned roadblocks toward Berlin to stop refugees fleeing communism. Other units patrolled roads and woods while police checked trains. Despite controls, 1,078 East Germans reached West Berlin, boosting monthly total to about 26,500. An unknown number were turned back with West Berlin officials estimating about 300.
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UPI
Moms Urged To Ease Up On Dirt Ban
Dr. Ann Mullins a mother of six argues in The Family Doctor that children can be too clean. She says cleanliness may be next to godliness but can lead to a miserable state and urges embracing dirt and happiness. The British doctor notes germ avoidance has raised health standards yet can be overdone.
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Wheat Acreages Cut in Farm Bill Approval
Washington The House and Senate approved an administration backed farm bill measure to reduce wheat plantings by 10 percent next year, trimming 5 million acres. Growers would receive federal payments to offset the shortage as a conference committee works out minor differences. The vote faced a Republican attempt to extend a stopgap program for feed grain surpluses, failing 1 to 76. The package stops short of the administration’s demand for broader price and production intervention.
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Zoning case revived as $127,594 sewage plant contract awarded
The City Commission awarded Wester TeHESTER CONSTRUCTION CO. of Lubbock a $127,594 contract to build a new sewage treatment plant in northwest Lubbock. City Atty. Fred Senter announced a new vote on Louis Murfee Jr.’s zoning change for a shopping center at 32nd to 34th Streets on Ave Q.
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Youth shoots postman during robbery and sets fire
In Gunterville Alabama an 11 year old farm youth William Franks shot postman J Ry Thompson three times in the head with a rifle during an armed robbery, then set the man’s mail on fire and left him to burn. Franks admitted the slaying saying he wanted Thompson’s cash box money. Authorities described the suspect as calm at first questioning then remorseful. He stated he had the urge to do it.
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Tender: Feelings and Debt in Loyal Friendships
A brief tract in Market Quotations notes how sentiment binds us to friends who owe us money. It reflects on loyalty, repayment expectations, and the moral weight of friendship during economic strain.
Prayer Note and Illegible Tender Phrase
A fragmented prayer request asks God for grace to be humble in prosperity and fearless in adversity ending with an unclear tendering phrase. The text shows archaic language and a stray line about construction or seating described as tender befit.
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Rusk Hints at New U.S. Moves on Berlin Crisis
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged allied unity and said the United States and its partners would seek new formulas for a peaceful Berlin settlement, planning a diplomatic offensive tied to the Western Big Four conference in Paris on August 5, while coordinating with Kennedy's military buildup. The remarks followed pressure from Khrushchev and signaled broader moves beyond mere reaction.
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Ashington
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Berlin
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Rusk
Paris
Kennedy
Cuba Crisis Echoes in U S Rhetoric and Plans
A fragmentary report notes U S officials discussing rapid response to events in Cuba and Castro's announced stance. Rusk is quoted on American aims and possible actions, with references to aviation and political alignment. The piece hints at a one party shift and Cuba’s international orientation.
400 Residents Flee Newfoundland Blaze Threatens Town
Firefighters battled a forest blaze near a Newfoundland town as hundreds fled. The flames came within about 100 feet of wooden frame houses, prompting mass evacuations and emergency precautions.
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Weather Map Page Notes On Winds And Temperature
The weather map page shows a forecast with winds mostly from the south at 10 to 20 miles per hour. Temperature details indicate mild conditions throughout the period with a expected steady pattern.
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