Johnson Hates Wasted Manpower Says Johnson
Sen Lyndon Johnson keeps constant vigil over defense preparedness in Congress criticizing prewar waste. He cites the armament stretch out and calls for faster airplane production and fuller use of manpower. He notes postwar spending splits and warns America against complacency in military readiness.
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Johnson Defends Airpower and Texan Support Notes
The statement argues funding the manpower over guns wastes resources and weakens national defense. It claims Texans back Johnson on this stance, citing public support reflected in letters in the congressional record. Dallas realtor Jack T. Moore wrote to Johnson praising the airpower emphasis.
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Phone Book Check To Curtail Information Service In Lubbock
Lubbock residents will be asked to consult phone books for numbers beginning Tuesday. Information operators will only provide numbers not listed in the directory except in emergencies. Southwestern Bell's M C Stevens says high call volume and many listed requests justify limiting the service to speed up overall calls.
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Texans Back Tax Hike for National Defense Says Letter
A Lubbock letter-writer argues for higher taxes to fund national defense, citing a brother-in-law shot down in Korea and a son turning 19 in August. He asks information services avoid listing non-directory numbers except in emergencies, and expresses readiness to pay whatever is needed to keep the country strong. Johnson believes the message reflects Texan sentiment.
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State Police Quell Outbreaks At Kentucky Prison
Eddyville Ky June 28 State police were summoned to quell attempts of rebellious inmates to break out of their cells at Kentucky's maximum security prison. Inmates, angry at authorities, had been restricted to cells after three riots in three days. Warden Jess Buchanan feared some might win freedom of the cell blocks.
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A&M To Investigate Iron Ore Deposits
At College Station the Texas A&M board authorized the Texas Forest Service to survey iron ore deposits on the Fairchild State Forest in Cherokee County. The study will assess ore quality on a 120 acre ridge near Rusk to decide if a sale is justified, with Sheffield Steel Co. nearby. The report notes the 1773 Spitsbergen expedition as historical context.
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Marriage Set After 18 Month Korean Letters
ST LOUIS June 28 An 18 month Korean correspondence will end in marriage July 5 Sgt Guy Cleveland Minneapolis and Miss Eleanor McNeary St Louis plan to wed though they met face to face for the first time June 8 He wrote 250 letters to her while in Korea and learned her name from a fellow soldier The sergeant, awaiting his wedding, volunteers with the Red Cross in appreciation for their aid The Lincoln family grave in Lincoln City Indiana is noted.
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