Legislators Discuss Third Session in Texas Tax Deadlock
In Austin AP, a 16 member House compromise committee planned an 8 am meeting to break the tax deadlock amid talk of a third special session. House Speaker Waggoner Carr expressed optimism that a solution can be found as sides argued over sales versus natural gas taxes. Carr warned that a tax bill requires compromise and warned lawmakers to work out a settlement or face consequences. Senate leaders waited as revenue measures must originate in the House to address the general fund deficit and the 1960 61 budget.
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Dave Cheavens Ustin
House
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Associated Press
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Compton
Senate
Family of Seven Slain in Alberta Home
In Stettler Alberta police found the bodies of five children and both parents under a pile of tires at the family home. A 19 year old suspect, held on a liquor charge, faces possible murder charges. Post mortem to determine exact causes. Bodies said to have died between Thursday and Sunday, with Thursday night most likely.
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Stettler
Alta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
M. M. Cantor
Derby Day Derby Run Signals Start At 7 P.M
Derby Day in Lubbock features the 12th Soap Box Derby with about 18 000 spectators from the South Plains expected. The parade signals heats at 7 0 0 p m with Byron Stoval driving to start the races at 7 20 p m. The event includes the Marine Corps Color Guard Reese Air Force Base Drum and Bugle Corps and Shrine Club Motorcycle Patrol along with contestants and officials. Final car inspection and heat drawing occurred Saturday evening and preparations continue from 5 a m today to move racers to the track.
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N. Ave H
Erskine Rd
South Plains
Avalanche Journal
Modern Chevrolet
Exchange Club
Byron Stoval
Marine Corps Color Guard
Reese Air Force Base
Drum and Bugle Corps
South Plains Shrine Club Motorcycle Patrol
Stoval
Dist
Atty
George Gilkerson
Bill Davis
Chevrolet
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National Guard
DERBY
Dividend Paid By Non Existent British Castle
A London story notes a 300 year old idea by King Charles that funds a non existent Fillingharne Castle in Wales. The government sent 73 pounds 10 shillings for upkeep, a practice tied to a historic levy now treated as tradition.
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Aswciated Presny
London
Charles
Buckminister
Lincolnshire
Fillingharne Castle
Wales
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Editions Adopt New Name
The Lubbock Morning Avalanche becomes Lubbock Avalanche Journal Morning Edition and the Lubbock Evening Journal becomes Lubbock Avalanche Journal Evening Edition. The Sunday edition remains Lubbock Avalanche Journal as a combined morning and evening edition. Change affects only naming while each paper remains a full edition with its own staff.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Lubbock Evening Journal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Mornstaff
Plains Hit By Heavy Rain And Hail From Showers
Heavy rain and hail drenched the South Plains as thundershowers spread from Hobbs to Dimmitt. Plains reported 1.43 inches of rain and hail an inch in diameter, while high winds toppled a garage under construction. Lubbock remained hot with near 100 degrees and only sprinkles.
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South Plains
John Hague
Plains
Lubbock
Hobbs
Dimmitt
Lub
W. Garrett
Lehman
Wonder Long Plans Divorce Editorial Note
A public notice column discusses a long planned divorce matter. The piece appears in the Editorials section with legal and personal aspects noted but limited in detail. It references ongoing proceedings and the involvement of a named party, reflecting archival newsroom style.
Hawaii Set On Statehood
Hawaii voters backed immediate statehood with 136,368 for and 7,735 against, a 17,641 margin. The outcome clears the way for formal admission this summer likely in August and sets the stage for a July 28 first state election featuring three candidates of Japanese or Chinese descent for Congress.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Pacific
Congress
Butane Tank Cars Fire At Savannah Recreation Area
APair of tank cars carrying butane exploded on a railroad trestle Sunday near Savannah, igniting a massive blaze over a crowded swimming area. At least nine cars burned, numerous people were badly burned, and the death toll was estimated around 25 with many others injured. Helicopters from Hunter AFB ferried victims to nearby hospitals as the blaze raged in 96 degree heat. The scene included a bathhouse, boats, and a busy riverside crowd, with many victims being children.
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Avalanche-Journal
Fe toRin
Savanna
Savannah
Hunter Air Force Base
Israel Split On Arms Deal
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion warned he would resign if coalition partners block support for an arms deal with West Germany. The three party coalition faced opposition over Israel selling 250000 grenade throwers to Bonn, a measure seen as vital to the economy but divisive on Jewish conscience.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
David Ben-Gurion
West Germany
Ben Gurion
Knesset
Isreal
Ben-Gurion
Herut
Bonn
Negev
Big Boom at Meldrim Camp Trains Derailment Tragedy
The Associated Press reports a Seaboard freight train derailment at a Meldrim recreation camp near Savannah, Ga. Witnesses describe a large explosion over the water and screaming children. David Parker suffered burns and struggled to save others as the train jumped the trestle. Fire and chaos followed. the fate of Parker’s nephew remains uncertain. Page 10.
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Associated Press
Avannah
David Parker
Savannah
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Meldrim
Parker
J. W. Beasley
Inflation Threat Warning At Critical Juncture
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon warned of a serious risk of price rises and urged Congress to approve inflation curbs. The special cabinet committee urged three steps: balance the budget, remove the interest ceiling on bonds, and enshrine price stability in law. The report also discussed steel wage talks and studying reducing concentration of power in labor or business.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Democratic Congress
Nixon
Congress
Ogden Reid Leaves U.S. for Ambassador Post in Israel
Ogden Reid sails from New York with his wife and three sons to assume the post as U S Ambassador to Israel. He plans to present credentials to President Ishak Ben-Zvi on July 2 in Tel Aviv.
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New York
Ogden Reid
U.S
Israel
Tel Aviv
Ishak Ben-Zvi
Mystery of World War II Bomber Crew Death In Libyan Desert
The Libyan Desert trail of markers points to a death trek by the Lady Be Good crew of nine aboard a B-24 Liberator that crashed en route from Naples in 1943. A U.S. Air Force team expands its search after British geologists found the nearly intact plane, with logbook and gear, deep in the desert.
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Hanns
Esert
Naples
Italy
Air Force
U.S. Army
Myron D. Fuller
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