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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1956
Page
10
Washington dispatch notes the State Department seeks funds to curb major aims of preventing war and achieving world peace while tackling smaller concerns such as passport frauds, issues affecting homosexuals, and termite problems.
State politics discussion centers on Shivers conservatives and liberal opposition shaping the May convention. Governor to address executive committee. Rayburn Skelton proposal favors Lyndon Johnson as a favorite son and national delegation chair. Labor groups hear Yarborough White and Hart on industry, union issues, and right to work amid broader Texas political maneuvering.
Biographical sketches show six candidates for the Lubbock school board race. Evans has chaired the board and owns law practice. Christmann runs oil interests and heads the county GOP. Bird mixes hotel, furniture, and farming work. Waggoner has teaching and real estate ties. Ince and a partner operate Ince Oil Co. The April 7 election will add two members to oversee the $8.8 million bond expenditure.
ROME March 24 A Civil Court judge postponed a hearing over claims by Count Lelio Galaféri that he shaped Sofia Loren dress and manners. Loren did not attend. The Naples tailor-count said he fashioned clothes for her in 1953 and taught her good manners, then received only a signed photograph in return. He asserts his efforts aided her rise to stardom.
Issue approved last fall. Dr. M. M. Ewing, whose term expires next month, along with Evans, is not a candidate for re election.
In Iowa Republicans warn Ezra T. Benson about a tough reception if he runs on his flexible price supports plan. Iowa congressmen Jensen and Gross urge rigid supports, while acknowledging broader issues. A conference committee plans to reconcile House rigid and Senate omnibus farm bills with high price supports.
Texas employment fell 6,000 from January to 2,832,100 as the Texas Employment Commission reported. Unemployment rose to 120,600 with 41 per 1,000 workers seeking jobs not available. Farm employment slid to 105,900. officials foresee a March rebound across sectors.
Oakland report says Jack Clark 14, son of Edward and Mrs. Clark, was playing on school ground when an explosion occurred. Police found a vial of gunpowder in his rear pocket. the wound was not serious but the incident was undignified.
The 441-foot Italian freighter Etrusco, beached in the blizzard of March 16, stood upright at low tide and drew thousands of spectators. Coast Guardsmen explained her flat bottom and ballast, while salvage operations expected to begin with next month’s high tides. The ship had several hull holes but crews hoped to refloat and dock her in three to four weeks.
A 36 year old machinery salesman with mental blackouts faced assault to murder charges after attacking Dallas businessman Lawrence E. Haigwood, 48, with an axe in a wash room at Municipal Airport. Haigwood suffered two minor cuts and a concussion. Ray claimed amnesia and said he never saw Haigwood before. Police note past choking charges. Haigwood's condition was not serious.
In Rome the bride Grace Kelly and her bridesmaid Rita Gam face travel delays. Pan Am spokesman said their Ottawa and Newfoundland legs were held for de icing, delaying arrival in Rome to begin a Europe tour. Gam will later head to Monaco to serve as bridesmaid.
Buenos Aires hails Lt Gen Eduardo Lonardi as a hero as he is given a state burial following his death from a cerebral hemorrhage. Crowds that cheered his rise six months earlier accompany the coffin, under a decree by provisional president Pedro E. Aramburu. Lonardi, 59, led the revolt that toppled Juan D. Peron and served as Argentina’s first postrevolutionary president.
Dr. T. R. Shelton of Southern Methodist University will conduct a music clinic in Lubbock April 4 5 and 6 for local schools including Tom Lubbock Monterey Hutchinson Matthews Slaton and Thompson.
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