Supreme Court Lets Case On Law Licensing Move Ahead
University of Chicago instructor George Anastaplo wins a first round Supreme Court ruling over his refusal to answer questions about the Communist Party in the Illinois bar admission process. The decision advances to oral arguments in October as the court weighs state rights versus constitutional protections.
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Anastaplo
William O. Douglas
Daryl Chessman
California
Washington State Supreme Court
University of Washington
Howard L. Nostrand
Max. Lavelle
Maryland and Virginia
Ohio
Anastaple
St. Louis
Illinois
Methodists Face Racial Issue in Heated General Conference
Delegates at the Methodist General Conference debated segregation with passion and little agreement. A proposal to cut Duke Divinity School funding was defeated, while an appeal to foster interracial programs was approved. The matter was sent to a special commission for further study amid warnings of inflaming regional tensions. A note on rising building costs also appeared, stating a 1941 house would cost about 18 500 now, up 155 percent.
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Louis Cassels Denver
UPI
Methodist General Conference
Duke University Divinity School
Durham
N.C
Duke Divinity
Chester A. Smith
Peekskill, N.Y
Thurman L. Dodson
Washington, D.C
Dodson
South
Joe T. Salem
Sudan
Texas
John B. Nichols
Pensacola
Fla
Mr. Nichols
Allied Chemical
Barrett
Senator urges teachers to push active political program
State Sen. Preston Smith urged about 250 members of the Lubbock Classroom Teachers Assn. to adopt a logical and practical political program. He described three teacher types and urged active support for candidates, noting mail from residents helps influence legislation. A political rally at O L Slaton Jr High was announced for Thursday with candidates attending.
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Preston Smith
Lubbock
Atkins Junior High School
Smith
Texas
Waymon Mulkey
Lemoyane Harrell
E. C. Leslie
Jean Sliter
Anna Steen
Noah Lee
O. L. Slaton Junior High School
New Dental powder promises secure false teeth
An advertising blurb touts FASTEETH as a pleasant alkaline powder that helps dentures stay firm with no taste or nausea. It claims to prevent plate odor and allows eating talking and sneezing without wobble, and urges readers to buy at drug counters.
Cornflakes Test Planned for B-58 Jets Fort Worth
Convair officials announced a test using cornflakes and metal bits scattered along a runway to determine if the B-58 engine will ingest them. After testing, a device to keep debris out of the B-58s four engines will be tried.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Convair
Six Men Face Felony Charges After Idalou Break-in
Six men and a 14 year old were arrested after a break in at Dodd's Grocery in Idalou. Charges include assault with a prohibited weapon for Pete Armenta and illegal possession of narcotics for Sirilo Ramirez. Additional suspects were held in Lubbock County and at St. Marys Hospital for injuries and treatment. A separate case lists Oscar Garza injured in downtown Lubbock. motorists and deputies recovered items from the store. Women hold nearly 40 percent of U S driver's licenses per the Automobile Manufacturers Association.
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Dodd’s
Idalou
Joe Lara
Felix Juarez
Petersburg
Rudy Arebalo
Rt. 1
Plainview
Lubbock County
Arebalo
Lubbock
Asst. Dist
Atty
George McCrea
Pete Armenta
Ave. R
Oscar Garza
Abernathy
St. Mary's Hospital
Sirilo Ramirez
United States
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Insurance suit seeks declaration of no liability in auto collision
Testimony to start at 9 a m today in the declaratory judgment suit brought by Old Colony Insurance Co against Burke of Lubbock County and L Bone of Yoakum County in 140th District Court. The company seeks judgment it owes no damages from a crash involving Burke’s car and a detached trailer from a City of Ropesville pickup driven by Bone. An interlocutory ruling denying liability regarding Bone was entered July 10, 1959, pending the Burke decision. Jurors named include E A Walker O J Felty David Patton Gordon Mills Jay G Dunlap Robert S Renfro Clyde Hester Donald E Phelps Vivian Hudson S E Jondahl M L Shaffer James M Deckelman.
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Old Colony Insurance Co
Bartlett A. Burke
Lubbock County
L. P. Bone
Yoakum County
140Th District
Burke
Ropesville
Bone
E. A. Walker
O. J. Felty
David Patton
Gordon Mills
Jay G. Dunlap
Robert S. Renfro
Clyde Hester
Vivian Hudson
M. L. Shaffer
James M. Deckelman
Railroads Lose Half a Billion Annually on Passenger Service
The nation’s railroads report annual losses of 500 million dollars from passenger service, highlighting a growing financial strain as costs rise and ridership patterns shift.
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