Verbal punches fly in Texas campaign preview
Texas political battle lines heat up as Gov. Allan Shivers and Democratic rival Ralph Yarborough trade verbal shots in Austin. Johnson and Rayburn criticize Eisenhower policy while McCarthy hearings are parodied. Water issues loom over candidates as party factions plan grass roots action ahead of statewide conventions in San Antonio.
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Clayton Hickerson
Associated Press
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Shivers
Yarborough
South
Texas
George Parr
Eisenhower
Johnson
Rayburn
Jefferson-Jackson Rayburn
Republican Congress
Dreath
Democratic National Committee
Stephen Mitchell
Community Envoy To Visit Sweden
David Hester Lubbock's 1954 community ambassador will visit Sweden after selection by a 32 candidate pool. He shifted from Switzerland to Sweden when routes to Switzerland filled, with alternates Jack Creel and Thelmadeane Hutchins. Briefings run through May 31 ahead of a June 21 departure from New York for Europe.
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David Hester
Lubbock
Sweden
Hester
Switzerland
Putney
Jack Creel
Thelmadeane Hutchins
New York City
Europe
Larger Medical Expense Deductions Could Rise
Senate Finance Committee tentatively backs bigger medical expense deductions after House approval. Proposed changes would drop the threshold to three percent of income and raise ceilings to 2500 dollars for individuals and 10000 dollars for families. About 8.12 million taxpayers could save roughly 80 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Rhee Says Outside Aid Could Have Prevented Dien Bien Phu Fall
President Syngman Rhee claimed that Dien Bien Phu might not have fallen to the Communists if outside help offered three months earlier had been accepted. He said Korea’s one or two divisions to aid Indochina were not accepted by the French.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Rhee
White Named Head of CPA Group Here
Claud A. White was elected president of the Lubbock Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants at its noon Saturday meeting in the Caprock Hotel. C. J. Brasher is vice president and Fred W. Norwood secretary treasurer, to take office July 1, replacing Edwin E. Merriman, Vernon L. Behner, and John W. McSwain. Thirty-two members attended as a new constitution and by laws were adopted and plans were made for the state convention in Fort Worth in June. Louise Hall of Levelland was introduced as a new member after passing her CPA exam.
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Claud A. White
Lubbock
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Caprock
C. J. Brasher
Fred W. Norwood
Edwin E. Merriman
Vernon L. Behner
John W. McSwain
CPA
Fort Worth
Louise Hall
Levelland
More Than 120 Swimmers At Negro Pool Opening
A crowd of over 120 attended the Mae Simmons Pool opening at Weber Ave and 24th St, believed to be the Southwest’s largest Negro pool. The 50 by 150 foot pool will operate 1 to 8 pm Saturdays and Sundays in May, with daily hours 1 to 8 pm from June through August. City Park and Recreation will sponsor free swimming lessons starting May 31 with new classes every two weeks. instructors include Leonard Chew George Scott Jr Charles Eugene Brown and Lester Hopkins. The K N Clapp Pool opens May 15 and Mackenzie Park pool opened May 1.
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Mae Simmons
Weber Ave
24Th St
Mgr. W. B. Hamilton
City Park and Recreation Department
Supt
A. C. Hamilton
Leonard Chew
George Scott Jr
Charles Eugene Brown
Lester Hopkins
Hamilton
K. N. Clapp
Mackenzie Park
Fire Chief Urges Clean Up Drive in Lubbock
Fire Chief Glenn Smith on Saturday urged all residents to join the Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up Week in Lubbock. He cautioned against common fire hazards stored in closets attics and basements noting that 90 percent of fires could be prevented by removing such hazards. He urged safer homes stores offices and factories to act now.
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Lubbock
Glenn Smith
Smith
Crosbyton hosts Texas Tech alumni picnic for Tech Day
About 60 Texas Tech ex-students from Crosby County gathered at Silver Falls for Texas Tech Day. They voted to make the event an annual fair in the county with Donald Wooten as president, John Mitchell and Mary Frances Chesser as vice presidents, and Bob Work as secretary-treasurer. The four form the executive board. In Louisiana, storage potato treatment with DDT saves two million dollars annually.
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Crosbyton
Texas Tech
Crosby County
Silver Falls
Donald Wooten
John Mitchell
Ralls
Mary Frances Chesser
Lorenzo
Bob Work
Tech Wins Magnolia Scholarship Grant in 1954 55
Texas Tech is chosen among seventeen institutions to receive Magnolia Petroleum Co. scholarships for 1954 55 in geophysics and geology. The Geophysical Department sponsors a 750 dollar award, with selection by Tech and Magnolia, and potential company employment after graduation. Other sites include Kansas State Rice Institute and Georgia Tech for geophysics, LSU KU Texas A and M for petroleum engineering, and Michigan State to Southern Methodist for geology.
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Texas Tech
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Tech
Magnolia
Geophysical Department
Tee
Kansas State
Rice Institute
Colorado School of Mines
Missouri School of Mines
Georgia Institute of Technology
Louisiana State
University of Kansas
University of Texas
University of Oklahoma
Texas A. & M. College
Michigan State
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