Legislative results reported from South Plains in 1953
South Plains legislators voted on major issues this week in Austin. The Senate approved a $25,000 disaster aid for Waco and a welfare spending increase to 42 million. Other votes covered auto inspections, dog owner liability, and a 40 hour work week for state employees. House actions included toll road conference, a tax bill hitch, and a compromise pay raise plan pending gas tax legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Waco
Corbin
Texas Tech
South Texas
Woodrow Laughlin
House
Saul
Cobb
Sen
Berry, Cobb and Sentell
Carr
Gillham
Osborn
Ratliff
Reeves
Sentell
Berry
Teachers’ Association
Aul
Anniversary of first airmail flight celebrated in Capitol
About 200 people gathered on the old polo field near the White House to mark the 35th anniversary of the first Washington to New York airmail flight. A notable event was helicopter delivery of airmail, though the helicopter was 47 minutes late due to a storm en route from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Washington
Polo Field
White House
New York
South Plains Men In Navy Seajump Exercise Off California
Six South Plains men take part in Operation Seajump an amphibious training off Southern California Navy officials say. Participants include Raymond L. Lewis Mule shoe Morton Ralph W. Taylor John A. Buhman Hollis L Barkley Dewey L Watson and Clark K Dyess. Units include carriers destroyers submarines and landing craft as part of Pacific Fleet readiness training.
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South Plains
California
Navy
Raymond L. Lewis
Morton
Ralph W. Taylor
John A. Buchnan
Hollis L. Barkley
Slaton
Dewey L. Watson
Spur
Clark K. Dyess
Lewis
Frances Ruzicka
Pep
Sphinx
Frank E. Evans
Taylor
Rt. 1
Muleshoe
Buhman
John Buhman
Shoveler
Barkley
T. Barkley
Char. Watson
USS Union
Watson
Pacific Fleet
Seven Airmen Die In Crash Of Jet And Transports
FRANKFURT May 16 The U S Air Force announced seven airmen died in a freak collision Friday between a Thunder Jet fighter and two flying box car transports. Four injured airmen were named as Michael Batiste of Philadelphia T Biggs of Apoka Oklahoma Charles Lee Carson of Wilson Grove Pennsylvania and First Lt James W Chilton of Sandy Oregon. The pilot of the Thunderjet was not named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
U. S. Air Force
Michael Batiste
Philadelphia
T. Biggs
Apoka
Okla
Charles Lee Carson
Defense Plants In Hard Hit Areas Gain Tax Break
The Eisenhower plan would let defense plant builders write off up to 100 percent of a new facility as depreciation over five years for federal taxes. Labor surplus areas including New England textile regions and coal mining centers in Pennsylvania and West Virginia would be certified, aiming to reduce chronic unemployment.
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Washington
Durkin
Office of Defense Mobilization
Department of Labor
New England
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Hormones Seen Key in Fight Against Cancer
Dr. Charles B. Huggins of the University of Chicago told Houston audiences that hormones may hold a key position in cancer treatment. He cited pills as a possible cancer therapy and described hormone injection and gland removal as methods shrinking tumors. He predicted future generations would see cancer whipped with hormones near the center of therapy.
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Houston
Charles B. Huggins
University of Chicago
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Lubbock
Tor
Avelenche-Journel
Sun
Margaret Mayer
Avalanche-Journal
Austin
cLby
Penney
Byzas
Constantinople
Reliable Pharmacy
Scott Ballard
Herb Banister
DENIM
America
Chambray
Girls’ den
Ox. Jeans
RTS
ENIM
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