Governor Daniel unveils Texas tax rescue plan
Gov Daniel outlines five tax plans aimed at natural gas and pipelines to cut a projected 68.8 million dollar deficit by August 31 1961 and raise 62.44 million yearly in new revenue. He proposes raising college tuition and altering the franchise tax with a three factor formula and cigarette beer exemptions. See DANIEL Page 10.
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Associated Press
Price Daniel
Texas
Daniel
State Finance Advisory Commission
Robert Calvert
Business and Industrial Commission
General Revenue Fund
Ike Reveals Spy Flight Halt Order
President Eisenhower disclosed in Paris that he canceled all high altitude U two spy flights over Russia last Thursday. The article outlines White House statements and Herter remarks about whether flights would continue and Khrushchev’s charge at the summit.
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United Press, International
GTON
Eisenhower
Paris
Russia
U.S
United States
White House
Sec
Christian A. Herter
George W. Allen
U.S. Information Agency
Pearl Harbor
Allen
Herter
Free World
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Associated Press
Ashington
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
House
Khrushchev
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ike signs bill authorizing four new warships
President Eisenhower signed a bill approving four new warships at an estimated cost of 158 million dollars. The ships total 32,000 tons displacement and include an amphibious transport with helicopters and landing craft, two antisubmarine escort vessels, and a fast combat support ship.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State Faces New Deficit
Texas Comptroller Robert S. Calvert told the State Finance Advisory Commission that his July 1959 surplus estimate is wrong and that the general fund will show a deficit of 68.8 million dollars by August 31, 1961. He cited seven factors including oil tax shortfalls totaling 33.3 million and protest over the natural gas pipelines tax as major causes.
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Associated Press
Austin
Robert S. Calvert
Texas
Calvert
State Finance Advisory Commission
Ham Marskjold Returns From London—Unclear Summit Blowup
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said on arrival in New York that he did not know enough about the London summit blowup to comment. He spoke after attending a conference in London.
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New York
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
London
Dooley to Speak in Lubbock on MEDICO Work Tonight
Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, a physician and fundraiser, will address an audience at Municipal Auditorium at 7 30 p m as part of MEDICO lectures. He notes he is one of 14 doctors running 17 programs in 10 nations and just back from Laos.
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Dr. Dooley
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Thomas A. Dooley
Dooley
Southeast Asia
Laos
New York
City Census Figures Due Today In Lubbock Drive
Preliminary census results in Lubbock will be released after tabulation. Census forms received by Monday total 391 more people, bringing Operation Nose-Count participation to 3 272 since the drive began last Tuesday. final figures are expected to be far below earlier estimates.
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Lubbock
Earl Kerr
Kerr
Nehru and Nasser Meet in Cairo Talks
Indian Prime Minister Nehru arrived in Cairo for talks with President Gamal Abdel Nasser amid rising East West cold war tensions. The two leaders planned discussions with a neutralist stance as regional diplomacy intensified.
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Nehru
Nasser
Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Surprise SAC Alert Test Spurs U.S. Jitters
United Press International reports a pre dawn combat readiness test ordered from Paris by Defense Secretary Gates tested high speed overseas communications and alert status. Military pilots scrambled for interceptors as civilians reported jitters during the exercise aimed to verify Eisenhower's ability to contact strategic forces abroad.
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United Press International
Ashington
Paris
Sec. of Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Defense Department
Gates
Defense
Eisenhower
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
SAC
Red Limit On Allies In Berlin Claimed
Paris dispatch says Khrushchev sent de Gaulle a message fixing a 24 month period for withdrawal of Allied troops from West Berlin. Figaro described the message as blunt and sent several days ago with no official comment available.
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Paris
Figaro
Nikita Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
West Berlin
Foreign Ministry
Electra Hit by Heavy Rains Floods and Road Closures
Severe storms swept Texas, with Electra hit hardest by torrential rain causing flooded streets and blocked highways. Police reported damaged roads, dozens of stalled cars, and property effects while other regions faced high winds and tornado watches.
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Texas
Electra
Haynesville
U.S. 287
Vernon
Wendell Douglas
Blonde Remarks Prompt Quip on TV Stars
A lighthearted column defines a blonde as a costly socialite who earns attention but costs more to sustain. The piece uses witty satire to poke at media figures and style trends with period voice.
Officials Retain Slim Hopes For Summit Revival
In Paris Harold Macmillan pressed Khrushchev to resume the Big Four talks after the Soviet leader canceled Eisenhower's Russia visit. Khrushchev demanded a public U 2 apology and end to missions, which Eisenhower rejected. Macmillan met again with Khrushchev as Western leaders regrouped, keeping slim hopes alive for a resumption of negotiations.
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Paris
Harold Macmillan
U.S
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Joseph W. Grigg
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Macmillan
Charles de
Judalle
United States
Moscow
Ghrushchev
Congress Blames Khrushchev For Summit Collapse
U S lawmakers from both parties condemn Khrushchev for blowing up the Paris summit and ruining prospects for Eisenhower's visit. Adlai Stevenson pins blame on U S spy plane policy, while senators urge cool heads and restraint amid rising tensions and speculation about Soviet internal strife.
Fire destroys Holland Mercantile Co in Holland Texas
A blaze visible for 15 miles destroyed the downtown Holland Mercantile Co in Holland Texas causing an estimated 110000 dollars in losses.
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Holland, Tex
Holland Mercantile Co
Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thunderstorms possible this afternoon or evening. Low around 56 this morning, high near 88. Winds southerly to easterly 10 to 15 mph. Record highs and lows shown. humidity around 49% at midnight.
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Avalanche-Journal Wi.rnadoes
Texas
Midwest
Plains
Lubbock
South Plains
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