Solons Reject 1 Percent Tax on Goods in Texas Senate
The Texas Senate rejected a proposed 1 percent tax on all manufactured goods, a plan estimated to raise 150 million dollars yearly. The chamber debated a revised 151 million dollar tax measure, signaling possible a second special session as the House adjourned to Thursday. The panel also killed a gas levy and a revised interstate taxation formula.
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Austin
Texas Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Price Daniel
William T. Moore
Bryan
Texas
Moore
Robert W. Baker
Houston
House
Marijuana in Abandoned Car Sparks San Antonio Cache
Police found 134 pounds of refined marijuana hidden behind a door panel in an abandoned car at Torreil Plaza shopping center. The haul is valued at about 241000 dollars on the street. Lt. Charley Doerr said neighbors had seen a young Latin American in the vehicle before authorities seized it.
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San Antonio
APD
Charley Doerr
Torre] Plaza
Doerr
Debt Free Hospital Gift Delayed by Baptist Board
Texarkana philanthropist J. K. Wadley offered a $3.5 million debt free hospital to Texas Baptists but the Baptists' executive board postponed acceptance. The delay followed Wadley and associates accepting over $1.6 million in federal funds to aid financing, with a committee named to study the issue.
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Dallas
Fort Worth Negro Held For Theft
Leroy Haliburton aged 22 is held in Limestone county jail charged with auto theft. An eyewitness said he took a pickup on Groesbeck street about 11 PM driving toward Mart, deputies pursued, he parked the vehicle and fled across a pasture before being arrested by a deputy.
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Leroy Haliburton
Limestone County
Groesbeck
Haliburton
Mart
Sherill
Shevill
Centerville clinic drive aims to lure physicians
Centerville plans a medical clinic with exam rooms, emergency and lab facilities built on a donated acre. A Sears Roebuck Foundation survey shows 47 Centerville area patients daily travel 1 400 miles to seek care, costing the town $78 228 yearly in lost medical revenue.
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Centerville
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Washington
Eisenhower urges doctors to fight socialized medicine
President Eisenhower appealed to doctors at the American Medical Association convention in Atlantic City to join the fight against socialized medicine as inflation grows. He warned that government controlled care would pressure Americans to rely on the state for medical help and threaten private doctor patient arrangements. The speech highlighted the impact of inflation on older retirees living on fixed incomes.
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Atlantic City
N. J
UPI
Eisenhower
Roalume
American Medical Assn
Washington
AMA
Gifts Pouring In For Lucky Fathers Make Dad King for a Day
Forty six merchants participate in Mexia event offering 282 dollars worth merchandise. Fathers or family members may register free at any store. drawing June 20 at 5 p.m. on Sherman and Commerce corner. winners need not attend.
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Roger's Mercantile
Hitt Grocer
Horn
Dad
Dadi
Correction Made In Mishap Account
Correction issued for Monday collision report between Jimmie Weaver Jr and Colville Fisher. Jimmie, 12, rammed into the back of Fisher’s car and was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital before release.
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Jimmie Weaver, Jr
Colville Fisher
Jimmie
Fisher
Rotary Summer Program Set for Mexia Children
Mexia Rotary Club plans a summer recreation program starting Monday through July 10 with mail notices on activity locations. Instruction will cover swimming tennis Pee Wee baseball. swimming lessons by Mrs. Bill Pittman at the city pool. tennis by Joe Tom Haney. Pee Wee baseball by Jene Holt. In Hillsboro Texas Charles Arthur Smalley 73 died from injuries in a head on crash north of Hillsboro involving a pickup driven by his son in law John Wiseman 50 of Covington.
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Mexia Rotary Club
Jack Ross
Rotary Club
Bill Pittman
City
Joe Tom Haney
Jene Holt
Hillsboro
Tex
APD
Charles Arthur Smalley
John Wiseman
Covington
Partly Cloudy North Central Texas Forecast Update
Partly cloudy and warm Thursday with widely scattered thunderstorms. Mexia records show a 24 hour period ending at 7 30 a m with a high of 89 and a low of 73.
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Texas
Bistone
Mexia‘s
Mexia Man Held After Woman Found Bound Dead
A Mexia Negro man is jailed in Limestone county pending investigation into the death of Cylishia Moody 62 of 214 W Sumpter street. Moody was found unconscious with wrists bound and a leg tied to a bedpost and died days later after an autopsy showed a cerebral hemorrhage. The suspect, an ex convict, was arrested Monday and is being questioned.
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Limestone County
Cylishia Moody
W. Sumpter Street
J. D. Miller
Poice
Dave Claridge
Brown's Hospital
W. L. Carrington
Waco
E. P. Wiltstruck
Providence Hospital
Carrington
Clavidge
Miller
Groesbeck
Jack Bothwell
Bothwell
Claridge
NATO Ministers Open Talks On Broader Atlantic Role
London reports a 14 nation Atlantic Congress debate on expanding NATO’s political and economic framework. Delegates urged transforming the OECD into a wider Atlantic body with US and Canada as full members and creating an Atlantic Community study center.
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NATO
London
UPI
Ahd
Pansion
Ture
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
United States
Canada
de Gaulle
Mexia School Board Approves May Bills and Actions
The Mexia Independent School Board approved May bills totaling 4 54589 and appointed a board of equalization with Tom Anderson Gene Womack and J A Schnable. They named First National Bank as school depository for two years and elected Mrs L P White as a one year teacher. A new school bus purchase was authorized and attendees included Dr O T Christoffer and Mrs Leon Flatt with others. Ralph Jones was absent. Superintendent Alton O Bowen attended.
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Mexia Independent School Board
Tom Anderson
Gene Womack
J. A. Schnable
First National Bank
L. P. White
Mexia
O. T. Christoffer
Leon Flatt
C. G. Roberts
Ivan Thorne
Raymond Dillard
Clint Reed
Ralph Jones
Alton O. Bowen
Fort Worth Couple Found Dead in Oakhurst Buried Hammer
In Fort Worth, the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stanley were found in the Oakhurst area, apparently beaten to death with a hammer. He was identified as a car dealer.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Vernon Stanley
Oakhurst
Agriculture expands oats price support eligibility
The Agriculture Department broadened 1959 crop price support eligibility to include oats that are badly stained or materially weathered, expanding who can qualify for support payments.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Police: Mexia Department Collects 830 In Fines
The Mexia Police Department reports 830 in fines for May, with 796 regular fines and 34 in meter fines. The breakdown lists offenses such as speeding, drunken driving, no license, petty theft, and disturbances among others, totaling 417 fines in this period.
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Mexia
Ment
iCity
Howard Mace
Magazines Sought for Mexia State School
Mexia State School requests magazine donations from citizens. C KR Moles says residents have left old magazines at City Hall, but many cannot bring them. Those with 12 or more magazines can call 936-2191 for pickup and delivery.
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Mexia State School
C. KR. Moles
Mexia State
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
Moles
City Hall
Four Track Curriculum Raises Washington School Standards
Washington public officials report the four track program improved scholastic standards in desegregated schools. Superintendent Carl F. Hansen cites gains in high schools after three years and proposes a three track system for elementary grades to balance difficulty with student ability. concerns over rising Negro student proportions are noted.
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Washington
UPI
Supt. of
Carl F. Hansen
Hansen
Board of Education
Tton
Mom On Vacation To See Son Die
Brownwood Texas UPI reports Mrs. Syble Hoffman uses a paid vacation to stay home with her dying son Dennis eight as doctors say two months left. Brothers Bruce nine and Stephen three, sister Shelia fourteen, unaware of the fate, share a quiet Christmas-less time while civic groups provide support and a $1000 gift to help the family.
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Brownwood
UPI
Syble Hoffman
Dennis
Bruce
Stephen
Shelia
Brownwood Lions Club
Hoffman
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