Speaker election reform and lobby fee debate dominate House session
Gov Daniel laments elective Speaker could calm factional fights while noting Lieutenant Governor’s elected status. House debates lobby reporting and student activity fees. discussion touches on flights funded by a gas company and calls for beam removal in eye metaphors. Education policy cites Brown University address and potential $2 million funding shift for higher ed.
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Senate
Capitol
Zeke Zbranek
Dassetta
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Tennessee
Jerry Sadier
Percilla
R. H. Cory
Victoria
Century plant life cycle and bloom death timing
The Century plant, a relative of the desert yucca, takes from 25 to 100 years to bloom. As soon as blossoms appear, it dies.
It's The Law continued: ancient appeals in juries and justice
This column notes ancient trial appeals used by speakers to sway juries, citing Socrates and Plato and Aristotle on values like justice, the juryman oath, and public opinion. It warns readers not to interpret law without an attorney's full factual guidance.
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Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
State Bar of Texas
Oldster Dunn Loves Dance Over Meals in Maine
In Cornish Maine 83 year old Edward H Dunn prefers dancing to eating. He limits himself to two meals daily on a $51 monthly Social Security check to take as many dance lessons as possible. He has mastered the samba and cha cha and now tries rock and roll. He says the scene is alive and cannot be slept through.
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Cornish, Maine
Edward H. Dunn
Ambergris Uses in Perfume Ingredients
Ambergris, a substance derived from the sperm whale, serves as a key component in making high grade perfumes and fragrances. It has long been valued for its unique scent and sillage, though sourcing raises ethical concerns and conservation considerations for whales.
Aviation Cadet White Completes Pre-Flight Training
Lackland AFB Texas reports Aviation Cadet Floyd O. White son of Mr and Mrs F O White Wickett Texas has completed the USAF Pre-Flight School and will be assigned to Spence Air Base Georgia for initial flying training. White a Monahans High School and UT graduate served as staff sergeant before joining the cadet program.
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Lackland Afb
Tex
Floyd O. White
F. O. White
Wickett
USAF
Spence Air Base
White
Monahans High School
University of Texas
Lackland
Cat delivers four unplanned kittens in garage box
In La Mesa California Mrs. Burns Bentley reports her cat Fluffy crawled into a box labeled Stork Special in the Bentley garage and gave birth to three kittens there The box had previously contained a diaper service product for babies with the label still visible
Six New Families Move To Monahans
Six new families moved to Monahans from June 15 according to a list from a local utility company. Names and addresses include Glenn W. White 705 South Harry, Billy P. White Farr Addition General Del, Walter Piel 502 West Fourth, W. H. Duck 105 West F, Phillip J. Borque Turney Apartments West Sealy, D. E. Ramsey 1309 South Calvin.
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Monahans
Glenn W. White
Harry Billy P. White
Farr Addition
Del
Walter Piel
West Fourth
W. H. Duck
West
Phillip J. Borque
Turney Apts
West Sealy
D. E. Ramsey
Calvin
Mistake Found in Barber Shop Quartet Program
Oshkosh Wisconsin AP reports the local chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America discovered the word Prevention was printed as part of their title on the distributed program. The misprint altered the organization’s formal name.
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Oshkosh, Wisc
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet
America
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