Calls For Red Peace Move Farmers Warned To Accept Dry Year
Dr. R. D. Lewis head of 44 Texas experiment stations told the Dallas Agricultural Club that farmers must adapt to drought. Research aims to conserve water, store seeds, and boost winter and autumn production while irrigation studies start in Lufkin Mt Pleasant and Tyler areas to reduce water loss from brush and weeds.
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Amusement Tax Cut Approved By President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower signed a bill to raise the amusement tax exemption to 90 cents from 50 cents for tickets to movies plays concerts and sports events. The move will cost the treasury about 60 million dollars annually and is backed by theater owners who fear television competition.
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Rep Patman urges tax reform for small business
Houston Texarkana legislator Rep Wright Patman calls for a graduated corporate income tax replacing the 52 percent levy and seeks revision of the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 to end the good faith clause. He argues the Small Business Administration is weak compared to the old Reconstruction Finance Corp for merchant aid.
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Egypt may appeal Suez case to UN before August conference
Cairo sources say Egypt may rush a Security Council appeal over British and French canal moves to the UN before the August 16 London conference. Nasser aides warn of fighting international control while Britain and Eden resist canal enslavement.
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Jet Ace Leads Victoria Team in Supersonic Gunnery Meet
Capt Manuel Fernandez, a Korean jet ace, held the individual lead and guided his unit toward the team lead in the first Air Force gunnery meet for supersonic fighters.
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Real Americans Refugee Father Praises Sons
John Drost, a Czech refugee, calls his sons real American boys as he recounts escape from Nazi and Communist persecution. The family found help at Ravenswood Church in Chicago and now Drost works at St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church with plans to resume law studies.
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Parr Mail Fraud Trial Set for November 5
Houston report says Duval County official George Parr and eight others face mail fraud charges with trial scheduled for November 5. Judge Allen Hannay overruled four defense motions including a venue change and dismissal requests. A hearing September 24 will allow defense to inspect seized documents.
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Police hold Dallas man in fatal shooting case
Police detained a 56 year old Dallas man for questioning in the killing of 47 year old Mrs Samantha Lamar at her home yesterday.
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Court Martialed CO Awaits Sentencing
FT Devens Mass Colonel Walter Heinel former commanding officer at the Boston Army Base awaits sentencing after a court martial found him guilty on eight counts of conduct unbecoming an officer. Heinel faces up to 30 months imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge.
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Eisenhower urges Bulganin to push Geneva hopes and arms talks
In a Moscow letter, President Eisenhower asks Premier Bulganin to do more to realize Geneva hopes, renews a call to freeze atomic weapons production, and seeks reconsideration of open skies. He rejects Bulganin’s 1.2 million armed forces cut and notes Soviet plans for Germany.
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Baking Weather In Texas Stretches Past 100 Degrees
Texas endured a blistering heat wave with many areas hitting 107 to 111 degrees. Pre dawn temperatures ranged from 66 to 83 across Dallas Amarillo and other cities as thundershowers offered brief relief. Weekend storms caused seven deaths and about three million dollars in damage across West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio and Detroit regions.
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Son of Former Chief In Office
In La Paz Bolivia a new president Hernan Siles assumes power for a second time in 30 years. The 31 year old, wearing the Bolivar medallion, succeeds Victor Paz Estenssoro who toppled Gen. Ballivian in 1952. Siles is Paz’s former vice president and eight of his cabinet remain.
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Jury selection begins in Brink's robbery trial in Boston
Jury of 12 plus two alternates to be chosen from 2000 potential jurors for the $1.218 million Brink's robbery case against eight Greater Boston men. Defense accuses government of biased reporting and asks for narrow indictment use, while Judge Forte s weighs motions and timing of the robbery.
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Sheffield Case Opens After Defense Delay
The trial of B. R. Sheffield of Brady for two counts of forgery in the veterans land investigation was set to open after a 24 hour delay. Defense led by Everett Looney asked for time to study witnesses and the jury pool of about 200. Governor Shivers, AG Sheppard, Land Commissioner Rudder and Brady attorney McCollum were among those summoned. McCollum injured, could not testify.
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Resort Seeks Lost 5-Year-Old Girl in Newport Beach
Hundreds of volunteers joined authorities in a door to door search for Barbara L. Blasier a five year old Water loo Iowa girl missing from Newport Beach California. She vanished while playing in the sand as her father Gordon Blasier and brother Larry Wayne eight swam in Balboa Bay channel. Police fear kidnapping and note no trace found since her father left her to play. Blasier vacationed with his children while the mother remained in Iowa awaiting another child.
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Missouri First To Start Roads
Missouri signs the first contracts under the new federal state highway program. The 16 year, 27.5 billion plan will rebuild the 40,000 mile interstate system into four lane superhighways with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent state share.
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Andrews Delays Teen Petition on Police Reinstatement
A petition signed by 287 youths seeking the reinstatement of former police chief D. D. Lansford will be presented at the August 13 council meeting, delayed from yesterday. Lansford resigned after a traffic safety campaign concerns, with a new chief to be named by City Manager J. L. Horner.
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