Basin Highway Work Approved in Four Permian Basin Projects
The State Highway Commission authorized four highway projects in Ector Crane Ward and Martin counties. Projects include Farm to Market roads 866 and 11 with drainage, dikes, and roadway resection, plus State Route 349 improvements totaling about 36.8 miles and an estimated cost of 38,000 dollars, pending right of way.
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Austin Bates
Austin
State Highway Commission
Ector County
Crane County
Ward County
Pecos River
Grandfalls
Martin County
Dawson County
Cutback In Bracero Control Program Seen
Washington June 27 federal immigration service warns a drastic reduction in its Wetback control program would be needed unless Congress restores a 4 million dollar House cut in appropriations. The service would halt the Wetback Airlift close two detention camps and lay off 250 border patrolmen if funding is not restored.
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Washington
Federal Immigration Service
U.s.-Mexico
Congress
Senate
Immigration Service
Tinue
Argyle R. Mackey
Miss Grace Mitchell Honored for Ten Years of Attendance
16 year old Jani Grace Mitchell daughter of Mr and Mrs Clint Mitchell received recognition here for a decade of perfect school attendance marking a rare local achievement by a student.
School Children Get Wish Horned Toad on Way
Elmer the horned toad traveled from New Mexico to Massachusetts on an airliner after a legal snag blocked shipment. West Newton third graders asked for the creature, Govs Dever and Mechem settled the matter, and a traveling companion hostess Jean Adams joined Elmer on the flight.
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Albuquerque
Elmer
Massachusetts
West Newton Mass
New Mexico
Paul Dever
Edwin Mechem
Dever
Cabots
Mechem
Gimick
Jean Adams
Acheson Faces Explanation For British Apology
Secretary of State Acheson may face Senate questions over a reported apology to Britain for not warning in advance of a North Korean power station bombing. Senators Bridges Knowland and Morse pressed for the full text and accountability while London reports described mixed explanations and debates over who should have been informed.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Britain
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Sen
Knowland
London
Field Marshal
Lord Alexander
Selwyn Lloyd
State
Defense Department
State Department
United States
Labor Party
Sen. Morse
R-Ore
Reuther predicts Taft loss and calls for a $1.25 wage
Walter P. Reuther, UAW president, foresees Taft's defeat and urges a national minimum wage of 1.25 dollars an hour. He says candidates on Taft's platform cannot win, while those backing a forthright New Deal and Fair Deal agenda will prevail. He notes the CIO may back a 1.25 wage plank.
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Oklahoma City
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers (Cio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
UAW
Reuther
CIO
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Averell Harriman
New York
Mutual Security
Kerr Expects To Win Nomination At Democratic Convention
Senator Kerr of Oklahoma said he expects the Democratic nomination as a second choice if a deadlock forms at the national convention. He argued a Kerr win would be easier for the party as Taft and Eisenhower oppose each other, and urged against any retreat into isolationism.
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Seattle
Kerr Dokla
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kerr
Rooms Too Small For Boilers Redesigned At Base
Washington reports showed Amarillo Air Force Base boiler rooms were found too small for their boilers during 1950s construction. Brig. Gen. J R Hardin said no remodeling was needed after the error was discovered late in construction. Investigators noted extensive remodeling would have cost about 1000000 dollars if pursued.
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Washington
Amarillo, Tex
Air Force Base
Congress
J. R. Hardin
Army Engineers
House Appropriations
Subcommittee
House
John J. Donnelly Jr
Patton Buried in Third Army Cemetery in Luxemburg
General George S. Patton rests in a Third Army cemetery located in Luxemburg. The burial place is noted in historical records as part of Patton’s wartime commands and final resting site.
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Gen
George S. Patton
Third Army
Luxemburg
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Kodak Film
West Texas
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Dewolfe
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Bemberg
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