Study of Tax Bill Sparks House Action in Texas
Rep Sadler of Hickory Grove moves to send the tax bill back to committee and urges an immediate report on the $1.5 billion spending bill. He cites fatal flaws in the tax bill and accuses the conference committee of secrecy as lawmakers face a crucial week to balance the budget. The $51.2 billion annual tax bill barely passed second reading 74 to 67 and faces further争 delays amid water bond plans and dam projects.
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Sadler
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House
Lindsey
Senate
Sadier
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Okey
Baking soda with aspirin speeds relief and protects stomachs
An old Reader's Digest note from March 1954 suggests dissolving aspirin in four glasses of water with four percent bicarbonate of soda to speed pain relief and reduce stomach irritation. The tip urges keeping baking soda handy with aspirin in the medicine chest.
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Reader's Digest
Industrial incentives urged for U S petroleum growth
W M Vaughey president of the International Petroleum Association of America urged added economic incentives to permit industrial expansion and meet higher annual petroleum demands. He spoke at a general session in the Plaza hotel.
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U. S
W. M. Vaughey
International Petroleium Association of America
Association
Plaza Hotel
Vaughey
Woman Accused in Portland Bomb Death Plot
Portland police describe Mrs. Marjorie Smith as unfazed when confronted by Thomas A. Marlin who claimed she sought to involve him in a death plot against her husband Kermit Smith. Victor L. Wolf confessed to aiding the plan by wiring a dynamite charge to the car ignition, killing Smith. motive cited as love and a $21000 life policy.
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Ore
Marjorie Smith
dGeath
Victor L. Wolf
Portland Electrician
Theft of $109 nets 12 years for Leonardo Castanon
Leonardo Castanon 30 of 416 San Fernando pleaded guilty to the March theft of $109 from Clover Grill at 703 Roosevelt. He was employed as a dishwasher and has prior felony convictions. Special Criminal District Judge Brown imposed the 12 year penitentiary sentence.
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Leonardo Castanon
Castanon
San Fernando
budgeoJe Brown
Oil Man Forecasts 1955 Demand Rise and Output Cuts
H B Fell of Simpson Fell Oil Co told the Independent Petroleum Association convention that 1955 daily demand should reach about 474 000 barrels, up 4 5 percent from 1954. First quarter demand hit a record 9 115 000 barrels daily with summer output projected to fall to 6 553 000 barrels daily April through September. Fell urged sizable domestic production reductions in summer, estimating 1955 crude output at 6 635 000 barrels daily, a 2 45 percent rise from last year, with crude imports up 12 percent and refined product imports up 86 percent above 1954.
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Plaza Hotel
H. B. Fell
Ardmore
Okla
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Association
Fell
OCTOFEN A-1 fungi fighter delivers rapid athlete’s foot relief
Foot specialists approve OCTOFEN after clinical tests show it relieved 97 of 100 mild to severe athlete’s foot cases. The remedy halts itching quickly, is non irritant, non greasy, and often clears the condition within a week. Also available Octofen Powder for preventive action with a money back guarantee.
Oil Industry Threats Highlighted by Hallaman Speech
Hallaman warned at the Plaza hotel that socialism and rising oil imports threaten U S oil and gas. He cited the National Petroleum Council and Plymouth Oil as examples, urging an end to benevolent guardianship and criticizing federal controls on gas.
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National Petroleum Council
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Plymouth Oil,co
Patsoney
Inde- Fenth Pendent Petroleum
the of America
Plaza Hotel
U S Forces Cut Cigaret and Coffee Rations
In Heidelberg Germany on April 25 the U S Army and Air Force in Europe announced ration cuts effective May 1. Cigarettes drop from 15 to 10 packages weekly in Germany and France with an option for five extra packs for heavy smokers. Britain already uses the 10-pack limit. Coffee is eliminated for barracks residents while personnel in own quarters keep four pounds monthly.
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Germany
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Air Force
Europe
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Britain
Coffee Yen Sparks Large Cotton Warehouse Fire
A watchman’s attempt to brew coffee sparked an explosion that caused 150000 dollars in damage at the Kenedy Compress Co warehouse in Kenedy Texas. The blaze destroyed or damaged 1800 bales of cotton and 14000 square feet of warehouse, with 10000 bales in a adjacent area saved by fire crews from Kenedy Karnes City and Range. The fire was controlled about an hour after ignition.
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Kenedy Compress Co
Karnes City
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