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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
1
In Austin on February 7 AP reports a special runoff election bill for a U S senate seat gains momentum with administration backing. The House approved it 103 46 amid “pressure faeries” charges, aiming for emergency status in the Senate to accelerate passage before the April 2 election.
Rep R L Strickland of San Antonio and the Bexar County Commissioners feud over calling a runoff to fill a vacant U S Senate seat. County Judge Charles W Anderson and several commissioners clash with Strickland after a resolution backed by Penn faces opposing votes amid legislative tensions and public complaints about political conduct.
San Antonio faces a heated fight over a proposal to cut firefighters hours from 72 to 60 per week. Bill Worthy argues the plan costs San Antonio about 34,960 dollars yearly, while Tom Pinckney countered 315,000 dollars, noting Austin and Paris see similar or higher costs. The issue, presented to the Senate State Affairs Committee, touches city budgets, duties, and Fire Fighters union concerns.
Three Democratic candidates for the Texas U S senate race voiced support for a runoff provision proposed by Rep Joe Pool while Republican Thad Hutcheson warned it could be illegal. Yarborough praised the plan as saving money if a clear majority is achieved April 2. Other Democrats echoed the idea but some, like Hart, called it the fairest method.
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