Texas Governor Campaign Rivalry Heads Into Final Weekend
In Austin on August 26, Governor Shivers and Judge Yarborough ramp up last minute appeals before the August 28 runoff. Shivers touts a booming Texas economy, a $27 million state balance, and warns against experimental government while accusing Yarborough of labor union alignment. Yarborough counters with charges of corruption, long-term office harm, and illegal state contracts, urging a drouth relief plan and a bold challenge to the administration as the Democratic Party tensions widen.
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Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
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Gonzales
Courthouse Square
Texas Democratic Party
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Former Court Members Endorse Judge Brewster
Texas Supreme Court members and bar groups publicly back Associate Justice Few Brewster for another term. Judges from Ennis Amarillo Dallas Austin and Bell County praise his qualifications fairness and long service from county attorney to Supreme Court. The tri county bar association with 54 signatories also endorses his candidacy.
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Few Brewster
Supreme Court
Brewster
Texas
John Sharp
Ennis
A. J. Folley
Amarillo
Gordon Simpson
Dallas
Richard Critz
Austin
W. M. Taylor
Bell County
Bell-Lampasas- Mills Counties Bar Association
Tri-County Association
State Bar
Red Cross Administers Gamma Globulin to Combat Polio Measles
During 1952 to 1953 the Red Cross supplied gamma globulin to thousands of Americans at an average rate of 5 cc per minute to help prevent polio measles and infectious hepatitis.
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Red Cross
Texas Senators Endorse 90 Percent Parity in Farm Bill Vote
Senators Lyndon Johnson and Price Daniel backed extending parity to 90 percent as the Farm program faced extension debates in Congress. They supported the present plan amid Democratic unity and warned against harming farmers. A second note reports 25 percent of all fatal U S auto accidents last year involved drivers under 25.
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Price Daniel
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Daniel
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