Solon Predicts House Will Tweak Civil Rights Bill
Washington sources report Sen Knowland predicts Congress will alter the Senate civil rights bill before final passage after a White House conference with President Eisenhower. House Leader Martin says the bill is unacceptable in its current form and warns of a possible veto unless changed. Johnson signals support for the Senate version amid accusations of political timing.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Morrow
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Senate House Committee
Johnson
Nixon
First Lady Eisenhower Undergoes Benign Surgery
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower had a benign operation at Walter Reed Hospital performed by Dr. Humbert L. Riva. The White House said the procedure was not serious and her condition is good. President Eisenhower planned to visit this afternoon as Hagerty noted she spoke with him by phone.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
Army
Humbert L. Riva
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Maj
John S. Eisenhower
Hagerty
Mamite Doud
Eisenhower Park
Texas Law Limits Homestead to Heads of Families
City council debates street paving and a Texas rule that a homestead holder must be head of a family. Snyder Women Voters seek guidance on whether to check licenses for all motor scooter riders or only violators. New law requires motorized vehicle operators to have licenses but bans under 16.
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Texas
Snyder
Snyder League of Women Voters
Weather Outlook For Texas Regions This Week
Readings indicate highs near 68 to 67 degrees with lows around 0 to 2 degrees in places. Scattered showers possible in south Texas with partly cloudy periods through Wednesday. Central and North Central Texas expect mostly cloudy skies with few thunderstorms and no major temperature changes.
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Texas
Daily Crude Run Declines For Week
Oil and Gas Journal reports for the week ended Aug 3 daily crude production fell by 31 000 barrels to 6 877 050. Yearly total rose to 1 596 178 850. Oklahoma and Louisiana led declines while Texas and Arkansas posted gains. New Mexico and Colorado held steady.
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Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Journal
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
New Mexico
Colorado
Post Office Receipts Set New Record Projections
Postal receipts indicate a new annual record with July totaling 9 655 28 dollars per postmaster Dawson Moreland. Seven month total stands at 71 307 31 compared with 70 724 96 last year and far above 1955. Receipts have set records in Snyder each year since 1953 and fall months are typically strong.
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Dawson Moreland
Snyder
FHA Rate Hike Sparks Congressional Protests
The FHA raised its maximum mortgage insured rate from 5 to 5.5 percent, with a previous jump from 4.25 to 5 percent last December. Also announced were lower down payments on government-backed mortgages, especially for homes between 10 000 and 25 000 dollars. Democrat critics urged Congress to curb rate increases, with Rep. Rains criticizing administration monetary policy and suggesting a legal limit on FHA rates to check banking interests.
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Washington
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Congress
Rep. Rains
D-Ala
House
Rains
City Firemen Respond Twice to Morning Blazes
Two general alarms were sounded by the city fire department this morning. One fire on Avenue R in north Snyder involved a Graham family home with occupants away visiting in Munday Texas. The other blaze was a trash fire in a bin at Brown's Apartments on the Lubbock Highway.
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Avenue R
North Snyder
Graham
Munday
Tex
Ivan Gatlin
Brown’s
Lubbock Highway
Prowler Foiled in Houston Kitchen Break-In Attempt
A Black intruder was foiled when a white 18 year old girl's brother chased him with a club after she woke to a noise in the kitchen. The prowler leaped a backyard fence and escaped. the girl reported clawing at her night clothes during the attempted incident.
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Houston
South Side
House panel cuts funds for Air Force academy and airport project
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed 279.2 million dollars from a supplemental bill and admonished the Air Force not to turn its academy into a monument to extravagance. It approved 1.58 billion of 1.86 billion requested for miscellaneous programs, with 122 million toward a Burke Virginia airport project and 8.33 million cut from 29.17 million for the Colorado Springs academy. The panel criticized cost overruns and urged cost coordination among defense offices while endorsing military construction and disaster relief funding. It also funded Ryukyu Islands administration but rejected 9.2 million for a new power plant, noting underutilization of existing capacity. Additional allocations included 15 million for disaster relief, 13.3 million for TVA, 2.2 million for a Moscow trade exhibit in 1998.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Eisenhower
Burke
Maryland
Virginia
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Secretary of Defense
Ryukyu Islands
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gorki Park
Moscow
City approves more blocks for street paving program
Work orders extend paving to over 20 blocks with Brown & Root Construction as contractor. A public hearing is set for Sept 9 at 7 30 PM in city hall before final decisions. Additional tentative blocks and cost sharing by the city and property owners are outlined.
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Brown & Root Construction Co
City Hall
Twenty-first Street
Nineteenth Street
Fifteenth Street
Twelfth Street
Eighteenth Street
Sixteenth
Avenue A
Avenue B
Avenue D
Avenue E
Thirty-sixth
Measuring Cotton Acreage in Scurry County Nears End
Henry Burchett, county office manager for the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation committee, says measuring on about 100 farms remains. Cotton reporters work only with farmer presence. 11 reporters are in the field. Overplanting noted to guard against insect threats and ensure sufficient acreage.
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Scurry County
Henry Burchett
Agriculture Stablization & Conservation Committee
Burchett
Discussion of Library Plans Slated in County Meeting
Local citizens and a state librarian official will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the county courtroom to discuss operations of the new Scurry County Library. John Hudson, assistant to the state librarian, is expected to attend the session.
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Scurry County
John Hudson
Propaganda Costly Item Sparks Solon’s Claim
Rep. Smith of Wisconsin argued that the government wastes funds on publicity and propaganda across federal agencies. He cited the State Department’s Bureau of Public Affairs asking nearly two million dollars and delivering about 1,000 speeches last year, urging focus on foreign policy.
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Washington
Rep. Smith
R-Wis
Smith
Soil Bank
Bureau of Public Affairs
Congress
Rainfall varies widely around Snyder and Bryan
Rain fell erratically across parts of Snyder county with measurements from a light sprinkle to 1.5 inches. The heaviest downpours centered about 10 miles east of Snyder and in Bryan where downtown gauges recorded up to 542 inches in a two block wide strip, while nearby sites reported far less.
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Snyder
Walter Walls
Camp Springs Road
Wraymond Sims
Lloyd Mountain
Hermleigh
R. B. von Roeder
Edgar von Roeder
David Strayhorn
Helmleigh
Dunn
Mid
Associated Press
Bryan
Texas Gulf Coast
East
Texas
Easterwood
Texas A&m Farm Service Department
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Solon
Carolyn Calvert
Beverly Ann Brumeister
Fort Worth
Gavinn Baker
Kerrville
Miss Calvert
Austin
Gene Thompson
Thompson
Frank Maddox
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Maddox
Lee Watson
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Spot Muse
Negro
Sandra Kay Thompson
Gerald Thompson
Twenty-seventh Street
Herman Trigg
Central
Barbara Jean Thompson
Watson
Twenty Third Street
Avenue P
Twenty-third Street
Beaumont Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Street
Thirty-eighth Street
Avenue M
Sixteenth Street
Thirty-fourth
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