Hofheinz Devises Win Amid Impeachment Vote in Houston
Houston Mayor Roy Hofheinz proclaimed a great victory after a slim 19 195 to 17 554 approval for his city charter amendment amid impeachment charges. Council members called it a moral win as 17 amendments were defeated. Hofheinz said a new election would be held November 19 while impeachment hearings continued.
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Houston
Roy Hofheinz
Hofheinz
Lee McLemore
Joe Ros- Weber
Matt Wilson
Wilson
Thas
End Of Truce In Argentina Near End Of Truce
In Buenos Aires the two month ceasefire between the Roman Catholic Church and the Peronista party is waning. The party’s Supreme Council announced it will resume anti church activity after government reports of a plot to assassinate President Peron. It says the Church is used as a political tool and vows to renew its political role.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Peronista
Supreme Council
Juan D. Peron
Council
Peronista Party
Peron
Junior World Championship Junior Rodeo Opens Tonight
Dozens of young riders begin the second annual World Championship Junior Rodeo at the Snyder grounds two miles west of the city. Events run four nights at 8 p.m. with $1.50 admission. Top prizes include a $1,000 college scholarship and six trophy saddles. Local champs and past winners from Wetumka and Chemah are expected to compete.
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Thirtieth Street
Boys Club of
Scurry County
Snyder Junior Rodeo Association
Snyder
American Junior Rodeo Association
AJRA
Bobby Goodspeed
Wetumka
Okla
Goodspeed
Sidney Wallace Johnson
Harold McQueen
Nathalyn Kendrick
Houston
Jimmy Clary
Purcell
Jane Mayo
Chemah
Ronnie Huckabee
Andrews
Tommy Perez
el Paso
Jerry Long
Roswell
Robert Smallwood
Matador
Karen Vischer
Custer
Mont
Gary Trege
Sutherland
Nebr
Snyder Show
Sherry Price
Addington
Wichita Falls Firm Low Bidder On Job
The Hoeppner Construction Co. of Wichita Falls Texas was the apparent low bidder for a new post exchange building at Ft. Carson. The firm bid 511279 for concrete block walls and 516279 for brick facing, with bids opened from 10 firms at the Denver Federal Center.
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Denver
Hoeppner Construction Co., Inc
Wichita Falls
Tex
Post Exchange
Ft. Carson
Army Corps of Engineers
Hoeppner
Denver Federal Center
Giles Sentenced On Plea Of Guilty
Giles was sentenced to two to six years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of accepting a $30,000 bribe related to selling veterans land. The former Texas land commissioner had faced a maximum of 10 years and also faced a separate three year term for related theft of state funds. The defense sought leniency arguing his status and cooperation, while the state urged a severe punishment.
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San Antonio
Bascom Giles
Texas
Giles
Texas Veterans Land Program
M. D. Jones
Jones
Bexar County
Dist
Atty
Hubert Green Jr
Clint Small Sr
Court of Criminal Appeals
Gallagher's Testimony Up For Rebuttal
New York prosecutors press rebuttal witnesses in the Gallagher murder case. Gallagher 23 faces life if convicted for allegedly throwing three fellow prisoners from a hut in Korea. Miguel Galvan of Harlingen Texas testifies challenging Gallagher’s account. Specialist Edward Smith of Fresno says he paid for food with worthless script. The prosecution adds five rebuttal witnesses before Gallagher resumes.
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New York
Set
James C. Gallagher
Korea
Gallagher
Miguel Galvan
Harlingen
Tex
Galvan
Edward T. Smith
Fresno
Calif
16 Guardsmen Injured In Premature Shell Burst At Fort Hood
At North Fort Hood Texas sixteen Oklahoma National Guardsmen were hurt when a mortar shell exploded early. A military policeman escorting an ambulance to a hospital was killed in a motorcycle jeep collision nearby. Killed was Milton R. Tucker 28 of Borger Texas.
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North Fort Hood
Tex P
Oklahoma National
Okemah
Okla
Eight Hundred Indians March Toward Goa Frontier
About 800 Parsua Socialist party marchers from Belgaum pressed toward the Goa border to enter Portuguese India despite a prior deadly crackdown. The group, part of a larger 3,000 assembled, faced Portuguese resistance and continued even as some urged restraint.
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Harold K. Miles
Belgaum
India
Goa
Calcutta
Goa Liberation Committee
Banda
Praja Socialist Party
Indian Communist Party
Portugal
Rebellion Quelled at Nebraska State Penitentiary
LincolnNebraska 225 prisoners at the Nebraska State Penitentiary faced a 12hour uprising that included setting fires and vandalism before armed troopers and National Guardsmen entered the cell block and ordered a return to cells. No guards were hurt and governors blamed segregation actions for the riot. The fire caused extensive damage and the incident followed a similar prison riot in Washington state.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Victor Anderson
Joseph Bovey
Gov. Anderson
Bovey
Nebraska
Anderson
U. S
Washington State Penitentiary
U S Leads in Zirconium Industrial Production
Geneva report states the United States is the first nation to industrially produce zirconium for atomic power and expects to meet domestic and international needs. Dr Charles Eichner of France described the advance after a technical paper by an American scientist. He noted Hafnium separation as the main challenge in obtaining reactor grade zirconium.
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Geneva
United States
Charles Eichner
France
Eichner
Fichner
Weather outlook for North Central Texas and regions
North Central Texas enjoys generally fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. West Texas sees isolated thundershowers west of Pecos River then fair weather and stable temperatures. East Texas remains generally fair with a temperature change and light to moderate coastal winds.
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Texas
West Texas
Pecos River
East Texas
Diane Loses Force After Hitting Coast
Hurricane Diane brushed the North Carolina coast with diminished strength as it moved inland toward Virginia. Winds near Wilmington reached 74 mph with core winds down from 115 mph. beaches were soaked and evacuations noted.
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Diane
Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Raleigh-Durham
Virginia
Office of
Luther Hodges
Connie
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Carolinas
Guards Face New Round Of Violence Near Inchon Causeway
South Koreans attacked U S Army patrols guarding NNSC inspectors as they blocked a Wolmi Island crossing. Lt Wayne N Hansen from Augusta Ga was struck on the head and suffered a concussion and bruises but remained not seriously hurt. An ambulance was stoned and two Army vehicles were hit as a convoy crossed the causeway between Inchon and Wolmi Island. Lt Col Noorman Browell, deputy Army port commander at Inchon, had his car windows broken but was uninjured.
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Seoul
U. S
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Wayne N. Hansen
Augusta
Inchon
Wolmi Island
Hansen
NNSC
Wolmi
L. L. Lemnitzer
U.N. Far East
Tokyo
Lemnitzer
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
UNSC
George Sweers
Associated Press
Sweers
U.S. Army
8Th Army
Noorman A. Browell
Connelsville
Browell
Chou En-lai presses plan for Pacific security pact
Chinese premier Chou En-lai reiterated July 30 proposals for a broad Pacific security system including the United States. He urged a multilateral nonaggression pact to replace the NATO style camps and called for a collective peace among Asian nations and the U.S. in Geneva talks to advance the plan.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
United States
Peiping Radio
Chou
People of China
Red China
Geneva
China
Santa Fe Authorized To Build New Track
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Santa Fe Railroad to build a 20 mile extension from Maryneal Texas to Silver where Texas Natural Gasoline Corp is building a large plant. The project faces opposition from the Texas and Pacific Railway. Currently Silver is served by trucking between Bronte and Colorado City railheads.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe Railroad
Maryneal
Tex
Silver
Texas Natural Gasoline Corp
Texas and Pacific Railway
Santa Fe
Bronte
T&p
Colorado City
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