Solons Face SS Decision On Social Security Boost
Washington AP report notes House faces choice on amendments to a bill granting a 7 percent Social Security benefit increase for about 12 million beneficiaries. Senate approval included higher federal grants to states complicating a possible veto by President Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Koenig JR
Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate House
White House
George A. Smathers
Dfla
Cooper Rites Set For Snyder Oil Broker Charles H Cooper
Funeral services were scheduled for Charles H. Cooper 48 of Snyder an oil broker killed when his tractor rolled over on Weldon Johnson Ranch 19 miles northeast of Snyder. The First Christian Church will conduct rites with burial in Snyder Cemetery. Survivors include Nina Lee Cooper widow daughter Sidney W Johnson son Trey Cooper and one grandchild.
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Charles H. Cooper
Snyder
John Reaves
First Christian Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bolger Funeral Home
Weldon Johnson
Nevis Rodgers
George Webb
D. M. Cogdell, Jr
N. R. Clements
John Gilbert
Herman Trigg
W. J. Ramsey
Mr. Cooper
Sidney Wallace Johnson
Cooper
Hgh School
el Paso
Nina Lee Cooper
J. A. Cooper Eubank
Fort Worth
Sidney W. Johnson
Trey Cooper
Cable cut near Fort Worth disrupts AP service
A 960 pair co axial cable near a Fort Worth traffic circle was severed, knocking out press service including the Associated Press relay to The Snyder Daily News. AT&T district supervisor Sam Willcoxon said a ditch digger likely caused the damage. repairs were to finish by early afternoon. AP service to Snyder was disrupted for about two hours and rerouted to restore circuits before 11 a.m.
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Associated Press
Snyder Daily News
Fort Worth
Sam Willcoxon
Dallas
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Kierdorf Surrenders in Fire Death Case in Pontiac
Herman Kierdorf a former Teamsters official surrendered at a drive in restaurant after two weeks a fugitive in the Frank Kierdorf fire death case. He said he has nothing to hide and offered no comment on most questions. Police linked Frank Kierdorf to an arson fire but the attorney general said no charge would be filed yet.
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Pontiac, Mich
Herman Kierdorf
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Kierdorf
Frank Kierdorf
Pontiac
Frank
Flint Teamsters
Flint
Michigan Atty
Paul Adams
Herman
Adams
Richard
George Taylor
Oakland County
Taylor
India
Senate battle over courts and police delay in Mallory case
A long delayed Senate battle shapes up over legislation to curb Supreme Court review and ease delays that affected the Mallory case. The Jenner Butler proposal would undo certain court rulings in Communist cases and affect confessions based on police delay. The debate hinges on balancing individual rights with court power.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
William E. Jenner
Rind
John M. Butler
R-Md
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nist
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Andrew R. Mallory
Mallory
Senate Judicary Committee
Trio Held In Probe Of Woman's Death
In Dallas police investigate the death of 39 year old Frances Wilcox found in a West Dallas back bedroom. Foul play is suspected as two men aged 47 and 62 and a 29 year old woman are jailed on the case.
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Dallas
Frances Wilcox
AFL-CIO weighs cutting Teamsters amid corruption probe
AFL-CIO leaders meet at Unity House to consider severing ties with the Teamsters led by Hoffa amid long running corruption charges. Meany and Reuther signal possible member-boycott while Hutcheson Rennen faces possible ouster over Indiana highway scandal as Dulles prepares to meet labor chiefs.
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Norman Walker
Unity House
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
George Meany
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Aflcio Executive Council
Teamsters
Senate
Aflcio
Maurice Hutcheson
Big Carpenters Union
Hutcheson
Indiana
William
Big Bill) Hutcheson
Meany
Teams
Western Nations Offer Middle East Plan Today
The U.N. General Assembly holds an emergency meeting on a Western backed plan urging Hammarskjold to ease Middle East tensions. Norway Canada Colombia and Denmark lead sponsors with U.S. and Britain backing the draft. The plan calls for U.N. led troop withdrawal from Lebanon and Jordan once conditions are stable.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Eisenhower
Norway
Canada
Colombia
Denmark
United States
Britain
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Assembly
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
U.N
Hans Engen
Soviet Union
Engen
County Tax Equalization Meeting Postponed to August 29
County commissioners court postponed the annual county tax equalization meeting to August 29 at the request of oil company tax representatives who needed time to discuss values. The postponement also pushes the budget hearing originally set for August 25 and may affect tax rolls and early payment discounts.
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County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
Police capture stray pet monkey in yard
Police respond to a call from Mrs. Gene L. Dulaney reporting a loose monkey in her yard. Two officers captured the small pet and returned it to its owner nearby, though the owner's name was not learned.
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Gene L. Dulaney
Avenue X
Air Force probes lunar rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral
Air Force scientists and brass launched an intensive inquiry into the nation’s first lunar rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral. The Thor 1,500-mile rocket shattered after liftoff, with debris recovered from 60 feet of Atlantic water as officials discuss a possible engine compartment failure and random part defect.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
U. S
Atlantic
Navy
Vanguard
Bernard Schriever
Ballistic Missile Division
Thunderstorms lash North Texas with heavy rain and damage
Scattered thundershowers drenched north and central Texas as temperatures cooled. Corsicana received .30 inches of rain, Dallas and Austin saw rain showers at dawn, while a large thundershower area formed in North Texas. A severe electrical storm in Cleburne Midlothian and Godley caused glass damage and toppled trees. An overnight deluge spurred numerous accidents and injuries, including 18 year old Jimmy Swafford of Celeste. Four Oak Cliff homes were struck by lightning. no major damage reported.
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Associated Press
Texas
Corsicana
Dallas
Weather Bureau
Plano
Lake Whitney
Mexia
Tyler
Dallas-Fort Worth
Cleburne
Midlothian
Godley
Rains
Jimmy Lloyd Swafford
Celeste
Hunt County
Swafford
Robert Lee Whaley
Whaley
Paul D. Jones
Route 3
Greenville
Geraldine
Oak Cliff
Front Brings Taste Of Fall In Texas Heat
A cooler air mass arrived in Snyder on Sunday but did little to ease the heat wave. Sunday’s high reached 97 degrees after a 108 degree Saturday, with a cool morning low of 70 degrees and no rainfall reported. The Weather Bureau predicted scattered showers could occur elsewhere in the state.
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Snyder
Weather Bureau
West Texas
Dunn farmer-businessman supper tickets on sale now
Tickets for a Dunn event go on sale today for a farmer-businessman supper to be held at Dunn Methodist Church next Monday at 7 30 p m The agriculture committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Snyder businessmen sponsor the event for farmers in Dunn and China Grove The price is 3 with one merchant ticket covering both his plate and a farmer’s The program is arranged by Hack Billingsley Dunn China Grove chairman with Martin Murphy as master of ceremonies and a Snyder master of ceremonies Henry Burchett as Snyder chairman About 50 businessmen can be seated The chamber committee also plans the Aug 28 agricultural tour with a noon joint civic club meeting during the tour
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Dunn
Agriculture Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
China Grove
Chamber
Dunn Methodist Church
Hack Billingsley
Dunn - China Grove
Dunn-China Grove
Martin Murphy
Henry Burchett
Chamber Agriculture Committee
Six Local Candidates In Runoff Primary
County clerk Dan Cotton reports all six local candidates in the primaries filed campaign expense statements by the deadline. The listed candidates include County treasurer Anges Brown and Mollie Pinkerton with expenses \(112.72 and 224 respectively\) and commissioners J C Massingill Doyle Palmer Bill Herring Earl Sneed with small expenditures.
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Dan Cotton
Anges Brown
Mollie Pinkerton
J. C. Massingill
Doyle Palmer
Bill Herring
Earl Sneed
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Ft. Worth
Walter Leadon
Big Spring
Mitchell County
Leadon
Gordon Johnson
Arthur Dyson
Lee Watson
U.A.R
Mahmoud Fawzi
Arthur Lal
Lall
Fawzi
Army
Earth
Moon
North
Austin
Pittsburgh
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