Tentative agreements on Castro regime and loan bill in Texas session
Texas lawmakers moved toward a conference on loan shark rules with a House bill capping loans at 200 dollars and a Senate House clash over changes. In Uruguay, Western Hemisphere ministers agreed to suspend Fidel Castro’s Cuban regime from hemispheric councils, aiming for six resolutions and a durable stance against communism.
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Jerry Pillard Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Charles Herring
James Turman
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Fidel Castro
Hemisphere
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Mexico
U.S
United States
Cuba
Council of the Organization of American States
Dean Rusk
Havana
OAS
Castro
Inter-American Defense Board
OAS Council
Washington
Voters Rush to Beat Poll Tax Deadline in Scurry County
With 21 hours left, Scurry County shows 4 421 voting strength for the 1962 elections. At noon 3 459 poll tax receipts issued and 962 exemption certificates recorded at the tax assessor's office. Deadline for poll tax sales is Wednesday Jan 31, and totals are expected to rise quickly.
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Scurry County
Lions End District Conference Held in Snyder
Over 408 Lions from District 2 T2 attended the mid winter conference in Snyder. Aubrey D. Green was unable to attend due to illness. R A Lip Lipscomb substituted as featured speaker. Green spoke on American greatness and civic character. Ira Lions Club received a travel award. Ralls Lions Club won for 100 percent participation in the Lions Crip Children’s Camp in Kerrville. Wayland G Holt chaired the convention.
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Snyder
Aubrey D. Green
Lions International
York
Ala
R. A
Lip” Lipscomb
Odessa
Green
Lions
United States
Ira Lions Club
Ralls Lions Club
Lions Crippled Children's
Kerrville
Wayland G. Holt
Mild Spell To Continue Across Texas Weather Outlook
Pleasant weather persisted in Texas with clear skies and mild afternoons and cool nights expected through the weekend. A flood warning remained for areas along the Trinity River near Liberty and Dayton with a 25 foot stage forecast for Monday afternoon.
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Texas
Trinity River
Liberty
Dayton
Trinity
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Hoffa Warns Labor In Danger, Seeks Congress Action
James R. Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, says labor is in a dangerous position and must purge "double talking four flushers" in Congress to survive. He spoke in Houston, urging firm action within the union movement.
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Houston, Tex
Organized Labor
James R. Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Congress
Holla
Doomsday Astrology Prompts Global Panic and Skepticism
Astrologers predict catastrophe on a coming Sunday including storms earthquakes and war while astronomers dismiss the doom claims as gobbledygook. Believers in India Nepal and California seek refuge and delay marriages as others note past prophecies failed.
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New York
Capricorn
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Aquarius
James S. Pickering
Hayden Planetarium
India
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
New Delhi
Benares
Ganges
Nepal
Orient
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Fair and mild conditions prevail across North Central and Northeast Texas today and Tuesday with lows around 26 to 34 and highs in the 61 to 70s. Northwest Texas shows fair, mild today and Tuesday with 2 to 34 degree tonight low and 63 to 70 high. Southeast Texas expects fair and mild today and Tuesday with clear cool tonight highs mid 60s to mid 70s. Southwest Texas remains fair and mild with clear nights and highs near 64 to 74 and 64 to 72 on Tuesday. Coast winds 5 to 15 knots from the north.
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Texas
Ribicoff Targets Welfare Paperwork Burden
Secretary Ribicoff told state welfare officials excessive forms hamper aid work. He called for eliminating unnecessary paperwork and streamlining welfare forms and procedures to let workers focus on people, not numbers.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Social Security Administration
Republicans Seek Offices In Hockley County Lineup
Republicans filed for five county offices in Hockley County marking a historic bid in a Democratic stronghold. Nominees include Mrs. James Lattimore for county judge, Harry Mathews for school superintendent, Clyde Walter for treasurer, Jack Shoemake for commissioner, and Burnett Roberts for insurance, with Mathews also running for state representative pledging to abolish the office.
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Levelland
Hockley
Lubbock County
James Lattimore
Harry Mathews
Clyde Walter
Jack Shoemake
Burnett Roberts
Mathews
Boys' Club Directors Meet Evening in Scurry County
The Scurry County Boys' Club Board of Directors will hold a meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the club. A barbecue supper will be served before the business session, and all board members are urged to attend. Members are encouraged to arrive up to a half hour early to tour the club.
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Scurry County Boys’ Club Board of Directors
Kennedy plans for urban department delayed by farm message
Washington AP Kennedy sends plan for a Cabinet level urban affairs department to Congress this week while postponing indefinitely the administration farm program message that was to be submitted Tuesday. The urban affairs bill faces political hurdles in the House and Senate amid debate over federal aid for colleges.
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Washington
Kennedy
Department of Urban Affairs
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Welfare Board Clarifies Duties and Policies
County Welfare Board representatives met with the Commissioners Court to seek policy interpretation authority for welfare matters including emergency classifications and commodity distribution. The court ruled that welfare interpretations and policy decisions first come to the board but remain subject to court review. Judge Martin announced crow eradication and Mitchell County dynamiting supervised by the Fish and Game Commission, with Scurry County awaiting results.
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County Welfare Board
Commissioners Court
Earl Donaldson
Walter Lentz
Jim Sterling
Marionette Baze
Baze
J. Ray Martin
Elmer Martin
Mitchell Couty
Fish and Game Commission
Ellis Rites Here Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Lela Josephine Ellis 88 of Snyder were set for 1 30 PM at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Dean officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Funeral Home direction. She was widow of Rev. James H. Ellis with survivors including one daughter, 12 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Lela Josephine Ellis
Snyder
Ellis
Sweetwater
Northside Baptist Church
Jack Dean
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Funeral Home
James H. Ellis
Elis
Gail
Mooar’s Creek
Earl Louise Zylier
Houston
Frank Barfield
James Norred, Jr
Robert Norred
Donald Ellis Darby
Cecil C. Clark
J. W. Barnett
Kreisler, Renowned Violinist, Dies at 88 in New York
Famed concert violinist Fritz Kreisler, 88, died in a New York hospital at Harkness Pavilion of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center where he had been hospitalized since. The death closes a celebrated career marked by his expressive style and violin mastery.
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New York
Fritz Kreisler
Harkness Pavillion
Columbia-Presbyterian Medial Center
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Pan American College
W. T. Moore
Bryan
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
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By William L. Ryan
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Hoffa
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Ndon
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Borger
Didlake
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Ing Inc
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Mitchell County
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