Irving teachers strike splits school board fight
The Irving school board labeled a 200 person walkout as the action of a minority while a petition to abolish the district moved forward. Dr. Beard, fired Feb. 16, denied wrongdoing and vowed a legal challenge. Police guard schools as negotiations drift.
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Irving
Tex
Irving School Board
John L. Beard
Beard
Lew Sterrett
Atty
Henry Wade
Harriet Griffin
Dist. 5
Texas State Teachers Assn
Texas Education Agency
North Texas
Dr. Beard
Mem
Galbraith Urges Steps to Forestall Stock Crash
Washington brief notes Harvard economist John K. Galbraith warned the United States may be entering a boom and bust cycle similar to 1929. He urged the Fed to press cash trading, warnings against runaway speculation, tax action if needed, and NYSE public education to curb investor risk.
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Washington
John K. Galbraith
Harvard
United States
Galbraith
Senate Banking Committee
Wall Street
Harold E. Wood
St. Paul
Federal Reserve
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Market Slumps Amid Heavy Selling Across Sectors
New York stocks opened lower as heavy offerings pushed the tape lagging in reporting. Aircrafts led declines, with losses of 1 to 4 points in several major sectors including steels motors radio-televisions utilities and railroads as Harvard economist John K Galbraith warned of a possible boom and bust cycle echoing 1929.
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New York
Harvard
John K. Galbraith
Senate Banking Committee
Cold snap grips Snyder with 27 degree low
The thermometer dropped to 27 degrees overnight as a weekend cold front lingered. A 34 degree reading was logged at 7 30 this morning by acting weather observer David Lee.
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Snyder
David Lee
Matusow Not Worried Over Jury Hearing
Harvey Matusow showed no concern about a federal grand jury while returning to the witness stand in El Paso for a new trial hearing related to Clinton Jencks. He pressed his theme that he lied in prior trials and faced cross examination by U.S. Attorney David H. Harris as possible witnesses from New York were discussed.
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EL Paso
Harvey Matusow
Clinton Jencks
Matusow
Jencks
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Ind
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Santa Fe
David H. Harris
New York
Roy Cohn
Maurice Travis
School Board Election Set for Snyder District
The Snyder district calls its annual school board election for the first Saturday in April April 2 with candidacy filings open but none yet submitted. The two available seats are on the seven member board terms last three years with three seats expiring this cycle. Write in votes allowed and filings must be by petition of five qualified voters at least ten days before the election.
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Snyder
Hardy Scarborough
Lee T. Stinson
Milton Ford
E. J. Mills
Senate Bill Seeks Four Aide Boost For Travis DA
A Texas Senate bill proposes spending 22000 for four more assistant district attorneys for Travis County to probe veteran land frauds. The bill follows calls by DeWitt County grand jurors labeling Travis County as central to a gigantic conspiracy in veteran land scams. Gov Shivers backs emergency action and the House weighs a state water development board plan and a 200 million dollar fund for dams.
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Austin P
Travis County
Senate
DeWitt County
Austin
Johnnie B. Rogers
Les Procter
Shivers
House
Harold B. Parish
Taft
Jerry Sadler
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Robert S. Calvert
Calvert
House Committee On
House Committee On Public Health
State Optometry Board
Nugent Cleared in Korea POWAide Case Returns to Duty
Major Am brose H Nugent was acquitted by a nine member court martial after a 38 month POW captivity in Korea. The seven week trial was the longest in U S military history with seven Korean veteran colonels on the panel. Nugent, 45, of Merrill Wisconsin, plans a brief medical checkup then resume his Army career.
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FT. Sinl
Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Field Artillery
Korea
U. S
Nugent
Merrill
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Dulles Fears China May Move Against Formosa Islands
Secretary of State Dulles, returning from the Far East, says the Chinese Communists are not bluffing and will likely strike Nationalist-held islands opposite Formosa. He outlined the view in briefings to committees and a nationwide report, with a busy day before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and radio television audiences.
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Washington
Dulles
Formosa
Far East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
City Council Approves Annexation of Bootheland Areas
The city council tentatively approves annexation of Bootheland and Bootheland West residential area north of current limits. Officials authorize drafting of the ordinance. water service and a pipe purchase are planned. The area includes 97 residences on over 500 sites with two oil wells.
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Bootheland
Bootheland West
W. W. Park
B. J. Shelley
Malven K. Stevenson
Viking Supply Co
Eden Urges Formosan island withdrawals and cease fire
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden urged Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw Nationalist forces from coastal Formosan islands off China. He praised U S and Chinese Communists for easing tension in Formosa while noting no progress yet on a cease fire. He cited U S restraint of Nationalists and cautious Communist restraint regarding Quemoy and the Matsus.
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London
Anthony Eden
Chiang Kai-shek
China
House of Commons
Bangkok
U.S
State Dulles
Southeast Asia
Eden
United States
Formosa
Tachen
Nanchi Islands
Quemoy
Matsus
Pescadores
Nationalists Count On American Support
Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists claim American backing for defending the Matsu Islands and Quemoy amid reported evacuation rumors. Officials say the Matsus garrison of about 5,000 is being trebled as the regime vows to defend the archipelago with or without U.S. aid.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Matsu Islands
Foochow
Matsus
Formosa Strait
Tachens
Nanchishan
Quemoy
Matsu
Cotton Sales Parley Opens in Lamesa Texas
Cotton gin ners and merchants gather in Lamesa for the Cotton Sales Parley the West Texas Chamber of Commerce conference promoting National Cotton Week. Loyal Walker Abilene chairs the Agriculture Committee and speaks on sales promotion joined by Earl W Sears Dallas Southwest area supervisor of the National Cotton Conference to plan displays and placards.
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Lamesa
Tex
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Loyal Walker
Abilene
Agriculture Committee of the
West Texas Chamber
Walker
Odessa
Lubbock and
Snyder
Earl W. Sears
Dallas
Southwest
National Cotton Conference
One Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Slaton
Seldon Welborn, 34, Slaton, suffered fractures of both legs when his southbound 1953 Oldsmobile struck a utility pole 16 miles northwest of here at 2 15 this morning. His wife was unhurt. Welborn was taken to Cogdell Memorial Hospital in a Bell ambulance. Damage to the car was about 600 dollars.
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Seldon Welborn
Slaton Negro
Here
Bill Zimmerman
Welborn
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Zimmerman
Proud Of His Service To Vets
Sen Gus Strauss testifies before Senate investigators that he collected attorney fees in veterans land deals including 8000 dollars for Rio Grande Corp work and smaller sums for Slocum sales He defends fees as fair and cites veteran clients' satisfaction The session also covers T J McLarty and John Bell related inquiries with legal questions.
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Sen. Strauss
Mac Roy Rasor Austin
Gus Strauss
Hallettsville
Senate
Strauss
Ralph Slocum
The
Rio Grande Corp
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Slocum
San Antonio
U.S
John Bell
Cuero
Washington
T. J. McLarty
DeWitt County
John Ben Shepperd
McLarty
Everett Looney
Austin
Shepperd
Looney
Texas
Denver
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
United States
Phillips
Dist. Atty
Sam Jones
Kleberg County
Jones
Kleberg
MacLarty
State Capitol
City Council Adopts Building Code and Sets Plan Rules
The city council unanimously passed a second reading ordinance to amend the building code requiring plot plans to be filed with the city engineering department at permit time. A citizens committee will study an electrical ordinance. members include Wilson Howell Jim Hardy Weldon Brooks Ford Kenner and H F Boss. The council authorized a $1650 audit fee paid to Deffebach Yorgesen and approved final filtration plant costs totaling 191 725 07 after prior payments. A used packer body may be purchased for sanitation trucks and a Saturday high school band parade was approved with about 20 bands expected.
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Wilson Howell
Howell Electric Co
Jim Hardy
Texas Electric Service Co
Weldon Brooks
Ford Kenner
Kenner
Enix Construction Co
Amarillo
Sanitation Department
Shelley
Weather Outlook For North Central West Texas And Surrounding Areas
North Central and West Texas see generally fair skies with slightly warmer conditions Tuesday night into Wednesday. East Texas also fair with warmer Wednesday. Temperatures dip to 35 to 45 degrees Tuesday night. South Central Texas remains partly cloudy with warmer Wednesday and similar cool pockets in the north. Coast winds shift from moderate north easterly to variable Tuesday night.
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North Central
West
Texas
East Texas
North Portion
Woman Seated On Jelke Trial Jury
In New York at least one woman joins the Jelke trial jury as the fourth juror, Mrs Annie Johnson a gray haired former music teacher and wife of a retired marine engineer. The second trial may last two to three days with jurors asked to weigh testimony from high priced call girls madams and male associates. The defense and prosecution expect names of prominent men to surface as the trial unfolds.
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New York
Minot F. Jelke
Case Society
Annie Johnson
Johnson
Asst. Dist
Anthony J. Liebler
Peut
Jelke
Francis L. Valente
Liebler An
Liebler
George Washington Herz
Pat Ward
Marguerite Cordova
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