Shivers Under Attack Today In Legislature
Two Texas lawmakers traded fire on Gov Allan Shivers in a special session in Austin. Rep Curtis Ford Jr urged ending the session by noon, while Rep Anita Blair defended teachers pay and mocked spending while noting a 12 million dollar surplus. Ford vowed to push the resolution daily as Maverick challenged Blair’s remarks.
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Anita Blair
el Paso
Ford
Texas
Maury Maverick Jr
Sam Antonio
Blair
Austin
Robert Patten
Jasper
Two New Wildcats Spotted in Nolan County Drilling
Two new deep wildcats announced in Nolan County with No. 1 W. E. Fisher 7,100 feet north of Roscoe and No. 1 C. E. Boyd nine miles southeast of Sweetwater. J. W. King Jr and S. C. Herring Drilling Co of Abilene own Boyd. Details include drill sites, depths, and location references.
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Nolan County
Sam Lett
Dallas
Roscoe
W. E. Fisher
T&p
Roscoe-Ellenburger Eld
J. W. King, Jr
S. C. Herring Drilling Co
Abilene No. 1
C. E. Boyd
Sweetwater
Beer tax debate: Shivers aims to raise Texas beer price
Gov. Allan Shivers pushes a higher beer tax, proposing to raise the state rate from four tenths to six mills per bottle. Lawmakers weigh impact, noting consumers likely bear the cost while contrasting with neighboring states. Rep. Joe Pool backs a steeper two cent per bottle increase as alternative.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Texas
Joe Pool
Dallas
Pool
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Dulley Dougherty
Beeville
B. H. Dewey Jr
Bryan
Jury Selection Opens in Cop Killing Trial in Texas
In Sweetwater jury selection continued for the murder trial of 19 year old Ivey Gibson charged with the Sept 9, 1953 shooting death of Lubbock detective Ralph White. Three jurors were chosen after 32 of 100 questioned in a special venue. Gibson, his brother Henry Gibson, and John Evans were arrested in Lubbock following the shooting.
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Sweetwater
Ivey Gibson
Gibson
Lubbock
Ralph White
Henry Gibson
John Evans
Army hires dock workers as strike persists at New York bases
Army begins hiring civilian longshoremen to load cargo ships tied up by the waterfront strike. At Brooklyn base only 65 of 400 workers were processed an hour after shift start, with no hires yet at Staten Island or Jersey City. About 500 demonstrators gathered at the entrance, peaceful, as 11 ships awaited loading for European and Indochinese ports. Brig. Gen. vin de Witt Jr said civil service hires would aim to move ships as in the 1951 ILA wildcat strike.
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New York
Army
Civil Service
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Jersey City
N.J
Lower Manhattan
Midtown
Pentagon
Vin de Witt, Jr
New York Port of Embarkation
Euro
Pean
Indochina
de Witt
International Longshoremen’s Assn
ILA
McCarthy’s Committee Faces Public Hearing Pushdown
Senate investigations clash as McCarthy’s Government Operations panel huddles with Army officials. Democrats press for a full public hearing, demand access to all testimony, and seek an impartial staff to oversee the inquiry. McCarthy and allies defend a closed process amid calls for transparency.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Investigations
Army
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Government Operations Committee
Sen. Lennon
D-Nc
Government Operations Committee
Senate Rules Committee Moves to Unseat Chavez
The Rules Committee voted 5-4 to urge a Senate vote on voiding the 1952 New Mexico senatorial election won by Chavez. The subcommittee cited an appalling lack of secrecy and other irregularities. A Chavez unseating would give Republican governor Mechem a chance to name a successor and could shift Senate control.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
New Mexico
Patrick J. Hurley
Edwin L. Mechem
Vietminh Attack Narrowly Miss Dien Bien Phu Then Retreat
Vietminh shock troops drove within half a mile of Dien Bien Phu’s heart before faltering and pulling back with heavy casualties. French forces reported thousands of rebel dead as fierce fighting raged in the Northwest Indochina fortress plain, the fiercest battle of seven years.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
China
United Nations
French Union
Saigon
Continental Convair 340 force lands near Midland
A Continental Airlines Convair 340 with 44 passengers made a forced landing on a Mesquite pasture three miles southeast of Midland shortly after takeoff from Midland. Pilot H E Persing and one passenger were slightly hurt. others were shaken but uninjured. The aircraft skidded a half mile, left wing torn, no fire.
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Midland
Continental Airlines
el Paso
Tulsa
Okla
Wichita Falls
H. E. Persing
M. L. Sweeney
Continental Oil Co
Altus
Scharbauer Cattle Co
Hutton Leaves Florida to Board Train for New York
Barbara Hutton Woolworth heiress departs Palm Beach by train for New York amid reports of strain in her fifth marriage. Porfirio Robirosa remains in their recent residence, with a secretary unsure how long he will stay. She has moved to stay with aunt Mrs. James P. Donahue at the Everglades Club.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Barbara Hutton
Woolworth
New York
Porfirio Robirosa
Miss Hutton
France
James P. Donahue
Everglades Club
Five prisoners escape Howard County jail in Big Spring
Five inmates escaped through a fourth floor window at the Howard County jail in Big Spring. Two were recaptured in civilian clothes. the others David Leach John Springer Randall Hendricks Jack Thompson and Thomas Ray Taylor remained at large as police from seven West Texas cities hunted them. A stolen pickup linked to the breakout had not been found by late morning. Leach faces armed robbery and assault charges with a Colorado City gun battle noted in the report.
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Big Spring
Howard County
Jack Thompson
Randall Leon Hendricks
Snyder
Howard Gibbons
Bill Love
E. E. Norris
E. W. Green
Bill Zimmerman
David W. Leach
Colorado City
Leach
Mitchell County
H. S
Dick) Hickman
Hickman
Tom Keeling
Taylor
Resolution Would Cut Duval Funds
A Senate resolution would withhold all state funds from Duval County until missing records are produced amid ongoing state and federal investigations. The move accompanies tax and education bills as the special session shifts to funding reforms and Communist control measures.
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Patten
Communist Party
Allan Shivers
Kilmer Corbin
Lubbock
Senate
Duval County
Corbin
House
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Tom Joseph
Waco
George Hinson
Mineola
Tony Feoglio
Nocona
Shivers
Joe Russell
Royce City
School For the Deaf
Austin
Dental School
Southwestern Men
Eastham
Gas billing errors involve two utility firms
Lone Star Gas Co and Texas Electric Service Co faced overcharges to the county. Lone Star misbilled Cogdell Memorial Hospital by 90 percent due to a six dial meter error, totaling over $400. Electric Service Co overcharged about $500 for the health unit building because of a wrong meter type.
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Lone Star Gas Co
Mightave
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
C. L. Callaway
Snyder
Texas Electric Service Co
Chill Stretches with 58 High and 26 Low Reported
Yesterday's cool spell persisted with a 58 degree high and 26 degree low. Observed by Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn, the weather note at 7:30 this morning recorded 41 degrees.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Texas Weather Outlook Mixed Cloudiness and Rain
North Central Texas shows mostly cloudy skies with slowly rising temperatures this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Occasional light rain is possible Wednesday. West Texas remains mostly cloudy with rising temperatures this afternoon tonight and Wednesday and scattered light rain. East and South Central Texas report considerable cloudiness with rising temperatures and occasional light rain Wednesday along with fresh east and southeast coastal winds.
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Texas
Sentell Safe From Arrest During Texas Legislature
Rep. C. F. Sentell of Snyder will not serve a 39 hours of a 72 hour jail sentence immediately due to constitutional privilege. The Texas Constitution shields lawmakers from arrest during sessions and travel to and from the Capitol, granting travel time for distance. His contempt of court sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court, with a rehearing request pending.
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Daily News
Austin
Rep
C. F. Sentell
Snyder
Supreme Court
State of Texas
Sentell
Sterling Williams
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