CED Proposes A Temporary Tax Cut Plan
The Economic Development committee urged a temporary 2 percent cut in all income tax rates if March and April fall below February levels. A 9 month, 7% billion dollar boost would rely on public works and faster federal spending, with no corporate or excise tax relief. Wage withholdings would drop by 20 percent, auto terminating. stimulus to run midyear to year-end, triggering rules if conditions worsen. Congress in 1959 would decide if the cut expires or continues.
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Committee For Economic Development
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Congress
Eisenhower
Northeast Storm Ends After Killing Dozens Across Atlantic Coast
A three day snow storm sweeping from Virginia to Maine left at least 49 dead and more than a million dollars in damage. Rivers risk floods as thaw follows, with heavy snowfall in Pennsylvania and Maine reporting up to 51 inches. Utilities restore power as emergency crews work to resume service and reopen roads.
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Virginia
Maine
Pennsylvania
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Weather Bureau
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Greenville
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Maryland
Snyder Spotlight on spring deadlines and local elections
The Snyder area faces April tag and inspection deadlines for vehicles and tax returns, while absentee voting opens for city and school elections. Four candidates seek two Snyder School Board seats as other county schools run contested races. Local traffic fatalities rise with two deaths on U S 84 near Snyder. Scurry County gains Dunn by wire via Southwestern Bell and Cogdell Memorial Hospital appoints Bill Newsom as superintendent. An auxiliary group forms to aid hospital services via volunteers.
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Snyder
Scurry County
Delbert Mack Richardson
Pedro Garcia Villanueva
U. S. 84
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bill Newsom
Big Spring
Creator of Casual Look Dies Of Cancer
New York designer Claire McCardell, famed for her influential Casual Look styling, died of cancer at New York Hospital after several months of illness. She was 52.
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New York
Claire McCardell
New York Hospital
Weather summary for multiple Texas regions
Readings show high 77 and low 40 in North Central Texas with 7:30 am data. Forecasts vary by area from showers and scattered thunderstorms to colder turning conditions Sunday night into Monday. West Texas and Panhandle expect clouds and showers with cooler temps. South Central Texas favors warm with scattered thundershowers.
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Texas
Panhandle
Tessas
Adenauer Meets Stern Opposition in Bundestag Debate
In Bonn West Germany the Bundestag splintered as Chancellor Adenauer faced fierce Socialist opposition to arming the nation with nuclear weapons. Helmut Schmidt warned the move risks a Nazi repeat. Kiesinger condemned the speech as demagogic while noting CDU reluctance to rearm yet accept Western defense. The Socialists and Free Democrats pressed to renounce atomic arms.
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Adenauer
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Hitler
Kurt George Kiesinger
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Christian Democratic Union
West
Free Democrats
Snyder Area Sees Light Showers Across West Texas
The Snyder area received light showers Saturday with forecasts of continued rain through Sunday. El Paso reported 0.26 inches, while Big Spring had 0.23 inches and Midland 0.10. Light rains spread across the Panhandle and reached Houston to Dallas with thunder showers expected statewide and snow flurries in the Panhandle. highs near 87 at Presidio and 43 at Dalhart.
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Houston
Dallas
Weather Bureau
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Midland
Austin
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Presidio
Dalhart
Killed In Mishap Near Jacksboro Texas
Jacksboro Texas Charles Tilghman aged 24 was killed in a one car accident nine miles south of the town on State 281 Saturday.
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Charles Tilghman
Here
Three Others Perish Producer Mike Todd Dies In Plane Crash
Film producer Mike Todd, famed for Around the World in 80 Days, died in a private plane crash in western New Mexico. Art Cohn pilot Bill Verner and copilot Tom Barkley also perished. Todd’s wife Elizabeth Taylor was not aboard. Investigators noted icing and difficult terrain. wreckage was found in a snow melt valley near Grants.
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Mike Todd
New Mexico
Todd
Art Cohn
Bill Verner
Tom Barkley
Elizabeth Taylor
New York
Cohn
Mystery status of Towle Park armory unresolved
The National Guard armory in Towle Memorial Park remains in limbo this week. Compli cations linger over a finished $104 000 project with minor plumbing and roofing incomplete. The state may finish the work and assume responsibility, potentially allowing the unit to move in before all minor tasks are done. The Guard now operates from a city owned metal building awaiting relocation.
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Towle Memorial Park
Jay Tate
Fort Worth
John T. Lynch, Jr
Lynch
State Armory Board
Wife Charged In Husband's Death in Odessa
Odessa Texas barber Joe M. Hudson Jr. aged 39 was shot dead Friday night. His wife Opal Louis Hudson aged 41 was charged with murder after police said she gave a signed statement claiming he assaulted her when she refused to wake him and make coffee. Investigators say she fired several shots with a pistol.
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Odessa. Tex
Joe M. Hudson Jr
Opal Louis Hudson
Oil industry woes blamed on multiple factors in Texas
Dallas Times Herald oil editor John Faxon analyzes a seven part series showing oil imports as the chief cause of reduced Texas production and income. Other factors include delayed response to flush operations, slow cuts by other states, new discoveries elsewhere, higher costs, and market and transmission limits affecting independents.
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Dallas Times Herald
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Todd Broke Pact Kept Liz At Home
HOLLYWOOD Elizabeth Taylor, feverish and sedated, recalls a pact with husband Mike Todd who broke it by flying away. Todd, 50, perished with three others in a private plane he nicknamed The Lucky Liz. He had lectured at UCLA on democracy and Russia, and his spending fame continued to define his image.
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Stalin
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Snyder Students Win 83 Medals at UIL Choral Festival
Snyder students earned 83 Division I medals at the Regional UIL choral festival in Abilene. The high school sweepstakes choir won top honors, with several ensembles and soloists achieving Division I in both concert and sight reading. Junior high and high school groups secured multiple Division I wins, including 15 junior high soloists and all junior high ensembles. Notable soloists include Donna McPherson, Ann Bradley, and Beth Wiman.
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Abilene
Snyder
Donna McPherson
Ann Bradley
Beth Wiman
Grand Jury To Meet Here Again Monday
The February March Scurry County grand jury will reconvene at 9 am tomorrow to consider about 10 cases pending in court. District Attorney Wayland Holt said the list includes two driving while intoxicated as a repeat offense, three felony theft, two child desertion, two assault with intent to rob, and possibly one felony check swindle charge.
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Scurry County Grand Jury
Wayland Holt
Snyder High School Seeks Parliamentarian Role at State Convention
Snyder High School was chosen as the parliamentarian school for the Texas Association of Student Councils state convention, which concluded Saturday. Jacksonville High School was also nominated. Snyder delegates included Bob Fields and Camilla Roberts, with Virginia Groves as sponsor. 285 Texas schools attended, about 1,500 student delegates and 300 teachers.
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Snyder High School
Texas Association of
Jacksonville High School
Levelland
Tioy
Kerrville
Brownsville
Bob Fields
Camilla Roberts
Lady Falls
Sharon Morgan
Virginia Groves
Texas
Midland High School
Adamson High School
Dallas
Snyder
One Youth Slightly Hurt In Accident Near Lake Thomas
A youth was slightly injured when the car he rode in slid off Murphy Road north of Lake Thomas and hit a culvert. Danny Perkins of Caprock was treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after emergency transport by Bolger ambulance. Also in the car were teens Charles Mullins and Clyde Mullins of Ralls and Charles Thornton of Caprock.
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Lake Thomas
Danny Perkins
Caprock
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bolger
Perkins
Charles Mullins
Clyde Mullins
Ralls
Charles Thornton
Senate Gears Up To Pass Road Building Bill
Senate leaders from both parties predicted passage next week of a major roadbuilding bill. The measure would provide about 1 billion dollars more in federal funds this year and set the national highway program on a three fiscal year financing plan. Senators Gore and Case praised subcommittee changes and said the main features should be acceptable with possible floor changes.
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Francis Case
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Case
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