Hundreds Attend Open House at Local National Guard Armory
Several hundred people gathered for the open house and program at the National Guard armory hosted by Co. D of the 112th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the Chamber of Commerce. John Sentell gave the keynote, urging National Guard recognition and proposing a two year basic training followed by six months of advanced duty. Mayors, judges, and guardsmen from Pecos, Midland, and Lamesa attended, with Bob Crowell serving as emcee.
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National Guard Armory
National Guard
Co. D
112Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Chamber of Commerce
John Sentell
Snyder
Sentell
Reserve
Marven Stevenson
Edgar Taylor
Bill Schiebel
Weldon Kincaid
Pecos
Midland
Lamesa
Bob Crowell
Jaycees Install New Officers at Banquet
The Junior Chamber of Commerce holds its annual installation banquet with Snyder’s “Outstanding Young Man of the Year” award announced. Stevenson will present the award, and Steve Birdwell becomes president, with Zane Gilbert and Charles Hooser as vice presidents.
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Charles Hooser
Charles Blakey
Joe Farrar
Bob McAlister
Dan Warren
Elmo Wegel
Miller
Bob Dawson
Ralph Hughes
Gene Thompson
Goodwin Simpson
Colorado City
Jaycee
A. C. Akins
Odessa
Weather Summary North Central Texas and Panhandle Cold Wave Alerts
Cold wave warnings extend across North Central Texas West Texas East Texas and South Central Texas with sharp temperature drops tonight. Panhandle and South Plains see snow flurries this afternoon and tonight with lows 8 to 18 in Panhandle and 18 to 38 elsewhere. Conditions ease slightly Saturday.
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Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Upper Pecos Valley
Upper South Plains
Lower South Plains
East Texas
Fort Worth-Dallas
Amarillo
Dalhart
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Brownsville
St. Marks
Fla
Upper Texas
Lufkin
Austin
del Rio
Gainesville
Abilene
Big Spring
New Mexico
Red River Valley
North Texas
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Galveston
South
North Portion
Benson Draws Criticism of House Panel
The House Appropriations Committee criticized the Agriculture Department led by Benson for political influence on farm policy. It recommended 878.6 million dollars in cash and 388 million in lending authority for the next fiscal year, a net cut of about 6.4 million from requests, and urged CCC reforms to reduce storage costs while defending price support programs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Benson
Commodity Credit Corp
The
Commodity Stabilization Service
CCC
Congress
Farmers Home Administration
Tension Grips Irving On Eve Of Fateful School Election
Irving Texas brace as election nears to decide whether to abolish the Irving Independent School District. Beard supporters seek re creation of the district while the board fights to retain control amid mass dismissals and protests.
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Irving
Tex.p
Irving Independent
John L. Beard
Beard
Lew Sterrett
Dallas
Charles E. Young
Cain Organization
Donald O. Sterrett
Reporter Publishing Co
Phillips Sets National Filibuster Record In Texas Senate
AUSTIN Jimmy Phillips of Angl eto Texas broke the national filibuster record with a 23 hour 35 minute speech on a bid to add a million dollars for John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. The effort ended at 10 24 a m as the senate tabled the hospital amendment while Phillips rested briefly.
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Wayne Morse
I—Ore
U.S. Senate
Tidelands Oil
Phillips
Senate
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Hardeman
Ben Ramsey
John Sealy
Sen
Morse
Tax office to stay open all day for vehicle registrations
The county tax assessor-collector Jim Ikard says the office will stay open until 5 PM tomorrow for people registering motor vehicles. The 1955 registration deadline is March 31, next Thursday, for currently used vehicles.
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Jim Ikard
Ikard
British Russia clash over secret disarmament talks leak
Britain condemns Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko for leaking details of the five power disarmament conference to Tass in London. Moscow radio aired an interview revealing a plan for world disarmament, while Britain accused Moscow of using leaks to push propaganda rather than real talks. The talks involve the United States Britain France Canada and the Soviet Union at the U.N. Disarmament Commission subcommittee.
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London
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Foreign Office
Gromyko
Tass
Stockholm
Moscow
Russia
United States
France
Canada
U.N. Disarmament Commission
U.N. General Assembly
Tots Cook While Deputies Search Nearby
In Covina California deputies hunted for five hours for two missing girls aged four and three. The children were found at a neighbor’s home where they held a playful cooking party using water bacon eggs birdseed spaghetti and ice cream.
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Covina
Calif
Patricia Ann Carr
Kristie Fischer
Audrey Christopher
Probe Delayed By Filibuster In Veterans Land Probe
Senate probers delayed renewal of their investigation into the veterans land program due to Sen. Jimmy Phillips filibuster. The House also recesses after testimony from U. S. Rep. John Bell. Since November, 264 indictments have been returned in the 100 million dollar land deals, including former Land Commissioner Bascom Giles. Crystal City Zavala County grand jury is recessed without indictments.
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Austin
Senate
Veterans Land Program
Jimmy Phillips
Phillips
House
U.S
John Bell
Cuero
Tex
Dust Storm Hits Snyder With March Like Wind
A morning wind in Snyder stirred up blowing dust. Temperatures ranged from 49 degrees at 7:30 AM to a 76 degree high yesterday afternoon, noted by weather observer David Strayhorn.
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Snyder
David Strayhorn
Study of Peress Case Ends as Justice Dept Decides on Perjury
The Senate Investigations subcommittee concluded its look into the Irving Peress case and deferred perjury questions to the Justice Department. Chair McClellan said the panel also asked the DOJ to pursue potential grounds to prosecute Peress the former Army dentist.
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Ralph W. Zwicker
Washington
Senate
Irving Peress
Army
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Peress
Japan
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Justice Department
McClellan
D-Ark
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
New York
Pentagon
Stevens
Congress of the Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Defense Department
Judge Advocate General
Congress
John G. Adams
Conference Panel Kills Tax Cut Plan In Senate House Tie
A Senate House Conference Committee voted to drop a Democratic plan for a $20 per person income tax cut next year and extend current corporate and excise tax rates for one more year. The move follows a 61 to 32 Senate vote to remove the tax cut from the bill as House debate signals tax policy as a major issue.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Millikin
Cole
Postal Pay Bill Amended After Retroactive Clause Strike
The Senate removed a retroactive provision from a bill for a 10 percent postal worker pay raise affecting 500000 workers. Senator Byrd proposed making the increase effective when signed, not backdated to January 1. The amendment passed by voice vote amid few senators present.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Johnson
Texas
Knowland
Calif
Olin B. Johnston
DSC
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
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