Eisenhower vetoes farm price support freeze bill
Washington reports President Eisenhower vetoed the farm price support freeze bill, calling it ill advised for the nation and farm families. He proposed a five point program to address farm problems and warned an override would require a two thirds vote. The measure would have set minimum price supports at 1957 levels for one year and faced opposition from Republicans in Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Registration Near 9 000 Mark Here
Near 9 000 vehicles had been registered in Scurry County by morning as lines stretched through the courthouse. Today is the last day for 1958 vehicle registrations and penalties apply for driving with outdate tags. The county tax office remains open until 5 pm, said Geral Greene, the tax assessor-collector.
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Scurry County
Geral Greene
Mild Weather Across Texas Brings Sparse Rainfall
The Associated Press reports mild spring weather across Texas with fog limiting visibility in the Panhandle and Amarillo briefly at one quarter mile. Skies were mostly clear along the coast, no rain reported, and the Weather Bureau forecast little change through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers. Overnight temperatures ranged from 34 in Amarillo to 60 in Corpus Christi, while Sunday highs varied from 53 in Amarillo and Sherman to 83 in Laredo and Presidio.
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Corpus Christi
Sherman
Laredo
Presidio
Israelis and Syrians clash on Huleh border again
Israel and Syria fought a 75 minute tank and mortar battle in the Huleh reclamation area with both sides reporting shelling of villages. An Israeli spokesman said Syrians fired 120 mm mortars and tanks, and Israel returned fire. two Syrians were killed and two wounded. Both sides claimed violations as UN Armistice monitors sought a cease-fire.
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Huleh
Israel
Haim Laskow
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Syria
U.A.R
Middle East
Nasser
U.ar
Damascus
USAR
UN. Armistice Commission
U.N
Mixed Armistice Commission
Merchants Panel To Meet Tuesday
The merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce will hold its first meeting of the 1958 work year at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Chamber office. The committee will discuss its program of work for the year. Jake Philips is chairman.
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Merchants Committee
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Chamber
Jake Philips
Absentee Voting Ends Tomorrow In Local School Races
Tomorrow is the last day to vote absentee in school board races with ballots available at the county clerk's office. By morning 71 had voted in Snyder, two in Hermleigh, and one in Flu vanna, with voters needing poll tax receipts or exemptions and ballots due back by 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Hermleigh
Fluvanna
Dan Cotton
Soviet Union halts hydrogen and atomic tests
In Moscow the Soviet Union announced a suspension of all hydrogen and atomic weapon tests, with Gromyko urging the United States and Britain to join. The move, subject to Supreme Soviet approval, allows resumption if other powers do not comply and signals potential action against West Germany weapons.
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Soviet Union
Gromyko
West Germany
Atlantic Alliance
County Will Help Insect Curb Program
County commissioners court agreed to pay 75 percent of spring and summer fly and mosquito control costs as part of the annual joint city county project. Roy Dunlap discussed widening El Paso Avenue from Thirty-seventh Street to the Lamesa highway and paving plans for nearby streets. Jay Ramsey sought authorization for park work including irrigation, mowers, ball park upgrades, and bleachers at Towle Park. Bids on water well pumps were opened with Worthington Corp. of Fort Worth low at 1041 dollars. another bid was 1400.85 by C N Longbotham. The court planned to resume this afternoon to award road paving contracts for about seven miles in southwest county.
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Roy Dunlap
Dunlap
el Paso Avenue
Thirty-seventh
Lamesa Highway
Thirty-second
Houston Avenue
Jay Ramsey
Ramsey
Towle Park
South Snyder
Worthington Corp
Fort Worth
C N. Longbotham
Reliability of Test Ban Order Questioned
The United States questioned the reliability of the Soviet one country stop order on H-bomb tests and urged Moscow to work under the United Nations in an orderly manner. A State Department statement noted UN approval of a comprehensive first stage disarmament plan and called for immediate technical studies to carry it out. The U.S. criticized Soviet propaganda while accusing the Kremlin of defying the UN by boycotting the Disarmament Commission and urged verification and collective defense beyond Soviet assurances.
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United States
Soviet Union
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Moscow
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U.N
Four Hikers Are Rescued in Yosemite Park
Four Stanford University hikers marooned in the High Sierra by snow were rescued by helicopter and reported in good condition. The group, two women and two men, had endured six days and 60 miles of hiking before being evacuated by an Army helicopter to a hospital for observation. Names include Lenore Lamb, Margaret Meyer, Michael M. Roberts, and William Pope. Pope, previously ill, appeared in good condition after the rescue.
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Calif
Stanford University
High Sierra
Oscar Sedergren
Lenore Lamb
Orinda
Margaret Meyer
Seattle
Wash
Michael M. Roberts
Neenah, Wis
William Pope
San Francisco
Pope
Antirecession debate as Congress weighs recovery actions
Democrats say current steps may pull the Eisenhower administration through a second recession while Republicans argue the nine billion dollar package will have immeasurable impact. The House moved toward speeding 840 million dollars in civilian purchases as new recovery proposals surface. Senators push for hearings on broadened unemployment benefits to about 1.8 million workers, opposed to a temporary 50 percent extension.
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Eisenhower
House
Congress
Gabriel Hauge
Senate
Knowland
California
GOP
Martin
Massachusetts
Democratic National Committee
Capitol Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Khrushchev Names Bulganin to Head State Bank
Premier Khrushchev appointed Nikolai Bulganin head of the Soviet State Bank and kept most of his cabinet. Anastas Mikoyan remains first deputy, Gen. Ivan Serov returns as State Security chairman, and Andrei Gromyko stays as foreign minister. The Supreme Soviet approved the nominations unanimously.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet State Bank
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Anastas Mikoyan
Ivan Serov
Andrei Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
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Mikoyan
F. A. Kozlov
Alexei N. Kosygin
Demitri F. Ustinov
Josef Kuzmin
Bulgarin
Economic Plan
Alexander Zasyadko Zasyadko
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Kozlov
Leningrad
Communist
Communist Party
Presi
No Contests In Tuesday's City Election
Tuesday's city election features no contests as Mayor Harold Bennett seeks a second term unopposed. Council candidates Steve Birdwell Stanley Noah Rex Fields are unopposed for their seats. Dr Robert H Hargrove and Worth Sayner are not seeking reelection. Voting occurs at the central fire station city hall with a brief council meeting slated for 7 pm to canvass results.
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Harold Bennett
Steve Birdwell
Stanley Noah
Central Tire Service
Rex Fields
Fields Service
Robert H. Hargrove
Weather snapshot for Texas regions and Buryley
Snyder reports show temperatures with highs near 65 on Sunday and 70 am reading 39, Saturday high around 6 with low 33, Sunday 37. North Central Texas sees cloudy spells with temperature shifts through Tuesday. West Texas stays partly cloudy with little change and possible showers. South Central and East Texas remain mild with scattered thundershowers mainly tonight Buryley.
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Snyder
Texas
West Texas
East Texas
Buryley
Pasadena Lawyer Faces Murder Rap
Pasadena attorney Sam Hoover faces murder charges in the slaying of James Laird, with investigators citing an alleged life insurance motive. Two former convicts, Harvey Stewart and H L Meyers, also charged. Stewart allegedly named the killer. Laird was found gagged and shot near Port Arthur Country Club. a 357 Magnum linked to the case was recovered from a youth.
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James Laird
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Laird
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Meyer
Klevehagen
Stewart
Klevenhagen
Beaumont
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