Solon Called Traitor In Segregation Fight During Filibuster
Senator Abraham Kazen Jr of Laredo reads a telegram from Houston Citizens Council calling him a traitor as a 21 hour filibuster with Sen. Henry Gonzalez of San Antonio continues against bills strengthening segregation laws. The pair oppose a student assignment bill HB231, while allies ask questions during the prolonged session in Austin.
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Austin
Abraham Kazen Jr
Laredo
Senate
Citizens Council
Houston
Kazen
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
House
Charles Herring
Hubert Hudson
Brownsville
Frank Owen
el Paso
Gonzalez
Karen
Sen
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Wardlow Lane
Center
Lane
East Texas
Benson Criticizes Farm Laws in Washington Address
Secretary of Agriculture Benson criticized major farm law provisions as failures and urged Congress for better programs without specific proposals. He praised parts granting leeway in setting price supports and warned that surplus reductions could revive excess production under flexible price supports. He argued parity prices are insufficient and emphasized higher farm income through larger marketings and competitive prices.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
Eisenhower
Ellender
Dla
Senate Agriculture Committee
McGee Acquitted in Borden County Homicide Trial
Walter Haskell McGee of Loraine is acquitted by a county court jury on a negligent homicide charge arising from a fatal auto collision that killed Arra Lee Crumley of Lamesa in Borden County. Wayland Holt prosecuted. Dert Barber defended. Judge C. C. Nunnally presided. jurors named L. H. Ramsom, Mrs. G. A. Millikin, Morris Miller, W. O. Cox, W. L. Patterson, and Lloyd Buchanan.
McLeod Okayed For Irish Post
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Scott McLeod by a 9-6 vote to be ambassador to Ireland. McLeod, a State Department security officer, faces questions over qualifications, with Democratic and Republican positions mixed. A vote on Henry J. Taylor for Switzerland was also expected.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Scott McLeod
Ireland
McLeod
State Department
Green
D-Ri
Henry J. Taylor
Switzerland
Reservoirs In Texas Await Flood Release Decisions
More than 500000 acre feet of flood control storage remained vacant across 11 Army Engineer reservoirs in Texas Fort Worth district reported. Ongoing rainfall toward Lake Lavon near Wiley on the Trinity River East Fork raised water near spillway gates prompting potential major releases within 12 to 48 hours. Col. Harry Fischer said Lavon has about 22000 acre feet left and flood releases were expected through floodway gates as conditions dictated with watches on river gauges. Releases were already underway at Lake Whitney Belton Lake and Garza Little Elm Reservoir.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Army Engineers
Lake Lavon
Wiley
Trinity River
East Fork
Harry Fischer
Lavon
Fischer
Lake Whitney
Belton Lake
Garza-Little Elm Reservoir
Armed Forces Week Plans Take Shape in Snyder
Snyder prepares for Armed Forces Week starting May 11 with four reserve units from three services. The 700th Engineer Co. advances to a leased building on East Highway, while Co D 112th Armored Cavalry shows an open house May 16 at the Twenty seventh Street armory. Air Force Reserve centers plan instructions and two units meet at the Snyder Scurry County Health Unit, totaling 25 to 30 personnel across services.
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Armed Forces Reserve
Snyder
700Th Engineer Co
Army Reserve
Ist
Robert Barman
Barman
East Highway
Sacroc
A. W. Atkinson
Fort Worth
Snyder National Guard
Co. D
112Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
John T. Lynch
Lynch
National Guard
George Killam
Snyder Flight
Air Force Reserve
Lubbock Air Force Reserve Center
Snyder- Scurry County
Joe Knapek
Class D. Henry
Foundation Drive To Be Stepped Up In Snyder
Snyder Chamber of Commerce industrial committee and Jaycees plan a June 1 start for the Scurry County Industrial Foundation. They aim to educate the public about objectives, clarify that no subsidies or loans will be provided, and promote site and facility assistance to attract industry.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Jaycees
Industrial Foundation
Scurry County Industrial Foundation
Tyler
Longview
Hugo
Okla
Aide Admits Leak On Airlines Route
A former Capitol Hill aide Laurence Henderson acknowledged a possible leak on an airline route decision by a Civil Aeronautics Board official. The investigation focuses on whether the Aug 2 CAB vote for Northeast Airlines fueled stock trading, with testimony from CAB executive Raymond Sawyer and Delta Airlines representative Robert Oliver.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Laurence Henderson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Henderson
Hagerstown
Boston
Northeast Airlines
New York-Miami
Delta Airlines
Northeast
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Raymond Sawyer
CAB
Sawyer
Bureau of International Air Operations
Subcommittee
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Robert W. Oliver
Oliver
Pogue and Neal
Northeast Stock
Northwest Stock
Reginald H. Foster
Oli
Vvr
Jackson
Robert L. Griffith
Falls Church
Griffith
Robert Snodgrass
Atlanta
Republican National
Georgia
Snodgrass
Weather outlook for West Texas with showers likely
Reading at 7 30 a m shows 56 degrees as a cool front moves through West Texas. Partly cloudy conditions persist through Friday with widely scattered showers mainly in the Panhandle and South Plains region. Temperatures remain steady with little change.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Park site option offered on Lake J. B. Thomas to Scurry County
The Colorado River Municipal Water District offered six lots on the West side of the Bull Creek diversion channel for a new park and fishing area. The six month option was discussed by Scurry County commissioners led by T. B. Knight, with public lake access planned nearby. No official action yet. development or commercial concessions unclear.
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Lake
J. B. Thomas
Scurry County
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Commissioners Court
T. B. Knight
Col. E. V. Spence
Water District
Bull Creek
Knight
Rites Set For E B Bolding
Ernest Bailey Bolding 72 retired stock farmer died at Battenfield-Jones Hospital. Born February 2 1885 in Bartlett Williamson County he married Pauline Alexander in Georgetown December 10 1905. Survived by wife two daughters Floyd Bolding and six grandchildren. Funeral 4 p m at Twenty fif th Street Church of Christ burial Snyder Cemetery Bell Funeral Home. Pallbearers listed.
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Ernest Bailey Bolding
Battenfield-Jones Hospital
Bolding
Williamson County
Bartlett
Pauline Alexander
Georgetown
Scurry County
George Jackson
Fort Worth
Edward Cox
Snyder
Floyd Bolding
Twenty-fifth Street Church of Christ
C. Dale Brooks
Thirty Seventh Street Church of Christ
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Funeral Home
Jackson Ellis
Blake Durham
J. T. Ellis
John Denson
Dildy Smith
Fred Cotton
Houston Cotton
Mark Holmes
Splash Day Opens in Galveston With Neptune Arrival
Galveston begins a four day Splash Day celebration with music and entertainment. King Neptune will arrive at the Pleasure Pier at 6 p.m. today to inaugurate festivities centered around the newly opened Pie Pier, a two million dollar project.
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Galveston
Jean LaFitte
Galveston Island
LaFitte
King Neptune
Pleasure Pier
Sabine River Flood Threat Pressures Orange Area
The lower Sabine River continued rising toward the Gulf with forecasts of crests through May. Deweyville, 10 miles north of Orange, faced rising water and a worse flood than 1958, while upper Sabine crested near Gladewater. statewide, flood threats eased outside Panhandle and South Plains.
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Associated Press
Sabine River
Orange
Gulf
Weather Bureau
Sabine
Deweyville
Logansport
Milam
Bon Weir
Bon Wier
Department of Public
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Borden
Long
McLeod's
Armed Forces Week
Twenty-seventh Street
Deep Creek Bridge
Towle Memorial Park
Gladwater
White Sands Proving Ground
N. M
Rites
E. B
The
Gladewater
Dallas
Trinity
Brazos River Authority
Possum Kingdom Dam
South Plains
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