Senate Fight To Begin On Manpower Cut
The House passed 382 to 0 a bill giving the Defense Department 31.488 billion dollars for the new fiscal year starting July 1, aiming for manpower cuts of 102,300 by June 30, 1956. Army would drop 87,000, Navy 8,300, Marines 12,000, Air Force up 5,000. Senate expected to uphold the plan despite criticism.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Flood
D-Pa
Andrews
D-Ala
Russia
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Mystery Witnesses Set for Giles Bribery Trial
SAN ANTONIO two unidentified ace in the hole witnesses will testify for the state in the bribery trial of former Texas Land Commissioner Bascom Giles on May 23. Eleven other witnesses will testify for the prosecution in the case accusing Giles of taking a $30,000 bribe tied to a Bexar County land sale under the veterans land program. Prosecution names include Lawrence Jackson of Austin former executive secretary of the State Land Board Roger Tyler assistant state comptroller JUS Farrar John Padden Crookston Minn lawyer and M W Laird Temple rancher and real estate man.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bascom Giles
James Onion
Giles
Bexar County
Onion
Lawrence Jackson
Austin
State Land Board
Roger Tyler
Jus
Farrar
John Padden
Crookston
Minn
M. W. Laird
Temple
Texas Postal Boost Would Be 87 Million
A pay raise bill in the House would give Texas postal employees an extra seven million dollars annually as part of presidential action.
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Texas
Washington
House
Ridgway to Retire and Taylor Appointed Chief of Staff
General Ridgway will retire on June 30 as Army chief of staff and be succeeded by General Maxwell D. Taylor. Taylor, praised for Korea War leadership, will take over two Far East commands and lead the Army for two years. Lyman Lemnitzer to take Taylor’s Far East posts. Scheele expects Parke-Davis polio vaccine release soon to resume vaccinations, as 67 polio cases linked to Salk vaccine reported among recipients. Cutter-linked cases predominate.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Ridgway
Eisenhower
Senate
Taylor
White House
James C. Hagerty
Stevens
8Th Army
Far East Command
United Nations Command
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Far East
Lemnitzer
Europe
Italy
Badoglio
Leonard Scheele
Parke-Davis Co
Detroit
Scheele
Parke-Davis
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Wyeth
Cutter
Haiphong Surrenders as Vietminh Take Over Port
News from Haiphong reports hundreds of Vietnamese flee as Vietminh troops seize the city ending French rule. A harsh order to denounce collaborators spreads fear while U S transports await to evacuate fleeing Vietnamese to South Vietnam. The 10 million dollar French cement plant is seized as the city shifts to Vietminh authority.
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Haiphong
North Indochina
Vietminh
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
North Viet Nam
Do Son
Indochina
Viet Nam
Weather Update from Snyder City Area
Weather observer David Strayhorn reports clear skies allowed a high near Snyder yesterday with a maximum temperature around a degree value and a low of 55 degrees overnight. At 7 30 a.m. the temperature stood at 64 degrees.
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Snyder
David Strayhorn
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
North Central Texas expects clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated afternoon thundershowers and a slight warmup. West Texas sees partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers and small temperature changes. East and South Central Texas anticipate widely scattered afternoon storms near the coast with little temperature change and moderate coastal winds.
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Texas
West
Shivers Debate Draws Praise and Criticism in Labor Bill
Governor Allan Shivers faced sharp attacks and strong praise as the Texas House debated a Senate-passed labor bill restricting strikes and picketing to recognized unions. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Wade Spilman, would curb coercive labor tactics unless a union represents a majority of employees. Port Arthur politics and Shivers’ 1952 race with Ralph Yarborough framed the session, with Rep. Otis Lee delivering a forceful defense of Port Arthur amid attacks alleging economic paralysis and crime concerns.
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BO Byers
Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Senate
Neal
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Wade Spilman
McAllen
Shivers
Port Athur
Ralph Yarborough
Port Arthur
Yarborough
Otis Lee
Groves
Lee
House
Charles Murphy
Houston
Allan Shirr
Murphy
Texas lawmakers inch toward adjournment after long recess
In Austin, lawmakers pressed welfare labor and veterans land bills as the Senate cleared a veterans land regulation bill 25 to 0 and sent it back to the House. The House advanced a 7 million dollar annual welfare measure amid labor tensions while a uranium regulation bill stalled. The 120th day passed and pay drops to zero with weeks more work expected on major spending and tax bills.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
House
Port Arthur
Major parties set August conventions after law changes
Washington officials said the last legal barrier to August 2024 nominating conventions has been removed. Republicans planned Aug 20 in San Francisco while Democrats eyed Aug 13 in Chicago, with six states extending certifying deadlines. States listed new deadlines: Massachusetts Sept 11, Connecticut Sept 1, Iowa Sept 12, Ohio Aug 28, West Virginia indefinite, and South Dakota seven days after nominations.
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Washington
San Francisco
Chicago
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Iowa
Ohio
West Virginia
South Dakota
Red Nations Approve Pact in Warsaw Conference
The Soviet Union and seven other Communist nations approved a draft security pact to place their armed forces under a unified command. The eight nations agreed at a 30 minute session to sign the treaty at 10 a.m. tomorrow with details to be published after signing.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
West Germany
NATO
Ivan S. Konev
Nelson Remains in Jail Bond Set at 10000
Andrew H. Nelson, charged with murder and conspiracy in the auto bomb death of Helen Harris Weaver, remained jailed in San Angelo in lieu of a 10000 bond. Dist. Judge Joe Mays set the bond amid defense objections and Nelson’s refusal to testify at the hearing on charges connected to Weaver.
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San Angelos
Andrew H. Nelson
Helen Harris Weaver
Nelson
Dist
Joe Mays
Audge Mays
Harry Washburn
Survey on Deep Creek watershed gains federal study interest
A steering committee studying the Deep Creek watershed voted to apply for a Soil Conservation Service survey to assess flood control soil moisture and potable water needs. The panel elected Jake Hodges as chair and Jack Shelley as secretary. The group noted local landowners must grant easements for any structures, with the dam eventually owned by the benefiting landholder.
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Deep Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Jake Hodges
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Jack Shelley
Snyders
Colorado River
Hodges
Austria to be Independent Nation After Signing
U S Secretary of State Dulles arrives in Vienna to sign the Austrian independence treaty clearing the way for full sovereignty after 17 years of occupation. Four powers agree on terms including withdrawal of occupation forces within three months and reparations settled with Moscow.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
Dulles
United States
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Hitler
Reich
Moscowin
Zisterdorf
Ube Shipping Co
Russia
Paris
NATO Council
West Germany
Macmillan
Pinay
Molotov
Warsaw
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