Texas Gains Seats in Coming Congress Elections
Population shifts could add 14 House seats for California Florida Michigan and Texas in 1962. This reapportionment and the 1960 census would shift political influence, reducing rural farm power in some states while boosting retirees in California and Florida, with long term effects on federal policy and campaign issues.
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California
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Coupon scam hits Norman student ad in campus paper
A Norman used car dealer ran a campus ad offering a ten dollar coupon for any used car. A student returned with 150 coupons seeking a free 1500 car, which the dealer denied. The Sun notes the incident and adds a humorous line about adding machines.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
This Tip Sheet Warns Against Bad Stock Promotions
New York state attorney general and SEC regional head publish a two point guide for investors to avoid fraudulent stock schemes. Key advice urges skepticism of telephone offers from unknown firms, resisting high pressure sales, and thinking before buying. The guide, backed by Javits and Windels, aims to curb unscrupulous operators with distribution nationwide.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
U. S
Jacob K. Javits
Paul Windels Jr
New York Stock Exchange
Investment Bankers Association of America
Better Business Bureau of
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Double or Nothing Court Case in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg Florida Shelly James Hurst was fined 20 dollars for speeding 85 mph. He offered to pay 40 if his car could be clocked at 85. Justice Kissinger declined the extra payment and warned about safe driving as a deputy verified the old 1947 model could exceed the limit. China adopted tea drinking due to impure water. The Eskimo dog is noted for its heavy fur.
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Clyde Kissinger
Hurst
Kissinger
Union Thanksgiving Service Well Attended
The 1956 Union Thanksgiving Service at First Methodist Church drew about 140 attendees, above the 100 expectation. Rev. Fred D. Waldrop of First Baptist delivered the message on "We All Give Thanks" while a mixed choir directed by Mrs. Sarah Kilgroe led hymns.
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Alice Ayres
November arrests total one hundred for Grayson County Sheriff
The Grayson County Sheriff's Office reports 100 arrests in November plus 96 civil papers processed and fines of $1,969.50. Drunkenness leads with 19 offenses, 10 traffic and theft under $50, nine DWIs, eight liquor law violations, five swindling, and four burglaries. Of 96 papers, 27 went to district courts, 45 to county courts, 16 to justice courts, and eight to foreign courts. property loss at $1,775.50 with $2,106.50 recovered.
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Grayson County
Air Force Allows Bingo at Bases Not Gambling
The Air Force ruled bingo for prizes and cash at installations is not gambling. It permits bingo at service clubs as social entertainment and recreation, with cash prizes up to $300. A separate note estimates a plane at 200 mph would take 53 years to reach the sun from Earth.
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Washington
Air Force
Holiday Spirits Can Be Expensive Across State Lines
Kansas will step up enforcement along the Missouri border as agents watch for Kansans crossing with liquor without Kansas stamps. State losses estimated at 317000 dollars last year. Penalties range from 10 to 500 dollars plus costs and confiscation of contraband. Missouri prices lure buyers, with taxes and price rules cited as factors.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Dream leads man to leap from window in Oklahoma City
Felix Barnes described a vivid dream on Thursday that spurred him to jump from a second story window in Oklahoma City. He survived the fall but sustained a broken hip a broken wrist and a broken finger and is hospitalized.
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Oklahoma City
Felix Barnes
Barnes
Man Confronts Odd Question in License Test
A driver license applicant faced an unusual probe during testing asking if he has ever been adjudged in sane or feeble minded by alguien other than wife or close relatives. The remark appeared amid routine testing and public notices.
Hunter’s Goose Photo Sparks County Fine
Bill Harris of Dorchester was fined 42.50 after reporting he killed his limit of Canadian geese and a later photo showed Harris with his shotgun and three dead geese. The Democrat’s sports page ran the image, while Harris believed the limit was three. the official limit is two. Bill Lawrence, Grayson County game warden, commented on the case.
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Bill Harris
Dorchester
Harris
The
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Bill Lawrence
Grayson County
Personal Income Up Three Billion in U S October
The Commerce Department reports U S personal income rose by 3 billion dollars in October to a 332.6 billion annual rate. Half the gain came from wages and salaries led by the auto industry with longer hours and higher wages. The report notes the Tower of Pisa stands 178 feet tall and 14 feet out of plumb. Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
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Commerce Department
United States
Georgia
Mississippi
The Little Man Who Moved the Elevator
A crowded passenger elevator stalls at the ground floor until a small man steps out. The operator then moves the car upward, explaining that Mr. Winterbottom, the company president, is preoccupied and often causes the elevator to stay grounded when he is aboard.
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Winterbottom
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