House Committee Approves Debt Hike Amid Rising Deficit
The Ways and Means Committee backed raising the debt ceiling to 285 billion with a temporary 288 billion option. Treasury Secretary Anderson warned a 12 billion deficit for the current year and suggested it could grow, noting a 2.8 billion deficit last year and a 2 billion revenue drop this year.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Noah Mason
R.-Nl
Treasury
Faubus Reflects on Integration Battle After Victory
Gov. Orval Faubus, resting at his mansion, says he has plans to address the integration crisis but will wait on the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in St. Louis. He notes the landslide primary win affirms his states rights stance as he nears 255,000 votes against challengers Chris Finkbeiner and Lee Ward.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
U. S. Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Chris Finkbeiner
Lee Ward
Faubus
Soil Bank Signup Starts September First
The Agriculture Department begins soil bank signup on September 1 with priority for farmers who retired all cropland this year. The drive aims to retire about 1.214 million acres in 1959 at a mean rent of 13.50 per acre and seeks completion by October 10. Next year will shift to conservation reserve payments for any cropland retired for years.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Conservaton Reserve
High Court Upholds Eyeglass Advertising Ruling
The Texas Supreme Court declined to hear further arguments on price advertising for eyeglasses. It affirmed a June ruling that SB104 did not ban general price advertising, restricting bans to fraudulent or misleading ads. The decision leaves intact the ophthalmic dispensers regulation.
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Austin
State Supreme Court
Yarborough Gains 5 581 Votes in Grayson County Primary
Sen Ralph Yarborough led in Grayson County with 5,581 votes in the Democratic primary. His opponent Bill Blakley had 2,626. Gov Price Daniel 5,550. Gonzalez 900. Irwin 176. O Daniel 1,556. Other final tallies include Nokes 2,626. Ramsey 5,197. Greenhill 3,228. Hughes 4,246. Alcorn 4,531. Dimmitt 3,281. Griffin 1,997. Rothmann 787. White 4,600. Precinct 2 Bruce 1,989. McKee 972. Franklin 429. Craft 371. Precinct 4 McAden 420. Hughes 315. Golden 91.
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Ralph Yarborough
Grayson County
Bill Blakley
Gov
Price Daniel
Gonzalez
Irwin
O’daniel
Nokes
Ramsey
Supreme Court
Hamilton
Hunt
Smith
Greenhill
Hughes
Alcorn
Dimmitt
Griffin
Rothmann
White
Bruce
McKee
Franklin
Craft
McAden
Golden
Texas School Lunch Funds Boosted by Federal Aid
First installment of 5 488 245 dollars in federal funds for Texas schools in the national school lunch program will be released by the Agricultural Marketing Service in Dallas around September 1. Public schools receive 5 166 017 dollars an increase of 661 449 dollars and private schools get 322 228 dollars up 72 570 from last year.
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College Station
Texas
Food Distribution Division
Agricultural Marketing Service
Dallas
John J. Slaughter
Dallas Ams
Texas Public
Slaughter
Congress
U. S
Texas Education Agency
USDA
FCC Delays Pay TV Licenses After Congressional Pressure
The FCC will not grant any subscription television permits until the end of the next Congress session, roughly July or August 1959. The agency will still process top TV applications received in the coming year.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
John C. Doerfer
Commission
Doerfer
For Sale Five Room House and Outbuildings at Pilot Grove
Five room dwelling with car shed and ample outbuildings, butane system, ample water, fruit trees and one acre at Pilot Grove. Contact T. L. Hopkins 505 West Locust Whitewright Tex. Also available Main Street house remodeled and priced to sell by Stephens & Bryant. Also wrecking 1937–1950 Chevrolets and Ply mouths with rebuilt generators and starters at Dixon Service Station. Flowers for all occasions wired nationwide via The Flower Shop FO 4 2949.
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Pilot Grove
T. L. Hopkins
West Locust
Whitewright
Texas
Main Street
Dixon
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