Pension Benefit Sparks Debate Over Lame Duck Senators
Six lame duck senators on January 1 qualify for pensions under the 58th Legislature plan. Eligible lawmakers receive monthly pensions from 100 to 260 dollars at age 60 with a state match, while minimum eight years service is required. The bill’s passage included changes on employee contributions and the Texas Public Employer Association, amid protests by House members who learned they could gain pensions.
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Austin
Senate
House of Representatives
James A. Turman
Texas Public Employer Association
Gordon Lloyd
House
Joe Chapman
Sulphur Springs
Charles Herring
Governor Signs Bill Into Law After Legislative Passage
After debate and approval, the bill was sent to the governor and signed into law by Gov. John Connally a few days later marking the measure’s enactment.
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John Connally
Cow Owner Charged In Fatal Crash
Louis W. Rulfs charged in Nacogdoches County Court with negligent homicide after a traffic crash that killed two women and injured one man critically while two others were seriously hurt. Highway patrol investigators filed the charge.
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Nacogdoches
Louis W. Rulfs
Bulfs Bull Strays, Fatal Crash Near Angelina River Bridge
A bull owned by Bulfs wandered onto U S Highway 59 near the Angelina River Bridge in Nacogdoches County on June 1 and was struck by a small foreign car. Two occupants died in the crash: Mrs. Holly Lynn Dixon, 66, of Lufkin and her daughter Mrs. Juanita Jo Richardson, 21, of Diboll.
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Bulfs
U. S. Highway 59
Nacogdopches County
Angelina River Bridge
Holly Lynn Dixon
Lufkin
Juanita Jo Richardson
Diboll
Chinese Blackmail Holds 1600 Czechs Under Communist Pressure
The article claims Communist China detains 1600 Czech citizens including women and children as hostages until Czechoslovakia restarts supplying raw materials. It alleges secret Russian-backed orders prompt Prague to halt material flows to the Chinese Reds.
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China
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Classified Want Ad Listings and Notary Public Notice
Want ads advertise a 1948 Chevrolet with a 1954 motor seen by M B Hasty. Birth certificates are offered for correction or securing by Carolyn C Watson notary public in Whitewright, box 276.
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M. B. Hasty
Carolyn C. Watson
Notary Public
P. O. Box
Whitewright
Germans claim cheap sea water desalting with bubble heat exchange
German scientists from Zimmer, a Frankfurt division of Vickers Group, report a bubble assisted heat exchange method to distill seawater. Their pilot plant aims to produce fresh water for just over half a cent per cubic foot, competitive with conventional drinking water costs in developed nations.
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Zimmer Concern
Frankfurt
British
Vickers Group
Hypocrisy in college recruiting for football players
The passage critiques college admission practices with athletes as the easy path to acceptance. It notes recruiters and alumni nationwide seek top football talents offering scholarships and inducements. It also states about 40 percent of American freshmen fail to graduate.
Man Given New Lung By Doctors
A 58 year old man in Jackson Mississippi received a human lung transplant at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Hospital the first such operation reported. The healthy lung from an anonymous donor replaced the cancerous left lung and doctors awaited possible rejection while noting extensive prior animal studies.
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Jackson
Miss
University of Mississippi Medical Center Hospital
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