Texas House pushes money bills in special session
The Austin session shows a get on with it mood as the House fast tracks finance measures to close the state deficit. Gov. Price Daniel’s tax program gains early support while Senate resistance remains uncertain. Various bills target a large revenue rise over two years. Civil War bonds issue noted with Supreme Court stance.
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Austin
House
Price Daniel
Senate
Daniel
Joe Ed Winfree
Houston
Texas
George Hinson
Mineola
Third House
Jerry Sadler
Percilla
Frates S. Seeligson
San Antonio
Texas Supreme Court
Fragrance Dryer Patent Sparks General Electric Rights
The text notes an $46,000 bond payment with a state liability dispute over old statutes of limitations. Everett Morey of Louisville, Ky., received patent 2,873,539 for a device adding a fragrant aerosol to warm dryer air, with General Electric Co. of New York assigned the patent rights.
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Supreme Court
Everett Morey
Louisville
General Electric Co
New York
Upside-Down Goldfish Baffles Experts In Tokyo Case
Ichthyologists puzzled by a goldfish bought 10 months ago that swam normally at first then began swimming upside down a month later. The creature has remained inverted since, puzzling researchers and headlines.
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Tokyo
Sankei
Repack and overhaul tips for evaporative coolers
Meador's offers pumps hose aspen pads floats water line connectors to refresh evaporative coolers. The note encourages repacking and overhaul now.
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Meador's
Truman and Rayburn Favor Johnson or Symington for 1960 Nomination
Life magazine reports former President Truman and House Speaker Rayburn narrowed Democratic presidential options to Senator Johnson of Texas or Senator Symington of Missouri. They discarded Kennedy Humphrey and Stevenson, and believed only Johnson or Symington could unite the party and hold Southern states while appealing to Northern cities.
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New York
Truman
House
Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Johnson
Symington
Missouri
Life Magazine
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Humphrey
Minnesota
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
Life
John L. Steele
Time-Life
Mayflower Hotel
John Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
South
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stevenson
Elderly couple steal car repair plan backfires
In San Pedro California an elderly couple took a stolen car to mechanic Leo Sandrowski asking him to fix it at any price. He repaired the car for 140 dollars but they did not return to collect it and the next day the vehicle, originally from a Marine, was found missing from his garage. The article also mentions Australia valuing gold and coal as key minerals.
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San Pedro
Calif
Leo Sandrowski
Sandrowski
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