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New March
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STATE COMMANDERS A1
( 'mmj .'crs and H e
Pist conimjndti Rui
mantle and speaker, and
BANQUET The Ameri can Legion bannjet last moht Mad two oa^t siatc
",?nt cc nimindfr present. Left to rtoht above are Joe Matthews. Ft. Worth,
Gaiter local -ost commander Pete Turner. Midland, present state com-
SturejvaU Jackscn. C sc >. pa'^t state commander.
Cambodia Balks
In Aid To End
Laos Civil War
i B/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cambodia has dec I met! lo serve
mi a three-nation neutral toninu^-
•■iim to help cud the eivjl w ai in
iieijJitKiring Laos I tic ct> rtntus k'ii
had been jn npitscil by Kill J Sal itng
\ afhana ot Laos but rejpcu.t
by thc tert.1t I1 l>cls w ho have
Ixfen lighting thc LaOM.ui govern-
ment A t amlHKliaii statement
said the rommis ion uQcid not be
effcitnr without ioup< i atluii ol thf
t cbc la.
Legion Banquet Attended
By 200 Members, Guests
I >i bund ill Lcuionnaires. to our country. Commander Turn-
viivis. an t Irieiuls of the \mernaii er urged lltal it would be well for
Legion gathei .1 ai 1 he Legion c.ciyuiic to carefully read the
Ilonit- la-i nithi to celebrate V.a-h- faiewcll address and try to Jollow
mgti.,-r s Birthday and to honor it more elosel yin their daily lives.
Past < umm.iiMlers of Ucrmcc Coles I'ast lommanucrs ol Ine local
Cost 191. 1 tic American Legion. |x>-t were honored, and forty year
Pelt K 1 nnter of Midland. De- nienibci hip cards were presented
pat linen! I ntirnamlei of Texas to the past commanders present,
■poke tm the many qualities of Those receiving eai.'s far forty
George Washington u* a states- years continuous einbership in the
maa and leader- ol his country. Legion were Dr. W. B. Guinu, I).
Ct.n.iii ndcr Turner based h:s talk T. Bowles. E. R, Maxwell. R, E.
Married Student
Ruling Changed
At a special meeting of the
Hoard ol Education held Tuesday
night the regulation that prevented
married students taking part in
extracurricular activities was am-
ended to permit them to do so
aftei one year has passed.
This policy amendment reads
a.s follows:
Alter an adjustment period of
one calendar vcar following noti-
liiation of marriage a student
may participate in lnterseholastic
League activities, club member-
ships; F. F. A., band. V. I. anrl
I" I!. L. A contests; however, may
not huld an oil ice in any oi these
organizations.
Thf policy which has been in
effect since Seplembci 1. 1!K>!) and
which was amended reads as fol-
low s:
All married students t divorced,
separated, or annulled are classi-
fied as married Students i must re-
port their marital status to the
principal at the time they enroll or
at the time they marry during the
school year. Failure to report pro-
mptly to the proper authorities will
be grounds for immediate suspen-
sion. A conference to clarity poli-
cies conduct, conversation and
relationship with other students
will he held immediately.
Married students will lie permitt-
ed to attend classes to meet gra-
duation requirements, but will not
be permitted to paricipac in extra-
curricular activities such as oflice
helper, clubs, library, choir, band,
newspaper stafl. annual staff, ath-
letics. interseholastic league, cheer-
leaders, athletic managers, any
other elective or appointive honor
or ofiice, social functions sponsor-
ed by the school or other activities
specified by the school administra-
tion Married students may be val-
edictorian. salutatorian win the
Science award or who's who.
Married students will be expect-
ed to meet all obligations other
students are expected to meet.
They are expected to carry a full
student load and meet all classes
required for graduation.
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KENNEDY PRESENTS PLAN
TO DEVELOP RESOURCES
Congress Gets
Program For
Now, Future
By Local Board
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LEGION MEMBERS 40 YEARS —At the Leqicn banquet last night Garth Bills presented ten members
with "40-year" membership cards. Reading left tj right they are: sitting E. R. Maxwell, D. T.
Bowles. Dr. W. B. Guinn, R. E. Lee, C. J. O'Connor. Standing—A. J. Buchanan, I. E. Kirkland. Paul
Williams, Blake Johnson, 0. A. Fore, and Bills.
Former Resident
Father Of Girl
Mr. and Mrs.
Associated Pics* Cm respondent 1" Washington's farew ell ad- Lee. O. A. Fore, A. J. Buchanan.
John Griftin cables from Saigon
die
miiI in bringing out several Paul Williams. C. J. U'Lonnor, 1.
Two Are Killed
When Plane Hits
Community Bldg
thai the reaction of Cambodia ami bas.r paits of the address such as K. Kirkland, and Blake Johnson,
the rebels appears to h Ve doom
cd King Savang's bid for a neutral
w a I cluing commission.
Tlie L nited States and li italii
were sympathetic to the King's
idea, but the Communists r.re in-
sisting on a major Inlet national
meeting on Laos. 'Ine United States
is against such a meeting espet ■
tally it' it won,I include Comttiun-
i ^ China
Meantime, the former neutralist
Premier of Laos who has been in
exile hi Cambodia, Prince Son
v anna i'houma has arrived m
ivhcl-held territory in northern
Laos. Me is expected to become
Plenties oi the rebel regime, which
the Communis! blue recognizes as
the legal Laotian government.
Fifty Stricken
By Food Poison
I-OUT WOK"! H P Approximate-
ly ■' ' C onvjtir employees at Fori
Uiith weri stricken shortly before
midnight yesterday, apparently b>
fiHKl prisoning
Many ot Ihc night-shtll woikeis
at tlie aircraft plant who become
ill were rushed bv atnublames to
Ko: t Worth hospitals Some were
k. pt overnight while other* were
ieleased after being treated
Food ilisiH etuis sa .1 they would
conduct an Hives ligation today
Washington's view of the national Commanoer Russell Carter of
•'ebt. filling appointment to high the local post introduced guests
government offices, and patriotism which included E. L. "Stonewall"
1 Jackson, of Cisco, fast Depart-
j inent Commander; Joe L. Mat-
! thews and Mrs. Matthews of Fort
Worth, fast Department Com-
1 m a ndcr and now serving as Na-
tional Committeeman Itom Texas,
jL'raig Lane of Fort Worth; Com-
I mander and Mrs. Olen friddy, Mr.
j and Mrs. Doc Cranfill, anil Mr.
and Mrs. Anderson of Abilene;
i District Vice Commander R. L.
Lodal and Mr. and Mrs. B. Me-
I)A\ KNfOUT. Iowa .P — Two Daniel of Mineral \Veiis. Com-
Wi«consin men were killed last mander Carter presented immed-
night when their private plane 'ate fast Commander Marry Sha-
crashed into a Davenport. Iowa,' piro With a past commanders pin.
suburban community hall where 30 invocation was given by Fattier
unrig pei sons attended a dance Wilson Rowland and the benedic-
onr half hour earlier. lion was given by Rev. Jerry
Members of the Assembly of Walkc.'.
(hid church next door were tiling Welcome ac'ttress was by Ben
out of mi<l-week night prayer meet- Dean Jr. and a memorial serv-
ing when the plane came out of, 'ee was led by I! A. Buchanan,
the heavy log and rain and slam- fast Commanders were honored
med into the community building *'> 17th District Commander Garth
v i h a I irst of llames None of bills, and ladies present were rec-
Congratulations
Mr. and Mrs. .f. T. Jenkins of
Albany are the parents rfi a baby
boy born at 4:48 p. in. Wednesday,
February 22. in Stephens Mentor-! Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams of Breek-
limmie DeMasters
of Lubijock arc the parents of a
baby girl born Friday February
17.
The baby weighed 7Vi pounds,
and she had been named Kelley
Vonne.
The pateinal grandparents are
Pressure Mounts
For Strikers To
Return To Work
County Resident
For Many Years
Dies At Lacasa
ial Hospital.
At birth, the baby
pounds, G ounces.
enridge. and Mrs. Veltna Hallmark
weighed 7 ! of Lubbock is maternal grandmo-
I thcr.
Seen or Heard
by C. M. H.
the churchgoers was injured.
The ci ash occurred about U.30
!> ni in heavily populated Green
\nes, a residential district north
of Davenpori which the city recen-
tly annexed.
Nuthorlties identified the occu-
pants of the twin-engined plane as
30-3 ear-old Clarence St Peter, a
deputy stici i,| ni poi t Washington.
Wisconsin and 35-year-old Curtis
Patient, of Wntertord Wisconsin
They s oil St Peter, owner and
ogniitetl by Mrs. C. Russell Carter.
Two Captured For
Killing, Shooting
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa. ,P —
Police have captured two gunmen
who reportedly coniessed a wan-
ton killing in Omaha and two
street shootings in Council Bluffs.
They also aie. being questioned
pilot of the plane, had 'filed a flight a Minneapolis 1 holdup
The good weather h, s vome as
predicted, and the weatherman
>ays it IS to Co itinue Only slightly
cooler Tlie American Legion
Post had a good ptogram at their
George Washington birthday ban
ooct last night ■ . The Eastern
Star had a good one thc night be-
fore when they werc hosfs ta lo-
cal Masons and their guests.
I!c(willcd smell of smoke caused
fliettten io ins|H't t Buckaroo "lh«*,i-
t ** i premises this moriliiu' hot
nothing fount I Boys ( hotr got
I'll tiwl.ii> to N"W Orleans ll mnit
Hills is niaKinu trip by special pet
iitissiitn ii. Dean of John Tarleion
AImmt 12 tickets sold here ""
the Mm.m I ( liaiiipiet Friday
nigh! at 7 — more may lie had.
Clifford Smith, Mineral Wells
deputy district governor of Lions,
will be the program of the Lions
Club here tomorrcw . . . Charlie
Echols and L. C. Burke heard re-
calling the time years ago, when
they were on a jury that staid out
II days before reaching verdict
on Christmas Eve . . . Ben J. Dean
Sr. has returned home from Fort
Worth following surgery . . . And
Merlin, the bvpnotist. will appear
again tonight at Breckenndge
High School.
Thought For The Moment: The
world it a beautiful book, but of ht-
tlt u*j to him who cannot real it.
—Ptmcla.
plan out of West Bend, Wiscon-
sin, near Milwaukee yesterday
morning Later in the day he had
been unable to land at the Chicago
and Milwaukee airports because
of the weather
III
which one man was killed and ano-
tlur wounded Held (tie Charles'
Noel llrown o| Bedford, Indiana,
and Charles Edwin Kelley of
Minneapolis, who were captured
by policemen on a bus at Council
Bluf'is. The Council Bluffs shootings
involved attempts to steal car;
Choir Members Off
For Oleander City
Forty members of Bieckenridge my Dauster. Danny Fambio. Lar-
Boys Choir and twelve adult spoil- ry Fry, Mark Mannas. Charles I ten-
sors were to leave Eastland at derson, Curt Homme. Steve Jolin-
1:07 p. in. today lor New Orleans son, Robert Mooneyham, James
w here a gala weekend o'i singing j Pester, Jerry Pinklev, Mike Ro-
and sightseeing is in store for berts. Ricky Shields. Wayne White,
them. j Zack White. Terry Austin Handy
The adult sponsors who accom- Duncan. Randy Hester Larry
panied the boys weie Mr. and Jones, Mark Martin and Ronnie
Mrs ltifhard Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Slatton.
Bill Boase Bill Wilson Mrs. John Basses — Johnny Deaton. Bill
Hall. Mrs Joe Hanna. Mrs. Homer Gresham. Harry Ledbetter. Bobby
Martin Bob Pester, Mrs. Cat roll ! Shapiro and Bill Young.
Ford, itonnie Bills and Mrs. Ben! Tenors Ken Parrish, Tim Ball,
J Dean Jr. | ^tcv> Wood, Diek Carey, and Ron-
The boys were be picked up ! n'c Bills.
at the various schools at 11:30 a.' Altos — Mike Boase. Gary Bow-
in today and gather at the V. M. I en. James Chaney. Gene Daven-
C A. where Fr. Wilson Rowland, Port, Ben Dean. Granberry Snand-
icctor of St. Andrew's Episcopal I ley. Bruce Todd. Howard Todd,
Church, was to preside at tne j Tom Ford and Kent Wilson.
briel ceremony w hen the trip would i
be blessed and prayers offered
tor Ihc safety ol those attending.
This blessing is a customary part
of every out-oV-town trip of Ihc
choir, and members ol Ine Minis-
terial Alliance alternate in press-
ing at the ceremonies.
The train was to leave Eastland
at 1:07 p. m. today, and the group
is scheduled to arrive in New Or-
leans at 6:15 a. in. Friday. Iheyj
WASHINGTON P Preidpnt
Kennedy today sent, Congress a
program lor vast development of
America .i natural resources anrl
he asserted Eisenhower adminis-
tration policy took a heavy toll of
lives "by postponing essential
Hood control project:;."
In a special message, the Presi-
dent set lorth plans lor both im-
mediate and long range dealing
with a host of problems in the'iield
of resources lie said "if we fail
lo use lliese blessings prudently,
we will be in trouble in a short,
lime."
lie railed for facing up lo Hie
prohl"ms now, and added:
'. I he task is large but it will be
done."
Kenned.\ placed no price tag on
his far-reaching progiam which,
among other things, envisages de-
velopment of economically eompe
j titivc nuclear power within 10 y ears
In replace cr supplement power
from conventional Vuels in areas
wheie such fuel is expensive,
j Administration officials .said
they won't he able to estimate the
adtied cost of the over-all Kennedy
program over present levels of re-
sources spending until studies by
I the budget bureau anrl other fcdcr-
j al agencies have been completed.
| Tlics,. officials indicated they look
: for very little swift impact on the
budget, with several of Kennedy
' proposals geared to needs years
from now.
Specific recommendations by
the President include doubling
j spending on research aimed at.
making sally ocean water suitable
for use in the home and by indus-
try. The administration said this
would hike the outlay to 10 million
dollars a year. Said Kennedy:
"I pledge that when this know-
how is achieved it will immediat-
ely bc made available to every na-
tion in the world who wishes it.
along with appropriate technical
WASHINGTON UP> — Pressure is William David Gray 74 long-
mounting to get striking flight en- time resident of Stephens County.
gineers back on the job immed-' died at 1:45 a. m. Thursday morn-
iatejy. Five major airlines, joined ing at his home in the Lacasa
at times bv a sixth, toid strikers Community. He had been in ill
last night that il they didn't star health lor the past six years,
back to work by noon today the Born April 2!), 1888." in Valley
carriers would withdraw their as-j Springs, he moved to Stephens 1 and other assistance for its use.
finances ot no-reprisals. Thus hir, i County as a young boy with his Indeed the United States welcomes
there is no indication the engineers family, sattling in the Lacasa i now the cooperation of all other
are heading back to work. | Community j nations who wish to join in this
The walkout started last Friday | Hc was nlan.icd to Lela Yoes at present."
and now has reached monumental oi Stephens County on December —
propoi uons. Eng.iieers are protest- 26. 1907. in Bieckenridge. They
1115, a lulirii, by the national labor have lived in this county all of
relations board that engineers and thcir manied ,ife Hc owncd and
operated a blacksmith shop at
Wayland until 1936 when he open-
ed a blacksmith shop on South
Rose Avenue in Brcckenridge. He
retired ten years ago.
Funeral services will he held at
pilots at United Airlines must be
represented by one union.
The major carriers atleeted are
Pan American, Trans World. Ame-
rican. Eastern Western and Na-
tional. Only Western has refused
to make the same assurances of no
reprisals the men go back to
work at once. The refusal by West-
ern is one of the factors holding
up a vote by flight engineers on an
appeal by President Kennedy that j-jT^ cemctcrv
they return to work js survivcd
Labor Secretary Goldberg said j
after a meeting with otficials of i
the lines yesterday that there j
The Kennedy program dcalth
with water resources generally anrl
the prospect for doubled consump-
tion, fo 600 billion gallons daily by
1960: big scale expansion of elec-
tric power; forest conservation: ex-
ploration of the oceans for oil. gas
and minerals and for seafood;
great, expansion of recreational
areas:'and control of air and water
3 p. m. Friday in the Chapel of P°IJu,'on- .
Melton Funeral Home. Rev. II. K. . Kennedy said that 111 marketing
Nee ley, pastor of the Baptist electnc :. Preference
Church in Rismo star «ill «.««•(. I be given to public agencies
and cooperatives.
Church in Rising Star, will o'.fici-
ate. Burial will be in the Neces
is survived by his wife:
fivc daughters. Mrs. Lcota Rogers
of Brcckenridge. Mrs. Zada Elston
.... .. . 1 oi Fort Worth Mrs. Lola Perry
h no reason or justification to con- f of Abi|cnc. Mrs, Lottie Tompson
time the walkout. The only note 01 ■ , Lakc jackjjon and iMrs Artie
optimism ame from the chairman G(jrrcll of ,{angc|.. two son „.van
ol a presidential fact-finding panel. 1 — - -
Chairman
In outlining plans for water re-
sources development, thc President
said " we reject a 'no new staits'
policy." Kennedy rlid not name
the Eisenhower administration but.
aides said this was a slap at his
predecessor's regime. Kenneth
and other Democrats contended
during Ihc campaign last, year
icmiai laci-unuing panel. ! (;rav of Brcckenridge and Io\d aun"- ,nc campaign lasi year
Nathan Fcinsinger said I Gra- of Artesla N-Cw Mexico: two 'hat .« * government under former
is proceeding on thc as-; brotJhrrs lMorrii; „• Corplls christi | President Eisenhower stifled d.-
Meeting Urged
On Gold Flow
--- m*,
when you finance your car at the
.rirst National Bank you may place When you finance your car at th«
/our insurance with th* agent of First National Bank its financee
•our_ choice. _ Adv. v^th^low bank interest r te>.—Mv
Weather Over Nation Almost As
Varied As Kinds To Be Offered
are
of
to be met there by members I .
Grace Episcopal Church who1 of ",r r ""
r 1 .. .. Ine aifieemenl u :i'
LONDON 1,P Britain and West
Germany have agreed that the
nations of the free world must get
together to produce a long-term
The • "1 em I """" J "','t ",S' glll'S along Willi COIII til it 111 Cllt s giv
will be their hosts during the New The agieement was reached at a
1 tt leans stay. Breakfast will t)(. -">tlr„, meeting bewceii ' hanccl-
,,, ti.wj.i-i.. j sas-
>i.im lo uitparc lor ihulr o...o Th(.
appearance. ,., . . ' the fact that gold reserves are
^ t 'la. inovini: Hon, the Unit..I States,
his group
sumption that thcrc will be a re-1 and ^wis of Brvan- ori(. sislcr>
sump ton ot service today. Mr E|he| CaIn bc>11 ,)fc Karncs
In Los Angeles a spokesman for Cj, ,- 5ralldt.hildll.a antl six
the I' lying l .gcr Unes says (be a,-grandchildren.
company wotild delay at least a few Pa||bearers will be Bob Gilbert.
!' ",a" IV'V ^ '■ '> William Mills. Bob
ing cigr eis wt I pilots he eon - Berry, Floyd Ledbetter and Bill
patty earlier said it felt the cngi- '* - -
necrs hatl qulL
While House sources say Presi-
dent Kennedy has been advised the 1 l/*ll J
flight engineers slrik can he end- TirC WmeT 1x11160
Lauderdale.
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(By ASSOCIATED PR CSS'
The weather was clear, mild and
very springlike this morning in
mo'i nf If \ ts in Norlliwcst Texas
there was some blowing dust.
Temperatures are exi ected to
lis,. Into the Si is during the aiter-
tuioii as a result of the warming
trend that followed the heavy snows
and widespread rains early this
week
A colt! front extends from South-
western Oklahoma southweslward
tomorrow in tnosl places. Swollen
streams mill rivers are causing
widespread local evacuations of
families. Five florid . connected
deaths are reported and property
damage is mounting.
Heavy snow warnings have been
issued for wide portions of the
Central Plains and Upper Missi-
ssippi Valley. A new snow storm
already has spread lip to 4 inches
in Western North Dakota anrl is
moving south and east.
afternoon, they will be guests oi
the church for a banquet and re-!
fcption after which they will sing
their concert for the church's Dia-
mond Jubilee Celebration.
Saturday is to he devoted lo
sight seeing anrl a trip around the
mouth of the Mississippi River.
They leave New Oilcans by train
at 8 p. m, Saturday, and they ar-
rive back in Eastland at 12:10 Sun-
day afternoon where parents and
friends plan to meet the group.
Today climaxes many weeks of
planning and cooperation between
Mrs. Dean anrl Brcckenridge resi-
dents, business men, and civic
clubs'who have given a large as-
sist in providing the financial ar-,
rangments 'for the trip.
Boys who arc making thc trip
Britain and some other countries
into the colfers of West Germany
Maemillan and Adenauer agreed
Hint West Germany might discuss :"'l"''
short-term solutions of the prob-
lem with any of her allies. But t'hc
two leaders said there must be a
meeting of all the Western nations
to find a permanent cure for Hie
imbalance in currency payments.
ed promptly if Western Airlines
goes along with commitments
in by other struck companies.
Carthage Man Is
Freed By Jury
(' \ rrrilAGK <T An all male jury
took only L"j minutes last night to
( a riliage businessman,
Leo Adams, of the slaying of a
Negro sawmill worker, Itohby l.ee
Brown
Adams was accused of shooting
Hi own to death last October 8 in
the 1 nice of a lumber company at
TYLER i/Fi The fire chief
Tyler, 49-year-old W. G. (Bill*
vclopmcnt of water resources by
(Cnntlnned on Pase 7)
Algerian Revolt
Meeting Welcome
PARIS 1 If 1 French newspaper,
have cautiously welcomed the com-
, ing meeting oil Algeria between
j President De Gaulle and President
| Bourgtiiba of Tunisia. Editorial
1 writers interpreted the agreement
tl to meet as a sign that lio'h France
and the Algerian Rebels wish 1
a ear in front of his home at the
East Texas city. Witnesses said:
thc driver couldn't avoid hilling |
Heat'n. No charges were filed.
IViiirguibn is now in Switzerland,
anil he will meet De Gaulle ne:<t
Monday at thc French President',
country residtnee.
Texas Lawmakers Grinding Away
On Several Legislative Matters
AUSTIN <.r
Daniel's feud
In the Southern 'ilood belt more
across the upper South flains and showers arc forecast for Mississi- arc as follows:
is moving Southeast. The air be- ppi. Alabama. Louisiana and Goo- Sopranos — Bob Buchanan. Torn-
hn.d this trout is not particularly rgia but the U. S. Weatiler Bureau w^^yyywwwwwwwwvwb
cold. The front will reach the coast at Birmingham said rainfall should l4 n«i wkm
early tomorrow. not be as heavy on the Western Le" C0,t " T."
There has been no rain in the end of the wet band. In Hattics- finance vour Automobile Wltf
state in the past 24 hours. burg. Mississippi some 500 persons SLAKE JOHNSON
It was raining today in wide were toiced out by high water.! INSURANCE AOENCY
areas of tiie South lor the 7th day Flood waters displaced more than Phone HI MW
In a row. It may not end before 300 at Gadsden. Alabama.
BILL BLACK
INSURANCE
104 N. Court flione HI 4434
PRtSENTS
THE WEATHER
Fair and windy this afternoon,
warmer in east and south por-
tion. Partly cloudy a'.id cooler
tcnight and Friday. Hiqh Fri-
day in the lower 50s, low tonight
30 to 42. Low this morning 48,
high veiterday 71. Southwestern
winds to shift to northerly and
dominish.
Carthage during an argument over [gas pipeline companies moves a
an unpa .l hill for some furniture.' step nearer Hh first big lest at Aus-
Adaitis pleaded self defense. He j tin as tension mounted in a legisla-
lesltfied that Brown had a repula-j ture plagued with unsolved money
problems;
Thcrc was no hint of compromise
Hon lor being violent and jumped
him during the argument Brown
was shot three limes with a pistol.
Hospital Reports
Four Admissions
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ported four admissions and one j These rolled late into the night on
dismissal during the past 24 hours. ' such controversial subjects as
Mrs. A lion Sanders. Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Wells and Jess Law- and a poll of the voters on tough
1 tin e were patients admitted. tax alternatives.
Mrs. Bennie Mashburn was dis- A proposed state-wide poll of
missed. Texas voter* on several broad-bas-
Governor Price I ed lax measures was sent to an
with hankers and | apparently unfriendly subcommit-
tee by the House Stale Alfat >
Committee last night.
The poll would seek expression
the April 4th special election which
of several taxes would rankle lea t.
if the legislhirc must pass a broad-
ex the administration pressed for j based levy.
a 'lavorable volP on Daniel's pet The poll would see kcxpression
abandoned property seizure bill in or. a general sales lax. a general
the house committee on revenue
a nil taxation.
Floor action In both the house
and Senate yielded the spotlight
again to committee arguments.
income tax. a payroll earnings tax.
It "Huld not be binding on the law-
makers.
A Senate committee sent lo an
uninslriicfed subcommittee a pro-
posal declaring that "equality of
rights litter the law shall not be
stronger legal rights for women 1 denied hccausc r/f sex." The pro-
—1 _ —it «-- — — •—•«- posed eonsliutional amendment's
chance fur survival seems slim.
Evidence of fraying tempera
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 125, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1961, newspaper, February 23, 1961; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136103/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.