The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 139, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 13, 1957 Page: 2 of 26
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THE ABILENE REPORTER NEW S
Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, February 13, 1957
Daniel Outlines Insurance
Board Reorganization .Plan
AUSTIN, Feb. 12 Pt-Gov Dan- organization under the present policies set by the board"
iel today outlined his plan of re appropriation bill I "Now is the appropriate time
organizing the Insurance Commis. Daniel’s plan would create a for this reorganization, before
sion to “strengthen state regula- State Board of Insurance with the other commissioners become
tion and further restore public chairman and two members ap- wedded to the old and inefficient
confidence ” pointed by the governor and con- operation." Darael said
He sent his formula in a special sent of the Senate to replace the Under the plan Daniel could
message which was read in both present commission appoint three men not necessarily
houses. The governor said he con He also would establish the of the present members of the com
sidered his recommendations to fice of commissioner of insurance mission Commissioner Morris
be of emergency, importance 4- .
Commission Chairman John Os commissioner would have the du- but it is being retained until the
orio said the commission would ties of executive director to "co- vacancy is filled Osorio is yet to
have no comment on the proposal ordinate and administer the activi- be confirmed by the Senate
until it had been studied although ties of the entire agency in Daniel said the state needs "not
he said it was attempting a re-accordance with the law and the only a reorganization along the
- ————---—------------.---lines of the Railroad Commission
o be appointed by the board The Brownlee’s term expired Feb 10
— ‘, — — B - and Highway Commission, but we
Commiffeemen Favor Special....W
Election Bill in Some Form EE
must select the highest type of
individuals as members so as to
The governor also recommended
that the Liquidation, Division be
centeredeither in the district
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Reporter-News Austin Bureau vored one or the other of the spe-
AUSTIN, Feb. 12 — The Her- cal election bills and both the Her-
ring bill, to abolish the April 2 ring bill and the Pool biU. requir-
race for United States Senator ing a run-off for majority elec-
and leave William A. Blakley in tion, are now ready for Senate
office, took on new significance debate .•
courts of Travis County or in a
state liquidator to be appointed
by the board
Osorio released copies of a let
ter sent to the Texas Research
League Jan 28 asking for a study
Account and earning semi-annual interest will soon grow
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Tuesday with the approval of the Sen Carlos Ashley of Llano by the agency of the organization
Senate elections committee. stuck by the Pool bill while the of the commissoin. He said the
All ten men on the committee. Permian Basin’s senator. Frank commission has to serve as a
including two West Texans, fa Owen III. of El paso pushed the regulatory as well as supervisory
Herring bill. body.__
Gov. Price Daniels emergency
message of endorsement covers Hubcap Bicycle
Thefts Probed
= Seven thefts were being inv esti-
to prepare tor future opportunities, emergencies and needs.
Fire Wrecks M
ators agreed that its caption is
II - If € l.sssubroad enough to embrace the Her-
nail Jaguar .omay now appears.be 0
... a substitute the Herring bill for. 6 -
A ■ House Bill 4 w hen it is laid out for gated by Abilene Police Depart-
A UWORKS debate Adoption in the Senate ment Tuesday night..
----IV V V VI nJ would send the Pool bill back to . Mrs. Max Lanford, 1409 Edgewa-
COVENTRY, England, Feb. 12 the House under a new guise for ter. reported extensions, st ole n
W—Fire roared through nearly concurrence in the Senate substi-from the tea pipes of Ja 1955 Cher:
— half of the huge Jaguar automo- tute. ■ rodetpra iles the auto was parked at
bile works tonight and wrecked a A two-thirds vote in both hous. Blair onda„
big segment of Britain’s precious es either on concurrence or on ported, hubcap stolen from his
Dollar-earning capacity, adoption of a joint House-Senate 1956 che. roler P
The ruin further blackened the conference committee .report would Jim C.-Johnson 650 College Dr
outlook in this -Detroit of Britain" suffice to make whatever law is reported four hubcaps stolen from
where widespread unemployment passed effective in time for the his1956 Dodge
already had become a bleak April 2 election. Donald Smith, 2034 Woodard St
wintry aftermath of Suez and gas — . said a hubcap was stolen from his
oline rationing. School teachers lingering on in 1955 Buick while it was parked at
Hundreds of cars, many await- the Senate chamber after the hear- the V.F.W Monday night
ing export to the United States, ing on their pay raise bill got a M. L Ricnard:, 834 Poplar at
were damaged sharp rebuke from Sen Bill Moore reported a green and white girl’s
A company spokesman said the of Bryan bieyele stolen.
fire was an "absolute tragedy" Moore’s elections committee had Mrs. w E Alexander 3117 S
and damage would reach "several been jammed into a small com- 5th St said a charcoal black suede
million de-lars." mittee hearing room to discuss the short jacket was stolen from her
The plant normally produces Pool-Herring bills while the teach- auto at the S. 5th St. address.
about 1.000 Jaguars a week valued ers held forth on the more spa- Theft of a tire and wheel and
at $2,800,000. Up to 80 per cent cious Senate floor. They were still bumper jack was reported by Al
are sold abroad standing in the corners talking Riggs Used Car Lot, 765 Pine St.
Sir William Lyons, managing when the election hearing moved The items were stolen from the
director, said production would be onto the floor for greater comfort trunk of a 1954 Plymouth on the lot
resumed shortly but on a cur- "All you school teachers.” Sen between 5 pm Monday and 7 a.m.
_ tailed assembly line Moore shouted, “there are some Tuesday
folks here not after money but in----—---:—
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we would appreciate some quiet, "sponsor nearly half of .America’s
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Men Inducted
Four enlistments and two induc-
tions for service in the armed
forces were reported Tuesday at
the U.S. Army Recruiting Main
r
Station here
One enlistment is for the Air
Force. Roland B Blackstock of
Wink enlisted for four years and
was assigned to Lackland Air
Force Base for basic training.
Three enlistments for the Army,
a. assigned to Fort Bliss, are:
Robert L Brooks and Wallace G
Spinks, both of Kermit, and Ernest
W Hughes Jr. of Graham
Inducted into the Army to be as-
signed to Fort Bliss for basic train-
ing are:
Roland R Dendy of Brownwood
and Wayne E. Eakins of Rule.
Each yean more than 14.000 Boy
Scouts attain the coveted Eagle
Scout rank.
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