Pickle's Rise in Johnson's Washington Orbit
Jake Pickle, long-time Texas Democrat, stands as a key Johnson ally in Congress. Though not a rubber stamp, he supports the Great Society while resisting liberal pushback. He often meets Johnson in private sessions and insists he serves his constituents, not the President.
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Noble Ancestry Draws Americans To England For Proof Of Lineage
The Society of Genealogists in London hosts 30,000 books and 10,000 manuscripts plus 3,000 parish registers used by Americans seeking noble ancestry. Director Anthony Camp notes most visitors descend from peasants or yeomen, and some records reveal unglamorous origins, with crimes rarely documented.
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Anonymity Promised In Coed Slayings Case
Police in Austin and Dallas urged informants to come forward about the deaths of Shirley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby, two University of Texas sorority sisters. Rigsby was strangled. Stark's cause was undetermined. Mourners attended services at Lover's Lane Methodist Church and St. Matthew's Cathedral, with Chi Omega sisters present.
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Texas proposed constitutional amendment on higher education buildings
Public notice outlines Senate Joint Resolution No. 24 proposing a constitutional amendment to Article VII Section 17. It details funding via a Ten Cent ad valorem tax for acquiring constructing and equipping buildings at state institutions of higher learning and outlines allocation plans and bond issuance rules for the 1966 1972 periods with specific institutions named and voter passage in the November 1965 election.
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Proposed Constitutional Amendment Ten On The Ballot
Public notice outlines Constitutional Amendment Number Ten proposing four year terms for Texas State Representatives. It details the amendment to Section 4, Article III, Constitution, election timing, class division of seats, and transition rules. Also covers ballot language for and against, proclamation duties, and fallback if rejected in 1965.
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House of Representatives
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Officials Say Antilitter Campaign Not Needed
Charleston officials at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie monuments refuse to join Udair led effort. They cite minimal litter as reason to abstain from antI litter campaign.
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Stewart Udair
Paul Schwartz
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Fort Moultries National Monuments
Texas Opportunity Plan backed by student loan amendment
A proposed Texas constitutional amendment would authorize the Coordinating Board and Texas College and University System to issue up to 85 million in general obligation bonds to fund a Texas Opportunity Plan. Proceeds would back student loans to attendees of Texas higher education institutions and service the bonds with a sinking fund. The measure, submitted for a 1965 election, includes provisions on bond terms, investments, and appropriation.
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Texas Amends Constitution for State Aged and Disability Aid
The measure proposes a unified section to authorize state cooperation with the United States on aid and medical care for needy aged citizens over 65, permanently disabled individuals, needy blind, and dependent children, with federal matching funds and state funding limits set at 60 million dollars. It empowers the Legislature to set residence rules, accept federal funds, and enact necessary legislation, with an election scheduled for November 2, 1965.
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