Texas Government Could Change in 1968
Long range shifts loom as Governor-elect Connally may appoint new leaders across agencies and boards. Potential turnover could redraw state offices including secretary of state adjutant general and various commissions, with new chairs, judges, and a reshaped Texas presence in Washington and national party posts.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
John Connally
Wavene
Texas
Washington
National Party
Legislative; Budget Board
Legislative
Texas Supreme Court
Woman Mistakenly Finds Big Bank Balance
A St Louis woman, Mrs Raymond Goebel, went to the bank with $100 in savings and a rushed deposit of $10 into account 67155. She later learned the ledger showed $67,265 due to a mix-up between account number and balance. Chippewa Trust Co and Mrs Goebel discovered the error around the same time.
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Winabu ST. Louis
St .Louis
Raymond Goebel
Chippewé Trust Co
Shakespearean Morning Routine Gone Roguish
A playful faux passage imagines Shakespeare describing a modern morning ritual. The speaker jokes about shaving echoes, mislaid shirt threads, and a wife grilling morsels while the day begins. He laments missing clean garments and bids farewell with romantic, comic flourishes referencing Johnny Carson.
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Johnny Carson
Changes in Social Security Rules and 1967 Amendments
The Sun notes new SSA leaflets SSI-1971 and SSI-3 on recent improvements and Medicare benefits, with drop-in office access at 218 W. Defoe Baytown. It explains the 1968 ceiling changes to $7,800 yearly and the $238 monthly maximum eventual benefit, and clarifies how the 1967 $218 monthly target evolves over time for future retirees.
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the Sun
Murray W. Ferson
Social Security Administration
Federal
Defoe Street
W. Defoe
Baytown
Prescription Murder Brightens NBC Movie Night
AP Television writer Cynthia Lowry reports NBC's two hour film Prescription Murder offers a Hitchcock style tale of a psychiatrist who plots to kill his wife. A female patient in love with him aids the elaborate scheme but the plan unravels as the story unfolds.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
NBC
Homicide
Danny Thomas
the Monees
Jeannie
Mrs. Muir
Andy Willtiams
CBS
Good Guys
Blondie
the Lancers
Strausser Named Operations Boss At Gulf Baytown Plant
John R. Strausser is named manager of operations at Gulf Oil Baytown Clofin Plant replacing William H. Tell who moves to Europe for Gulf chemicals. Strausser joined Gulf in 1964, helped startup the Baytown olefin unit, and holds a BS in chemical engineering from Grove City College and an MS from the University of Pittsburgh.
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John R. Strausser
Gulf Oil
Baytown
H. W Blackwood
Gulf
William H. Tell
Europe
London
Straussér
Gulf Research and ‘Development
Harmonville
Strausser
Grove City College
University of Pittsburgh
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