County bond issue key to better Houston roads expansion
Houston officials say a $35 million county bond proposal is essential for completing the East bridge over the Ship Channel and the South Freeway into downtown. Public hearings are set for Jan. 27, with decisive action tied to the bond vote on Jan. 29.
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Elgin
A. C. Kyser
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Prane
Intercontinental Airport
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Department of Public Works
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Workers Vote Possible Strike Near Fort Worth
About 3,500 of 4,000 members of District Lodge 776 of the IAM Aerospace Workers voted Sunday to strike if a new contract is not agreed by 12:01 a.m. Saturday. District President A L Smith denounced management and accused U S Rep Jim Wright of meddling. Wright had urged labor and management to unite for the country and community.
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Fort Worth
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
A. L. Smith
U.S
Jim Wright
Wright
Toledo Auditor Reports Unlikely Plant Growth in Office
City Auditor Arthur S. Johnson noticed a sprout in his office plant and allowed it to grow to identify its type. The seed, blown in through a window, proved to be crabgrass growing from a seed sprout.
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Toledo, Ohio
Arthur S. Johnson
TB Seal Drive Misses Its 1966 Goal in Baytown
The Baytown area TB Christmas seal drive falls short of the $190,066 goal for 1966 despite warnings from medical professionals that TB is out of control. Chairman Sammie McPhail notes the drive is about 10 percent short of funding needed for patient care chest X rays and research. He praises volunteers including Mrs. McPhail Scouts youth groups and Joan Johnson, blaming holiday bustle for the shortfall and urging continued community support.
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Harris County
Sammie McPhail
Baytown
McPhail
Houston - Harris
Houston - Harris County TB Association
Four Houstonians Die In Freeway Smashup
AP report details four Houston men killed when their car struck a guard rail vaulted a bridge and plunged to Westpark Drive below. Names: James Thornton Howard 25 Wille Wallace about 20 Eugene Hunt 24 Adolph Foley Jr 24 Foley died later in hospital. others pronounced dead at scene. The crash followed a curve on Southwest Freeway.
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James Thornton Howard
Wille Wallace
Eugene Hunt
Adolph Foley Jr
Foley
Westpark Drive
Fifteen Hurt In Derailment At MINNEOLA Kan
Fifteen injured when six cars of the Rock Island Golden State Limited No 3 derailed near Minneola Kansas early Sunday. Train bound for Los Angeles from Chicago traveling 70 mph carried 143 passengers. Three passengers and two crew members hospitalized for observation. Ten treated and released. Passengers shuttled to Liberal by school buses for transfer to another train.
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Rock Island
Golden State Limited No
Liberal
Postmaster Cites Law In Mail Box Vandalism
Postmaster M. L. Neal warns Baytonians about mailbox vandalism and theft in the Brownwood and Lakewood areas. He cites Title 18, Section 1765, U.S. Code, describing penalties up to 1800 dollars or three years, and asks residents to report incidents and provide information confidentially. Police urge reporting and, when possible, capturing license numbers of suspects.
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Neal
K. & Daws Postal Ipapector
Houston
Connally Joins Inaugural American Flight to Acapulco
Texas Governor John Connally joined a group of passengers for American Airlines inaugural direct service from Chicago and Dallas to Acapulco. Accompanied by Mrs. Connally, he called his first Pacific coast resort trip fascinating, with U S Ambassador Fulton Freeman among the welcoming officials.
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Texas
John Connally
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Dallas
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Pacific Coast
U. S
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