Silly hearing notes and Texas legislature quips emerge
A Texas Senate Water Committee meeting featured Sen George Parkhouse chairing a nearly empty room while spectators speculated on adjournment. The House Textbook Committee heard Rep Claude Haynes propose closing the Orange County alligator season. Cracking remarks greeted lawmakers as students watched and veterans quipped about viruses and water districts amid a string of procedural quirks. Motor vehicle accidents lead deaths to age 65, with falls after.
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Farmers Feed Grain Program To Be Promoted
Washington AP The Agriculture Department will launch a campaign to urge farmers to join the 1962 feed grain program which pays for idling corn sorghum and barley to reduce surpluses. The voluntary drive opens February five with meetings in Omaha Atlanta and Spokane Attending are Secretary Orville Freeman and department staff. Signup ends March thirty first Last year 1 146 000 of 2 800 000 corn and sorghum farms participated.
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Hank Alford Qualified Call for Southwestern Life Insurance
Hank Alford qualified when he calls the Southwestern Life Insurance Co at P.O. Box 686 Baytown, phone 426-2040, seeking policy information.
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TV networks scramble for Canaveral material after abortive launch
AP TV-Radio writer Cynthia Lowry reports Cape Canaveral aborting Saturday’s manned launch left networks rushing to resupply for Thursday’s attempt. ABC and NBC plan fresh interviews and visuals, CBS used little of its footage, and producers aim to avoid reairing old material while appealing to a still-large national audience.
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Saline Water Budget Increase Is Sought
An increase of 2.445 million dollars for the saline water conversion program is recommended in Kennedy's 1968 budget. The Office of Saline Water requests 9.785 million, down from 9.805 million this year, with two construction funds for authorized demonstration plants. News coverage notes TV schedules and program highlights for NBC CBS and ABC.
Civil Rights Bill Faces Senate Filibuster Standoff
Kennedy aides push House action on a literacy test bill amid a Senate filibuster threat led by Dixie Democrats. Mansfield mentors seek hearings while Eastland controls the Judiciary Committee steering the measure toward delay and possible cloture battles.
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Sun's Television Log of a Tuesday Night Schedule
TV diary lists a dense lineup with World At Large, Red Skelton, Laramie, Marshal Dillon, Bugs Bunny, Bachelor Father, Alfred Hitchcock, The New Breed, Gillis, Your First Impression, Truth or Consequences, Guiding Light, NBC News, Make A Face, Highway Patrol, House Party, Millionaire, The Verdict Is Yours, and Nightly News items. Many programs, news segments, weather, sports and late shows fill the evening.
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Stanford changes grade definitions to ease parental tension
Stanford University will redefine grades to reduce conflict with parents. A C becomes satisfactory, D becomes minimum credit, and A and B descriptions stay the same. The move aims to reflect changing demands on students and lessen dissatisfaction from parents.
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