Texas firms invest heavily in pollution control in Texas
Texas chemical companies report more than 66 million dollars invested in permanent pollution control facilities and over 10 million annually in operations. The Texas Chemical Council summarized figures from 39 Texas plants noting 30,000+ employees and broad spending on water and air improvements, with averages of about 1.7 million per company and 250 thousand in annual operating costs.
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Austin
Texas Chemical Companies
Texas Chemical Council
Texas
Itd
Gulf Coast
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Chemical Industry
Texas Chemicals Council
Manufacturing Chemists’ Association
University of Texas
Bolivian Air Force General Barrientos Wins Presidential Victory
Air Force General Rene Barrientos, 47, secured an overwhelming win in Bolivia's presidential election with 191,009 votes to 115,000 for the opposition. His FRB party also gained a strong share of Congress as Christian Democrats won minority seats. Barrientos, born in Tarata, trained at Randolph Field and rose from captain to general before playing a pivotal role in Bolivia's political upheavals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Ajgs
Air Force
Rene Barrientos
Bolivian Revolutionary Front
FRB
Barrientos
Luis Adolfo Siles
Tarata
Randolph Field
Tex
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
MNR
F Air Force
Paz Estenssoro
Texas Lawmen Seek Gunman After Breckenridge Fatal
West Central Texas lawmen hunted a gunman who killed Breckenridge filling station operator Clarence Swaim 55 and dumped his body in a highway ditch. The assailant robber grabbed 271 dollars, used Swaim s nickel Colt 380 and fled with the weapon missing from the station. The body lay southeast of Breckenridge about 50 feet off Texas 207. Police said leads had faded.
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Breckenridge, Tex
Texas
Breckenridge
Clarence Swaim
Swaim
Texas 207
Turkeys Die From Heat in Record Warmth
William N. Bappert, a turkey farmer in Williamsunn New Jersey, requested aid as 5,000 birds perished in the heat wave. Fire Chief Edward Derrickson directed water spraying to cool the remaining 10,000 birds and create a mud wallow for relief.
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Williamsiunn, NJ
Wiliam N. Bappert
Fie
Edward Derrickson
Bappert
iLBJ Keeping Travel Plans Top Secret
President Johnson remains at his Texas ranch amid tight secrecy over travel plans. Reports note a strong push for open government with a July 4 1967 freedom of information bill and possible courtroom burdens for withheld files.
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Ilbj
San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
White House
Here
Omaha
Des Moines
House
Lady Bird
Three Youths Drowned In Lake Bardwell Accident
In Ennis Texas a small metal boat with nine children and several adults capsized at Lake Bardwell about 5 thirty PM, 75 feet offshore in the year old reservoir. Three children Marvin Lynn Garrett four, Annette Garrett six, and Annette Garrett nine perished. the Barrett family of Ennis mourns. Bodies recovered two hours after the incident.
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Ennis, Tex
Bardwell Monnday
Ennis
Marvin Lynn Garrett
Annette Garrett
M. L. Barrett
Dallas
Striking farm workers march toward Labor Day rally end
A July Fourth march by striking Texas farm workers extends through multiple cities toward a Labor Day rally at the Austin Capitol. They seek a 1.25 dollar hourly minimum wage for Starr County field hands, while growers contend the strike is illegal. The march, supported by clergy and Latin American groups, heads from San Juan to Corpus Christi San Antonio and Austin with plans for a 50 000 strong rally.
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Rio Grande City
Tex
Texas
State Capitol
Austin
Star County
Starr County
San Juan
Here
Brownsville
Houston Corporation
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Alfred J. Hernandez
Houston
League of United Latin-American
Capitol Grounds
J. H. Villarreal
Afl-Cio
United States
Union
Our Lady of Guadalupe
U. S. 83
Political Association
Spanish-Speaking Organizations
Contest Winners Announced in West Indies Contest
The final winners are named led by Mrs. Wayland F. Spear of 2618 Virginia with the grand prize. Winners list includes Mrs. Gene Moody, Mrs. R. T. Ty rock, Mrs. Georgia Mae Lavell, Murl Pittman, Susan Burris, J. T. Irvin, Mrs. J. A. Zatopek, Mrs. W. V Lawrence, and others with entry deposits at Henke's, Odor Jess Cleaners, Lion's, K Mart, White Star Laundry, Penny's, and more. Sponsored by Baytown Retail Merchants, the Citizens National Bank and The Baytown Sun.
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West Indies
Wayland F. Spear
Virginia
Spear
Henke's
Gene Moody
Amy
Odor- Jess Cleaners
R. T. Tyrock
Dyer
Lion’s
Georgia Mae Lavell
North Magnolia
Highlands
Black's
Murl Pittman
Casey
Kmart
Eugene Krizak
Wyoming
Weingarten’s
Susan Burris
Cedar Bayou
Penny's
J. T. Irvin
Denby
White Star Laundry
J. A. Zatopek
New Jersey
Glenn’s
W. V Lawrence
Culpepper’s
L. L. Hollman
Carolina
Hathaway's
Baytown
Citizens National Bank
Baytown Sun
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U.S. Air Force
Panama Canal Zone
Mzey
Alfredo Ovando
Cel
Harry ®. Sparks
USMC
L. G. Rhoden
701
South Circle
B.A. Hochmuth
Viet Nam
Tizzy
Kote Osann
Philip
Seu Lutherana
Che Tan
Hiway
Rytown
Aeaday
U.S
Citizens OF
Savings & Loan Assn
Thad Ffefton
Shad Felton
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