Honoring Lera Thomas at Houston testimonial dinner
Governor Connally presented a scroll of appreciation to Congresswoman Lera Thomas at a Rice Hotel dinner in Houston attended by more than 500. The event celebrated her service filling her late husband Albert Thomas’s U.S. House term and praised her as a courageous and capable public figure.
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Lera Thomas
Albert
U.S. House of Representatives
Rice Hotel
John Connally
Thomas
Harris County
Texas
Lera
U.S
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Bob Casey
Louie Welch
Waggoner Carr
School board votes to remove Supt Gentry and split Lee College District
School officials ended a continued meeting by firing Superintendent George H. Gentry and voting in secret to detach Lee College District from the public school district. Committees were named to map projects with costs and start dates. The next board meeting is set for Monday night November 7.
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George H. Gentry
Lee College
Carr Eyes Rally as Tower Inspects Chamical
Waggoner Carr arrives from Washington to rally Texans tonight and hopes President Johnson attends to aid his Senate bid. Sen. Tower tours El Paso area calling for treaty support and higher federal cost sharing on a border highway, with a move of the Defense Language School and a higher outside income cap for veterans' disability pay. Tower backs Johnson’s peace aims while Carr pushes Latin American EEOC appointment, as Texas Democrats rally for a straight-ticket vote amid GOP ties.
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Associated Press
Waggoner Carr
Washington
Johnson
Texas
U.S. Senate
Carr
U.S. Supreme Court
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Chami‘ral
el Paso
Tower
Whch
Mexico
Rio Grande
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Washington, D.C
Houston
Harris County
ElPaso
Far East
Austin
Equal Emplyment Opportunities Commission
Rummage Sale Set by Mont Belvieu Church Group
Mont Belvieu's Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will sponsor a rummage sale starting at 8 a.m. Thursday and continuing through Saturday at the Firemen's Hall. Mrs. Britt Brown is president of the WSCS and the Rev. Glen Ferguson is pastor of the church.
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Mont Belvieu
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
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WSCS
Glen Ferguson
Peru Quake Kills 100 No Tidal Wave
A strong Peru coast quake near 7.6 on the Richter scale caused widespread damage and an early death toll near 100 with thousands injured and homeless. A Pacific tidal wave threat prompted a Hawaii alert that was later lifted as high seas subsided.
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Hawaii
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