Connally Submits Record 5.5 Billion Texas Budget
Gov. John Connally unveils a $5.5 billion budget for the next biennium predicting at least a $500 million rise in costs without new programs or pay raises. The plan omits teacher pay raises and many capital and program allocations, leaving decisions to incoming Gov. Preston Smith. Connally notes tax increases must cover the limited spending and warns existing commitments would exceed revenue.
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Governor's Committee On Education
Texas Water Plan
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Preston Smith
Smith
Texas
The Favorite Bonham Texas December 17, 1968 Page Four
Local page four item list includes short briefs from Bonham Texas with community notices and brief society items. No single dominant event identified on this readable segment.
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Bonham, Tex
Court to rule on draft test case free speech issue
Supreme Court considers whether draft registrants may seek pre induction review of first amendment claims in Faulkner case. The DOJ says such stays aid challenge to delinquency classifications alleged to suppress political dissent amid prior rulings on pre induction challenges for certain draftees.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Lawrence R. Faulkner
Buffalo
N.Y
James J. Oestereich
Heyenne
Wyo
adover-Newton Theological Seminary
Newton Centre
Mass
Charles Joseph Cuney Gabriel
San Francisco
Nixon elected president by electoral college final tally
United Press International reports electors in all states and the District of Columbia chose Richard M. Nixon with one abstention. Some electors advocate direct elections and abolishing the electoral college. Governor Reagan notes Nixon’s electors with 40 California votes. Humphrey will oversee opening ballots with Agnew slated as VP.
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United Press International
District of Columbia
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
North Carolina
George C. Wallace
Walace
House of Representatives
California
Kent Stacey
Ronald Reagan
James Dolliver
Daniel Evans
Washington
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
Hubert H. Humphrey
United Nations urges transfer of Ifni to Morocco
The UN General Assembly trusteeship committee voted 105 to 0 to press Spain to hasten the transfer of Ifni to Morocco and prepare for a UN sponsored referendum in the Spanish Sahara.
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United Nations
UPI
United Nations General Assembly Trusteeship Committee
Spain
Ifni
Morocco
U.N
Hospital News Risser Hospital List of Dismissals and New Patients
Risser Hospital reports multiple new admissions and discharges. Names include Joe Leslie Bonham Leonard E Nowak Paris Ethel Woods Bonham George Miller Bonham and many others across Bonham Honey Grove Ravenna Ivanhoe and nearby towns with several Mrs and Miss titles noted among patients.
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Leonard E. Nowak
Bonham
George W. Parker
Paris
Ethel Woods
George Miller
William P. McIntosh
Phillip Richardson
Baby Boy
Mable Jones
Susie Piland
Jesse Bogan
Honey Grove
O. L. Butcher
Nettie Rains
Claude Bradshaw
Achille
Mellie Eady
Ladonia
Georgia Wells
Mae White
Windom
W. D. Porter
Arelia Stanford
Debbie Grisham
J. C. Flannery
Margaret Duckworth
Glenn Hemphill
Mulberry
Sue Stephens
Cecil Allen, Sr
Lilly Ashlock
C. L. Ownby
Randolph
Ada Seals
Vera Elliott
Eunice Cambron
Mary Winn
J. O. Walls
DeJordy Recalled by Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago recall Dennis DeJordy from Dallas affiliate in the Central Hockey League and send back Jack Norr to Dallas. DeJordy joins NHL roster while Norr returns to CHL club.
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UPI
Chicago Black Hawks
Dennis DeJordy
Dallas
Jack Norr
Police Patrol Campuses of French Schools
Paris dispatch reports police patrolling universities across France under Premier Maurice Couve de Murville to curb radical student actions. At Toulouse officers dragged 200 students from a building, while Nanterre campus was encircled and accreditations checked amid ongoing unrest tied to past strikes and rioting.
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UPS
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Toulouse
Nanterre
Paris University
Nigerian government warns civilians in Biafra territory
The Federal Nigerian government urged civilians in areas controlled by the rebel Biafran government to avoid military targets. Observers said the warning could signal plans for intensified air attacks on the secessionist territory.
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Lagos
UPI
Third of School Taxes Collected in Two Months
Bonham school district reports October and November current tax collections totaling 99 740 13 dollars from a levy of 324 200 05 dollars, about 30 76 percent. November and October combined bring in 25629 15 and 74140 98 respectively. Delinquent taxes 1784 28 collected in November, total to 3438 38. Two month total current and delinquent 103 208 51.
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Bonham
Ben Griffin
Griffin
Expos Reveal Manny Mota Elbow Injury Surgery Likely
Montreal Expos announce rookie Manny Mota sustained an elbow injury in spring training that will require surgery. Club doctors say the injury is not serious and expects a rapid rehabilitation.
Almanac Highlights From December 17, 1968
On this date notable events include the Wright brothers’ 1903 Kitty Hawk flight lasting 12 seconds, Brig. Gen. Mitchell's 1925 conviction, the 1945 Medal of Honor posthumous award and promotion, Graf Spee’s 1939 scuttling, and 1941 Nimitz replacing Kimmel as U.S. Pacific Fleet commander. A thought by Latitia Elizabeth Landon reflects on memory and regret.
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Venus
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
N.C
William Mitchell
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Graf Spee
Uruguay
Chester Nimitz
Husband Kimmel
Latitia Elizabeth Landon
Expos Hopeful Player Set for Preseason Camp
Expos expect him to be in preseason training camp as coachs and scouts look to solidify the roster. The move signals a test of skill and fit for the upcoming campaign.
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Expos
Daily crossword collage clues include many terse entries
A dense list of crossword clues across and down with numbers and partial hints. Entries cover topics from cooking and chemistry to geography and literature, inviting solvers to fill standard grid with abbreviations and common terms.
Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Sample and Hidden Quote
A cryptogram puzzle description explains letter substitution and how to decode. It notes a sample quote and yesterday's solution by P M VPAQKO. The text mentions.AUTHOR Irving plus a 1968 King Features Syndicate credit.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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