Education Major Issue in Texas Legislature
Gov. John Connally seeks sweeping higher education reform including a new governing board to oversee colleges and universities, shifting power from the State Board of Education and TCHE. He pushes for higher spending and a tuition increase to fund improvements, with strong backing in a UPI survey showing growing support for the tuition hike.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
John Connally
State Board of Education
Texas Commission On Higher Education
TCHE
Boards of Regents
Powers
Connally
United Press International
House of Reprsentatives
State Senate
Georgia Protest Over Wilson Signing Sparks NCAA Talk
University of Georgia officials denounce the Boston Patriots for signing Bulldog tackle Jim Wilson, saying lack of communication was unethical. Coach Vince Dooley and Dr Joel Eaves call for inquiry while Yale-like questions of eligibility and possible penalties are raised amid a broader state education funding debate.
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Athens, Ga
UPI
University of Georgia
Boston Patriots
Bulldog
Jim Wilsor
Vince Dooley
American Football League
Joe Fosene
Patriots
Georgus Dowdey
Jim
Georgia
Joel Eaves
A&M Pressure Grows Over Arlington State Merger
Arlington State College faces possible loss of autonomy as Texas A&I system and A&M Regents consider changing Arlington’s name to Texas A&M University at Arlington and merging Arlington State with other Texas A&I components amid funding and legal concerns.
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L. F. Peterson
Lems
A&m
Arlington State
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Arlington School
Texa A&m University
Ar'ngton
Duke Anxious to Leave Hospital After Heart Surgery
The Duke of Windsor, 70, recuperating at Methodist Hospital in Houston after surgery for a bubble on his main artery, hopes to leave within a week or 10 days for New York. He ate a hearty breakfast and walked the corridors as doctors said transfer home is likely soon. He arrived by train for the operation. return travel plans were not specified.
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Houston
Sapi
Duke of Windsor
New York
England
Methodist Hospital
Scout Jamboree Goes On Amid Election Tension
In Lagos the Boy Scout Jamboree proceeds despite parliamentary election tensions. A planned lurchtheght parade is postponed until after polls. No American or foreign scouts report involvement in political disorders.
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Lagos
Noipena
UPI
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