LBJ Named 1967’s Greatest Newsmaker by AP Editors
Lyndon B. Johnson selected for fourth straight year as AP newsmaker of the year. Highlights include intensified Vietnam air attacks, 45,000 additional troops, peace talks with Ho Chi Minh, Detroit riots response, and domestic programs. Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan named foreign newsmaker for leading Israel’s 1967 war.
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Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Senate
Vietnam
William Westmoreland
Robert McNamara
Ho Chi Minh
U. S
George Romney
LBJ
Detroit
Johnson
Glassboro
N. J
Alexei Kosygin
Faust
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Egypt
Dayan
Jerusalem
Notice of Subscription Price Increase for The Standard and Herald
The Standard and Herald announce a Feb 15 1968 price rise due to higher production and postal costs. Rates become 5.10 yearly in McCulloch and adjacent counties, 6.25 elsewhere in Texas, and 7.50 outside Texas. Renewal before Feb 15 locks in the old rates.
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Standard and Herald
McCulloch
Texas
McCulloch County Grand Jury to Report Tuesday
The January term grand jury for McCulloch County will convene at 9 a.m. in the county courthouse to review all pending cases before Judge Joe Dibrett's 35th Judicial District Court and ongoing investigations. Jurors are primarily Brady residents, including John G. Jones and others from Melvin Pear Valley Rochelle Doole Camp San Saba and nearby towns.
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McCulloch County
Joe Dibrett
35Th Judicial District Court
Brady
John G. Jones
Edna Lee Hutto
Melvin
David G. Bishop, Jr
Pear Valley
A. M
Tim) Jones
H. Mason Crocker
Howard Creamer
Leah Henderson
Voca
Briggs Browning
Doole
Nita M. Feazelle
L. A. Bryson
Rochelle
Joe A. Barekman
Sam
Citizens of the Month named at Brady Junior High
Paul Huntington announced November Citizens of the Month at Brady Junior High. Candace Black represents eighth grade, Rodney Jackson represents seventh grade, and Polly Ragsdale represents sixth grade as top citizens from each class.
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Brady Jr. High
Brady Junior High
Candace Black
Bob Moody
Rodney Jackson
Bill Jackson
Polly Ragsdale
Jack Ragsdale
Beulah Tops 1967 Texas News Poll
AP voters list Hurricane Beulah as Texas top story of 1967 for its vast damage along the coast and inland floods. Gov. John Connally’s decision not to seek a fourth term ranks second, with Jack Ruby’s death among the top ten.
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Windward Islands
Beulah
Texas
Rio Grande
Corpus Christi Bay
John Connally
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Ruby
Coleman Mayor Thanks Council For Assistance
Dr. A. O. Brink mayor of Coleman commends Brady officials for aid during an ice emergency. He thanks Mayor John Rudder City Supt James Feazelle and council members Roger George Jim Harkrider W T Archer Ralph Micklethwait and James King for loaning a bucket truck and crew that saved citizens from frozen foods loss and reduced outage inconvenience. He invites mutual aid in future emergencies.
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A. O. Brink
Coleman
Brady
Coleman County
Brink
John Rudder
James Feazelle
Roger George
Jim Harkrider
W. T. Archer
Ralph Micklethwait
James King
City of
What a Man He Is Eighteen and a Half Years Old
A reflection on the Vietnam War GI's experience and humanity. The piece portrays the young soldier as a beardless hope of free people, 18 or 19, tasting rock n roll and C rations, mastering weapons, enduring long fights, and bearing unseen suffering while remaining resilient and self sufficient.
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Vietnam
America
Southeast Asia
Brady Chamber Livestock Committee Sets Jan 4 Meeting
The Livestock Committee of the Brady Chamber of Commerce will meet January 4 to finalize plans for the McCulloch County Junior Livestock Show on January 20 at Richards Park showbarns. Don Neal chairs the group and expects about 250 animals to be entered, with 4-H clubs and FFA chapters from Rochelle, Melvin and Brady showing stock.
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Brady Chamber of Commerce
McCulloch County
Richards Park
Don Neal
Rochelle, Melvin and
Brady
FFA
Waldrep’s Boys Launch Bank Careers Across Texas
A. P. Waldrep, former president and major stockholder at First National Bank in Melvin, helped four Examiners Force members enter banking and six rise to executive roles. His son Al leads Angleton Bank of Commerce as executive VP, while Rudyard Anderson, Bertil Anderson, Warren Nelson, Curtis Nelson, and Kassie Wooldridee hold top posts at banks in Stanton, Lubbock, Victoria, Port Lavaca, and Hedley. Waldrep plans to stay in Brady with real estate. Mrs Waldrep teaches in Brady schools.
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A. P. Waldrep
First National Bank
Melvin
Examiners Force
Austin
Waldrep
Comptroller’s Office
Examiner’s Force
Angleton Bank of Commerce
Angleton
Rudyard Anderson
Examiner’s
Stanton
Bertil Anderson
Plains National Bank
Lubbock
Warren Nelson
Victoria Bank and Trust Co
Victoria
Curtis Nelson
Port Lavaca
Kassie Wooldridee
Waldrep’s “Boys
Hedley
Melvin Bank
Melvin High School
Brady
Dallas
Mra. Waldrep
Brady South Ward
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