Connally as Favorite Son Shapes VP Prospects in Conventions
Editorial weighs Gov. John Connally's influence as a Texas Favorite Son in Democratic and Republican conventions. It notes his unit vote stance, potential to swing Texas late on a ballot, and the impact on vice presidential selection amid fierce competition between Humphrey McCarthy and Nixon.
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Rcal
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
John Connally
Texas
Gov. Connally
Connally
Humphrey
McCarthy
Ronald Reagan
Edward Kennedy
Johnson
Texas Legation
Nation's workforce grows as 1967 law bans age bias
The June workforce increased to over 80 million, with 1.3 million more unemployed than May. The Labor Department cites summer hiring and holidays, while a new federal anti age discrimination law for workers aged 40 to 64 takes effect, outlining additional employment rules.
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Labor Department
Nuclear arms talks progress marked by cautious pace
Washington notes show United States and Soviet Union agreeing to discuss limits on strategic and defensive weapons as part of a broader nonproliferation backdrop. Analysts caution that such talks are complex and will take time with no quick agreement in sight.
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Henry Cathcart
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
United Nnions
Ious
Leopards
Dear Turnrow Tunkel: Oddities and Irrigation
Dear Turnrow Tunkel offers humorous reflections on China’s irrigation, failed sheep-raising, nerve strain from farming, and a convertible riding mower that could become a golf cart. The letter blends rural anecdotes with a lighthearted pang about luck and domestic life.
Bush warns Wallace third party could help Democrats
Representative Bush sharply criticizes George Wallace and warns that a heavy Wallace vote in Texas would hand the presidency to the Democrats. He notes Wallace is fiscally liberal and not a conservative, and says Wallace’s supporters could draw GOP votes nationwide without blocking a Republican victory.
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George Bush
Houston
George Wallace
Alabama
Bush
Wallace
Texas
Algeria Holds Israeli Hostages From Hijacked Flight
The reader notes ongoing hostage situation in Algeria after a hijacking and questions potential Israeli retaliation if releases are delayed. The message references past retaliation against Nasser and includes a discussion of long cooking times for chitlins from a magazine article about soul food, ending with a provocative, humorous remark.
Army halts nerve gas experiments after ranch sheep deaths
The Army paused its nerve gas testing following widespread livestock deaths estimated around 6500 on nearby ranches. Officials cited safety concerns and ongoing reviews of procedures.
Texas' Strangest Man Buried In Sealed Mausoleum
William W. Johnson, a wealthy Thurber coal founder and rancher, and his family kept their daughter's body in a brick tomb beside the ranch home. A son died later and was laid beside them. The bodies remained in the 7 by 10 foot chamber until Johnson built a mausoleum on a red clay hill. Johnson died in 1914 and his wife, caretaker, died in 1922. the 18 by 18 foot native stone mausoleum on a bluff remains sealed and mysterious.
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Gordon
Texas
William W. Johnson
Johnson
Thurber
Red Clay
Cedars
HemisFair'68 Opens With Free Acts And Lone Ranger Rider
San Antonio welcomes HemisFair '68 with roaming street entertainment including organ grinders, clowns, Shakespearean players, and shootouts. Visitors enjoy impromptu performances by Rainbo Pup Theater and mariachi bands, plus scheduled shows such as Flying Indians, marionettes, water ski acts, and the Kaleidoscope puppet show. The Goodyear blimp Mayflower quảng visitors with HemisFair signs while Steve Williams tours on horseback buying tickets.
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San Antonio
Tex
HemisFair
Coca-Cola Pavilion
International Theatre
Goodyear
Mayflower
Newark
N.J
Lancaster
Cleveland
Misseapolis
Williams
Unhappy Visitors Fuel Debate Over Cuban Refugees
The article argues that U S policy spends to fly Cuban refugees out of the country while returning them to Cuba if they change their minds. It contends many refugees lack understanding of American democracy and religion and warns of welfare dependence and hijackings as reasons for increased funding to return refugees and curb abuses.
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Florida
U. S
Fidel Castro
Miami
United States
Cuba
Havana
State Department
Congress
Health, Education and Welfare
The Hunting Widow and Her Two-Headed Hunter
Roy Scudday reflects on dove season in Texas and the paradox of the hunting widow. He jokes that husbands transform from conventional men to devoted sportsmen from September to year’s end, leaving home late, smelling of game, and obsessed with birds, dogs, and deer.
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Texas
Hubby
Dan’l Boone
Ranger Night War Stories and a Bullet Proof Vest Demo
In Ranger during the oil boom townsfolk fought and fought at night. Night officer Jim Ingram recalls several dozen arrests a near shooting and a dramatic incident where a salesman fired a pistol at his chest to prove bullet proof vests. He survived unharmed.
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Ranger
Jim Ingram
Ingram
The Lady Who Would Not Let in the Visitor
A woman awaits an honored guest for dinner but refuses aid to a begging man a child with a mother in need and an Indian gift seller. Reprimanded by the Galilean Carpenter the tale asks readers to judge the hostess based on mercy and prejudice.
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Clark Clifford
Secretary of Defense
Washington
Burning Tree Country Club
Clifford
Rep
George H. Mahon
D-Bex
House Appropriations Committee
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