Centreville Incident Highlights Pollution Across Borders
A Canadian village dammed a polluted Maine river to protest industrial dumping. The water turned black with rotting fish, affecting Centreville residents and nearby Texas concerns. The piece urges strong pollution controls in the 1969 Texas Legislature to protect natural resources and warns of broader regional harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Canada
Texas
Brownfield
Wire Service
West Texas
Centreville
Easton
Dallas-Fort Worth
Trinity River
Galveston Bay
Houston Ship Channel
Gulf Coast
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Vespucci Portrait Draws Crowds at HemisFair 68
A chance to view Domenico Ghirlandaio’s 1472 Vespucci fresco draws crowds at the Italian Pavilion during HemisFair 68 in San Antonio. Only the top half is on display with the bottom awaiting restoration in Italy after Florence’s flood. The 642-photograph sports exhibit Man In Sport, curated by Robert Riger and tied to ABC-TV Wide World of Sports, runs through October 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerigo Vespucci
HemisFair
Vespucci
America
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Florence
Italy
San Antonio
Americas
Ognissanti
Don Larsen
Ingemar Johanssen
Floyd Patterson
Casey Stengel
Robert Riger
Abc-Tv
Wide World of Sports
Baltimore Museum of Art
el Salvador
Julio A. Rivera
Doug Kingman
United States
Cornerstone laid as chamber plans advance in Brownfield
Past Days In Terry County recalls a 10 year-ago ceremony where 100 guests witnessed the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce cornerstone laying at a formal event. Jaycees and Lions planned regional meetings while Brownfield hosted visitors from eight countries under World Travel Exchange sponsorship.
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Jaycees
E.V. Riley
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Dallas
First Baptist Church
Jim Tatums
Chamber of Commerce
Lions
Chicago
Brownfield
World Travel Exchange
Harriet Burleson
Pat Selman
J.H. Gober
National Guard
FFA
Amarillo
W.S. Boyett
Crescent Hill
A.J. Franks
H.C. Cook
Wilson
Andrew Cooper
E.D. Jones
Brownfield Funeral Home
Old Ditto
Tate
First Street
Brownfield School
Sawyer
Meadow-Anton
Sullivan
Frank Swenson
Jane Bishop
Billie Joe Pace
Morgan L. Copeland
Rotary
Terry County
J.C. Bohannan
Carnival Company
B. L. Thompson
Roby
E.D. Ballard
Santa Fe
Lubbock
Seagraves
State Legislature Ends Session With Limited Acts
After 30 days in Austin the 60th Legislature produced five House bills and no Senate bills. Key measures include fiscal year appropriations, a sales and franchise tax hike, and a pistol ban in bars. Other actions cover fund transfers, study committees, and a Governor's Fitness panel. Courts ruled on district borders and utilities, with several appeals set for October.
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Austin
Tex
John Connally
House
Senate
Connally
Texas
Frank Lombardino
San Antonio
General Revenue Fund
University of Texas Graduate School of Business
Texas Stock Exchange
Texas Supreme Court
High Court
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas
Tyer
Dallas
It's Only Human Texas Anger and the odd venting of rage
A Texas man named Bill Dunning smashed a radiator with a crank after a failed truck start and hurled the crank through the windshield. A UT football fan threw a shoe at a TV picture during a falling game show anger. A Fort Worth editor, angered by a tune, struck a man with a sugar bowl after a juke box incident.
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Bill Dunning
Dunning
Austin
University of Texas
Fort Worth
Sunday Sermon and Policy Notes Spin a World of Faith and Finance
A Sunday sermon explores God’s constant presence and the danger of using forgiveness as license. The article shifts to state tax shifts and legal opinions, detailing auto insurance rate rises, AG rulings on government contracts and records, UT heating contracts, court reporter pay, and a new sales tax schedule with penny-by-penny tax steps for city and noncity areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Board
Crawford Martin
Martin
Justices of the Peace
County Treasury
University of Texas Board of Regents
Central Energy Corporation
UT Medical School
San Antonio
Father Muldoon the Spiritual Father of Texas
A portrait of Father Miguel Muldoon, the jolly unmarried priest who aided early Texas settlers. He met Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City, smuggled relief to the imprisoned founder, and helped Texans gain land through Mexican authorities before dying forgotten in a Mexico City prison.
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Miguel Muldoon
Texas
Texas Highway 77
LaGrange
Father Muldoon
Father Muld
Mike Muldoon
Muldoon
Mexico City
Stephen Fr. Austin
Publisher's Notebook on Flying Etiquette and Aviation Tales
Roy Scudday recalls rapid aviation changes from DC-3 to jets, then shares humorous anecdotes about pilots, instructors, and boardroom blunders. The piece blends nostalgia with light satire on airline culture and wartime memory.
Woman's Rights Convention Held at Semaca Falls July 19 1548
In History's Scrapbook, a July date list notes a Woman's Rights Convention in Semaca Falls New York on July 19 1548. Other entries include Pancho Villa assassination July 26 1925 Sitting Bull surrender July 20 1851 and Truman nomination for VP July 21.
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Semaca Falls
N.Y
Pancho Villa
Sitting Bull
Harry Truman
Democratic Party
Lod
Wiley Post
Winnie Mac
Seh
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Crossword Puzzle Answer Ack
Puzzle clued in with entries like Appros Mark a wound One who plays by himself and Resider of Lublin mapping a cryptic set across many short terms The list includes Christa song Finish Rough lava Liquid measurab ler Tormen Hateful Mountain Latin Children's game Chemi suffix Let it at and Take t plug out 1 Body Sun Hesitation syllable Land measure Rolls of money Spoke Incite Glaze Boothe.
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Resider of
Lublin
Boothe
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