Texans complain of highway fund imbalance and donor status
U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen argues Texas has funded federal highways for three decades, contributing billions to the Highway Trust Fund while receiving less back. He cites an 85 percent return proposal, a 250 million CAD cap, and last year’s 4.3 percent funding cuts as unfair to donor states.
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U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
Highway Trust Fund
Texas
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Secretary of Transportation
Texas Highway Department
Are Celebrities Real People Behind Fame
The narrator recalls meeting Jack Dempsey and watching Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, noting celebrities' humanity. Despite wealth and fame, they eat, burp, feel loneliness, and face ordinary reactions. The piece contrasts old times with today’s media saturated star culture. Oral Roberts appears as a humorous aside, underscoring that famous figures share common human traits.
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Jack Dempsey
Ritz
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Oral Roberts
Jack
Talk of Texas and Nachos in History Snippets
A Footnote to History questions Santa Anna's fate after San Jacinto and claims Masonry spared him. It cites Perry Van Arsdale finding archives and ties to Sam Houston. Also recounts nachos origin at the Old Victory Club in Piedras Negras and a brief note on sculptor Elizabeth Ney's privacy.
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Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Houston
Masonic Lodge
Perry van Arsdale
Albuquerque
N.M
Eagle Pass
Victory Club
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Nacho
Cautionary Tales and Texas History Highlights
A reflective piece recalls the San Onofre nuclear plant near the ocean and debates over containment and safety amid Cold War fears. It shifts to a March 1836 Texas history timeline, detailing the Washington on the Brazos convention, independence, and battles, then explains how Lufkin town was named after engineer E P Lufkin following a railroad survey detour.
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San Diego
Long Beach
San Onofre
Angelina County
Houston & East Texas Railroad
Shreveport
Houston
E.P. Lufkin
Homer
Lufkin
Peebles' Choice on Russia and Humanity Through War Realities
The writer argues the Russia plant disaster affects all, not just USSR citizens. He notes not all Russians share leaders' views and highlights common human traits across nations. He cites a book and a film to urge empathy and defense against dehumanizing stereotypes.
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Ussr
Russia
Take A Bite Out Of Crime initiative funded by Noon Lions Club
Letter to the editor thanks supporters for funding a crime prevention program. The Noon Lions Club raised 4,355 dollars to supply 67 units for K through fifth grade classrooms, all placed in the schools by April 22, 1986. Billie Moore served as project chairman.
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McGruff
Noon Lions Club
Billie Moore
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