Opinions on Amnesty for Viet Nam Conscientious Objectors
Readers weigh amnesty for those who fled to Canada Scandinavia or North Vietnam. Some accept return with conditions such as service or alternative work. Others demand exclusion for those backing a controversial war. Conscientious objectors once served as ambulance drivers or clerks for chaplains.
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Scandinavia
North Vietnam
Yee Campus bond proposal seeks essential modernization
A bond issue of 900000 would fund renovations at Yee Campus including upgrading old and condemned buildings and adding a gym. The plan aims for an interim modernization ahead of a potential future high school campus and excludes an auditorium.
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Britain Links Fortunes With Western Europe
A retrospective on Britain's long road to joining the European Community. The piece tracks public opinion, party divisions, and key leaders from 1963 through 1973, noting Heath and Pompidou's roles, debates over sovereignty, referendums, and the nine nation bloc’s rising influence on global trade. It highlights Labour and Conservative tensions, and the 1971 Paris summit as a turning point toward closer Europe.
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Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Douglas Houghton
Edward Heath
Heath
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Ority
Roy Jenkins
Egbentyn
Pompidou
France
West Germany
Texas industrial growth nears record with 355 new plants
Texas Industrial Commission reports 355 new plant locations last year, the second best on record, with 316 expansions. Chairman Chester C. Wine cites wage and price controls aiding stability and credits development programs from 1971 and 1979. Apparel, lumber, transportation, and food sectors led gains.
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Texas Industrial Commission
Chester C. Wine
Corpus Christi
Industrial Commission
New USPS Plan on Odd Size Envelopes Sparks Debate
A reader satirically critiques planned extra charges for nonstandard envelopes and broader moves toward standardization. The letter mocks mandated uniform content labeling and questions serving size rules, warning standardization could erase personal choice and lead to broader control.
Lone Star Gas Plans $95 Million 1973 Build Program
Lone Star Gas Company and its subsidiaries will invest nearly $95 million in 1973 for exploration and construction to expand gas supply. About $40 million goes to additions to the utility system and pipeline work, including the 360 mile West Texas gas system, with $28 million for pipeline projects and $12 million by distribution divisions serving over 1,060,000 customers in 570 Texas Oklahoma towns.
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Texas
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