Life series tones Texas myth and reality in two parts
Life magazine presents a two part exploration of Texas that contrasts booming cities with hinterland, showcasing Big Bend scenery, cranes over Galveston Bay, and Texas architecture. It profiles David Nevin on the stereotype of the wealthy Texan and highlights industrial growth, openness, and diverse culture beyond oil and cattle.
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Texas
USA
Big Bend
Rockies
Galveston Bay
David Nevin
Remembrance and inquiries echo through Cameron Herald copy
In letters to The Cameron Herald dated June 2 1966 readers recall a school janitor honored at the fiftieth reunion and share a poem in his memory. A reader seeks descendants of the Coleman family and notes cotton planting trials at Texas A&M using a precision planter on pre shaped beds showing faster emergence than conventional methods.
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Houston
Texas
Frank M. Luecke
The
Cameron Herald
Cameron
Luecke
the Herald
Jesse Wilkerson
Texas A&m University
Lambert Wilkes
Legislature Looms With Tight Traffic Laws And Budget Shifts
Austin reports focus on 1967 legislative session. Gov. Connally seeks tougher traffic code and stricter penalties plus more highway patrols. Atty. Gen. Carr notes college construction funding under the 10 cent tax change. Water pollution, feed lots, brucellosis testing, and triple A student loan bonds also shape the agenda.
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Austin
John Connally
Connally
Waggoner Carr
Texas A&i
Texas Southern
Texas Woman's University
East Texas State
Sam Horston
West Texas State
St Ross
State Water Pollution Control Board
Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association
Grady Shepard
Hale Center
James WS Witherspoon
Hereford
Alfred Negley
San Antonio
Fred Wulff
Brady
Jack Carruthers
Friona
Hereford Feed Yards, Inc
Witherspoon
Water Pollution Control Board
Old Philosopher Debunks Mail Speed Fads
A reader writes from Coral Gables Florida critiquing the mail speed craze. He mocks overseas letters arriving after local mail and cites slow delivery while noting personal indifference to rapid communication. The letter also references Yugoslavia and a State Department inquiry column.
Diplomatic Pouch Questions Budgets and Ambassadors
A Model Congress delegate seeks a copy of itemized budget data for ambassadorial salaries and budgets. The document notes regional oversight by UFO Director Bil Crook in Austin and a $3.2 million contract to Camp Gary Job Corps Center for women in McKinney. It also lists embassy salary figures for the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom and USSR, with FY 1965 allocations and reimbursements, and mentions congressional committee jurisdiction.
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UFO
Bil Crook
Austin
Crook
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Ile
OFO
Texas Education Foundation
Camp Gary
McKinney
United Kingdom
Ussr
Limbassy Rkesidence
Youth Rodeo Planned At Caldwell August 5 6
Burleson County Saddle Club to host annual Youth Rodeo at the saddle club arena on August 5 and 6. Larger show planned this year with two nights of rodeo. Tickets blanks available in Cameron from Buddy Shipp or Don Roddam or by writing Mrs Lewis Willard Box 428 Caldwell. Blanks must be returned by July 15.
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Cameron County
Walker
Texas
Coordinating Board For Texas College and University System
Caldwell
Burleson County Saddle Club
Saddle Club
Cameron
Buddy Shipp
Don Roddam
Lewis Willard
Marine Private Fickes Graduates Recruit Training
Your Serviceman San Diego California reports Marine Private Boyd K. Fickes, son of Mrs. A. J. Fickessen of Galveston, has graduated from recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.
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San Diego
Calif
Boyd K. Fickessen
A. J. Fickessen
Avenue Gls
Galveston
Marine
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Oklahoma Tech Enrolls Baby Ted Raby for Fall Admission
Ted Raby of Cameron has been accepted for admission to Oklahoma State Tech at Okmulgee for the fall trimester starting August 29. He will study a vocational technical course.
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Ted Raby
Cameron
Oklahoma State Tech
Okmulgee
Alcohol Institute Applications Open for Ninth UT Co Sponsored Institute
The Texas Commission on Alcoholism continues accepting applications for the Ninth Annual Institute on Alcohol Studies, co sponsored by the University of Texas, to be held on the university campus.
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Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Institute On Alcohol Studies
University of Texas
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