Beach Pollution Sparks Strong Recommendations for Oil Curbs
Texas Senate beach and pipeline study committees heard lengthy testimony on pollution from offshore drilling. Proposals urged tougher enforcement, a national oil company, and stricter spill contingency rules. Highlights included calls for doubled safety devices, faster fines collection, and tighter state oversight of oil operations in coastal waters.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Pipeline Committee
Terence O’ Rourke
O’ Rourke
Railroad Commission
Roy Payne
Commission
Sen
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
D. Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Ronnie Dugger
National Oil Company
Dugger
Ross Sterling
Nixon
John Shanahan Jr
Cultural festival planned to showcase Milam heritage in 1970
Cameron Herald outlines a proposed June 1970 cultural exposition in Milam County. It would feature diverse ethnic groups, folk dances, costumes, foods, a parade, historic tours, and library art exhibits to celebrate local history and heritage.
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von Humboldt
Cameron
Milam County
America
League of Nations
United Nations
United States
Texas
Milam
Cameron Public Library
San Antonio
HemisFair
Herald
E Cameron
Dole Responds to Life Magazine VA Care Critique
Senator Dole cites VA Administrator Donald Johnson's letter rebutting Life magazine's May 1970 report on VA hospitals. Johnson defends the VA medical program, denounces the Life piece as distorted, and notes verification by VA staff and external exterminators. He pledges ongoing improvement for veteran care.
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Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Life Magazine
Veterans Administration
Donald FE. Johnson
Veterans’ Administration
Life
Mr. Johnson
Enema
Washington, D.C. VA
Donald E. Johnson
Grassroots Letter Highlights Journalistic Standards Debate
A reader cites two letters to question LIFE magazine's standards and asks about balance. Senator Dole, a former Army captain and VA Hospital patient, notes his ties to veterans facilities and warns of efforts to undermine American morale through slanted revenue and partisan coverage.
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Senator Dole
Italy
Old Philosopher’s Letter on Census Hype and City Needs
A reader questions the bustle over census figures showing lower than hoped growth. He argues cities can’t afford more residents without adequate services and mocks calls for a larger population, noting stalled expansions and existing strains on infrastructure. He cites May Lindsey and Los Angeles as examples.
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Preston Smith
Texas
Smith
Crane
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East First Street
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Dot Scarbrough
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Houston
el Paso
Crawford C. Martin
High Court
Allstate
Supreme Court
Astrodome
Beaumont Housewares
Jp’s
State Bar
State Department of Agriculture
John C. White
Legislative Study Committee
White
Florida
Arroyo Colorado
Laguna Madre
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Dallas
Martin
Amarillo
Lubbock
Frontier Busters
Citie
Mexia Jaycees
Jaycee Rodeo Arena
Mexi
Bradford Ivy
Fairfield
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Robert Dole
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C
By Joe Crump
Congressional Record Daily
Emera
May Lindsey
Los Angeles
Johnson Gun Farm
Mack’s Oil Co. and
Mack’s
Cameron’s Folk
Phillips 66
Bankamericard
Mack’s Oil
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