Conspiracy Trial Debate Reflects Civil Rights Law Passage
The piece notes President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1968 Civil Rights Act amid strong House and Senate support including 82 of 100 in the Senate. It lists supporters such as Fulbright Mansfield McGovern Muskie Ribicoff Nelson Pell Gore Tydings Church Bayh Yarborough Clark Gruening questioning whether backers were driven by ideology or the 1968 unrest.
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Senate
Rap Brown
J. William Fulbright
Mike Mansfield
George McGovern
Edmund Muskie
Abraham Ribicoff
Gaylord Nelson
Claiborne Pell
Albert Gore
Joseph Tydings
Frank Church
Birch Bayh
Ralph Yarborough
Joseph Clark
Ernest Gruening
Officials Outline Plans To Combat Drug Abuse
Texas leaders unveil a coordinated plan to fight rising drug abuse. A statewide effort includes education campaigns for youth and adults, narcotics task forces, information sharing with Mexico, and highway patrols along the Rio Grande.
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Austin
Texas
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Gus Mutscher
Smith
Texas Justice Council
Mexico
Justice Council
Rio Grande
Rising Prices Erode Take-Home Pay For Workers In January
U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports four straight monthly drop in purchasing power for rank and file workers as January wages fail to keep pace with rising consumer prices. Gross weekly earnings fall 81 cents to 116.81 dollars amid shorter work weeks and mixed hourly gains. Real spendable earnings dip for three dependents while tax changes lift take home pay for some workers.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Attorney General Rules on Taxing Fraternal Alcohol Sales
The attorney general holds fraternal and veterans groups selling alcohol are ultimate consumers for tax on mixers ice and setups. But makings incorporated into drinks for guests and members escape further tax. Additional opinions note that Amarillo mayoral resignation timing and other agency authorities.
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Clobe
Martin
Amarillo
J. Ernest Stroud
Randall County
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Eagle Pass
Public School Week Highlights Milam Area Education Efforts
The Cameron system shows good morale and facility improvements while CISD plans Yee Campus expansion. Emphasis on excellence faces strong competition for students across Cameron Rogers Buckholts Milano Rosebud and surrounding districts, with parents grandparents and patrons invited to observe ongoing progress.
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Milam
CISD
Yee
Texas
Rogers
Buckholts
Milano
Rosebud
World experts urge UN tax on luxury goods for aid
A reader cites economists proposing a worldwide levy on items indicating high living standards, like TVs and cars, to fund aid for poor nations. The writer argues bread and meat are truly costly here and jokes about taxing his own future airplane.
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United Nations
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