Milam County Votes Historic 1968 General Election Results
Milam County cast 6408 votes in 1968, a county record. Hubert Humphrey led with 51 percent and 3269 votes, Nixon 25 percent or 1614, Wallace 24 percent or 1525. Central Texas favored Humphrey. Texas likely followed. Nationally, the race was the closest since 1912, with Nixon narrowing the national vote late.
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Milam County
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Milam
Wallace
Texas
Humphrey
Nixon
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Johnson
Kennedy
What Others Say Dont Tread On Me
A Washington student was caught trying to steal the Soviet Embassy doormat. The Washington Post muses on what might be written on it revealing cautious moods and highlights the light, satirical angle on Soviet state property. The piece ends noting such topics offer brief relief from heavier debates.
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Washington
Washington Post
Nyet
Soviet Union
Christian Science Monitor
Texas Clears Action On Bilingual Education Plan In Austin
In Austin Texas a 15 member advisory committee approved TEA designed bilingual education plan to curb dropout rates for 500 000 children. The plan would allow lessons in Spanish until English grounding is reached and teach English speaking children to learn Spanish. Federal funds of 7.5 million are allocated for bilingual programs with Texas to receive a share next year.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Education Agency
Severo Gomez
TEA International
Bilingual Programs
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
John Connally
HUD
Robert C. Weaver
Connally
Liquor Importation
Texas Liquor Control Board
Old Philosopher critiques classroom use of computers in plain style
A reader riffs on a newspaper article about education and technology. He weighs a professor's claim that computers will replace teaching and argues computers should replace students instead, imagining machines mastering all subjects.
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Johnson Grass Farm
National Academy of Science
Assault Sentence Affirmed By Court
The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the conviction of John ny Lee Bell who received a two year sentence for assault with intent to murder. Bell was tried October 11, 1987 in Milam County District Court for assaulting Charlie Gipson in Rockdale at Clark's Tavern on June 18, 1987.
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Texas Supreme Court
Beaumont Court of Civil Appeals
Millwrights’ Union
Owens Illinois
Orange
High Court
Waco
Sears, Roebuck
U. S. Supreme Court Witherspoon
Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas
Johnny Lee Bell
Bell
District Court
Milam County
Charlie Gipson
San Antonio
Clark's Tavern
Rockdale
John F. Onion
John B. Henderson
Huntsville
Non-Denominational Bible Series Opens at Local Parish Hall
A series of Bible messages will be held at the Episcopal Parish Hall in Cameron each Tuesday and Friday at 7 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Presenters are Misses F E Blackburn and N Henderson. Public invited.
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Episcopal Parish
Cameron
FE. Blackburn
N. Henderson
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The
Cameron Herald
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Ben Milam
Frank M. Luecke
Don Scarbrough
First Street
Tp&l
Your Town
Texas Power & Light Company
Dateline Austin
By Vern Sanford
Mexico
Liquor Control Board
Sam Houston State College
Sam Houston College
A. B. Templeton
Sam Houston
State Bar of
State Junior Bar
Texas’ Senior Colleges
Coordinating Board
Texas College and University System
Newt Humphreys
Humphreys
Dept. of Public Safety
Coke Stevenson Jr
R. B. McGowen Jr
Pecos
Sliver
Lone Star Beer Dist
Lincoln Mondrik
Jean-Claude Killy
Chevrolet Sports
Chevrolet
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