United Fund drive noted for Cameron participation
The North Milam United Fund supports agencies like American Red Cross Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army Cameron Little League and USC. The piece notes Cameron’s inconsistent giving but highlights the drive as a worthy local and national service effort with up to 75 agencies in larger cities.
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North Milam United Fund
North Countians
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Cameron Little League
USC
Cameron
United Fund
Indiana's Diverse Economy Shields State From Boeing Shock
Robert Corya notes Indiana's varied economy as a hedge against single-industry downturns. By contrast Washington and Seattle lean on Boeing, which has cut thousands since 1968, driving higher unemployment, fewer real estate sales, and more hotel vacancies.
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Indiana
Hoosierland
Robert Corya
the News
Washington
Seattle
Boeing
Radical Student Movement and SDS Violence History
The article traces the Students for a Democratic Society from Port Huron to campus organizing in the 1960s, noting violence on several campuses, an SDS member’s conviction under sabotage statutes, and Cameron Bishop on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. It cautions against labeling all protesters extrem ist, distinguishing genuine radicals from legitimate dissent.
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Students For Democratic Society
SDS
Port Huron
Michigan
Reserve Officers Training Corps
ROTC
Cameron David Bishop
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Bishop
Colorado
Grassroots Comment SDS Not a College Fraternity Bent
The note argues that a grassroots SDS comment is not a college fraternity activity but a political science exercise. It states genuine liberals have withdrawn and directs readers to issue No 153 of the Congressional Record for the full FBI report.
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SDS
FBI
Congressional Record
J.C
Platforms Outline Goals For Republicans, Demos
Texas voters received platform highlights from both major parties. Democrats push progressive aims such as vocational training, voter registration reform, civil service, unemployment benefits, and welfare and insurance expansions. Republicans emphasize equal pay, single member districts, early vocational courses, and opposition to a grocery tax and forced busing. AFL-CIO backs Democrats, while COPE honors key Texas officials. Alcohol policy studies proceed as campaigners clash over liquor laws. Oil and unemployment programs update with state and federal actions affecting coverage and taxes. Attorney General rules on privacy and agency powers are noted alongside school and public building provisions.
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Austin
Texas
Public Utilities Regulatory Commission
Office of Consumer Protection
Texas Employment Commission
States as laboratories of democracy in federal system
The piece cites Justice Brandeis on states acting as laboratories for social and economic experiments. It discusses door to door cooling off periods and state victim compensation as test cases, noting diverse local conditions influence lawmakers while outcomes guide others. Written by Will Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar in 1970.
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The
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Old Philosopher on Hurricanes and Female Names
A reader letters page laments that weather bureau naming hurricanes with women's names invites controversy. The writer jokes about prediction unreliability and gendered labels, noting tropical disturbances becoming tropical storms and the intimidating effect of feminine names. He also hints at male hurricane traits like mess and cleanup.
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Women's Liberation Movement
Weather Bureau
Ned
Felice
Women’s Liberation Movement
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Cameron Herald
Frank M. Luecke
Dot Scarbrough
Ben Milam
Cameron, Texas
East First Street
Theate Public Service
Walter Williams
Journalism Educat
A Milam Newsp
Temnes
Milam County
Your United Fund
Congressional
Ecord
Jack R. Miller
Iowa
Fordham Law Review
J. Edgar Hoover
Students For A Democratic Society
America
Opera of Our Democratic
NEW Left Notes
By Joe Crump
Congressional Record Daily
Yallow
Dateline Austin
Demos
Afl-Cio
Democratic Party
H. S
Hank) Brown
Big Labor
U. S. Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
George Bush
Committee of Political Education
COPE
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
John White
Bob Armstrong
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
ABC
Texas Railroad Commission
Atty
Crawford Martin
Martin
Texas Air Control Board
Texas Education Agency
Anate
United States
Supreme Court
Louis Brandeis
Lone Star Gas
Ane
Las Wal
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