Ex-Texas Official Claims 1948 LBJ Win Was Stolen
Luis Salas, former election judge in Jim Wells County, asserts he certified 200 fraudulent ballots added in alphabetical order to boost Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1948 Texas Democratic primary runoff. He says George Parr ordered the scheme, aiming to secure Johnson's nomination to the Senate. Salas seeks peace of mind and reveals alleged corruption. witnesses corroborate irregularities, with lingering questions about the statewide tally.
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Alice
Tex
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Luis Salas
Jim Wells County
Johnson
U.S. Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Hugo Black
George B. Parr
South Texas
Salas
Parr
FBI
T. Kellis Dibrell
Dibrell
Deferring social security to age 68 eyed by Kreps
Commerce Secretary Kreps proposes delaying full social security benefits until age 68 to ease pension strain and extend work life to 68. She notes potential administration interest but says nothing is decided. Discussion includes California and HEW Secretary Califano with lawmakers wary of funding.
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Washington — Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Kreps
UPI
Califano
Carter
Congress
Treasury Department
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
D-La
Long
Duke University
Day care program aids Linn County youngsters to gain new experiences
A Linn County Health Center operated day care program helps numerous children experience activities often taken for granted such as library visits and swimming. The note points readers to related coverage on pages 2B and 4F for pipelines resistance, market surveys in Cedar Rapids, and elderly Medicare concerns. Weather forecasts call for mostly clear and cooler conditions with highs in the low 80s.
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Linn County Health Center
Man Critical After Brutal Mugging Near Shaheen's Tavern
A 61-year-old Cedar Rapids man, Donald Grove, remained in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after being struck from behind with a short club early Saturday outside Shaheen's tavern. The attacker, described as tall and thin and likely fled with cash from Grove's billfold, leaving him unconscious on the sidewalk. A witness offered to cooperate if anonymity was preserved.
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Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Shaheen
Fifth Avenue SE
Donald Grove
First Avenue NE
Grove
Friend To All Hobo King Buried in Britt
The Hardrock Kid 72, known as the hoboes king, was buried at Evergreen cemetery Britt with 100 mourners and friends arranging casket flowers and a simple service. No relatives were found. townspeople recall his nomadic life and annual Britt Hobos festival where he was crowned five times.
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Britt
Fry Pan Jack
East
John Mislen
Hardrock Kid
Ogden
Lake Erie
Iowa
Kid
Raymond Herron
Toledo
Ohio
Legis 50 yawns and beer in CLEAR LAKE sequence
The Legis 50 weekend began with a disputed gift law question from State Sen. Philip Hill and an attorney general opinion later reversed. A panel on model committee staffing followed, described by Rep. John Pelton as recalling a soap commercial, then a beer bottle crash near Rep. Senior Tofte.
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Clear Lake
Philip Hill
Des Moines
Model Committee
John Pelton
R-Clinton
Tofte
Hill
Larry Margolis
Legis 50
Margolis
Julia Gentleman
California Fires Near Containment Amidst Large Blazes
Two wind driven brush fires in California neared containment after burning about 6 000 acres around Corona and Newhall. About 1 500 firefighters worked to halt the blazes with 55 percent contained on the three day old fires. Full containment expected by Sunday.
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Los Angeles
California
Corona
Newhall
Santa Barbara
U.S. Forest Service
Debbie Gold
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By James W. Mangan
Lady Bird
Supreme Court
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NEW York Times
Jar Rapids
Gazette
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Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Medicare
Linn County
Jimmy Carter
America
Marion
City Hall
Soolef
Brutal C.R
By Tom Alex
William C. Hoop
Evergreen Cemetery
Maury
R-Decorah
Coro
Ting. Tofte
Attorney General's
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