Congress urged to pass rail rate bills to curb inflation
Editorial argues S 1061 and HR 4700 would abolish minimum rates with ICC safeguards to prevent unfair below cost pricing, aiding consumers and hard pressed railroads. It notes piggybacking of autos on rail freight lowers costs, cites 1887 Interstate Commerce Act roots, compares regulation levels across transport modes, and urges Senator Yarborough to move the bill from committee to floor debate.
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Congress
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Senate
Sen
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborrough
Texas
GOOD NEWS FOR GIRLS The rise of young men in the US
A Newsmap based on Metropolitan Life Insurance data projects a sharp rise in men aged 18 to 24 in the United States. From about nine million today the group could reach 12.5 million by 1970 and around 14 million by 1980, reflecting the postwar baby boom. The figures separate 18 to 21 and 22 to 24 age groups.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Local families host relatives and friends over visits
Vernon and Lesince Abram of Estelline joined aunt and family the Wyatts for Bible School. Many guests visited in Shamrock, Duke, Dumas, Plainview, Amarillo, Canyon, and surrounding areas. a wide circle of relatives from Vernon to Lubbock and Iowa Park traveled to see kin and attend events.
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Vernon
Lesince Abram
Estelline
Edwin Wyatt
Jewell Terry
Memphis
James Terry
Dorothy
Cee Vee
Jerry Cooper
Canyon
Jim Phillips
Weldon Benham
Amarillo
Hilton Benhams
Less Ben
Shamrock
Wygals
Tony Wygal
Lubbock
Charles Neskorik
Dumont
Marvin Crain
Jerry Loter
Angela
Community Center
C. G. Witte
Bill Robertson
LaGene
Duke
LaRue Gambol
Ricky
Sunray
James V. Gambol
Dumas
Roger Cannon
Gene Gambel
W.H. Tippett
Royce
Plainview
L. M. Hearn
Roy Jones
J. A. Stinnetts
L. H. Micheal
Iowa Park
Gerald Moran
Carey
Willis Morans
Lonnie Garrison
A. M. Brynes
Childress
John Tippetts
J. E. Tippett
W. D. McDonald
Joe Snow
Snyder
Elbert McDonald
J. D
Dimmitt
Eula Jones
Hugo
S. B. Jones
James Stevenson
Roy
Mineral Wells
Ernest Rea
Verdon Trent
Tommie Stevenson
Rea
Cecil Slover
Earth
Raymond Caldwell
Jerry Caldwell
Steven
Scott
John Caldwell
Linda
Buster
Jimmie Johnson
Dolores
Colo
Joyce Smith
Local Families Gather Across Town in Weekend Visits
A series of weekend visits and family gatherings spread through Vernon, Holliday, Chillicothe, Rotan, Wick, and surrounding towns. Notable stops include the Cartlidge, McIntyre, Cochran, Caldwells, and Stevens families visiting relatives in Hollis, Chillicothe, Ver non, Clovis, Petrolia, and Dallas. Pfc Walter Rothwell reports to Fort Knox Ky. for duty.
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Chester Cochran
Holliday
Melvin Lee
Davis
Waco
Frank Cochrans
Pfc
Walter Rothwell
Fort Knox
E. E. Stevens, Jr
Paducah
Vernon Keys
Ralph Sides
M. G
Hubert Cochran
Clovis
Ann Cochran
Barbara Cokendopher
Petrolia
Jerry Rogers
Orla
Clyde Hill
Altus
A. O. Dennington
Lillie Pryor
Rotan
Eula Mae Loter
Lester Pryors
John Ryder
Seymour
John Belts
Albert Storms
Fred McDaniel
Duncan
Johnny Owens
Amarillo
Henry Storm
Childress
Greer Weightman
Sandra
Linda Gressett
College Station
Gerald Eudy
Fritch
Roger Melton
Freeport Boating Growth Signals Texas Maritime Boom
Texas expands its boating capacity as Freeport adds two marinas in recent years. Bridge Harbor Marine near Surfside Bridge will become the region’s largest marina with hundreds of yacht sized vessels, new pool, restaurant, dry storage, and a pigeonhole outboard parking system housing 168 motors up to 3,500 pounds.
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Texas
Lone Star
Freeport
Newport Beach
California
Palm Beach
Florida
Bryan Beach
Bridge Harbor Marine
Surfside Bridge
Bridge Harbor
Polio Vaccination Drive At Limestone County
About 9 219 Limestone County residents turned out Saturday for Type II oral polio vaccine doses amid a statewide immunization effort coordinated by health authorities and local clinics.
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Limestone County
Green dog Marquis stars in Monsieur Cognac on set
A four year old green coated dog named Marquis plays the title role in a new motion picture Monsieur Cognac. Trainer Frank Weatherwax says the smart dog earns 500 dollars weekly for a few hours work and undergoes wine scene cues using beef bouillon. A Humane Society representative monitors the set.
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Hollywood
Marquis
Grausterk
Curtis
Christine Kaufffman
Evor
Frank Weatherwax
Weatherwax
Rudd
Universal Studios
San Fernando Valley
Joe Carr
California Humane Society
Typhoid Outbreak Expands in Harlow England
Health officials report two more typhoid cases in Harlow, raising total confirmed cases to nine. Investigators work to determine outbreak causes and containment steps.
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Harlow
England
UPD
House panel approves education bill to train teachers
A House education subcommittee approved a three year bill providing 44.5 million dollars to train teachers for mentally handicapped children. Funds would go to colleges to support preparation of special teachers.
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Washington
UPI
House
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Dean Deckers
Beaumont
Paul Caldwell
J. H. Thompsons
Emma Caldwell
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