Hemisfair 1968 Promises San Antonio World Fair
San Antonio plans Hemisfair 1968 a $75 million event to open April 15 1963 and run six months. Promoters expect 85 million attendees drawing from Central and South America as locals voted 3-1 for a $30 million bond to fund the project led by Mayor McAllister and Rep Henry Gonzalez.
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Hemisfair
Central
South America
San Antonio
Henry Gonzalez
William
Sinkin
McAllister
Link‘n
Gonzalez
Owen Dingwall
Seattle
James M. Gaines
Southland Industries
Woat Television and Radio
Gaines
New York
Computer jobs grow as high school paths vs college for analysts
New York report notes computer fields expanding beyond engineers. Programmers and operators require only high school or trade courses, while systems analysts demand a master’s in mathematics and command higher pay. Antartica fact contrasts the era as the continent sits far above sea level.
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M Maremont
Marc
Lutter, Marent & Co
Chicago
Maremon
Maremont
Speech by Lyndon Johnson on Civil Rights Bill Opposition
Jack Boney Jr forwards a 1949 Lyndon B. Johnson speech against the Fair Employment Practices Commission. The letter urges readers to oppose civil rights legislation, arguing it would enslave minorities, police every business, and reverse progress.
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Higley
Chilress
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Sam
Haun
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Republic
Jack Boney, Jr
Zoe the new whooping crane settles at Monte Vista refuge
Zoe, the world's newest whooping crane, has taken up residence at Colorado's Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge. Born April 28 at the Fish and Wildlife Research Substation in Lafayette, Louisiana, she has apparently recovered from a congenital leg defect and is the 40th bird in the global population.
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Washington
UPI
Zoe
Colorado
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Interior Department
Fish and Wildlife Research
Lafayette
Contact Lenses Reveal Vanity and Struggle in Early Days
A reader recounts his wife’s experiences after getting contact lenses, noting initial adjustment pains, vanity motivations, and mixed comfort. The piece contrasts her ordeal with his observations and adds a separate note that B. R. Hatley, former Lone Star Gas employee, was named Assistant Director of Area Development.
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Washington
UPI
Ciling
B. R. Hatley
Lone Star Gas Company
Dallas
John W. Perryman, Jr
Senate Subcommittee Urges Stronger Clean Air Action
U S Senator Edmund S Muskie chairman of the Special Senate Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution argues after the Clean Air Act signed by President Johnson that the nation must intensify efforts. He cites vehicle exhaust relief regional cooperation and multi jurisdictional air resource programs as essential steps toward eliminating air and water pollution. He notes California auto exhaust standards beginning 1967 and praises local and state partnerships with the federal government to combat air pollution.
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U.S. Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Senate
Johnson
United States
Special
Subcommittee On
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Automotive
California
Chicago
Dow Jones Averages and Odd Anecdote
Dow Jones 11 am figures show 30 Industrials at 820.73 down 3.10, 20 Rails 196.67 down 0.95, 65 Utilities 139.80 up 0.05, 30 Stocks 286.53 down 0.73 with 1 410 000 shares traded. Noon levels are listed as well. A humorous aside about an optician and glasses follows.
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Dow Jones
Crews Services Held for Banker Charles Crews
Funeral services for Charles Crews, a 52 year old banker from Las Vegas New Mexico, were held today at 10 a m at the First Methodist Church with Pastor Rev L L Hilling. Burial followed in the city cemetery. Crews died while playing golf Saturday. services were also held in Las Vegas Saturday.
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Charles Crews
L. L. Hilling
Newberry
Crews
Las Vegas
N. M
Alexander Rites Ore Held Today
Funeral services were held today for Miss Bula Ellen Alexander at 2 p m in Berry Chapel with the pastor Rev L L Hill officiating Burial was in Childress Cemetery Miss Alexander died at 640 am Monday in a local rest home after several months illness
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Bula Ellenander
Bourbon Becomes American Citizen Boosts U S Distilled Spirits Status
The House gave final approval to legislation granting bourbon whiskey U S citizenship and urged agencies to curb imports mislabeling other liquors as bourbon. The Ways and Means Committee traced the name to Bourbon County Kentucky.
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Washington
API
House
United States
Ways & Means Committee
Hourbon County
November election returns by district and candidate tallies
The page lists Democratic and Republican primary results by district, including candidate tallies such as Goldwater 99,143 and Beckworth 37,602 across multiple counties. It shows district numbers, county counts, and completion status for each race, including notable figures like de la Garza, Poage, Rodriguez, and Bexar County results.
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Goldwater
Smith
Rockefeller
Stasser
Romney
Aton
Beckworth
Langfort
Dallas County
Ryant
Cabell
Peague
Zubik
Jowdy
Musslewhite
McAlister
Poage
Sullivan
Tarrant County
Thompson
de la Garza
McCulloch
Rodriguez
Dooley
McGregor
White
Comlete Turleson
Carriker
Pulitzer Prizes Honor Investigative Reporting Across Papers
The St Petersburg Times won for aggressive Florida Turnpike Authority scrutiny prompting major road program reforms. James V McGee and Albert Gaudiosi led a Philadelphia expose on racketeering and police shakeups. Hazel Japno Smith edited in Lexington amid opposition. Paul Conrad honored for yearly editorial cartooning with a Los Angeles Times view. Gannett papers cited for The Road to Integration and racial success reporting. Cameron 3945 OConnell 4303.
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Norman C. Miller Jr
Wall Street Journal
Allied Crude Vegetable Oil and Refining Co
James V. McGee
Albert V Gaudiosi
Frederick Alner
Philadelphia
Fom
Philadelphia Police Department
Hazel Japno Smith
Lexington
Miss
Cnsgene Council
Paul Conrad
Denver Post
Lost Angeles Times
Speettic Cartega
St Petersburg
Fla
The
Times
Gannet Newspapers
Gannett
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Antonio
W. W. McAllister Sr
Santa Anna
Alamo
Texas
Antartica
Millers Insurance Group of
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Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
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Millers Life Insurance Company of Texas
Home Office
Fort Worth
Millers Insurance
C. B. Sikes
INS. Agency
Commerce Street
Edmund Muskie
Bourbon
Civils Appeals Court
Northcutt
Det
Bexar County
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