Texas Building Sees Major 1970 Upswing
A Texas building permits surge in 1970 lifts total construction authorizations to 2.4 billion dollars as easing credit and shifting funds from nonresidential projects boost residential permits. Dallas and Houston lead gains while cities like San Angelo and Laredo show strong relative increases.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Robert B. Williamson
Williamson
San Angelo
Waco
Laredo
Dallas
Odessa
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Houston
Fort Worth
Scientists Make Food From Sugar Cane Waste in LSU Lab
LSU researchers Charles Dunlay and Dr. Clayton Callihan create a protein rich food from bagasse using microbial fermentation. The product, resembling brown flour, could supplement animal foods and help combat global food shortages.
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Charles Dunlay
Clayton Callihan
James Nevin Miller
Central Press
Washington
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
el Dorado
Ark
Charlie
Louisiana
Callihan
A Bishop Explores Meaning Through Christmas Message
A bishop argues modern disillusionment questions life purpose and suggests Christmas offers true meaning through Christ who lived among humble people and faced hardship. He cites biblical lines about placing the will of God first and finding life by losing it for Christ’s sake.
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Christ
Nonwhite share of federal jobs rises to 19.4 percent
The Civil Service Commission reports nonwhites 12 percent of the U.S. population held 19.4 percent of about 2.6 million federal jobs as of last May, up from 19.2 percent in November 1969. Negroes Spanish surnamed Oriental and American Indians are classified as nonwhite.
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Civil Service Commission
Colombo Named Man of the Year by Tri Poro Post
Joseph Colombo, reputed crime figure, is named man of the year by the Tri Poro Post, a weekly Italian American newspaper. He has ties to the Italian American Civil Rights League where his son Anthony is a vice president. Colombo was convicted of two counts of perjury last year and faces up to five years on each count at sentencing February 2.
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New York
UPI
Joseph Colombo
Tri- Poro Post
Civil Rights League
Colombo
Anthony
Wisconsin payroll error dates back to January 1970
Twenty six thousand state workers received paychecks dated January 21 1970 due to a computer foulup. State Treasurer Charles Smith said he notified local banks of the error and stressed the checks are valid despite the wrong date.
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Madison
Wis
UPI
Charles Smith
Smith
Panama Hats Woven in Ecuador Not Panama
A reader note clarifies that true Panama hats are crafted in Ecuador not Panama, emphasizing the origin of the woven straw hats and correcting a common misconception.
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Panama
Ecuador
New Texas Official State Highway Map Adds Lakes and Rest Areas
The 1971 Official State Highway Map from the Texas Highway Department adds Lake Franklin County Lake Weatherford and Lake E V Spence, six comfort stations on non Interstate routes, a new U S 57 designation from I 35 to Eagle Pass, and a Padre Island National Seashore cover. It notes 1 2 million maps distributed last year with 1 4 million projected, and highlights travel information bureaus statewide for tourists.
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Texas Highway Department
U.S
Moore
Mexico
Padre Island National Seashore
Texas
Lake Franklin County
Franklin County
Lake Weatherford
Parker County
Lake E
U.S. 290
Lbj State Park
Eagle Pass
Mexico City
Highway Department
Roy Bean
Cactus Garden
Langtry
Capitol Building
Austin
Anthony
Laredo Orange
Waskom
Texarkana
Denison
Gainesville
Wichita Rails
Amarillo
Department of Public Safety
Gogo Dancer Reports Missing Partner Boa Constrictor
In Rapid City South Dakota a dancer nicknamed Lovey says her partner in a nightclub act is missing after a late night party in a motel room. Police suspect a guest abducted the eight foot boa constrictor.
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Rapid City
S.D
UPT
Lovey
History of Virginia's Negro Population Growth
Historians estimate Virginia's Black population at 23 in 1625 and rising to about 7,000 by the end of the 17th century. The figures reflect early colonial demographics and the rapid development of enslaved labor in Virginia.
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Virginia
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