Kennedy Speaks Spark Indignation Over Bar Dinner Plan
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Calvert refuses to attend an American Bar Association dinner in St. Louis where Edward Kennedy was to speak. Critics in Texas condemn Kennedy over Chappaquiddick and his political aims, with Judge Garwood and attorney Schleier voicing support for Calvert’s stand and urging respect for judicial propriety. The controversy highlights divides on Kennedy’s presidential prospects.
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Robert W. Calvert
Texas Supreme Court
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Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senator Kennedy
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W. St. John Garwood
Robert G. Schleier
Kennedy
Texas
Chappaquiddick
Texas atheists hold first state convention to urge openness
An article notes Texas four million unbelievers are urged to step out of hiding by a 40-strong atheist convention led by Madalyn Murray O'Hair. It surveys tensions, calls for tolerance, and questions militant claims versus public perception.
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Texas
Madalyn Murray O’hair
Texas Safety Chief Seeks EMS Reform Across State
George Wm Perry president of the Texas Safety Association warns Texas emergency medical services lag behind Vietnam era needs. He cites Texas State Health Department studies showing disparities and many ambulances lacking oxygen. He urges training standards and two way radio links to hospitals to cut deaths and injuries.
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George Wm. Perry
Dallas
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Texas Safety Association
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Texas State Health Department
Kidnappers Try To Use Drive In For Free Movie
In Jackson Mississippi two children were reported kidnapped by men who pushed them into a car trunk. Police traced the car to a drive in theater where the incident was revealed as an attempt to get the children into the movie without paying.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Witty musings from Louis J. Carl at East Coast census note
The columnist pokes fun at aging birthdays diets and government arguments. He jokes about hair from strangers Indians scalp jokes and a 1970 census count of 3,929,214 on the East Coast ending with a call to slow down for safety.
Gas and railroads cited as public assets in energy and transport talk
Public Utilities Fortnightly praises natural gas as clean and economical citing its underground 890000 mile pipeline network. Norfolk and Western official urges railroads to realize full transportation potential to move people and goods in a growing economy.
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John S. Shannon
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Honor America Day Moves Gladewater Youths
Ten Gladewater youths joined a United We Stand sponsored jet trip to Washington on July 4 for Honor America Day. Students Mark Abernathy Steven Best and Bobby Ferguson described the trip to the Rotary Club, praising the entertainers and the national spirit while noting hippie protests and police handling at the Reflection Pool. Steven Best said the day was the most moving of his life and he felt more American afterwards.
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Jimmy Brown
Gladewater
Acton
Mark Abernathy
Quentin Abernathy
Gregg County
Mark
University of Texas
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Steven Best
Kilgore College
Bill Best
Rotary Club
James Brannen
Bobby Ferguson
TPA President Urges Press To Move Forward In Unity
Ellie Hopkins, newly elected president of the Texas Press Association, calls for unity to strengthen the association and Texas newspapers. He aims to complete the Austin headquarters, succeeds George Hawkes as board chair, and marks 40 years with the Longview News & Journal. Hopkins, editor of the Texas Oil Journal, has a long record in journalism and public service.
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Longview Daily News & Journal
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Austin
Arlington Citizen-Journal
George Hawkes
Texas
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State Association
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Southern Baptist Convention
Texas Oil Journal
Canada
Alaska
Southwest
North and East Texas Press Association
NETPA
Sam Holloway
George Washington
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Nina
Jack Hall
James P. Quillen
Oklahoma City
Hopkins Leads Texas Press Association President Bid
Ellie Hopkins, veteran editor of Longview Daily News & Journal, becomes Texas Press Association president and urges balanced coverage and vigor in state journalism. He calls for reporting both good and bad, argues advertising supports free enterprise, and defends medicines advertising amid drug debate.
Transformation on the periodic table through synthetic elements
Since 1940 scientists have added 13 man-made elements heavier than uranium to the Periodic Table, fulfilling a long held alchemic dream.
Nude Women Arrested Over Heat At Guthrie Tavern
Guthrie Oklahoma AP report says two women were arrested for public drunkenness and indecent exposure after being found nude near a tavern and in a front yard. Officers commented on the heat as a factor.
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Guthrie, Okla
Guthrie
Gladewater Mirror Publisher and staff names listed
The Gladewater Mirror announces editor and staff roles with publishers and managers named. It notes Harriett Walton as a postpaid paper and lists home delivery and mail subscription rates, plus a history of consolidation with The Gladewater Times Tribune and The White Oak Texan.
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White Oak Texan
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