Tippett Honored by Nixon for WWI Service
Mrs. George T. Tippett receives a Nixon certificate honoring late husband George T. Tippett for WWI Army service. Tippett, a Corporal, served two years with the 38th Infantry in AEF campaigns France and Germany, including Champagne Marne and Meuse Argonne. He was an American Legion member. Maryland State House doors now open outward, reducing fire risk. some visitors mistake them as locked.
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George T. Tippett
Richard Nixon
Armed Forces of
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United States of America
Mr. Tippett
France
Germany
Champagne-Marne
Muese Argonne
38Th Infantry
Tippett
American
Annapolis
Maryland
State House
Tower to Seek Re election to U S Senate
Senator John Tower announced Monday his plan to run again for the U S Senate stating his public life record serves Texans and that many Texans including Democrats urge him to continue representing them. Tower, first elected in 1961, won re election in 1966 defeating Waggoner Carr backed by Lyndon Johnson and John Connally.
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John Tower
R-Tex
U.S. Senate
Democratic Party
Senate
Tower
Waggoner Carr
Lyndon Johnson
John Connally
Polish Village in Turkey Preserves Faith and Food Traditions
Polonezkoy, a 99 percent Muslim region near Istanbul, hosts 200 Poles who worship in a Catholic church and run pensions for visitors. Founded in 1833 by refugees, the village faces decline as youth emigrate. headman Leslay Riji hopes returnees will reverse the trend while remnants of Polish dairy and pork-based cuisine attract tourists.
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Turkey
Mosler
Poland
Bosporus Strait
Istanbul
Black Sea
Leslay Riji
Australia
Europe
America
Riji
Los Angeles
Marysia Viloshevka
Texas to Hold First Statewide Folklife Festival in San Antonio
Texas will stage the nation’s first statewide folklife festival September 7 to 10 in San Antonio on the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures grounds. The four day event highlights foods music dancing games and crafts brought by migrants from many lands and celebrates Texas diverse cultural heritage.
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San Antonio
R. Henderson Shuffler
University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures
Institute
Shuffler
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Salado
Shamrock
The
Institute of Texan Cultures
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Washington
Ysleta
Alabama-Coushatta
Livingston
Winnie and Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Ladies of the San Antonio Conservation Society
Odessa Chuckwagon Gang
Fort Worth
Texas Foundations
License Plates Available By Mail or in Person
Texas motorists can obtain 1972 license plates by mail using a three part renewal form with a fee of one dollar to the county tax officer before March 1. Plates can also be picked up in person at county tax offices. Do not mail payments to the Texas Highway Department to avoid delays.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Union Grove Stage Band Rates Outstanding at Festival
Union Grove High School Stage Band directed by Roy Lemar won Outstanding Band in Class A at the Stephen F. Austin Stage Band Festival in Nacogdoches. The group, entering Class A for the first time, impressed judges with versatility across blues jazz and rock pieces. Deborah Hooks Stormy Tucker and Wayne Smith earned solo praise.
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Stormy Tucker
Ken Harris
Tucker
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