Gonzalez Fights for Stronger Defense Profit Controls
Rep. Henry Gonzalez of Texas has pushed to extend the Renegotiation Board and to require uniform accounting by defense suppliers. Aimed at curbing excess profits in war spending, his drive follows concerns about the Pentagon’s profits and procurement safeguards and reflects a rare congressional push amid broader defense spending growth.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Congress
McNamara
Pentagon
Senate Committee
Harry Truman
Henry G. Gon
Rep. Gonzalez
House
Senate
Logistics Management Institute
Area Men In Service and Military Assignments
Dr. Jack R. Erwin completes Brooks AFB orientation and will transfer to Ching Chuan Kang AB Taiwan as a USAF medical officer. Lynn Henson, 18, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division near Di An Vietnam as artilleryman. Darryl R. Clary, 23, serves aboard USS Hancock in Beaver Burden exercise off Southern California. Delhi health officials join five ministries to combat mosquitoes in capital area.
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San Antonio
Jack R. Erwin
Thurman C. Erwin Sr
Rt. 2
Gladewater
Brooks Afb
Tex
U. S. Air Force Medical Service
U. S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Air Force
USAF
Ching Chuan Kang AB
Taiwan
Erwin
Gladewater High School
Stephen F. Austin State College
Baylor University
Helan
R. V. Millorn
Benbrook, Tex
DI AN
Vietnam
Four Lynn Henson
C. D. Henson
USS
Hancock
Darryl R. Clary
USN
Ray Clary
Brady
June E. Thomas
Route 1
White Oak
California
Navy
Readers weigh in on poodles and chihuahuas in curious column
Gladys Jones and daughter Quita share tales of a dead poodle and a nervous chihuahua named Pedro. Jimmie Carpenter recalls a Mexican Blue Chihuahua to aid his asthma boys, seeking breeding inquiries and unusual dog markings. Also notes East Texas Farm and Ranch Club tour August 1 near Lindale with grazing demo at Oakhurst Farm.
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Lone Graves
Pedro
Jimmie Carpenter
Sunbeam Bakery
Gladewater and Pritchett
East Texas Farm and Ranch Club
Lindale
Leon Miller
Joe Zeppa
Oakhurst
Unkind Legacies in Wills Question of Validity
The article explains how hateful bequests in wills may be challenged if they show undue influence or incompetence, while noting most legacies reflect no venom. Courts protect the testator’s right to distribute assets, yet prohibit provisions against law or public policy, with examples including urging murder or disowning relatives.
Political scenarios shape 1960s party prospects
CHICAGO column surveys Democratic hopes with LBJ Hubert Humphrey and McCarthy as potential runners. It notes Republican unity hurdles and George Wallace as a possible spoiler, then shifts to a tax report: California led in sales tax revenue with $1.06 billion, followed by Illinois Michigan New York and Pennsylvania.
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LBJ
Hubert
Hoover
United States
Hubert Hoover
HHH
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Humphrey
Texas
White House
George Wallace
South
Wallace
Rockefeller
Tweedle Dum
Tweedle Dee
Chicago
California
Illinois
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Commerce Clearing House
Sulphur Springs Integration Plan Approved By HEW
Federal authorities grant Sulphur Springs schools one more year to fully integrate Douglas Elementary. Supt Norris Starkey vows a plan by Sept 1 1969 with options including closing Douglas, pairing nearby schools with Douglas, or integrating and removing the school’s Negro identity.
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HEW
Health, Education and Welfare
Sulphur Springs
Douglas
Gladewater Mirror Leadership Names Revealed
The Gladewater Mirror lists its key staff including Publisher General Manager Managing Editor Advertising Manager and editors Pyra Jerry Kates Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark and Harriett Walton.
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Jerry Kates
Jack Elrod
James Connally Tech To Conduct First Graduation
James Connally Technical Institute in Waco will hold its first graduation on Friday August 2 for students who completed two years of training. Dr Roy W Dugger will award degrees certificates and diplomas to 153 graduates. Employers have already offered about six jobs per graduate with salaries from 5500 to 6500 dollars for tech graduates and 4500 to 5500 for work skill development students.
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James Connally Technical Institute
Waco
Texas
Connally Tech
Roy W. Dugger
Texas A&m University
Sam the man in shadows haunts a Kentucky town
A police narrator warns of Sam, an ex-convict with a long criminal record, casing homes for burglary or worse while Supreme Court rulings curb police action. The piece argues cops cannot help without witnesses, citing legal limits and calls for Fraternal Order of Police action to counter rulings.
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Sam
Angola
Joliet
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