McKnight a Tenacious Fighter for Property Rights in Texas Senate
State Senator Peyton McKnight of Tyler, in his first term, battled powerful oil interests to oppose compulsory unitization. He challenged Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and won support from the Mirror, which credits him as a skilled parliamentarian defending small independent operators and East Texas oil fields. The Mirror predicts more from McKnight in future sessions.
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Peyton McKnight
Tyler
McKnight
Bill Hobby
Senate
Hobby
Portant
the Mirror
East Texas
THD reports gains in truck high load accident reductions
The Texas Highway Department notes a sharp drop in high load truck accidents across Houston Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio districts. A May overpass impact in Dallas caused 12.5 thousand dollars in damage. Truckers may need overheight permits for loads over 13 feet 6 inches to avoid structure damage.
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Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
San Antonio
Senator McKnight Honored for Defeating Unitization Bill
Senator Walter Mengden introduces Senate Resolution 890 praising Peyton McKnight of Tyler for defeating House Bill 311 the forced unitization measure. The resolution lauds McKnight as a David against Goliath in the Texas Legislature and urges continued support in future battles on the issue.
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Walter Mengden
Houston
Senate
Peyton McKnight
D Tyler
McKnight
Mengden
Texas
David
Notable US author Morris shifts from biography to fiction with The Last of the Southern Girls
Willie Morris, famed for North Toward Home and a UT Austin alumnus, releases The Last of the Southern Girls a novel framed by political and social obsessions. Carol Hollywell, a Arkansas figure modeling a Kentucky senator’s world, marries wealth while past and present collide to grip readers of this era.
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Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship
Willie Morris
Our State
University of Texas
Daily Texan
Washington, D. C
Carol Hollywell
Arkansas
Carol
Kentucky
Hollywell
A. B. Guthrie, Jr
Buster Hogue
Hogue
Moving a U Haul Rescue on a 620 Mile Texas Run
The narrator narrates a chaotic cross state move from Kansas to Texas using U Haul after commercial movers quote 750 dollars for 620 miles. A failed local pickup forces a Phoenix Kansas City call chain yielding a 24 foot truck with a driver within hours on a Memorial Day weekend. Sammy from Kansas City helps resolve the shipment.
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Kansas
Texas
Sears-Roebuck
America
Ed Partain
Gladewater
Texaco
Eighth and
Lincoln
Concordia
Midwest
Sammy
Fishy summit as Iceland hosts Nixon and Pompidou over fishing rights
The Iceland Icelandic gunboat fired at a British trawler amid a cod dispute while Nixon and Pompidou met to discuss European push for more dollars and trade. The row centers on fishing waters and 12 mile limits, with Britain defending its interests and Iceland asserting rights near its shores.
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Nixon
Georges Pompidou
Iceland
Pompidou
Catch-Up Page Delivers Odd Mix Of News And Notes
The author recounts gathering scattered items from the desk for a rare catch-up edition. Highlights include a discarded potato spinach soup recipe, a family Easter weekend note, Astros autograph event at Astroworld on June 7, and a Superdome construction release with towering dimensions and NYT comparison. Also notes a federal drug abuse booklet and a long dialogue joke about fishing and Watergate.
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Elrod
Ross Watson
Ann Webb
Bill and
Leisa
Waco
Selma and
Sue Jones
Malvern
Ark
Astro
Ken Forsch
Jesus Alou
Don Wilson
Hector Torres
Tommy Helms
Skit Jutze
Tom Griffin
Fred Gladding
Jim Wynn
Bob Watson
Astroworld
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans
Superdome
New York Times
Rome
Colosseum
Texas
Special Action Office For
United States
Advertising Council
Message from Cheer Magazine on Effort and Ambition
A reflective note cites a line from Cheer Magazine about effort distinguishing good from great. The writer contemplates personal satisfaction with being good in any pursuit while acknowledging that being great may be out of reach.
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Pres
Nixon
U.N
U. S
Watergate
Mr. Nixon
Pompidou
M’sieu
Henry Kissinger
Gregg County Centennial Date Set for July 21
Rev. H. Daniel Morgan of Kilgore was named chairman of Gregg County Centennial celebration with plans announced by county commissioners designating July 21 as the centennial date. The observance will include publicity, a county historical tour, and a courthouse display, plus church and businessman participation.
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H. Daniel Morgan
Kilgore
Gregg County
Morgan
Gregg County Historical and Genealogical Society
Paul Belding
Gregg County Historical Survey Committee
Dolly Northcutt
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Uhaul
Phoenix
Arizona
Kansas City
President
M’sieule
la Belle France
Pres. Nixon
Kissinger
Pres. Pompidou
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texas
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