Washington Texas Dem clash looms in 1968 race
Texas liberals led by Sen. Ralph Yarborough clash with Gov. John Connally over party control and a possible governor bid. Johnson strains to keep both leaders from fracturing the Texas Democratic Party as 1968 politics loom and draft reform moves caution Congress.
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Leslie Carpenter Washington
William ‘Tonchester
Ralph Yarborough
John Connally
Johnson
Yarborough
Connally
San Antonio
Texas
Democratic Party
White House
Students Admit To Cribbing
Twenty percent of freshmen at 21 colleges admit to cheating on an exam in the past year, per a survey of 26,865 students by the American Council on Education. The report shows cheating by 24 percent of men and 16.5 percent of women, with variation across public and private, two and four year institutions.
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Washington
America
American Council On Education
Coordinating Agency For Higher Education
Pursuit Ends In Death Of Motorist
In Stanly County a pursuit by police ended in a fatal crash. Elon Delilia Hall, 16, of Albemarle, died when the car she rode in wrecked on a rural road east of Oakboro. the vehicle ran off the road and trees. Hugh Spurgeon Honeycutt Jr., 22, of East Spencer died in East Spencer when the speeding car hit a pedestrian, wall, and utility pole. Michael McKinley Smith, 5, of Virgilina, Virginia, was killed after running from a parked car into a moving vehicle on a rural road north of Oxford. The North Carolina Highway Patrol reports 20 traffic deaths statewide this year, down 19 from the prior year.
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Stanly
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Elon Delilia Hall
Rt. 2
Albemarle
Oakboro
Stanly County
Drive-In Income Tax Window Opens in Tucson
The IRS will open a drive-in tax pay window in Tucson this week. George D. Patterson, IRS district director, said motorists can obtain federal forms and pay taxes without leaving their cars.
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Tucson
Ariz
Internal Revenue Service
George D. Patterson
Phoenix
IRS
Food Prices Rise But Slower Pace Forecast in 1967
The Agriculture Department projects higher overall prices for 1967 with beef lamb and dairy costs up while pork chicken and eggs may ease. Weather and hog supplies affect crops and poultry, and a national drive in price hikes at a major chain ends a 15 cent hamburger era with new 18 cent meals.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Bar Association panel backs direct popular election of president
A 15 member American Bar Association commission proposes a constitutional amendment to end the electoral college and elect the president by a nationwide popular vote. The plan requires at least 40 percent of the vote to win and a run off between the top two if no candidate clears 40 percent.
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American Bar Association
United States
Robert G. Storey
Dallas
Southern Methodist University Law School
U.S. House of Representatives
Commission
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