Johnson election fraud claim ties 1948 runoff to Box 13
Luis Salas, a former Texas election judge from Jim Wells County, says he certified fictitious ballots to help Lyndon Johnson win the 1948 Democratic primary runoff. He claims George B. Parr ordered adding about 200 votes from Box 13, marking the pivotal moment in Johnson's path to the U.S. Senate, a claim tied to long disputed elections and mutual silence from key figures.
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Jim Wells
Johnson
U.S. Senate
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South Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Hugo Black
George B. Parr
Lady Bird
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Parr
FBI
T. Kellis Dibrell
Dibrell
Lyndon
Coke R. Stevenson
Coke
Stevenson
George Petty
South
Archie
Duval County
Duke of
Duval
Jim Wells County
Texas Election Bureau
Alice
Lyndon Johnson
Weather and travel queries answered by officials and libraries
Readers ask about toll free weather numbers and fell back to National Weather Service guidance. The piece advises Denton residents to call a long distance number 454-1927 used by High Point and Jamestown. It also covers medical cautions on alcohol with heart meds, and urges consulting doctors for ulcers and health concerns. It includes school calendars, acting schools via The College Blue Book, Cherokee travel info, and a toll free traveler directory.
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Aou-Weather
Heart Association
Anon. A
Southside Health Clinic
Cherokee
R. A
Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
N.C
Landmark Publishing
Burlington
Vermont
President Questions Conservation Efforts
President Carter warns voluntary energy conservation won’t suffice as the House prepares to debate his energy package. He cites looming crises, stockpiling fears, and argues against full deregulation while urging stronger measures to curb oil and gas use. He also criticizes Cuba relations and West Bank settlements amid Middle East tensions.
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Carter
U.S
White House
Israel
West Bank
Jordan River
Middle East
Soviet Union
Congress
Air Conditioners Sell Fast In Heat Wave
Amid a sweeping heat wave across two thirds of the nation, demand for air conditioners surged despite 3 to 10 percent price increases. Warren Hyman of Newmark & Lewis in New York reported record sales and a near panic in consumer buying as temperatures hit 100 degrees or more in cities like New York and areas including Kansas for more than a week.
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New York
New York City
Kansas
Warren Hyman
Newmark & Lewis
New York State
Hyman
A Thing Of Beauty Glass Blowers Do It All
In Cannon Beach Oregon the Worcester couple is among about 300 American glassblowers who make all steps of the craft themselves. Sally Worcester shapes a cobalt blue vase after rolling, blowing, and firing a five foot pipe, drawing applause and a potential sale.
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Ore
Worcester
Bill
Sally
Bill Worcester
Billy
Sally Worcester
Fence
Russian Women Cause Problems
In Moscow the Soviet weekly Nedelya reports that many men feel like failures as their wives take higher paying, responsible jobs. More than half of workers are women and 73 percent in Leningrad recognize the financial need for wives to work, yet two-thirds would prefer them at home.
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Soviet Union
Nedelya
Leningrad
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