Merger Of National Guard With Army Reserves Dropped
Washington and Plainview report the merger plan for the Army Reserve and National Guard faces doom for this session. Rep F Edward Hebert said action would be delayed amid Viet Nam concerns and a 700000 man reserve force aim. In Plainview, celebrations mark improvements and a streetlight upgrade with dancing and bands as officials anticipate a study delay until January.
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Hebert
Washington
UPI
Og Guard
Defence House
Defense Department
Jary Cyrus R. Vance
Alebi
Bat
Pentagon
Johnson
Perger
Plainview
Viet Nam
House Dem
Hation
White House
Lavellé Haydon
Subcommittee
Congress
Defense
Robert S. ‘McNamara
Labor Leaders Assured 14-B Repeals Certainty
Al Barkani, director of COPE, told the 9th Annual Texas AFL-CIO convention that the Senate will pass 14-B repeal this month. He urged labor leaders to press Texas lawmakers and prepare to negotiate state anti right to work laws as President Johnson and Meany pressed for repeal. Barkani criticized Governor and Tower, urging a Texas leader who represents all people and not party cheats.
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Senate
National Committee On Political Education
COPE
al- Barkani
Texas
Afl-Cio
EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Lee
Washington
Barkain
Ins
Afl‘cio
Johnson
George Meany
House
John Tower
Rtex
Republican Party
Dallas Federal Center Approved by Senate Committee
Senator Ralph Yarborough announced that the Dallas Federal Center received final approval in a Senate House conference on the independent offices appropriations bill. The measure provides about 22 million dollars for the center and signals progress after ten years of stagnation. The article notes plans for the Trinity River project, a 911 million dollar initiative of reservoirs and a barge canal, with an expected congressional hearing soon.
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Washington
Ralph. Yarborough
D-Tex
Dallas Federal Center
Senate House
Independent Offices
Appropriations Committee
Yarborough
Dallas
Trinity River Project
Trinity River
Gulf
Dallas-Fort Worth
Army
West Virginia Governor Commutes 55 Miles Each Way
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith now commutes about 55 miles daily from Beckley to Charleston as renovations begin on the 40 year old executive mansion. The move marks a rare shift for state leaders in managing their routine from home to the Capitol.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Beckley
Capitol
Labor union seeks aid to organize El Paso Texas workers
AFL CIO President Hank Brown announced a plan to obtain national labor backing to organize workers in El Paso and nearby Texas border areas. He cited attacks by the El Paso Employers Council and described pleas from four area families facing unemployment and low wages. Pedro Rodriguez, Grady Woodard, Ralph Webley, and Pedro Salas highlighted hardship as Brown urged action.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Texas
AFL
CIO
Hank Brown
National Labor Movement
Brown
Afl-Cio
Grady Woodard
Ralph Webley
Woodard
Stevenson Urges U S Defend Peace Amid HemisFair Plans
Posthumous article by Adlai E Stevenson outlines a new American policy to defend the rights of peoples to determine their future without violence. He calls for strengthened European ties, joint planning and burden sharing with allies, and caution against retreat in the nuclear era. The piece notes HemisFair 1968 in San Antonio, with events from April 6 to October 6 and a space-needle tower similar to Seattle, while also mentioning Mexico hosting the 1968 Olympics.
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AN Antonio, Tex
UPI
HemisFair
North
South America
Mexico
San Antonio
New York
Adlai Be.stevenson
U.S
United Nations
United States
Stevenson
New Look Magazine
Europe
London
East Europe
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Russia
Korea
South Viet Nam
Vegetable Test Plots Tour At Tech Center And Farm
Vegetable research tour runs today from 4 to 8 p.m. starting at the South Plains Research and Extension Center north of Lubbock and moving to Texas Tech horticultural farm. Dr. Jack Kyle notes potato breeding carrot varieties and irrigation studies at the center and tomato cucumber onion projects plus a Dutch treat supper at Tech.
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South Plains
Tech
Pearson To Answer Johnson Letter Over Vietnam Aid
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson will reply to President Johnson's Vietnam letter to settle any differences with Foreign Minister Paul Martin on Canadian military aid. Pearson said the reply is being prepared and will address token measures of support and troop dispatch questions. Saboteurs have hit Libyan oil wells at Tripoli.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Johnson
Viet Nam
Paul Martins
Pearson
Canada
U.S
Martin
Pleas Heard In County Courts
A 41 year old Tokio resident Boyd Clark Wilson was assessed a 3 day jail term and $25 fine on a guilty plea for driving with a suspended license. Four other defendants in misdemeanor cases pleaded guilty before Judge James A. Ellis with varied fines and jail terms for check violations and suspended license offenses. Mrs Leroy Golden 29 Levelland $25 fine and 3 days. Arvel Davis 23 Red Oak Rt 1 $100 fine and 3 days. Kenneth Wayne Farrell 19 Hub Homes $50 fine and 10 days in jail plus another $75 fine and 10 days in jail. Walter Butler 20 3604 36th St $50 fine and 5 days.
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Tokio
Boyd Clark Wilson
James A. Ellis
Ellis
Leroy Golden
Levelland
Arvel Davis
Rt. 1
Red Oak
Kenneth Wayne Farrell
Walter Butler
36Th St
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F. Edward Hebert
Dla
Armed Services
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Dwash
National Labor
Pedro Rodriguez
Labor Organization
Pedro Salas
San Antonio States
Book of Knowledge
Siane
Lubbock
Tripoli
Anderson
Lubbock’s
Montgomery Motors
Touma
Stratford
Fairmart Furniture
Fairmart
Strefford
Ulited
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