Texas Gov Eyes Tougher Criminal Laws on Insanity Pleas
Gov. Connally urged a new law to keep insantely accused murderers jailed for life with no parole. He highlighted cases like Cross and Krueger to argue for harsher penalties and broader parole reform in the next Legislature.
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John Connally
Texas
Charles J. Whitman
Associated Press
State Hospital
James C. Cross Jr
Austin
Paul Eric Krueger
Cornus Christi
Richard F. Speck
Chicago
Huntsville
Dallas
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Connally
Precautions Considered After UT Tower Suicides
Campus officials weigh additional safety measures after four suicides at the University of Texas tower. Observation deck remains open while the tower is closed. experts propose smash proof glass to enclose the deck to prevent jumps and repeats of tragedies.
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University of Texas
Charles Whitman
Old Double Standard in Administration on Labor Business
The piece accuses the administration of a double standard in judging steel price increases as irresponsible while condemning the Machinists Union for rejecting President Johnson’s airline job appeal. It notes steel boosts at about 2 percent versus a 3.2 guideline and a Machinists pay demand above 6 percent, urging explanation of how the rule is applied.
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Johnson
Nursing Averts Mass Walkout. Panel To Rule On Pay Rise
The Nation and San Francisco patients benefit as 1930 registered nurses vote to send pay increase demands to a three member fact finding panel. California Nurses Association members remain divided though most accept negotiations. Texas faces sharp nurse shortages with 10 500 more needed and 8 000 more paramedical staff sought to ease a looming crisis.
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Bay Area
California Nurses Association
Texas
David Hitt
The
Texas Hospital Association
California
Here's How Wearing Skirts Helped Men Take Command
A humorous history traces men wearing skirts from Horace Gringsby’s protest in 1967 to a fashion shift where heels, hosiery, jewelry, and long hair became common for men. The piece notes a decade of change, with women continuing in pants while men adopted skirts and accessories, reshaping fashion dynamics.
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Washington
Horace Gringsby
Horace
Yale
Supreme Court
Esquire
Playboy Magazine
Men's Wear
Brooks Brothers
Chicago
Houston Riots Follow Up Breakfast with Shriver Sparks Complaints
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that poverty czar Sargent Shriver planned an 8:30 a.m. breakfast with Houston Negro leaders after an impromptu meeting the night before. He did not attend due to a tight schedule, provoking protests that Houston was shortchanged as federal funds favored riot-prone Northern cities and the South faced allocation questions.
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Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Brooklyn
South
Louie Welch
Barbara Jordan
State Senate
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Jordan
Senate
Austin
Texas
Central’s plan to cut long haul trains sparks broad critique
The piece rails at New York Central for abandoning long haul passenger service after merging with Pennsylvania Railroad. It argues profits trump public service, decries dirty cars and high fares, questions $16 million losses, and warns of public backlash amid race tensions in Houston and broader urban unrest.
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Washington
New York Central
Jim Fiske
Jay Gould
Pennsylvania Railroad
Central
New York
Chicago
Greyhound
Boeing
Omsk
Tomsk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Full Turn for Alexis Johnson as Ambassador to Japan
Ruth Montgomery profiles A Alexis Johnson newly named U S ambassador to Japan and recalls his 31 years in the Foreign Service from language officer to prisoner of war. The piece notes his Viet Nam duty, his wife Patricias Japan fixation, their children, and his Medal of Freedom award in 1946.
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Washington
A. Alexis Johnson
Japan
Land of the Rising Sun
Johnson
State Department
China
Patricia
Foreign Service
Mukden
Manchuria
Laguna Beach
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Brazil
America
Stephen Decatur Tillman
DAR
Johnsons
Ambassador Johnson
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Red China
European peace conference Russia issue unresolved
At the Paris rules committee adjourned after a long debate failed to reach accord on Russia challenging the two thirds voting rule for the conference. The session centered on how major powers United States and Great Britain would respond to the challenge.
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Paris
European Peace Conference Rules Committee
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Foreign Ministers Council
Lesson In Seeds: Sunflowers Hint at Texas Oilseed Challenge
Analysis notes that sunflowers face insect and disease hurdles in Texas while soybeans dominate viable production, mainly on West Texas irrigated High Plains. The piece links cotton’s decline and government price controls to shifts toward soybeans, urging market-driven solutions over federal fixes.
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Texas
High Plains
West
Washington
Dallas Morning News
Alamo Theme Festival Brings Berlin Battle Pageantry
Berlin police plan a summer battle reenactment as part of the German American Folk Festival with the Remember the Alamo theme. The US Army garrison in Berlin hosts annual history themed events and aims for a peaceful celebration ending with a festive feast of hamburgers and chili.
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West Berlin
United States Army
Berlin
Fort Worth
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