Blanchard Named Governor for a Day in Austin Festivities
Lubbock's Cliff Blanchard serves as governor for a day in Austin with a 9 30 press conference and 10 proclamations including honoring Blanchard's seventh birthday and the Lubbock State School. An Edmonton annex jest, art exhibits, and a 7 pm Zilker Park barbecue cap the day with receptions and military events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Cliff
Austin
Blanchard
Lubbock
Senate
W. D. Rogers R
Amarillo
Texas
Edmonton Bluecoats
Bill Gunter
Toerve
Senate Chamber
Frederic Remington
Charles M. Russell
N. C. Wyeth
Joseph H. Sharp
Irving Couse
Melvin C. Warren
Joe Roberts
Lowell Davis
George Phippen
Robert Wood
A. D. Greer
C. P. Montague
Edouard Cortes Wille
Capitol Rotunda
Lamesa
Bernie Howell
Triolins
Capitol
Zilker Park
Gov
Doc Blanchard
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang
Council weighs SP and L cinema rule and safety code relaxations
City council considers prohibiting certain unrated films or restricting viewing from streets plus penalties up to 200 dollars. Fire and safety talks on day nurseries continue with a Pruitt nursery facing code upgrades for second floor occupancy amid safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvie Pruitt
City
Cecil Turquette
Pruitt
A. C. Black
W. D. Rogers Jr
Black
Turiquette
Pruitts
Rogers
Utilities Advisory Board
Lp&l
General Fund
Northern Vietnam attacks intensify as U S forces clash
Army and air units hit back as NVA artillery and motorized forces attacked positions from Quan Loi to An Loc and Tay Ninh. Reports state 16 NVA killed in convoy ambushes, 73 enemy dead near Tay Ninh, and 5 U S wounded. Nixon weighs troop withdrawal as U S intelligence anticipates brief but heavy campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Quan Loi
Saigon
An Loc
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Tay Ninh
Demilitarized Zone
Rockpile
Shuffer Zone
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
National Security Council
White House
Vietnam
Carriers suspended over uniform issue at Birmingham post office
Six carriers were suspended briefly over apparel requests at the Birmingham post office. Two remain suspended after alleged assault claims. inspectors interviewed 14 suspended and 14 on sick leave. Postmaster Roland Reese notes proper uniforms with a $125 yearly allowance. Owens accuses inspectors of pressuring carriers to admit a conspiracy against the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Hanford Owens
National Association of Letter Carriers
U.S
Roland Reese
Owens
B.H. Mays
Far East Vehicles: Japan Dominates With 81 Percent Share
An OCR glimpse notes that about 1,000 aes are referenced and that eighty one percent of twelve point seven million motor vehicles in the Far East reside in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Japan
Texas Oilmen oppose McLaren import proposal
Texas oilmen attack a proposal to ease oil imports arguing it would curb exploration, threaten Alaska discoveries, and wreck trade balances. TIPRO argues reduced quotas would aid U S reserves while Mobil and Shell warn of falling domestic production and national economic harm.
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McLaren
William E. Carl
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners
TIPRO
Carrol Ol
Corpuseros FE
Simons
Texas Mid- Continent Oil and Gas Association
U. S
Texas
Austin
Ford Chapman
Permian Basin Petroleum Basin Association
West Texas
Alaska
United States
Mobil
Shell Ol
Simon
Multiple Birth Announcements Reported Across Local Hospitals
Local notices recount numerous births with details on weighing from 4 to 9 pounds at Methodist and West Texas Hospitals. Fathers’ occupations include Prestressed Structures Inc Upjohn Co Mooring Machine National Life Insurance and United Super.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Josaid
Willie Calvin Thomas
Ute
Sauf Clinte
Prestressed Structures, Inc
Douglas Crous
Methodist Hospital
Upjohn Co
David Davis
Quinn
Brown-McKee, Inc
Leopoldo Mendez
Ave. Q
Ben
Randy Pritchard
8Th St
Ay Mertalta
D. ‘McCarter
Bangor Paiva
Mickey Keymour
Sind“ Co
Thuraday Methodist
Natonal Life Insurance Co
Preone
Ron. Meldin
West Texas Hospital
United Super
Solons Hit Roadblock On New Taxing Plan
A legislative stalemate slows passage of a Senate tax package in a special session. Discrepancies over timing and revenue gaps threaten a $37 million shortfall and a $41 million budget difference as talks on higher education funding and various tax provisions stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
J. P. Word
Meridian
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Solons
Schwartz
House
Barnes
Wilson
Winnie Receives Arizona Orders Over Extradition
Gov Ronald Reagan ordered Winnie Ruth Judd to be sent back to Arizona to face fugitive from a mental hospital charges. Judd, 64, was arrested last June in Danville while using the name Marian Lane and admitted her identity at a court appearance. Her lawyer Melvin Belli argued rehabilitation after seven years as a housekeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Winnie Ruth Judd
Trunk
Arizona
Reagan
Judd
Danville
Marian Lane
Melvin Belli
San Francisco
Crude Demands Down For Texas Oil In September
The Railroad Commission said major buyers request 3,015,138 barrels daily for next month, down 4,209 from August. The U.S. Bureau of Mines forecasts 3,255,000 barrels daily for September, down 45,000 from August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Railroad Commission
Texas
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Astrodome Fete Celebrates Apollo 11 Lunar Missions
A Houston Astrodome extravaganza tops a day of ticker tape parades in New York and Chicago honoring Apollo 11 astronauts. Nixon awards Medal of Freedom and praises the three as brave men. A Houston parade and Broadway led gala with Frank Sinatra as emcee are planned to commemorate the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Nixon
Bucharest
Romania
Houston
Houston Astrodome
David Merrick
Frank Sinatra
Los Angeles
Government
Aerospace
Industry
No Injuries Reported as Storms Ravage North Texas
Heavy storms hit North Texas with Waco at .85 inches and other totals near an inch. Severe thunderstorm watches covered 29 Dallas Fort Worth area counties and 27 in Northeast Texas, with a South Central Texas watch until 2 a.m. Temperatures surged into the 100s statewide amid scattered showers and extreme heat across cities including Dallas, Waco, San Angelo, Abilene, Austin, and Wichita Falls.
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Waco
Texas
Tyler
Houston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
United States
San Angelo
Abilene
Austin
Cotulla
del Rio
Mineral Wells
Dallas
Laredo
San Antonio
Wick
Tatchbock
South Plains
Panhandle
U.S
U. S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
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Sp&l
LP &L
Elk Hufstedler Jr
James Granberr
Denton Rigsby
Elec
Bill Wright
N. B. McCullough
Lp&L’s
Morris W. Turner
Wright
A. C. Verner
Bob Nash
Auditorium-Coliseum
Verner
Nash
Texas Oilmen
Meea
Neil A Armstrong
Trenagee Benn
Webster
Armstrong
Eric
Brown
Ellington Afb
Winnie
North
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