Suggestion for Mr Eggers in Texas Governor bid
A political column endorses Wichita Falls lawyer Paul Eggers on leave from Washington to bolster the GOP ticket in Texas. It notes his energetic campaigning, cautions about unfocused issues, and proposes a simple plea to voters to cast a honest, favorable ballot while acknowledging slim chances of victory.
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Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
Washington
Texas
Mr. Eggers
San Juan Hill
GOP
Preston Smith
Eggers
Mr. Egg
Justice Department
Threat to Lucrative Quickie Divorce Trade in Juarez
Juarez faces possible Mexican residency rules for foreign divorce seekers, endangering an $3.2 million attorney fee and $2 million licensing revenue flow. Lawyers, hotels, and local authorities fear a collapse of the border city’s fast divorce trade, sparked by federal talk of new restrictions.
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Juarez
Rio
el Paso
Chihuahua
Juares
Mexico
Close The Gates on Maritime Subsidies Critique
NOSY JIM Polk of the Associated Press examines U S Maritime Commission spending. He reports government subsidies reach 240 million dollars in five years for American owned ships and 400 dollar per passenger cruises to Tahiti Jamaica and Bora Bora. The piece argues funds should support essential facilities not resort style tourism and calls for closing the sluice gates on subsidies.
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Jim Polk
Washington
Associated Press
U. S. Maritime Commission
Tahiti
Jamaica
Uncle Sap
Maritime Department
Attorney General questions race balance in school desegregation
In a Senate hearing the Attorney General said the Fourteenth Amendment does not guarantee racial balance in desegregation. He supports voluntary methods through regional committees to improve race relations while allowing federal action if necessary.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Nixon
Nouthern
That Girl on Broadway Skewers Gluttony in Witty Line
A satirical item on That Girl on Broadway mocks gluttony as cause of extravagance. It teases the Champagne Music-Makers coming to town and jokes about Lawrence Welk wrist watches with a playful sound cue. The page also promotes abstaining from bottled beer in today’s rimshot pun.
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Lawrence Welk
Kirkpatrick Aims to Reform FTC Under Nixon Nomination
Miles Kirkpatrick faces Senate Commerce Committee scrutiny as President Nixon nominates him to chair the Federal Trade Commission. Supporters say he will overhaul a demoralized agency, tackle fraud and shoddy goods, and protect low income consumers while critics warn of job risks and political pressure. The piece surveys FTC reform plans and mentions consumer advocacy debates amid a broader social and political backdrop.
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Kirkpatrick
White House
Nixon
FTC
Iee
Noes
Sete Cine
Ee Sir Nvesticate
House Calla
Balzac dies and immortal fame begins after Aug 18
Paris reports Balzac’s death on Aug 18 and notes Hugo Dumas and Maurois praise him. Maurois recalls Balzac’s energy and craft, contrasts with Hugo’s envy, and describes Balzac’s life, finances, Villa d’Avary plans, and the moment of mortality that turned into literary immortality.
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Paris
Nore Balzac
Victor Hugo
Hugo
Alexandre Dumas
Balzac
Auguste Rodin
Maurois
Sainte Beuve
Ville d'Avary
Ville d’Avary
la Comedie Humaine
Beethoven
Raphael
Napoleon
Bersina
Pieces from a curious column on manners and trivia
A jumble of detritus from a columnist notes liberal Denmark on porn laws, odd statistics about fish and grasshoppers, a Bible quote, and questions about gender and hair loss. It playfully riffs on social norms with no clear single event.
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Amo -Righta
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Ena
American Bar Association
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Jewel
Roger Devlin
Women's Liberation Front
Moms
WFL
Dias
Abilene
Hillman P. Clifton
Raye County
Especi
Allene
Windsor
Lubbock
10Th
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Winchester
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Lubbock Coliseum
Labbock
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Academie Crannalte
Immortals
Wilkes
Amon France
T Deven Men of Letters
Pall
Meurots
Prometheus
Perrault
Eugenie Grandet
Vautrin
Raetignac
Blanchon
Bianchon
Vicomte
Victor Marie Hugo
le Legion d'Honneur
Baksheesh
Goethe
Cervantes
Gustav Flaubert
Madame Bovary
Guernsey
Stevenson
Dr. Wage
Mr. Hyde
George Sand
Re Lelia
Hemingway
Mallory
L. M. Boyd
Denmark
Scott
New Caledonia
Herbert Goldschmidt
University of Pennsylvania
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Groer
Barty
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