Senate backs reorganization bill but House deadlocks
A modernization bill passed the Senate 79 to 5 but faces doom in the House Rules Committee. Critics say congressional procedures are too slow for modern government, and with adjournment near, the measure has no prospects this session.
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Congress
House Rules Committee
Washington
Con
Gress
House
Monroney
Oklahoma
A.&. Monroney
Ray J. Madden
Ind
Texas Speaker Pushes States Rights Plank At Democratic Platform
Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes asked the Democratic platform committee to endorse a strong states rights plank and federal tax sharing plan. He urged block grants and state autonomy in education law order pollution urban development transportation and welfare. Barnes expected to be nominated as president of the conference.
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Miami Beach
Texas
Ben Barnes
Platform
Hale Boggs
Barnes
National Legislative Conference
Democratic Party
Legislative Conference
Chicago
Sewage Contract Set For State Air Base
The Office of Senator Ralph Yarborough announced that Cases and Glass, Inc. won an 867 480 contract from the Navy Department for sewage improvements at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station.
Shallowater Public Schools Set Opening Dates
Shallowater schools plan a two day teacher orientation on Thursday with classes starting September 5. Senior registration Thursday afternoon, juniors Thursday, sophomores Friday morning, freshmen Friday late morning, and seventh graders Friday afternoon. Elementary students start first day with exceptions for recent movers and some first graders needing proofs. Don Morris urges eligible new students to register with birth certificates and vaccination records.
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Shallowater
Igh
Don Morris
Nueces Park Board Receives $105,000 Federal Grant
The Interior Department announces a $105,000 grant to the Nueces County Park Board in Corpus Christi to develop a family outdoor recreation facility at Port Aransas Park.
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Washington
Stewart Udall
Secretary of the Interior
Nueces County Park
Corpus Christi
Port Aransas Park
Carmichael Is Ousted By SNCC Over Black Power Clash
Stokely Carmichael loses leadership as SNCC ends ties with a figure once at its helm. SNCC official Phil Hutchings cited a drift toward violence, noting Carmichael’s call for armed action and a Washington riot linked to his leadership. Carmichael, in Oakland for Huey Newton trial, called his SNCC years pleasurable and said he would help when possible.
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UPI
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Phil Hutchings
Carmichael
Martin
Kine Jr
Black United
Washington
Irrant
Black United Front
The
Urban League
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Iaut
Cet
Farsland
Spire T. Agnew
GOP
Baltimore
Oakland
Calif
Huey P. Newton
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