Home Rule for Texas Counties Prompts Study of Reform
The piece argues for county home rule to modernize Texas governance, citing big county issues and potential consolidations across health, welfare, courts, and tax offices. It envisions centralized county government, reduced duplications, combined tax and purchasing offices, and possible county manager systems, asking why counties shouldn’t have city like freedoms.
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Texas
Lubbock County
Harris
Dallas
Bexar
Bexar County
Commissioners Court
U.S
Futile Gesture on Africa Nuclear Neutral Zone
Five UN members Ghana Guinea Mali and Morocco urged Africa be declared a neutral zone banning nuclear tests and bases. The author dismisses the proposal as unrealistic, stating fallout crosses continents and control here is impossible, and warns a global showdown would affect all nations.
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Tere
United Nations
Fihippia
Ghana
Guinea
Mali
Morocco
Africa
Arizona
Siberia
United States
Russia
Hruschev vows flexible game rules for play and umpiring
Hruschev expresses willingness to participate in a ball game if allowed to pitch and umpire by his own rules, which he says may change without notice or justification, signaling a volatile stance on how the game would be conducted.
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Hrushchev
Sen
Kennedy
Nixon
Sen. Kennedy
House of Representatives
Louisiana
Wright
Beast Cone
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Integrity and Rates Ad
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal lists subscription rates for morning and Sunday editions in Lubbock and distant racks, with annual, semiannual, and monthly options. The page shows masthead elements, staff roles, and a pledge of allegiance dated December 5 in Lubbock Texas.
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Corning Zone
South Maina
Suntay
Lutoce
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Bland Ave
Luubuce
Texas
Nation Leg
Teron Dairy Press
Leedue Texas
Associated Fe
Unitedress
Lubbock
Parker F
Prouty Cha Aguy
Ebcali Sener Chas
W. Ratliff
Assocate Baitor
Giese
Corner Ouite
Sonia
United States of America
A. Lubbock
On the Line by Bob Considine
A mailbag glimpse reveals readers’ curiosities from pets to film gossip. Eddie Arcarcy’s Christmas note prompts a quirky animal cookbook query while Owen Murphy flags an overlooked Clark Gable item tied to The Last Mile and Broadway.
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Bob Considine
York
Eddie Arcary
Eddie
Owen Murphy
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Jooey
Keith
le Blanc
Broadway
Gable
Killer Mears
British Discipline and a School Reform Proposal
Writer Inez Robb humorously argues for a British education reform adding three topics How to raise windows How to turn off radiators and How to regulate a thermostat to ease cross Atlantic understanding. The column riffs on central heating comforts and includes a blend of commentary on Winston Churchill Winifred Carr and American imports seen through a playful overseas lens.
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Inez Robb
Britain
Eton
United Ites
Sandiot
London
Daily Telegraph
Winifred Carr
Mayo Clinic
Winifred
England
Winston Churchill
New World
Obvn
Illinois recount struggle taints Nixon bid in Cook County
Ray Tucker reports on Republican efforts to overturn the Illinois result amid fraud claims in Chicago. Allegations include padded tallies and dead-voter participation, with potential shifts of under one vote per precinct. Democratic control and federal intervention questions cast doubt on a reversal.
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Ray Tucker
Chicago
William G. Startton
Tinois
Nixon
GOP
Cook County
Tucker Nixon
New Mexico Lobos Coach Threatens Tech with Canceled Games
Ted Shipkey of the University of New Mexico accuses Texas Tech coach Pe Cawthon of unethical conduct after a newspaper interview cited Tech's 1914 win over a previously unbeaten Tech. Shipkey offers to cancel future games and says competition should not continue amid stated hostility. Also notes Odd Fellows officers named for three-city circle in Lubbock and Abernathy, with Joel Thompson elected president of the Abernathy circle.
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Albuquerque
Ted Shipkey
New Mexico University Lobos
Texas Tech
Shipkey
Tec
Pe Cawtton
New Mexico
Tech
Labo
Cawthon
Lim
New Mexico Athletic Council
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Lubbock Lodge
Lubbock
Joel Thompson
Abernathy
Brownfield
H.W. Burton
Arno Struye
Ra.turner
AL M. Anderson
All. Bettes
Degre K. Stone
C. E. Woods
Truth
Jubbock Lodge
C. E Woods
Noble Grand
A. C. Blackstone
Vic
AL C. Davis
Seer
MW. Marty
Teasurer
HL. M. Williams
Grand Lodge
C. C
J. #. Richardson
Stone
The Sokolsky View on College Education Trends
Special Correspondent George E Sokolsky notes educators warn that within a decade youth interest in college may fall as the prestige fades and skilled labor pays more. He argues too many colleges lower standards and that graduates often lack cultural and linguistic polish. He urges learning for thinking over mere credentials.
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George E. Sokoisky
PDE
Sokolsky
Fabor
United States
Too Much Money Makes Problems In UK Bank Swap
In Southend England Mrs Abraham Pardoy hid 19600 pounds in one pound notes from her cobbler husband for 33 years a bank exchange sparked a police inquiry into a 28900 dollar robbery. She was questioned four hours and the bank apologized after serial numbers were checked.
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Southend
England
Abraham Pardoy
Polienson
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