State liquor law reform plan faces difficult subcommittee task
The five member House panel heard support for liquor by the drink but no recommendation to the legislature. Speaker Ben Barnes warned the group to avoid duplicating work by other state offices. The subcommittee will seek an AG opinion on witness immunity and plans to hear testimony starting Feb. 26 with Liquor Control Board officials.
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Ben Barnes
House
Eral
DPS
LCH
Cory
Saigon Under Fire as Guerrilla Offensive Regroups
In Saigon the first round of attacks hit a gas depot and cut power in parts of the city. U S and Vietnamese troops reported wiping out remnants of about 4 500 guerrillas who invaded the capital. Tan Son Nhut airfield sustained damage to the control tower and hangars while fighter bombers continued air strikes. Parachute flares lit the night as helicopter gun ships hunted enemy positions with ground fighting reported near Tay Ninh 50 miles northwest of Saigon.
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U.S
Saigon
Ellsworth Bunker
Tan Son Nhut
3Rd Corps
Soviet Union
Delta
Tay Ninh
Thenemy
Stevenson Set to Lose TLCB Post in Texas Shakeup
The Dallas Times Herald reports Coke Stevenson Jr. likely will be replaced within weeks as head of the Texas Liquor Control Board. O N Humphreys Jr. is slated to take over as chief, with Humphreys previously directing the DPS intelligence division.
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Dallas
Coke Stevenson Jr
Texas Liquor Control Board
Dallas Times Turday
Stevenson
O. N. Humphreys Jr
TLCB
Apate
Times Herald
Humphreys
Department of Public Safety
Dirksen Eyes Illinois Run Amid Campaign Talks
The flamboyant RepublicanDirksen, a high school football center turned political figure, travels Illinois campaigning while illness and rallies test resolve. He frames service and peace as core to his bid as Adlai Stevenson III and other rivals surface, with state politics unsettled and potential cabinet links discussed. The piece also notes Texas history with the Tiguas at Ysleta.
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Pekin
Ill
Dirksen
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson III
United Nations
R. Sargent Shriver
Ben Heineman
Chicago & North Western Railway
Otto Kerner
Stevenson
Heineman
Peggy Kincannon Wins Miss Lubbock in 1967 Pageant
Pasadena teen Peggy Kincannon, 19, crowned Miss Lubbock after winning the Miss Lubbock pageant amid thousands at the Lions Club Pancake Festival. Born Feb 29 1948 in Houston she attends Tech as a Kappa Kappa Gamma and aims to become an air line stewardess. She earned a $500 scholarship and an expense paid trip to Miss Texas.
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Austin
Debra Dene Barnes
Lubbock
Kappa Pickers
Europe
Capella
Madrigal High School
Sigma Chi
Tech
Plane hijack stunt ends in Marathon Florida
A man posing as a Michigan chemistry student forced a plane to Cuba and fled after the craft landed at Marathon Airport. He gave the name James W. Boynton of Kalamasoo Michigan as officials investigated the incident involving a 70 year old professor and a Western Michigan University student.
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Fla
Michigan
Cuba
James W. Boynton
Kalamassoo
Mich
Monroe County
George Albert
Sherriff
Bill Carter
Alsoc
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
Thomas
Florida
Births Reported in Local Hospital Notes
A birth notice lists the following: a male infant born to Mrs. Donald H. Wallie of Zion on August 8 at 11:80 pm weighing 6 pounds with the father listed as a civilian. Also a male infant born to Mr. and Mrs. Mercelas Richardson on March 9 at 9 am weighing 3 pounds 13 ounces at Methodist Eve hospital. The father is employed by Plains John Norton Jackson. Hospital notes indicate the assistant manager of Quickeall Fiver.
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Zion Ne
Weishing
Mercelas Richardson
Sth &T
Methodist
Plains
John Norton Jackson
Onssien St Fies
West’ Texas Hospital
Quickeall Fiver
Widespread winter storm disrupts Texas Gulf Coast to New York
Blowing snow and freezing drizzle blanket the region from Texas to New York. Roads close and conditions worsen as 50 mph winds lash New Jersey and Pennsylvania. A fatal crash near Watertown and multiple accidents in Quebec underscore dangerous travel, while cold snaps extend into Minnesota and the upper Midwest.
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Texas Gulf Coast
Panhandle
South Plains
New York
U.S. 81
Watertown
N.Y
New York 48
Syracuse
Carl Grimmer
Croghan
New Jersey
Connally Cites Water Need At South Plains Farmers Award
Texas governor cites irrigation figures and water shortages as he presents the Young Farmer awards to growers from on the South Plains. Sweetwater’s winner is honored for innovations in cotton farming and soil moisture access. Second place goes to Pleasanton peanut and produce operations.
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Connally
Texas
South Plains
Texas Water Board
Texas Jaycee
Art Heern Jr
Fort Worth
Rom
Sweetwater
Texas Tech
Tech
Sydney
Palmer
Pleasanton
Wayland G. Bennett
Agriculture Department
John v Aran
Soil Conservation Service
Billy C. Gunter
Kent
Texas Jaycees
National Jaycees
Des Moines
Iowa
Tech Second In OSU Meet Debating Across Oklahoma
Texas Tech placed second in a senior men debate contest at Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Perryton’s Bert Bert and Denison’s David were among top individuals with high placements, while junior team members Tom Walsh and David Bawcom won four of six debates but did not reach finals. Also notes Rhode Island trolley service paused May 14 1948.
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Texas Tech
Oklahoma State
Stillwater
Saturbert
Perryton
David
Denison
Tom Walsh
Houston
David Bawcom
Littlefield
Rhode Island
Junior Livestock Show in Snyder Ends with Sale
The 12th Annual Scurry County Jr. Livestock Association fat stock show concluded at Towle Memorial Park. Notable sales included Linda Daughtery’s grand champion steer at 95 cents per pound, and the lambs and barrow champions selling for up to 3 dollars per pound. Buford Browning praised buyers and the FFA and 4H clubs for a strong sale.
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Barrow
H. B. Walker
Snyder
Ricky Howell
Buford Browning
FFA
Florida teachers hit with court order restraining actions
Florida Education Association placed under a court injunction barring members from pressuring teachers to violate contracts. Judge Ben C. Willis ruled it illegal to induce resignations while lawful for teachers to resign. Gov. Claude Kirk urged teachers not to strike.
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Talahassee
Fla
Florida Education Assn
Fits
Ben C. Willis
FEA
All
Florida
Willis
Claude Kirk
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