Truman’s later years and enduring public role
The profile recalls Harry S. Truman’s post presidency stance and health. It covers his charitable approach, friction with Eisenhower, support for Kennedy, and late-life public counsel. It highlights his health decline after 1963, moments of illness, and joy in visiting four grandsons while remaining engaged with national life.
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JFK
John F. Kennedy
Truman
Kennedy
Washington
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kansas City
Margaret
Clifton Daniel Jr
Clifton
New York
Daniel
The
New York Times
Harry
Sixty Texans Die In New Year Auto Toll
United Press International reports Texas ended the 78 hour New Year holiday with 60 traffic deaths, the worst such total in state history since 1966, with DPS blaming reckless driving and alcohol. Chief factors include late reminders of bad weather and widespread interstate crashes.
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United Press International
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Col
Wilson E. Sper
DPS
Preston Smith
Taxas
David Ray Garrett
Austin
Interstate 10
van Horn
Moniday
Speir
Truman Will Details Grave Inscription And Papers Gift
The 22 page will, filed in Jackson County Court, reveals Truman planned a simple grave marker and left his papers, except some sensitive items, to the nation. Widow Bess Truman receives income from a trust. Mary Jane Truman not mentioned.
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Independence
UPI
Harry Siof
Truman
United States
Truman Library
Margaret
Tolh
Jackson County
Niieces
Bess
Margaret Truman
Daniel
Mary Jane Truman
Delaware
Tru
N. ‘Truman
Allong
LEARN seeks federal funds for cultural heritage program in Lubbock
LEARN Inc requests 405000 in Emergency School Aid Act funds to establish a cultural heritage program in Lubbock. The plan includes a center in the civic complex, plays and exhibits on Anglo Mexican American and Black communities, and a written history of local culture as part of celebrations for 1976 national bicentennial. Reverend Rodney Howell leads ESAP negotiations with the city for a temporary site if approved.
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Martin Luther King
Trumans
Vietta Garr
National Negro Baptist Convention
Truman
Lubbock
EASP
Learn, Inc
U.S
Office of Faucation
Rodney Howell
ESAP
Nays
Civic Center
Luberbeck
Mrs Nixon Tops List Of Most Admired Women
The survey lists Mrs Nixon as the most admired woman for the fourth straight year with Mrs Kennedy and Pearl Buck among honorable mentions. Names on last year’s top ten include Golda Meir and Mrs Martha Mitchell, while men leaders are led by President Nixon and Billy Graham in the latest rankings.
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Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Pearl
Buck
Jane Fonda
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Margaret
John
Martha) Mitchell
Margaret Chase
Smith
Rep
Shirley Chisholm
Richard Nixon
Billy Graham
Harry Sman
Hertfg,Kiasinger
Reunion continues at Headquarters with longtime service
From Page One: Col. Norcross, a 1952 Texas Tech journalism graduate and 20 year veteran of the Defense Communications Agency, recalls a Christmas hall gathering. He grew up in Lubbock and once worked for the Avalanche Journal. He and his wife, mother, and four children spoke English, German and Vietnamese as they shared holiday cheers.
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Defense Communications Agency
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Texas, Tech
C. A. Norcross
11Th St
America
Col. Norcross
Norcross
Dog at the park waits for master after holidays
Residents report a dog near the park does not bark or react to people. He waits for a familiar voice or sight of a master and allows only distant approach, about 20 feet.
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Taylor
Burmese Hoarding Crackdown Expands Arrests in Rangoon
More than 500 people accused of food hoarding have been arrested since Burma declared war on economic insecurity on December 24. Col Tin Oo, director general of the National Intelligence Bureau, said five speculators were detained for hoarding cooking oil and fishery products and that action against other speculators, black marketers and smugglers would continue.
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Rangoon
Burma
National Intelligence Bureau
Tin Oo
Otfier
Voice Voting Widely Used in American Colonies
Report notes broad use of voice voting across colonial assemblies with quick show of support. Delegates rely on vocal counts rather than printed ballots, reflecting informal procedures and local customs in early legislative practice.
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American
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Learn Seeking Funds
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People's Choice
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Fanette Deaton Doyle McLeod
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Wilson Leftwich
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