Carr announces candidacy for Texas governor in 1968
The Austin announcement by Waggoner Carr confirms his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Local observers note Texas already has multiple candidates and recall Carr's 1966 statewide bid and 1968 Senate loss, while the paper remains cautious on his chances and timing.
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Waggoner Carr
Texas
Carr
Mr. Carr
Preston Smith
Libbock
West Texas
Preston
Austin
John Tower
Lubbock
Tax On Cars Might As Well Go
A Texas car ad valorem tax provokes criticism for uneven assessments and poor collection. In Lubbock readers note residents who never pay while others face suits. Critics cite City and School District reliance and debate temporary relief vs constitutional remedy.
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Lubbock
Avelanche-Journal
Kenneth May
Lubbock Independent School District
Health cultist advice on lying, rolling, and family concern
The piece cautions readers against following a health cultist’s suggestion to lie on the floor and roll repeatedly. It warns about potential family concerns and notes a fragment about Utopia as a protest venue, indicating a pensive, cautionary tone.
Propaganda War Intensifies In Vietnam Conflict
The article notes a parallel propaganda war in Vietnam with six billion leaflets dropped by U S forces last year while Communist messaging improves. It describes leaflets including a Christmas card praising non crimes and urging an end to the war, and Korean language appeals to defect. Both sides publish passes for surrender and aim to sway servicemen minds amid ongoing combat.
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U.S
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South Vietnam
LBJ
Domino Theory Debate Rumors Reach State Department
A reader questioned the domino theory’s validity and cited debated references. Dulles responded by accusing brinkmanship, noting a Bethesda Maryland analyst named Brinkman and recounting a cafeteria line experiment as proof.
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St Or
Dulles
State Department
Brinkman
Bethesda
Cullea
Te Plainsman cartoon caption about modern life and bills
A humorous reflection contrasts old timers recalling long underwear with jet travel to Scottsdale and pre Christmas ads about payments. The piece laments December debts and a dreary post holiday mood as the author Joan T. Wells notes the era of rising obligations and fading cheer.
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Joan T. Welss
U.S. Public Debate On Carmichael and Britain Decline
The column harshly criticizes Stokely Carmichael and the Black United Front in Washington and notes weary disdain for Britain’s decline. It questions leadership, calls for accountability in civil rights activism, and argues the U.S. must project power and fiscal discipline.
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Washington
Stokely Carmichael
United Front
Walter E. Fauntroy
Stokely
Aeems
Whitney M. Kgee Jr
National Urban League
Carmichael
Young
Markets Tug of War Between Supply and Demand and Fear
The piece argues that prices follow supply and demand rather than intrinsic values, with market moods and earnings prospects driving long term trends. It notes 1967 wage and dividend trends, rising turnover on the New York Stock Exchange, and global economic unsettlements as factors利 impacting stock prices.
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Europe
Britain
Ats Bay
Washington
NEW York Stock Exchange
Old-Fashioned Values Recalled In Mississippi Letter
Guest editorial recalls life sixty years ago in Biloxi Gulfport Mississippi focusing on thrift community care and faith. It contrasts past manners with modern economics noting economy minded leaders and personal responsibility over government aid.
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Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss
Dally Herald
McBride Speech Questions Labor’s Role in Inflation
At the AFL-CIO convention Labor Secretary Wald reflects on the administration and inflation, suggests unions bear some blame but not all, and references Howard Hughes offering to build a Las Vegas supersonic airport. The garbled text mentions flying at 1500 mph and shifting opinions without clear dates or outcomes.
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Peter
Abor
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
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