Tarnished Texas Liquor Board hearing yields mixed views
Hearing on alleged LCB misconduct in Texas drew scant turnout with only five speakers from 500 invited. Legislators urged stricter liquor controls while Gov. Connally lamented the existing system and noted that a full, impartial investigation is needed to uncover irregularities.
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Texas Liquor Control Board
Dallas
Smokey Joe Smith
Billy Williamson
Tyler
LCB
Coke Stevenson, Jr
Stevenson
John Connally
Asst. Atty
Hawthorne Phillips
Joelson draws fire in Washington over CIA funding
The New Jersey Democrat Joelson faces criticism for demanding exact CIA funding details. Observers say such public pushback on committee priorities violates House norms and national security, predicting political consequences for his career despite party support.
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Charles S. Joelson
New Jersey
Joelson
Congress
George Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
Lubbockite
The
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Appropriations
Mahon
House
Fiddler
Washington
Davis elected President of National Cotton Council
Roy B. Davis of Lubbock is chosen as President of the National Cotton Council. The council also re-elects Roy Forkner of Lubbock as chairman of the NCC Texas unit, both praised for leadership and service to the cotton industry nationwide.
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National Cotton Council
Roy B. Davis
Lubbock
Cotton Research and Promotion Organization
NCC
Oklahoma City
Roy Forkner
Texas
Davis
Newer Remedies Promised Moveed Up in Theaters and Ads
A columnist quips that men stay bachelors if they watch living room movies and learn about 10 million women with hair on end large pores and rough hands. He says the newer remedies erase these handicaps and notes women comfort themselves in theaters by removing shoes. The piece ends with a railway decision on the Wabash Cannon Ball operation.
Republicans Face TV Disadvantage in Hearing on Johnson Address
Article notes Republicans lag in TV time compared to President Johnson after his State of the Union. It recalls equal time offered, few replies, and a modest Republican audience, with Ford calling for a campaign debate on the President versus Republican messages.
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Washington
Johnson
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Rep
Donald
Buz) Lukens
Ohio
House
Gerald
Lukens
Young Republicans
Ford
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Watson orchestrated Johnson State of the Union claque
W. Marvin Watson Jr led a secret plan with White House aides to vocally applaud President Johnson during his State of the Union address. A junior aide would monitor cheers from the gallery as part of an organized demonstration. the tactic aimed to boost Johnson's reception on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile Romney campaign discusses a Rockefeller write-in strategy in New Hampshire before the March 12 primary.
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Johnson
Capitol
W. Marvin Watson, Jr
Watson
Secetary
White House
House
Jimmy Jones
Mr. Johnson
Capitol Hill
Rockefeller
New Hampshire
George Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
FBI
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Gover
Oregon
Rockefeller 6
Richard Nixon
California
Reagan
Wisconsin
Tom McCall
McCall
Sen
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Vietnam
Tax Fight Clouds 1967 Economy Yet
President Johnson faces a Congress wary of a 10 percent income tax surcharge as Commerce Department data show real GNP growth at 2.5 percent after inflation, with saving at a 14 year peak and consumer caution slowing big-ticket purchases. Nixon Romney Rockefeller politics stir New Hampshire, Wallace drafts, and Lukens targets Ford in a wary GOP scene.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Legislative Branch
Commerce Department
GNP
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Fee
National Industrial Conference Board
Gandhi assassinated at prayer in New Delhi
The report states Mohandas K. Gandhi was killed during prayer in New Delhi as he served as India’s apostle of peace. The attack occurred at night with Gandhi fatally shot by an assassin, sparking national mourning and international shock.
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Lubbock
New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Price controls debate reaches Trowbridge in met world
A fragmented note references a confrontation over price controls, mentioning Trowbridge and the wider world. The text hints at economic policy discussion but provides limited readable details.
Rockefeller plots write-in bid to advance in Oregon primary
In Salem Oregon Rockefeller strategists plot a long range plan to run a write-in campaign in the Oregon primary. They aim to avoid an official entry while building momentum for a potential nomination bid. A McCall Hatfield led effort would back a Rockefeller write-in if conditions align.
Right to Know Editorial Sparks First Amendment Debate
Edward W. Kuhn of Memphis argues no constitutional guarantee secures public access to information, only official viewpoints in the press. The opinion clashes with calls for pretrial information access as Bar Association debates blackout rules and editors defend broad public information rights.
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Edward W. Kuhn
Memphis
The
American Bar Association
United States
Bar Association
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalism Society
Kuhn
Congress
Co Ees
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Humphrey Tours Africa Amid Aid Promises
Vice President Humphrey, during a tour of African nations, reportedly signed multi million dollar loans to the Ivory Coast and additional aid to other states. The report notes the public reception included a lone demonstrator in a red suit and white beard.
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Humphrey
Ivory Coast
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