Let The People Elect Judiciary in Texas
The piece argues for maintaining or reforming Texas elective judiciary, warning that appointive systems risk politicization. It notes Joyce Cox of Houston supports popular election, cites concerns about an antiquated electoral method, and questions transferring selection to lawyers or a Missouri Plan.
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Texas’ District
Appeals
Lubbock Bar Association
State Bar Association
Joyce Cox
Houston
Texas Bar Journal
Cox
Simple Thanks Party Honors Lubbock Lawmakers
Chamber of Commerce hosts a casual appreciation event for Lubbock's delegation today from 4 to 6 at KoKo Palace. Lt. Gov. Preston E. Smith, Sen. H. J. Blanchard, and Reps. Bill Parsley Reed Quilliam Delwin Jones attend with their wives.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Preston E. Smith
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Bill Parsley
Reed Quilliam
Delwin Jones
Austin
KoKo Palace
Not All Government Employees Fit the Civil Servant Stereotype
A Kingman Journal column notes that while some civil servants abuse authority, many government employees do not. The piece quotes a remark about civil servants and argues that the stereotype does not apply to all bureaucrats based on personal experience with officious officials.
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Kingman
Voices Of No Compromise Groups Grow In Vehement Tone
Bruce Biossat analyzes the rise of uncompromising factions in 1965 United States politics. He cites militant conservatives in the Republican party, heated teach-ins, and hostility toward compromise as signs of a broader mood. The piece notes anger across campuses and among some Negro leaders, with leaders claiming renewal by belligerence while questioning the future balance between established authority and upheaval.
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U. S
Republican Party
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Kennedy feud tactics push Ted toward independent path
Massachusetts congressmen reportedly tease Ted Kennedy to push him toward an independent course from his brother Bobby. They fear Bobby’s White House influence and Johnson patronage, while Ted’s 1972 presidential prospects depend on carving his own path. The mood hints at a tense summer for the Kennedy brothers.
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Bay State
Ted Kennedy
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Sveral Membres
Massachusetts
Bobby
LBJ
Joseph P. Kennedy
White House
Bob Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
Ted
New York
Alex Rose
John McCormack
Ed McCormack
Teddy
Senate
Kennedy Brothers
Bliss Faces Crossfire as GOP Moderates Clash with Right
Washington report details internal GOP tensions at the summer meeting as moderates oppose Ray Bliss's leadership amid a right wing push led by Phyllis Schlafly. The piece notes appointments to balance wings, calls for a youth bureau, and looming friction in New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Statler-Hilton
National Republican Women's Federation
Phyllis Schlafly
Bliss
John Martin
Michigan
George Hinman
New York
Goldwater
South Carolina
Drake Edens
Lucius Clay
National Finance
J. William Middendorf
Parkinson
Pennsylvania
Craig Truax
National Committee
National Young Republican Federation
Isolde the Berlin stripteaser sues over a stomach scar
Andrew Tully discusses a Berlin striptease case where Isolde sues a doctor for leaving abdominal scars after a stomach flattening operation. The piece notes public sensitivity, the court appoints three experts, and the writer muses on potential precedent affecting performers and even Beatles tours.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Mao Tse-tung
Berlin
Isolde
World recognizes Warsaw government. Britain shifts stance
Washington and London jointly recognized the reconstructed Warsaw government of Poland tonight, severing ties with the London exile regime. In Texas, unemployment compensation claims surged in June due to war industry cuts, the Unemployment Compensation Commission reported. Lamb County FSA opens Farm Tenant act purchases while 1,500 telephone waiting list may ease by year end, said Southwestern Bell’s C. H. Cale.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Warsaw
Poland
London
Austin
Texas
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Littlefield
Stilwell H. Russell
Lamb County
FSA
Farm Security Administration
Bankhead-Jones
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
C. H. Cale
Offhand Thoughts on Weather and Modern Life
The author muses on nature and weather distribution and Laments bureaucratic intrusion. References Crusoe island joys and a Capitol architect’s warning, then remarks on the Greatest Show on Earth, Japanese borrowings, Eve’s problems, and modern cast of history transforming warlike tools.
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U. S. Capitol
Earth
Island Retreat on River Edge Lebanon Parish
Kenneth Dixon invites readers to River’s Edge a four acre riverbank hideaway with a shack house and two porches. He describes fishing from the front porch catching bass speckled trout and mullet while noting a swamp gator Uncle Ben and abundant wildlife. The piece contrasts city noise with sunset calm and laments war living costs and college anxieties.
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Walden
Thoreau
Uncle Ben
New Man Elected to 78th District Representation
GUEST EDITORIAL lauds Roger Brown as the elected representative from the 78th Legislative District. Brown, Howard County native with farming, oilfield, and law experience, is poised to speak for Howard and six neighboring counties once canvass and certification occur.
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Roger Brown
Legislative
Brown
Howard County
Howard
Big Spring Herald
Men Heal Gap by Training as Nurses in Detroit Program
A Detroit practical nursing school tested an all male program to expand bedside nurse supply. Fourteen unemployed men, many high school dropouts, entered training and emerged capable of delivering supervised bedside care in general hospitals. They gained skills, independence, and began earning their own income.
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Detroit
Dallas Morningews
Nevada votes to tax clubs as federal tax ends
Nevada lawmakers impose a 5 percent tax on nightclub bills and insert a trigger to double it automatically if the federal 10 percent cabaret tax is repealed at year end. The move aims to fill a potential revenue gap after federal tax removal. The measure mirrors federal action by shifting tax responsibility to the state level.
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Nevada
Dallas Morning News
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