Concern Over Auto Insurance Rate Increase In Texas
Texans urge action to block rising auto insurance costs as Governor Connally defends rate methods and opposes a special session. Critics cite rising accident totals and questions about insurers figures, while experts differ on whether rates reflect actual trends. A Legislative Council study is proposed to provide fresh figures for drivers.
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John Connally
State Insurance Commission
Ben Barnes
Texas Legislative Council
Insurance Board
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas
The
Department of Public Safety
Loch Ness Monster Reappears As Tourist Draw
Two brothers report sighting a jet black creature described as whale sized with shark like fins along its spine roaming Loch Ness. Despite numerous claims there is no proven capture or clear photograph, keeping the mystery a strong tourist lure and revenue source for Scotland.
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Scotland
Breakaway signs to yield on impact for highways
The Highway Department will require contractors to install breakaway signs on busy highways. Signs will be larger, up to as big as a house wall, so fast drivers can read them. Officials note yielding signs aim to reduce accidents from drivers colliding with heavy metal guiderails.
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Texas
Highway Department
D. C. Greer
Dust reaches 60,000 feet above Earth surface
Space scientists report dust extending from Earth's surface to an astonishing height of 60,000 feet. The observations likely occurred during spring cleaning season.
Riots Explained by Psychologists and Officials
A July fourth weekend of youth violence spurs experts to offer explanations. Psychologists sociologists and college officials say youths seek belief new morality or express resentment toward older generations while opinions on punishment remain unproven.
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John T. Bonner
Ohio State University
Oxford
Max Lerner
Rhoda Lorand
Coleman Case Saddening Sparks Civil Rights Debate
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Snick led attack on J P Coleman’s nomination to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The piece notes the division among civil rights leaders, Eastland’s possible veto power, and the tension between moderates and Snick over the Coleman appointment.
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Washington
Snick
Mississippi
J. P. Coleman
Johnson
Coleman
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Ben Cameron
5Th Circuit
Civil Rights Conference
Homer Thornberry
Texas
5Th Circuit Court
Nat Wells
Ralph Yarborough
Coleman-Wells
Thornberry
Fayetteville Welcomes 30 Wounded Servicemen Home
Fayetteville North Carolina residents staged a home town welcome for 30 wounded servicemen returning to Fort Bragg from South Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. Several men attended a banquet despite serious injuries to show appreciation for local hosts. The piece urges reciprocal support between military and civilians and calls for less political criticism of service members.
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Fayetteville
North Carolina
Fort Bragg
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Valenti Defends Johnson with Bold White House Speech
Famed aide Jack Valenti delivered a hard hitting speech to the Advertising Federation of America in Boston praising President Johnson as courageous compassionate and intelligent while criticizing those who always say yes He lauded the President's energy humor and diplomatic handling of foreign issues leaving Washington buzzing over whether Valenti can remain in the White House after airing private thoughts publicly.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Jack Valenti
Advertising Federation of America
Boston
Valenti
Velenti
Sonny Liston
Guantanamo
Lincoln
Lyndon Johnson
America
Free World
Valent
No Crying For Ruark Obituary Reflections From Andrew Tully
Andrew Tully eulogizes writer Bob Ruark in London, praising his lively books about Africa and his fearless wit. He notes Ruark’s influence from Hemingway, his struggles with critics, and his expansive life full of travel, hunting, and risk.
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Africa
Ruark
Bob
God
Singapore
Nairobi
Pague
Roark
Kenya
Hollywood
Vandenburg Steers UN Charter Path In Senate Panel
In Washington Senator Vandenburg assures Foreign Relations Committee the United Nations charter can be abandoned by the U.S. at any time. In Austin state payrolls will drop husband wife employees after Sept. 1 as budgets end such appointments in colleges and departments. In Guam Adm Halsey’s Third Fleet launches over 1,000 planes at Tokyo defenses. Mrs Frances Lee Tolbert hosts a dinner for Mr and Mrs Clifford Fraden of Sacramento at 2119 Twenty seventh Street.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Washington
Vandenburg
R.mich
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Austin
Guam
Adm
William F
Bull) Halsey
Tokyo
Frances Lee Tolbert
Clifford Fraden
Sacramento
Calif
Offhand Thoughts on Holidays Poverty and Policy
A reflective column mocks government effort in welfare and tax policy. It cites past advice to fix holidays on Wednesdays to reduce accidents and questions who should lead the war on poverty. The piece notes Adlai Stevenson predicting the 2000 outlook and urges veteran voices with firsthand poverty experience to guide policy.
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Uncle Sam
Radio Havana broadcasts to U S troops in Vietnam
Henry J. Taylor reports on Radio Havana broadcasts from Cape Breton to U S troops in Vietnam. He cites Cuban and Soviet propaganda, a House subcommittee finding 425 hours weekly of Latin American output, and a hemispheric campaign coordinated by Castro. He notes crossfire between Moscow and Beijing and strained Latin American ties.
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Robert Franklin Williams
Viet Nam
Havana
Cuba
Cape Breton Peninsula
Beethoven
United Sates
G.I
South Viet Nam
Red Ho Chi Minh
North
Williams
Castro
United States
Canada
Red China
Hanoi
RADIO
Free Dixie
Dixie
House Subcommittee On Inter-American Affairs
Latin America
Peking
Ussr
Europe
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Argentina
Paraguay
House
Moscow
Tass
New China
Pravda
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Venezuela
Guatemala
Honduras
Haiti
Panama
Organization of American States
Mexico
Chile
Uruguay
Africa
Space research hints at major gains in fight against heart disease
In a guest editorial the Fort Worth Star-Telegram cites Brooks AFB studies on weightlessness and cardiovascular health. Dr Lawrence E Lamb says applying known exercise and weight control could cut heart attack toll by about 50 percent, potentially saving 500000 lives annually.
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Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Aerospace Medical Science Laboratory
Brooks Air Force Base
San Antonio
Space
Lawrence E. Lamb
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Australian rail boom dwarfs American growth
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Australia forging a vast rail expansion with 1400 miles laid or approved and another 1000 miles planned in four years amid rich western iron ore finds. Freight trains may haul up to 16000 ton ore loads to deep water ports, signaling a lasting railroad era for both nations.
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United States
Australia
Fort Worth
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Coleman Case
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James O. Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eastland
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Cameron
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FBI
NAACP
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Art Buchwald
Andrew Tully
Bob Ruark
London
New York Times Book Review
Horatio
Ham Jet
Falstaff
Adlai Stevenson
Henry J. Taylor
Aussie Rails
Austalia
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