Mars Mariner 4 Probe Sparks Unease About Life Beyond Earth
A skeptical, wide ranging column analyzes the Mariner 4 Mars flyby and the possibility of life on the red planet. It links UFO sightings near the Azores and Antarctica to public unease and ponders a potential Mars landing at Lubbock Texas Tech and a speech by Mayor Tidmore.
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A Bigger Block Fosters Neighborhood Spirit on 61st Street
Residents of the 3400 block of 61st Street host their second annual block party starting with tree planting. The effort builds community pride and may spread to nearby blocks, engaging both young and retired neighbors in projects to raise property value and livability.
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Georgetown Reveries in Summer Quiet and Glamour
Ruth Montgomery paints Georgetown in midsummer as a laid back retreat for locals and tourists alike. Prominent residents and historic houses frame a quiet, garden rich enclave where old walls, high ceilings, brick sidewalks, and civic reverence for preservation define daily life.
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Washington
Rockefeller critics rally against governor in underground letter
State Sen. John Hughes, an Onondaga County Republican power, writes a May 14 letter urging Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to step aside in 1966. Hughes favors Sen. Jacob Javits as replacement, a view circulated among party leaders and now disclosed as dissent grows within New York Republicans.
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Emmett Hughes
Newsweek
Scranton targets Girard will and white policy clash
Philadelphia politics erupt over Stephen Girard's all white trust legacy at Girard College. Gov. Willie Scranton presses to end segregation while law and order falter amid picketing and violence as courts and state actions fail to alter the will.
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McNamara Under Fire Over Vietnam War Leadership
Henry J. Taylor argues that Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara dominates Vietnam policy, pressures press freedom, and faces GAO findings of waste and failures. Taylor cites past predictions, military morale concerns, and calls for McNamara's resignation amid ongoing cabinet tension and congressional scrutiny.
The Death of T A Thompson Ends A Turbulent Friendship
In Ville Platte Louisiana editor Kenneth Dixon reflects on decades of friendship and rivalry with U S Representative T A Thompson Democrat of Louisiana Who was killed in a road accident in North Carolina Dixon recalls shifting political loyalties and the personal toll of Thompson s death acknowledging a life diminished for both ally and foe alike
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Seventh Congressional District
Taso
Manila Balikpapan harbor opened to Allied shipping
On Memory Lane reports Balikpapan harbor in Borneo opened to Allied shipping as Australian forces advance 14 miles along the east coast of Balikpapan Bay and seize a former Japanese seaplane base. Also notes Muroran bombardment and large carrier air strikes on northern Japan, plus policy relaxation on nonfraternization in Germany and Austria. A Texas Tech wool and mohair laboratory is planned in the new agriculture building under Ray Mowery.
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Alton Lennon
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Department of Animal Husbandry
Ray C. Mowery
Counties face redistricting pressure after one man, one vote ruling
The San Angelo Standard-Times notes the Supreme Court ruling stirs redistricting tests in Texas. County commissioners in Tom Green Midland Abilene and Big Spring study equalizing representation as urban areas concentrate 80 percent of the population, seeking balance amid rural power.
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Alert
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San Angelo
Texas FM roads rival city streets in mileage
The Texas Good Roads Association reports FM highways total 37,102 miles as of April 30, nearly matching city streets at 37,193. The 65,841 mile state system includes 25,712 miles of U S and state highways and 3,027 miles of Texas Interstate roads.
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