Court Ruling A Compromise On County Precincts
Texas officials struggle with the meaning of a Supreme Court decision on precinct division. The article notes uneven county representations, mentions Midland County where 5 percent vote for three commissioners vs 95 percent for one, and cites UT Austin research on counties not redrawing boundaries since 1900. It calls for reapportionment to address inequities.
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Texas Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Clyde E. Smith
Midland County
Midland
Texas
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Texas
Lubbock County
All-Star row over pitching choices by Giants manager Franks
Critics fault Herman Franks for using Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry in the 1966 All-Star game while Walter Alston kept Sandy Koufax on the mound. Fans wanted both Giants stars and the Dodgers ace, arguing the trio provided the game’s best pitching and offense. The piece defends using top pitchers and questions rest, urging managers to field their strongest arms.
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Herman Franks
San Francisco Giants
Herman
Walter Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Giants
Juan Marichal
Gaylord Perry
Hermie
St. Louis
Marichal
Perry
Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Alston
Franks
Christy Mathewson
Brown
McGinnity
Hermie Franks
Court ruling may aid mass killer, lawyer warns
A Chicago lawyer asserts the Supreme Court decision restricting police probes could benefit criminals including the eight nurses murder suspect. He argues the ruling gives criminals special privilege and calls for nullification or a new constitutional amendment to reverse it.
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Windy City
High Court
Congress Could Expose Phony Communist Demonstrations
Washington columnist David Lawrence argues that the Soviet Union funds and guides anti American protests abroad to sway global opinion on Viet Nam. He notes demonstrations in Paris London Rome and Tokyo and says Congress should reveal funding and artificiality behind the campaigns to counter their impact on US policy.
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Washington
United States
Viet Nam
Amerca
Europe
Latin America
Far East
Southeast Asia
Hanoi-Haiphong
Paris
London
Sweden
Denmark
West Berlin
Japan
Dean Rusk
Rome
Rusk
Far Eastern
United
States
Johnson
Voice of America
Congress
America
Truce of Reagan Rules Sparks California GOP Ticket Plan
Ronald Reagan and California Republican statewide nominees met in Sacramento with State Chairman Gaylord Parkinson to pursue a coordinated ticket led by Reagan. The move marks a break from the traditional candidate-for-self doctrine followed in California for decades.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Gaylord Parkinson
Reagan
California
Earl Warren
Parkinson
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
George Christopher
Robert Finch
Richard Nixon
Houston Flournoy
Brown
Finch
Flournoy
Thomas Kuchel
Kuchel
Senate
King Sees Black Power Rise As Warning And Threat
Columnist Andrew Tully critiques Dr. King’s stance on black power and civil disobedience, noting threats to disrupt Chicago traffic and questioning unequal enforcement of laws. The piece also covers California politics with Reagan’s coattails shaping a unified Republican slate and debates over fair housing and pornography laws.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
Dr. King
Student Nonviolent
Congress of Racial Equality
Dr. Kings
Stokely Carmichaels
Floyd McKissicks
SNCC
King
Chicago
New Freedom
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ku Klux Klan
Reagan
Flournoy
Finch
Sacramento
University of California
Rainer Leads Texas Governor Race. Jester Emerges for Runoff
In the Texas governor race Austin Homper P. Rainer continues to lead while Beauford Jester gains as the most likely challenger for a runoff with the former UT president. The note also remarks that fashion mirrors life and few women resist a mirror.
Why Work And Save and the Great Society Critics
Henry J. Taylor argues against Great Society programs in Baltimore that subsidize rents and benefits for needy families. He contends government mismanages funds, inflation erodes thrift, and taxes burden working people while welfare fosters dependency. He questions the welfare state's feasibility and cites Viet Nam costs and taxpayer strain.
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American Institute For Economic Research
U.S
Baltimore
Restoring Washington-on-the-Brazos Boarded for Historic Park
Guest editors urge accurate reconstruction of Washington-on-the-Brazos Texas to honor its Independence Hall and the Declaration. George Red of the State Park Association cites deeds and Civil War photos to guide a faithful rebuild with a $500000 state grant and private raises of $200000 plus $800000 for town restoration.
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Texas
Independence Hall
Republic of Texas
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Anson Jones
George Red
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park
Red
The
Park Association
Fort Worth
Dear Turnrow Tunker on De Gaulle and dollar myths
O C McBride recalls De Gaulle’s Russia arrival with a cautious dinner menu of caviar and jelly tongue and notes Russians’ alleged poisoning attempt. He then jokes that stacking a trillion one dollar bills could reach a third of the moon, joking about dollar value.
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General de Gaulle
Russia
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Avalanche-Journal Morning Suniwes
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Avalanche Journal Publishing Company, Inc
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Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty
David Lawrence
Pacific
Amerika
de Gaullea
Moscow
de Gaulle
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Evane
Andrew Tully
Pennsylvania Avenue
Marion Barry
Barry
District Commission
Public Space Committee
Finch and Flournoy
Henry J. Taylor
Great Society
LBJ
Baltimore Welfare Department
Budget Bureau
Noah
Ark
O. C. McBride
Turnrow Tunker
Turnrow
Chicago Tribune-New York News Organization
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