Mills proposes priorities to cut nonessential federal spending
Congress can tackle spending with Rep. Wilbur Mills 12 member bipartisan Government Evaluation Commission. He calls for regular tax reductions and a long range program to reduce expenditures while reevaluating programs by five to fifteen year impacts. Critics cite private distance from spending power.
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Anti-Riot Bill Seen as Useful Despite Opposition
The House passage of the anti riot bill aims to curb interstate insurrection led by racial militants. Critics argue local police lack capacity and question the law’s reach but supporters say federal action could deter sites like Ku Klux Klan, American Nazis, and civil rights insurrectionists with five year terms and ten thousand dollar fines.
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Labor leader outlines education push for Mexican Americans
H. S. Brown, president of the AFL CIO in Texas, spoke to about three dozen local labor officials about an "educational project" to organize farm labor and collect dues from Mexican American workers in West Texas. He suggested the effort could broaden to include other minority workers, noting the underrepresentation of Mexican Americans and Negro Americans in high paid union ranks.
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Smoking warnings drive smokers to smoke more says study
A text argues continual cancer risk warnings increase anxiety among many cigarette smokers leading to rising consumption. The piece then shifts to critique preoccupations with the "God is dead" theme and suggests addressing whether the Devil is dead.
America Reacts To Riots And Federal Inaction
A critical view argues the United States cannot govern itself amid rail and mail disruptions, urban riots, and rising racial violence. It cites past federal interventions from Cleveland in 1894 to Truman and Johnson era measures, blaming labor lobbying and political hesitation for failed prevention.
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Specter Faces Test as Philadelphia Mayor Race Heats Up
In Philadelphia, Arlen Specter leads over James Tate but trails the 68 32 margin seen in a prior poll. The race shapes GOP liberal hopes for 1968 with ADA backing and Tate’s strong labor and Catholic vote, amid international trips and reform lineage signaling changing city politics.
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OFF BEATEN TRAILS AND MISSING STATE PARKS NOTES
A TEXAS column recounts outlaw Bill Longley's notorious 32 Colt career and curious escape from hanging, including family lore about his fate and a claim he did not die on the rope. It also gathers reader questions about vanished state parks Hank Smith Stone House in Crosby County and Stephenville in Erath County, plus news of an archaeological field school at Mission San Juan de Capistrano hosted by the Witte Museum in San Antonio.
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Truth-in-Lending bill flawed says Andrew Tully
Washington columnist Andrew Tully argues the Truth-in-Lending bill has gaps especially for revolving credit and high interest rates. He notes loopholes allow 18 percent annual rates and 1 percent disclosure tolerance, urging stronger protections and tighter terms. Leonor Sullivan plans hearings to push for a stronger measure.
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MacArthur as 1948 presidential candidate talk
Fresh U S speculation centers on Gen Douglas MacArthur possibly running in 1948. Observers note he has not denied a bid, a fact that fuels debate about his political future.
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Harvard Dean Calls Psychedelic Use Unacceptable
A guest editorial from the Dallas Morning News quotes Harvard Dean John Monro stating that students who misuse time with illegal drugs should leave college. He argues universities should enlighten the willing and not waste resources on the deliberately stupid, urging troubled students to seek other paths until ready for higher education.
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Joke Lines From Dallas Times Herald
Comic quotes from Dick Hitt and Weldon Owens in the Dallas Times Herald feature Aunt Mittie ponderings. The bits play on domestic life and social quirks with light sarcasm and familiar humor.
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McBride Turnrow Tunker weighs in on symbols and charts
O C McBride discusses political symbols suggesting MGM lion for Republicans and jokes about mail junk. He riffs on weight height charts misplacing Wilt Chamberlain on a basketball team while noting his Turnrow Tunker feature is nationally syndicated by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.
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